What's so great about Picket Fences?

There is a song I used to really like by Chely Wright called Picket Fences.  The chorus says:

Tell me what's so great about picket fences

Paintin' them is such a mess

And a big back yard where kids can play

I'd probably never get a moments rest

And setting the table for five at five

Only means more dishes to load

What's so great about picket fences

I guess I'll never know

I used to reflect on this idea when I was younger and still single.  I used to envy my friends who started families young and wondered if it would ever happen for me.  Well, Matt and I are going on two years married in July and we are having some fertility issues.  (Prayers appreciated!)  It makes me really think about being thankful for what I DO have and not always thinking that there must be something else/ more.  I have had many friends who have walked gracefully through this same struggle so I feel like I am handling this hurdle a bit better than I might have otherwise.  I just keep remembering, which is something we can all benefit from, that "the grass is greener where you water it!"


Well, I made a craft, also pulled from Pinterest!  It is a reminder to be thankful for the green grass RIGHT WHERE I AM!


Here's what you need:
tuna cans, cleaned (I used canned chicken cans, bigger than tuna.  I think if I did them again, I would have used regular tuna cans!)
clothes pins
spray paint
anything you might want to use to decorate them inside or out


Here's what you will do:
1. Adhere clothes pins all the way around the edge of the can.

2. Spray Paint the entire thing in a desirable color.
3. Let dry.
4. Decorate.