Almost There

Patches of yellow are emerging on the hills and roadsides now in Southern California. Most are either mustards or some sort of daisies. Soon I hope to see some purples and oranges as the lupines and poppies start to catch up.

Then as I was driving back from Malibu this afternoon, I heard the weather forecast that another storm is coming this weekend and 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected in our mountains. The plum blossom buds that were finally beginning to burst in my backyard would likely close up again. They just have to wait a bit longer. It will get warmer after each rain, as they say, and accommodate the blossoms, I’m sure.

Just as the plum blossom buds must endure the chill of another storm, so too must we weather the unexpected events that life presents. Especially because I’m feeling exhausted from a couple of stressful weeks of emergencies and activities, I must remind myself to call for quiet confidence — a faith that spring will certainly arrive before I know it, and life will keep unfolding.