Every October 1st, I write a poem on my chalkboard as I decorate my house for fall. It’s one of my favorite I love the lively playfulness it gives to something we might take for granted as the seasons change.
October’s Party
October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
The Chestnuts came in yellow,
The Oaks in crimson dressed;
The lovely Misses Maple
In scarlet looked their best;
All bowed to their partners,
And gaily fluttered by
The sight was like a rainbow
New fallen from the sky.
Then in the rustic hollow
At hide-and-seek they played,
The party closed at sundown
And everybody stayed
Professor Wind played louder;
They flew along the ground;
And then the party ended
In jolly “hands around.”
-George Cooper-
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My name is Jennifer. I'm the wife of Dave, my favorite husband ever, and the mom to 450, give or take a few. I've given birth to two handsome baby boys, who have grown in to two handsome, wonderful young men.
I do, however, provide snacks, bandaids, a listening ear, emotional support, calls to check in on, and so much more to about 450 kids at the high school where I am the "office lady". So in essence, I have 450 plus kids.
My husband and I live in the middle of nowhere, in the upper left corner of the lower 48, with our dogs, cats, occasional cow, and a stray horse named Amber. In the absence of children in the home, our mixed breed lap dog, who happens to be the size of a small pony, has become our fur baby.
I have a heart for the broken and hurting. God did not bring me through childhood abuse, bad decisions as a teenager and saved by Christ as an adult, to keep my story to myself. I firmly believe that we are not meant to walk this road alone, I mean God did create Eve because it wasn't good to leave Adam alone.
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