Gratitude Week: Saturday

I'm thankful for PINK Christmas trees and enamored little girls.

Gratitude Week: Friday

I am grateful for Thanksgiving leftovers with friends.

Gratitude Week: Thursday

I'm thankful for Thanksgiving with family. Especially when the family you are born into is oh so far away.

Only family will let you eat off their plate.

Eating a quick bite before heading to the football game.

Did you see all the mash potatoes? This is just half of them. Apparently we are feeding an army-- or just 4 really hungry missionaries.

My poor friend had to deal with my lousy lighting situation in my kitchen.

And because it is Thanksgiving I think I'll be thankful for two thing. I'm very thankful that our friends in India are safe!

Gratitude Week: Wednesday

I'm thankful for fresh flowers.  They always brighten my day and make me smile. 

Gratitude: Monday

I am thankful that I could attend Lulu's Thanksgiving celebration at Pre-School.


I was able to see a room full of Pilgrims and Indians. When asked, she said she was thankful for rainbows.


Later, she gave an encore of the program and taught her father some of the songs.

I'm a very fine turkey and sing a fine song
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble.
I strut around the barnyard all day long
and my head goes wobble, wobble, wobble.

Here are 5 feathers, imagine that.
Here is the body, big and fat.
Here is the head, wobble, wobble, wobble.
What does it say? Gobble, Gobble, Gobble.

Gratitude: Sunday

I'm grateful for a husband that is VERY capable in the kitchen. Not only is he capable, but he is a REALLY good cook. He is much more savvy in the kitchen than I am. And, he is always better at the presentation part.

Me: "Adam I need to take fresh fruit to the party."
Adam: "Okay. What can I do to help?"

Then he proceeds to cut and arrange the fruit in a bowl for me. He finishes it off by cutting strawberries into a flowers and adds greenery to finish it off.

Gratitude: Saturday

I'm taking a cue from this lovely lady.


I'm grateful for thousands, and thousands, and thousands of pictures.

Each one taken to capture a moment,


a look


or an adventure.


Some are good, some are fair, and others well.. I'm still thankful for the blurry amateur attempt.


I look at them and I'm immediately transported back.

Truly a treasure.