Fall

     Fall is my favorite and least favorite time of the year.  I love fall because of all the colors.  The air is cool and crisp in the morning.  The afternoons are not so hot and I can enjoy the evenings watching the sun go down each day.  It is a time of such beauty.  It is also a time of watching all the spring and summer beauty die away for the winter.  A reminder of the cold that is coming around the corner.  I hate the cold.  It hurts me to the core.  It also is the time of year that the days become short.  I love the long days of summer.  That part of fall make me a little sad, but I always remember that if we did not have the not so pleasant times, then we would not appreciate the good times as much. 

     I love remembering God's glory and beauty and mercy.  I look at fall and it reminds me to thank God for the tribulations in life.  All the hardships that I have endured have helped me become the woman I am today.  People in life will let you down, but God is always there to catch you.  I remember that I have to take the bad people in life, so I can truly enjoy the time that I get to spend with the good people.  To be honest, I have sifted through so many people out of my life that the people that are in my life now are a true blessing to me.  I have never had so many good friends who love me for being me in my entire life.  To top that off, God is adding more people into my life.  I can't wait to get to Bolivia and enjoy their fall (which will be our spring).

 

"always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Ephesians 5:20