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Here’s the newsletter article I did for our church for October.

October 2007

I love autumn. It is my favorite season. I enjoy those wonderful sunny autumn days when the air smells and feels crisp. The sound of marching bands echoes through the land signaling football season. The sights and sounds remind me of elementary school where I played football with friends on Friday nights at the Varsity games, or of pumpkins carved into Jack-O-Lanterns, piles of leaves ready to be burned, apple cider, cool nights for good sleeping, and the beautiful colors of Michigan.

As the fall progresses I am often reminded of the seasons of life. Winter tends to do that to me. I notice the hummingbirds leave and that makes me sad. I vividly remember a beautiful, large spider in Kentucky that made fantastic webs outside our house. I remember after the first hard frost that spider didn’t show up again. As the fall progresses I am reminded that winter is coming, and winter is a time when nature sleeps. Towards the end of Autumn I tend to get more introspective. It gets colder and darker. Keep reading →

Luciano Pavarotti died today. I’m not knowledgeable of opera at all. However, I have listened to Pavarotti sing “Nessun Dorma” over and over. In fact, I bought it from itunes. I just think it’s a beautiful song and he sings it beautifully. As Christians we are to have a special appreciation for beauty because it comes from God and I think it reflects something of God’s character when we encounter beauty. When Pavarotti hits that second to last note it brings tears to my eyes.