From Arizona with Love by Meg Aw Ever have FaceBook pop up a memory post that speaks directly to a current situation? That happened to me recently. Let me take you on my one-year journey. I arrived in Moscow, Russia October 1, 2018. That first winter was extremely difficult for me. This was the first time I’d lived in a cold climate and in a city so far north that the winter days had little daylight. Even those precious daylight hours were marked with cloudy, grey skies. I battled with loneliness and depression. April came, the days lengthened, and the snows began to melt. One day when I looked out my window, I saw a bird making a nest in a tree where the tree had been flat pruned. What a perfect place to build a nest. I couldn’t wait to see baby birds sitting in that nest and later learning to fly. It gave me the hope of new beginnings. It gave me energy. Fast forward one year. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, my husband and I were banned from returning to our home in Moscow after taking a short vacation. We took refuge in my In-Law’s house outside Phoenix, Arizona. This desert land
10 May 2020
is the complete opposite of Moscow. The natural landscape is cacti and rock, what many people call a wasteland. One day this week, while helping to weed the garden, I discovered a bird nesting in the middle of a cactus planted in a hanging pot. The nest contained two precious little eggs. Once again, this beautiful sign of spring and new life has given me energy and hope for better things to come.
