Fall Beauty

I absolutely am loving living in the mountains!

These shots are all from our house. The leaves are beautiful!!!!

God is so good! Just watching the leaves change reminded me of these words:

For The Beauty Of The Earth Hymn
For the beauty of the earth,

For the beauty of the skies,

For the love which from our birth

Over and around us lies,

Lord of all, to thee we raise

This our grateful hymn of praise.

For the beauty of each hour

Of the day and of the night,

Hill and vale, and tree and flower,

Sun and moon and stars of light,

Lord of all, to thee we raise

This our grateful hymn of praise.

For the joy of human love,

Brother, sister, parent, child,

Friends on earth, and friends above,

Pleasures pure and undefiled,

Lord of all, to thee we raise

This our grateful hymn of praise.

For each perfect gift of thine,

To our race so freely given,

Graces human and divine,

Flowers of earth and buds of heaven,

Lord of all, to thee we raise

This our grateful hymn of praise.

For thy Church which evermore

Lifteth holy hands above,

Offering up on every shore

Her pure sacrifice of love,

Lord of all, to thee we raise

This our grateful hymn of praise.

JMom talked on her blog yesterday about being a pilgrim in this world and not just a tourist. Gave me lots to think about and ponder on. I have been very guilty of being the tourist and just wanting the pretty stuff. I want to be a pilgrim. I want to enjoy the journey. The good the bad, the beautiful and the ugly. I don't want to get so bogged down in my 'troubles' that I forgot to see the beauty that surrounds me. God made it all so beautiful. Thank you, Lord!

And thanks JMom for the challenge this day!