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Pay It Forward to Gratitude

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While my husband attended a conference in Atlanta this weekend, we met Paul Taubman, better known as the “Gratitude Guru”.  He told me about his blog and I said that sounded like a great post for my next Pay It Forward.  He gave me his card and I said I would look it up and possibly post about it.  So while the trip laundry is busy washing and drying this morning, I checked out his blog and am impressed with his story and concept.  Besides, he was a really nice guy in person!

All About Gratitude.com is his way of giving back and spreading happiness.  He posts thoughts on his blog and has a daily gratitude burst that can be delivered to your email to help you start out the day with a more grateful heart.  His idea of spreading gratitude is just what Holly envisioned when she started this meme, so I’m Paying It Forward this week to Paul and encourage you to check out his blog and start your personal gratitude campaign.

Farm Life

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I sometimes feel like I live on a farm with chickens behind us, cows and horses next door, buffalo across the street, and a steady stream of deer running through our yard.  I live in a small town that’s next to lots of suburbia but feels like we are in the country because we’re tucked up against the mountains and isolated.  I was flipping through farm and gardening blogs on Picket Fence Blogs a few weeks ago and found Sharon at Quilting the Farm.  I’ve enjoyed reading about her adventures on an old homestead that she and her husband are trying to return to a working farm.  It’s been fascinating to see their setbacks and victories.  So I’m Paying It Forward this week at Holly’s blog to Quilting the Farm.  Wander around the farm and check it out-you’ll love her perspectives.

Keeping my balance in July

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I discussed in a previous post my leap into a new phase of life  and how I was going to try to balance my adventures.  I gave a long list of things I want to do and here’s a progress report on how I’ve been teetering during my first month.

Alot:
service to family
service to friends
reading
gardening
crocheting

Some:
blogging
exercising

A little:
quilting
scrapbooking
practicing piano
organizing and cleaning out my home
child advocating

None:
family history
learning Photoshop Elements

So……..not too balanced overall, but I’ve had some interesting times and done other stuff that wasn’t on my list.  I was starting to be a little hard on myself when I remembered a blogger I’d like to “Pay It Forward” to this week.  Tara at Undeserving Grace has a great outlook on life and a strong faith.  Her posts are interesting and fun and she has some memes that repeat.  Say It Again Sunday often has some great sayings and I liked this post that helped me lighten up with the Bob Marley saying I’ve included here.

I also enjoy her Thankful Thursday posts that help me remember to be grateful for what I have and her Blessings in Bloom posts of her garden always cheer me up.  Pop over and visit Tara.  You’ll be glad you did!

Bees are buzzin’

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It’s late July and this cool, rainy summer has made everything late in my gardens.  And even though I don’t have enough energy these days to make it look perfect, there’s a lot of lovely stuff going on out there.  So enjoy what we have, right? One of the things I love in my garden is my lavender.  I have 17 lavender bushes around the side of my house among the roses and in the summer they are a sensory delight.  I can stand by them and smell their fragrance, see hundreds of honeybees flying all through them, and hear the bees buzzing.  Because I basically live  in the country it’s pretty quiet and that many bees are loud!  I just stood out there for several minutes yesterday while I was taking pictures and enjoyed that sensory overload.  Yum!

I’m sharing the other photos I took  and you can click on one to open them all in a gallery with descriptions and plant names.

Because I love gardening, I’m Paying It Forward to a garden blog I found recently called Home Garden Diggers.  Yael has tons of interesting tips and information about all sorts of gardening topics.  I’m actually quite amazed at how much great info she has archived here.  If you like digging in the dirt, visit her blog, and click on the button below to visit Holly and all the other blogs that are being recognized this week.