My Ode to Fall

My Ode to fall.

So, I decided to go to Michael's after work a week or so ago to get some picture frames and decide to not only get frames, but enough crafts to keep me busy until Christmas. Lots of yarn, leaves, wreaths, pinecones, pumpkins, Christmas lights, oh and a few picture frames later I was good to go. I got home and began making this masterpeice. - the frame as $1.99, the leaves 4.99 (and I had enough left to have a significant garland to hang elsewhere, pumpkin scented pinecones and pumpkins 2.99 (I used the rest of the pinecones to decorate a pumpkin candle and put on a Christmas wreath and then I got the sunflower heads for $1.00. It was only $11 and I had a lot of stuff I could use elsewhere. So this is a picture of it hanging on the door of my house.

My little hummingbird is still sitting on her nest, which I have to say is quite a feat given our recent weather. The rain has come down in spades the last few days. I have to say - I like that much better than the weak Portland mist. Give me a downpour or give me nothing.

Tre and I have been involved in a class called IMarriage. We really like it and the people who are taking it with us. The content of the series is really right on to - which isn't always the case with Christian seminars. We have been going to that weekly and are being blessed by what we are learning. Tre and I are also going to be prayer leaders at our church. We're really excited to be part of the first team at Coram Deo to do this. It's something that will benefit the body of Christ and us as well. I know I don't pray nearly enough during my day, but being accountable to pray will help me push through that. Prayer is a funny thing -- I used to think if I didn't ask God if I could/should cross the street that I was blotting him out of my life--then the pendelumn swung the other direction. I really seek balance, but that's hard when you have an all or nothing personality. I have always struggled with little things - it's the big things that are a cake-walk.

My friend Charity told me about a website called www.getmortified.com. It's a place where people can post diaries they wrote when they were little kids and sometimes they have meetings where people can read there stuff in front of an audience. I located my journals and began to read through all my childish angste - I have a Sunday screening and hopefully Charity and I will both have a chance to share the emotional ups and downs of childhood with the audience we crave. :)

On Saturday I am going to Don Miller's writing seminar at the Hollywood Theatre. I'm way excited - I have to read a book called Plot and Structure by Saturday though - I called 13 bookstores yesterday looking for the book, but ended up having to borrow it from MBC's Library -Thanks Pam! I wanted my own book so I could write all over it. Now I have to be careful, but at least I'll be ready for the class.
I get to work on education for the IMATS again this year. I was in charge of it last year and Michael said it was much better than it had been in previous years. Tre got to go with me to LA, but I don't think London is in the cards for him. :( Yeah, I said London -- I have been on the phone with a couple makeup artists in that area already and I think it's going to be a great show. Well, I better go.