Summer sun warms the soul as well as the body and the days seem to stretch slowly while those rays linger far into the evening. Then, seemingly all too suddenly, cooler days with less hours of sunshine are upon us! Autumn arrives with different activities to fill our shortened days. Even the choice of nourishment changes from easily available fresh varieties to the variety of soups or meals prepared ahead for the freezer – and I know many still do some canning! – with the excess or end-of-season crops. Winter will follow with joy or dismay for all of us. The shortened, sometimes very dark days, too often with bone-chilling cold and blustering weather, must be endured. Of course, Spring will show up eventually, as well, to bring fresh bursts of happy colors and brighter days return to cheer our spirits. It is difficult to adjust to changes in nature and in life, but adjust we must if we are to continue in our growth. Our physical and emotional needs change as we move through each of life’s seasons; our preferences for activities or nourishing food choices or our comfort level in each situation will change, also. Our need for spiritual nourishment is a constant, though, in all of these changes. Don’t neglect faith as part of life’s changing seasons! What we have learned through personal seasons of life’s experiences are meant to be shared and used to encourage others in whatever season they find themselves. Hold on to your faith, as tightly as that last leaf holds onto its tree, until the end of life’s seasons.
