Spring Fever

It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! ~Mark Twain

Mr. Twain knows how I feel lately. I long for road trips and adventures and fresh foods and perfumed flowers and my Bestie and things I don't even know I long for. All I know is I'm glad to see the drudgery of winter move on and the newness and splendor of spring commence. Each beautiful, sparkling, fragrant, bi-polar-weather day makes me want to sit on a patch of grass praising God...or run until I fall over....or drink a lot of frappes....oh, spring just makes me feel the way nothing else can. It's like the crescendo in the sonata of seasons. There's anticipation in air, even when you don't know exactly what you're anticipating.

I don't know about others out there, but springtime makes me feel more like changing and making "resolutions" than even New Years does. Part of my intention in 2010 was to have actual intention and balance in my life. I feel renewed to continue that pursuit as the seasons now change.

Also, change is happening in our lives. We'll be moving to our first house at the end of the month. I guess knowing that this big change is coming is making me want to maximize every moment of my life. I'm young, married, no kids, no immediate responsibilities -- I won't ever get this time in my life back, so why not be open to change, balance, experiences, and the Lord's leading?

I just stumbled across an online resource I plan to implement in my life immediately. It sums up a large part of what I've endeavored to do with my days as an intentional Christian woman. While this resource is geared towards moms, it totally applies to everyone. And it's free! Maybe it appeals to me because I'm a list-making freak, or maybe it just adds another layer of balance to my life, but whatever the case may be, it's undoubtedly another valuable resource and tool in my quest for simple, intentional, Christian living.

Said resource? inspiredtoaction.com Maximize Your Mornings eBook. Free PDF download. Not to mention, great blog overall (with many many inspirations) at inspiredtoaction.com. Check it out and consider how you might implement intentionality in your own life.


*~Finish each day and be done with it...You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it well and serenly. - Emerson~*