There’s something about fall that feels like both a pause button and a reset button at the same time. The air gets a little crisper, the days a little shorter, and the colors around us seem to shout, change is coming.

Our family is standing in that same place right now—on the cusp of a new season. The bright colors of what’s ahead excite us. But here’s the reminder: there’s always work to do before you can fully step into the next.

Think about it.

Even while getting to enjoy fall’s beauty, you rake the leaves.

Before winter sets in, you put away the garden and pull out the coats.

Every season requires preparation.

Spiritually, it’s no different.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” That means the work of transition is holy too. It’s not wasted—it’s where God gets us ready.

For us, that looks like letting go of things that belonged to the last season and making room for what God is doing in the next. It means tightening our grip on gratitude, loosening our grip on control, and trusting that if He has brought us this far, He isn’t about to leave us now.

And isn’t that what Jesus modeled? He didn’t rush seasons—He embraced them. Luke 5:16 tells us that Jesus often withdrew to lonely places to pray. That was His way of preparing for the next step. If the Son of God needed those pauses, then maybe we do too.

So here’s my reminder to myself—and maybe to you too: the work of transition is worth it. On the other side is the joy of a new season.

Maybe that’s where you are right now—standing between what was and what’s about to be. Don’t despise the in-between. Prepare well, because what’s coming is good.

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:19)

Friend, God is doing something new—in me, in my family, and in you. Let’s not miss it by rushing through the work of change. The season ahead is bright.

👉 What season of transition are you in right now? I’d love to hear how God is preparing you for what’s ahead.