I really like being made aware of my senses. The sense of smell with the leaves around me and the district smell of fall. The sense of hearing as I listen to my kids playing with cousins they don’t see often. Today we are asked what color we are thankful for. I am thankful for more than one color. In the east the fall colors are spectacular. Like nothing native kansans (unless they travel) have ever seen. Fall is my favorite time of year.
Over the years as I have returned home to PA, I remember driving back to my mom’s house for the two hour trip. On that highway there are many turns that rise up the hills and the views are spectacular. When fall is fully set on there are vibrant reds, yellows, oranges, and greens painting the mountainside. It is a sight to be seen.
As a child I traveled further north plenty of times. Vermont and Massachusetts are two of the most spectacular places to travel in the fall. If you have never been there you must go. Even the colors in PA are not anything compared to the New England states.
My favorite color is red. Its so bright and vibrant. It used to not be my favorite. I used to like blue. But something changed. My house is adorned with red curtains and walls. I like wearing bright reds yellows and oranges shades of fall of course.
What a wonderful thing to be able to see. See the colors of the bright blue sky and spectacular oranges and pinks and sometimes purples of the sunset. God paints the skies almost daily in Kansas. Now something about the East might be the spectacular colors of fall , but something in Kansas is the spectacular sky line that God paints each day. There is nothing like a Kansas sunset. You wouldn’t know it until you stay here long enough but if you look far into the west during sunset the colors are so vibrant and beautiful. Little J almost daily draws m,y attention to the sunrise as we are driving the boys to school. She says “Mommy, wook buful sunset! Mommy! Wook!” Oh, to see the world from the eyes of a child. It would be so full of awe and newness. What a blessing to be reminded of.
The thankfulness scripture for the day is. Daniel 2:23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.
So as we take in the beautiful sights today, lets sit in awe of Gods creation. The fact that we can actually see it all and enjoy the vibrant colors he paints, for no other reason but to bring Him Glory.
Signing off from one woman to another.
Jenny Wren