Wildflowers

Today was the first day since the kids have been back to school that I have gotten to take my morning walk!  Yippee for me!!!  Living out in the country is such a joy for me.  I love nature and I love to watch the seasons changing. For those of you who are summer fanatics, I hate to inform you, but fall is coming!  

I love fall.  I can't complain about this summer too much because all in all it has been pretty pleasant.  I don't like hot weather.  Plain and simple.  But fall, I really enjoy.  The kids go back to school, high school football gets underway, the leaves start to change. And of course, it is time for bonfires and s'mores, and for watching the leaves change into a beautiful collage for our enjoyment. And here, they should be a masterpiece since we have had an abundance of rain!  I love the nip in the air. It's almost time for popcorn and cocoa with too much whipped cream on it.   I get excited just thinking about it!


I snapped a few shots of the last remaining wildflowers while I was walking today.  Before long they will go to sleep for the cold winter and awaken in the spring and summer to show us their beauty again.  

I think maybe grief is like this.  We go into a cold dark winter for a time.  But when we are patient and allow time and God to do their work in us, we will eventually feel ourselves emerging into the light, a little at a time.  And suddenly not really understanding how it happened, we burst forth clothed in beauty that we never knew existed in us. We cannot go through grief without dying a little, but our roots remain.  God is good and He will tenderly care for us in the winter's cold.  Let Him embrace you today and watch what He will do with you in the days and months, and years ahead. Always remember, there is

Sunshine After the Storm
Blessings
Betsy

They will be back - so will you!