November!!! cool weather, wood stoves, leaves, chain saws, pumpkins, gourds, apple pie, pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, electric blankets, frost on the car window, turning on the furnace, standing around the wood stove, pumpkin muffins, turkey, boots, hats, scarves, gloves, heavy coats, pants, tights, family...
Can you tell I love Fall?? It just makes me happy!
We have had quite a busy one. We had a chimney fire in late September..that was so scary! So, we are waiting to have a new chimney liner put in before we use our wood stove again, and what a difference without it..we love wood heat!! Richard had a huge wood splitting party in September and was amazed and so thankful when about 17 friends and family came to help! We are truly blessed!
We just had our furnace cleaned and Richard is almost done taking care of all the leaves in the yard..and we sure had a lot of them!
And of course it's deer season, and that means countless hours spent at the shop, cutting and wrapping. Seeing old friends and making new ones, one of Richard's favorite times of year!!
I am so thankful for the incredible life we have here together! Life is so fragile and we need to live every moment to the fullest, embracing every opportunity to just simply love!! I really think it pleases God when we are happy and grateful. He has given us so much! With every birthday that passes (that's just a cute way of saying, "as I get older") it takes less and less to make me really 'feel' happy. I guess that gift must come with age.
We have had the greatest highs and we have certainly experienced some lows, so I guess that's why everything in between is just plain sweet!
So, as you enter into this amazing season this year, I challenge you to take a few minutes everyday to just stop and reflect on all God has given you! Because as you have more birthdays you will also realize it really is the simple things!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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