Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm linking up with Joyce for today's hodgepodge post. I'll jump right in!
1. When you think of autumn, what sounds come to mind? I love this question! The crackling of a fire comes to mind. I love nothing more than sitting around a firepit in the cool season of the year; even when it's more than cool, it's still so much fun to drag blankets outside and sit by a fire. We don't have a regular firepit this season; ours was pretty warped, and when Drew moved in with Mallory, he brought his gas powered one here. It's not the same! I want a firepit back.
2. Is a trip to the mountains something you enjoy? What's your favorite mountain? Wholeheartedly, YES! I cannot wait to get up into the Colorado Rockies in a couple of weeks. I can't wait! I think they're my favorite to date.
I love it in Colorado.
3. What's something that once felt like a mountain, but now is just a molehill? I once felt like it was a mountain trying to navigate life on my own, one in which I don't have a husband. Now? It's way less of a mountain and more of a molehill. I'm grateful for this! My life exudes peace; I don't have to ever worry about someone else's bad mood, bad attitude, or bad day. I don't ever have to experience a marital fight or disagreement; I don't have to care about what someone else wants for dinner. It almost feels selfish to say and think these things, but I'm too happy to care what that makes me sound like.
This night was an ultimate example of that peace.
4. Let's play this or that, fall foods edition. Yes, you have to choose.
- pumpkin spice latte or chai latte
- apple cider or hot chocolate
- stew or chili
- sweet potato casserole or green bean casserole
- butternut squash soup or creamy mushroom soup
- cranberry sauce or gravy
5. Sum up your September in a sentence or two. I don't know if I can do this in just a sentence or two, but here goes. September has been a month of learning how to hold grief and gratitude in the same hands. I've missed someone I loved, while also discovering that there are little pockets of joy waiting for me—in my sons, my friends, my family, my faith, the Lord, my writing, my cozy evenings, and the ordinary moments that make up a life. I'm not the woman I was before this season, but I'm beginning to see that I don't have to be. I'm simply learning how to keep going, keep loving, and keep becoming who I am meant to be.
6. Insert your own random thought here. I love this Chat GPT trend! Ask it to make an image out of your life and turn it into a movie poster. She nailed it, y'all!
I shared this on socials last night, and I used the song Keep On by Emily Ann Roberts as the background music. This is a great song! It's about persevering when life hurts and you're hurting enough to want to give up...but also that as long as you're still here, your story isn't finished. The central them is to keep moving forward. Here's a video to it, if you want to listen!
Thanks for reading my blog today, friends! Love to all.
Jen
..."I'm too happy to care what that makes me sound like" is so good! I'm glad you're finding peace and joy while still in a season of grief. I almost included some Garden of the Gods pics in my post but I didn't. Colorado is an amazing place!
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