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The Rev.
Sandra Curtis
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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?
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