Are you Falling for Autumn yet? (Day 14)

I hope that you are finding yourself falling for Autumn

as you read through this 31 Day series.

I hope that with each new Day Reason,

you find yourself paying more attention

to these everyday normal parts of Fall...

that they are grabbing hold of your attention

& causing you to slow down

- even just a little -

& drink it in!  

Here - where I live

(in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest)

- it is truly Fall!

                                   October 2012 Blessed Memories

The leaves are changing & falling

& the temperatures have dropped

& we even (finally!) got some rainy weather!

The colder, wetter days lead me in to Reason 14:

The smell of Burning... 

leaves... 

wood stoves...

hunters' campfires...

the dross off of our lives...

that which is pruned, dead, & no longer giving life...

Nothing screams Fall quite as loudly

as the faint smokey smell lingering

in damp mornings & chilly nights!

In my mind, I paint a picture of a mountain cabin...

leaves the colors of glory spread out all over the ground,

the threat of snow not too far off in the distance...

& a thin trail of smoke

rising up out of the chimney

like a smoke signal,

begging for the attention of the One

who alone can warm, sustain, & give comfort!

I pray the next time you get

a whiff of that Autumn air,

you too will see this picture

& know that He is always watching...

always waiting for you

to send Him a sign

- a signal -

a cry or prayer or praise...

He longs to be the One to come

running in when you are chilled & unsure...

After all, He is the Answer to every question...

the Solution to every frustration & trial...

He is the only One who truly

CAN warm, sustain, & comfort!

Picture if you will, a little shack...

& when you catch the scent of Fall,

know that Papa truly IS

watching over you,

desiring to wrap you up,

burn away that which is no longer needed,

& remind you once again,

that He is especially fond of you!

Happy Fall!
~Karrilee~