Hello, friends!
This isn’t going to be a poetic post…it’s just me trying to kill two birds with one stone. The first bird is my hope to post more frequently here, and the second bird is to make a fall bucket list.
And speaking of birds, I saw a bald eagle flying almost at eye level the other day!! (My eyes were higher up than they usually are because I was in a tractor, but still. I love bald eagles, and it was an audible gasp-worthy moment.)
Anyway.
The list.
Glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
My friend Danielle always puts this on her monthly goals posts, and I’m stealing it because it’s such a good reminder of how to order my hopes and dreams.
Make apple fritters!!
I’ve been doing this for a few years now, and it’s always one of the first things I look forward to when the temperatures start dropping. I only let myself make them in autumn, so the process (and the product) are a delicious seasonal treat!
Not allow my phone or an open laptop in the kitchen and instead keep a current read close at hand.
If I’m eating alone, it’s all too easy for me to default to looking at a screen, and I’m sick of it. For several weeks now I’ve often been keeping books on the kitchen table to grab instead of my phone, but I’m signing the practice into law now.
Take discipleship more seriously, both on the giving and receiving end.
Seeking the friendship and counsel of older women and sharing friendship and counsel with younger women is something I want to pursue more intentionally this autumn…and the rest of my life.
Do a hike + picnic when the fall colors are the most vibrant.
Ahh!!!
Host a bonfire (or two or more).
I am so grateful I don’t live in an area that is frequently under burn bans! I would be so miserable. I love fire.
Faithfully show up to write and let it be as messy as it needs to be.
I’m no longer one of those people who has a thousand book ideas floating around in her head, so the weeks after a book release can leave me feeling rudderless as far as writing goes. I don’t know exactly where writing will take me next, so it’s difficult to set goals for that apart from aiming to be faithful to sit down and at least turn the faucet on to see what comes out! My official goal for myself is to spend 30 minutes writing something each day…but it’s been a struggle, so that may just end up being a habit I hope to have implemented by the end of autumn.
Put a pot of mums in front of the house.
I actually just did this yesterday!! They look so happy.
I’d love to hear in the comments…what are some of your hopes and goals for this autumn?
Stay the course!
❤ Laurel
Laurel Luehmann 