September first dawned with the two of us in Michigan
walking the Mackinac Bridge, and that honestly feels like it was just five
minutes ago, so I’m not entirely sure how we are already here at the end of
this month…but here we are! I am looking back over the dreams and goals I had
for this month, and I’m excited to look at a new batch of goals tomorrow!
Plan our anniversary getaway. This took a surprising
turn! I told you at the beginning of the month that we made a plan for where
to go, but some of our other plans for what to do while we are there took some
unexpected turns. Still, I’m really excited for this time away to celebrate thirteen
years of marriage, and I think we are going to have a grand time!
Finish seminary orientation and start my first real
class. In all transparency, this was far more of a struggle than I
anticipated. The orientation for this program was quite thorough, and I
struggled wildly to produce the work my professor wanted me to offer. There
were many days of tears and discouragement on my part, because I did not
see that coming. I’ve always been a good and adaptive student, and I did not
anticipate feeling completely inadequate to get a good grade! I sent lots of
questions to the professor, Ryan was unendingly supportive, and Jonathan (who
serves as one of my mentors for school) gave me some great perspective that
helped. I did finally get through orientation and am in my first regular class.
Here’s hoping I am on an upward trajectory now!
Get the house fall-ready. Done! Inside and out, the
fall décor sits in its place, and I just love how cozy and comfy the house
looks. Ryan did some extra decorating outside, and it looks so nice. He has
great vision!
Clear out the garden. Ryan did this for me, so I could
work on orientation homework, and it looks so nice now that he’s finished it. He
ripped out the dying plants, put down some fresh mulch, and now it sits, ready
for spring!
Enjoy some fall fun! We have done that! We have done
some porch and patio sitting, taking in the falling leaves and cooler temps. We
hosted small group this past weekend,
which brought with it a boat ride and some roasted hot dogs and s’mores at the new
fire table. The leaves are starting to turn, and we look forward to more fall
fun as we go through October!
1 comment:
Sorry your course was off to a challenging start! Hope it is only smooth sailing here on you!
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