February 1 - Promises, promises...

Today, we went for a drive in a new direction. Less than 10 km from our place, we came upon another amazing little town. Eppstein has a great castle, the narrowest streets I have seen so far, a great church at the base of a mountain, and the perfect feeling of small-town Germany.

This shot is a tree that had pussy-willow buds on it. I lifted Leif up, pulled off his mitts, sat him on my shoulder and let him stroke the little fuzzy buds. It was so sweet to watch him delight in the feeling.

When I saw this shot after I downloaded it, I thought of the promises contained within it Yes, spring WILL come, even if it doesn't feel like it. Yes, God IS God and will continue to be so, whether I feel it or not. And yes, I will teach Leif these things.