I sit here writing this on day five of another virus for my son and day two for me. Sniffles, fever and an overall feeling of general malaise. It has been a rough winter from the get-go. My youngest and I spent New Year’s Eve cuddled up in bed, both with fevers, delirious but cozy.
The dreaded stomach virus has also passed through our home on two different occasions this season, always in the middle of the night (why, oh why?). Luckily, it only hit one kid at a time and stayed generally contained.
Let’s not forget the multiple delayed school openings and the sudden changes to plans due to inclement weather or illness. It has been a rough one.
As I look out the window, I can see the snow and ice melting and neighbors walking their dogs without wearing hats and gloves for the first time in a long time. It has been one of the coldest winters I can remember, and we have rarely seen the grass beneath the snow and ice. And yet, we know it will eventually appear again.
The seasons are important reminders that no matter how dark, cold, and long they can feel at times, they will always pass.
Change is always on the horizon. The only constant in life is change. This is incredibly difficult to believe sometimes, in the thick of it. Yet, we never doubt that the seasons will change.
Spring always comes around again.
Just like you can trust the changing of the seasons, you can trust the changing of the times. Change is inevitable if you can hang on through the long, dark, and cold patches; the sun is always on its way.
So, if you’re feeling like your house is a constant sick ward right now or like you can’t catch a break in life, just hold on. Hope is on the way.
This season, whether it’s this crazy winter or simply a rough patch in the season of life you are in, will eventually end, and a new one will replace it. The sun will return; it always does. So hang on. Look for the signs. The snow is melting, the days are brighter and longer, and I’m pretty sure my fever just broke.
