Losing November

So I haven't posted in a while because for some insane reason I was waiting for an inspirational epiphany that would blow away the minds of the masses and I hadn't thought of it yet. But there are some serious kinks in this logic; first, no one even reads my blog so the "blowing away of the masses" is pretty unlikely. Second, not much of what I have to say is all that profound! So in the new found reality of my actual skills, I'll just droll on for a bit and be satisfied with that.

I had a friend who had a band called "Losing November". Basically it was his way of expressing his dislike for the dreary fall season, much of which he viewed as cold, bleak and gray, and losing November was his way of dismissing the melancholy feelings of this time of year. But part of the reason I am actually posting something today is because of our dreary weather on this the first day of November. I absolutely love it! Not only is it the unofficial beginning of the holiday season, I really dig the overcast skies and drop in temps. It's all an indication of a storm coming over the horizon that is expected to bring blizzard like winds and 5-10 inches of snow. So tonight I'm gonna go to the store, get provisions like some hot cocoa and snacks, and bunker in for this onslaught of winter. I guess that's why I like the dreary skies...some might hate the fact that there is an impending storm coming, but I like the heads up. Instead of being caught unaware and waking up unprepared to shovel the walk, I know what to expect because of the previous days cloudy skies .

Perhaps that's what life is like, sometimes it's not all that sunny and and it can be downright ugly...but maybe that's God's way of getting us to prepare for a storm on the horizon. This way we can get settled in, make ready our provisions and prepare ourselves for whatever the storm brings. How often do we hear about people being stranded in a flash flood or falling victim to a sudden tornado? How different would their outcomes be if they knew the storm was coming and they had made preparations? If there is a storm coming regardless, I'll take the darkened skies and ominous horizon as a sign to get junk together, and I should do so in life as well