I LOVE new beginnings!  There’s just something about a fresh start that gets me excited!  Growing up, I specifically remember my dad telling me how gracious God is to let each day be a new start!  HE has arranged our lives so that everyday we have a chance to get up and do something we didn’t think we could do the day before.  We can ‘move on’ and make a change.  Just like everyday is a ‘fresh start’, so is every month!

September represents a lot of things for me.  It represents new beginnings and new routines.  Growing up, September meant early mornings, noisy bus rides, cute ‘back to school’ outfits and a new backpack filled with colorful new school supplies.  The new month meant happy reunions with old friends and opportunities to make new ones.  It meant new teachers and new expectations, healthy homemade lunches and smart afternoon snacks.  September means following a new schedule set out specifically for the year in front of me.

Wouldn’t it be great for all of us to think of September as an amazing opportunity for growth and development of healthy habits?  You may not be taking the school bus and packing your lunch for high school anymore, but that doesn’t mean you can’t plan ahead and ‘brown bag it’ for work or look forward to a totally nourishing snack and a brisk walk ‘after school’.