the above photo was taken in Switzerland on our family trip in December 08 (it's not Pretoria ;don't worry global warming still relatively in control)

Summer is clearly over here in Preotria and we're heading into winter..brrrr. I'm definatly a summer being, don't cope so well with the cold. Non the less winter has to be here, and here it is (as only cold mornings know how to show!) While writing this morning God shared with me again just how His seasons have purpose, and I realised again the correlation of season with seasons in our life. God is challenging me at the moment with letting go... and letting winter. We might not all enjoy it, but He has a bigger and greener plan in mind ;)

winter...

It's Earth's testimony of letting go, 

God's created garden showing us inherent faith: that life depends on letting go, 

letting go, shedding...

to the point of bareness, even in cold, the coldest of cold, 

trusts beyond what it sees and knows deep inside it needs to let go.  

The cold has no politeness, it removes all life and ensures that all dies

And winter persists until all is removed

empty , skeleton branches covered in white. 

It's as though the cleaning swept in by the cold

is purposeful to create space.

space.

Place for the promise that lies in the seasons change

faithful everytime, the change comes

The resurrection of green leaves after the empty canvas of winter.

Lord, I see the winter period of my life as beautiful.

I don't feel it as beautiful, it's not comfortable it doesn't hold back in it's struggle 

letting go never came easy

but I have to choose

And You make it easier

you show me 

season upon season

that it is true

your promise 

resurresction happens after sacrifice of life

it's been done

life is here in abundance

even in winter it stands,

trust and believe.