04/22/2024
Spring is a kind of patience that I am aging into. Waiting for new life, knowing it’s coming but also riding through sudden storms, freezing winds and tiny disasters that delay the blooming.
When I was waiting for my son, I was filled with storms; howling winds of uncertainty and excitement. Blustery clouds of anxieties and anticipation. Will I be a good parent? Will he be happy? Will he come home with us? The waiting was both precious and terrifying for me.
Now, my son rides his bike up and down our long country driveway as I carefully seed and dig and prepare the cool earth for new plants. The spring spools out in front of us together; slow, unsteady and unpredictable but oncoming just the same.