Friday Fives - Hope

From RevGals via Wyld:

What have you seen/heard this week that was a:

1. Sign of Hope?
My friend's decision to take the first steps towards leaving an abusive relationship.

2. An unexpected word of light in a dark place?
An email from a friend experiencing a similar mind-fog to mine.

3. A sign of spring?
All the flowers are blooming here!

4. Challenging/surprising?
Finding out an old friend of mine just had a baby - and realizing I need to be better at keeping in touch with her!

5. Share a hope for the coming week/month/year:
Too many hopes to list here! I hope you all have many hopes, too!