Wow what a crazy week! It was full of new beginnings with our year’s first American Heritage Girls meeting and starting Made to Crave and also God’s provision in sending me some temporary part time work. By the time Saturday afternoon rolled around, we all crashed on the couch to watch the Narnia trilogy and recover from the week. Sunday was a much needed day of rest and we took full advantage of it. And now Monday is here again, so let’s say hello!
Hello Monday…
Hello to fall…
Yesterday marked the first day of fall, ushering in leaves in brilliant colors, cooler weather, boots and sweaters, quilts, and all things pumpkin and apple. I love fall.
Hello apple picking…
I willingly buy pumpkin in a can at the grocery store but there’s something about going to pick your own apples, bringing them home and baking them into something wonderful. Last year was the first time I’d ever gone apple picking and now I can’t imagine doing fall without a trip to the apple orchard. Later this morning, we are going to a nearby farm with some friends and their littles to pick our first batch of apples. We will return to Apple Hill Orchard next month – gotta wait on my favorite varieties to be ready for picking!
Hello baking…
I’m a baker year round, but something about fall sends me into a baking frenzy. Add in all the ideas on Pinterest and the upcoming holidays and I could just live in my kitchen y’all. Just come back and get me after Christmas!
Hello healing…
There’s nothing more humbling that sharing your own personal journey and the things God has taught you along the way, and then seeing that minister to other women in their own journeys. Made to Crave is underway and for the next six weeks, I’m entering into these women’s lives and speaking truth and healing over them. Such an awesome privilege and also a weighty responsibility. Already I feel like what I have to give will not be nearly enough, but thankfully that’s exactly the way God means it to be. I’m so glad it doesn’t depend on my own strength and knowledge! His grace is enough!
Hello shoeboxes…
This week we are preparing for Gracie’s last big push to complete her goal of packing 100 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Gracie and Michael will both be speaking to the Mission Possible kids in church on Sunday about how kids can be involved in missions. Gracie is really nervous about talking in front of all the kids, so could you say a little prayer for her? We will be going through her boxes this week, making sure each box is packed to the gills and seeing how close she is to her goal. After they talk to the kids, Gracie and Michael will be helping the kids pack shoeboxes of their own for Operation Christmas Child. Next week, Gracie will visit the processing center and get a tour. I have to admit, I’m gonna miss seeing the wall of shoeboxes that have been there to greet me when I walk in the front door for the last two months. Maybe we will just have to start collecting for next year.
What are you saying hello to this week?
Life Lived Loud 
Comments on: "Hello Monday…the fantastic fall version" (2)
Hello to grinding wheat into flour to bake bread! It actually turned out.
I’m so glad it worked out for you! I was wondering if you’d managed to find a way to do it yet. Good for you!