Gratitude

I am feeling soo 'Thankful' tonight! For so many reasons...
I recieved an unexpected lovely necklace in the mail today! I don't know who it's from..but whom ever sent it..Thank you.
You guys who have voted for my other blog!! You guys rock! Thank you!! I don't feel like such a "0" zero any more!
I am soo thankful for the privilege of being able to get/make Christmas gifts! I am officially done! There is a family right in my own wee church that it was questionable if they were going to be able to purchase gifts for their small children...and keep their lights on... God provided. He always does!
That is where I'm at tonight... Thankful for God's gift! Jesus!
That is the meaning.. Christmas.. Christ..our gift from our amazing Heavenly Father!
That's right..a gift to you! You don't have to do anything but accept it...
Romans 5 : 15
But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

Hugs....

Thanksgiving Wishes

I know it's the day after...but I wanted to make sure we wished you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving! I pray it was festive and filled with love and good food!
Some families have turkey...some have ham... some eat lots of pie and goodies...some go out to eat and let others do all the cookin'...But no matter how you celebrate it... I hope it was filled with Thankfulness for all of God's provision and mercy and His blessings!

Here are some of my 'turkey'...LOL... As I was making pies...I wasn't paying attention to them, just listening and responding to what they were saying..not looking up because I wanted to keep my place in the recipe I was trying to follow...I glanced up and this is what I saw! I just had to laugh!! Both of them are dressed exactly alike and had the same little grin on their faces... I am soo thankful for my guys!! They really know how to make mom smile!
Well, here is our table.. all dressed up... you probably can't see it, but the little specks are shiny confetti in the shapes of turkey and leaves. What makes it special, is not the fluff..but the fact we are all together and healthy! There are those in our immediate family who aren't that fortunate this Thanksgiving... I lift up a special prayer for you tonight!
Yes, my DH! He is the best! We didn't know if he was going to be able to make it home yesterday...but he did! It wouldn't have been Thanksgiving without him... We have not missed one Thanksgiving in all of our years being married except one and that was when he was in the Army...
The aftermath.... full bellies... happy hearts!
Ahh... #3 caught DH thanking me for dinner.... So, hope yours was fabulous... and filled with love!

hugs.

Happy Veterans Day!

Hey! Happy Veteran's day to ya! I just wanted to say 'Thank you' to all the Veteran's that came before me... My Father...A Step Grandfather...A Father-in-Law... An Uncle... A Cousin... Your sacrifice and duty to our country has not gone un noticed!
I just love our Country! With all that is going on right now...there are still glimmers of the 'One Nation, Under God...' A free Nation, where my family and I can get up tomorrow and go to our place of worship unhindered... without fear... Where I know that my children can go to bed tonight and not be afraid that someone is going to break down the doors and take family members away...A free vote.. A free life...

This is a picture of 'The Flag'...'Colors' posted during the Veteran's day program at the Elementary school this past Friday. My father called right before I was about to walk in..."Huh, they need to have alittle bit of that down here in GA.' He said...That is pretty sad that there are communities out there that don't do anything to say 'Thank you' to those Vet's who have served faithfully this country of ours out of fear..of being politically incorrect!
As one Veteran stated during that little program.."It's because of great men like these..(motioning to the Purple heart recipients) that we can stand here and not be in fear that a bomb is going to come through the ceiling.." Both men and woman have served this country valiantly... going into harms way to 'Protect and serve..to defend The Constitution against enemies both foreign and domestic"... Last time I looked, there isn't a draft... Those that are serving now are doing it out of their own free will.

I do have to put my two cents in... I was in the military from 1987 to 1992...I was a medic actually..a Hospital Corpsman... please read the poem...Dont' go away just yet...... So... there are soldiers out there tonight praying... why not pray for them! Pray for our Nation.. pray for peace... Pray for God's mercy on us...
Thank you Active duty personal! Thank you to those families who have loved ones serving!! And yes...God bless America............here is the poem........

' I am a navy corpsman. I possess the stamina and enthusiasm of youth and the wisdom and experience of an old man.
I am 3 parts doctor, 1 part nurse, 2 parts marine, 1 part yeoman and 3 parts mom, yet I am 100% sailor.
I am unemployable to the civilian world in my given profession yet have been the very life line for countless marines, soldiers and sailors since 1778.
I have carried marines from the battle field ... and have ben carried reverently myself by marines who mourned my passing like that of a brother or sister.
I am young. I am old. brave, scared and scarred. my title has changed over the years: loblolly boy, surgeons stewart, pharmacist mate, hospital corpsman, IDC, yet with all the changes I am still simply know as "doc".
I have celebrated peace; yet felt the sting of war on the seas, in jungles, in foreign cities, in Washington D.C. and on beaches of every shade of sand... white, tan, coral and black.
I have raised hell on liberty; hope in the midst of battle .... and Old Glory on Iwo Jima.
I have removed appendixes on submarines and limbs in the midst of battle and many other procedures far above and beyond what I am expected to do by the normal practice of medicine because it had to be done in order to save the life of a marine or sailor in battle or under the ice, far from a doctors care.
I have ignored my own wounds to the point of death in order to stay at my station treating the wounded of my nations navy, marine corp, army and air force.
I have the highest number of medal of honors of any corp in the Navy .....most of them presented to my wife, child or mother because I was already in heaven at the time.
I am proud to know in my heart that every marine who has ever fought and every sailor who has gone to sea on ships owe their very lives to those they simply, yet respectfully know as "doc" '
Web site: © 1994-2005 David Merchant Poem: © 2003 by Mark A. Wright HMC(SS), USN (doc.wright@nhcne.med.navy.mil) Updated 26 May 2005