TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON…
September was hectic. 3 kids going off to school, 1 coming home with a puppy, another puppy coming to live with us and the youngest beginning her junior year of HS with a new ACL. The school’s soccer coach from England moved in and life was fast but good. We had beautiful weather and many days of basking in the sun including a weekend in Laughlin, NV.
The end of September and the month of October brought visitors from Kansas, Connecticut, California and Louisiana. A beautiful wedding was the highlight of the month and a joyous party was enjoyed by hundred’s of people. It brought different crowds together to celebrate the love of 2 people - high school friends, college friends and families. It was so wonderful to see the blending of the friendships these 2 people shared. One of the older men watching the dancing asked, “Is this one of those metro sexual things”? We all had a good laugh and kept watching as the dancing turned to jumping, and passing people overhead. I guess the Twist and Mashed Potato are a thing of the past and Swing Dancing and whatever that jumping around is called have taken their place. All good and fun!!!
The month of November brought the end of the warm weather with temperatures dropping to the teens when the sun went down. And then the surreal fun times ended and real life intruded. Wednesday, the youngest left for a soccer tournament in Dallas. That night I was called for a search for a young woman in the El Malpais. Went that direction and right when I arrived the woman was located in Grants, safe and sound. After a full Thanksgiving Day of eating, sleeping and eating some more, I headed off to bed pretty early. And it was a good thing because at 0300 I was awakened from a sound sleep with a phone call for another search. This time a young man lost down south with only shorts and tennis shoes on. Gathered my warm clothes up and headed out. About 0830 we located him, again safe and relatively sound. He had found a shirt and some matches and built a fire to stay warm. When the sun came up he started walking and we found his tracks and him. For more on these stories go here.
Today, the troops started heading back from their Thanksgiving breaks to college, the soccer player is on her way home and the coach and his girlfriend from Kansas drove in to Gallup through a raging Snowstorm. Surprise!!! Yes, winter has arrived. A good 3 “ fell in about 4 hours causing highway havoc and making it look a lot like Christmas.
Yes, that’s right, Christmas. The houses are being decorated. Advent began today which marks the start of a new season and year for my church. Shoppers are out in droves, but not me. I’m sitting here staying warm, playing on my computer and praying that no one else gets lost.
Seasons mark passages of time for us. Whether good or bad, the world still turns. Life goes on. I get older and so does everyone else. Through it all good friends keep our hearts filled with love and happiness. November 25th, my husband and I celebrated 27 years of marriage. As sure as the sun keeps rising and setting so does my love for my family and friends keep growing stronger and stronger.
I am reminded of this beautiful Bible passage:
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun. A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill and a time to heal ... a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance ... a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to lose and a time to seek; a time to rend and a time to sew; a time to keep silent and a time to speak; a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
God bless you this Advent season, grant us peace and keep you healthy and safe.
The end of September and the month of October brought visitors from Kansas, Connecticut, California and Louisiana. A beautiful wedding was the highlight of the month and a joyous party was enjoyed by hundred’s of people. It brought different crowds together to celebrate the love of 2 people - high school friends, college friends and families. It was so wonderful to see the blending of the friendships these 2 people shared. One of the older men watching the dancing asked, “Is this one of those metro sexual things”? We all had a good laugh and kept watching as the dancing turned to jumping, and passing people overhead. I guess the Twist and Mashed Potato are a thing of the past and Swing Dancing and whatever that jumping around is called have taken their place. All good and fun!!!
The month of November brought the end of the warm weather with temperatures dropping to the teens when the sun went down. And then the surreal fun times ended and real life intruded. Wednesday, the youngest left for a soccer tournament in Dallas. That night I was called for a search for a young woman in the El Malpais. Went that direction and right when I arrived the woman was located in Grants, safe and sound. After a full Thanksgiving Day of eating, sleeping and eating some more, I headed off to bed pretty early. And it was a good thing because at 0300 I was awakened from a sound sleep with a phone call for another search. This time a young man lost down south with only shorts and tennis shoes on. Gathered my warm clothes up and headed out. About 0830 we located him, again safe and relatively sound. He had found a shirt and some matches and built a fire to stay warm. When the sun came up he started walking and we found his tracks and him. For more on these stories go here.
Today, the troops started heading back from their Thanksgiving breaks to college, the soccer player is on her way home and the coach and his girlfriend from Kansas drove in to Gallup through a raging Snowstorm. Surprise!!! Yes, winter has arrived. A good 3 “ fell in about 4 hours causing highway havoc and making it look a lot like Christmas.
Yes, that’s right, Christmas. The houses are being decorated. Advent began today which marks the start of a new season and year for my church. Shoppers are out in droves, but not me. I’m sitting here staying warm, playing on my computer and praying that no one else gets lost.
Seasons mark passages of time for us. Whether good or bad, the world still turns. Life goes on. I get older and so does everyone else. Through it all good friends keep our hearts filled with love and happiness. November 25th, my husband and I celebrated 27 years of marriage. As sure as the sun keeps rising and setting so does my love for my family and friends keep growing stronger and stronger.
I am reminded of this beautiful Bible passage:
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun. A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill and a time to heal ... a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance ... a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to lose and a time to seek; a time to rend and a time to sew; a time to keep silent and a time to speak; a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
God bless you this Advent season, grant us peace and keep you healthy and safe.
posted by Kitty at 7:27 PM
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