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| we picked apples today |
I think, more than any other month, September is the one where you can see the seasons change. It's subtle, watching as the sun moves slowly away from us and the afternoons and evenings getting shorter. Seeing the flowers slowly loose their vigor and silently retreat into the earth to await the awakening season of Spring. The leaves turning from their lovely greens to stunning golds and reds only to drop to the ground, their job done for the year. It, to me, is the most magical of seasons.
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| lots and lots of apples |
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| gravenstein and jonagold |
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| and honey crisp |
Most of all September has taught me Gratitude. I strive every day to live a life of Grace and Gratitude, to be kind and forgiving with a heart full of Mercy. This month has been full of extreme emotion with highs and lows of great worry mixed with overflowing joy. And through it all I have turned to you, my bloggy friends, and you held me up. You've given me strength and hope that I can beat this cancer, I know whatever lies ahead that you will be there to support me...thank you!
AND I learned that I could finish the 30 day challenge and still love blogging! Phewwww...see y'all in a few.
What did September teach you?
~*Wow such an incredible heartfelt post..im speechless..Im so sorry to hear you are battling cancer..you will be in my prayers~my aunt is battling stage 4 colon,stomach lining,ovarian cancer..just breaks my heart :(. I hope to meet you at Bellas~*Hugs and prayers for your health, Rachel~*
ReplyDeleteBeing thankful for what I have.
ReplyDelete*Hugs*
Have a blessed day. ♥
awesomeness... it has been a wonderful month:)
ReplyDeleteVery well said ! What exactly are honey crisp apples? never heard of them - I'm a Gala girl myself, lol.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful post to end our challenge and so very well written! Peaceful...
ReplyDeleteWe can thank Helen for this and would you like to come with me to go wring her neck? LOL Just kidding....
I've enjoyed it and look forward to October!!
P.S. October will bring new trials and tribulations, as well, and continued friendships, thoughts and many many prayers :)
ReplyDeleteSeptember taught me the importance of family. With the season changing from one thing to another, I can see the same happens within the family...we are all changing.
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Hi Jojo:
ReplyDeleteWonderful post. Just beautiful. Thank-you for your thoughts.
I just learned about your C-Challenge. I have you in my prayers Joanne. I know with your "awakeness"you will find the gift in this and make use of the whole experience.
I love you.
Kelee
I'm so proud of you JoJo! I knew you could do it! You are an inspiration to me!
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Oh sweetie, you definitely do it with grace and gratitude! I loved every word of this post. I hope you are taking good care of yourself.
ReplyDeleteI know that I could not have survived a Summer with no sun, and that is why I live where it never rains.hehe!
hugs to you sweet friend
Wow!!! I certainly hope September feels the love! :)
ReplyDeleteI love September. I was born in it. And it's just such a pretty month. I'm just not feelin' the poeticness for myself today. HA! :)
Always, always, always here for ya. No joke.
What a great post. I am feeling very whiny today and am sitting on the pity pot. And then I come here and read what you have written and tell myself to just knock it off, attitude is half or maybe more than half of the battle.
ReplyDeleteJoJo I love this beautiful post and honey you have such a lovely way of writing from the heart.
ReplyDeleteI am really upset tonight that I did not know until this minute what you are going through with yourself and MIL.
Please forgive me for not being around and sending you positive thoughts. I will make it up to you starting now.
Remember what that Warden told me when he found out about my cancer. Keep your head up and always think positive because God loves you and so do all of us out here in blog land.
Darn that word Cancer. As you know my brother Gary has throat cancer so honey I lift both of you up in prayer. Take care of yourself and please don't over do it
Love
Maggie
What a thought provoking post and I think that's a nice habit to look back at the month to take stock of what has happened and how it's changed you. September is my birthday month and also the beginning of my favorite season. It's taught me to savor the blessing of another year spent in my beloved home state if I look back on when I first returned 7 years ago. Thanks very much for that thoughtful post Jojo. ~Lili
ReplyDeleteYou were a middle child, too? Wow...it made me what I am today...the good and bad. ha. :)
ReplyDeletebalance is over rated...now that is interesting. I'm going to think on that!
Those apples look good enough to eat. :-)
ReplyDeleteJoJo, a good friend of mine had thyroid cancer, and she was completely cured. Cancer is probably the most horrible word in the English language, but cancer survival statistics are going up so much, and in Canada the survival rate for thyroid cancer is almost 100%. I think it's the same in the U.S. as well.
You are going to sail through this challenge with grace and dignity.
Cancer? Schmancer!
Checking in. Praying for you this morning. Thinking about you and wondering how you are doing, feeling.
ReplyDeleteBig Squeezy Hugs, Marla
i can't believe this. we don't know each other- but we've bumped heads at debs place a few times! i just stumbled in by way of google reader ! by total coincidence-- blogworld is a small world for sure. your blog was on a list of suggested subscriptions! (you should be flattered!) i liked the 'lead in, and came to read the rest. and here i am. i was really surprised to see who you are. and that you are a friend of one of my besties!
ReplyDeletelove your blog-- hope you don't mind if i come back
also it's wonderful news about your recovery! keep fightin.
happy october to you!