Kind Echoes

That was how I can best describe the afternoon yesterday. The sun was shining and I had on a light jacket. We wandered into the pumpkin patch ~ 4 out of 5 family members went on the outing..that is good. Each of us looking for the perfect pumpkin. I like the ones that are round and big. Justin looked for one that was tall and thin. Dan picked his favorite and I am not sure what Danielle’s criteria is for the perfect pumpkin. We then made our way to the corn maze. It is so fun to “get lost” in the twists and turns and to watch my family way ahead of me trying to decide whether to go right or left. Danielle is small enough that each row looks like a path for her. Justin just tries to guess and Dan is very logical in his decisions. I was so thankful to God for that day and those moments with my family. In one part of the corn maze there was lots of clover covering the ground and it appeared to be a green lush carpet. So beautiful. So nice especially compared to sections where there were down corn stalks and corn and uneven ground. After Danielle fell the third time I stopped keeping track. She was always quick to say “I’m ok” and get right back up again. We took some of the corn and visited the farm goats. They LOVED the corn. We all had a good time feeding the goats and I was happy to have my hand wipes back at the car.
Now I can’t wait to carve out the pumpkin and pick out all the seeds and bake them in the oven for a tasty snack. Just a little bit of garlic salt sprinkled on and I have a hard time sharing!
On the way out, we saw a bunch of small pumpkins, gourds, and even decorated pumpkins. There were white pumpkins sprinkled with white sparkles called Princess Pumpkins. I picked one up and gave it to Danielle and she politely gave it back to me and said she didn’t “need it”. Then she walked over to a basket full of odd-shaped, multi-colored gourds, and insisted Dan get her one. They were called Hooligans! LOL!
Sometimes the kind echoes can be found in a corn maze with the sun shining down as you walk along a green carpet of clover.