Life at the moment

I blogged last about our visit with Rachel (above in green), here is another picture I got from the Scarecrow Festival where we had our Tienda booth. I had to put it on here because I love the picture and it has many of my favourite women in my life in it :)

Life is good. I'm loving the cooler temperatures and enjoying fresh tomatoes and potatoes from local gardens (not my own as we have hardly any sun in our yard...I think next year I just won't bother with a garden :( I love wearing socks and sweaters again. I love seeing the trees slowly turn bright shades of orange, yellow and red, and I can't WAIT for Thanksgiving :)

My doula business seems to be experiencing a slight hiatus right now, which is actually okay with me. I have a client in January just before Joel & I head off on our 10 year anniversary trip, but that's all I have booked in for now since my November client already delivered. I'm relishing the fact that I'm not 'on call' and don't have to be thinking of childcare all the time, but I do miss being a part of birth. It's been just a couple of days over 3 months since I've been at a birth. Writing birth stories this week for my June births was fun because it brought all those moments back. It's a good thing that I journal a lot after births so that I can relive the birth when it comes time to actually sit down and write the story for the couple.

I feel content right now. Church is going really well here at home, we are all still loving it. I can't believe it's been almost a year since we began!! It's amazing how close I've become to the other women here, they are so dear to me. I'm excited at how God has been growing us here.

I'm taking some time to volunteer in Lyric's class this year and I'm enjoying that as well. I'm thrilled with my kids' school. The teachers all seem so happy to be there and they all get along so well. The atmosphere in the staff room is always so refreshing and fun. I'm grateful for the opportunity to send my kids there.

Still trying to figure out what sort of extra-curricular activity I will pursue this fall. I really like to find one thing that I can have of my own to do on a weekly basis. I'm seriously thinking that it's time to retire my ballet slippers and move on. After I dropped in on a class last week (full of 15-18 year olds) I reminded once again that my memory for dance combinations is definitely not what it used to be, not to mention my ankle strength & flexibility for ballet. I know I want to dance, just still trying to figure out which kind & where to do it. Dance is such a great thing for me, it keeps me in tune with my body and yet is a great mental escape for me; when I have to focus on what my body is doing it temporarily stops all those other thoughts and lists that keep flipping around in my head...I love that.

I'm taking a class at heart to heart called "Sacred Chaos" and trying to learn ways to incorporate God into my busy days on a more consistent basis. It's been helpful to have some ideas on how to remind myself to talk to Him and to depend on Him throughout my day...I still have a lot to learn.

Happy Fall everyone, talk to you again soon.

Mel