Buttons popping!!

We had a Oral Presentations/Thanksgiving meal with our homeschool group tonight.  Ben, Aaron and a friend decided to sing a trio last minute.  They practiced today and sang tonight.  First time for Aaron singing in public.  Ben has played his guitar with the youth group praise band but he also has not sung before.  Yes, Tim and I were popping buttons.  We were very proud of our young men.  Thanking the Lord for them and their abilities.  We are also very grateful for this group of fellow homeschoolers.  HEARTH has been in existence for 20 years.  Now, I can't remember what HEARTH stands for.  I will get back to you'll  on that.  :)  ENJOY!!!

BUGS BUGS BUGS and Creatures too.

Here is one of our dear bugs.  I do not know what he was but he was probably one of the scariest bugs I have seen.  Good thing I am not afraid of bugs.  He was about 3 inches long. 


 Another picture of him.  Lovely eh??

                                          You can barely see this one but notice his colors he was beautiful!!

                                    This was a good sized Katydid.  They make sooo much noise
                                         down here at night. 

                                      He is kinda cool looking don't you think.  :)

                                     I was excited to see this fellow  in my garden.  He was eating my tomatoes.  Thank goodness, They were ones I had already processed and was composting.  I am always excited to see nature like this in my backyard. 
                                                           

                                               I didn't like this guy.  He was in my house.  You can not see him well,

                                but he looked like he could sting a person.

All these bugs in a beautiful place like this.   Ahhh  West Virginia can be as beautiful as West Michigan.  But they still do not have enough water.  :)  

Thanksgiving all the time not just in November

I have so much to be thankful for, and yet, I forget to be thankful.  The Lord has provided for our family so many times and in so many ways.  October was a lean month financially, but God provided for us.  We have been looking for a AWD or a 4WD.  The Lord has provided for that need. These are big things, but what about the small things??  The daily driving for Tim as he heads to HSM,  Ben driving to school, and myself driving too. Praise the Lord for safety in all these.  Also the daily food the Lord provides. For the safety of Aaron and Ben as they rough-house, climb trees to dangerous heights, and play football.  There are so many things that we have to be thankful for.
This was brought to my attention last week with our hot water heater. I found myself praising the Lord and realizing how infrequently I thank Him for little things.  How very thankful I am for water in my home and  for the heat in my home.... Even when I feel I am overly busy, I need to remember to be thankful that I have friends that wish to see me, and places that I need to be to minister to people.  Oh Lord, help me to remember to be thankful for the little things and not just the big things.