Crunchy Crunchers!

You know that feeling of crunching fall leaves underfoot? The smell of an apple pie baking? The sight of a bright orange pumpkin on someone's front porch?
Fall is here folks, FALL IS HERE!
Do you ever find yourself walking a few feet out of the way just to see how crunchy a leaf on the sidewalk is? I do this all the time. In fact, if you ever go for a walk with me during the Fall season it could turn out to be quite an adventure....Maybe it's something in the air, the crisp tingling in your nose as you breathe in deep and savour the smells of awesomeness, or just the fact that I am a kid at heart (most likely!), that will make me chase down that "perfect" fall leaf and jump on it until it is a little pile of dust. Oh the satisfying feeling of crunching a crunchy cruncher!
Also winners: swerving while biking just to hit one, or jumping in a huge pile that you (or someone else ;)) has spent a good hour piling up.

Highlights and Lowlights.

Cavendish Beach Provincial Park, P.E.I.
Esther and I camped here for a night. It was the most beautiful campground location I've ever seen, our tent was mere feet from the ocean and we fell asleep (and woke up) to the sound of waves on the shore and Canada geese overhead. Winner situation! We spent an afternoon/evening running around on the beach and sliding down sand dunes. I ALSO found a ton of heart rocks, currently residing in a plastic bag in the back of Scarlett. My collection is growing!

Green Gables, P.E.I.
Yes folks! I saw it! And was extremely disappointed!
I am a huge Anne Of Green Gables fan, I've watched the movie and read the books countless times, so I was pretty excited to see where everything happened. I knew previously that P.E.I. had become really tourist-y but I wasn't prepared for the full extent of it. I was so disappointed! First of all, you had to PAY to get into the house (I didn't, I begged the man at the wicket to let me in to just take a picture of the exterior and he was very obliging), I ended up just walking around it and down Lover's Lane and through the Haunted Wood (best parts!). And, even though it is the off-season, there were huge tour buses with masses of tourists who (I'm going to be very bitter here so bear with me) had probably NEVER even read the books! ANGRY RAGE!!!
I did, however, get the obligatory pictures. I mean, I couldn't go all the way without getting at least one. It IS Green Gables after all...

Also, here's something awesome for you to chew on:
Philippians 2.1-11
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, and participation in the Spirit, and affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being of full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant that yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself to becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
WOOT!

Highlights

Considering how far we've come on our roadtrip (Esther and Scarlett and I),
i figured it was high time to update my blog.
The 2 pictures below are from 2 of my favorite places so far,
Old Woman Bay on Lake Superior and Le Basilique Notre-Dame in Montreal.
Both came at JUST the right moment.....

Old Woman Bay, ON



La Basilique Notre-Dame, Montreal QC

Visiting the Basilica was a really significant time for myself (and Esther). I'd woken up in a complete muck, not sure why things were so...foggy?...in my mind so we stopped at Starbucks to have a bible + coffee break. I'd been reading Hebrews lately so I opened up to chapter 7, and about 1/2 way through the chapter I realized what God was saying to me. Let me tell you, I almost started crying right there! (Side Note or maybe not so "side": you should read Hebrews 7. Go do it now. It's absolutely wonderful.) Anyways, God completely lifted the fog from my brain. And visiting the Basilica ties into all this because the moment I walked in it was like the peace of God descended on me. We spent quite a while in there just praying and being still, and left really refreshed. If you ever get a chance to visit Montreal make sure you take the time to stop by the Basilica. It will be well worth your time! (Also, ridiculously beautiful, have you seen the picture???)
Old Woman Bay was just a really really wonderful break in a 30 hour drive. We drove around a corner and all of a sudden it was right in front of us. "Should we?" asked Esther and then just pulled into the parking lot. Good decision! The sun was just going down, the waves were HUGE and blue and crashing on the shore (soft white sand....mmmm) and we were basically the only people there. Oh and then yes, we drove for 30 hours. So it was a good thing we stopped there.