All Things Fall

With Fall quickly approaching, I am getting into the mood for all things FALL! I absolutely love every minute of this wonderful weather {except that it makes my allergies go haywire} but that's okay. It's worth it~ I found a neat project on one of the blogs I have been enjoying and I think I would love to try this. It is different, and I need something "fallish" for my door. We'll see how it goes.
Check out A soft place to land for more details if you're interested.


And we have picked out a Halloween costume for John Luke. He will be sporting around this cute suit. {real scary, huh?!}


Now for a little about my newest book. I have been reading...


As I was reading last night I came across this and wanted to share. I hope it will encourage all you mamas! {and future mamas}
Nancy Leigh DeMoss is describing how her refrigerator is filled with pictures of her friends and their families. This is how she explains one particular section: "In the middle of all the photos, I have placed a bumper sticker you may recall seeing several years ago: "Life: What a Beautiful Choice." These women have chosen life by bearing children {something only a woman can do, I might add}; and they are choosing life every day...
* with every meal they prepare
* with every load of dirty clothes they wash
* with every trip they make to the grocery store, to school, to the dentist, to piano lessons, to soccer practice, or to the shoe store
* with every scraped knee they bandage
* with every encouraging word they speak
* with every night hour they spend rocking a sick or scared child
* with every dispute they arbitrate
* with every moment they spend building Legos, coloring, helping with math problems, reading a Bible story, or listening to a husband or child describe his day
* with every moment they spend interceding{praying} for the spiritual growth and protection of their family.

Day in and day out, they are building a home; they are being life-givers; they are laying a foundation and building a memorial that will outlive them for generations to come; they are honoring their Creator in the greatest possible way."
~Nancy Leigh DeMoss

"It is true that many "perfect jobs" may come and go during the childrearing years, but only one will absolutely never come along again--the job of rearing your own children and allowing them the increasingly rare opportunity to grow up at home."
~Dorothy Patterson

I had to add that this chapter spoke to me very loudly! I get caught up in things daily that do not matter! I lose my temper and say things that are definitely not "ministering grace to the hearers". {Ephesians 4:29} So I am like Paul, "Christ came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief." {I Tim. 1:15} He convicts me of this quite often!!!