Refreshing Rain

Sundial bridge on the Sacramento River

This was taken yesterday by the City of Redding on their X page. Fall is starting to show up in certain areas of town. 

A tree in my front yard - 

Same tree, but looking inside.  

As you can tell by the other trees, 

we still have the majority of leaves still hanging on...

My husband is painting today - the posts on our covered patio. 

Seems we're always painting, doesn't it? 

It started lightly raining so he's done for today. 

On Wednesday mornings I attend Bible Study Fellowship - and we're studying the book of John. As you can see it is a big book - there is a lot of reading and studying. 

A few days ago, I was invited to visit yet another bible study at a church 12 miles from me - out in the sticks. 

Hey, why not? 

So today I went and it was awesome. Wonderful group of women - I knew two of them and we're discussing the book of Job. There is no workbook - we read a chapter - we discuss and we pray. 

Simple. 

BSF is a lot so I was hoping this study would be more of a discussion/prayer group and it was. I didn't want two big studies - So today was just what I needed. 

During times like we are having, where should one be? 

In His Word. 

I am enjoying the rain which started just after I got home. So cozy. Tomorrow it will be around 77 - I am really liking this weather. 

a few "projects" I want to do before Thanksgiving and before I start Christmas decorating. 

I sanded my dining room table - so I need to stain it. 

I need to start my Fall decorating...I am very late.

I have a little round table I wanted to sand and stain. (I figured I had the stain out, anyway right?) 

I have a piano bench I want to sand, paint/stain and I was to add a covered cushion for extra seating. 

Need to start buying my Thanksgiving meal so I am not buying it all at once. 

I have some zucchini, banana, and pumpkin breads I want to bake in the little bread pans I bought at Dollar Tree to give out as gifts. 

Of course, I am not going to stress out about it all because none of it is THAT important. Well, other than the meal. The rest is just "stuff". I can always throw a tablecloth over the table and no one will be the wiser -

I just need to keep myself busy and productive or else the cares of the world seem to land on my shoulders. I am sleeping much better at night by keeping busy - so I am thankful for that. I am one, that cannot look away or pretend something isn't happening, that is happening. It's how I was raised to always be informed. I just have to make sure I don't become consumed by it all. It's all about BALANCE, isn't it? 

UPDATE: 

Ring captured a teen stealing a pumpkin in our neighborhood. 

Halloween was fine. We did not have any vandalism - We gathered up some goodie bags to give to the younger neighborhood kids and then closed up shop - and turned off the lights. It was quiet till about 8 p.m. when the cars started coming into our subdivision. For about 2 hours, we heard car doors opening and slamming and saw adult-sized people - no little ones.  We were not the only house that turned off the lights. I guess everyone is starting to get sick of the older teen-driving youths. Don't they have Halloween Dances anymore like we did? 

I do miss the old days, when it was the cute adorable little bunnies, or toddler-sized Superman coming to the door. 

Until tomorrow, 

Debby