Life is Smellie

~ Lots to do today.. so much to complain about.. but it's beautiful outside.. and my coffee is yummie.. and I'm just too tired to not appreciate the little things at the moment ^_^

~ Perhaps that's why the big things go haywire at times.. to help us gain a whole new appreciation for the little things.

~ Yesterday on the ride, I was so impressed by how intense everything smelled, it was wonderful.. and it made me wonder about the seasons of our lives. How sweet things smell in the spring with so many flowers blooming, how the summer is all about cut grass. The fall with it's depth and richness, and the winter with such a void. And I began comparing it to the seasons of our lives... made for some interesting thought.

~ In the spring of our lives, everything is so new to us. It parallels the sweetness and beauty of blooms and flowers and so much activity in the earth around us. Youth is an exciting time. Summer follows with the smell of cut grass, laboring, and yet such intense sunshine. It seems that in those early adult years, work becomes a weight and yet a greater appreciation emerges for the good things in life, the things that really matter.

~ Fall, the harvest, the abundance all around us, the preparation as the end approaches, is such a time of richness and depth and wisdom. All of life around us smells ripe and amazing. That appreciation intensifies beyond description. Making way for the winter, as the air becomes cold and empty, and purpose seems beyond us. And yet, it is a time to open our eyes and see the beauty, the whiteness, the glory all around us as the snow blankets the earth with such ironic warmth and tenderness.. and that final rest becomes a welcomed friend.

~ Life hurts... but what a beautiful misery.. I live because the good things far outweigh the bad.. and because where sin dwells, grace resides in such a greater measure.. hugs to you in the midst of your hurts.. and strength and joy to you as the love of Christ makes it all worth it ♥

~ God prepares us for things... which requires change.. in us and all around us.. it is painful and yet exciting.. confusing and yet makes so much sense.. it effects us and those we love, every life that touches ours.. change is the smell of life, a stench and yet.. a faithful truth with a sweetness all it's own.. seasons will come and seasons will go for each of us.. I have a harvest to continue in that thrills my heart, and yet... rest can not come soon enuff ♥