Hear ye....Hear ye....

If I were a day I would be Saturday and if I were a month I would be October.

And if I were perfect, I would be a Saturday in October :-)

Saturday has so much potential.  It's free with nothing holding it back.  It has the ability to be anything.  It can be a car wash or a picnic or a movie.  It can be a date night or a girls night out.  It can be snuggle-time with your favorites or solitary confinement for refocusing. 

For people who work regular business hours like I do, Saturday is the gateway to happiness.  It is the antithesis of meetings and agendas.  It mocks Monday from a distance and requires no alarm clock.

I crave Saturday the way some people crave chocolate or Mexican food.

And then...

Then...when that beautiful weekend collides with October...all is right in the world.

North Carolina in October is just about...well, it is perfect.  It's the most delicious combination of warm days and cool nights; of  sun dresses and cozy sweaters; of flip flops and new boots; of ice cream and hot chocolate.  There is luscious green woven in between pops of bright yellow and rustic orange. 

October is a new scarf and a funnel cake.  It has the aroma of cinnamon and bonfires.  It sounds like rustling leaves and kids laughing.

My friends, next weekend is the official start of my Happiest Time of Year.  It's like Disneyland for my calendar, baby!!

I plan to combine my new-found love of photography with my funfilled, October Saturdays.  I cannot WAIT to share them with you.  And for those of you who have never been to North Carolina, maybe you will fall in love with it through this blog.  And from a distance, maybe you can soak in the warmth of the golden sun and relax in the virtual rocking chairs on the porch of this website.  But bring a quilt because the nights get chilly!

I can't help but wonder how some people can experience the change that autumn brings and still question the love, the artistic expression or the very existence of our God.  It is a whole season of death and yet it is by far the most amazingly vivid season of all.  Only God can do that.  It is almost as if God created this season as an illustration of our salvation.

And just because I can't leave you without some of my most recent pictures...allow me to share some of my new favorites!!