"Just as spring's role is different from that of fall, so each of the seasons of our lives has a different emphasis, focus, and beauty. One is not better than another; each season yields its own unique treasures. We cannot skip ahead to experience the riches of another life season any more than a farmer can rush the spring. Each season builds on the one before it." J. Harris
Though the season may seem long, there is an infinitely wise and loving Father who has ordained the winter as well as the spring of our lives, and we can know that whatever season we are in it is good.