Seems Like a Long Time

This is one of my favorite songs:

(Seems Like a Long Time by Rod Stewart, edited a little bit)

Nighttime is only the other side of daytime 

but if you've ever waited for the sun 

you know what it's like to wish daytime would come 

And don't it seem like a long time 

seem like a long time, 

seem like a long, long time

Hard times are only 

the other side of good times 

but if you ever wished hard times were gone 

you know what it's like 

to wish good times would come 

And don't it seem like a long time 

seem like a long time, 

seem like a long, long time   

War time is only 

the other side of peace time 

but if you've ever seen how wars are won 

you know what it's like 

to wish peace time would come 

And don't it seem like a long time 

seem like a long time, 

seems like a long, long time

2008 is going to be one of those years, I fear.  It seems like it has been an endless winter, long and cold.  Not just cold, but frigid.

Things are breaking around here, left and right. The water heater has started shooting fireballs and will need to be replaced (nobody worry, it’s under control, but creepy), both of our cars are making weird noises and have to go in.  We will be replacing the machine shed/garage this spring.  Our automatic waterer froze and will need to be replaced. 

People in our lives are also having a hard time.  A dear friend has a 25-year old daughter who is suffering from an inoperable, terminal brain tumor.  She has two young sons (age 1 and 4) and a loving husband.  Our dear friend has fallen and torn ligaments in his knee, so he is unable to help with her care.   Another good friend lost her grandmother early this year in a strange series of events.

It has been a cold, gray couple of months, in body and spirit.  I hope that spring brings both warmth and hope to our body and souls.