spring hope

I looked at this screenshot you posted on Facebook last night and had such hope... Abby, you wrote: 

"One of the coolest parts of the day... The stats for adult lung transplants at UPMC. It looks like having CF has it's advantage in this category! Go, Jens!" 

 And today as I was running through the University of Washington campus, the famous cherry blossoms were in bloom in the quad. With gray skies, the white blossoms shout out the word HOPE from the trunks all the way to the ends of each branch in full bloom. 

spring beauties 

And this little tree is about 1/2 a mile from our house 

that I distinctly remembered from last year.  

Spring paints pink over the top to shelter these little daffodils each March, 

and this too shouts out HOPE. 

There are signs of hope everywhere and

I am holding out hope for you all as you press through this week... 

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13