September Changes Fill the Air with Anticipation

I can feel fall changes in the air.........

Our 1985 cream-colored colt churned and turned around the Rocky Mountain roads like a champ. I could hardly contain myself as I took in the sheer beauty of orange, yellow, and multicolored leaves. The breath-taking scenery was like going to a church revival. My whole outlook on life was renewed.
We had been to the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina almost every year, but never in the fall. You have to remember that living in Florida, one does not experience a definite change or temperature, nor do we see beautiful, colorful leaf changes.
However, like everyone else, even without fall leaves, September means change. It means the beginning of school, migration for birds, a new football season, chili, and new fashion for clothing.
Even though the temperature in Florida still looms around the low 90s, I can still feel a twing of something about to change.
Perhaps it is this change in the air that is somehow flowing to my heart and giving me a sense of newness and a longing for positive adventure. After all, change is the only certainty in life.

For inspiration, here are some quotes regarding change:
Tolstoy: Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

Oliver Cromwell: He who stops being better stops being good.
Anne Frank: How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single minute before starting to improve the world.

Teen awareness month to give wake up call to teen trends. (Select here to read this valuable article). Evangelicals have name September for this timely cause.
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September also is a time to thing about safety for children and teens:

Parents, Grandparents, click here to learn about how to protect children through the Power of Parents Program. This is a nationwide child safety program provided by Duracell and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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Bullying and Cyberbullyiing – great information:
Here is a family's true story about cyberbullying that you don't want to miss. Read how the middle school did NOT do anything to help.
More about bullying: http://www.linkup-parents.com/bullies.htm contains a heart-warming and wisdom-packed letter to Sam, an autistic child by Daniele Gottlieb.
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Did you know that are young people are dropping out of high school in large numbers? Oprah has been talking about it. Is there anything we can do? Click here to read Connect for Kids annotated links to key reports on this dropout crisis:

Frannie’s’ s picks for Family Fall Fun:

Celebrating The Fall Harvest~Games & Activities For Kids

Fall Activities - crafts for kids, word searches and autumn ...


Thirty days hath September
,April, June and November;
February has twenty eight alone
All the rest have thirty-one
Except in Leap Year, that's the time
When February's Days are twenty-nine

This September poem that dates back to the 16th century has helped me since I was a child: (We can now pass it on to our children and grandchildren.) See my web site for an exciting creative contest regarding poems that teach things to children. Just log on to http://www.goodcharacterpress.com

I hope your Sept. Days are fun-filled, healthy and happy!

Fran,

web mistress for Good Character Press.