spring time

check out this post from all things heart and home. It reminded me of a quote that I desperately needed to read today:

Our understanding of the atonement is hardly a shield against sorrow; rather, it is a rich source of strength to deal productively with the disappointments and heartbreaks that form the deliberate fabric of mortal life. The atonement was given to us to heal our pain, not to prevent it.

(bruce c. hafen, from "the broken heart"