Winter's Rest

Gentle Winter
You whisper sweetly in my ear
Your wind refreshes my soul and brings healing to my heart
Winter, you bring me such peace

Fall is gone
Summer is just a memory
Winter has come to rest

Back home, winter means rain
Soggy, yucky, wet days
Being wet and cold is so different than just being cold
I never loved winter at home

I have seen the beauty in winter
I have felt the peace that winter brings
I have experienced winter's rest

Winter, have your way in me
Sing me your song
Teach me your dance
Bring me into your rest

The Hope that Winter Brings

The last leaves have fallen to the ground

Dry and brown, they crunch beneath children's feet

Tree branches look like fingers stretching, pointing to the sky

It's clear the direction the wind blew all summer, the branches are all twisted that way

Really, it kind of excites my heart to see

The sky is grey, the ground cold

Summer is over

Flocks of geese fly in perfect v's

Winter is here

Oh, the joy

Oh, the peace

Oh, the stillness that winter brings

The holidays are busy

Hurried people

Grumpy cashiers

Giggling children

Traffic

Oh, the traffic

Winter is here

Winter

Oh, the joy

Oh, the peace

Oh, the stillness that winter brings

Winter reveals what other seasons hide

The fluff is gone

All is still

All is sleeping

What remains

Steady

Stable

Secure

Structure

What is seen

Strength

Dignity

Truth

The tree weathers the blizzard

The branches bare, bear the weight of the snow

The quiet moments

The stillness

Winter

Stillness

Hearts can hear the flicker of the fire burning

Flames dance in each heart

Peace fills each soul

Quiet

Listen

Oh, the joy

Oh, the peace

Oh, the stillness that winter brings

The trees may sleep

but the fire, oh, the fire

This is the hope that winter brings