You cannot beat the smell of the air in October. It’s amazing.  I know I complain terribly about September, because it is a thief of sunshine and family time, but come October and I’m over it for a little while.  When I step outside, and I immediately am filled with the most amazing campfirey aroma, mixed with the little tiny chill and the crunch of the leaves. Oooooh. . . . I do love it.  Don’t let me fool you.  (Now, what happens in November is another story, and one I don’t even want to touch on right now).

As much as I dislike the cold, I do love that we have four seasons, and I try not to take that for granted.  There is something so special about looking forward to the changes and how things come and go so beautifully.  Each season has so much beauty in itself.  God’s imagination is so vast it’s unreal.

One of my favorite songs, sung by Nichole Nordeman, has beautiful lyrics, and I’d love to share them with you:

Every evening sky, an invitation
To trace the patterned stars
And early in July, a celebration
For freedom that is ours
And I notice You
In children’s games
In those who watch them from the shade
Every drop of sun is full of fun and wonder
You are summer

And even when the trees have just surrendered
To the harvest time
Forfeiting their leaves in late September
And sending us inside
Still I notice You when change begins
And I am braced for colder winds
I will offer thanks for what has been and what’s to come
You are autumn

And everything in time and under heaven
Finally falls asleep
Wrapped in blankets white, all creation
Shivers underneath
And still I notice you
When branches crack
And in my breath on frosted glass
Even now in death, You open doors for life to enter
You are winter

And everything that’s new has bravely surfaced
Teaching us to breathe
What was frozen through is newly purposed
Turning all things green
So it is with You
And how You make me new
With every season’s change
And so it will be
As You are re-creating me
Summer, autumn, winter, spring

Happy Fall, everyone.  Enjoy the beautiful, crisp air!