Thankful Thursday

~ my husband could go to the dr. for the back pain he has been having. 

~  hearing our oldest talk about plans with his brother about goats. 

~ our DIL showing Titus how to cut the watermelon we got this week.

~ our boy having a fabulous first two days of school in 5th grade.

~ getting the sweetest card and bookmark in the mail from a girl that was in my Bible class many years ago.

~ seeing friends and familiar faces at back to school events.

~ water to drink and food to eat.

Have a day of blessings! 

 Bethany

Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. What's worth standing in line for? 
Waiting for a seat at a favorite restaurant, especially if it is out of town and not somewhere I get to go often.

2. Tell us about a favorite food related memory. 
Eating and eating bbq chicken legs that my Peepaw made on the grill when I was a little girl.  

3. What are some things you find particularly peaceful or calming? 

Gentle sound of rain falling outside.

Watching a baby or child sleeping.

Coloring.

4. Is there something you do now that gets you just as excited as it did when you were a child? 
School supply shopping.  Even when I see the stores start to put out school supplies for "back to school."

5. To what degree are you in touch with friends from grade school? high school? college if you attended college? 
Grade school:  There are a couple I keep in regular contact with that I was with all the way through school.

High school:  I occasionally talk to a couple from my high school lunch table group but not often.

College:  I don't talk to those friends much.  Well except my college sweetheart that I married.  

6. Insert your own random thought here. 
We are back to school!  Titus is in 5th grade.  I'm praying for the first day and a wonderful school year as he finishes up his time at intermediate.  I was pregnant with Titus when Caleb was in 5th grade at this same school.  It goes so fast!

Have a day of blessings!

 Bethany

Thankful Thursday

We are getting close to starting school.  Most of the schools around us started this week.  

This week I am thankful for...

~ that my husband's back pain that started last Friday has eased a little bit for him.

~ getting to celebrate our son turning 21 this week!  What a blessing he is!

~ our DIL having lunch with our youngest while we had a church meeting.  

~ being able to take our youngest to a waterpark to celebrate his completion of his "Bookopoly" reading challenge again this summer.

~ all the "back to school" things going on and being part of it, like starting to work on the PTO plans and getting to serve breakfast to the school staff with other school board members.

~  feeling the breeze on our back porch.  We are excited to make this a nice space to enjoy the evenings!

Have a day of blessings! 

 Bethany

Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for...

~  getting to meet my husband for lunch dates.

~ when I get to have a conversation with our oldest.

~ when my DIL takes Titus with her to get some gardening supplies.

~ working on the puzzle with my sweet boy.  It's a fun thing to do together.  

~ getting my hair cut.  

~ finding new recipes to try for our August menu plan!

~ getting to have a meeting with our principal about the upcoming year for our PTO plans.

Have a day of blessings! 

 Bethany

Well it's already time to end July and we know that means school will be starting soon.

This week I am thankful for...

~ our husband taking care of us when we had an "eventful" evening playing pickleball. I fell down and hurt my hip and hand when Titus was running backwards (or looking backwards) and ran into me after he saw yellow jackets. My husband was checking on us both cause we'd fallen. Titus was worried about me and that he'd hurt me.  Then after that Titus got stug by a yellow jacket so my husband was trying to take care of both of us.  We are both okay.  Just an accident! 

~ hearing our oldest talk to his Dad. 

~ when our DIL came to check on Titus after his sting.  

~ the wonderful job our boy did along with the other boys when the young boys led the worship service Sunday.  We are proud of him!  It was a nice service.

~ reading through old thankful journals and prayer journals when I was going through a box.  So many memories!

~ good report at my mammogram.

~ all the boxes we took to recycle this week.  Empty boxes = progress!  Also two new window blinds hung! 

Have a day of blessings! 

 Bethany

Thankful Thursday

I had to think of it was really already Thursday! This week I am thankful for…

~ my husband having some vacation days for us to have some time away. 

~ that our oldest sent us a picture of the snake skin he found in our garage while we were gone…..I think the warning was good to have because I found it dead in a mousetrap after we got back. 

~ that our DIL’s eye is healing. 

~ our boy making delicious suppers for us this week!  He likes being in the kitchen. 

~ to have the a/c cooling and that we could get insulation put in and roof vents added. 

~ having an ice pack I can use on my back or shoulder when it hurts. It feels so good. 

~ safe travel on our trip and the joy I felt in the time together. 

Have a day of blessings! 

 Bethany

Thankful Thursday

This week I am thankful for….

~when I get a sweet heartfelt message from my husband that makes my day. Also that he makes me get new tennis shoes for myself. 

~ all the many things our oldest is doing now. He’s so busy. We are proud of him. 

~ our DIL asking our youngest to help with her plants, it’s a fun little project for them together. 

~  that our boy can mow and help out with that big job at our new house. 

~ being able to donate blood. 

~  getting the table and chairs that my Mom redid for us. She put a lot of work in this project. I was excited to see it in that space. 

~ the feeling of making progress on several tasks at the house. 

Have a day of blessings! 

 Bethany