November 30

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

November 29

Thanking God for fun phone calls, text messages, and friendships across the miles!!

Thanks, Cristie for sharing your creative ideas with me!!

November 28

~Hooray for a new sign for our front "porch"~

November 27

The best part of long drives home on the Sunday after Thanksgiving...

Holiday lights along the road and Christmas music in the car!!

November 26

Light Has Come- The Angels' Story was a beautiful evening celebrating the King of Kings!!

Extremely grateful for all the moments we have with these two together!!

November 25

Yippee!!! It's Gilmore Girls' Day!!!

Our favorite guy brought us coffee! coffee! coffee! so we could start our day in Stars Hollow!!

November 24

Happy Thanksgiving Day with Swimming Dog and her sweet family!!

November 23

 Camille is the BEST welcoming committee!!!

No matter how many (or few) days it's been since she's seen you!!

November 22

~Great giggles with Gram~

November 21

Love coffee dates with these college girls!!

November 20

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"

~Eleanor Roosevelt

November 19

So very grateful for time together and sweet snuggles!!

November 18

Hooray for Family and Tennessee Trees and Cupcakes and Birthday Celebrations!!!

November 17

Hot tea and charming lunch dates make for a terrific Thursday!

November 16

~Thankful for beautiful autumn leaves~

November 15

 So very thankful for the amazing gift God gave us 20 years ago today!!

I really wish I could hug our beautiful birthday girl...

but will celebrate technology that lets me see her sweet face!! 

November 14

~Still thinking about what I heard yesterday and studied this week...
Asking God to captivate my mind and heart for Jesus more and more so I can love others well~

November 13

Thankful for church online and this most excellent instruction!

Oh, that I would love others more like Jesus every day!!

~John 13:34-35~

November 12

Skyline Drive | Shenandoah National Park

Grateful for a beautiful day making this leisurely drive and soaking in God's stunning creation!!

November 11

~Thoroughly enjoyed our day being history buffs touring Monticello~

November 10

Love getting to introduce people to our Village~

So thankful for fellowship and laughter with a sweet friend today!!

November 9

The Village is getting all decked out for the holidays!!

And while I'm not usually ready to start the season quite this early, these made me really happy today!!

November 8

Enjoyed talking with a newly met neighbor as we walked to our polls on this beautifully sunny day.   Grateful for democracy and the privilege to cast my ballot in this election. 

And even more grateful that my hope and peace comes from God and not man. 

"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, 

the Lord Jesus Christ" ~ Philippians 3:20

November 7

 Celebrating the revival of Masterpiece Monday with this one!!

Still smiling about the sweet server who remembered us and our favorite order after four years!!

Pretty much felt like we were in a sitcom :) 

November 6

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me,

Fluttering from the autumn tree" 

~Emily Brontë

November 5

So happy with this new external drive so I can access my photos again!

And very thankful for my guy spending much of his off day making my computer work better!!

November 4

Grateful for beautiful blue skies, a refreshing lunch date with a dear friend, 

and an afternoon of productive errands in the Village.

November 3

Thanking God for His kindness in allowing me time with those I love this week,

His protection over the many miles I drove,

and His beautiful creation I got to enjoy all the way home today!! 

November 2

Hooray for an extra day with family and getting to go to dance class with this super cutie!!!

November 1

What an incredible blessing to get to see Omega perform Face to Face for the first time this season!!

So special to hear Leslie share about God's goodness and faithfulness in the midst of hard times. 

And getting to share the evening with my sister made it 100 times sweeter!!

Terre Haute wouldn't have been the same without her!!