Colorful Leaves and Simple Pleasures
Last
Thursday, I sat in the warm afternoon sun, watching my son’s final high school football
game of the season. It was a beautiful
afternoon and I noticed how colorful the leaves were turning on the trees in
the background.
The moment gave me a chance to
reflect on the weeks that had passed since the summer time. I thought back to those mid-August practices
with so much heat and humidity. The days
and weeks have flown by so quickly. My
son is now acclimated to the challenges of high school. We are used to the transportation
schedule. My new clients now are
friends. My family has adjusted to the loss of our father-in-law, Jim to
complications of diabetes in early August.
How is it that the season has
changed, and I am just noticing it? I
know if I don’t take the time to enjoy it, the trees will be barren. The
activities of the days blend into each other as the years barrels toward the
holidays and the end of the year.
As I felt the warm sun on my back and
looked again at the trees, it dawned on me that was the perfect moment to thank
God for these simple pleasures. They are
many! Only God made the trees that turn these beautiful colors. We truly believe as a family that my son is
at his current high school only because of prayer and God's will. My clients have wonderful missions
and are making a difference for tens of thousands of children and adults - and
I get to be a part of that! My father –in-law is peaceful and not in pain anymore
and is enjoying his Eternal reward! My son survived his first year of high
school football physically unscathed, and mentally and emotionally stronger.
To God I give thanks and praise for
all of these things. For He “gives us
all these gifts. He fills them with life and goodness, blesses them and makes
them holy.”[i] In this crazy-busy world, it I often forget
to take time to enjoy simple pleasures. For
today, that simple pleasure is watching 100 fourteen-year-old boys play
football, in the warm afternoon autumn sun, while gazing at the beautiful
leaves on the trees. Thank you Lord for
these simple pleasures, and for nudging me to enjoy them!
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