Turning the Leaves

Hey peoples, thought I should write something in here now that I actually have a blog. I find it a little annoying to have something and not use it. OK, I find it a lot annoying. So here I go:

I just read Crystal's last post on her blog and a little bit of it hit home with me. My family has never been very open about our emotions, simply saying that we love each other, hugging or anything like that. It's not like we don't, we just don't say it. I guess I've been thinking about this a lot after seeing how open Marie's family is with each other and even with me. Since the point of this blog is to stay positive, I'm going to suggest something. I encourage you all to make a point of telling your family that you love them. It's my mom's birthday today and I really can't remember the last time I told her I loved her, so I'm gonna make that part of my gift to her. This is going to be hard for me after years of never really saying how I feel or hearing how they feel, but it's becoming a lot more impotant to me now.

On a different (slightly related) note, I just want to say how much I love the fall. Fall really gets me in the mood to think, I could just sit in one spot and think for hours. I don't know what it is… I just enjoy watching it happen. Everything prepares itself for what seems like impending death, shedding what's not needed and storing up the essentials. This would be a sad occasion if you didn't know that in 7 months everything will thaw, sprout and grow as if nothing could ever stop it again. I enjoy how the awesome power of the cold is used to preserve and renew. I guess I just can't help but relate it to my own life and the same power God uses within my Soul.