March-Becca Wierwille
Becca Wierwille, Author, Speaker
Becca Wierwille is a gifted author and speaker for children through middle-grade. She has three series, each with three titles. Click on any of these covers to learn more.
She is the award-winning author of the Road Trip Rescue series, the Scout and Barnaby Mysteries, and other stories that show kids they are wonderfully created for the unique adventures in their lives. She also cohosts a book podcast for kids, Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13.
Born with only half of her right arm, Becca aims to help others find beauty in what makes them extraordinary. Despite her dreams of sandy beaches and mountain peaks, she loves living in Pennsylvania with her family.
A Moment of Wonder
Not every lesson needs a classroom. Sometimes it begins with noticing.
The Flower That Did Not Wait
The ground is still hard.
Morning frost clings to the grass. Winter has not loosened its grip, even though the days are growing longer. The soil feels reluctant—slow to warm, slow to change.
And yet, something happens anyway.
A crocus appears.
It pushes up through cold earth that does not yet feel ready. Snow may still fall. Nights may still freeze. But the crocus does not wait for perfect conditions.
It begins.
The crocus grows from a bulb stored with everything it needs. Long before spring arrives, it has already prepared. Energy saved from the year before fuels this moment—this quiet decision to rise.
Light matters more than warmth now.
The days have shifted. The balance has tipped. And the crocus responds.
People have always watched for signs like this.
The first flower meant the ground would soften soon. It meant planting would follow, even if not yet. It meant winter, though stubborn, had begun to loosen its hold.
The crocus does not shout this news.
It simply stands there—small, determined, unmistakably alive.
Not all beginnings are loud.
Some arrive while the world still looks frozen.
Some come before certainty.
The crocus teaches this lesson every year: growth does not wait for permission. It listens for the right signal—and begins.
A Moment to Reflect
The earliest signs of change are often easy to miss. They are small and quiet, and they arrive before everything feels ready. But they matter. Paying attention to them reminds us that beginnings often happen beneath the surface, long before they are obvious to everyone else.
