Every season

every evening sky, an invitation to trace the pattern stars

and early in July, celebration for freedom that is ours

and i notice you in children's games
in those who watched them from the shade
every drop of sun is full of fun and wonder
you are summer

and even when the trees, have just surrendered to the harvest time
forfeiting their leaves in late September
and sending us inside, still i notice you when change begins
and i embrace for colder winds
i will offer thanks, for what has been and whats to come
you are autumn

and everything in time, and under heaven finally falls asleep
wrapped in blankets white, all creation shivers underneath
and still i notice you, when branches crack and in my breath on frosted grass
even now in death, you open doors for life to enter
you are winter

and everything thats new, has bravely surfaced
teaching us to breathe
what was frozen through, is newly purposed
turning all things green, so it is with you
and how you make me new, with every seasons change
and so it will be, as you are all creating me
summer, autumn, winter, spring

lyrics: nicole nordeman- every season

No, I'm not afraid to admit that this year hasn't been easy on the emotional side for me. Yet I hold on to the fact that it has been a season of growth, of maturity, and of faith. Come what may, I put my trust in Him and hope that you will, too.