The Rev. Sandra Curtis

FROM MOTHER C - October 2009

      I find it hard to believe that summer is gone, not only because school has been underway a month, but the beginning of the fall season has officially begun. The leaves are beginning to change color, and it won’t be long before this whole area is bathed in yellows, oranges and reds. The leaves will be falling, and most of us will be out raking. I always put my leaves in a compost heap where they decompose and provide me with beautiful soil for plants. Isn’t it amazing how God takes what is dead and gives new life.

      Everywhere I look, farmers are selling their harvest. Many I know are canning and freezing, and people are cleaning their gardens getting ready for the cold weather. I too, have been freezing my tomatoes for the winter, and I have already filled the freezer with fruits so that we will be able to enjoy them throughout the winter. We are all so blessed by our God.
     
      My brother brought me pumpkins to decorate the church the other day, and it won’t be long before he arrives here with bushels of apples, potatoes, onions and butternut squash. I always like decorating the church with this produce, because it reminds me how much God provides for us - the goodness we receive from God is everywhere around us.

      I was out in the garden today getting ready to put in my fall plantings. I promised myself I would purchase no more plants, especially since I had little time for the garden this summer, but the tree peonies were two for the price of one, and I just couldn’t pass it up. So, I was out there weeding areas and getting ready for the holes to be dug. Fortunately, I have someone who will dig those holes and haul away the dirt and stones. I am thankful that God gives us others who help us along the way and make our lives a little easier.

      As we see the leaves falling and feel the chill of the evenings, we may be wondering what the winter will bring. Every one of us can think of things we would rather have pass us by. We ask God why we have to stop and deal with some situations, but God always seems to sustain us, and the spring will come soon.

      Like the seasons, life is constantly changing for us. Isn’t it wonderful, that no matter what the season, our God walks with us?