Our weather pattern hasn’t changed much all season. The wind continues to blow in any and all directions. However, we are still very fortunate to have escaped the many severe storms that have hit so many communities. Our last day of summer was on Monday. I am glad someone decided we should have fall before winter sets in. So let’s think about the treasures we have in September and take the time to enjoy them. The treasure of September is that it hangs on to summer’s yellow gold when it begins and invites the gold and orange and bronze of autumn when it leaves. Then at night the amber harvest moon hangs full in the sky with a backdrop of glittering stars. September gold, in all of its many forms, brings weather that each one of us can share. I hope we all can find the time to enjoy the beauty of the changing of the seasons!Wednesday noon the former Luverne High School Normal training class from several years ago met at the Janet Petersen home near Luverne where they enjoyed their noon meal together and spent time reminiscing. Those attending were Verna and Mildred Klosterbuer, Janet Petersen’s sister from Centerville, Iowa, Mabel Helen Tweet and her daughter Pat, Lismore, Marguerite Hoh, Luverne, and Joan Hoogeveen, Steen. I am sure they shared lots of memories. Congratulations to Matt and Amy Bonestroo on the birth of twin daughters, Camryn Jode and Casey Lynn, who were born on Aug. 30. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Margaret Bakker and family on the death of a grandson, Shawn Baartman of Aberdeen, S.D.Mildred Paulsen presented her piano students in recital at Tuff Home in Hills Sunday afternoon. During the recital special music was provided with a solo sung by Gerrit Van Aartsen and two duets sung by Gerrit and Mildred. Lunch was served to the participants and families following the recital. Henrietta Huenink and Winnie Scholten attended the 50th wedding anniversary open house of Don and Phyllis Schouwenburg at Blue Mound Banquet Center in Luverne Sunday afternoon. Congratulations to them. Ginny Menning of Luverne and Mildred Paulsen attended the Southwest District United Methodist Women’s annual meeting on Tuesday at Blue Earth. It was their annual meeting, and Mildred’s name had been submitted as a candidate for the Woman of the Year award, which she received at that time. There are six districts in the state of Minnesota, and each district had elected one woman to represent them at the conference annual meeting which will be at Park Rapids on Oct. 2, at which time the UMW Conference Woman of the Year will be elected. In our world today it seems that everything has to be bigger, no matter what they are talking about. Our employment, our homes, our bank account, it always has to be bigger to be better. So, I thought we should think about how important a few little things have been through the years. It is titled, "Little Things.""This is a world of little things. The tallest mountain is only a gigantic mass of little things. The sky-piercing office buildings are composed of millions of little things. Man’s activities in every field of endeavor are made up of trifles, little things that apparently count for little. However, if it had not rained the night before Waterloo, Napoleon would have won the battle. The rain was the little thing. It was a little thing that led to the discovery of America. Columbus was about to turn the ships around and go back to Europe when a lookout saw seaweed floating near their ship. The lamp swinging in the cathedral furnished the idea of the pendulum and gave us the idea for our clocks.Man has grown great and strong, has subdued the earth, the water and the air by a succession of little victories. We are building our lives of little things. Habit is made of countless unnoticed activities, and from these we weave out our future. The various trifles control our destinies." These illustrations are rather large ideas which have been implemented, perhaps by many working together. However, our own lives can be revised and hopefully made simpler and easier by doing the little things. Let’s give it a try!