The clocks have been changed and it is very windy and Autumn is here! October is almost at an end, Bonfire night is soon, closely followed by Christmas and the new year.
I like Autumn, with the changing colours of the leaves on the trees. Many have fallen these last few days due to the very windy weather we are having. As a child I remember walking with my dad and hearing the crunching of the leaves and dad telling me they were like cornflakes! Still to this day as I walk through the leaves I think of my dad...
I am not sure why this year seems to have passed so quickly. I always think that time flies but this year seems different for some reason. The only thing I think is different is that I have been determined to 'turn up'.. Turn up for work..even when feeling unwell..turn up for church...even when sleepy..turn up for things I have committed to do and tried to stayed focused on those things. Maybe that is why the year has flown by.
I do know that throughout the year I have been very aware of Jesus looking after me and helping me to be where I need to be. He has never left me and carried me when I could not carry myself.
I could not have got through this year without his guiding hand and his love and presence in my life. Thank you Jesus.
Photo taken in Staveley, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, October 2009.
