A day at the local pumpkin farm got me energized. It was a crisp fall day and I was blessed to be with 2 of the 8 
Grandchildren and their parents. It is so nice to be included in family outings and I hope I get to go back next year. Hint, hint! This was the first Pumpkin Patch trip for the baby.
So many traditions are created with firsts. The first of each holiday, the first time crawling, or the first Birthday. I was happy to go pick my first pumpkin. It was a hard decision to decide on the size and the color. Pumpkins were black, white or orange. Naturally I picked a conventional orange, medium sized pumpkin. I am thinking I will have plenty of fun either painting or creatively decorating it. All those seeds will make tasty snacks for the family to enjoy too. Seeds, yes, seeds are the most fun to plant and the harvest can be the best yet.
What seeds are you planting in your life? Are you taking steps to be more educated? 
Have you traveled? Do you want a new job? Are you exercising or literally planting a garden?
One year we planted carrots in the Fall under a pile of mulch and by spring we had the tastiest and best carrots ever that had grown all winter and spouted through the nest of clippings into green topped plants. It was a test to see if we could do that and it worked. Perhaps you want to “test out” your education by applying what you learned to a new job. Or your traveling knowledge may help you write that book you have always wanted to tackle. Start planting the seeds you’ll need.
This was one of the fields of pumpkins we had to pick from this past weekend. 
With all those pumpkin seeds, many more can be planted. I invite you to:
#1. Spend some time with your family and plant seeds for a harvest of continuing fun. Have dinner together or simply take a walk.
#2. Plant the seeds of your favorite plants this winter so you’ll have new plantings and fun by next spring. A windowsill filled with clippings to root also make the winter past by quickly.
#3. Think about the things you need to do now that will be able to mature in the future. That is think of new goals and the steps to reach them.
#4. Talk to people in your family, neighborhood, and community to see if they could use your expertise or maybe you could use theirs.
Hope your Monday fairs out well and that your week is wonderful.