The Wait

It's that time of year. It's hot, humid, and stormy. That can mean only one thing; Hunting Season and College Football are on the horizon. The Wait most certainly begins the hour that hunting season ends, but this time of year seems to be the longest part. The gridiron boys will be back in full swing by mid-september and Archery Season will be at full draw just one month later here in Florida. I can see it now...the leaves reflecting the brightest colors God allows, before they fall to leave the trees as bare as the day they were created. The smell of morning dew on the tree that your stand is on, facing southeast, the sunlight on your face at 5:45 am. Man what a great feeling.

Our Creator gave our distant relative Adam rule over "the fish of the sea, over the fowl of the air, over the cattle, and all creeping things." (Genesis 1:26) Years later God gives Noah authority over all animals, that two of every kind (male and female) would be spared from the flood. (Genesis 6-9) I love the fact that The Lord found animals important enough to mention. So with that said, We wait. As the fishing season nears its close and we prepare our rifles for the next season, we wait. And when the time comes, there will have never been a more beautiful sight.