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| Happy Thanksgiving from my home to yours! This little family is one of My Favorite Things! They were lovingly crafted for me 25 years ago by my secret pal, Lometa Green. I love displaying them every Thanksgiving. |
"Family"
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| My sisters and brother...and, me. (left to right) Marsha, James, Sharilynn, Carolynn, Marilynn, Patricia 1959 |
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| If you look closely at the framed picture you will see our sweet Tabby "Nicolas". He lived to be a few months shy of 20 years old. This is my favorite photo of him. I love this photo. I layed my Bible down to answer the phone and when I returned he was sound asleep...resting sweetly on God's Holy Word. |
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| "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." William Arthur Ward |
42 comments:
happy thanksgiving Carolyn. I hope you have a wonderful day full of family, food and of course gratitude!
xoxo
vivian
Very well said. Love the family picture, that is a treasure. Your Thanksgiving family is precious, what a thoughtful friend! Loving the picture of Nicolas, so sweet!! Wishing you and yours and wonderful Thanksgiving!!
You're post is wonderful and makes us think about what is really important. I love the pic of your cat. I hope you and your family has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Love this post. I too am thankful every day. I love the photo of your cat resting on God's Word. "Resting on God's Word" is what I try to do every day! Happy Thanksgiving my friend, Jean
A truly beautiful and heartfelt post.
Thank you, My Friend,
Dru
For us (in Canada), Thanksgiving was in October, but gratitude is something to cultivate throughout the year and US Thanksgiving is a good reminder. Hope yours is a Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving Carolynn!
I so enjoyed seeing pictures of your siblings and yourself, and of course, your sweet sweet tabby. May God bless you and yours with health and happiness.
xo
Poppy
Yes we do have to be thankful just for the ordinary because then everything is as it should be. Love your little vignettes. You have such a sweet style.
Happy Thanksgiving ,dear Carolynn,
--you are so right, that we should never forget to feel blessed with our lives, and all the happiness we share with family and friends.
Your family photo is a wonderful treasure- such a bunch full of lovely children . Do you have them all,still?
I lost my one sister to cancer, 4 years ago.
I wish you a beautiful Thanksgiving week.
Hugs,Dorthe
Happy Thanksgiving Miss Carolynn...I adore your family photo...Enjoy your holiday..smiles..Renee
Happy Thanksgiving Sweet Carolynn! Love the family photo and your precious kitty that you had so many wonderful years with. Wishing you a beautiful Thanksgiving!! xo Heather
Thanks for sharing on Simple & Sweet Fridays. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Jody
Carolynn I just love your Thanksgiving family, your family picture and the picture of your kitty. So precious. 20 years is a long time for a kitty. I hope our little dog, Mac, lives that long. He is such a sweet little furry friend. Have a blessed Thanksgiving and I am so thankful I found your blog.
Hi Carolynn,
thank you for sharing this wonderful Thansgiving post. Your family looks so sweet. That looks as if you had two times twins in the family? Anyway you are all beautiful young ladies and a handsome gent. Also your decoration is inviting and nice. The photo of your cat is precious. They feel safe and make a home cozy. Have a great Thanksgiving.
best greetings, Johanna
Heartfelt. Thank you and happy Thanksgiving.
Hi Carolynn,
What a sweet and thankful post! Wonderful picture of your family and I love the photo of your kitty lying on the Word too. Your hand crafted family is so adorable and a wonderful keepsake. Thank you for coming to tea and Happy Thanksgiving, my friend!
Blessings,
Sandi
Carolyn what a beautiful post. You have the most wonderful pictures. Thank you so much for sharing. Hope you have a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving.
Hugs
donna
Thanksgiving blessings to you...we could use some prayer, if you think of it.:-) suek
Carolynn,
Your little hand crafted family is sweet. You sound like you are so thankful for many things. I love grateful people, and I wanted to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.
~Sheri at Red Rose Alley
My darling adopted momma! What a sweet and precious soul you are! You joyfully share the love of Jesus and have such a grateful heart! Thank you for the beautiful and loving words you shared! We do have so much to be grateful for and it is sad that so many lost everything in that awful hurricane!
Thank you for sharing your lovely photos! What a precious one of your beloved cat. How wonderful he nearly lived 20 years and that you were able to capture the photo of him sleeping on God's Holy word. I love seeing the beautiful decorations in your warm and cozy cottage! I look forward to seeing your Christmas decorations! As I am writing this I just saw an email come through from YOU! I wish you and your dear family a very blessed and Happy Thanksgiving! I am so very, very thankful for you and that the Lord brought you into my life. Thank you for being my loving adopted momma and for all you have done for me and for all of your sweet prayers. I love you! Your girlie~Paula xoxo
Bless you for sharing such a wonderful, inspiring post. I am with you, we are all so blessed if we would just notice those around us and the world. May you and family have a very blessed and pleasant holiday.
Carolynn,
Have a blessed Thanksgiving! Gratitude is one of the greatest blessings.
Hi Carolyn, A visit here is like coming home. So inviting and I love all your vignettes. Your sweet kitty is darling sleeping on the bible. What a great pic to treasure. Love your harvest family made by your secret pal. You just have the touch for display my friend. Simply beautiful.
Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving and blessings all aroundd.
Hugs, CM
Oh Carolyn, I forgot to add how I love the wonderful pic of you and your brother and sisters. What a wonderful keepsake. Thank you for sharing. XO, CM
Love that family photo and that dear handcrafted family! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Carolynn.
So much to be grateful for indeed. We truly have it all, something I think about each and every day, but especially when I see how easily we could lose it all.
Thank you for sharing, Carolynn. Love all the pictures.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Marcia
I love the picture of your tabby cat sleeping on your Bible.
Your autumn vignette is quite sweet, Carolynn. And the Scripture you attached to the image is a wonderful reminder that we STILL have much to thankful for.
Thanks for linking to Time Travel Thursday. Hope you'll stop in tonight to see yourself featured.
Blessings,
Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage
Greeting.......you found me and I found you now.......wonderful warm blog, I am your newest follower......Sweet family picture, kitty to............That's what the holidays are all about, family , love and laughter, making new memories........Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours......Blessings Francine.
Thank you so much for following my blog. I hope that my sister and I can make it as homey as yours is. I would never have known you had not been blogging for years. I will be visiting you often!
Hi Carolynn!
I love your family photo. Judging by the baby picture in the sidebar you would be the taller little girl with the dark hair in the back right, not the twin? Such a fantastic family! Thank you for sharing this lovely family photo at Home Sweet Home! Happy Thanksgiving!
Sherry
Hello there - I'm new to blogging and have found you through the linky party!! I love the photo of your family - and of your beloved cat. Just lovely, J9 x
Carolynn - thank you so very much for your sweet comments on my recent post! You are so sweet! It was so nice to meet you and hope to hear from you again. You have a beautifully inspiring blog and I'll be back to see you again!
Have a blessed weekend - and have fun decorating for Christmas! That's next on my list, too! :)
xoxo laurie
Dear Carolynn,
Such a sweet sweet post! So much fun to see you and your siblings, what a wonderful photo. And your precious kitty sweetie pie, how wonderful to have your dear friend so long, what joy that is.
Thank you for always being such a kind and dear soul. Happy holiday weekend!
Sally xo
That handcrafted family is just adorable. And the family photo is precious. Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving celebration with family. Happy holidays! Tammy
Hello Tammy,
I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit. Thank you for your kind comment. I hope you receive my response as to I couldn't find your blog to return the visit.
Blessings,
Carolynn
What a beautiful post.
Such a lovely post, Carolynne. Full of thankfulness for friends and family and a roof over your head and your darling kitty. Love the family your friend made for you.
Thanks so much, as always, for joining in this week!
xo
Claudia
What a treasure...they are adorable ! Love your thanksgiving post altogether! :)
I love the family photo! You are so lucky to have grown up with sisters and a brother. I am an only child and always dreamed of having siblings. Family, friends and our pets are the greatest joys.
Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
What a beautiful post. It is a delight to look at and to read. Thanks for sharing the wonderful family picture!
Blessings,
Susie
I love this touching post Carolynn. Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful. Love the picture of you and your siblings. How cute was that of your kitty? Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup. Happy to be a friend!
Hugs,
Jann
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