Comments on: Renewal and Rebirth

By: BIRDZILLA

BIRDZILLA — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:50:54 +0000

Autumn is the time of year that scares the enviromentalists wackos becuase they can hear the screams of falling leaves and they hide away when kids walk on the leaves becuase they are certain the leaves are screaming when stepped on or burned.

By: lukeNC

lukeNC — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:57:02 +0000

I dont get u Lashawn..

you dont like summer and you are from the south…

Summer’s the best part!!

cookouts and the beach, my faves..

By: Catez

Catez — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:41:32 +0000

Beautiful post La Shawn. It’s Spring here – I always think of rebirth in Spring (lots of cute lambs leaping about).

By: Glamchild

Glamchild — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:53:46 +0000

I love this post. This may be my all-time favorite ‘La Shawn’ post.

It’s nice to have a ‘time-out’ from election overload.

I found this post to be lyrical, meditative, calming—and we all need that.

Isn’t it interesting how Autumn brings out the poet in some people?

Autumn really equals a maturity. You can sit back and reflect on the fruits of your labor—all your efforts all year long that have now, hopefully, “harvested” or come to fruition.

And yet it’s not to late “The Vineyard” (is that Matthew 20?) to still achieve last minute goals.

The clarity and crispness of this season.

I was kind of in tears reading your post, La Shawn.

Is that sappy?

By: Heather Y

Heather Y — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 04:20:45 +0000

That was beautiful. I’ve always loved fall as well. The autumn smell of the leaves is so earthy. Sometimes I think we spend so much time “up in our heads” we forget to connect with the physical world God provided. We’ve been enjoying a pretty nice fall so far in Michigan…but today we got our first snow.

By: Hal

Hal — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:04:00 +0000

Fabulous post La Shawn! Inspiring.

Thanks.

By: Phillipe

Phillipe — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:07:12 +0000

Fall is my favorite season as well. Amen on the call to spiritual renewal. Out with the “old man” and in with the “new man”.

Wishing you joy and peace.

By: MikeM

MikeM — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:49:48 +0000

Wonderful post except this part:

(This cycle of life is one reason I donâ€™t understand why people suffer from long-term depression. As long as youâ€™re alive, I used to tell people, you have a chance to improve your life, to start over, to try again.)

In prolonged depression, the cause is usually (nearly always?) a chemical imbalance in the brain. Telling a chronically depressed person to cheer up is as useful as ordering an asthmatic to breath better. One of the wonderful parts of living today is not only having some understanding of the body’s chemistry, but also having the ability to do something – even limited – about it.

By: Ari

Ari — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:09:44 +0000

“This cycle of life is one reason I donâ€™t understand why people suffer from long-term depression. As long as youâ€™re alive, I used to tell people, you have a chance to improve your life, to start over, to try again.”

You can’t improve your life if you have a real, scientifically recognized chemical imbalance in your brain. Serious, long term depression is a very real medical disorder.

By: FL Mom

FL Mom — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:25:33 +0000

What a timely post, La Shawn. The subject of our current Bible study is “Your Divine Design: How to Discover, Develop, and Deploy Spiritual Gifts for Kingdom Impact.” It fits right in with your conclusion.

Anyone interested can find the study notes in PDF format on http://www.walkthru.org by typing “spiritual gifts” into the search field. (Layout of PDF is for regular sheet of paper folded in half like a booklet.)

Enjoy your fall day, everyone!

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:42:38 +0000

That was classy, even though I’m a Spring fan. I better enjoy this calm before the political storm next week.

By: Tucker

Tucker — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:25:52 +0000

Thanks, LaShawn. That beats politics everyday!

By: John

John — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:25:43 +0000

I live in So. California where there are few diffences between the seasons. I have nothing to add in that department.

My main purpose in life is to be of service to others.

John

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:02:08 +0000

Very inspirational post, Ms. Barber. I love autumn, but then again I live at the beach in NC. It’s still T-shirt and shorts weather here. The only way you’d know it’s fall is because the trees have started losing their leaves.

By: DragonLady

DragonLady — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:40:08 +0000

I prefer spring, but I like fall too. I like the long days of summer, but I really hate being hot. I really really hate waking up hot, but the older I get, the more that happens, and more often than not, it’s just me.

Great post. After yesterday’s storm (lol), this is a welcome break to remind us all of what’s really important.