Fall and frost...

It was confirmed on the news again tonight.  We can expect frost this weekend!  Part of me is looking very forward to the absence of weeds and pollen!  Yet another part of me is sad that it is time to bring in my citrus trees, ferns and other plants.  Obviously, there is a good...and not so good...part of this season.

I began thinking.  Isn't life like that?  Whatever season we experience, there are reasons to be grateful.  If it is a season of celebration, we have many reasons to rejoice.  If  the season is more challenging, we may still choose an attitude of gratitude and acknowledge blessings we wouldn't ordinarily notice.  

I confess.  I am not a cold weather person...at all.  Yet I am determined to find reasons to rejoice in the middle of this fall season.  I am grateful for the beautiful leaves that turn colors, as if God uses a special paint brush to remind us of His Presence.  I am grateful for our two fur babies, Boomer and Beethoven, who love to chase the falling leaves.  I am grateful for soft sweaters that keep me warm when sundresses and sandals are no longer effective.  I am grateful for hot tea that soothes me on a chilly evening. I am grateful that as fall arrives, I know spring will eventually return.  

Most of all, I am grateful that His love covers me as beautifully and faithfully in cool weather as it does in warm weather.  He is with me through every season.  I am amazed.  I am grateful.  I am never alone.<3~thl