Thankful Thursday January 17, 2025, and pics of things that make you think of January

Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.  They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 

Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV

Winter Greetings 

Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you weathering the cold

 Winter well. It is cold here in Florida and

 think it is gonna hang around for more than

 a week, which is unusual for us, but I love

 it............as far as I am concerned a

 seasonal change is a great blessing. But

 then again, we get a break from it, and

 warm up and then get it again after some

 weeks. So I know for those that don't get

 a break, it can be grueling, I am sure,

so praying for endurance for you!!

Also praying for all those in the terrible

fires in California.  Just awful.....

Pictures today are of things that make you

think of January. Tried not to make them 

to snowy looking.........brrrr.

So on with my Thankfuls...............

#1

Thankful that a package we sent to our Son-in-love

for his birthday that we thought was stolen wound

up showing up on their porch, after our daughter

posted on a neighborhood site that her parents sent

her husband a birthday gift (The Co. name was on 

the box, and anyone would know the contents) 

but they never rec'd it yet, UPS said it was 

delivered and that it was given to the customer

which of course, it was not.............

We were praying that whoever the UPS driver

 gave it to would have an attack of conscience

and give it back.........and we sort of think that

might be what happened, as they have a ring

doorbell and no one showed up on their ring, 

so it was like someone slid it on their porch

 from the side or something.

Interesting!! We will probably never know

how it got there, but we are so grateful God

answered our prayers and that he

 got his gift...........God is good!!

#2

Thankful that hubby found a way that I can

get my favorite Christian station Z-88.3 on

the TV now.  For some reason my tuner keeps

jumping off station quite a bit recently, and

is quite annoying,  so problem solved and I

can actually hear it better from the family

room than the living room where it was.

#3

Thankful that Pres. Trump chose 

Gov. Mike Huckabee as the Ambassador to Israel, 

although we are very sad we are losing the

Huckabee show on TBN.  Can't think of a  better

person to be our Ambassador to Israel,  he has

such a heart for God and the people in Israel.

#4

Thankful for a good day at church, one of young

Pastors did the service, and a sweet lady at church

 that made a Christmas ornament for lil darling

 and has been trying to get it to us for weeks.  

Was good to see a friend I haven't seen in awhile,

 and she sat with us, also got to meet a new

 younger lady named Katie, who I already know

 her Mom, but had never met Katie, and spent 

some time talking to a new young man and 

this was only his 2nd visit to our church

 and who has a lot of questions about faith 

in Christ, and how we are to live. My kind

of day..............

#5

Thankful for lunch out with our friends as it's

been a few weeks.  Had a great time as always.

#6

Thankful for a good school day with lil darling,

It was good to see her, as it has been over 

2 weeks, but seems much longer.............

#7

Thankful that our friend that had the gall bladder

surgery, got out of the hospital on Monday 

and is now home and doing well, course, he

still has some recovery time ahead.

#8

Thankful hubby happened on a buy one get

one free deal at our Publix grocer.  They were

potato chips that are made with olive oil.

Just 3 ingredients, potatoes, olive oil and

sea salt.  We are trying to switch over to

better oils, and items with less ingredients. 

 They remind me of the "Charley chips

 we used to buy in a can when I was a kid.

 They are called "Boulder Canyon" chips. 

#9

Thankful for a warm cozy bed to sleep in.

My heart just breaks every time I hear about

the folks in N. C. who are living in tents out

in the cold and snow. I can't even imagine,

but am definitely praying for them.

#10

Thankful I was in the mood to start taking

down my Christmas decorations today, as

I haven't been before now.  lol

3 Kings Day - Jan. 12th

#11

Thankful for a great idea the Lord gave me 

for a Valentine to send out like I would a 

Christmas card.

#12

Thankful to hear from a long time friend 

who I hadn't seen at church for awhile and was

gonna call yesterday, but got distracted some

 how, and never did call.  She called this morning 

had been sick and wasn't getting better so she

went back to the Dr, and she has pneumonia.....

wasn't happy to hear about the pneumonia,

 of course, but at least we can pray for her now.

Well, that's it for this week at

Cozy Place.

Thanks for making us a part of 

your day...............

Love, Hugs and

January blessings,

Nellie

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Thankful Thursday January 10, 2025, and pictures to make you feel warm.....hopefully...

“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”

Genesis 8:22 NIV

Hello Sweet Friends.

Hope this finds you staying toasty warm. 

 I was gonna post some Winter photos, 

but decided seeing pictures of warmth

 might be more what you need right now!!

Am I right???

Been a cold, but good week here for us,

 but not so great for some of our

 friends, health wise, so have had lots of

 folks to pray for....

Hope it's been good week for you! 

We are praying for all of you in those

polar vortex areas.  I have seen on

facebook some of the accidents

on the Interstates.  Horrendous,

and also for those in the California

fires,  horrible.  

Pictures today are from Pixabay, and hope they truly help to warm you up some.  

On with my Thankfuls

#1

Thankful that I happened to watch a reel

 on face book about a guys self talk, and

 how he made a mistake and was

 just beating up on himself for about a half

 hour or so.  As I was watching it the

thought ran thru my head "You don't do 

that anymore" and then I thought I don't do

that anymore" and I then I thought how

did that happen, or when did that happen

how long has it been since I did that,

and I realized all of a sudden how

 much God has changed me over the years,

 and it wasn't even anything I tried to work 

 on, or prayed for, or even knew was

really a problem.......it was .clearly His work.

It reminded me of the scripture in

Philippians 1:6, That says "He who began

a good work in you will see it thru

to completion".  God is so good!!

#2

Thankful for my Our Son-in-Love.

Today is his birthday, and he is just the

sweetest and most respectful, hard

working guy, and is very good to our

Daughter and our family. We love

him so much.

#3

Thankful for this adorable Christmas

picture I happened to see of 3 flamingo's

ice skating with christmas hats on, and

carrying a string of lights.  So cute,

so I am gonna make a picture for my

daughter for next year, as she decorates

with a coastal vibe and will love it, and it

just puts a smile on your face!!

#4

Thankful for the discovery of a new

PopCorn.  We love skinny pop because

it is delicious and just perfectly salted

for me, but it isn't really made with a 

good oil, so our daughter put us onto

 a new one called "Lesser Evil" popcorn, 

and it is made with avocado and coconut

oil, and is also perfectly salted. It tastes

a tiny bit different, but delicious all 

the same. Our Publix grocer carries 

it, and it is cheaper than skinny pop, and

 I have to say I was surprised by that.

#5

Thankful our friend Bill finally had his

gall bladder surgery this morning and

is doing well, but is in ICU as it was

a difficult surgery. They were only

able to remove half of his gall bladder

(the part with the stones thankfully)

as the other half had grown to his

liver. Dr. said he had seen nothing

like that in his 27 yrs. as a surgeon.

So if you feel so led please pray

for no complications and a good

recovery, as this situation has been

going on for over 3 months.

#6

Thankful I have 5 new cards to

add to our card shop.

 In case you don't know all our cards

 are free, so check us out.

#7

Thankful to be back watching "Better

Together" again, we sort of got out

of the habit cause it lasts for an

 hour, so we would watch it at night, 

cause I felt like an hour took to big

a chunk out of our day, (it used to be

only 30 mins.) but some how we just

 got out of the habit. So I decided to

 watch it now when I walk on the 

treadmill, I am realizing just how much

 I have missed it that input, and it's 

sort of like having girlfriend time

for me.

If you have never watched it I

highly recommend it, It is on the 

TBN channel.

#8

Thankful for a fun evening out

just running a few errands, grocery 

shopping and going to Olive garden

for a soup and salad dinner in this

cool night air.  Love the change in

temps.....it's nice to have a change

of seasons.  Course, I know lots

of you are not enjoying what you

are getting cause it is over the

top cold for yall.  Praying for 

you to not lose power and to be

able to keep warm in the midst

of it all.

#9

Thankful for the gift of prayer

especially when there is lil else you

can do for those you love and care

for, and it is turning their situation

over to God, who can do some

thing about it, and keeps one from

worrying.

#10

Thankful for a nice long chat with

my girl today. Sure helps when we

are missing each other.

#11

Thankful for heating that keeps

are home toasty warm, and for

flannel pJ's. that I rarely get to

wear, but love to wear!!  lol

#12

Thankful for a reel I see on face

book almost daily called "FranDan",

it's about a lil adorable Chijuajua

named Frannie (who looks like our

late Granddaughter dog Rosie, she

passed away about 5-6 yrs. ago, and

she was the most special lil doggie

and we love and miss her so much.

and Frannie reminds us so much

of Rosie, and Frannie sits by the

door and waits for her mailman

Dan's truck everyday, and goes

crazy at the door to get to him,

and her Mom lets her out and she

runs to him like crazy.  It just puts

a smile on my face every time

I see it............

Click here to see it

they do new reels pretty much daily.

they just get better and better, 

They are so sweet!

That's it for cozy Place Today!

Have a toasty warm rest of the week,

and

happy you came by.....

Love, Hugs and

Chilly Warm January blessings,

Nellie

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Hope you have a lovely day walking in

 His light and His love.

Hugs, Nellie

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April J Harris

Thankful Thursday January 2, 2025, and Happy New Year Pictures

 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

Hello Sweet Friends.

and

Happy New Year!!

Hope your New Year is off to a good start!!  

So far, so good for us.

Not taking down my Christmas Decor yet,  but just 

putting away Christmas gifts and things like Christmas

 dishes we used, that we keep stored and just enjoying

 some cooler weather the last few days.

Hope you are doing well and basking in the memories

of your Christmas.

Pictures today are of Happy New Years  Photos

compliments of pixabay.

So on with my Thankfuls....

#1

Thankful to have a day just resting and recuperating with

our family the day after Christmas.  Just made a couple

of pork loin roasts to go with all of Chistmas dinner

leftovers..........so it was great!

#2 and 3

Thankful that on Friday we all went out shopping/looking around

at "Home Sense" a store we all really love.  It has everything to

do with the hone.  So we all get a kick out of looking around

in there.  Sometimes we find a treasure and sometimes we

leave empty handed,  but we enjoyed it just the same.

We wound up with a Christmas tree collar we got for half

price.  Never even heard of them until this year,  anyway,

it looks great, especially since we like to leave our tree up'

with just the lights on it,  all Winter......and doesn't look

 strange since there are no gifts under the tree.

#4

Thankful that on the same night we discovered a new Mexican

restaurant that we had never been to,  but our Daughter had.

We all wanted to celebrate our Son-in-loves coming birthday

in January since we won't see him then.  We all loved this new

to us, restaurant,  the food was fabulous,  the service was

great,  it was busy but we got in quickly and the food came

quickly.  We also really liked their salsa and their guacamole,

Cause sometimes you like some things but not everything.

We loved everything!!  So will be visiting there again real

soon  Ahh,  there was one thing we didn't like.....the music

altho nice was way too loud.  I have a feeling they do that

to get people in and out quickly.............cause hard to have

a conversation!!  lol  It worked for us as we had been

having lots of conversations already!!  lol

#5

Thankful my Daugter and Son-in-love  got to go

 to breakfast with our son an lil darling, and go to a game 

type place for a short while.  Always nice to get some one

 on one time with each other.

#6

Thankful for many meaningful conversations, and just

being together,  and some game playing.  My Love

Cup is Full......

#7

Thankful that our Daughter and Son-in-love just happened

to see on her phone just as they were going to bed on Sat. night

 that there was a bad storm coming across the U.S....and headed

 toward the Carolina,s  and it was supposed to hit there area of SC

about 11 a.m. today.  (Sunday)  So they decided to get up at 5am

to head out.  So they left about 5:40 and we just heard from them

and they are home safe and sound.  It started raining there just as 

they were near home.  So we are very thankful the Lord answered 

all our prayers for their trip.

#8

Thankful for the ways the Lord goes ahead of us to protect

and help us,  like having the kids see by accident that a bad

storm was coming, so they could leave early and not get

caught driving in that!  Some people would say that is

a coincidence,  I don't believe anything is a coincidence

in the life of  a believer.

#9

Thankful we all fared well in the storm that came through.

on Sunday afternoon. It was mostly rain.  In the beginning of it,

 I did hear the loudest thunder clap I think I have ever heard.

#10

Thankful to hear this morning that one of our dearest

long time friends is in the hospital again and hopefully 

will have his gall bladder removed next week.  

This has been going on since the end of Sept.

at first, they thought he was having heart issues and

put a stent in, but then he started with bad pain all

over again, but because they had to pulled him off blood 

thinners to do the stent, they could not do the gall bladder

surgery then, so they sent him home with a drain tube

in his side,  which kept clogging up more an more often

so finally, he was able to see a surgeon today who

put him right in the hospital.  His wife and family

are very relieved, as it was getting pretty scary at 

times.......so we all feel like the Lord has answered

our prayers and  he is in good hands now..

#11

Thankful that we came across a series they started several

years ago, but didn't think they were gonna do again.

It's called "Hope Valley" and it's sort of a spin off

of "When Calls the Heart".  Hoping it will come

back too.  They are very heart warming  wholesome

stories of life in the wild west in the olden days.  It is a 

series written by "Jannette  Oke".

#12

Thankful our church had a New Year Pray Service,

a great way to start the New Year,  then afterwards

hubby and I went out to dinner.

That's it for Cozy Place this week,

This is the After Christmas,  

Happy New Year Edition.

Thanks for making us a part of your day,

and hopefully your year!!

Love,Hugs, and

New Years Blessings,

Nellie

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