The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~A blue tarp protecting a steeple replacement
~A blue curl in the sky and ripply clouds
~A blue blankie donated by Linus, er...I mean Lissie for Charlie Brown's Tree

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~Learning to read, trace, and cut a sewing pattern
~Figuring out how to fold, pin, and cut the fabric
~The fun of being able to dress your own doll (and having it look like the picture)....great work Shaniah!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding the perfect place for each ornament
~Gwyn's joy of seeing her boondoggles as icicles on the tree
~Thea's excitement of getting her own handmade Advent calendar... #occupyadvent

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Dance shoes festively arrayed for Christmas shows 
~The scent of pine wafting in the air while wandering through the farm to find the perfect tree
~The scent of pine gently filling the house

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~A chandelier as delicate as a spider's web
~A spider who added her own strands of gossamer
~Eyes that spy a nest and beads draped in a tree...perhaps the birds were getting decorating for Christmas too 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~A horse enjoying his Thanksgiving dinner
~Girlies that look forward for days to helping me make the turkeys
~Sitting at the table, thankful everyday for each person there 💗

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~The fun of making the first snowman of the year...well, Gwyn's first snowman all by herself as well
~Spying Christmas trees headed on the first leg of their journey to a good home
~A lone robin looking out onto the snowy field from its autumnal perch

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Golden willows against a snowy field
~Snow dusting a hillside, highlighting every ridge and tree
~Finishing a secret Advent present for the youngest girlie

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 21st- A Few of My Favorite Things...
~Watching the wind sculpt the new fallen snow
~A bumper crop of snowflakes in the garden
~The white pine reaching down, as if to touch the snow and see if it is real after the temperatures of Saturday

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Picking the last of the herb with my little sous chef before the snow
~Enjoying the last of the flowers scent in the late autumn air
~A love note from the garden thanking me for another great year

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~The pristine sparkly surface of new fallen snow
~Making the first steps into the windblown surface
~The magical transformation in just one snowfall