the first day of autumn

bleeding tree
Originally uploaded by dEEsign photography

and i'm actually here to enjoy it firsthand...
i love driving down the road and BLAST...
there's a patch of orange or red...
and then there's the leaves falling...
and crunching underneath you as you tromp over them.
yes, i welcome autumn wholeheartedly!

quiet and still

CHE ORA E' ?????
Originally uploaded by ezio.zaia

last night i received a call from my mom saying that two of my brothers were in a car accident. both were going to separate hospitals, one with a head injury. thank god they are both okay and recovering but the thoughts that run through your head. life is just so precious. and i'm so incredibly grateful to god for his protection of them...i remember my parents praying for their protection that morning, just like they do every morning. it's kind of dream like in my head...they pray in the morning and god hears them. his ears are attentive to our cry...to our requests...to our petitions. then fast forward to the end of the day and i picture what i think their accident might have looked like...and i see his hand. it's strong and gentle and swift. oh, thank you my lord for protecting those that i love so dearly. thank you for being a god who hears and sees and feels and acts. what would i be without you?