~ Secret Sister ~

"I am signed up for the Homeschool Moms Secret Sister Session #3!"
Thank you for heading this up for all of us, Tamara!!

~ My Aunt Emma ~

My Aunt Emma was a darling lady and very gifted!! She wrote and had her writing published. Her book of poems are just wonderful and from time to time I will post one. This one is in her book called, "Fireside Fancies" and was published in 1955.
I miss you, Emma!! I miss your kind smile and your sweet laugh. I do not know anyone that has a smile and laugh like you had.

~ "In Appreciation" by Emma Stewart Jacobson ~
Accept, Eternal God, my prayer of thanks
For roses blushing in the twilight's haze,
For grasses drenched with diamond drops of dew,
For azure pastures where soft "cloud sheep" graze.

Accept my thanks for these: The robin's song,
The emerald arches of the trees above,
The murmur of the crystal brook nearby,
The plaintive cooing of the turtle dove.

Accept my thanks for winds that moan and sigh
And shake the leafy trees upon the hill,
For crimson berries dripping honeyed juice,
For velvet moss on stones besides the rill.

Accept, Eternal God, my thanks for all
The beauteous things Thy tender love has planned.
With grateful heart I touch each flower, each leaf,
And in so doing, touch Thy blessed hand!!

I love this poem and tonight I am so thankful, for I have found that our little horse is finally on the mend and we will not need to worry that we will lose him now. Tonight is a very happy night!!

~ Oh My!! ~

I can't believe how time flies!! I have been so very busy and trying to juggle so many things. I am going to try and be better about posting. I hope to each week. We shall see. I hope those of you that read my blog will leave a comment ~ I have been having problems with my computer, so like I have mentioned before, I try to comment, but sometimes I just can't because of my very old and very tired computer :)

Hope all of you will keep checking back to see what is to come at the Cottage in The Meadow!!

~ Secret Surprise Winners ~

We put all the names in a pot and our daughter chose. She pulled out two winners ( I couldn't just have one winner ~I wish I could send each of you a secret surprise )
The winners are:
Sharron and Vonna!!! ** Congratulations!! ** I'll be sending each of you a special surprise this week!!

Note ~ I want you to know I enjoy all of your blogs, but for some reason ( I think it is because we still have dial-up connection) I am not able to reply to most. Hopefully we will have a faster service in the future!!

~ A Secret Surprise Will Arrive ~

~ Surprise Giveaway~

A secret surprise will arrive to your cottage from mine by commenting to this post (click on comment found at the bottom) or by e-mailing me ( click on profile ). I will draw a name and the winner will be chosen and I will announce the winner in 5 days. My next post will be coming soon, so keep checking back!!

~ Saying, "I Love You" ~

Have you ever wished your husband would say, "I Love You" more often? One day I was thinking about this and I was feeling pretty sad because I felt that I wasn't hearing it enough, but later in the day the Lord brought to my mind all the things my husband does do that shows he loves his family. I began to think of how he calls my daughter and I each day from work, how he often gets us surprises, he calls before leaving work and asks if there is anything he can pick up for us at the grocery store on the way home, he prays for us, writes us letters, sits and helps wrap gifts the night before Christmas, plays fun games with our daughter, he even watches girl movies with us, always takes us fun places, likes doing things with us, tries to be funny, etc... The list went on and on in my mind and I started to feel terrible about my bad attitude. I started seeing all the ways he SHOWS he loves us and started to appreciate more the things he does do and how he shows us each and every day that he loves us. I might not hear, " I love you" as much as I'd like, but I began to be more thankful and I started to see areas in my own life that I need to work on as a wife and I began seeing that I don't always say, " I love you"to him enough. I need to start telling him more often and I need to become better at doing nice things for HIM!!

~ So Surprised ~

Sharon at www.sharonsroses.blogspot.com has nominated me for the , "Nice Matters Award" I was so surprised and want to thank her for this sweet blog award. I hope you will all go to her blog ~It is a very special blog that is full of encouragement and I know all of you will be blessed!! All of the bloggers I have met are all SO nice and sweet, so I wasn't able to pick just a few, because all of you deserve the award!!