On a recent getaway with my children and grandkids, I asked my oldest son what was on his mind these days. “Fall,” he said. “Summer’s over, and school is cranking up.”
For many of us, the arrival of autumn signals little more than a change in season. The temperature cools, the days grow crisper, and the leaves change color. Break out the sweaters, and it’s no big deal.
For others, however, fall holds different connotations. Schools reopen their doors, and teachers and students head back to the classroom. Some high school seniors scramble to fill out college applications. Parents find themselves ferrying children to school, soccer, and ballet while helping their fifth grader in the evenings with her math lessons, or reading yet another email from the principal’s office regarding schedules….