It’s common knowledge that a new year technically begins on the first of January; but for me, it has long-been the first signs of fall that officially declare the start of a new beginning.

Over the years, I really responded to the fact that things begin in the Fall.  New school year, new church programs, new bible studies, new, new, new… so it isn’t too much of a surprise that I tend to think of the calendar year as Fall to Fall.

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For those reasons, October always feels like a beginning of sorts for me. It’s also my return to familiar rhythms that makes this season feel like a new beginning. The months of keeping longer, sunny summer hours is over, and within a week replaced with crisp mornings, familiar routines, school and work and evening gatherings that had the summer off.

In past years, there have been times when I have experienced what can happen when fall creeps in quietly and quickly, before I have had a chance to welcome it properly.  It has been in those seasons that I’ve found myself mid-winter feeling like we were on a rollercoaster, with no signs of slowing down ahead. And while I understand - and love - the significance of a January reset, I think that same idea is just as valuable in the fall. So that instead of ending the year in a blur, wondering how it all unfolded so quickly, we can set ourselves up to enjoy all the goodness this season brings.

So as Fall has arrived on our doorstep, let’s take a few minutes - before the seasons begin to blur into the holidays and new year…to reset, refresh and get a mindset that will carry us into the best, but often the busiest, season of all. This way we fully embrace all the goodness of the coming months and experience even greater growth, gratitude and wonder.

This month we will begin to welcome the seasons at the shoppe, it may not happen right away, but it will be a gradual reflection of the reset in my own life…

We will be supporting of Breast Cancer Awareness month as our focus for our Coffee&Tea Blessings and we encourage you all to head out to the Middle School here in Florence for the CoastBuster Walk on October 5th!! This organization is raising money that will stay here in our community and support our neighbors who are in this battle, so participate and give whenever you can and by all means…check your Ta Tas Ladies!!

Some fun fall things and even a peek at Christmas grace our calendar this month…I am so grateful for all the artisans and instructors who come and share their love and ideas with us!! We really are a community shoppe and that makes my heart full…

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Here is what we have going in October!!!…