INspiRAtionS!
Sometimes I take a step outside and am completely amazed at the beauty and inspiration that surrounds me! Today is one of those days... Although it is bitter cold and my world is covered with snow, I can't help but notice the tree beside my house and the little buds on the end of each branch. I think they came early because of our unseasonably warm midwest winter . . . they seem so tiny and fragile . . . and now they're forced to co-mingle with the snow and ice and patiently wait for spring! In an instant I think of the creative soul , and how many times we start to realize our hopes and dreams and even begin to bloom and then get hit by a storm . . . one that seems bent on slowing us down, stopping us or even killing our dreams altogether. I also think of my own life, the storms I've had to endure and the many things I've overcome . . . and can tell you from experience th...