Welcome Baby

Today we travelled to meet our newest niece! She is a week old and clearly advanced.... you will see, she and I are having a conversation already! It was such a joy to see her, hold her, smell that new born baby smell, hear her sweet cry, and hold her tiny hand.

It was oh so sweet to hold her, cherishing this moment as so children grow so fast.

The sleepless nights will not last long and soon she will be running after her brother and cousins.

Mother and baby are doing wonderfully (Mom is hoping for more sleep) but still wonderfully! We dashed off with big brother, Mr P's brother, and their dad and family! An afternoon with three Mr P's! I am hoping my nephew is as tired as our three children so that good sleep will occur tonight!

We rode a train, the boats, and a carousel!

Of course we found some monkey bars to swing on and trees to climb!

We had a great visit! Many thanks to the Patterson 4 for a fabulous day!!!!!

Dear God,

Thank you for this beautiful day that we shared with our extended family! Thank you for the blessing you have given us in the life of our niece. May she grow to love you more and more just as her parents and brother do. May her mom and dad get restful sleep during the hours they are able and feel Your love surrounding their family during this short, sweet tiring time.

In Jesus Name,

Amen.

Fall Leaves

Falling leaves...........

Beautiful colors........

Raking once a job, as a child, I disliked.....

Now a job I look forward to and treasure!

The forest, oh, so magical and glorious in bright yellows, orange, and red.....

Fuels imagination and play.......

We enjoyed our leave raking day!

A Cherry Tree

November is a special month around the Patterson house. Thanksgiving is one of our all time favorite holidays and November is also birthday month for Mr P. So today I shall write about a Cherry Tree!

When Mr P and I were dating I lived in an apartment complex which had cherry trees growing all around. One date he picked me up and some of my neighbors were up in a tree picking cherries. Everyday from that day forward when walking past the tree we'd stop and look at the tree and say, "Oh a cherry tree, how sweet." We'd gaze into each other's eyes and then back at the tree. Goofy, I know, but still a lesson that has stuck with me through the years.

You've heard the expression, stop and smell the roses. Well how about, stop and appreciate the cherry tree! God gives us many beautiful gifts to see and appreciate. It's like he put them there just for us to give us a smile even on the dreariest of days. To remind us how much He loves us and how extremely thoughtful He is.

Yesterday Mr P and I had a tif, yes that does happen here, even as it does every where else. I took my dog, Toby, for a walk as I needed to cool down a bit. On my way home I noticed the moon and how beautiful the sky looked over our home, and in our front yard......... Oh a cherry tree!

For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies:

Christ our God, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

Hymn Writer Folliott Piermont

Dear God,

Thank you for this amazing day and all of the beauty you give us in nature. May I see every vivid color you have provided this fall, may I appreciate each awe inspiring sunrise and sunset. May I continue to give You glory and praise even in the small things such as the sweetness of a cherry tree!

In Jesus Name,

Amen.

Psalm 146:1-2

"Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live."