Happy Autumn!

Welcome, my favorite season of the year! I've always loved fall. I like the crisp, cold air - how fresh it makes everything feel. I like to cozy up in sweaters and fleece and light fires or drink tea. Things seem to calm down, get reflective. I'm pretty deep and analytical...ok diseasedly so. (Yes, I just made up the word "diseasedly".) So, colder days seem to create the perfect environment for my mind. The trees are BEAUTIFUL!!!! I can't believe all the shades of deep crimson and pumpkin and gold. Oh how I've missed the seasons! 

There's something, too, about dressing the boys in jeans and long sleeves. They're like fuzzy teddy bears. Though they don't necessarily add to the "calm" aura of the season :) They're more like the frolicking wind. Hee hee. But they still add to the joy, and it's fun to experience it anew with them. Dusty loves cloudy days, so when they roll in, we all just bask in the feel of harvest time.

All is moving along. Connections has started meeting in a facility, which is fun. We're still meeting and connecting with new people all the time. New friends! ALWAYS fun! We're getting closer to baby number 3. And while I do have apprehension (i.e. watching supernanny, weeping and thinking, "HOW am I going to mother THREE KIDS?"), I'm also excited to hold a tiny one again and be finished with the "incubation" stage.

It's funny autumn is so inspiring to me, as it's actually a prelude to death, in a sense. All of nature puts on her most beautiful gown and dances into sleep. Freezing under winter. In a way, I suppose it's symbolic to me of a time to shed old things. To cherish them for the beauty of what they were, then lay them to rest, knowing after the winter, new life will come forth (I like spring too :)). Seasons are such a reminder that in life, things never remain constant. There is always new to come, if we're willing to see and embrace it. 

We pray you are finding days of peace this season... even with all the chaos in our society right now - God is sovereign. May you find moments to be thankful for what you do have, especially ones you love. :) Happy Autumn from the Taylors :)