Happy Fall!

It's a new season! The Autumnal Equinox occurs at 5:18 p.m. EDT today. To celebrate I've pulled out my fall decorations:

It's not time for sweaters or boots, though:

Tuesday, 9/22/2009

Hi: 103°

Sunny. Highs 95 to 104. Through and below passes and Canyons...areas of northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

I know the weather will change eventually, hopefully sooner rather than later! I'm also praying for rain... it's been about 6 months, so we're definitely dry around here. Just as weather patterns change, so do the seasons of our life:

Seasons Change (by Crystal Lewis)

Are you going through a dry spell
Yes I've been there before
Where the trees are slowly withering
Where their roots cry out for more
Where the desert floor is dry and cracked
No clouds hang in the sky
No winter rain or spring it seems
No change in sight

(Chorus)
But seasons change
And then they pass
No way to know how long they'll last
I'd love to know the reason why
But God knows
Seasons change

Are you going through a dry spell
I've been there a time or two
Where life seems to stay the same for awhile
You want to change but don't know how to
It's the place where you feel empty inside
Can't put your finger on the need
I look at God and see what I want to be
I look at me and see what I am

(Chorus)

Are you going through a dry spell
I was there awhile ago
Now I've come to a place where the rain falls
Where the trees bear fruit and grow
Where I find a refuge in my God
It's a place of surrender I know
I look at God and see what I want to be
He looks at me and sees His own

If you're in that dry place in life, don't lose hope. God knows where you are and He sees you as His own.