Fall

To be Loved.

"Don't struggle and strive so, my child./ There is no race to complete, no point to prove, no obstacle to conquer for you to win my love./ I have already given it to you./ I loved you before creation drew its first breath./ I dreamed you as I molded Adam from the mud./ I saw you wet from the womb./ And I loved you then."

- Mpho Tutu and Desmond Tutu, from Made for Goodness

It's cold out there

And in here too.

Weekends are perfect days to sit be the fire and work on unfinished projects requiring computer use.

To Be Alive

To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.

- Brennan Manning

Volunteers

This firefighter volunteered to show elementary school kids  what his job is all about.

The clothing they wear.

The hat.

Oxygen.

Shoes and radio.

Getting ready to test the hose.

Sounds of Music

Girls tapping a song they learn in music class.

Awareness

"Awareness requires a rupture with the world we take for granted; then old categories of experience are called into question and revised."

-Shoshana Zuboff

Warner Farmer's Market

It is thrilling to have this market so close on Saturdays. I stumbled into it this last weekend as I drove by, and had to stop and visit.

Glendale, AZ

Beautiful houses in an old part of town.

Humor

Humor and laughter are not necessarily the same thing. Humor permits us to see into life from a fresh and gracious perspective. We learn to take ourselves more lightly in the presence of good humor. Humor gives us the strength to bear what cannot be changed, and the sight to see the human under the pompous.

- Joan Chittister



Pumpkin Carving

We got together with friends on a Saturday afternoon to carve pumpkins.

It was fun.

Fall in Arizona

Green grass and fallen leaves.

Tempe Town Lake

Tempe Town Lake gets water.

This man made lake has become a center of activity in tempe.  The water was missed by many.

Balance

I weep a lot. I thank God I laugh a lot, too. The main thing in one's own private world is to try to laugh as much as you cry.

- Maya Angelou



The Post Office

As I drove through here today, I remembered the countless times this spot has connected me to my far away family and friends.

I do enjoy the old fashion way of communicating through the post office.

In my backyard

Look what I found in my backyard.

Melons!

It's Fall!

Yes, it is Fall, even if the temperatures here hover close to 100 degrees.

Halloween decorations coming up soon.  Have a blessed day.

Creative Campaigning

I ran across this over the weekend...  

She's a candidate for a local school board.

I call it creative campaigning at the farmer's market.

Saturday Morning in Phoenix

Quieter streets...