Fall brings cozy sweaters and blankets, hot cider and cocoa with little marshmallows. Sitting by the fire wrapped in a fuzzy blanket. Cuddles with cold kitties, the crisp scent of the cold breeze. Beautiful colors in the sky, the trees, and eventually on the ground when the leaves fall covering the floor of the earth with a myriad of vibrant beautiful colors. It brings cinnamon candles and wax tarts. It cozy scarfs and fuzzy gloves, and two of my absolute favorite things is the way people begin to interact in this last portion of the year and decorating.
I adore decorating and making things look beautiful.
I know fall won't technically start until September 22nd. Which, granted is only a couple weeks away. But I am already planning my decorations. Since this coming week is the last week I have before my life becomes a crazy mess for a month or two while I get into the pattern of teaching and attending school. I'm planning on starting to decorate this week and today's step is cleaning. While I don't enjoy cleaning when people are here, cleaning by myself is quite soothing! :) But that's not the point I'm trying to get too.
The other one of my absolute favorite things, the way people interact, is amazing to me. It's the beginning of school and you get to watch students reunite with friends, and new kids make new friends. Even though most kids don't enjoy the academic part of school, their faces light up when they see each other in the hall or find out they have the same class together. It's amazing to watch new life, new joy, new friendship enter into their lives and I love it!
But things don't just change for students, but also for adults. The kids aren't at home all the time now and finally you don't have to worry about finding a sitter or staying home all day and you get to have some space and rest and you get new energy.
Not only that but fall heralds in my absolute favorite season: Christmas season, not necessarily the actual day of Christmas, but the Christmas season. Now I know all of you just groaned a little. But think about it. Right after fall and all its festivities and all of those smiles and changes in attitude I just mentioned. After all of that comes a season of love and giving. I know there are people who dread Christmas because of all the money they spend and the hours spent in line. But for the rest of the world, especially for children. It too is a magical time of year.
People going out of their way to spend time with each other. Going out of their way to make sure they find just the right thing so they can see your face light up. The way the houses are decorated, and they light up the night. All I can think of when I see Christmas lights is how magical it is, and how wonderful the season is.
I am excited that my favorite time of year is just up ahead: a time of love, renewed life, giving, warm fuzzies, beautiful and magical sights, delicious drinks, wonderful smells, all at our finger tips, and it all starts with fall.
Here's heralding in a season I hope will be as magical for you as it is for me! <3
Psalm 19:1 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handywork."
Luke 2:14
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men!"
Psalm 96:11 - 12
"Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
Isaiah 40:26 "Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these [things], that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that [he is] strong in power; not one faileth."
Isaiah 40:26 "Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these [things], that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that [he is] strong in power; not one faileth."
Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy."
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