First Day of Fall

It is most definitely one of my favorite days of the year.

And today has been almost perfect.

It's been cloudy all day. Cooler temperatures. Bible Study in the morning. Currently enjoying gentle rain showers. Scattered thunderstorms predicted later on. Husband heading home early today. A fun evening planned.

What else???

my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season

a slice of delicious homemade apple spice cake for an

afternoon pick-me-up

jeans and new fall shoes.

Welcome autumn. We've been waiting for you. Stay awhile.

So, it's September...

And somehow I have been quite absent from here. I'm sorry for the unexpected hiatus.

I've missed it. Missed recording thoughts and images here. (I even missed talking about my birthday. Now, that's out of character!)

Truth be told, we've been busy.

This year has really marked the entrance into a busier season of life. And I'm still navigating what that looks like for us. And for me. I'm not a big fan of busy.

But I think I'll be around more now. We're getting into the groove of our new school year (accompanied by shorter naptimes for an almost-three year old. sigh.) and so I'm learning to seize the little moments in my day. And I've found that I still have time to blog when I make good use of my time.

So here we go again. I hope you'll continue to join me!