This Thankful Thursday

I am so thankful for my very thoughtful and loving Hubbie and children. I've been posting pictures this week of this past weekend, and it's been fun to remember all they did to make my day so very special.

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I awoke Sunday morning to breakfast in bed. Cinnamon Swirl French toast, bacon strips, a sausage patty, and of course my ever present cup of coffee with lots of cream~or as Hubbie would say, "You have cream with a little coffee!"

After I got ready for church, I found this beautiful bouquet of flowers on my bed.

After church, Hubbie fixed dinner (pictures posted yesterday) which included:

After dinner, "S" went down for a nap, and "R" and "D" gave me some Bath and Body lotions and hand sanitizers. "R" made sure the package was wrapped perfectly.

They both made beautiful cards for me.

"R" had written something on the back of each petal.

This petal was my favorite...

From "D"

Hubbie gave me a tote bag of Bath and Body items...

There were three other items in the tote not pictured here~

lotion, shower gel, and shower cream

After dessert~NAPS FOR EVERYONE~

I loved all the gifts they gave, but more important than gifts is the time they spent with me and the love they shared...I will treasure this day...

Wordless Wednesday~Weekend Pictures

More Luncheon Pictures and a Recipe

Our annual Mother/Daughter Luncheon was so pretty...so elegant. The pictures from yesterday included a couple shots of the tables. In the center of the table was a birds' nest (a basket with spanish moss glued around the edge). Inside the "nest" were finger desserts, wrapped in pretty cellophane, tied with ribbon, and oh, so pretty! Here are a few more pictures...

~The decorated piano~

covered with a lace tablecloth and some pretties :)

~Three food tables~

Chicken salad and/or tuna salad served on a lettuce leaf, spinach salad with raspberry vinaigrette, and rolls

Kids menu~chicken nuggets, applesauce, and assorted chips

~Daisy in a vase~

This picture doesn't really do "justice" to the beauty of these vases. There were approximately 12 or 15 of these on the bleachers. We wrapped blue and green ribbon around the vase, hot glued it, and then our decorating crew filled them with water, and a daisy bud. So pretty! The sparrows were from Michael's. The grass is actually some tissue paper. :)

~The speaker's podium~

Our speaker this year was a veteran missionary wife and mom who is in the US for a year. She spoke on being content and also talked about the verses of the song, "His Eye is on the Sparrow". I had a little difficulty focusing on her because our 18 month was with me :), but what I did hear was a blessing to me. I know Jesus cares about me, and Jesus loves ME! What a comfort that is to my soul...I am so thankful that I have a personal relationship with Him!

Each lady was asked to bring a salad to share. We could pick chicken, tuna, or spinach. The church provided the rolls, the punch, the vinaigrette for the spinach salad,  and the kids food. I opted to bring a spinach salad. It was really tasty and very colorful.

Spinach Salad

Gently toss together the following ingredients:

1 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach ~ rinsed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces

1 quart (4 cups) strawberries ~ cleaned, hulled, and sliced

1 cup blueberries

1/4 cup slivered almonds ~ serve on the side

If I make this salad again, I will probably find a raspberry vinaigrette recipe online. (Unless you have one that you would be willing to share.)   :)

I hope you have a great day today! Thank you for stopping by!

Mother's Day Weekend Recap

I have worn many "hats"~waitress at the local Kmart Restaurant when I was a teen, babysitter, being a nanny for a young girl during summer and Christmas breaks from college, housekeeping job in college, schoolteacher, office worker for a local company. The best fitting "hat" for me is that of wife and mom. I thank the Lord every day for the tremendous blessings He has given me.

I know some of you are waiting, hoping, and praying, some are hurting, and please know I am praying that God will give you an extra measure of His grace...I imagine that holidays are extra difficult. This post is not meant to sound boastful or anything like that. I just need to make sure my memories are written down here.

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I did have a wonderful weekend. It all started on Friday when "Hubbie" and I hosted a Mother's Brunch for our moms. We were so excited to have them come over, and spend the morning and part of the afternoon with us. My Dad was able to also come and enjoy time with everyone...he was even able to take a little nap later in the day.  :)

~The table~

~Our menu~

~Yummy food~

Top Left: assorted muffins, sausage, bacon, biscuits, baked french toast with roasted pecans

Top Middle: sausage gravy

Top Right: what was left of the sausage breakfast casserole

Bottom Left: My mom brought chocolate covered strawberries :)

Bottom Middle: sugar-free cheesecake with "lite" cherry topping

Bottom Right: fruit salad (chunky pineapple, grapes, chopped apples)

~Slices of the cheesecake~

~I love having generational pictures~

Friday afternoon, I went to the church to help decorate the gym for the Mother/Daughter Luncheon. Here are a few pictures of the gym after we were finished. The theme this year was "His Eye is on the Sparrow."

~The tables~

~The stage~

These items came from one of the "girls" back yard! Lovely!

I had a good time helping decorate and of course, enjoyed the fellowship with the other ladies. I'll post some more pictures tomorrow from the luncheon.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a great Monday!

Happy Mother's Day!!!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Love,

 

"Hubbie," "R," "D," and "S"