I have so much to be thankful for! Here are just a few that randomly come to my mind as I type....(as if I ever have a non-random thought, right??)
Tonight is graduation at the local high school, and there are some graduates in this class that I am particularly close to. (In fact, one of them has worked with us all week to get in our hay.) I am so very thankful for the opportunity to know these young adults. They are such wonderful additions to our life, and to this community, and to our church. I wish them all the best as they begin this new chapter in their lives.
I am thankful today that I have a dentist appointment. This will allow me to get my teeth cleaned instead of working in the hay field all day! I will only have to work the second half of the day which ends early due to graduation! Yea!
I am thankful that my son is surrounded by people who love him and are praying for him...."it takes a village to raise a child"....I believe this saying is true!
I am thankful that I live in a small town. I love that when I go to the grocery store or the dollar store (those are about all we have) that I know most people there, and they talk to my son, and can tell me who he looks like, or acts like. Or if I have to run to the restroom, there are always people to watch him. Thanks Tonya & Cindy B!
On this Memorial Day weekend, I am thankful for all who serve and have served. I often think of my friend, Jeremy. But I do especially on Memorial Day. He was killed in 2002 in a helicopter crash during a training mission in the Philippines. (training for the Attack on Terror war that continues today) They found 8 of the 10 who were killed. They did not find my friend's body. I had many dreams that they found him alive,...I can't imagine how many of these his mom has had.... Thank you, Jeremy, for your service to our country,...but thank you most of all for the friendship,..the laughs, which were always plentiful in your presence. I know you rest with God.
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21 comments:
Thankful for the dentist, yeah, I have one of those next week too :)
Great list.
Thanks for sharing. Dentist or working in the hay field?? That's a toss up! I love living in a small town also. The people are amazing. It's hard to hear about people who have given their life for our country. I'm very thankful for their sacrifice. Blessings on your weekend.
I enjoyed your thankful list, bless you.
I love our town too, D! I was in Foodland for an hour the other day cause every aisle had someone on it I knew and wanted to visit with!
And I think I'd tell hubby my dentist appointment to a realllyy lonnnng tiiimmmee and I'd go sit at Sonic a while or something..:))
Love ya!!
Lisa
What a great list ! Thanks for sharing. Good luck at the dentist. I love small town living too it is so sweet and wonderful. Have a wonderful weekend.
Angel ( Angel Mama )
Have fun at the dentist (?) (am I allowd to say that, hehe)
Thank you Jeremy for your service. My sister in law is over in Iraq right now, I can not wait until she is back (this is her second tour).
Have a blessed time tonight during graduation, bring Kleenx =)
Have a great day.
I love it that you are thankful for the Dentist that keeps you out of the hay field! Thanks for sharing today!
What a wonderul list! I linked through from Thankful Thursdays and am so happy I did! I can't wait to read more from your blog! Enjoy the graduation ceremony as well. I grew up in a small town also and have the same experiences when I go home to visit! There is something very charming about knowing people everywhere you turn. Blessings to you, from Japan!
What an awsome list. I know what you mean about small towns. I grew up in one and while I am still here it is growing and losing its small town appeal and I do miss it.
Have a blessed weekend.
This is my first visit to your blog. Great colors. Do you have arm animals?
I didn't know about "Laugh Out Loud Monday" I'm going to check it out. I see you are blog hooked too. I created a memes list on my blog you might want to view. See link on top left.
Small towns are special.
Hope all goes well at your dentist appt. Prayers for Jeremy's family this weekend. I'll be posting a tribute to my hubby on Memorial Day.
I'm sure this must be a bittersweet holiday for your friend Jeremy's family as well. Thank God for Jeremy and soldiers like him - we owe them so much!
Another great list!! Thank you for remembering our troops. We should all take time to remember them in our prayers. Not just this weekend, but always, for their sacrificial service to ensure our freedom. Your blog blesses me!!
I think I want to live in your town!!! Minus your naked neighbor!!!
I suppose we need to be thankful for dentists...but it's hard:-)
I love your blog layout BTW!!
Your layout is quite spunky, love it!, Thanks for sharing the brief story on your dear friend Jeremy, I cant imagine what that must have been like, and continue to be like for his close friends and family. Much thanks again for sharing.
Great post. My brother-in-law's nephew died in Iraq back in October...their family has been through so many changes since then because of his death. It is difficult to lose anyone, but especially the way men and women are serving and giving their lives for their country right now. We have a lot to be thankful for here in our country, not the least of which are the brave servicemen (and women) who sacrifice so much. Thanks for the reminder of what the upcoming holiday is about...you hit the nail right on the head and I am grateful.
Memorial Day is an awesome day to remember. Here we have Anzac day which is roughly a similar thing. I thank God for our soldiers here in NZ.
How fun to live in a small town. Mine is small feeling but is is getting a little crowded since Katrina.
Hope you had a good trip to the dentist. :)
Your list, as always was wonderful. but what really touched me was your tributr to your friend, and others who have given their lives to maintain our freedoms in our good ol' USA! Thanks for sharing your heart!!!
I am thankful for these men and women too. They are all heroes in my book!
You are too cute--you are thankful for the dentist appointment in order to work only half a day :). Awesome that you have such wonderful youth in your town who will help you on your farm. May our Lord continue to guide them as they start a new path...
So sorry to hear that your friend lost his life on a mission to serve this country. I have to say (although a little selfish), I am glad that my husband didn't had to go to war when he served this country.
Thank you so much for sharing your thankfulness with us this past week. I am so sorry that I just made it tonight to read your post.
Be blessed today and always.
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