THE CALLING OF AUTUMN..

THE CALLING OF AUTUMN

Morning sunlight,

Gentle breeze,

Songs of birds,

Rustling trees...

Autumn colors burst

Outside, and in my heart;

I resonate with the colors,

God’s dynamic work of Art.

Autumn sings of His glory,

The leaves exude color deep;

My soul celebrates with them,

For this pattern God does keep.

He creates the seasons:

Beautiful, meaningful each one.

He separates the days

With rising and setting of the sun.

As Autumn leaves dance
And burst with color bright,
My heart wells with joy;
Our Creator is my delight.
Sing with the birds
And clap with the trees.
Uplift arms in the air,
Praise, standing or on knees.
For God loves us,
Each and every one.
He sent His Beloved to us,
His only begotten Son.
So, in the colors, in the rustling,
I feel His Voice divine:

He says we are his children,

I am His...and He is mine.

~*~© Caroline Gavin Sept.2012

Purposeful Pathway

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"While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease. Genesis 8:22

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 TODAY, WE HAD OUR REGULAR SUNDAY LUNCH.. (well around 3:30 don't know what you you'd call it.. but our Sunday lunch)

WE MISS THE SWEET DAYS OF OLD WHEN OUR WHOLE FAMILY USED TO COME HOME FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.. but everyone has plans of their own, and there is nothing wrong with that.. and ..... time goes on! THANKFULLY THOUGHT LOVE AND RESPECT REMAIN, AND WE DO STILL GET TOGETHER WITH THEM, just not every Sunday.. AND WE ENJOY BEING WITH THEM, AND WE THANK GOD FOR EACH OF THEM, THEY ARE PRECIOUS AND SUCH A BLESSING!

AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE SWEET, WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF US ALL GOING HOME (to Mom and Dad's) FOR SUNDAY DINNER.. MANY OF MY 7 OTHER SIBLINGS AND THEIR FAMILIES WOULD BE THERE ALSO.. MANY TIMES I LEFT AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TO GET A GOOD HEAD START ON SUNDAY DINNER (at Mom's request) SO IT WOULD BE DONE SOON AFTER EVERYONE GOT THERE! BET THEY ALL HAVE A "GRAND   DINNER TIME" EVERYDAY IN HEAVEN!

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 GOD IS SO GOOD, AND AS I ALWAYS SAY "AND BELIEVE" NOTHING IS TO BIG OR TO SMALL FOR GOD TO HANDLE... WE WERE PRAYING TO GET RID OF DUKE OUR SOLID WHITE "UNPREDICTABLE ROOSTER" AND THAT WE WOULD REPLACE HIM WITH A GOOD GENTLE ROOSTER.. THANK GOD! TODAY IT HAPPENED.. NORMAN GAVE DUKE TO ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS THAT RAISES CHICKENS ALSO (he has over 200, and YES, he knows that Duke has been unpredictable lately.. But when Norman took him over there thinking that the guy was going to give him elsewhere.. He was surprised when the man said he wanted to keep him for himself.. Duke never bothered Norman, just scared my grandkids and myself!.. And the guy said he takes care of his chickens himself, so he'll be fine!)  THEN HE  GOT A CALL FROM A COUSIN OF HIS THAT SAID HE HAS ONE MORE LARGE ROOSTER THAT HE IS WANTING TO GET RID OF (because he's going to all bantams, guineas, and peacocks) SO, NORMAN AND NATHAN WENT AND GOT HIM, HE'S A LIGHT BRAHMA AND HIS NAME IS KING.. AND THE INFO ABOUT THEM IN OUR HATCHERY BOOK SAYS "BRAHMAS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY QUIET, GENTLE AND EASY TO HANDLE" HE'S VERY PRETTY AND HAS THE FEATHERED FEET AND ALL.. HE WAS A LITTLE SKIDDISH WHEN HE FIRST ARRIVED.. BUT WAS DOING FINE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER... "THANK YOU GOD!" FINALLY THE KIDS AND I WON'T BE SO NERVOUS ABOUT GOING IN THE PEN WITH THE CHICKENS AND THE WONDERFUL PIGEONS! AGAIN, THANK YOU GOD FROM EACH OF US! WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE HELP DUKE TO CALM DOWN AND BE A WONDERFUL ROOSTER TO THE GUY THAT GLADLY TOOK HIM. AGAIN, THANK YOU FATHER.

SPECIAL PRAYERS TODAY FOR A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED DARLENE.. SHE HAS MANY HEALTH ISSUES AND NEEDS ALL OF US TO HOLD HER UP IN PRAYER...JESUS SAID IN.. MATTHEW 18: 19-20 "AGAIN I SAY TO YOU THAT IF TWO OF YOU AGREE ON EARTH CONCERNING ANYTHING THAT THEY ASK, IT WILL BE DONE FOR THEM BY MY FATHER IN HEAVEN (20) FOR WHERE TWO OR THREE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN MY NAME, I AM THERE IN THE MIDST OF THEM."

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AND PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOURS TONIGHT AND NIGHTLY.. GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU! PRAYING TO FOR JAKE AND FRANCES (hope things are going better and those treatments have worked and it's over with)... PRAYING FOR MRS TERRY (Norman's mother) she celebrates her 86th year of life)... PRAYING ALWAYS FOR LITTLE EVAN, AND ALL THE CHILDREN WITH EB OR ANY OTHER DREADFUL DISEASES, AND THEIR FAMILIES... PRAYING FOR EVERYONE WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS.. SPECIAL PRAYER TONIGHT FOR DICKIE.. BARBARA'S HUSBAND, AND HIS CO-WORKERS.. THAT THEIR JOB WILL CONTINUE.. THINGS WILL WORK OUT AND IT WILL BE BETTER THAN THEY HOPE FOR..  PRAYING FOR OUR COUNTRY THAT GOD WILL BLESS AND GUIDE OUR LEADERS TO DO WHAT HE KNOWS IS BEST AND RIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY.. PRAYING FOR OUR SOLDIERS, THAT THEY WILL ALL SOON BE BACK HOME SAFELY WITH JOBS TO COME HOME TO AND FOR COMFORT AND INNER PEACE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES... PRAYING FOR NORMAN, THAT HE WILL SOON GET FEELING BETTER AND THINGS WILL WORK OUT FOR HIM EVEN BETTER THAN HE'S HOPING FOR.. PRAYING FOR ALL THE "UNSPOKEN PRAYERS" FOR EACH OF YOU AND ASKING THAT YOU'LL PRAY FOR OURS TOO.. SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR EACH OF MY CO-WORKERS AS WE START ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR , HELP US LORD TO ALL BE CLOSE, CARING AND HELPFUL TO EACH OTHER..SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW, "GOD'S WILLING" ... PRAYING FOR EVERYONE LOOKING FOR JOBS, PLEASE LORD HELP THEM ALL TO FIND A DECENT JOB, SUITABLE FOR THEM... PRAYING FOR BETTY JO, TIMMY,  AND KRISTIN, PRAYING THAT THEY WILL FIND AWESOME INNER PEACE AND HAPPINESS!... PRAYING FOR SHARON MAE AND HER KNEE SURGERY AND UPCOMING OTHER KNEE SURGERY!... PRAYING FOR HAPPINESS, REST, LOVE, AND GOOD HEALTH (and wealth, lol) FOR JENNA AND THE SELL OF HER HOUSE..PRAYING FOR CHRIS, AND ALL THE TRAVELING HE DOES FOR WORK, AND HIS TOTAL SAFETY.. PRAYING FOR JEFF THAT HE WILL HAVE HAPPINESS AT WORK, AND A GREAT BIG RAISE, AND FIND TRUE HAPPINESS IN HIS LIFE... UNSPOKEN PRAYERS FOR NORMAN J. AND HIS FAMILY PRAYING FOR SPECIAL GUIDANCE IN MANY THINGS "UNSPOKEN" AND INNER PEACE ... AND AS USUAL AND ALWAYS, GIVING GOD THE THANKS, PRAISE, HONOR, AND GLORY IN ALL THINGS IN JESUS HOLY NAME, AMEN!