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OK, so a tiny confession…

Although I’m named Summer, I have to admit it’s not quite my favorite season! I know, I know, it’s not right, but I can’t help myself… autumn wins 🙂

Every October, I get giddy at the thought of pumpkin muffins, boots, crisp fall days, football games (yes, the excitement of competition!), leaves changing colors, & the holidays approaching. Autumn is such a romantic time of year ~ one replete with many fun memories & one where you can easily make more.

About this time last year, my husband whisked me away to one of our favorite married adventures thus far: Seeing the leaves turn in the Arkansas mountains. It was magical, to say the least.

This year as I reflect on all God’s done since then, I’m so thankful for His presence in our lives & how He’s blessed us (in the good & in the challenges), and I’m eagerly anticipating what this autumn may bring…

October.

A month of promise. Of harvest. Of reaping what we’ve sown.

A month of God’s glory, written across creation in vivid color.

A month of newness, like the Jewish New Year! Of school schedules ramping up & sports well underway. Of making new friends & creating new things 🙂

A month of excitement & anticipation. A time of transition, the changing of the guard from one season to another… sometimes bittersweet, but always with beauty on the other side.

It’s a time to take risks, venture into new territory, & start something new… a time to explore, open up to new possibilities, and walk through new doors.

It’s also a time for romance ~ sparked not only by cooler days & nights but also in the Lord’s unique way of wooing us in this changing season.

I love October & all it brings. Maybe it’s the rush in the air – the anticipation of opportunity just beyond the horizon – that so captures our hearts this time of year!

So autumn, from one season to another I say: Welcome! I can’t wait to see what you’ll bring this year 🙂 

And to you Reader, I say, Let’s begin anew this October. Let’s dive into the new season full-force & allow God to turn over a new leaf in our lives. 

You first. Shall we?

p.s. *This is about how I’m feeling today…* {photo below}

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