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Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Springtime

Spring! Easter! Passover! ‘Tis the season of profound transformation. Along with the return of migrating birds, the blooming of flowers, we experience our own kind of resurrection and liberation. I recently had a family of deer nearly jump over me when I went on an early morning walk in the Hill Country. There was an urgency and intensity that filled me with energy and explosive determination to make something happen. There is nothing subtle about this time of year. It explodes. It shouts. It demands. And it hurries. The energy is quite the opposite of the grounding, deepening, imaginative, and quieting holidays in the cooling months. No during the season of Passover and Easter, we wake up and we are LOUD about it.

This week’s playlist is a mix of these kinds of stories. They include Easter, spring and Passover stories — but one thing they all have in common is their lack of timidity. This collection of stories can barely contain itself.

So in this season of shouting to the hilltops, let us in Sparkle Land offer some nourishment and peace. In addition to the stories, try out some of the recipes and crafts — and then maybe take a few moments (hopefully long moments) to sit still and renew. All that shouting, running, jumping, eating, and celebrating needs to be balanced by some quiet, some fresh food, and some real rest.