I'm Thankful For...Parades ~~~ Day 12

I'm thankful for parades. 

Parades are not only fun to watch, but also are fun to take part in. On the 4th of July and Veterans Day, we ride on our neighbor's old fire truck in the parade downtown. Waiting for the parade to start is not very pleasant, as it's usually sweltering out. ;) Though, this past Friday was not as hot as other times.   The old fire truck has a water canon on the top, and it was fun to watch the kids enjoy being sprayed.

Have you ever been in a parade? 

Does your town ever have a parade?

I'm Thankful For...Verterans ~~~ Day 11

I'm thankful for Veterans.

This past Friday, the 11th, was Veterans day. I want to thank all of the Veterans for defending and protecting this country and our freedoms. I appreciate your sacrifice. Thank you for your service, and may God bless you.

What are you thankful for today? 

I'm Thankful For...Instruments ~~~ Day 10

I'm thankful for..instruments. 

I LOVE playing the piano (it's my favorite instrument ;) and often find it relaxing. Duets are a favorite of mine to play.... :) I'm so thankful I've had the opportunity to learn how to play the piano, and I'm so thankful my parents made me take lessons when I was younger. 

The harp is another instrument I enjoy listening to, and some day I would love to play one. 

Do you play any instruments? 

Which instrument is your favorite?

Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. 
~ Psalms 33:2-4 ~ 

I'm Thankful For..My Blog Readers ~~~ Day 9

I'm thankful for...you all!!!!

I want to give a huge

to everyone who follows and reads my blog. 

I really appreciate and am thankful for all of you. Thank you for all your comments - 

they brighten my day and I really love reading them. :)  God bless you. 

What are you thankful for on this lovely November day? 

I'm Thankful ...That I Was A Poll Worker ~~~ Day 8

I'm thankful that I got to be a poll worker on Election Day! 

I didn't realize how much fun working at the polls could be! Nor how much work goes into

setting up everything. There were five other people who worked at our precinct with me. There is a Clerk, (she is the head of the precinct) an assistant Clerk, and four Inspectors. 

Inspectors have a couple jobs- they hand ballots out to voters and explain how to cast their votes properly; Inspectors swipe voter's license on the Evid when they come in and hand the voter a "receipt", which the voter takes and gives to the Inspector who's handing out the ballots.  It's a long day-I had to be at the precinct at 5:45 in the morning to help set up everything. Then all the workers had to help close and seal up everything at 7 pm. 

At our precinct, 795 people came and voted.  

Overall it was a very fun day, and I'm thankful I was able to work on Election Day. :) 

Have you ever been a poll worker? 

Did you vote this past Tuesday? 

I'm Thankful For...Fall Leaves ~~~ Day 7

I'm thankful for...fall leaves. 

 

 

Photo credit:  Carol G.

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

~ Psalms 69:30 ~ 

I'm Thankful For...A Neat Verse ~~~ Day 6

I'm thankful for...a neat verse in the Bible.

As I was writing the post about Kennedy Space Center the 

other day, I stumbled across a verse I hadn't noticed before. 

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath 

formed the crooked serpent.

~ Job 26:13 ~ 

I looked up garnish in the dictionary.  One of the definitions was:

embellish something; to decorate something with an 

ornament (which is something that decorates or adds

beauty to something else). It's just like God decorated the 

heavens with planets, stars, and galaxies. And He made it all just by

speaking it into existence.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to 

divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons,

and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the 

heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great

lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he

made the stars also.

~ Genesis 1:14-16 ~ 

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the

breath of his mouth.

~ Psalms 33:6 ~

The heavens were made by God for his glory, to bring praise to Himself, for He 

alone is worthy of worship and admiration.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his 

handywork.  

~ Psalms 19:1 ~

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also

in the congregation of the saints.

~ Psalms 89:5 ~

The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.

~ Psalms 97:6 ~

I was also thinking about how God made this planet perfectly suitable to sustain

life.  While visiting Kennedy Space Center, we heard alot about how NASA plans to

send people to Mars in the late 2030's to look for life. Well God didn't create the earth

pointlessly, He created it to be inhabited. Look at this verse I came across this afternoon. 

For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth

and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited:

I am the Lord; and there is none else.

~ Isaiah 45:18 ~

God didn't create Mars to be inhabited by people. Our loving Creator made this special planet, Earth, for people. 

Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope you've had a pleasant Lord's day. 

Have you noticed these verses before? 

I'm Thankful For...The Air Show ~~~ Day 5

I'm thankful for...the air show.

Our neighbor gave us some tickets to the air show, so this afternoon Daddy,

Deborah, and I attended the air show. 

 Missionary Flights International had one of their planes present...they save 

lives and bring the good news of the gospel to hurting people. After hurricane 

Matthew hit Haiti and the Bahamas, they delivered supplies and food to the 

devastated countries.

 The cockpit inside a U.S. Army Air Force plane.

 

 This is a B-25 bomber plane.You can see the guns sticking out the of 

front where one of the gunners could control them.

The open flaps on the bottom of the plane are where bombs would drop out.

 

It was a very enjoyable afternoon, and I'm thankful we had the opportunity to go. :) 

Have you been to an air show before?

I'm Thankful For...A Tea Cup Exchange ~~~Day 4

I'm thankful for....a tea cup exchange

Stephanie from The Enchanting Rose hosted her annual
tea cup and mug exchange during September. It is such 
a sweet time to make two new friends through the gift 
of a tea cup or mug. I had the pleasure of sending a tea 
cup to a young lady named Abigail, who does not have a 
blog.  Mary Jo sent me a beautiful tea cup in such a lovely
box. Here are some photographs.   

Mary Jo included a box of Sugar and Plum Spice tea, a  

cute little picture frame, a darling tea cup made in the

U.S.A., and a book, "Afternoon Tea : The Art & Pleasures

of Taking Tea," in this pretty box.

 Look at this delicately lovely tea cup.

 

Thank you, Stephanie, for putting on such a 

wonderful exchange. I had a delightful time

participating, and I hope some of you readers

will join the exchange next time. :)  

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Recently, I had the opportunity to review

Tea Shop Folly by Carrie Fancett Pagels. 

Almost destitute, Lilly has run out of hope when she inherits 

her great-aunt's home--but it's not the Tea Shop that a handsome

young gentleman thinks it is. Lilly's inherited house is crammed 

full of tea cups. Theo, a Soo Locks engineer, visits frequently in

the hopes he will find the perfect antique teacup for his mother and 

is charmed by the lovely 'Shoppe owner.' Lilly can't turn the bachelor

away when he persistently peruses her aunt's collection, which she's 

trying to pack up and remove from the house. Is the man only interested 

in the teacups, or in her? When Theo begins referring people to Lilly, and the 

genuine Tea Shoppe owner sets the police on Lilly for her lack of a business license,

sparks fly!       

This novella is only 95 pages long, but it's a sweet little story with a little bit of 
excitement, mystery, tender fondness, and a captivating theme. It's perfect 
to read while you have a cup of coffee (or tea if you prefer that instead.) :)  

Carrie was so kind to send me a copy to review.
Thank you, Carrie! :D I really enjoyed it.

This book is available on Amazon here. 

I hope you all have a very lovely weekend! 

I'm Thankful For...Pumpkin Plants ~~~Day 3

Today, I'm thankful for the two pumpkin plants in the garden. 

They're growing like weeds, and I can't wait till they produce pumpkins! :D

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the
fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth:
and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his
kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God 
saw that it was good. 
~ Genesis 1:11-12 ~

What are you thankful for today?