Happy Thanksgiving!

"Come, ye thankful people come, Raise the song of harvest home: All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin; God, our Maker, doth provide For our wants to be supplied: Come to God's own temple, come, Raise the song of harvest home."

-  First verse of "Come, Ye Thankful People"

*thought for the day:*  "I will praise God's name in song and glorify Him with thanksgiving." ~Psalm 69:30

Autumn

Yes, autumn is finally upon us - one of the best seasons, though also the shortest. These are some of my pictures from the past few years. I've not started taking fall pictures yet this year, but I'm sure I will be by the end of this month. Enjoy!

our big red barn

my sister riding bareback in the hay field

the woods beside our barn

me longing my horse, yankee

* things that maketh me happy *

* chilly fall weather.

* thinking of my brother as I wear his old sweater (which is two sizes too big)

* riding bareback with halter and lead rope at 7:30 in the morning

* listening to my favorite songs

* mastering a difficult song on the piano

* reading novels

* making school schedules

* teaching my younger sister her eight subjects in school (& creating my own lessons for her geography)

* having windows open

* going on walks

* writing blog posts

* thinking

* being barefoot

* chocolate

* coffee, cream and sugar

* the Rebelution

* being dogmatic when I know I'm right ;)

* having a loving sister to confide in and three awesome, caring older brothers!!!

* being a child of God

school

I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to school starting. I think part of the reason is because I love buying school supplies!! I have my pens, pencils, composition notebooks, folders, and more...

And of course, you can't forget the bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils!