“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Spring. Nature’s testimony of faith.

Gifts of the day. Bull Thistle in late summer. Sugarcreek MetroPark near Dayton, Ohio.

Columbine in Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve, Ohio.

Miami Mist wildflowers in Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve, Ohio.

Back of Fleabane Wildflower by Jim Crotty on Flickr.

Appalachian Spring. Back of Fleabane wildflower in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Morning in the Wildflower Garden by Jim Crotty 11 on Flickr.

I thankful for more and more patience in allowing initial feelings of fear, worry and anger to simply pass. Blessings await in the stillness. In every challenge or obstacle there is a spring waiting to take hold. Perhaps not in the place where I am now, but I feel it waiting.

Hope eternal. Virginia Bluebells.

Peace through patience. Grace in gratitude. Summer Columbine in Colorado.

Tall Coreopsis on Flickr.

Summer edges toward autumn