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Happy, Happy Thanksgiving my farmgirl sisters! By the time some of you read this post, Thanksgiving Day and all the trimmings’ will have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we should toss out gratefulness along with the potato peelings does it? Whoa girls, hold your horses for a minute. Before you strap on your shopping shoes and head out into the madness of another holiday shopping season, there’s something we need to talk about! You know, if the media machines and advertisers had it there way, we’d be Christmas shopping in June! As it is, it pains me to see all the back to school stuff for sale in July before I’ve even purchased my new bathing suit for summer! I think we need a reality check and I’m gonna be the one to do it! Right here, right now, THIS moment, let’s talk about what it means to be TRULY GRATEFUL… not just thankful, all year long.
I am so grateful for my dear friend that is an inspiration in my life every day!
Thanks for a beautiful post, it made my day!
awe… Thanks Pat… Time for Tea soon! xo Deb
I am thankful this Thanksgiving and everyday for my "Farmgirl" Debs who always keeps me inspired through a very difficult time in my life right now. Thanks for all the beautiful photos. I want to frame all of them. Love you Debs.
Aunt Retts
Love you too!!! Debs
thank you.
what a great gift,sending out these titles by S>B>B<
along with some thoughtful words from yourself.
just found you. cant wait to read your past blogs and the future ones.mary
Welcome Mary! Thank you so much for reading and commenting~ Have a great day! Deb
Thank you for the reminder to be grateful…Sometimes envy and/or want can leave being grateful in the dust…but it is at those times when I really ask myself, "would you really want to have her life just to be thin or beautiful or rich?" or some question like that. It is at that very moment that I realize that I would not change my life if it meant I would never have had the wonderful parents I had, the wonderful brother I had, the amazing children and grandchildren I am blessed with, the sweetest husband (any other man would have put a pillow over my head in my sleep, hahahah), and a best friend who takes me as I am…what more REALLY could a person ask for???? Thank you for reminding me of all this. Happy Thanksgivng, everyday!!!
So true Diane. We are all guilty of letting those devilish thoughts of lack sneak in and try and ruin what we have…. Practice makes perfect… I’m still practicing too… and I love what you said about your husband… I removed all pillows from our bed when I started menopause! LOL! Thanks for reading! Deb
This one’s a keeper!! I won’t delete this one because I know I’ll want (need!) to re-read it – especially during the dark rainy winter here in Seattle. Your photos are so beautiful and your spirit full of sunshine. It’s 2am and I am wide awake (thank you menopause!) so I am very grateful for your good thoughts.
sleepily,
ellen
Dear Ellen, WONDERFUL! I’m glad " this one " will come in handy as winter progresses… I plan to post lots more sunshine and BEACH amongst the snow as we get further into winter here in New England. Today, how ever it’s sunny and warm. 60 degrees! Thanks for reading! Deb
I’ve got so much to be grateful for…I learned this early on, as a child, I was lucky to grow up in a country farm with a family that wrote the book on grateful. They looked for the best in everything and found it, of course we had tough times, but that is when you look for the good and find it! Love your pictures and writings!! Love the ocean, I live in a small town in Maine, just 1 hour from the ocean, and right in the middle of mountains…the best of both worlds…
Dear Donna,
Lucky you! I bet your family book on grateful is a great read! 🙂 Thanks for your kind words here today! Deb
This was precisely the answers I¡¯d been searching for. Amazing blog. Incredibly inspirational! Your posts are so helpful and detailed. The links you feature are also very useful too. Thanks a lot 🙂
You are most welcome! Glad you enjoyed! Deb
Thanks, Debbie, for the wonderful post. I WOULD like to know how you painted the dresser, especially how you created the checkerboard sides. Thanks for everything.
Hi Pamela,
You are welcome! I’ve added the recipe at the bottom of this post! Thanks for asking and for reading too! Keep us posted on your project!
Deb
Another absolutely wonderful blog…of course, you know I get so much inspiration from you!
Love,
Aunt Nan
Ditto Aunt Nan! Lots of love, Deb
Oh, Deb! Your post is fantastic! I can just *FEEL* your enthusiasm for life and for MJF and for, well, the WHOLE of things. Thank you so very much for the boost and for the smiles. With thankfulness AND gratitude – and a big farmgirl hug, xoxo, Libbie
Aww, thanks Libbie! So nice of you to " stop by " and see me here! Farmgirl hugs from across the miles! xoxox Deb~
GRRrrrreat blog. LOVE the photo of you and your hubby on the boat; and the door latch…and and and. visual feast top to bottom…oh, and ‘reach for the stars’ – DARling. Thanks for the fun and feastful pit stop :o) my farmgirlfriend.
Aww, thanks Shery! You are most welcome! I knew you’d love the photo of the door latch! I always think of you when I have rustique things to photograph! So glad you made it by! xo Deb
Love all the beautiful pictures, thank you!
You’re welcome! Thank you for reading. Deb