This morning’s song is, “It’s a rainy night in Georgia.” Outside the wind is boss today and the pretty leaves are running to hide from its wrath underground. Gazing out my kitchen window the landscape is, still, in November, a showy display of autumn tones. Amid this plethora of fall colors and trees however, is one lone standout. This particular tree makes me smile every single day. Its color is so majestic all the other trees are just background music. The amazing thing about this beauty is that not one single leaf has fallen off the branches.
The crimson red leaves remind me of a garnet, my sister’s birthstone, with facets and layers deep and inviting, just like she was. So everyday I glance at this creation of God, I think of her also. What a sweet reminder of her, and just like her determined self was, it is holding on to each and every leaf until the last possible minute.
Today with the overcast sky and the rain drumming on the deck, I watched as one single yellow leaf danced over to rest on that magnificent red tree, just resting all yellow and bright against that red. I had a chill bump or two over that special moment. Another God whisper…my child, I am enjoying you, enjoying my beauty.
My son reminded me one morning as we drove to school that we must remember to take in all that fall has to offer us before it disappears. Wise child. So I am doing just that, lingering at a stop sign where colorful trees gather. Slowing down to glimpse leaves moving with gentle breezes and just breathing in all fall’s splendor any chance I can.
I remind myself God’s gifts and blessings to us, are not monetary. The cornucopia of His bounty is all around us, every day in His nature. Take a breath, slow down, look around, pick out a favorite tree, walk through the woods with your children and just savor all the abundance of His fall.
Thank you Lord for this garnet beauty in my back yard, a pretty little tree bending in the wind but holding onto every precious red leaf. I pray I hold onto every precious moment of Your fall season and remember to thank you each day for all you bestow upon me.
“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.” 11 Corinthians 9:15
“Splendor and majesty are before him, strength and joy in his dwelling place.” 1 Chronicles 16:27
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