It is October 5th and I have resigned myself to the fact that sunny, warm days are over for this year....sigh.
I do love the season of Fall. I love walking through crispy leaves and the colorful trees in Ohio are just awesome. We love trees so much that we planted two new Maple babies this year. Now we have 4 Maple trees in our backyard. Imagine all the colorful leaves we will be raking for years to come LOL.
The above picture is the back portion of our backyard where the two original Maples stand. We planted the two new Maples a little further up. I will take a new picture of the backyard so that the two new trees can be seen in the picture and post it here, soon, I hope. I have to get my digital camera to cooperate first. At the present time it refuses to work unless connected to the computer, despite putting in fresh batteries. Hauling the computer outside to take the pic is not an option LOL. I just may have to buy a new digital camera in order to take a pic of the newly planted trees.
The season of Autumn for me, at least, has always been a time of reflection. I love to take walks around our neighborhood, usually with at least one of our 3 dogs alongside me. On these walks I take some deep breaths of cool air and try to clear my mind of any worries. I like to enjoy the colorful leaves and flowers without the clutter of heavy thoughts. On my walks, it becomes clear to me just how wonderful our God is to provide us with such a tremendous tapestry of rich color for us to enjoy. It brings me such peace to walk among such artistry. His power and presence along my walk fills me with a peace that is difficult to miss or to describe. It must be experienced. Once I have enjoyed God's handiwork and have found that peaceful spot in my soul; I allow my mind to reflect upon my life's journey so far and I see in my mind's eye a sort of slideshow of what has transpired so far in 2006. I acknowledge how much I have learned as a college student and the sacrifices my family has made so that I could embark on this quest to achieve my bachelor degree. The past few months I have survived College Algebra and am now in thr throes of Statistics. My daughters have been amazingly understanding of my hair pulling, rantings and my declarations of giving up LOL. Statistics especially has been a trying class and my daughters can attest to the level of difficulty I have endured over the past two months. I have 3 weeks of torture yet to suffer through and then we are going to have a party to celebrate the end of the term. Funny that it will fall on Halloween!
I also reflect upon my freelance work. My website Joyfulwraps.com is progressing. I would love to have more clients find my website, though, so I will need to step up my marketing machine. Basically for the most part, I am really satisfied with my journey as a writer. I love capturing words, putting them to paper and having them create something that inspires, informs or evokes passion in someone else.
As I finish my walk I reflect with joy upon how my daughters have grown over the summer and how they are turning into such wonderful pre-teens. I can already tell that our house will be quite lively during the teen years and I look forward to all the challenges and all the joys.
As I near my home, I reflect on just how good it is to have a home, and all those whom I love so dearly that wait just inside the door to welcome me back from my walk. I am truelly blessed. I thank God every day for my loved ones, for my pets, for my writting skill and for his son, my savior, Jesus.
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