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“Autumn…the year's last, loveliest smile”
— William Cullen Bryant
Autumn is my favorite season of the year.
The chill crisp air washed with the golden light beams smiles at my child heart that still hopes for excitement and possibility in my days. The vibrantly painted leaves wrap a love song around my heart and whisper of His playful invitation to find Him while he dances about in the light and shadows of my late afternoon walks.
As I breathe in the beauty and take time to look and hear, signposts of life are surrounding me everywhere. The leaves that were so green and flourishing a few weeks ago, are now drying and falling to the ground to make room for another year, another harvest in the future. The changing weather whispers, “change is coming, your days are shorter than they used to be.” With each leaf swirling delicately toward the ground, are reminders that we all have limitations to the story we live in life, I see the autumn more clearly than ever before.
You will not have this season ever again to invest in, to pour out your life, to store up wisdom, to patiently serve others. This is the message of fall, time passes.
My life is changing and I must recognize the way that time marches on.
I don't have as much time left to invest love, kingdom messages, and worship of God as I used to have.
My children are grown and I cannot take them into my lap, tell them a bedtime story or have them come to me for all their needs, questions or decisions.
We are very close, best of friends, by God's grace, but now, they help me, counsel me. I wait for their calls — they do not do my bidding anymore, they make their own choices of how to invest their time, love, and messages.
Join me today on my podcast and celebrate this season.