Favorite Things Friday :: Shadows

We have been playing outside a whole lot this week. Things are finally cooling off a little bit and our boys LOVE to be outside! I love it too. There is just something about the way the sun shines in the Fall...the way the wind blows...the way the birds sing. To me it brings somewhat of a feeling of resolve. We endure the summer, the heat and the busyness, and then suddenly Fall arrives and the tension resolves into a slower pace, a peacefulness, a comfort.

In our time outside this past week, something so sweet has been catching my eye: my shadow. It is one of my favorite things to see my shadow and the outline of my children along with me. Our shadows combine and we appear to be connected...extensions of one another. I love my children so much and am so thankful that the Lord has allowed me to be their mother. And I love how our shadows are pictures of the love and bond that He has gifted to us in this season!