Falling Forward – Day 22 – Puppy Love

Posted October 22, 2026 - Joy, Love

Having a dog will bless you with the happiest days of your life and one of the worst days.

— Unknown —

Having a dog will bless you with the happiest days of your life and one of the worst days…

Falling Forward – Day 19 – Trust The Pruner

Posted October 19, 2026 - Change, Pruning

Sometimes when you're in a dark place you think you've been buried, but you've actually been planted.

— Christine Caine —

Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted…

Falling Forward – Day 16 – Slow Down to Speed Up

Posted October 16, 2026 - Change

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

Reflection We live among farmland, and this time of year we watch our farmers work tirelessly to bring in the harvest. I’m not a farmer, but I imagine they look forward to winter. The fields rest, the pace slows, and there’s time to repair, plan, and prepare for spring. Winter slows things down. Energy moves…

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Falling Forward – Day 15 – Bare To Rise

Posted October 15, 2026 - Change

A bare tree isn’t a failed tree. It’s a resting one.

— Unknown —

Reflection Eventually, autumn’s beautiful colors disappear. What looks magnificent today will soon dissolve into nothingness as branches become bare. Life has seasons like that too. A job ends. Children leave home. Plans change. A relationship disappears. Something that once defined our days is suddenly gone. Empty doesn’t necessarily mean finished. Sometimes God clears the branches…

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Falling Forward – Day 14 – Be More

Posted October 14, 2026 - Change, Life Issues

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

— Maya Angelou —

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty…