The other day I was driving into town and I noticed that it's fall.
Duh.
Honestly I feel like I've just been going and going with my head down and when I finally look up to breathe...here we are - in the middle of fall - my absolute favorite season - and I almost missed it!
It was like it snuck up on me. I'd see people on facebook post about cooler weather and I'd say sure it's coming but not yet. I'd see a leaf or two turn yellow and I'd think yeah I know it's coming but not yet.Then I saw that the colors exploded. Our trees in the front yard are turning and the huge cottonwoods (I think that's what they are) down by the Florida River near our house are orange and yellow. Yeah it's fall and I almost missed it.
I plan on dragging the family to the mountains for Fun Friday so we can see what may be left of the colors in the mountains. I'm praying we haven't missed them all. I love the warmth - that is not the sometimes overwhelming heat of summer - of the weather. I love the smell of the mountains. And I love the beauty of the colors.
I love how you can see God and learn more about Who He is through His amazing creation. Life lessons if we're willing to learn.First lesson is that I can't just keep my head down and go and go. Look up. Look at Him. Look at others. Don't just look at myself and check things off my to-do list. Enjoy what's going on around me at the moment...or I may miss it.
Second lesson, there are seasons of tremendous heat but they give way to incredible beauty. We may feel deserted in the winter but His love covers us, nourishes us and grows us. This gives way to new life, new beauty. We go through seasons. They don't last forever. Each season has a God-given purpose. A purpose we should not miss.
He doesn't waste a single moment of our lives if we don't.
And to think I almost missed it!
{PS. The pictures were taken by Mark last fall up near Telluride. Love them!}
