Grace

Thank you Grandma Nelson for passing this down to me. I always liked it and remembered it hanging in your house!  A house that all were welcome.
It is a reminder to be thankful for what we have!  This was taken back in 1918 at the time of war when people didn't have much of anything but yet showing this man had so much to be grateful for.
A thought crossed my mind today as I drove back home and I came to the stoplight by walmart where the homeless people beg for money. What if that was me, what if tomorrow my life was turned upside down. I wondered do they have kids at home wondering if they will eat dinner tonight. It is easy to judge those people and drive by or pretend you are on a phone call but for a minute stop to think if that was you. I often carry small packages of food with me to hand to them. I feel that is easier to explain to my children and shows them an act of kindness they can relate to because I usually have one of them in my car with me and sometimes it might be their snack we give away. The lord has blessed me and I am grateful but if all the "stuff" was taken away from me we would be okay. I was organizing my house today and wondered where did all this stuff come from! Sometimes all this stuff can make life more cluttered than we need...
This picture is in our kitchen by our table! When I look at it I think of you guys often.

Here is some history about this neat print if you have it yourself.
http://www.gracebyenstrom.com/history.html

here's the other picture we have on the other wall that came from Grandma and Grandpa Nelson's farm too...