Autumnal Townie Doings ~~

We live in a community. There is something very special about participating in the pulse of where you live. We've spent crisp fall weekend mornings on the soccer field, chatting with families, cheering our children on. We've listened to the town's children make music. You can here them practice outside when you drive by. The director has joked they sometimes wake the cows. We enjoy their finished performances on the field. People don't go to only watch the kids play football...they also enjoy the music. Fall afternoons have been spent being amazed by the energy of the local cross- country teams. We parents chat as our children dissapear into the running paths in the woods. As the first runners emerge, we stop chatting and begin to clap, we call out words of encouragement to sweaty runners who are not our own. We clap and cheer until the last runner crosses the finish line. This is community. This is our home.