Fallin' Leaves

Today was a beautiful fall day. Just a little chill in the air but bright and sunny. Lots of leaves in our backyard so we sprung for a leaf blower. The fam was here to help us pick up some new furniture (finally got rid of that old kitchen table! woohoo!) so Jon and Ben used the leaf blower and made a huge pile for the kids to jump in. They had a blast! Even mommy and daddy had a little fun jumping in!

As I talk about getting new furniture and look around at our beautiful house, I am overwhelmed with gratefulness. Sometimes I feel so unworthy to have so many things. Jon and I have challenged eachother in reading God's Word by reading chapters together from The Message. This last week we read Matthew 5-8 and then tonight we talked about it. I was especially struck by the verses 30-33 in chapter 6. "If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers-most of which are never even seen-don't you think He will attend to you, take pride in you, do His best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions." Wow! God's Word always has a way of getting my perspective right. Thank you Lord for reminding me tonight of how much YOU provide (I don't have to do it on my own) and how I need to be preoccupied with responding to your giving. Hopefully, you all have a chance to read some passages from The Message too. For someone who has read the Bible for years, it really gives some new insight to verses that you've heard the same way over and over.

Hope you all had a fun fall day as well and were able to enjoy God's creation in some way!