A Few Things .....

.... I'm thankful for.

• That summer is officially over. I don't do well with heat, so the welcome crisp, cool days of fall are something I really, really enjoy.
• For good friends, they mean more to me than I can tell.
• An alarm clock that actually works. The one I used to detest finally quit working, and after several days of not waking up on time, it's actually nice having a dependable alarm clock again.
• Books. As a family of bookworms, I am so thankful for all the quality books available to read and the authors that have taken the time to write them.
• A son who has bravely stepped up to take care of the mice that had been terrifying his mother.
• Family. I could get all mushy here, but truly I am so grateful every single day for the life I have been allowed to experience with those I love the most. It's not the material things that matter in this life, it's the people. We have experienced, still are experiencing this truth.

Thankful

Today I'm feeling thankful for all the firewood that has been stacked neatly in our porch basement, and the big pile of coal next to it.

We're ready for the winter winds and snow. Knowing that we have plenty of wood and coal to keep us warm until spring is always one of the best feelings of fall.

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My grandparents used to own a sawmill and every fall we would haul load after load of slab wood home and toss it on a huge pile where it would season until the next fall when we would load it on a cart and haul it to the basement where my brothers and I would unload and stack it.

It was one of my favorite fall activities then, and there is still something about stacking firewood that I really enjoy.

Thankful Thursday

It's October already?!! Someone please tell me how this year has flown by so fast.

 

Our church begins its Christmas pageant practice next week and to keep things a little more balanced I thought I'd do a weekly post on something that I'm thankful for until Thanksgiving.

 

Today I'm thankful for all the rain we have been getting the past few days. Our waterfall had been entirely dried up, but it's back to normal now.