Adundant Thankfulness

"Shout Joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with Thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him; bless His name. For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting, and His faithfulness to all generations." Psalms 100: 1-5

I am joining in the focus on Thanksgiving with Kelli at There is no Place Like Home. I have also noticed with frustration the trend in our society to jump from Halloween directly to Christmas and completely skip over the Thanksgiving celebration. So I thought I'd begin sharing a taste of Thanksgiving from our home.

The first thing in our home that I am thankful for is the love and the life I have had the privilege of sharing with this man for almost 29 years now. Gosh, the Lord knew what He was doing when he brought us together! (Yeah, and check out the picture I snapped of him last Saturday... note that he is painting parts of the seating he has designed, made and is now installing in our new breakfast room. He has been working hard towards finishing up that project and I am soooo impressed! Pictures of the finished project will be posted upon completion! )

This little plaque that graces the counter in our guest bathroom was given to me by a dear friend. It is a great reminder of the blessings the Lord has given us through the love of our family and friends. Although our daughters are grown and on their own now, they still are one of our very greatest blessings! And the Lord keeps adding to our numbers... we have been blessed to welcome two sons-in-love and we all anxiously await the arrival of our newest family member - Erin & Micah's first child!

The power of Prayer. Sometimes I am overwhelmed with the awesome privilege the Lord has given us to come before Him with our Praise and our Petitions. There is such power in prayer! These pilgrim boy & girl figures were painted by a dear woman that we used to go to church with. I bought them from her years ago and look forward to setting them out each November.

Did you notice the pot of flowers sitting behind the Pilgrims on our kitchen counter? Brad knows how much I enjoy fresh flowers in our kitchen and he is so sweet to keep a steady supply coming through that front door. I'm telling you... this guy is a KEEPER!! BTW, he still asks me out on dates, still opens doors for me and still tells me I'm pretty. Doesn't seem to be tired of me yet! I'm not lying gals... he is amazing!)

I'll leave you with one more thought of something I am thankful for. The basket full of harvested apples carried by this Pilgrim boy reminds me of our abundant blessings. One of my dearest blessings is the memories of my Mother and the time we spent together. When I was young my Mom took classes in ceramics and purchased a few items for me to work on along side of her. These small ceramic Pilgrim figurines were some of the items I made when I was 9 years old. Yes, I'm thankful for sweet memories.