Was a cool morning today under a deep blue sky, cloud free. So glad I shut all the windows last night. It was 39 degrees this morning and once these old plaster walls get cold it takes a while to warm the house back up. I won’t be turning on my gas guzzling furnace till the dead of winter comes. I’ll just put my feeted pajamas on over my clothes and I’ll be toasty. My family laughs at my feeted pjs but they’re just a house coat with feet. I love them!

The fall oak leaves are taking over my yard. I love to watch them spiraling down when the wind blows. It’s like a beautiful choreographed ballet performance. I call it Tchaikovsky’s Leaf Lake. The acorns are falling from the oak branches when the wind blows. One of them pinged me on the head when I was filling up the bird feeders. It really hurt. They sound like rocks when they bounce off the metal porch furniture. I’m amazed watching all the squirrels and chipmunks running around stuffing their cheeks with acorns.

I sat in the swing after breakfast covered up in my favorite bird patterned blanket, Christmas house shoe socks on my feet. Penelope was sleeping under her fox and owl blanket in her playpen. My yard was as quiet as an empty church, not a bird anywhere. Didn’t see any butterflies, either. Must be some berries around the neighborhood for the birds to eat. When I went out after supper the faithful cardinals were gathering for their supper. We always visit as twilight hovers over the landscape. The sunset was a crystal glass of lemonade, pale yellow all across the horizon, the sun a silver ice cub sliding down the horizon’s glass.

Found a great quote today. “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love time is eternity,” Henry Van Dyke.

When we are waiting for something we long for, time moves so slowly it seems to take an eternity. Remember waiting for Christmas to come as a child. When we fear something it comes on fast, no matter how much we dread the situation it will eventually come to pass. Even in our darkest hour, when we feel alone, God is there with us. We really don’t need to fear things when we have God’s assurance that he will help us through the trials. He will comfort us and help us not feel alone in our moments of distress. He does not abandon us in our times of need.

When we rejoice, the celebration is soon over and the happiness of the moment wanes. But for those who have a genuine love that love will live for all eternity. When someone dies we don’t stop loving them. In the endless nature of grief, we continue to love them through our memories and occasionally we feel their loving presence beside us. Love conquers time and time is eternal without borders.

We can always rejoice in God’s love and know we will one day reside in heaven with him. God’s love is unconditional. There is not a moment that God doesn’t love us. We can find peace through God’s love.

“Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.” – Ronald Reagan