Hello, God, It's me, Mara - November

You know, Lord, November has sneaked right in! Time sure does seem to fly around here - that's what a host of friends say. Looking out the window or taking a walk, one can't help but notice the falling leaves which seem to be the business that November is doing. Oh, there are some leaves that dangled on a naked branch and refuse to fall until spring comes along and thrusts them off to make way for the greenery of the year born new.

Cottonwoods change from their shiny green glittering like metallic leaves to the washed-out yellow like faded sunlight but they hold on, answering to the wind and a...