bluebonnets

It is bluebonnet season here in Texas.

You will see seas of bluebonnets along the sides of the interstate and along county roads. 

We spotted a beautiful field of bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush on our way home from church one day.

We knew it would be the perfect spot to take a few pics of our boys in the bluebonnets.

And so as luck would have it, we pulled up and the owner of the property happened to be getting his mail near the road. We asked if we might be able to snap a few pics of our little ones in his beautiful bluebonnets. He smiled and replied that we were welcome to. He said his daughter was now 20 years old and they had taken her pictures in those same bluebonnets every year throughout her childhood. 

That is Texas for you…kind and genuine people. 

So this precious little one had his first pictures in the bluebonnets.

A year ago he was a hope and a prayer. And now he is here.

Bluebonnets signal spring. 

There is just something about spring that awakens your spirit. 

When I looked back at the pictures from last year, I vividly remember that place I was in.

Last year was not easy and in particular January-March. They were probably the hardest months of residency. We were hoping to have another baby. I was lonely. David worked long hours and tough rotations. Spring was a welcomed season.

Have you ever prayed so hard for something and it doesn't happen? On your hands and knees praying for something your heart desires? It is humbling. 

I realized I had no control. I had to give it up and give it over to Him. Last March I wrote that desire on a little piece of paper. I tore it into little pieces and let it blow away in the Texas wind. I prayed and I gave it to Him. That is not to say I didn't think about it, but I knew I was not the one in control. 

And what a difference a year can make.

Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,

for his compassions never fail.

They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness. 

Lamentations 3:22-23

Thankful for his blessings and his grace.

And the new seasons of life He brings.