February with an R

 February is the shortest month and the one that can be the coldest while being known as the love month. Christmas is in the rear view mirror. We struggle to continue those New Year’s goals that we were so confident to achieve in January. In some ways, February is the hardest month to get through. It is just sort of the month that we get through while waiting for spring and new life. 

The Super Bowl is in February and that marks the end of the football season. Now what do we do on Sunday afternoons? Valentine’s Day is a celebration for some and a day to be avoided by others. We even get Presidents Day off and a much needed three day weekend but it is also not the most thrilling holiday of the year. Every four years February has an extra day so that makes it unique from the other months. 

I would love to toot my horn for February but I just can’t. The people who named it were even the worst spellers. Who puts a silent r in a word. Could it be that they were just messing with us to see if we would comply to their spelling and pronunciation? That is my theory. The one good thing about February is that it has a beautiful birthstone with the amethyst. March failed when it came to a beautiful gem. 

But alas tomorrow begins February and we will look forward to the slushy snow storms and longer days as spring approaches. Time to consider the fun of Mardi Gras and what we wish to fast from durning Lint. No, you don’t have to be Catholic to give something up for Lint. Think of it as a refresh on your New Year’s Eve resolutions. Maybe giving up phone games will be mine this year. Yikes! Will it just be another failure? Perhaps. But it is good to keep on striving. Right? Or maybe I will finally launch the podcast that is on my heart. How do you plan to get through February? Let’s encourage each other to embrace this month rather than just enduring it. That makes sense. Right?

In Him,

Joyful

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