I love fall

 Family outing to Eckert's Farm today. As we were picking pumpkins, riding in the trailer behind the tractor to the apple orchards I realized, like I do every year - I love fall. I love the smells, apples, the beautiful colors, the cooler weather, the beginning of the holidays, the warmer foods, pumpkin flavors, Thanksgiving and harvest.
We are settling in to St Louis more and more each week. Erik's parents just received a mission a call as a medical area advisor - Denver North Mission. They called and said they would fly us home for their farewell so all the family could be together. That call/news came on a day when I was feeling a bit lonely, missing "the old como life", and so part of me feels like the timing of it all was an answer to my prayers that day. It will be refreshing to be with family.
Erik is loving his job and his job (and all who work with him) love Erik. Every day I know we are being watched over by a loving Heavenly Father.