Today is Thanksgiving Monday and as I sit at home enjoying the extra day off from work I start to reflect back through the months of 2008 that have already passed.
Time goes by at warp speed some months and yet winter months seem to freeze in time.
I have been blessed with a family that loves each other and stays in contact with each other! We are spread as far is east is from the west across this majestic country of Canada but with modern technology we can easily stay connected.
As I watch the tree leaves turn from a brilliant green to various shades of yellow orange and brown I can't help but think those trees gave their brightest colors in the spring and summer and now as fall approaches the colors are beautiful. They are a reflection of the seasons just passed. They are colors of warmth, they are colors of cool "see your breath in the air" mornings and colors of warm sunny afternoons when the fog lifts. They are colors that signify a change of seasons.
We all have seasons in our own personal lives and I trust that your seasons that have passed by already have brought new life, new opportunities, new growth, new friends, new responsibilities and maybe even a new place to live. In our seasons of life there is so much to learn and as I reflect back today I see what I have learned and I also see missed opportunities.
All too soon the snow will begin to fall and blanket us in white. It will cover up all the fallen leaves on the ground, it will cover all the green lawns that have now turned brown, it will cover up the dull and make it bright and clean as only a fresh snow fall can.
Today I was able to get one last golf game in. I am so thankful for that after injuring my achilles tendon earlier this summer I was not sure I would golf again this year.
Fall is just around the corner and I look forward to the nights curled up with a cozy blanket on the couch watching the snow fall outside my window with channel 2 on the TV so that I can pretend to have a fire place!!
Happy Thanksgiving family and friends!
