Here in the USA, Thanksgiving is less than a week away...we set aside one day a year to give thanks for the blessings God brings as per the tradition of the Pilgrims after their first year in this land..... yet here in the Christian blog arena, some of us practice the art of intentional gratitude all year round by participating in the Friday Fave Five, created and hosted by Susanne. Head on over to her blog to link up and join in!
FIVE FAVES
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| Yet another hiking challenge completed! |
- ANOTHER BADGE! I received my Indian Lake 4-3-2-1 Hiking Challenge badge in the mail this week! I loved working on this challenge. Most of the trails were very easy (especially the ones in the "4" category) and I did those with my family. Some of the mountains were tough but a couple I loved so much that I hiked them more than once. I'm thankful for these fun Adirondack Hiking Challenges. Now, I won't be back to the mountains until probably February if we have a mild winter or April if the winter is tough. Time to explore around my local area, I guess!
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| a touch of Thanksgiving for the living room bookcase |
- LOST AND FOUND! Last year I couldn't find the Thanksgiving ceramic turkey a dear friend of mine from childhood had gifted me with many years ago. Last weekend I was rummaging around the basement closet and found it!! It was in the bottom of a bin labeled Autumn Decor and I guess I just didn't see it last year as there was a pile of tissue paper on top. I pulled it out, wiped it free of dust and set it next to my glass jar of mini pumpkins. Isn't he festive? My dear friend Ann lives out in Michigan and she had mailed this to me back when the girls were little. She was one of my dearest youth group friends when we were in high school. I'm thankful I found it!!
- SAFE! Dave had to travel with the church youth group (about 45 teens went plus about 10 leaders) to the central part of NYS last Thursday through late Saturday. He drove one of the church vehicles. Courtney, our oldest, had to drive to Maryland and West Virginia for a wedding from Friday- Monday. I was alone in the house for the first time in 25 years!! I loved that but I tend to "worry" before praying for traveling mercies. This time I remembered to pray first and I had peace for them both. And both got to their destinations ok and made it back home ok. I'm thankful for safe travels!
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| Dave on Nature Trail |
- LOCAL HIKE! Dave and I had some errands to run together on Monday and it was a gorgeous autumn day. Chilly but sunny. We went to the local park where Claire had her senior pics taken because she had told us there are trails there. We've lived in this town for 28 years and this is the first we've known of these trails! (our town is very large). We did the outer loop trail which was called "Nature Trail" and loved every minute. It was only about a mile, if that, but the late autumn scenery was lovely. Very deep in the woods yet with suburbia all around us. I'm thankful we had a nice walk before doing chores.
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| Trail in upper section of park |
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the pond in the Newtonville Park
Town of North Colonie, NY |
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| a glimmer of sunshine |
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| image courtesy of amaz*n |
- COZY COFFEE! If I had to describe a coffee flavor that evoked "coziness" it would be DD's French Vanilla. I hadn't had any in a very long time so I picked up a bag when it was on sale at my local grocery store last week. I've enjoyed a nice steaming mug of it every afternoon this week after work because the temps have dipped down into the 20's a few times and the house was cold when I got home. The vanilla isn't too overpowering yet I don't need any kind of sweetener in it. I'm thankful for sales and good coffee that keep us cozy and warm.
That wraps up my faves. We've had freezing rain this past week and tonight (I'm writing this on Thursday evening) we are supposed to get our first snow of the school year. The mountains have already had several inches and back where I went to undergrad school, in western NY, they have had several inches! I'm kind of hoping we only get a dusting...it's too early for a snow day!
Enjoy your weekend!!
3 comments:
My niece in PA has had a decent snowfall already - too early for me! We had snow forecast a couple of days this week, but thankfully it did not come - at least where we are. May have had some in the mountains.
Congratulations on the hiking badge! And I am glad you found your turkey! Glad everyone was safe on their travels. too. I neglected to mention safe travels, too - hubby was away three days this week, and I think it was pouring rain both going and coming. But thankfully no snow or ice.
Snow? What's snow? :)
I loved your intro to this post. Well said.
That local nature trail does look beautiful. It looks remote but is still in suburbia.
Stay safe in that white stuff and the ice!
Happy Thanksgiving!
We've had 2 snowfalls already but the weather is giving us it's fall whiplash. Most of the snow has melted since our last dump on Friday and next week is supposed be really nice outside. Those trails looks lovely through the forest. How fun that there are still trails you haven't explored within your own community. Praise God for safe travel and what a treat to have the house all to yourself for a few days. Love vanilla coffee!
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