Fall

I love fall; it is definitely my favorite season. The crisp, cool air; a welcome relief from the heat of summer; a tell of the winter that lies ahead. The leaves begin to turn from green to fire engine red, brown, yellow, orange, rust, burgandy, tan, maroon, and mocha. There is no end to God's color palate! Fall is especially beautiful at sunset when the sun is glistening over the trees. I feel as though God is showing us a glimpse of what is to come, of what His world looks like, of what He intended creation to look like. How could anyone look around and not see God?

North Carolina's beauty doesn't hold a candle to Alaska's, even in the fall. But even here God reminds me that there is beauty in change; that under God's plan there is a season for everything. How I wish my life was simpler right now! I long for my childhood days when I would bundle up and go outside to play and then warm up by the fire with a cup of hot cider or cocoa. I feel like most things I do lately are meaningless, a chasing after the wind (can you tell I've been reading in Ecclesiastes?) I clean the house, just for it to get dirty again, I study for a test, just to study for another one, I make dinner, just to need to make more tomorrow, I exercise, just to need to again tomorrow... I could go on and on and on!

Thank god that there are moments that don't seem meaningless! Such as the hour I spend with Sharon, a little girl with hemiplegia helping her do ballet. Or the moment when a friend tells me she feels like God put me in her life. Or the quiet moments I spend with my husband. Or the moments I spend on the phone catching up with friends and family. God gave us these moments to remind us of what is important. In rebellion of all the meaningless things I do, I'm goind to go make some hot cider and make banana bread. :)