{"id":9862,"date":"2012-06-14T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=9862"},"modified":"2012-06-14T08:05:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T13:05:00","slug":"thankful-thursday-around-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2012\/20120614-9862.htm","title":{"rendered":"Thankful Thursday: Around the House"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Thankful<\/a>I’m not going to lie by pretending that I’m anything but a homebody.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite places to be is in my own home–curled up on the couch hand-quilting, at my computer desk blogging, in the kitchen baking, on the dock reading. <\/p>\n

One of the unfortunate consequences of having to work for a living, though, is that I’m not home nearly as much as I’d like. And when I am home, my time is rushed and the house a wreck.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, I’m thankful for home, such as it is.
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Today I’m thankful…<\/b><\/p>\n

…for a box of vintage patterns<\/b> categorized by date, sitting in my computer room (still there from when I was searching online for the dates for those last elusive patterns)<\/p>\n

…for the quilt that is progressing<\/b>, sitting in the living room (still there from when I was working on it while watching movies with my sisters this weekend)<\/p>\n

…for the antique serving dish<\/b> in the dining room, bought for me at auction by a good friend (and not yet in its place because I haven’t had time to rearrange the china to showcase it)<\/p>\n

…for the handcrafted shelf<\/b> given to me by another good friend–and still sitting in the hall more than a year post gift<\/p>\n

…for the almost clean countertops<\/b> and full fridge<\/b> in the kitchen. Now that my little sister’s living with us, I have more impetus to cook (or maybe I’ve just been eager to do so all along.)<\/p>\n

…for the tools scattered throughout the garage<\/b>, evidences that Beth and I are making progress with our birthday wall-hangers<\/p>\n

…for the lawn mowed with love<\/b>, proof of the W boys’ willingness to help me–and to help their sister fund her missions trip to Greece this summer<\/p>\n

…for the dock out back<\/b> and conversations with Ruth on that dock<\/p>\n

…for the sister now sleeping in the guest room<\/b><\/p>\n

I have a home packed with blessings, undeserved gifts from God. <\/p>\n

Thank You, Lord, for my home. Thank you, Lord, for my friends. Thank you, Lord, for filling my home–and my heart–with oh so very much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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