Autumn

It seems like the summer is over for this year. On a walk a week a go I took the following pictures; all signs of a new season coming.

What I really love about the autumn is its colourfulness; red, yellow and bright orange, clear blue skies and warm earthy browns. Accompanied by the sense of expectation that everyone has and the cold and crisp air, it all makes up for a time to love and cherish the nature.

And I promise you that we do! Picking berries, fruit and mushrooms, harvesting and baking applecrumble are all activities that are part of the Swedish autumn.

Ok, I eat more berries and mushrooms than I pick...But I do make pies!

And I really enjoy spending time outdoors, as always. This weekend I'll go on a trekk with my dad in Femundsmarka, Norway. Hopefully we'll experience some bright colours and see some cool animals. I'll get back to you with pictures and the story some time next week...

God's provision

Sometimes I worry about things a bit in advance. Stuff like finding a job for next summer, I'm really scared of being unemployed. I know it's silly, I mean shoudn't I concentrate on university and the autumn first? But I still worry...

Before I went to my grandparents I talked to my dad about it, who reminded me of relative who owns a hotel up North; in the mountain area to be precise. I thought about it a bit, and one morning as I worried I tried to find her email on my hotmail account. You see, I find calling people I don't know well rather scary too. I didn't find the adress though..

But guess what happens half an hour later? She calls my grandma!
So I gathered my courage and got to talk to her, telling about my experience in the Lee Abbey kitchen. It seemed like both my term dates and experience would fit the job perfectly. So I got her email and promised her to send my contact details and cv. Which I've been writing today.

Isn' it cool how God seems to sort out the things that matter to us, however small and insignificant they might seem? A while ago, when I worried the most about university and money matters, God reminded me of himself as my provider. He told me he will always take care of me.
And you bet He does, in the most unexpected ways!

25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? (Matthew 6)