every leaf speaks bliss.

I have to say, in all my love for autumn, my heart has been a bit heavy these last few weeks. I feel like Michigan is slipping away. There is so much excitement in the months ahead, but still so much unknown. While applications are going in and dissertations are soon to be proposed, answers to what our future holds are still a ways off.  What I do know is that this life journey will always and forever be shared with my very favorite people. The other evening I went on a run. It had been a particularly hard mom day, and I ran my favorite trail. The sun streamed through the trees and every time the wind blew the leaves rained down on me. It was beautiful and soul-soothing, as it has been so many times before. One of my favorite quotes came to mind: "Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree." {Emily Bronte}. I decided to go back to that beautiful place and take pictures of my beautiful people.

What I really want is to stay in Michigan. I want the perfect university with the perfect job to be right here. And I want Idaho to be a few hours one direction, and Indiana a few hours the other direction. And I want winter to end in March.

Is that really too much to ask?

I know wherever we go, we will find happiness.

We have always been led by the hand of a loving Heavenly Father, and I know that will continue if we ask Him to guide us.

So here's to one more beautiful Michigan fall.

And here's to what's next.