Fall has always been my favorite season. Maybe it’s the crisp air, the colors that set the trees on fire, or the excuse to curl up with a blanket and a cup of something warm. But more than that, I love how fall whispers lessons about life and faith if we’re willing to listen.

As I walk outside and see leaves drifting down, I’m reminded that letting go isn’t always a bad thing. The trees don’t cling to what they’ve carried all summer—they release their leaves, trusting that God has designed a season of rest before the new growth comes.

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”
—Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I hold onto things a little too tightly—worries, regrets, even good seasons of life that I wish could last forever. And yet fall reminds me it’s okay to loosen my grip. What I lay down, God can use to bring renewal.

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
—1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)

The truth is, change can feel scary. We like what’s familiar, even when it weighs us down. But the blaze of autumn color shows us that change can also be breathtaking. God is able to bring beauty in the very moments we think are endings.

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”
—Isaiah 43:19 (KJV)

So maybe today, you’re in a season of change yourself. Maybe you’re being asked to let go of something—or someone—and you don’t know what comes next. If so, I want to encourage you: fall reminds us that letting go is not losing. It’s trusting.

And we can trust the One who never changes.

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
—Proverbs 3:5–6 (KJV)

So let’s take a deep breath together, enjoy the beauty around us, and remember—sometimes letting go is the most faith-filled thing we can do.

Until next time, dear friends,

Happy Fall!

Mary