Jeanette Boyle

My thoughts were racing as I headed for a ministers' conference in Des Moines, Iowa, with my husband. I was continually crying out to God, "I need to change!"

I noticed the beautiful trees, with their leaves turning from green to gold and from orange to red. God spoke to my heart and said: "Just as these leaves are changing as part of my new season, so are you changing in a new season. But I, the Lord your God, determine the season."

The wind blew, and the leaves fell to the ground. Although I could not yet see the new leaves that would come in spring, God was already announcing their coming.