Orange Hodgepodge Day

 Orange Hodgepodge Day!!

Joyce Asks the Questions:

We Answer the Questions:

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1.  What do you like most about your family?

What I love most about my family is our closeness and the deep love we share. Not only within our immediate circle, but extending out to cousins, aunts, uncles and beyond. It is very comforting to know that no matter how far apart we are or how busy life becomes, that bond of belonging always ties us together.  Around here, Family is the heartbeat of our home.

2. What's something nice that's happened to you recently?

This is a difficult one for me to answer, because nice things happen for me all the time. Seriously, I am so Blessed and it seems that each day the blessings keep flowing. 

3. Do you like the color Orange? Besides pumpkins and an actual orange, what's something orange you love?

I do like Orange!!  Especially this time of the year, the color Orange feels like a burst of happiness that refuses to go unnoticed. Don't you just love how the color Orange hums excitement and energy?  I like to think that the color orange tells us to live boldly!

4.  What's something you have now you couldn't have imagined having five years ago? How does that make you feel? What's possible now because of it?

Gosh...this is a hard one!  I'm going to have to say more Peace!  Having peace feels like taking a deep breath after a long day...I can feel the soft whispers in the quiet moments of my day.  Although, we are battling Sam's health issues at this time, I still have the ability to rest in the moments and I have the gentle assurance that God is walking right beside us...taking each step with us.  I can best describe my peace as if I'm standing in sunshine and it is so warm and steady.  

This is a good feeling in knowing that no matter what comes our way, the peace of God stands firm. He is in control and in knowing this, I can find calm in the chaos of life.  

5. Let's wrap this one up with an October this or that....

* pumpkin bread or apple cider donut

Definitely pumpkin bread

*Cozy sweater or cozy hoodie

A warm cozy hoodie every time!!

* apple picking or pumpkin picking

Our area is too hot for Apples to grow...I've never picked apples.  BUT:  I've pulled a lot of pumpkins and the hunt for the perfect pumpkin is so FUN!

* scary movie or Hallmark movie

I don't do scary very well...I don't do thriller movies well.  I usually watch Hallmark Christmas movies in November and December

* hay ride or corn maze

HAY RIDE for sure!  A hayride is pure seasonal JOY!  I love to bundle up with family and friends, on an autumn night and ride the back roads on a trailer that is full of hay.  Guess what?  Wi-Fi is not allowed on these rides!!  Just riding under the stars and soaking up this simple pleasure.  

Ooooo....makes me want to plan one!

* twinkle lights or candles

Twinkle lights are magical.  Doesn't matter if they are strung across my back porch, wrapped around a tree trunk, glimmering along the fence line....I simply love them. 

On cool evenings, twinkle lights invites you to linger a little longer and let your thoughts settle. I find much peace in their shimmer....It's like their glow is a promise that even the smallest lights bring peace. 

* autumn hike or autumn bonfire

I enjoy both!! However, I do love the crackle of the wood and the dance of orange and gold flames shooting up from the fire.  

I do love BON-FIRES but I enjoy a Camp fire just as much...

And even better are the stories, the laughter, the s'mores, and the chill that is in the air. Sitting around the bonfire seems to be more than the fire itself...it's togetherness, connection, comfort, and I like to think of it as being a way to melt away any worries...

6. Insert your own thought here.

We have finally had some cooler mornings!!

AND:  I have learned that the more you do something the easier it becomes.... even if it's driving through bumper to bumper traffic in Dallas.  What once felt nerve-wrecking is slowly turning into second nature.  I guess you could say that confidence often shows up disguised as experience.   Still a bit stressful when the big 18 wheelers pull up next to you, or when a fast moving vehicle changes lanes right in front of you..... but I'm learning that I can do it!!  I can drive in Downtown Dallas...

Enjoy all of your blessings today..

Shug..🧡