When the leaves fall...

... it's not over - everything is just waiting for the spring.

This morning I went back to bed after church, and I read this book, and I felt alive. The book tells of Julia De Smit, an ordinary girl; broken, hurting, seeking, longing, messed up and lost. She's reinventing herself, to prove that she is more than just the product of her past. She's trying to find out who she is... and making mistakes along the way.

It's a story I could really identify with and it was refreshing to read a book that didn't give any easy answers. Julia wrestles, struggles, fails and eventually finds the only one who gives us love unfailing. Sensitively written, honest and reflective; it moved me.

The most beautiful part of the book for me was in the final chapter, she finally comes to a realization of who she is, defining her life with "I am... " statements, finally settling on "I am a new creation."
It inspired me to define myself...

I am...

I am a daughter, a sister and a friend.
I am a teacher in the making.
I am a lover of life.
I am a bookworm, a muser.
I am a seeker and a finder.
I am a wildflower on a roadside.
I live in the now but not yet, embracing the tension.
I am in the making...

I am a new creation.

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