Hello God. It's me, Mara

February

You know, Lord, February is Winter Losing Heart. Is this month sitting down for a breathing spell? As winter seems to relent, surely our area ranchers are pleased to have better weather for calving and lambing. We’re all in high spirits to see sleet melt and snow turn to slush. Even creeks are beginning to swell in some areas and are becoming noisy.

At our place, black ground begins to show in patches. From our kitchen window we see cattle huddle around the friendly haystack. We know they are chewing their cud and in a mild way they might also be saying, “We knew your weather...