Seasons

I love the the transition of the changing of the seasons. This past week with all the cooler weather has made me excited for fall. Getting out the hoodie sweatshirts, sweaters, jeans etc. The snuggling up under a blanket in the coolness of the night or morning. Love it....the changing colors of the leaves, bond fires....

It is like the seasons of our lives. Going from being single to married to being a parent to having your children start school to graduation to them getting married and then the empty nest. Everett and I have been had the empty nest for quite a few years now. We are used to it now. This season in life is more carefree then any other one we have had. God has blessed us. We have a lot of freedom to do things we like to do or do nothing at all. The stress level has dropped. We can enjoy each other and our family. Since Everett has retired and I only work 4 days a week instead of 5 we have more time and I have more time because he pretty much does all the work in our home.I have read more books this past year then I can count. And I thank God that I have made it this far and that we have this time. Growing older right now has not been bad.

I am ready for the start of the next season which for me will be retirement. Down the road a little ways yet.
But what God has in store between now and then I don't know. I know the seasons are getting closer together and things will probaby happen that will not be as easy to cope with.

I think in this blog today what I want to say it that looking back and ahead most of the things that happen to us are out of our control. Yes there is a lot that is in our control, our choices in life that we make will make a big differance in the end. One of the best choice we can make is to accept Jesus as our savior and follow Him! I now rest in the promise He makes that He will be there for me when things that happen are not in my control to see me through. So through the seasons I have left I am going to trust Him to lead me.
I am heading for the winter of my life, maybe even have started it, but winter is good, there is not as much work to do...more time to relax and read or whatever...the cozy fires..and laying in my sweet baby's arms..