in case you were wondering...

I think maybe God made fall so colorful to counter the depression I feel about the balmy, sunny, warm summer weather fading into the long, cold, gloomy darkness of winter. That's right. He created fall's beautiful colors for me. Ok, maybe not just for me, but I like to think so.

Every day I see just a few more leaves on the trees in my backyard changing color. And every day I think about how it will only be a few more weeks before frost has replaced the leaves. I keep forgetting to enjoy the season I am in-dreading the one to come.

Oh God, help me to enjoy the season I am in. Both in the very obvious natural way, but also in my life. Help me to not dwell on and dread my children being teens before they are. Help me to enjoy the season of life we are currently in. Help me to not worry about next year, when this year is still waiting to be lived.