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| This is a be-a-utiful Florida Fall weekend! Don't you think? As much as I love the children at the preschool, this week of Fall Break is a welcome pause in the crazy rush-rush weekly schedule. I miss Kansas this time of year. I miss chilly, crisp breezes, hayrack rides, and real pumpkin patches--you know the ones where the kids would run up and down the rows of winding vines, ripe with plump orange and shiny pumpkins. The combination of the chilly breeze blowing through our hair and the layers of clothing we wore, gave us the perfect balance of crispness and coziness I would always tell the kids to "pick any pumpkin you want, as long as you can carry it to the trailer," (the one holding the haybales for the hayride). Then I would rush here and there cutting their "prize pumpkin" from the vine and listen as they bragged with joy of how they found the best pumpkin in the patch. I can see the smiles on their bright-eyed faces and smell the fresh, fall air just thinking about it! I miss the relaxing Autumn walks with the orange, gold and red leaves twirling all around us and crunching below our feet. I miss the Fall Festival. This is the annual and highly anticipated community celebration in my home town of Valley Center. It happened last week. It happens each year at the end of September. It begins with the big highschool homecoming football game and carnival rides on Friday night. Then, on Saturday the entire community lines THE main street with THE traffic light for a hometown, old-fashioned parade. The band marches, the cheer leaders cheer, the floats line up and LOTS of candy is thrown. *sigh* What fun memories! I lived in this little community and attended the festival for 16 years. Some years I was in the parade. Some years I watched with friends from church or school. If I could go back just for the festival, I would. Ah....I am homesick. I am thankful for new friends, too. I had the joy of visiting the Peterson's new home, today. It is beautiful and spacious! What a blessing for them! We had a nice visit and I laughed today in a way I hadn't in a long time. I needed that. | | |
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Let's see....how about a few highlights from today? James had his surgery. I have not heard anything, yet. Has anyone else? We are still praying for a quick and thorough recovery, as well as rest for the family. My youngest has an earache. This is the second one this month. This time it's the other ear. If you think of him, please pray for him. This weekend was the best I have had in a long time. Today, on the other hand was a bit rough. Don't get me wrong, I have a great job. It was just one of those days when I felt like a failure--at work that is. Do you have days like that? Of course, I know that my sufficiency is in what Christ has done and not in my own accomplishments. However, I still struggle with feelings of failure when it comes to the issue of time management and organization. This is a life-long struggle for me. I know what I am supposed to do. I just can't seem to do it. If I could go through life and focus my attention on one thing at a time, I would finally be successful. However, life doesn't allow that. We have to balance so many spinning plates at once. If we allow one to stop spinning, they all come crashing down. I had better get some rest so that I can keep them spinning tomorrow. | | |
| See now, that was easy, wasn't it? Of course there is no pressure in the future to comment. I'm feelin' the love, now It's just nice to know someone cares about the insignificant things I have to say. I do have to wonder, who is checking in from California and New Jersey, among a few others. This footprint thing is fun but erie. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at Steve and Donna's shindig! Of course, it is sad that it will be a sendoff party. So exciting to see them start this new chapter, though. Hope you all can take some time to enjoy your families tonight as well as take some time to relax! Happy Friday! | | |
| I had 51 footprints today and no comments. Who really is out there anyway? | | |
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