September to Remember

Whew!  What a month September has been....and there is still a week left!

 

 

It's been a month of getting older....I'm 37!!!! 

What???? 

I seriously don't even know how that is possible. 

 It's been a month of celebrations

Birthdays....Weddings.....More Birthdays....Passing Tests....Go Randy!!!

It has been a month of dentistry.......Jackson has had EXTENSIVE work.  2 root canals.  3 fillings....yes.....REALLY!  Praise the Lord for dental insurance....seriously!  Andrew has had several orthodontic appointments this month too.  We have had a lot of schooling in dentists offices this year. 

 

It has been a month of traveling....To the lake.  To the beach.  To Charlotte.  To the Dentist....next week the boys are headed off for a retreat.  

 

It's been a month of newness. 

New books for school. 

 

New classes at co-op. 

New friends. 

New haircuts....

It's also been a month of sameness. 

Old friends <3 them. 

Dance classes. 

 

Guitar lessons. 

Exercise. 

School. 

 

Routines that don't yet feel routine. 

 

 I love the freshness of everything this time of year. 

 

 

It was a month of connection.  We had lunch with friends from our church.  I got to know several ladies at a women's fellowship.  We started attending a home fellowship.  LOVE!  I'm looking forward to another ladies event this week at the church and Randy and Andrew will be away this weekend at a youth retreat.  The kids started The Truth Project on Wednesday nights and are involved with the choir.  So good.  We are beginning to feel real a sense of connection.  We've also had meals with old friends.  Trips with family and friends.  Joyous Co-op Reunions. 

 

 Lots of relationship building and real life "face time" this month.

 

 

What a great time of year. 

 The summer heat is fading. 

 

 

The fall's snap is just starting to emerge.  Leaves are on the cusp of changing.....Eager to see their brilliant hues.  Sad to see the summer go, but anxious for the fall's majestic arrival.  September has been kind of like this season of our life.  Filled with good things. A time of growth. A bit painful.  Different.  Yet wonderful.  The same and yet different.  I am so grateful for family, for true friends, but mostly for Christ and for his word......that has made all the new and different bearable and even beautiful.  So thankful to have so many new and wonderful people being woven into our lives and equally as grateful for the faithful friends whose hearts are already part of the fabric of our lives. 

 

Can't believe September is almost gone......it went fast!