October is almost here! We are approaching one of my favorite times of the year. The changing of the trees, the colorful mums and bright pumpkins, the sight of combines chewing their way through the harvest-ready fields – they are all things that I enjoy.

For several years, we have assembled in our yard a corn shock and scarecrow display in the fall, complete with a square bale of hay and mums and pumpkins at the feet of the scarecrow. The grandkids dubbed the scarecrow the “silly man” years ago, and the title has stuck! It has been a great spot for grandkid pictures each year.

God is so good to us, to give us a beautiful variety of weather to enjoy.  He similarly gives us different joys at different stages of our lives.  He who made us definitely knows how to bless us!