Oh what a beautiful Thursday and Friday it is in the DFW area.  

The colors of Autumn are my most favorite colors!  

Don't stay inside if you are having great temperatures.  Get out and smell Fall.  

It is a perfect day to go for a drive and maybe a pumpkin patch to find just the right ones.  

Don't forget to share your love of this beautiful season and life with everyone you meet.  Lots of Prayers for everyone in the path of the storm.  I will see you on Saturday.  

Tuesday is always a fun day.  If we have any errands for the week we run them on Tuesday then pick up Tacos before we come back home.  

Do you ever come home to this?  We are blessed with our 3 smaller dogs for the most part.  

Lots of times when we come home, Carly is outside staring up at the trees looking for squirrels.  

Reba doesn't hear much anymore but Carly and J Lo love to bark especially when someone rings the doorbell.  

None of our dogs are biters but our granddog, the 2-3 pound Lily, was known as "A Man Ankle Biter".  Now she doesn't have many teeth left and has mellowed with age.  

Very few dogs are perfect even though as their owners we like to think they are and the love we get from them is the best thing ever.  

It is Saturday and the last day of Summer but not the last day for "us" to have high temperatures and bright hot sunshine.  

So as we kick off Summer and welcome in Fall, what are your weekend plans?  

A friend took this years ago.  She is an awesome photographer and seems to agree with lots of people who think Fall is the best time of the year.  

I hope we all have a Blessed Fall this year!  

So long Summer!  It hasn't been too bad but we are ready to welcome in the rain.  

Are you ready for Thankful Thursday?  Do you have a list of things?  I surely do!  

Keep adding to that list and counting your Blessings every day.  It grows much quicker than the Trials list.  

Even if you think you have problems, God might change them into Blessings in the near future!  

Rain can be a problem and or a Blessing.  Maybe it isn't about you but your neighbor or your friend that needs it.  

After all, look what happens after the rain is gone.  It may take a week or two or a lifetime for God to show you the Blessings.  Or you may never know because it was about someone else receiving the Blessing.  

A smile is a nice way to start this Tuesday and every day until you realize...  

You don't ever just ignore that feeling, do you?  Me either!  

But sometimes, I just get up and go outside to look at the flowers and talk to the critters.  

I love to watch Hummingbirds with my iPad opened to my latest Kindle book.  

Why does anyone want to clean inside when there is so much to see and do outside?  

However, on days where the humidity is 90% (like yesterday), I might rush through a few inside chores so I can get back here on the computer just to see you and say... 

and wish you lots of Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

Monday is here and it is the last week of summer.  

Kiss Summer goodbye!  All those tall flowers will soon be gone.  

The beautiful butterflies of summer will come back next year.  Oh you might still see a few for a while longer on other flowers.  

Others may try to hide out and hang on to summer as long as possible.  

But try as you might, you can't hide from the fact that summer is going to start saying goodbye.  

The sun will still be there and try to make a comeback with a higher temperature now and then.  

But change is on the way with lots of less daylight hours as Fall begins to take over.  So sit back and enjoy the ride!  

The weekend is here.  Summer is back for a while so let's make the most of it.  

Do something with your friends.  Find someone who has a pool and go swimming.  

Maybe you have a friend whose family has a boat and you can go out on the lake for a ride.  

The Plano Hot Air Balloon Fest is next weekend.  That is always a fun event to go to in the early morning or in the early evening.  

Whatever you do with your friends this weekend, do it in Love and Grace!  

Good Morning!  May this Thursday be a blessing to you and to all those you encounter.  

That means you have to share your smile with them.  It might change their whole day.  

Be sure to take time for yourself too.  Take time to smell the flowers.  All I have to do is walk around my yard.  

The butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and lots of other birds just seem to be all around.  

Share your love for each other just like God's Love for you!  

Starting this week, I will be working every FRIDAY until the end of the year.  

Wish me luck!  I am trying to keep up with all the changes.  

And the $money$ always comes in handy.  I think Rbt enjoys a day to himself too!  

I probably will not post or send emails on Fridays!  But don't worry, I will be here when I can to send Blessings & Hugs to you!  

May light and laughter follow you all day long with Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

This Tuesday as every day, let us count our blessings!    

I am rich and overflowing with blessings!  

And the future is looking even brighter.  One day I will be at Jesus' feet.  

Keep the faith and keep trying to follow His plan for you even though it may not be what you expect.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel and good things in the future.  

Always keep a lot of love for everyone in your heart!  

Monday is already here again.  

I am trying to stay with one cup even though it is a 24 oz insulated mug.  

Now that the weather is cooler, I have been enjoying lots of hummingbirds for several hours in the mornings.  

Can you spot him?  I have been having 5-10 each morning and they love chasing each other.  Then they each go to a different tree to rest up.  

After a few hours I come back to the computer to visit with you and wish you a wonderful new week.  

Good Friday Morning!  This first week of September flew by quickly!  

My pictures of the same roses on the same bush just 3 days apart.  Have you ever seen such a color change?  

Why do mosquitoes love me?  Why do their bites swell up into big, ugly, red spots on me?  

Please send mulch!  hehehe  It didn't go on sale for Labor Day.  So we will wait until next Spring... just 6 months away.  

Even weeds that bloom can be pretty like the one in my hanging basket!  Now where did that come from?  

I need a fresh batch of lady bugs to eat the aphids on my milkweed.  

A flower just for you along with lots of Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

Embrace Thursday with Love for others!

Enjoy this pre-Friday!

Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

As I put this together, I am praying that this Tuesday will be a dark, overcast, rainy day for us.  

While I love to watch the lightning, I hope we don't have too much and that there will be no damage done if we do have lightning.  

Aren't Lighthouses amazing?  I love how they can warn those out at sea of the rocks and land that they are getting near.  

Just like God's Rainbow is a reminder of His promise to us.  

I love rain and thunderstorms.  After the storm comes the calm and everything is refreshed.  

So whether we get rain or sunshine today, enjoy it and count your blessings!  

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. "Labor Day" was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City. In 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty states in the U.S. officially celebrated Labor Day.^[4]

Canada's Labour Day is also celebrated on the first Monday of September. More than 150 other countries celebrate International Workers' Day on May 1, the European holiday of May Day. May Day was chosen by the Second International of socialist and communistparties to commemorate the general labor strike in the United States and events leading to the Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago, Illinois, from May 1 – May 4, 1886.^[5][6]

I hope you are sleeping in, getting lots of rest, and have nothing major on your "to-do" list this weekend.  

Mornings are the best time of day!  That is when it is the coolest here.  

I hope it is a nice day where you are.  I think I will go see what is going on outside.  

Then it should be time for lunch and maybe a nap if it is too hot to go back outside.  

Probably time to look and see what we will be having for dinner soon too.  

Well thinking about food and planning ahead is important.  But now I guess I'll say Blessings & Hugs!  

May your Friday bloom in all you see and do today.  

Look around you to see the sites and sounds.  

One of my favorite sounds is the loud calls of the Blue Jays.  I always know when they are around.  

I used to grow Bird of Paradise flowers when we lived in South Texas.  Have you ever seen them growing?  

What makes you notice a butterfly?  Is it the movement, the sound, or the color?  

Just open your eyes and you will see His presence all around you.  Blessings will be upon you too.  

Thursday is here and that means the month of August is almost over.  

A mustard seed of Faith can accomplish anything!  

Always Believe and have Faith!  

Who would believe that a little itty bitty hummingbird could fly for so many miles?  

There are so many amazing things all around us.  

You know it is the last Taco Tuesday of August.  

As it begins to cool off, maybe a bicycle ride would be fun.  

I don't think I could get past the end of the driveway, so I will wait for you to come back.  

A horse ride in the early mornings would be a fun way to say goodbye to August too.  

Have you ever ridden a horse as it was crossing a river?  I haven't but it looks like it would be fun.  

However, if I am not on the bench when you get back, I'll be off walking with Jesus.  You are always welcome to join us.