Showing posts with label Fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fall. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

20 Little Things to Treasure in Autumn



Autumn Mums



Fall is here, fall is here...it's the best time of the year!


Over at The Inspired Room, Melissa is challenging us to create a list of 20 things that inspire us this time of year.

Here are a few of the things that delight my heart in Autumn:

1. the colors of fall
2. the crisp breezes in the air
3. pumpkins
4. sitting outdoors by our chiminea smelling the burning pinion wood
5. snuggling with my kiddos under a soft throw
6. autumn baking - especially the spice and pumpkin breads
7. Thanksgiving and all that this special holiday represents - gratefulness, thankfulness and recognition of all the blessings God has bestowed upon us
8. fall decorations in my home and homes I visit
9. pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks
10. taking my kids to pick out pumpkins at the pumpkin patch
11. sweaters and boots
12. candles
13. fall festivals
14. neighborhood garage sales
15. opening all the windows and enjoying the smells and sounds of the outdoors
16. soups, spicy chili, cornbread and pinto beans
17. corn dogs at the fair
18. hayrides
19. mums
20. high school football games (Longhorns, too!)


~ Humility ~

Humility is perpetual quietness of heart.
It is to have no trouble.
It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore,
To wonder at nothing that is done to me,
to feel nothing done against me.
It is to be at rest when nobody praises me,
And when I am blamed or despised;
it is to have a blessed home in myself
where I can go in and shut the door
and kneel to my Father
in secret and be at peace,
as in a deep sea of calmness, when all
around and about is trouble.