Thankful Thursday September 10, 2026, and whimsical beach houses

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.

Psalm 113:3 NIV

Welcome to Thankful Thursday,

Sweet Friends,

How are things at your house??

Things at our house are quite messy, as we got the Fall stuff out and it is all over the dining room table, but hopefully soon will be scattered about the house in a beautiful way. I would imagine a few of you are having the same situation.  lol

So happy creating beauty in your home!!

   Pictures today are of Whimsical Beach Houses.  Since we are still officially in the last days of  Summer,  thought these lil beach houses were so adorably cute, and that they would be fun!!

Thanks to Pixabay and my header picture was from Public Domain.

 Hope you enjoy them,

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

#1

Thankful for a new milk we found awhile back that has less sugar, and more protein.  It is called "Fair Life" and it is lactose free as well.

Then the last time hubby went to Aldi,  they have a milk that is about the same, with less sugar and more protein and is lactose free as well.  It is an Aldi product, and it is called "Friendly Farms" brand.  Hoping he will be able to find it there again, cause they didn't  carry it before,  so we think it is a new product.  Anywho......... I love milk....and I love the taste of the new milk brand and I drink quite a bit of it daily, and can rarely ever have a cookie without it, and....

I also found by looking for what one can drink for electrolytes online and it gave other options but  Milk was one of them, which is good to know, as I should never have that issue..........lol

#2

Thankful our company got here, and back home safe and sound. It was our Daughter and Son-in-love and Grandson Dog, Bentley.

#3

Thankful that we all went down one of the days to help our  Son and lil darling get settled in a lil bit more. 

#4

Thankful as always for the good to great  time we had and just  the joy of all of us being and working together.  Lil darling was not feeling the greatest as she had caught a cold,  but we  still managed to get her room finished up. and lots of other lose ends got done as well, so that he can move on to other tasks now.

#5

Thankful that "Taco Night" has been a big hit with all of us, so once again, we did that, and it was enjoyed by all. Also makes for an easy din din   that we can easily prepare in the morning so that when we all come home starving it doesn't take long till we can eat. 

#6

Thankful that our  Son in Love was such a help with moving some heavy things that needed to be moved, less wear and tear on hubby.  He too, is a very hard worker like my hubby and  Son,  so he fits in our family perfectly.

#7

Thankful to be starting my Fall decorating.  You know how I love and enjoy that,  but have to say not getting too far yet.  Am hung up with what to do with part of my mantle.  lol

#8

Thankful I was in our house when I saw a black snake outside my office window. I take that scripture about the woman having enmity with the snake veryyyy seriously.......Lol

#9

Thankful that hubby and our Son were able to get the concrete shutters removed from his house in one piece, as they are coming tomorrow to put in his new bay windows.  So that is an answer to many prayers, as we were concerned it would ruin the looks of the house outside if we couldn't save them, or cost a lot to have it done correctly. Now we just have to pray they can get them back on, as they are very heavy to handle even for 2 people.  So they have to develop a strategy for reinstall. 

#10

Thankful the new bay windows were installed and they look amazing, and they did a really great job, and there were no other issues like wood rot or leaks, so we were all happy about that. He also has a lovely view as well.  They do have to come back to finish stucco on the outside of the house next week, and they have to put the shutters back on as well.  But from the inside they look sooo good, and let in a lot of light and also keep the heat out as well.

#11

Thankful they hubby and Son were able to get a  minor electrical issue fixed, so everything is working well now.

#12

Thankful for all the prayers that the Lord has answered to do with this house.  It has truly been amazing to watch,  There is still things that need to be done, but at least he/we can take a breather now because we aren't under time constraints any longer. I think it is probably much needed.

Well, That's all for this week

at Cozy Place

Enjoy the rest of Summer

and

Have a delightful week ahead

Love, Hugs, and

Last of Summer Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Thankful Thursday September 3, 2026, pictures of Sunflowers

 

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26 niv

September Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope your week has been a good one.

Ours has been good,  and somewhat

busy.  So it seems we are recently some

where between busy and tired.  lol

But happy and blessed as well.

For some reason September always reminds me of

 "Sunflowers"

So enjoy these beauties compliments of Pixabay.

So on with my thankfuls.......

#1

Thankful that the ceilings where they took

the walls out, at Susan's could not

 look any better........they came out so well. 

 Another answer to pray among many.

#2

Thankful our Son is officially all moved in and 

starting life in his new home.  Still has to go 

back to clean which shouldn't take too long as

he has been cleaning as he goes. Just has to

clean carpeting pretty much.

Note: Everything is completed and he is a

free man..........lol

#3

Thankful we can now start referring to it as

our Son's house now. We didn't before that

 because it helped us to know which house

 he was at when we needed to contact him.  lol

#4

Thankful for an excellent sermon this morning

by one of our new missionaries that were sent

out last year.  He and his wife are home for

a visit with family as they are about to change

 locations in Indonesia.  Wow, they have done 

so well with their language studies and they really

love it there and the people. They are more than

an impressive couple I have to say.  We have

missed there presence at our church so much.

#5

Thankful that things are moving along well

at our Daughter and Son-in-loves home, as

they are doing some additions to their home

as well.  So they have a lot of changes and

disruptions going on where soon they want

be able to be in their home at times. That's

why I say we feel like we are living in an

HGTV show.  lol  It is making for a very

interesting, fun and exciting time for all of us.

#6

Thankful that there is a God and that He

is in control of everything even when it doesn't

seem possible.

#7

Thankful for a new book I am reading that

someone said really impacted their life,

so will let you know about it once I finish.

#8

Thankful for our sweet neighbors that bring

us vegetable soup every so often.  Their timing

was perfect.  We were helping our Son today so

 it was nice to come home to her yummy soup.

#9

Thankful we are having company this week

end and we are very excitedly looking

forward to it. Will tell you about it next

week..........

#10

Thankful that we have figured out dinner

menus for the weekend,  just have to get

the food in now.

#11

Thankful to see a cute bunny with a white

 cotton tail in our Son's backyard a few days ago.

Lil darling will love that, so hope he shows up

 on a regular basis. All our bunnies are

 completely brown. So it was fun to see one

with a white tail.

#12

Thankful that our guest bed and bathroom 

 are all ready for our company, and meals

are all planned,  just need to get groceries.

NOTE:  That is all done now too.  Yay

That's all folks,  for Cozy Place this week,

Also thankful you came by today for a visit

and would love if you shared something

you are thankful for today..........

Hope you have a great week...

 full of blessings ahead.

Love, Hugs, and

 First of September Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Father Knows Best!!

Have a lovely Sunday,

Hugs, Nellie

Thankful Thursday August 27, 2026, and cute doggies

O Lord, I love the habitation of Your house

And the place where Your glory dwells.

Psalm 26:8 NIV

Evening Sweet Friends,

A little bit late, but 

 hope you have all had a lovely week.

It has been dreary and rainy here all week,

but our grass and plants are sure loving it.

Everything looks so nice green and lush!!

Been an exciting week as we have seen so

many changes in the house.

Pictures today are of cute doggies

compliments of pixabay.

So...On with my Thankfuls...

  

#1

Thankful for Caroline Leavitt,  former White House Press Secretary, she  is such a wonderful Christian young lady.  She represents the Lord very well, and Pres. Trump and cabinet, and seems like such a quality person in all that she does.  Glad she was able to go home and take care of her new baby, and be with her family after all her amazing work at the White House.

#2

Thankful for funny facebook reels about dogs.

they are usually hilarious,  and who doesn't

need a good laugh.........

#3

Thankful for what we call "Campfire Hamburger",

and you can make it with Chicken as well.

We actually got the idea from Cracker Barrel

some years back, and it is easy and delicious.

Recipe

It is so easy....Take a large pc. of heavy duty

Aluminum foil, and lay it flat on the ocunter, then

 add a hamburger pattie or chicken breast on top

 ( I do season it first with granulated garlic and  Lawry's

 seasoned salt, ) then cut potatoes, onions, bell peppers,

 celery or whatever veggies you would like, and put it on

 top of the meat,  then just wrap it up,  so that it is totally

 wrapped in foil and pop it in the oven at 350 degrees

for about an hour, take it out of the oven and unwrap

 it a lil and stick a fork in the veggies to make sure

they are fork tender. When done put the foil pouch on

a plate, eat and enjoy the easy yet delicious dinner,

then throw away the foil leftover for no cleanup.

Enjoy!

#4

Thankful on Sat. when we went to Susan's the

floors were completely done, and it looks fabulous.

So we are all overjoyed.  The electrical stuff is all

completed as well,  and the dry wall man will be

coming this Thurs. to fix the ceiling where they 

took the wall out.  Move in coming soon!

         Looks like a dog hubby and I got when we were

in Germany 50+ yrs. ago.  His name was Rookie

and he was such a wonderful lil dog.

#5

Thankful we got more painting done, lil darling

and I got the foyer and living room,  and cleaned 

some windows. Hubby and our Son got the potty 

put back in the bathroom, which gave them a run

 for their money, but they finally figured it out.

 (when the grout dries in the other bathroom,

 they will put the other one back in) Hubby 

got lil darlings new fan put up, and our Son

 will have to finish putting the fan blades on.

Our Son got the glue off of where he took down

 the wallpaper. Along with taping drop clothes

 and doing trim paint.  So we were a busy crew,

NO slackers here!!  lol

#6

Thankful that lil darling is such a good painter,

I did not expect that since this was her first

time to do it....she really likes doing it too,

 which has been great, cause sometimes she

has to get the low places for me cause bending

over too much is still an issue for me.

#7

Thankful that our Son has already been moving

things over lil by lil this week, so hopefully that

will make next Friday a bit easier.

    

   #8

Thankful we all got to have dinner together

after all our hard work.  I always try to make

something for dinner cause just another way 

to help, cause we are all tired, dirty and 

 starving afterwards.

#9

Thankful the Lord got something straightened

out very quickly on a tax form for Susans

house, that was very wrong.  Pays to pray

about these things, folks....... 

#10

Thankful that this whole situation has been such

 a great bonding experience for our whole family.

We truly have felt so blessed.

#11

Thankful we got started and got some wallpaper

 stripped in the guest bathroom at Susans.  

 Hubby went again today and got more done. 

Slow going....but going!! lol

#12

Thankful the dry wall man came today and it

 is looking good.  He will be back tomorrow to 

finish.  He is a friend from our church,  so we

 were happy to have him do it, as we knew he 

would do an excellent job.  Can't wait to see the 

finished product tomorrow.

Well, that's it for Cozy Place this week.

This is another edition of the Susan's House

renovation. 

Thanks for stopping in...

and

Have a lovely week ahead

Last of August Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Have a lovely Sunday,

Hugs

Nellie

Thankful Thursday August 20, 2026, and whimsical house pictures

Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in

 vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards

stand watch in vain.         Psalm 127:1 NIV

Happy Thursday Sweet Friends,

Hope you and you family have had a good week.

Know some of you have already sent your children 

back to school or will soon be doing that. So hoping

they are enjoying the new school year.

  Little darling started back last week, and she seems

 to be liking the new year and Volley ball, so far.

Which is great!!

Pictures today are of whimsical houses

compliments of pixabay

                       Now on with my Thankfuls.....

#1

Thankful for Leslie Sansone walking videos

you can find on utube.  Been using her videos

for years.  At least it gets me moving, but at

my own pace.

#2

Thankful for a really precious and sweet text

 from a young friend who has a great heart.

It was so encouraging it made me puddle up, 

 good tears, of course.  She definitely has the

gift of encouragement.

#3

Thankful we got some more painting done

at Susan's house on Saturday. I wasn't 

as energetic as I have been for some reason,

this I might have been trying to catch a

bug or something.

#4

Thankful for our relatively new younger Pastor,

He is doing such a great job and preaching on 

 some hard topics that a lot of people would

probably rather not hear, but doing it with

 great grace.

#5

Thankful for our Lovely Daughter, today

is her birthday and we couldn't be any prouder

or feel more blessed because of her.  She is

42 yrs. old now.....

Hard for this Mama to believe! lol

#6

Thankful our Son decided not to stay for dinner,

after working at Susans, as the plan was to have

 Chicken and dumplings, but when I made the 

 dumplings something was evidently off with the

Bisquick, either it was too old, even tho, we just 

bought it a few weeks ago, or they forgot to put

 some ingredients like baking powder or soda in it,

 and it didn't look right as I was mixing it, and it

 didn't look right as I was cooking them, and 

made the worst doughy dumplings,  so we were

a bit disappointed cause we haven't had that

in awhile, so we wound up getting Taco bell....lol

and

We were Thankful Taco Bell is just up the street!!  lol

#7

Thankful my step-brother sent me pictures off Zillow

 of the home we lived in years ago.  It was completely

 re-done many years back, and pretty much doesn't 

look the same inside as it did when we lived there,

 but it was fun taking a stroll down memory lane and

 trying to remember where things used to be. Still looks

 the same on the outside only fresher with new paint

 and giant trees in the yard.

#8

Thankful our girl had a nice birthday at their

lake house without having to work there this

time.  They are usually taking care of things

that need to be done to keep it looking great,

for their vacation renters.

So this time, they just get to have fun the whole

time and they are also getting to spend time 

with her hubbies parents as well.  

#9

Thankful that our son dropped by today and

told us all the new things that have gotten 

done this week at Susan's. The floors are about

 3/4's of the way done. He finished getting some

wallpaper down in what will be his office, and

 he has been packing things he doesn't need

 and started bringing them over to the house,

 also got a fan for lil darlings room. Move

in day is coming soon.............

It is fun to get excited with him....

#10

Thankful that I got to talk with my friend

who had the esophageal problem.  She is

coming along since getting home from the 

hospital, and then being in the hospital again

 after having a fall and broken ribs. She is able

 to get around some, which is truly miraculous

 and she is quite an inspiration, as always.  She

 is a long time friend of 40+ yrs. and we pray

 for her many times a day, and she also prays

for us too.........

#11

Thankful for those who ask about me and

pray for me too.  They are such a blessing

to me and hubby.  We are believing the

Lord for total healing one of these days,

hopefully soon.......but grateful that I am

doing as well as I am.........

#12

Thankful for a good annual physical visit

 with hubbies cardiologist this week.  

EKG was fine as well as other things they

 look for,  but it isn't complete yet.  Still has

to get blood work and an Echocardiogram,

then wait for results, next month.

Well, that's it for Cozy Place this week.

Thankful that you could come by and

hope you had a very blessed day.

Have a Wonderful rest of the week.

Love, Hugs and mid August

Blessings,

Nellie