Thankful Thursday August 28, 2025, and Things with scallops at our house

Enter his gates with thanksgiving

    and his courts with praise;

    give thanks to him and praise his name.

Psalm 100:4 NIV

Happy Thursday Sweet Friends,

How are you today??

Hope you are doing well.....

Been a good week here so far. We were

very happy to see that those storms

out in the Atlantic are gone!! 

 We are praying for a continued quiet 

Hurricane Season.  Wouldn't that be

wonderful..........

Pictures today are of things  in my house

with scallops.  I keep seeing things online or

 in the stores that have scallops and I just 

think they are so cute, so found a few things 

to add to my decor and  as I have looked 

around in my house I was very surprised

that I had a number of other things that

 have scallops as well, that I just had

completely forgotten about.....

Out of sight... out of mind!!

If you are crushing on scallops as well.

Maybe you might discover you have 

some out of sight - out of mind things

too, that are stashed away!!

and find a new way to hightlight

them in your decorating.

This one is new, aren't the lil bees

cute too!  This is a gift from my Son

that I picked out.

On with my Thankfuls.....

#1

It is with a sad, but Thankful heart that I feel so blessed to have known and been inspired and taught via videos and books 

a Wonderful Christian Man named

James Dobson @ Focus on the Family Ministries.

He passed away today, and will be sorely missed by any and everyone who knew him.  His ministry was incredibly helpful to us as a young married couple and also for our continued growth in the Lord.

He has gotten his promotion to heaven and is with his Lord.

Praying for his family and friends.

#2

Thankful we got to pick lil darling up from school 

 and take her to Volley ball practice.  This is a new

 thing for her, and she seems to be enjoying it,

some of her friends are involved as well, which 

is good.  Also for dinner out with she and

 her Dad (our Son).

#3

Thankful for another good school day,

and another one on Monday.

#4

Thankful for a delicious pasta salad recipe 

that is perfect for a crowd. I learned it

from my friend, Arlene who passed away

 from Ovarian cancer about 4 -5yrs ago. 

 Sure do miss her, she was such a good friend,

so positive, encouraging and unplifting.

Gonna make the salad for a church dinner 

on Sunday. I will say, it is a bit expensive

 to make, had forgotten about that, but if

 you'd like to give it a try.

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Had this bowl a long time too.

#5

Thankful for food in my fridge and pantry,

and for foods made with good oils.

#6

Thankful for another great Sunday

at church.  This week, after service,

 we had a going away dinner for a young

 couple whoare moving to Indonesia soon as 

Missionaries.  Daniel and Karis are

just the sweetest couple and they will

 surely be missed in our congregation.

Had this platter a long time.

 

#7

Thankful that they had such a good

send off,  and have and were definitely

bathed in prayer many times.

#8

Thankful for a fun sleepover with lil

darling, as it's been awhile.  We went

out to dinner, got frozen yogurt and

played some "Sorry" and "Skipbo"

and watched an animal program, and

got up to a new day and had breakfast

 and another good school day.

Have had these plates awhile, a git

from my Daughter

#9

Thankful that I have taken down all our

 Spring /Summer Decor to get ready for our

Fall stuff..............Love doing this!!  So

ready for a change of scenery. 

#10

Thankful for a good report at the Dentist.

I do have to have a filling but down the road,

but not a big deal.

Have had these plates for a long

time too.  If you have been following

me long,  you have seen these on

lots of tables...............lol

This Fall you will see them on

plates stand.

#11

Thankful for my Dentist and all those

who work with her,  they are the best.

All of them are so kind and considerate

and personable and helpful, and not

to say professional.  I never feel anxious

about going there.

#12

Thankful for a fun time out yesterday,

we went checking at a few places to

check out bathroom vanities, as we

are in need of one, but didn't find any

thing really, but did run into a guy that

works at Home Depot who does kitchens

but can maybe do our bathroom too.  

Which was great as we have no idea

who to use.....we do have the name of

someone else, but not sure he does the

whole process,  he just builds cabinets.

We have done just about anything that

needs to be done in our home all these

years, so sometimes we don't have a

clue who to call, cause we want some

one we know will do a good job, and that

is not always easy to find.  So praying

about the fellow at Home Depot,  he

was really nice.  So hoping the Lord

was the one to put this fellow in our

path..............

This is new too, an accidental find

and it was 40% off.  Gonna enjoy 

pressing these new pieces and

the old ones into my Fall Decorating.

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Well............that's it for Cozy Place

today!!

Glad you were here...

and

Have lovely days 

for the rest of the week

Love, Hugs and

Last of August Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

We need to make sure we having good 

things coming out of our mouths!

Have a lovely week,

Hugs,  Nellie

Sharing with:

A stroll thru life

Thankful Thursday August 21, 2025, and Beautiful flamingoes

 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”

Rev. 5:13 NIV

Greetings Sweet Friends,

How are you doing this week!

Great, I hope.....and if you are

in the Hurricane Erin areas know

we are praying for your safety

and for no damage to your home.

Pictures today are inspired by my header picture,

that is a picture in my Daughters office.  I

think it is so cute....and I just love flamingoes

as well,  guess it's a Florida girl thing!! lol

On with my Thankfuls

#1

Thankful for a new dessert recipe I saw on another blog. It's called a chocolate layer 

dessert and it looks amazing. Got all the

 stuff to make it this week, cause a friend

 was supposed to come over, but it didn't

work out, so decided to wait to make it

 when we are gonna have company cause

 it makes a lot...too much for just us

You can find it at 

Southern Hospitality Blog

where you can print out the recipe.

#2

Thankful for Good News for hubby from 

his Cardiologist today, and nice we are all 

on the same page about a situation he is

watching.

#3

Thankful for a fun dinner out with our

 Son and lil darling. Great to see them 

as it's been awhile.

#4

Thankful to be schooling for lil darling

again.  We will get to see her at least

once or twice a week again. Was a 

good day getting back on track.

#5

Thankful for our sweet and beautiful

Daughter.....today is her birthday and

we think she is the best Daughter in

the world. 

#6

Thankful for a lovely morning at church,

and for a nice lunch out with our lunch

buddies.  Wasn't real crazy about my

food, but being with our friends made

up for it.  lol

#7

Thankful to hear their Son got a new job

in his field. He has had a job but it really

wasn't in his field, but needed a job so

did what he had to do...........So happy

this job came available and he starts

this week.  He's very happy about that.

#8

Thankful for frozen yogurt from

the rac-trac station.  It is so good!

and cooled us off cause it is beastly

hot out there.........lol

Maybe I should be hanging out with

these flamingoes below.  lol

#9

Thankful for the things God has

 and is teaching me about giving grace 

to others in hard situations.

#10

Thankful that a letter I wrote to some

one about a serious situation seemed to

be rec'd in the spirit in which I wrote

the letter, which is a real praise!!

#11

Thankful we get to pick up lil darling

from school today!  She actually goes

to school 2 days a week and home

schools the other days.  Which is

a perfect way to do it we think.

#12

Thankful that we and our Daughter

and Son-in-love dodged the Hurricane 

Erin bullet, and hoping and praying

N.Carolina and Virginia do okay.

           

             

               That's it for Cozy Place today.

Glad you came by

Have a great rest of the week.

Love, Hugs and

Mid August Blessings,

Sharing with:

A stroll thru life

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

If you love the Lord, know that

He is working things out for your good.

Hugs, Nellie 

Sharing with:

A stroll thru life

Thankful Thursday August 14, 2025, and sneak peeks from my Daughters house

Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
    his greatness no one can fathom.

Psalm 145:3 Niv

Morning Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you well and happy

this morning.  Been a quiet week here.

Will let the post do the talking.  lol

Pictures today are of some peeks of our Daughter and Son-in-loves house.  I took

these awhile back and just came across

 them and realized I don't think I ever

 posted them for you to see.  She has

 a Coastal theme at her house.

A friend of hers painted rainbow row.

One of Charleston's famous sights.

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

#1

Thankful for "Sweet Loren" ready made

but bake yourself cookies, we have had

the fudge brownie and the salted caramel

cookies and they are really good, and they

have good ingredients.  Our store has

them on sale at times, so I usually wait

for then to get them.. lol

#2

Thankful that it seems we have finally

entered the monsoon season here in

Florida and all the rain is definitely

made our temps more bearable.

Note: At least that is how it appeared

at the first part of the week. lol

       They had the board and batting installed.

Really added a nice look since it is such 

a long hall way.

#3

Thankful for a fun night out, just going

to Sams club, the grocery store, and

Home Sense store, then out to our

fav Mexican restaurant.

#4

Thankful I found a really cute new scalloped

 piece to use in my decorating, and was able to

 purchase it with a gift card my Son gave 

me for Mother's Day. Scalloped things

are trending, and I am not very trendy

but I think this trend is quite cute, so 

sometimes I like to just add a couple of

things just for a fun touch of whimsy.

#5

Thankful that I am sort of starting

to get the itch to decorate for Fall,

so will be really be ready by the end of

August, so will get my Fall things

up early this year.  It's hard to think

about when it is so hot, but now that

it is cooling some.........yea!!

#6

Thankful that I got my Daughters

Birthday card and something I made her

done in time for my Son to take it to her,

 when he picks up lil darling on Sunday.

#7

Thankful my sweet hubby took it over

to my Son's house and thankful our

 Son delivered it to her on Sunday.

#8

Thankful for the good message we heard

this morning from a Pastor in Tennessee

that we really enjoy. We typically watch

our church, but for some strange reason we

 could not get the livestream from our 

church this morning.

Hubby was really not feeling too good

this morning, think he has a flu bug, and

 think I have a touch of it too.  He is

back to bed sleeping now.

#9

Thankful that hubby and I are both

feeling better, hopefully the bug has

done it's work and is outta here!  lol

#10

Thankful to have heard from 3 of my

friends this week, they all said they

had been thinking about me and thought

they would let me know.  Guess the

Lord knew we needed some prayers.

I so appreciated hearing from all of

them, and thankful for their prayers.

 It was a blessing for sure.

 

This pic and the one above are pics from a

 South Carolina artist.

Love the colors and ladies.....

Aren't they cute!!

#11

Thankful for a clean and organized

pantry.  My long over due job for

 this week.  lol

#12

Thankful for the folks who take 

care of the waste management in our

area.  They sure make life easier for

us all.  We had friends that used to

live in a very rural area, and they didn't 

have that luxury, and had to take their 

waste to the dump themselves, and it 

was quite a distance from their house

as well.

Can you tell at one point in my life

I liked (still do) and sold wall accessories???

I think they are like jewelry for 

the home............

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     Well,  that's all today from Cozy Place,

Happy you came and  hung out with us 

for awhile.

**Also, just for fun for those that have

children going back to school.

Click below to see

A back to school tablescape post

that I thought was so cute!

Have a Charming finish to the week,

Love, Hugs and

2nd week of August Blessings,

Nellie

 

Scripture Sunday

 

Have a Seeking Sunday!

Hugs,

Nellie

Thankful Thursday August 7, 2025, and Fun Summer vibes

The day is yours, and yours also the night;
    you established the sun and moon.

It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth;
    you made both summer and winter.

Psalm 74:16-17 NIV

Morning Sweet Friends,

And  Happy August, 

 can't believe we are already a week in to it.

Been a quiet week here, not much going on,

have had quite a few thunderstorms this week,

but good to get the rain as we have needed it.

Pictures today are just some whimsical and fun 

Now on with my Thankfuls............

#1

Thankful we are all unpacked and back to normal,

after our trip last week. Good sleeping in our bed again, even tho we were comfy at our Daughter's,  just something about your own bed!!  lol

#2

Thankful to see our Son and Granddaughter, aka lil darling.  It has been 3 weeks since we have seen them, as she has been having so much fun with friends and family this summer, but school will be starting soon and we will be seeing her weekly again. Looking forward to that but been a nice break for all of us.

#3

Thankful she is gonna be going to see our Daughter again just before she goes back to school, and they are both so looking forward

 to it.

Note: She arrived there yesterday.

#4

Thankful for things in the news that are just plain

laughable.  I just read where several cancer drugs

are found to be able to cure Alzheimer's, get this...

in mouse (not even mice) who have Alzheimer's.

I so wanted to leave a comment,  but there was

 no where to do it unfortunately.  My comment

 would be... an how do they know....

 a mouse has alzheimers????  lol

#5

Thankful I finished and put 4 new cards in our shop this week.

#6

Thankful Gorgeous and Beautiful  (our new 

hydrangea plants) are looking okay....

we had drip lines set up and they did

okay but they had turned  from white to

green cause they were getting so much water

 before we left, and newer flowers that opened

were still white.  Unfortunately while we were

 gone , they were only getting water from the dripline, and we weren't getting any rain here

so some of the flowers and leaves look burned, 

and turned brown, but mostly they did survive...

they just don't look as pretty!!

It was just so hot, so they needed more water

 evidently.  Hopefully next year it won't be so

 bad since they will hopefully be more established.

#7

Thankful for a good day back at church,

great message, and good to see all our 

Pastors, friends and congregants.

#8

Thankful we got to go out to lunch

with our lunch buddies,  it was very

nice as it has been a month or so

since we have seen them due to our

schedules.

#9

Thankful  for a sweet blast from the past on Sunday, While having lunch with our friends, a young man, who is now in his upper 40's, and used to be in our College and Career bible study 25+years ago. Some how recognized us, (which was a shock!  lol) and he came over to talk 

with us. He had a beard so at first we weren't sure who he was until he said his name, then

we knew immediately. It was so good to see him, and he looked good. Been trying to find him on facebook so we could find out more about how 

he is doing, but so far, nada!

#10

Thankful for frozen yogurt from our Race Trac

 gas station.  It's been quite awhile since we have

 been there cause their machines were never working well for some reason, so we just stopped going which was probably good in the

 long run.  lol

But it sure was yummy yesterday.

#11

Thankful that I happened to see on

Newsmax about a Christian Credit

union that is like a bank. So we are

checking it out.  So far, so good!

The bank we use that was very close

to us closed, so we have to travel a

little to get to a branch now, and sometimes

it's not very convenient, but this one

wouldn't still be as close, but it is

a lil closer than the other, and has

has good  perks as well.

#12

So Thankful that God loved me and my family

and anyone in the world so much that He sent

us Jesus, to rescue us.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

John 3:16-17

Thanks for coming by.....

That's it for Cozy Place this week.

   Have a Sunny rest of the week,

Love, Hugs, and

Happy August blessings,

Nellie