Winter is finally over. The cold and dreary days fade away as though a dream. Flowers, trees and fields are alive with the colors and scents and sounds of inevitable spring. My parent’s backyard in Virginia is a little spot of heaven where you can sit on the porch, have a Margarita and watch the hummingbirds in flight. Lightning bugs glow softly as the sun sets to the west, its brilliance and warmth caressing your face. It is a safe and comforting place. The sunflowers there grow to tall heights, eager to embrace the life energy around them. My favorite flower, they represent warmth, happiness, strength and adoration. A symbol of God’s love, the sunflower knowingly turns and lifts its luminous face to the radiant light.