People always ask what my favorite season is. I wish there was a label for each mini-transformation stage between each season, cause those are clearly the best.
- hot chocolate
- skiing
- family hang out time
- snowflakes
- fires in the fireplace
- christmas
- sledding
- decorating cookies
- snuggling
- clementines
- wearing scarves, sweaters, mittens, boots, ear muffs...
- every glimpse out the window is awe-inspiring.
Romans 1:20
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made, so that men are without excuse.
When I think about it, I know I'm the most joyful at the turn of the seasons:
When the leaves just begin changing colors and it's brisk in the mornings..
At the very first snow when the world is completely transformed...
When there are still heaps of melting ice here and there,
but tiny buds start poking up out of the frozen ground...
And when the rain and the wind of spring in Iowa take a break and we get that first cloudless, sunny morning and everybody just exhales slowly and breathes in the calm, warm summer air.
It's seeing God at work.
I thrive on change, my soul finding peace in those moments when I'm assured that life is moving on, continuing the ebb and flow, watching the earth being born and growing and dying and having new life rise out of the ashes... And the best truth of this life: in Christ, we're new creations as well.
Life's a beautiful thing, isn't it?
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