My Favorite Week

My favorite week is blowing in...

It is time to welcome Fall!

My favorite season!

Pumpkin spice and all things nice

Candy and monsters that are only pretend

- not at all like the real ones out there...

Friendly neighbors at your door

Just a little bit of chill in the air

Football games and sweater weather

Candles to burn and crunchy leaves on the ground.

And I admit, I have a special day this week all my own.

Even when the weather hasn't quite gotten the message yet

I love this week and I pretend.

But there is Fall and there is also falling...

We often talk about falling like it is a bad thing

But there is also

falling in love

falling asleep

falling into place

falling in your lap

And sometimes grace comes from

falling back

falling apart

and even falling short

if only we are brave enough to let our falls

sit with us

serve others

build connections

love.

For the Fall or the fall you face today -

may you have the

time to stop and breathe

presence to name gratitude

courage to try again

warm coffee to hold

friends to go with you

to the fall festival

to the apology

to the celebration

to the sorrow.

For all our falls - go in peace. May this be your favorite week.