Carrying Sheaves: Counting My Blessings

I want to keep my streak of posting every week going even though some of the longer posts I have been working on aren't done yet. I decided, instead of a more typical post, to take pictures of my everyday life and share some of my blessings from the week. Counting my blessings points me to God and His faithfulness to me and helps ground me when I am overwhelmed, afraid, sad, or frustrated. How have you seen God in big and small ways this week?

God, I'm still counting my blessings

For all that You've done in my life
The more that I look in the details
The more of Your goodness I find
Father on this side of heaven
I know that I'll run out of time
But I will keep counting my blessings
Knowing I can't count that high

- Chorus, Counting My Blessings, Seph Schlueter

Zoo trip with some cousins!

A tiny harvest after the deer ate all of the tops last week, not too bad considering we planted in early July! I am always amazed when seeds put into the ground become plants and eventually fruit.

Still flowering and making fruit even though it is fall!

Our pool was closed last weekend and covered with a tarp. It's not nearly as aesthetically pleasing as a blue pool sparkling in the sunshine, but the reflection after a recent rain was lovely.

My daughter and I am made chocolate caramels. So delicious and fun!

Cannot express how thankful I am for my daughter's positive homeschool volleyball experience this fall.

A preview of one of the blog posts I have been working on.

I love listening to podcasts while I am doing chores or exercising. I never know how to best keep notes of the things I want to remember or think more about. My current plan has me scribbling on our dry erase board and hoping I eventually put the notes somewhere permanent. It is a good strategy for seeing the notes and reflecting throughout the day.

Speaking of exercise, I am struggling to get into a good routine, but I am thankful for the times I do sneak it in. Anyone else spend the day in workout clothes and a cardigan, hoping to eventually use the workout clothes for working out?

Sunlight, plants that are flourishing after almost dying during our move, and rainbows on the carpet.

Fall leaf collected by while walking the dog and candy corns.

One of the best parts of my week is teaching two elementary-aged girls language arts.

As a recovering perfectionist, I try to make sure I joyfully laugh at myself instead of beat myself up when I do silly things, like try to carry these groceries without a cart. Thankfully I found an abandoned one halfway through the store.