One Thousand Gifts (576-584)

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576.  The wonders of being  a grandma   just keeps   washing over me!
577.  Hearing the wonder of being  a mother  and see it on  my daughter's face  is   a  God-thing!
578.   Sleeping with the windows open on evenings  when  our neighbor isnt burning   whatever it is he burns....
579.  Early morning bird song  drifting  through the   curtains
580.  The sunlight   shining on the     changing dogwood tree  by  the window this morning...  such a hope of   the  explosion  of color to come!
581.  Getting my paperwork completed  in preparation for the   Thanksgiving   food  project  for  which I am  in charge this year....PTL!
582.   2 pounds down this morning... yayayayayaya
583.  Getting to hear the  awesome teaching of  Tony Lighterness from  Guildford, England   Sunday evening... on life in the kingdom!
584.  Getting a makeover this afternoon in honor of  soon getting to  meet  Lil Birdie!

Our Wonderful News

The very happiest of news.....  Lynn and I  became grandparents this week....our  darling little   Birdie   was  born  very early  one  morning this week....  to say  she is   beautiful is understatement.....   she is  sublime.... and  so   healthy and strong.. so much like her dear sweet mama.... seen here with her  daddy  

  curious and  alert....  she is  God's perfect miracle!

 With no photo  of Birdie   that I can post,   I did find this   lovely  dollbaby  that   looks so  very much like   Birdie....  so for Pink Saturday Im sharing   this  doll baby in honor  my   precious   grandbaby... 

(Hee, hee,,, available at  Ebay   I may have to   purchase  her   for myself!)

complete with  thick black hair.. she has the  plumpest  rosy cheeks  and   the sweetest  pouty  rosebud lips  you ever  saw .....

A poor  substitute,  but at least  I   got to share  our wonderful blessed news!!! 

 Pink Saturday

Just for Fun

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One Thousands Gifts (566-575)

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566.  The  autumn weather is such a blessing
567.  Our new   car  is   a  real  surprise when  I   actually think  that  we   were able to do this right now...Thank  you, Lord!
568.      Our  Christians United to Pray event  last Friday night was  such a sweet  and   precious time where   around 35  believers from various churches  met together  to worship and pray and it   was held in our church which  made it all the sweeter....   again, thanks be to God for  working out the  details  in advance  to bring this all about 
569.  "Step by step He leads me and I will follow Him all of the way"...   the Lord  is leading me    into a new  season of  growth   in Him  and   it is a  longed for adventure!
Seasons of breakthrough   are   wonderful   blessings!
570.  Sometimes I  cannot believe the freedom and boldness  that   the Spirit  is  allowing me to   have   during this time of my life... to   do  amazing   things  in  his  kingdom....   "Obedience is the very best thing for those who do believe!"
571.  The  beauty of  the heavens  this week...   almost too  lovely to behold...

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572.  Can anything be   sweeter than my hubby doing the vacuuming today  as he  does all the time because  it aggrevates my allergies...
573.  There is   such  an amazing  thrill in  my heart as   we await  good news  of   our daughter's  delivery of our  first  grand daughter!
574.  Wonderful anticipation  as  we   count  down the minutes  til we meet our  best friends  for  dinner  out at Carrabas....
575.The   sense of accomplishment   in getting more and more    organizing done around the house.   Today  several bookcases were  reorganized and  books and pamphlets were  sorted  and  several   boxed for the Goodwill.

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The weather.....

A delicious 60 degrees....I love sweater weather!

Right now I am....

doing some online shopping...  looking for   auto chargers for  several devices in prep for   a long trip in the near future.

Thinking.... 

This may very well be  the week our first grandaughter is born.....praise the Lord!!!...Ok, I did say that last week,,,what can I  say, I am an anxious grammy to be! But   today is actually the due date... so   praying for  God's  timing   to  be  manifest this week for sure..!!!!!

Looking forward to...
hearing that   Birdie has arrived safely  and  dear sweet Mommie is   resting comfortably!

On my reading pile....

The Spirit of Python, by Jentezen Franklin

Daily Bible reading... Mark, 1 Timothy, Jeremiah 

Daily devotional.. My Utmost for His Highest 

On my TV..... 

Master Piece Theater,   Foyle's War 

Blog Hopping

Junk Chic Cottage

On my to do list....
Bible Study Homework

errands
Moving some furniture around

Looking around the house....

I am trying to  rededicate some space  around the house for   our   little one who   will only be with us   such a few times a year,   but   I do want her to feel from the beginning   she has  her own room,   but  it will also  be my  studio...

   I think I need a miracle...

This will entail   finding a new home  for my  studio desk..... and   then    figuring out a storage system for my  office  paraphenalia which   will be NO SMALL task!

From the camera:

 It   is such a cool  day,   we wont be eating our breakfast outside as usaul,  so

a nice  leisurely time in the sunroom  is   just   what is needed...  although the table is previously  set,,,  just   slip it aside and   find  our  space!  

I    love   a  perfectly soft boiled egg  with   deliciously crisp  sausage and  a  lightly buttered English muffin!

These eggs  are perfection....  whites cooked through

  and   delicious  liquid gold! 

And  following that   a  bit of Bible study   with my cup of tea

Tomorrow  I  will  continue with Community Bible Study as we are  studying the book of Genesis...  today we  worked on chapter 4....

On my prayer list..... 

Our family, parents, daughter ,  Little Birdie*, son-in law, 

Our church, and church family 

our nation, leaders, 

Israel and the Middle East 

Bible verse, Devotional  or  thoughtful  words:
IKings 12;32
The Feast of Tabernacles

Sukkot 

32 And Jeroboam appointed a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he made. And he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

Ablaze with Autumn

Autumn has finally arrived here  in our neck of the woods....
This  bookcase  near the   stairs showcases  a simple  vignette to remind us of your kingdom  life and responsibility..    that, first of all, we are the sheep of His pasture,  and  follow  the guidance of our Shepherd...  but we are, also, warriors, equipped to do  spiritual battle to  subdue the  earth  of its  dark forces and    reflect  the light of   the One who loves us best,  Jesus Christ!
As I  peer  into the  mirror,  I see   fallish hues   reflected...

When I  look outside,  there are  definite  signs that  autumn is here!

Lynn and I have had   quite  a fun time   on  our various pumpkin escapades...Im still  seeking  the perfect   flat pumpkin   that   Ive been promised  will  arrive   next week!

I am thinking   to  create  a  pyramid of pumpkins   if I can find just the right ones!  heheheh
For now, these beauties   please  me.

As I   move  on into the parlor,  I spy the  wall hanger  appears to  be  complete...

Again,  I  am so pleased to be using my   silk gingko leaves I  found in Boston last  fall, along with the   Japenese lanterns.
As I  move across the room,   the fiery  hues of  autumn  attract me f rom the    mantel...

This year, I am   enjoying   the   beautifu hand-crafted   wreath of  oak and acorns  that my mother made  several years ago, when she   participaed in the  the SW Virgnina Mountain Guild.

My bronzed   birds found a home   on the mantel, as well. 

Stepping   around the corner into the  dining room,    it  surely  doesnt look like   autumn  has taken a break....   blazing colors   attend  every   

spot!

This  table has  been in varying  degrees of readiness,   and now  it  appears  complete... 

It  was  great to finally   bring up the   box of  autumn  fare  and find  this  arrangement that  needed only a  bit sprucing up...  it accents the black and  white   with the most welcoming  array of  cheerfulness!

I am still loving the   pewter colored napkins from Kohl's and   the  Armetale  accents  that  lend their country    quaintness  and warmth to the scene!

I started   my small collection many years ago  when I was  teaching Virgina History and   decorated our first home in  Colonial  Americana.. so why shouldnt it lend its grace to my  olde  English   themes!

My  black  transferware, the Herdsman,  from Royal Stafford  are the  perfect compliment to  this table 

 I am  quite  happy with the final  effect!

Home Party@ Sandi's   Rose Chintz Cottage     

Tablescape Thursday 

and   

Thursday  Favorite Things

Grace at Home  @ Imparting Grace

Home and Garden at  A Delightsome Life

 Home Sweet Home@The Charm of Home

Inspire Me Tuesday@ A Stroll Thru Life

Happy Homemaker Monday

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The weather.....

Love the weather...   autumn has arrived!

Right now I am....

sort of  jumping in here to  do this post.... I have about  5 minutes  before I need to get  ready for  my morning....  but  I   felt the tug of the computer....

Thinking.... 

This may very well be  the week our first grandaughter is born.....praise the Lord!!!

Looking forward to...
getting  to  actually see and hold Little Birdie in my arms...

On my reading pile....

Earth's Earliest Ages, by George Pember

Daily Bible reading...ITimothy, Mark, Isaiah 

Daily devotional.. My Utmost for His Highest 

On my TV..... 

Master Piece Theater,   Foyle's War 

Blog Hopping

I   wouldnt call it a blog  exactly  but it sure is inspiring
Porch Sitter's Union of America

On my to do list....

coffee   clatch this morning  with the gals (yayayayayaya)

laundry

errands
clean house (this list never changes)

grocery shopping  
visitation with my   parents  

Bible Study

Looking around the house....
I am    deep in the throes of   autumnizing...     this week I will be  dragging out the   boxes from the    storage room.....

From the camera:

One of the the  items I love to  decorate is this   wall hanging   container with holiday  cheer!   I  absolutely love the gingko leaves I found at  Pottery Barn last season!

On my prayer list..... 

Our family, parents, daughter ,  Little Birdie*, son-in law, 

Our church, and church family 

our nation, leaders, 

Israel and the Middle East 

Bible verse, Devotional  or  thoughtful  words:

Romans 1:11-12

11 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.