Come Ye Thankful People, Come!

Happy Thanksgiving!
This is my favorite Thanksgiving hymn -
sung every year in the Presbyterian church
I grew up in.
Just wouldn't be Thanksgiving without it!


Come Ye Thankful People, Come


Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home;
All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin.
God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied;
Come to God’s own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home.

All the world is God’s own field, fruit unto His praise to yield;
Wheat and tares together sown unto joy or sorrow grown.
First the blade and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear;
Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be.

For the Lord our God shall come, and shall take His harvest home;
From His field shall in that day all offenses purge away,
Giving angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast;
But the fruitful ears to store in His garner evermore.

Even so, Lord, quickly come, bring Thy final harvest home;
Gather Thou Thy people in, free from sorrow, free from sin,
There, forever purified, in Thy garner to abide;
Come, with all Thine angels come, raise the glorious harvest home.

One Little Leaf . . .

One little leaf . . .  ⇝〽

                                ⤸

    ⤽⤻⤽꘩⇜৲       ⤾

⤾                     ৲ ⤾

                                                        ⤹

                                   ᔚ ⤻ᔚ

                                               ⤸

                                                 came

                                                          softly

                                                                   drifting

                                                                                d

                                                                                  o

                                                                                w

                                                                                   n

                                                                                     ⤹

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                                                                            ᘡৣৣৣ ᔚ〽

                                                                         §᷇᷆̆̃֊ᐣ

                                                                           〽

                                                   =3)  to sleep . . .

                                                                               Z

                                                                                  z

                                                                                     z . . .

Last Daisy of Summer

I had a little garden on my porch this year -

Tomatoes, Four-o'clock, Geraniums,

and Daisies.  LOTS of daisies!!

I think they are so cheery!

And it's quite surprising that any have lasted

until November -

but this one brave little soldier did!

Something worth celebrating!

Mommy's Little Helper . . . In The Kitchen!

Because I just couldn't POSSIBLY put

the groceries away without his help!

( He's the extra "sugar", you know!  ;)

Pumpa's Painting

In my kitchen hangs a very special painting.

Special to me, anyway.

Others might look at it and think,

"Oh, that's nothing much."

It's painted on cardboard,

not on a fancy canvas.

What makes it so special?

It was painted just for me -

by my grandpa!

We kids called him "Pumpa"

because my oldest cousin could not

for the life of him say "Grandpa"

when he was little - and it stuck!

And we all loved it!

And we loved him!

Years ago, I had this humble cardboard painting

professionally framed.  What??  you may ask?

Isn't that kind of expensive for such humble material?

I wasn't framing the cardboard,

I was protecting a little piece of my heart!

How about you?

Do you have something special you'd like to tell us about?

I'm all ears!

Mums

Just wanted to share

some of the autumn beauty

from my garden a few years ago.

Hope you enjoy!

Somebody Got Into Mommy's Yarn Drawer . . . ;)

While working at my computer the other evening,

I got something out of my lower desk drawer,

and absent-mindedly left it open.

When I looked again -

this is what I saw.

Now who could have done this???

Next thing I knew,

my livingroom floor looked like

this . . .

because *somebody-who-shall-remain-nameless*

got into his Mommy's yarn drawer . . .

for the first time EV-AH!!

I could have scolded, but goodness sakes,

how could I when he was having so much

FUN!!!!!

So, of course, I grabbed my

Kindle camera, and joined in the fun!!!

(That's me trying to hold a ball of blue yarn AND

the camera!!!)

And this was his response when I asked him,

"Now, what do you have to say for yourself???"

(Gotta love the whole "who, me??? looking away thing!!)

Old Barns and Old People

This is a precious old video - I've enjoyed it many times - first in e-mails,
and lately on Facebook.  But a good story always bears repeating, and this
one is no exception.  So sit back, relax, pour a cuppa coffee, and enjoy!

Pondering . . .

Decisions, decisions . . . . .

Do I want to . . .

. . . climb up REAL high on Mommy's cupboards???

. . . OR . . .

do I want to take a nap?????

(Think I'd better sleep on this awhile!)

Sunset Clouds

 

Sunset clouds seen from my front porch a couple evenings ago. 

 They were actually pink-ish, but showed up golden on the Kindle camera. 

 Which I thought was still pretty cool. 

 No matter what color they are, God does awesome work!

Hello, Dear Followers! You Have Been Noticed ♥

And so appreciated - by me!

So glad you joined us here-

I hope you are richly blessed!

Hope ~

^" For I know the plans I have for you,”
declares the Lord,
 “plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future."
(Jeremiah 29:11 NIV)


For those who know Him, this is a very precious promise!

He loves you so much that He died for your sins,

so that you can be set free from them!

If you don't yet know Jesus, or Yeshua as His Name is in Hebrew -

won't you give Him your life today?

Then you, too - can have this precious hope!

I gave Him my life many years ago - and have never regretted it!

Do You Know Where You're Going?

"You'll never leave where you are,

  until you decide where you'd rather be."

(Anonymous)

Sometimes it really is OK . . . . .

(Photo source unknown -

please let me know so I can give proper credit!))

Surprise!!!!!

To play with your food!!!!!

This little cutie pie is actually

sitting in  -

coffee beans!!!!!

(My favorite food group!)

And sometimes . . .

A gal just has to be a little bit goofy!!!

(It saves your sanity!)

Hope you are having a day filled with

happy surprises!

Just a Sweet Reminder ~

Just a sweet reminder, dear friends . . .

that no matter what you may be going through . . .

in good times, and in not-so-good times . . .

when you feel lovable, and especially when you don't . . .

Jesus is with you - holding you close -

and reminding you that He loves you!

(and so do I!)

Hugs to you!!

Love & Blessings!

Hello, Dear Friends!!!

I hope your week has been filled with love and blessings -

as mine has been - the blessings of busy-ness!!

Yes, being busy IS a blessing - especially when you have been

rather confined for 12 years due to health challenges -

and then received your health and energy back by the Grace of God!!

Rest is extra sweet then - and so is work!

Have a Blessed & Restful Sabbath!

The Story That Clotheslines Told

You could always tell what was going on in a family's life

by observing their clothesline.

This is the clothesline - see it dimly near the bottom of the photo?

that once stood behind our family's Kansas farmhouse.

It is gone now - and so are most of the trees around it.

But it would have told you a lot about us -

and what was going on at my grandparents farm!

        I loved hanging the laundry on the line for my Mom when I was growing up -

first running a wet cloth over it so the dust wouldn't stain the freshly washed clothes -

then hanging things "just so" -

sheets, towels, and blankets on the outside -

"unmentionables" on the inside!

And everything "shared" a clothespin with the item

on either side of it!

I sure do miss having a clothesline!

Never Alone

So precious - just had to share it with you!

What a comforting truth - that God is always with us!

Hugs to your day dear friends!

All Things Bright And Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful:

The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,

Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors,

He made their tiny wings.

The rich man in his castle,

The poor man at his gate,

He made them, high or lowly,

And ordered their estate.

The purple headed mountains,

The river running by,

The sunset and the morning

That brightens up the sky.

The cold wind in the winter,

The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden,

He made them every one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,

The meadows where we play,

The rushes by the water,

To gather every day.

He gave us eyes to see them,

And lips that we might tell

How great is God Almighty,

Who has made all things well.

(Cecil Frances Alexander)

You Are Loved!

You are loved -

By Jesus - and by me!!!

Have a blessed Sunday -

(((Hugs))) from my little ol' prairie home - to yours!!!