Co-Leaders News

Happy February and Valentines Day, everyone!! I don't know about all of you, but February always feels like a hopeful month to me. For us in the USA, its one month before spring, love is in the air, and the short month brings us closer to the end of winter. When living at my small farm before my husband died, February would find me outside, checking for the crocuses, lilac buds, dreaming of flowers I wanted to plant, yearly spring chores I knew we'd have to do...even though I knew it was still too early for all of that. Just knowing that spring was on its way sent thrills of hope and joy through me, and I spent many an evening making plans for the renewal of life around our place.

I guess old habits die hard. I no longer have my farm, no more flowering bushes, flower beds, animals to care for, yet I still find myself wanting to plan. After all, our group is my "home"...and there is nothing wrong with the usual planning and cleaning that is done each spring. Even within a group there must be cleaning to be done, pruning to do, so that new life and growth can begin. So this spring, I plan to do some spring cleaning too. Its time to put the dead brush away to be disposed of (past hurts, bad feelings, disagreements), prune away thing that no longer grow (ideas that never grew root, old lists and files), and start planting the seeds for this years blooms (new gardens, new members, new groups). A little water, a whole lot of sun and care, and we'll be seeing WOSIB continuing to grow and bloom!

I hope your hearts desire is right before you!!

Hugs,
Jeri
WOSIB Leader