Fun setting the table...

True confession.
I have not in the past enjoyed setting the table, and because my heart has not been in it, I have mostly done it carelessly.   I say this with sadness.   I have not loved my calling at home as I should.
Nancy Wilson recently inspired me to set the table for Thanksgiving more carefully than I ever have. Look here for her article:  http://www.feminagirls.com/2011/11/22/thanksgiving-prep/
It was too late to get tulips (my favorite flowers) but I dug out a pretty tablecloth and placed a fall themed runner with candles.  I put a blooming African Violet in the middle, and it was really quite lovely.  (Sorry, I forgot to take a picture.)  I have become so practical that I gave away a lovely pink tablecloth with napkins that we got for our wedding.
I am actually excited about taking better care of my home.  I want to make it a place where my husband and children love to be.  And I have a plaque about an unseen guest.....

Our oldest son, David, got married and here is evidence.....

Our daughter Ruthiey took pictures and just posted yesterday.   Enjoy.
http://colormylifewithlove.blogspot.com/2011/11/let-not-man-separate.html