In the pleasant evenings, Then the rabbits go Through the woods and bushes, Playing in the snow. All the night they ramble, But at break of day They must hunt a refuge, There to hide away. So these little creatures Love the fallen snow; Should not we enjoy it, Who God's blessings know? [Illustration: Love thy neighbor as thyself. Rom. 13:9.] Should we ever murmur, Should we e'er complain, When God sendeth blessings, As the snow and rain? No; we ought to thank him, Yes, for everything; And we ought his praises Daily to him sing. [Illustration] He is love and kindness To us all below; On the just and unjust, Sendeth rain and snow. Let us e'er be thankful For his love to us; He's so kind and faithful, Giving blessings thus. [Illustration] Let us ask the Savior, As we kneel to pray, "Help us to be thankful, More and more each day. "Thankful in the morning, Thankful noon and night; Thankful for the rain-drops, Thankful for the light." Planting Seeds Birds are singing, clear and sweet; Flowers are springing neath our feet; Spring at last has come to stay. How we welcome lovely May! Lovely May, O lovely May! Oh, how glad we are to say, Lovely May! Winter days were cold and long, But we waited for thy song-- Songs of birds and humming bees, And the fresh and lovely breeze. Lovely May, O lovely May! Oh, how glad we are today, Lovely May! You may have helped your papa or mama plant seeds in the garden or in the flowerbed. The warm sun and the rain make them grow rapidly. We do not plant weed-seeds, but in some way they get into the ground, and come up along with the garden-plants. If the weeds are not cut out, they will crowd out the good plants. [Illustration: AN ACT OF KINDNESS] When we do little acts of kindness, it is like planting good seed. When we are not kind, and say bad words, it is like letting the weeds crowd out the good plants. If you are good and kind to papa and mama, brother or sister, today, you will find it easy to be kind to them tomorrow. It makes you happy to be good to those around you. If you are cross and say bad words, you may want to say them again. You can not feel happy when you have said and done bad things. God can help you sow good seed. He will help you to be good. He will help you to love all around you. Flowers of Springtime How pretty and sweet are the apple, peach, pear, plum, cherry, and orange blossoms! How good God was to make all these things for us to see and smell! We can enjoy the blossoms. Also, we can see the little apples or other fruit grow until they become large, juicy, ripe fruit. Then we can eat them, and oh, how good they will taste! God is very good to us. [Illustration]