The Same Brand of Crazy

My sweet little brother and his beautiful family spent the weekend! I love it when they come to visit! They are family; they look like us, they sound like us, they are the same brand of crazy....I think that being surrounded by family is a comfort and a gift. To be able to feel "normal" and "accepted" is rare. Even with friends, I sometimes feel "different" or "outside" the group. But with my family.....

To see my youngest son and my niece with their heads together over a book, or giggling at a shared joke or playing video games together is a delight. To share the same love of books and movies is just fun. All of us quoting our favorite lines from Monty Python and laughing together as if we are actually watching the movie. These are the things I always want to remember. These are the moments that will shine like stars on the canvas of my memory. The "little things" that are in fact EVERYTHING!

 

Come again soon, guys! There is always room for you here!

I have always loved the fall...

I look forward to the cooler days;
the wonderful sweaters that I haven't worn for a while,
the quietness of our little community as the tourists head back to their own lives,
the geese flying overhead,
the vivid colors of nature.

I think that preparing for the solitude of winter appeals to me. The secret planning for the coming holiday celebrations. The darker evenings and family cuddling in close for safety and warmth. 

But really, out here by the wild Pacific coast, it is the anticipation of winter storms. The sea and the wind in all their glory; reminding me that we are really so very small.
For me, Autumn is a time of perspective and dancing in the wind...