Giving Thanks.

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At times it is easy to find the blessings in your life, at others it seems to be more of a struggle. But every day, and no matter what is going on, if we take the time to focus we can find the good in our lives. Thanksgiving is a day that is brought to the forefront for many. Thanksgiving isn't the only day that we can look for the things we are grateful for. I have a rock that a friend sent me four years ago, it is my gratitude stone, and was sent to me specifically for that reason. The instructions I got with it were simple.....Think of something each morning that you are grateful for and then place the stone in your pocket. Yeah right your thinking......but let me tell you what I found, my attitude became more positive. When the weight of a day got too much and I felt I was on my knees and no one knew what I was feeling or going through, (you know that feeling) I could could reach in my pocket and feel the stone--and it gently reminded me of the things I was grateful for. I started a thread on a message board and the momentum of that empowerment grew....soon people all over the world were speaking their gratitude--some for huge things some simple things, I would like to think it made their lives better, and I hear from many of them still, and it did make a difference. Why do I tell you this story? Because not a day goes by that I don't look for the things I am grateful for.

Through out the nursery season I am grateful for your friendships and support. And now with the season over I can take the time to reflect on it.....

My customers are really my friends. So many of you ask about my mother, Many bring people from out of state to share the pond and nursery. Many of you come out and your kind words encourage me to keep striving to make the the yard and nursery a better place. Other nursery owners come to see what's happening......We have become a community, and I am grateful for that and each and everyone of you.