The Changing Season of Life
When I think about autumn, I think about the colder days ahead of us. How summer has suddenly turned into chilly mornings and the leaves on the trees are beginning to change their shades and fall to the ground. Pumpkin everything is in season, and it’s hard to leave the house without being bundled up in a jacket or heavy sweater.
Not only that, but there’s decorating for Halloween, getting into the spirit by buying excessive amounts of candy to hand out to trick-or-treaters (who, let’s face it, are pretty much just treaters now-a-days), decorating the house some, and maybe buying a costume.
And, of course, thinking beyond Halloween, there’s the upcoming holidays which seem to come so fast every single year.
As soon as the first chill of autumn came, I could smell it in the air. One day it was 80 degrees here in southwestern Illinois, and the next, it was freezing and I was turning the heat on in the house.
My Halloween decorations were put up in about 85-degree weather, and I cursed how hot it was even though I knew I’d be changing my mind once the cold finally started to seep in through the area. The wind started to come in more frequently, the air cooled, and it started to smell like leaves falling on the ground.
This has been quite a year, and it seems so strange to think we’re already at the end of October, ready for the last two months of 2018 before we head into a brand new year. Time seems to go by faster every year. My oldest son’s personality is developing even more, and my baby has started to show lots of different likes and dislikes and will be walking before I’m ready.
Though I look forward to things coming, I want time to slow down. I dread that I don’t know what’s next for my husband’s career (and in turn, us). It could be time apart, missing some important birthdays and celebrations, and, most importantly, the fact we will likely be PCSing again.
While autumn is here and the coldest days aren’t yet upon us, I find myself thinking about the future again while trying to slow down and enjoy the present. Not always the easiest of tasks when it’s time for the military to take over and change your everyday routine into a new everyday routine.
I only hope that these next months will be as easy as they can be, and that when autumn turns to winter I’ll find myself, my energy, and my family experiencing renewal buried beneath the snow and ice and blooming toward the sun.
What do you think about now that the year is nearing its end? Sound off in the comments below!
