Comfort

Photo 52, Week 45:  Comfort

November in Minnesota begs comfort.

In my case, the extra few weeks of waking up to a little daylight 

thanks to standard time is comforting.

Even more so with some sweet creamer.

(I have also gone on a soup-making binge.)

(And baking.  Oh, the baking!)

We have had a long, gorgeous fall.  

It made up for the spring that never was.

But when November comes, we sort of hunker down.   

And we have no idea for how long.

We tend to turn inward for beauty,

even though it's still out there.

It's harder to find, and there is this nagging doubt that the effort will be fruitful

as you consider whether or not to find your gloves and put on your coat

to brave the elements.

Photo 52, Week 46:  Bumpy

But wow, the ELEMENTS!

The deer have found their comfort food.

We don't see them very often, but we know they have been here.

We have food that doesn't get buried under snow.

Lucky them!

And lucky us, because we also have comfort that remains long after the bottle of creamer is empty.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble

with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Praying today for comfort

for people experiencing all kinds of troubles.