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Across the Fence:  Thankful  |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 08 2010 : 06:20:55 AM
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Today I am thankful for the dishes I have to wash. It means I had food. I am thankful for the bed I had to make it means I had a bed to sleep in. I am thankful for the house I have to clean. It means I have a home & a roof over my head.  What are you thankful for???
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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Laila
True Blue Farmgirl
273 Posts
Laila
Kutztown
PA
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2010 : 06:25:39 AM
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Well said Diane. I take all those thinks for granted and forget to be thankful. I am also thankful that I have a job even though I have a hard time getting up some mornings. Thanks for the reminder
Laila |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2010 : 06:29:21 AM
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Diane- that is a wonderful way to look at things that too often we conside "bothersome". Thank you for your wisdom today! I am thankful for that!!
I am also thankful that I have a wonderful opportunity today to start more college classes. I am also thankful that even though I would love to sleep longer- that my alarm clock is a certain sweet three year old named Nora. :D
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2010 : 06:50:23 AM
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Diane, thank you for reminding us to count our blessings. So well said.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World! |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2010 : 08:07:30 AM
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Diane, that is beautiful. I am so glad I read this. So many times I don't like doing all I do. Then I read a post like this and it puts it all back into perspective. Thank you for that.
I am thankful for all the animals I have. If it weren't for them I would be a couch potato for sure. They keep me off my butt!
I am thankful for a husband who loves me no matter what. We will be married 32 years in October and he still loves me.
I am thankful for this beautiful place where we live. It is so peaceful and just plain ole beautiful. And I see different things every day.
I am thankful for a God who loves me no matter what also. And for all this beauty He has made just for me to enjoy here in this place.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2010 : 1:48:10 PM
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I am thankful to be healthy and that my husband and children are healthy. Unfortunately I've lost my grandfather and father to cancer in 2010, so I realize and appreciate each and every day that you can wake up and live your life. It has given me an appreciation for the simple things in life and put my life into perspective about what really is and isnt important. So I guess this is an example of the "good" that has come from a bad situation. Thank you Diana for stopping to take the time to bring it to everyone's attention, of how thankful we should all be for what we have- not what we dont have!
Smiles,
Laurie
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2010 : 6:41:49 PM
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I am thankful for the ability to walk in the evening and enjoy the beautiful sunset God put in the sky. I feel like He painted it just for me.
blessings
TAmmy
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
http://breathsoffaith.blogspot.com
Farm Sister #1889 |
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Violets November
True Blue Farmgirl
342 Posts
Violet
Exeter
California
USA
342 Posts |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
4427 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 12:34:22 AM
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I am especially thankful this week. For wonderful friends here on the MJF forum, for prayers and hugs.
Also very thankful for friends close by who know about my problems.
And very thankful for freedom. I went to a Dutch concentration camp yesterday and realised how thankful we are, to be able to be alive, to be able to walk around and read about those prisoners in WWII
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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pnickols
True Blue Farmgirl
808 Posts
Patricia
Parma
Ohio
808 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 06:55:35 AM
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I am thankful for a loving supportive husband and healthy children
I am thankful that no matter how tough it gets, God has always provided, we have a roof over our heads, shoes on our feet and food on the table.
I am thankful to live in an area where I get to enjoy and marvel at the wonderful change of seasons on this earth. And thankful for the opportunity to go back to school at 53 yrs old to finally finish by bachelors degree |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 07:27:33 AM
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Oh Diana ~ VERY well put! Such a great topic!
I'm thankful for the loving mate that I have ~ I am thankful for him always
I'm thankful for my dad and parents in law ~ I'm particularly grateful for all of the love and wisdom they have given .
I'm thankful for my landlords and the understanding that they've given us during my long illness
I'm thankful for this good earth and how it continues to provide for and amaze me.
I'm thankful for my animals and for my landlords animals because they are all healthy and fed!
I'm thankful for Freedom also Dutchy! ~ We all take it so for granted and should be grateful every day!
I'm thankful for the weeds in my yard LOL! ~ It means I have a yard under there some place =)
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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prairie_princess
True Blue Farmgirl
613 Posts
Elizabeth
Carpenter
WY
USA
613 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 08:19:47 AM
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Thank you, Diane, for reminding me to be thankful for even those 'bothersome' things I might not always feel thankful for... a wonderful way at looking at those things!
I feel thankful that I can exercise (not always something I look forward to) and move my body when so many can't.... That I can be outside in my garden, moving the way I need to to weed and pick produce when I simply have to look across the street at my lovely neighbor who can't do the same (but that's why I'm there to help her!)
"Only two things that money can't buy, that's true love and homegrown tomatoes."
- Guy Clark
"The man who has planted a garden feels he has done something for the good of the world."
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
2804 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 09:03:03 AM
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I am thankful for the eyes to read this post, the ears to hear my sweet little chicks in the shop asking for more water and feed at 3 am this morning. I am thankful for one more day to give thanks and make the most I can out of the simple things that make my day worth living. I give thanks for those who did not wake this morning that they have found the peace we all so richly deserve.
Many thanks for my farmgirl sisterhood - I am truly blessed to have you to share with, cry with and be thankful with - Blessings to us all today!
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
http://www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com
http://larkspurfunnyfarm.blogspot.com
http://larkspurfunnyfarm.artfire.com
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SusanScarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
317 Posts
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Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 1:47:56 PM
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| What a great topic - I am so thankful for the ability to read. There are many, many adults in our country that have never learned and I cannot imagine how difficult that must be. |
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Saffron
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Sheila
Dallas
Texas
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 2:27:58 PM
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I am thankful for all of my Farmgirl Sisters. What a blessing to know you are there!
I am thankful for freedom and for living in this great country of ours.
I am thankful for an awesome God who brings me through the storms of life with my feet on the ground.
Thank you Diana for reminding us of how truly blessed we are.
"We cannot Lord, Thy purpose see, but all is well that's done by Thee." |
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
2350 Posts |
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 4:49:31 PM
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I am thankful that I live in a country where my family is safe.
I am thankful that my husband and I are able to put food on the table and a have a roof over our heads.
I am thankful that all of my children are healthy.
I am thankful for my health.
I am thankful for my family.
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2010 : 9:51:24 PM
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I am thankful for true friends, for my wonderful and kind husband, for my health, for my neighbors, for my beliefs, etc...
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2010 : 12:59:56 AM
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I am thankful of my discovery of a Christain life within me that I never new was possible.
I am thankful for my wonderful family as without them I would be bored out of my mind... :)
I am thankful for the MJF.
I am thankful for my job as it helps provide for our family.
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison
Check out my blog!! http://thehappycalamity.blogspot.com/ |
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Simply Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
WI
USA
163 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2010 : 10:29:04 AM
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Diane, very nicely said and so true. We take a lot for granted. The daily tasks we sometime feel are a burden are the main things in life that keep us grounded and real. It all goes back to the best things in life are the simple things in life.
I am thankful for God giving me the strength to get through troubled times.
I am thankful for being employed and healthy in mind and body to work.
I am thankful for my mother who at 81 is my friend and inspiration to never give up.
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