Fall In Kansas, and Me

Rain in the spring can awaken the world with color and new growth and in the fall it can renew as well. Recently it rained here in Kansas and before that the colors of fall were gray, faded and not inspiring. After the rain it was like God went through and did his version of a "photoshop enhance" as only he can. The greens were brighter, the browns of the wood became darker and created a brighter contrast with the glorious changing leaves. Truly wonderful.... Thank you God!

While fall is my favorite season, it makes me look back at the spring and summer with good memories and also the constant fear that I did not do enough. But being over 50, I seem to have those thoughts year around lately. And I do so knowing that winter is right around the corner.

But winters come and go. Life flies by and before you know it, most of it is behind you and less in front of you. I heard this great quote today... "You live life forward, you understand it backwards". Still working on the understanding part though. Some days I feel content and comfortable and some I feel worry and discomfort. Not really physical discomfort but the feeling that I have not done enough, mainly with my family. I try but do I try enough.. ? How do you know or how can you tell? I have a wonderful wife, 3 great daughters, and 2 great step-children, a good job, food to eat, a great home and family. So maybe I did do ok. But then again, some times it is hard to decode. But then is it up to us to decode?

I feel this is a rambling mess, but I am trying to make these postings more frequently and include something other than politics. Time for us to heal, grow and learn from each other. I understand there are some things about loved ones that I will never understand or agree with and I am ok with that... I still love you all !!

Fall is here... and passing by very fast, this year any way.

Here's to many more falls !