Delicious Autumn

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot

So, I like fall.   I REALLY like fall.  It might be because my birthday is in October, but I've always loved fall and look forward to it every year.  Turning leaves, hot cider, plump pumpkins, juicy apples.  Delicious!  But a wise man told me yesterday that fall all of the time would be like having Christmas every day.  Eventually it wouldn't seem special anymore.  How true. 

We are, therefore, taking advantage of fall activities as much as possible to enjoy the time while we have it.  Mr. J and Miss M both made fall trees from paper, and Miss M and I made a paper garland with fall words on it to decorate our learning space.  Miss M made the "monster" shown above with left-overs from our garden.  Every time we're out driving somewhere, we look for changing trees, and this past week has produced some beauties!  We already have Halloween costumes planned, and I heard Miss M tell Grandma J that we would be making pumpkin cookies soon.  So, I guess we're doing that, too. 


Lesson Learned: 
Being at home with both kids all of the time and having the added responsibility of educating them can be a lot of pressure.  But God has provided so many lessons for us in nature (and in humanity).  I am still learning to feel less guilty about the "schedule" I can't seem to follow correctly.  And I am learning to wait for God to give us some of our best learning moments.  Writing a letter to a friend who has a sick mom, watching squirrels in the backyard and then sketching them or finding baby birds in the garden and dropping sunflower seeds for them are beautiful ways to spend time. We are so thankful for the beautiful autumn we've had so far, and I'm so grateful to be spending it with my family.  It has truly been delicious.