THINGS I LOVE...

THE LAW OF THE HARVEST...



FALL-COLORED LEAVES...



ORGANICALLY-GROWN GOODNESS...



KINGS...



BABY SMILES...



FRIENDS...



INNOCENCE...



PLAY TIME...



HAND-PICKED WHOLESOMENESS...(Except for the buttercup, which I purchased from an organic farm)...



WARM ROOMS...



AND BEAUTIFUL SCENTS...



SIMPLER TIMES...

MY BLESSINGS...

MY BLESSINGS…

Life is busy…Work is long…The to-do list never ends…

BUT…

I HAVE SO MANY BLESSINGS!!!







As I pulled up to the house tonight, I thought of my boy, who I miss so, and how I miss his laughter in the house…His playing around…Randomly doing voice impressions…And making me laugh!

It’s just so upbeat…I want to kiss his little face right this minute!

I miss his natural energy, charm, and excitement for life…

It’s really true that your children take you back to your youth, is it not?



As soon as I thought of him, my Tia came to mind…

I miss her hysterical sense of very dry humor…

She just cracks me up! You would have to know her to see what I’m saying, but in an off-handed sort of way, she is extremely funny…

And she also knows A LOT! If we ever a question, we say, Keira would know! (She’s my child who never stops reading and researching, and once, as a child…Read the Dictionary…:/



Of course, as soon as I thought of my Keira, Chanielle popped into my mind! She is so awesome…So strong…Mentally AND Physically…

In highschool, she ran…And she ran fast! In highschool, she also did the pole vault. My brother-in-law said not too long ago that she is the strongest female that he has ever seen…

Chanielle and I have the same sense of humor…We crack each other up! Ha Ha

Of course, the others just think we’re dumb…That's why we have to work in a team-;)



My VERY best times are when I am with my family…



OH, IT IS GRAND…

THE FALL…



Bob Atkins

THE HARVEST…



Thomas Kinkaid

And the BOUNTY, with which the Lord has provided us…



Enjoy your blessings, my friends, and especially your FAMILY…



We NEVER know when one may be taken from us…

LOVE THEM, LOVE THEM, LOVE THEM!

MODESTY, PURITY, AND A THANKFUL HEART

Just as we are to “put on” the armor of God, we are to “put on” our clothes as protection for us and others. Clothing ourselves with modest dress and modest actions—mercy, kindness, humility, patience, and charity—will invite the companionship of the Spirit and will positively affect those around us (see Colossians 3:12, 14).

-Robert D. Hales, “Modesty: Reverence for the Lord,” Liahona, Aug 2008, 18–23, as copied from Emily's blog...



I am FAR from the perfect model of modesty, but I do endear it and the feelings which it invokes…



Modesty manifests itself in different forms…An appropriate yet beautiful wedding dress...



A gathering of friends on a reverent Sabbath...



A homemaker...Or perhaps housekeeper...Going about her daily duties with a sense of pride and modesty...



The making of a covering...P. Buckley Moss artist





How is this young woman any less beautiful than her counterparts who choose to dress in clothing that reveals? In deed, she is MORE beautiful.







PURITY…



Have you ever noticed how pure little children are?

They just come that way…

A fresh little spirit...

Full of love and goodness…



They really don’t care WHAT they’re doing…



What OTHERS may think…



Or HOW they may look…



They just are.



Like the beauty of the season…



And the bounty of the Harvest…



Their sweet little souls bring love and joy to all around…









Apparently little Christian's truck was thirsty, as he told me here that he was giving it a drink…;)



Fall is a time of BEAUTY…



A time to GIVE THANKS…



A time to REFLECT…





Fall is a time for a HARVEST HOME…



Whatever that may be…



The WARMTH of the kitchen…



The light from HIS WORD…



And…Of course…Fall is a time for FAMILY…



I pray that we all may have a thankful heart for the many blessings which we do enjoy…



And, Yes...There are many…;)