Joy Dare::September

 11,559. Guest speaker at church
11,560. Anna and Jeremy working together
11,561. The way the weather seems to know when school starts
11,562. Smooth first day of school
11,563. Girls helping with supper prep
11,564. Lingering at the table after supper
11,565. A perfect afternoon to be outside
11,566. One more drive with Josiah
11,567. Starting the day earlier
11,568. Dad is ok
11,569. Aliza came home smiling from her first day of classes
11,570. Isaiah really excited about taking a quiz
11,571. Spending the afternoon with Mom and Dad
11,572. Spending the evening with Aliza
11,573. Meeting lots of ESL students
11,574. Getting the thumbs up from Josiah that he passed his driving test
11,575. A preview of fall weather
11,576. Sept. 7 Island Creamery tradition
11,577. Work went well for Aliza
11,578. A very restful Saturday
11,579. Josiah and Isaiah driving off to pick up lunch
11,580. A baptism and communion
11,581. Anna really excited about youth group
11,582. Enjoying a fire for the evening
11,583. Something Josiah told me I did right when he was young
11,584. Porch talk
11,585. Teenager loudness
11,586. Guitar lesson for Anna
11,587. Learning how much to push Josiah
11,588. Hearing all about Aliza's day
11,589. "It's Gonna Be a Good Day" by Forrest Frank stuck in my mind
11,590. Squirrels busy gathering chestnuts
11,591. Uncommon shopping trip with Jeremy
11,592. First ESL class

11,593. Jeremy keeps our cars running
11,594. Anna enjoyed helping in ESL class
11,595. Josiah's positive, helpful attitude
11,596. New mattresses for the boys
11,597. Listening to the children talk late at night
11,598. Christie
11,599. Family game of 4 square
11,600. Just being together
11,601. Arriving home safely
11,602. Stories after youth group
11,603. Anna in her happy place

11,604. Red leaves on the dogwood tree
11,605. Just enough patience for school
11,606. Janell took Anna to dance and made her feel special
11,607. A bag of cucumbers from Dad's garden
11,608. Spending the evening serving with Jeremy
11,609. Isaiah excited about Kids Kamp
11,610. Being the landing place for Aliza
11,611. A morning full moon

11,612. Lots of listening
11,613. Anna and Aliza enjoyed teaching English
11,614. Aliza slept well
11,615. Brownies and The Chosen
11,616. Josiah surprised me with his grande on a test
11,617. Catching up my my moms
11,618. Weekend rest
11,619. Cut grass
11,620. Special music at church
11,621. Supper with friends
11,622. Strength for each moment
11,623. Anna excited about her new glasses
11,624. Choir refreshed Aliza's soul
11,625. Deep cleaned bathrooms
11,626. Productive school day
11,627. Aliza had a good day
11,628. Josiah's kind heart
11,629. Playing with Maggie
11,630. Sleeping all night
11,631. Anna learning another song on guitar
11,632. Flowers that are still blooming
11,633. Mom at our (crazy) lunch table
11,634. Brothers deciding to have a slumber party
11,635. Ramen bowls for supper
11,636. Candle burning on a cloudy day
11,637. Visiting with Mom and Dad
11,638. Coffee with Jeremy
11,639. Finished reading The Action Bible with Isaiah
11,640. Guitar lesson with Anna
11,641. Car tags and title
11,642. Jeremy working from home