Jamie Mullins

Cool breezes, crisp apples, the urge to bake bread, the smell of pumpkin pie, fun sweaters, wonderful candles, costumes, Sunday football with a pot of chilli cooking in the kitchen, Thanksgiving, pumpkin patches, yummy soups, time with family, lazy days under a warm blanket, all things wonderful! These are just a few reasons that I heart fall. Yesterday brought a beautiful prelude to my favorite transition in seasons and has me daydreaming of all of the pleasures of autumn. So hurry fall, come quick!

I decided to clean my bathrooms today. And when I say clean them, I mean CLEAN them. We're talking scrubbing from ceiling to floor, especially any yellow spots left by my sweet 3 year old. I use those Scrubbing Bubbles on the countertop until I can see my reflection. I even went as far as getting toothpicks out to clean every crevice in our sinks, toilets, and tubs. You may think I'm crazy, but there is just something about the satisfaction of a job well done. I love knowing that I won't have to scrub the bathrooms like that again for awhile because they are spotless. However, I must admit that about halfway through cleaning Tyler's bathroom I started to get a little disgusted. All of the missed attempts at the toilet and toothpaste caked to the wall began wearing on my patience. Cue the not so little Voice inside my heart. I heard the Lord reminding me of all of the messes He has cleaned up in my life. I began thinking about the job that I have given my Lord