happy first day of fall...

while it is a little bit hard to believe that it is the first day of fall...not only because the year has flown by...but also because of the weather...today while on my hike (2nd one this week! the weather demanded it...) it hit about 89 degrees here in the lovely bay area...who is thinking about fall??

but mostly...what i think about during the changes of season...the reminder...of the seasons in our life...while i love summer...the warm weather...i love fall because of fall fashion...but i can't have one...if i'm clinging to the old...

so while in this case...the weather is not permitting me to pull out my cozy sweaters and boots...the plaids...the rich colors...the clothing i love to wear...i am not quite ready to give up warm sunny days for cold ones...

as in the seasons of life...some are hard seasons to go through...think of them as the winters...the cold harshness of it all...and as much as i was tired of the cold last winter...summer eventually came around...

a reminder...that sometimes...during the hard times...when we think we won't see a happy day...a sunny day...it will eventually come around...and during the season...when we aren't loving our circumstances...if we hold on to the fact...that we are not alone...but mostly...He makes beauty from ashes...those ashes in certain seasons of our life...they help strengthen us...make us more of who He wants us to be...if we let Him...

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