Of new tables and rain and things.

We are enjoying this new table in our living room. PTL for new furniture.... and all the adventures involved in procuring it! And, yes, I know, we need a picture on the wall, but that will come eventually. Other thankfuls for the week include:

• Ladies fellowship time at our Wednesday evening Bible Study.
  
• Enjoying Baklava. So yummy.
• Answers to some specific prayers.
• Scented candles.
• A successful, less busy day at work this week.
• Some wonderful rain...several days of wonderful rain. What a blessing!
• A nice sunny Sabbath day today.
• Having fun shopping with hubby.
• Enjoying hubby's breakfast burritos that he made for dinner one evening this week.
• Having waffles with wonderful toppings at our fellowship lunch at church last Sunday.
  
• Knowing that my loving Heavenly Father is in control.
  

Of roses and rain and things

Here is one more rose picture. And, again, it was taken the morning of the day we headed North. I am so thankful the Lord gave us roses to enjoy!

Other thankfuls of the week:

• Rain! I do enjoy sunshine, but going without much rain for months and months, one does tend to enjoy the sight and sound of rain.
• Going out to breakfast with hubby yesterday.
• Having hubby cook meatloaf for dinner last evening. (which means yours truly did not have to do any meals yesterday. Yes!)
  
• Surviving a VERY busy 11 hour work day on Thursday.
  
• Marveling in the incredible grace and love of my Savior, Redeemer and Friend.
• The house next to us is no longer in the empty state it has been for the last year. New neighbors moved in yesterday.
• Getting ideas for Christmas gifts, and actually starting to buy some. Yes, it is early, I know, but I do not like to wait until the last minute!

Rejoicing in this day that He has made for me.

"This is the day the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it."- this is one of my favorite verses from Psalms, and I certainly choose to be rejoicing in this day that the Lord has given to me. I have so much to be thankful for, and reasons to rejoice. These roses are a couple of the things I am so thankful for! What a joy and delight it is to pick fresh roses, to enjoy having them in vases around the house. These pictures were taken early one morning while the dew was still on them.
Other reasons for joy:

• Sunshine.
• Sitting outside yesterday while I ate my lunch.
• Time at the library yesterday.
  
• Shopping with my daughter this week. We explored two new stores that opened in town and that was great fun.
• Listening to music on my iPod while I clean, or play computer games, etc. What an blessing good music is.
• Having some nice fall scented candles to burn.
  
• Knowing that my heavenly Father is holding my hand, and I have no need to fear. What peace comes from trusting in Him.
• Chocolate flavored coffee beans, and chocolate creamer. Mmmmm.....
• Having hubby fix his yummy burritos last evening for dinner.
  

Home from our latest adventures...

Well, here we are back home again. I have a huge list of thankfuls. God is so good. My thankfuls include the following:

• Safety in traveling over 3000 miles.
• Enjoying the scenery in New England once again.
• Watching Max as he shows his appreciation for having us home. He stays very close!
• Making it through my day of work yesterday, the day after we got home. They seemed thankful to have me back!
• Continued healing for my elbow. It came into contact with the pavement of the parking lot at the Wal-Mart in Keene last Monday. The color it is showing is still very interesting, but, I can at least still keep functioning in spite of some limitations due to discomfort.
• Some much needed rain this week. Due to the drought here we can no longer do any outside watering, so I am thankful that the Lord is watering our roses for us.
• Enjoying being in our comfy home again, and glad to be settling into our routine again. Nice to be home!
  

Of fall foliage, trips and things

We are heading back south after a marvelous few days in New Hampshire, with a day to Maine thrown in. This picture shows a little of the color we saw. Doesn't seem as vibrant as other years, but we did enjoy what we saw.

I am late with my thankfuls this week...no good wireless access!

So, my thankfuls include but are not limited to the following:

• A generous gift from Brenda on Sunday. ;-)
• Spending time with my mother, and at lunch one day watching her enjoy every bite of her lobster roll.
• Finding out that the reason my car wouldn't start last Thursday was just a loose wire, not something serious.
• The quick response from AAA.
• Spending time with the children of my niece Jill, on Saturday evening.
• Protection traveling.
• Time with our precious Aunt Glady, and celebrating the life of Uncle Al.
• Visiting with friends, and lots of hugs.
• Appreciating all the work that went into preparing meals for us while attending the convention.
• Seeing all the improvements at Fairwood!