The air is still warm but the evenings are cooler. And just when you have enough of the summer heat and humidity, the cool, crisp evenings of September can be real panacea for the soul.
September also brings a lot of exciting activities. Children are back to school and moms can have moments to do things for themselves – just for themselves – for a change. In Germany, there’s a lovely first-day-of-school tradition called a “Schultüte” or School Cone. Parents prepare a giant cardboard cone and fill it with back-to-school supplies, candies, and other small goodies. This gift, makes the first day of school extra special. The tradition dates back to the early 1800′s in German and children from German heritage, even here in the USA practice this.
In Texas where we used to live, we always have “block parties” to celebrate the kids’ back to school event. We all bring out some portable tables and chairs and set them outside on our street and we bring lost of food and drinks and spend it getting to know the neighbors and setting up play dates for the younger siblings.
September is the beginning of apple picking season and weekends are spent looking for the best deals and the best places to go apple picking and picking up pumpkins to decorate our homes. Carter Mountain Orchards seem to be the most popular in our area and families and friends can come together for an excursion or a picnic.
Pretty soon, our front steps will be decorated with pumpkins, dried corn stalks and colorful mums. Warm tones like chocolate browns, rich red and golden yellows will replace the cool summer blues and greens. And I will really look forward to the cool evenings this fall.
Our church has scheduled a Back to School Pizza and Ice Cream Party and a Movie Night this coming Saturday, September 10. Because of the uncertainty of the weather, we are holding it at the Richmond Academy Gym. Please support this occasion. This is not just for the kids. It is for everyone to enjoy. Just bring your favorite ice cream or ice cream topping and let’s have fun and enjoy a family movie.
September 24, we will be visiting Carter Mountain as a church family. It will be an apple picking event but we will also have a lunch picnic on the grounds. I firmly believe that as women for Christ, we can be a great influence, an encourager of sorts to our church as a whole. Our responsibilities as women in the church does not end in planned brunches or going-out-for-dinner appointments. We have a role in making our children look up to us as role models for active participation in church activities. So pack your picnic basket and bring picnic food to share with everyone. It will be a great occasion.
I love this quotation from “The Education of Women” by Daniel Defoe:
“For I cannot think that God Almighty ever made women so delicate, so glorious creatures and furnished them with such charms, so agreeable and so delightful to mankind with souls capable of the same accomplishments with men: and all, to be only Stewards of our houses, Cooks and Slaves.”
Yes, God created us to be of service to others.
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