September arrived with its usual rhythm. Back-to-school routines, shifting light, and a quiet invitation to reflect. This month held a mix of ordinary tasks and extraordinary moments, each day offering something to be thankful for. Whether it was a shared lunch, a meaningful conversation, or a step forward on a long-term project, I tried to capture one sentence that held the heart of the day. Here’s a look back, one day at a time.
My template:
-Thankful for:
-Sum up today in 1 sentence/Or one memorable thing from today:
Number of Steps:
Monday/9.1.2025
– Holidays
– Got more done with our door painting and door knob project.
6,834
Tuesday/9.2.2025
– Nice evenings with Rob
– Wasn’t feeling great so stayed home after lunch
5,939
Wednesday/9.3.2025
– Time with Drew
– Lunch with Drew. Learned more about generational differences in texting styles. May write a blog post on that after some more research. Went to Bible study – 1st time this fall
6,261
Thursday/9.4.2025
– Caitlyn (on her 29th birthday)
– Prepping for my next 3 new hires to start next week, hopefully!
6,288
Friday/9.5.2025
– My mom (on her 70th birthday!)
– Rob and I went to Grandparent’s day at her school; Primrose Daycare. Then she came home. Rob went back to work. A/A came and got her around 5pm. Rob got home little after they left. We drove up to Valley for dinner and then to West Point for a lottery ticket. (Only something we do when gets over a billion dollars.)
9,498
Saturday/9.6.2025
– Time with Drew, Caitlyn, and LA
– Rob worked the student gates. I hung out with A/A/E on campus until an hour before the game. Then they left and I went into the stadium. Fun win over Ball State.
16,396
Sunday/9.7.2025
– The time we had with Sean as our senior pastor.
– Last day for our Senior pastor and our friend Chris who has been helping with the praise and worship band for the last few months.
4,276
Monday/9.8.2025
– Momentum-filled day
– Did some touch ups upstairs and painted trim going into/out of kitchen and little of the front door. Got some on carpet but a quick AI ? and told me how to remedy it.
5,488
Tuesday/9.9.2025
– Leftovers!
– 2 sets of training for the guys I just hired to replace shifts from all the changes earlier this semester. Worked till 2 and then went home. Did not feel good from not eating enough.
6,300
Wednesday/9.10.2025
– People who stand up for what the believe.
– Texting with deck people about a change order. Another sad day because of where our country is headed…
5,446
Thursday/9.11.2025
– Good Christian companies
– Met with Riley from Auburn Deck Company about change order. Rob had 4th interview for our former pastor’s replacement. He got home late.
6,844
Friday/9.12.2025
– The opportunity to see that more training needs to be done with student workers.
– Good conversation with coworkers about the killing of Charlie Kirk and his assassin. Trained Kai today and was surprised he didn’t remember more from earlier in the week. Got promotion/raise letter after lunch.
7,527
Saturday/9.13.2025
– Time with LA
– Early game so Rob off to the stadium by 8:30am. LA got dropped off a couple hours later, which gave me time to get ready for her as far as vacuuming and tidying up some. She is getting to be so much fun. Auburn beat South Alabama. Watched lots of football after Rob got home.
8,355
Sunday/9.14.2025
– That Drew and LA came to Sunday lunch today. Makes my heart beam and I feel so love
– Sunday School and church. Lunch with family. Left to go to our friends’ house to ride with them to Atlanta for dinner and concert; Styx.
4,208
Monday/9.15.2025
– Visits from former student workers
– Got a visit from one of my former student workers, Bobby. He is in pharmacy school here now. After work, Rob had SPR and I had leftovers and watched YouTube.
8,991
Tuesday/9.16.2025
– Mistakes that are “fixed”
– After work did a lot of cooking of meat I had thawed and clearing out the fridge. Rob at SPR till after 9pm. Their last interview. Now the decision has to be made between 2 very good applicants.
7,256
Wednesday/9.17.2025
– Lunches with Caitlyn
– Went to Hey Day Market with Caitlyn and had good discussions. We both got Little Darling – burgers and fries. Got word that an Auburn (Grad student) employee was fired today for disparaging remarks online.
6,962
Thursday/9.18.2025
– Getting things done even in small ‘bites’
– Picked up LA from daycare and hung out with her. She was in a pretty good mood until I couldn’t get her bottle hot enough and she was hangry. Drew came to pick her up. I appreciate the hug with me holding LA. Sweet.
7,506
Friday /9.19.2025
– Chill days at work with good conversations with student workers
– Another hot day.
6,989
Saturday/9.20.2025
– Good breakfast I made this morning
– Sad I didn’t get to sleep in bc the cat woke me up. Went for a walk with Rob this morning. Did some leg exercises before that to try and help with knee pain. Watched Auburn vs OU game and wished I hadn’t. Terrible officiating.
16,675
Sunday/9.21.2025
– Time with Alex and Madison
– SS/Church/Lunch with the fam and so happy that Alex and Madison came. Cleared rest of stuff off deck for demolition that got moved to tomorrow!
6,838
Monday/9.22.2025
– Making progress
– Auburn Deck Company came and did most of the demolition of the deck. They will come back next week to build base for hot tub. Rob went to the SPR meeting to decide who our new pastor will be. I made Green Dragon chicken and green beans.
7.075
Tuesday/9.23.2025
– Time with my Drew
– Lunch with Drew and our standby, Hectors. Good conversation. I was in a bad mood before lunch and he helped me to get out of it. Rob and I ordered new luggage tonight.
6,694
Wednesday/9.24.2025
– Little surprises.
– Two visitors today to my office (Rob and his coworker, Cole) and Caitlyn! Skipped Bible study tonight.
7,848
Thursday/9.25.2025
– Figuring out what LA needs
– My 2nd time to pick LA up from Day Care. We had a good time. Caitlyn came to pick her up. Our former neighbor stopped by to give us an idea of how much it would cost to move/replace our faucets on the outside of our house.
6,640
Friday/9.26.2025
– Beyond thankful and praising Jesus for saving my son and his friend’s life tonight!
– Got to pick up LA again today. Rob was able to come home and see her for a bit before she went home. I got my new luggage that we ordered a few days ago. We packed for out little night away tomorrow night. Got a call from Alex that he was in a wreck and he needed a ride. More on this later.
6,930
Saturday/9.27.2025
– Friendships
– Got up later than originally planned and we both drove down to Gulf Shores. Taking our former preacher the car we were keeping for him till they could get settled in down there. Hung with them and had a great time.
10,357
Sunday/9.28.2025
– God’s beauty in his creation
– Church to see our former preacher preach at his new church. Lunch with them and then drove home. Overwhelmed by emotions still from Alex’s wreck.
6,781
Monday/9.29.2025
– Something else checked off the list as far as our backyard project.
– Good day at work. Home for lunch. Rob working from home while they build our hottub platform. I came home and cleaned…trying to get house ready for being gone on vacay soon.
6,040
Tuesday/9.30.2025
– Living to 50 and getting to see my family together today
– Lunch with Drew, Caitlyn, and LA at Amsterdam on Shug. Dinner with my fam at The Lost Pizza Co and then R/T/A went to the Gogue for the Master Chef Live show. Great birthday!
5,888
As September came to a close, I found myself grateful not just for the milestones and celebrations, but for the quiet in-betweens…the walks, the hugs, the unexpected grace. Life doesn’t always unfold in grand gestures, but in the steady rhythm of showing up, loving well, and noticing beauty where it lands. Thanks for walking through this month with me.
Happy birthday! Congrats on the raise, and I hope all is ok with Alex after his wreck. That’s so scary!
The quick trips sounds like it was fun. I hope you had a very happy birthday. I’m glad that it sounds like Alex was okay after his wreck. That is so scary!