Autumn

For as long as I can remember Autumn has been my favorite season. It just seems like there is nothing not to like. The colours are gorgeous. The wet leaves stick to your boots. Its just chilly enough for sweaters and hats, but not quite gloves and coats. There are long phone calls with my siblings. There is always a warm glow coming from the house after a long day at school. A hot cup of tea and a chat with mom waits inside. There are candles, crisp apples and a fire.

Fall is bittersweet too. There is change everywhere. There is homework, tests and early mornings. There is failure. There are frosts. There are empty seats at the dinner table that will never be filled. There is harsh loss.

But, there is also peace. There is faith in a God who loves us more then we will ever know.

"Well sometimes my life/Just don't make sense at all/When the moutains look so big/And my faith just seems so small/So hold me Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf/You have been King of my glory/Won't you be my Prince of Peace/And I wake up in the night and feel the dark/Its so hot inside my soul/I swear there must be blisters on my heart/Surrender don't come natural to me/I'd rather fight You for something/I don't really want/Than to take what You give that I need/And I've beat my head against so many walls/Now I'm falling down, I'm falling on my knees/And this Salvation Army band/Is playing this hymn/And Your grace rings out so deep/It makes my resistance seem so thin."