Wow! It's certainly been an interesting last couple of months.  There have been several ups and downs and I feel like I have swung from good to bad in a matter of seconds.  Hey, kind of like that football game against Georgia on Saturday!  :) 

But one of the verses that has stood out to me in the last few weeks has been James 1:17.  "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights."  You know we hear that verse quite often and it's one of those that can just roll off without a thought.  But seriously,
every GOOD gift, is from the Father.  How awesome is that!  If you just look around during this fall season, you see a lot of good gifts: Cool Fall air, beautiful colors in the trees, clear blue skies, etc.  It's awesome!  So often, we get all focused on our little lives and we only see the bad things and we miss the gifts!  I mean our Heavenly Daddy...he's sending you gifts today!  What are they?

God, help me to see your gifts today.  Help me to look around for you.  I don't want to be so focused on me and my struggles that I miss the good gifts you have for me.