When fear replaces power...
October. It's one of the greatest months here in Upstate New York. The weather turns cooler, but not yet cold, and sweatshirts and boots are the preferred attire. The leaves turn colors creating a gorgeous backdrop to our day-to-day schedules. The smells change and everything feels refreshing. As a family we spend our October weekends; apple and pumpkin picking, taking hay rides, walking mazes, eating donuts, drinking apple cider, making huge leaf piles, and doing all things autumn. It's my favorite time of year. Except for 2016. This year, however, my family has been consistently sick. From allergies to sinus infections. From hand foot and mouth to strep to the stomach bug. From tonsillitis to ear infections. My girls never made it through an entire week of school this October, and we have spent more time at the doctors office and on prescription medications in just this one month than we have the entire year...combined. Normally I try to take these th