I appreciate this
blackberry vine hanging onto dear life when every one of the other
plants have long been dead. It stretches across my fence for about 10
or 12 feet. It has such pretty color although it doesn't show in the
camera. I think it was because it was in the shade when I took the
picture. Fall is not my favorite season even though I dislike winter
the worst. When I was a child it didn't matter what season it was I
liked them all. Funny how age can change a person's attitude. I
haven't seen a lot of other change in my life except I don't have the
flexibility I use to have. Sometimes when I bend over I can't
straighten back up. I have learned to deal with it, and have just
stopped bending over, I squat instead. As long as that is the only
thing that slows me down I'm always good to go. It really doesn't
bother me if I have to let things go undone. I don't have to have
everything perfect as I learned that quite some time ago. I
understand my bible to say someday after this life is over, we will
live in a perfect world where no pain, nor worry exists. I can wait
for that day.
I have a thousand other things to be thankful for. Jesus is my best friend, and He is the King of all Kings. He is with me every minute of my life. If I cry He immediately cheers me up. If I ask for something He always gives it to me. If I don't respect Him, and act like I don't need Him, He will answer that prayer also and walk away. That will never happen in my life. Only a fool would do such a thing as that. Jesus speaks to me every day through His Holy Word. His Word is the living Word, and as many times as I have read the bible through I still read something that I don't remember reading before when I have my bible reading every night. I have many scriptures high lighted in my bible. When I come across them now I wonder why I marked them long ago. I don't see anything about them now that would make me think they are keepers in my heart, although all scriptures should be keepers. I just know that when I high lighter a scripture it was a message to me that I needed badly at the time. It was a direct answer to a prayer I had given to God. So as I noticed the colorful, but lively leaves on this long blackberry vine today, I can relate to it because I too am colorful, lively, running over with long, growing ideas, and enjoying every minute of my life. And like the blackberry vine I should be dead, but not so, I am still very much alive.
God Bless
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