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The season of fall has always been my favorite. I love the reds, oranges, and yellows of the changing leaves and I love the cooler evenings (perfect for sleeping) and warmer days. This morning as I was driving to church, the wind had picked up a little and as the leaves were falling off the trees, it looked as if they were raining down from the sky. If I had could make just one change to the season, it would be that fall would last a little longer. In Wyoming, it seems the leaves are changed on the trees one week and completely blown off the next. It really is such a beautiful season. Fall also brings with it a lot of memories. Since I started working at a school 5 years ago, fall has meant trips to the pumpkin patch, parent/teacher conferences, the last days of recess without jackets, our annual speech meet, and the excitement for Halloween and Thanksgiving. But it also brings back memories, one big one specifically, from my childhood. It was the week or so before Halloween the year I...

"Project Night-Light is a faith-based organization that provides children with important items needed when examined at local Children's Advocacy Centers around the United States for sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect" My church recently got involved with this organization by making some fleece blankets to be given to the children that this organization helps. The children also get a brand new pair of pajamas as well as other items that help to give these children a sense of security at a time when their lives are chaotic and confusing. All of the items are brand new because so many abuse victims feel used because of the actions perpetrated upon them and because abuse victims often feel 'labeled' (worthless, not loveable, helpless) there are no labels on any of the items and the children get to keep all of these items through the time of transition in their lives. The goal of the organization is to help each child to believe that they are valuable in the eyes...