It's mid-October (in case you were wondering), and you won't believe it, but I am yet to have a pumpkin spice latte or take the little lady to a pumpkin patch. I haven't yet made chili with corn bread or carved pumpkins. In my defense, this fall has been so temperamental. Just a couple of weeks ago it was rather warm, and tonight we are on freeze watch. I think it's time to get going with my fall to-do list, because the thoughts of Christmas are already starting to creep in. Ah know!!! I've already looked at Christmas stockings online and have picked out... wait for it... matching mother-daughter Christmas PJs. AH KNOW!!! Squeal!
But no-no, I have to make sure I enjoy fall, because that was actually one of my resolutions this year. We are going to carve pumpkins with friends this week, and I'm going to attempt chili and corn bread for everybody. Woot! I'm so excited.
My small group lady friends and I are reading a book by the hilarious Jen Hatmaker called 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess. Jen writes about an experiment she conducted in order to get rid of materialism and excess in her life. Over the span of 7 months she gave up certain things (like television, shopping, Internet, and others), in order to "make room" for spiritual growth. Today we discussed food, which is the first thing Jen fasted in. Why and when is it that food takes so much room in us that it pushes out the Holy Spirit? We don't see food as a means to an end, but rather something we can't imagine having an enjoyable life without. Do we put too much emphasis on food and thus forget the real "nourishment" we should crave? Oh, I'm just thinking out loud. Food is such a huge prerequisite for this season, I guess it just stirred up some of these thoughts. Or maybe it was my little bestie, whose favorite phrase as of today is "food...yummy!" Or I'm just hungry, because my dinner consisted of arugula leaves and tomatoes.
And below are a few fall photos that have nothing to do with food:)
I hear ya, lady! I've hardly done any of my "fall" activities and I'm sitting here painting a nativity scene for a Christmas blog post. In my defense, we've got a pumpkin patch playdate on TH. That sounds like a good book, too. I'll have to check it out after I finish reading every book Shauna Niequist ever wrote. She's my imaginary best friend.
ReplyDeletemy friend Kirby loves her too:))
Deleteand I'm ON that list:)
Лена привет:) зашла на твой (если можно я сразу на "ты") блог и осталась... я очень люблю красивые фотографии, а у тебя они просто дух захватывает, в этом посте очень красивое фото с собакой. так непринужденно:) по поводу еды , я отношусь к вкусной еде как к жизненно необходимому, которое делает в какойто мере нас более счастливыми, я "за" еду полезную, вкусную и красивую во всех смыслах слова:) это же часть нашей жизни:)
ReplyDeleteой спасибо большое, Танечка! Вечером обязательно зайду к тебе в гости))
DeleteOh, I so hear you about the food.. Have to check that book out.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l photos, lady! Very lovely
Girl, it's so nice to hear from you!!!
Deleteтакая классная фотка Анники! как будто ее прямо распирает от волнения, и ты ее сфотографировала за секунду до того, как она вскочила и побежала заниматься какими-то важными для ее возраста вещами)
ReplyDeleteОксан, так оно и было! Эта дама секунды на месте не сидит! Особенно когда я ей в лицо камерой тыкаю)))
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