Celebrate Everyday pt. 3

Fall is such a remarkable thing! Have you ever wondered why leaves change colors in the Fall? Well, today is a great day to figure out, because it is...

Look at the Leaves Day!

As the seasons change, the flowers start to die, the grass gets dry and brown, and the leaves put on a show of colors. Thinking scientifically for a moment, the leaves are green in the spring and summer because of substances inside of them. As the seasons change and the sunlight is less and less, the trees begin to prepare for the winter. Leaves use the sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose. Oxygen is a gas that is needed in the air that humans breathe, and glucose is used as a source of energy and growth for the plant. This chemical process is called photosynthesis. Another chemical called chlorophyll, which gives plants their green color, helps with the process of photosynthesis. But as the days get shorter and there is less sunlight, there no longer is enough sunlight or water for the photosynthesis to occur. Therefore, the trees begin to rest and use the food that they have stored up for the winter months. As they shut down the food making factories (leaves), the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, leaving them to turn colors such as yellow, brown, orange, red, or purple. This combined with other things is the reason for the leaves changing colors in fall. (http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html#autumn_leaf)

Isn't our God amazing! As I was thinking about "Looking at the leaves Day", I was also reminded of the song that Chris Tomlin sings called, "Indescribable". The first verse and chorus says,

"From the highest of heights, to the depths of the sea, creation's revealing Your majesty.

From the colors of fall, to the fragrance of spring,

every creature unique in the song that it sings.

All exclaiming, 'Indescribable, uncontainable;

You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

You are amazing God!

All powerful, untamable;

awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim,

You are amazing God!'"

Use this "everyday holiday" to enjoy God's creation. Go for a walk! Thank God for His provision in your life as you are cruching through the leaves. Thank Him for the changing of seasons of the trees, and the changing of seasons in your own life!