Couldn't Come Soon Enough

Well, well, well. I haven't touched this little page in a very long time. We all know that the purpose of blogs are to fulfill a place, personally, where we can go and pour out all of our thoughts and feelings. It is an outlet. Much less for the reader. More for the writer. And I am perfectly fine with that. Coming from a family of four girls, I have been well accustomed to the fact that if there is anything a stockdale girl knows how to do... it is to talk. My next aspiration is to be able to listen. And do it well.

For now, I must tell you about the thrilling little moment I had the other day. While on a very hurried trip to Hobby Lobby last week, I stepped into the door and something took away my breath. It was the sight of fall. Plain and simple! It was ceramic pumpkins and little scarecrow signs that read "fall's here!" and door hangers and spicy pumpkin candles and candy dishes for candy corn and further aisles filled with glorious shades of burnt orange and red. It looked something like this:



Let me tell you...normally, when I see the next seasons' items out 3 months early I about have a panic attack from the anger that I might run out of time to get everything done that I need to do in this season--much more to enjoy it! But this is the one season I welcome with open arms if it commerciallly comes TEN months early! It's so different than seeing santa clauses in the middle of fall or heart shaped teddy bears in the middle of Christmas or Easter bunnies the week of Valentine's Day for crying out loud!!! I just don't mind this one even in the heat of summer.

I must not have realized how busy this summer has been, until, when at the instant sight of a ceramic pumpkin, something in me longed to rest. To reflect. To quiet the busy summer schedules, as fun as they may be, and to turn the sunblock in for a nice cup of joe in a starbucks window. Summer is so wonderful for getting together with family, eating messy watermelon on a bright green lawn (or dried up weeds), celebrating the independence of our country, or even getting a much-needed vacation. But, somehow, fall beckons you further still. Further into your soul. Further into a personal time of a much-needed vacation with God. It helps you to look beyond a dayplanner and settle into a much needed routine, and not just one that involves sharpened pencils and pick up lines. One that allows your soul to rest and acknowledge that, indeed, there is a time for every season. And this one couldn't come soon enough.