ENTER HIS GATES WITH THANKSGIVING

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Thanksgiving is almost here!

We've been talking so much about being thankful lately,

at bible study, youth and at the church's school today.

About what this opportunity for celebration is all about.

Psalm 100:4

New International Version (NIV)

⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.

I think about all the things God's done for me personally and for my family

and I HAVE to acknowledge how good & giving God has been.

 For the family and friends we have,

my pastor and church

our church family(2nd fam)

for the home we "own",

the cars we have,

hubby's job,

  the opportunities I am given to volunteer at my kid's school

 and at the church's private school,
 my hubby & kids,

their teachers

Teacher gifts: Candles & Chocolate :)
Turkey's have a 'thank you' note on the back



 food,

clothes,

health,

peace,

joy,

restoration,

salvation....

 There's so much.

"Mr Turkey" who fills our tummies,
 he can't help being so popular

hahaha
 And
of course, the opportunity to speak freely here
while you all sympathetically & humoringly
(ya, its a real word, I checked )
listen.
THANKS,
I  really am thankful.

Here are a few Thanksgiving inspired crafts

"Mr Turkey" got his own makeover

with the help of some leaves, loquat flower buds & mom's glue gun.

NB's project

That got me thinking about a simple wreath.
Because the one I really wanted to make would cost me a pretty penny
and I'm not ready to go there lol

Its a tad uncentered due to the cluster.

All it took was this cardboard bottom which I cut,

I wish it had been bigger but it did the job,

these huge pinecones we picked up in Lake Tahoe a few weeks ago

and some Loquat flower buds.

I already had the ribbon too!

It was entirely free.

And last but not least,

the pinecones inspired my table.

Table runner thrifted:$1.98

6 Place mats thrifted: $2.98

Pumpkin: from out front

Basket: old

Cones:Free

Apples: previously purchased for consumption :)

Candles: gift

Peacock eyes: earrings my sis gave me

fabric from here + old jute

hubby says its wearing a headband lol

The "eyes" were damaged a bit so I removed the hooks and stuck into cones.

That's it!

I know its early,

 sort of,

most stores already have their Christmas stuff going up

but I have Christmas crafts in the works too.

And some that I've started for my garage.........

which I have yet to prove was REALLY messy.

I'm working on it.

I kind of lost my wind there,

distractions & other things left me with no motivation

and now I'm working my way around the house sprucing it up!

I feel like I'm going in spurts,

you know,

all GUNG HO

then nothing,

Gung ho,

nothing.....

Gung ho again.

That's where I'm at people.

:)