I always proclaim December 21st as the “first day of Spring”. I seem to be fairly alone in this assessment, as I am also for not turning my personal clocks back when daylight savings time ends. (I like that extra hour of daylight in the evening) December 21st is when we start having each day with a little more daylight, and each day increases until June 21st. On the ranch, in nature, and in our own lives, the amount of light received each day controls so many areas of growth. Already, our male peacocks are starting to grow back their long spectacular tail feathers. The young turkeys are learning to gobble, and young calves are a bit friskier, even in the really cold temperatures.
Of course, as we all know, most of “springing forth” is still to come. However, more daylight lets me know that we’re growing toward it just a little more every day… just as every day we have the opportunity to grow more as God intended. Nothing like a little “hope” to brighten a winter day.
