Its that time of year. The weather is cooling off and the season has started to change. Well, as much as seasons change in South Texas. It’s the time of year when you want to sit in an easy chair with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate and read a good book, or visit with a good friend. You might even take a blanket out on the back porch and listen to the geese fly overhead. What is it about this time of year that affects us so much?

I know each season brings its own special set of emotions and feelings but fall and winter seems to over ride the other seasons. What has God put in us that is affected by the yearly changes in nature? Why do I love to hear geese call to each other as they cross the night sky? What is it about a cold morning that makes breakfast taste so much better? Why does the house seem so much more like a home on a cold winter night?

I’m convinced God designed us to enjoy our time here. He created this world for our use but also to produce joy in the ones he loves. We along with the creation are fallen and suffer the consequences of that fall but there is still a great deal of God to be found in his creation. This weekend I’ll be fishing with some good friends and I’ll go in search of the wonder inspired by Gods handy work. Whether it’s in the yard, the pasture, the deer blind, your house or on the bay I hope you find some of the joy God has out there for you.