Today I am thankful for Fall. It. Is. My. Favorite.
I love how the leaves turn slowly, and then fall with the gentle breeze. I love the crunch as your tires roll over the dusty road. I LOVE the array of colors everywhere, the cool mornings, warm afternoons and fireplace-worthy evenings. I love drinking hot coffee, hot cider, and hot chocolate. I love, love, love pumpkin baked goodies, roasted pumpkin seeds, and yes, the pumpkin spice latte.
I love Fall parties with bonfires, jack-o-lanterns, candles burning, and people chatting.
But most of all, I love how Fall signifies the beauty of death. The leaves slowly die as they change colors and gently fall to the ground, leaving behind a carpet of glory. As winter slowly creeps in and everything dies and gets brown, I am reminded of the reality of death. But then there's Fall--which reminds me that although death is a reality, in Christ life will return and resurrection is just around the corner.
Through death, there is life. With Him we die. With Him we will rise. There is beauty in dying to ourselves, in killing our flesh and living through Christ. And there is beauty in dying leaves and cold fronts moving in and death can be colorful.
For this I am thankful.
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