From Winter to Spring- Literally and Metaphorically
If you're like me, and don't like Winter then you will know what I mean by that "Spring feeling". That little bit of joy and peace that bubbles up knowing that warmer days and lighter days are coming. This year has felt like one long Winter. For about 6-7 months it felt like I was under a thick grey cloud of grief. Then slowly something shifted and a little bit of joy, warmth and color crept back into my world. After a season of lament, of wrestling with God crying almost daily, crawling through the day especiallly that first month back at work. When I couldn't hide away at home, but instead had to put aside all that I was feeling to be present with the students that I teach. When your drowning in grief, it can feel like it will never get easier. People looking in may not know the inner struggle and the depth of heartache so it feels lonely too. I spent the last school holidays listening to podcasts by "Hope Mommies" a Christian group of mums who have a...