Tuesday, April 30, 2013

THANKFUL TUESDAY!

I never cease to be thankful.  When I talk to God, I tell Him that He has to be weary of me always coming to Him, and being thankful every day for the life He gave me, and the day to day things He allows me.

1)  I love 'bird watching' from my rocking chair on my front porch.
 
 
Yesterday, the finches were out en' mass!  I counted 16 at one time on the feeders, and some were in the tree above, waiting their turn.

2)  I love the smell of grass right after it has been cut.  I could almost close my eyes and tell it is knocking at the door of summertime.

3)  I love going to the Dollar General Store.  We have a little one in a shopping center, but hopefully by July, we will have a Dollar General Market right up the street. 
 
 
4)  Jim can't plant the big garden that he always has before, and I think he has accepted it, but he has two tubs and he has managed to plant tomatoes, squash, bell peppers and cantaloupes.
 

5)  I love my knock out roses.  The one by the mailbox already has a couple of blooms on it.  I especially love them because they don't require constant care and will bloom when you least expect them to!  (see the roses up in picture #1)
 
Five is what I am going to stop with this morning, but I am thankful for so much more that God gives every day. 
 
Jim and I are going to ride to a little town north of us today.  Dayton, Tennessee has a strawberry festival every year and this coming weekend is the event.  We are going to beat others to the draw and see if we can get a crate of those luscious little berries today!
 
 
 
 

6 comments:

  1. So much to be thankful for! I'm in agreement with you on these.

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  2. Good morning, Linda! You posted a wonderful list! Good luck with the strawberries. Our season is over here. We get them in late February, early March. Sixteen finches at one time - wow! Your feeders are busy, and what fun to watch! Enjoy your ride!

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  3. I'm thankful for "my" birds as well. I get so much enjoyment from watching them. I can't wait until the finches return!!

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  4. Your roses are a beautiful red and your finches a beautiful yellow. :) It looks like spring/summer has arrived in your neighborhood. ** I didn't know Dollar General had super markets, but I'm not surprised. I like shopping in our little one here. I've also found out that the generic cookies they sell are very good.

    Hope you've had a wonderful day. ♥

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  5. We have not been to the Strawberry Festival - - and it is just up the road from us. What will you do with the strawberries - - - freeze any?
    I love the Knock-out Roses, too. Have you been through Lee University when they are all in bloom? They have planted a LOT throughout the campus.
    If you like birds, you will like Betsy's posts. She is in TN, too and is a sweet Christian woman. http://betsyfromtennessee.blogspot.com/ You will see she has a sidebar with the topics. Their yard is beautiful with roses and they have bird feeders in the back yard. Her testimony has a link on the side, too. It's a sweet story of how God brought George into her life.

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  6. So sweet. I love the positive feeling here. I appreciate your friendship.
    I can tell you love a lot of the same things as me. God has blessed us with a beautiful world

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