Thankful Thursday February 19, 2026, And More Winter decorating #4

 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another,

 God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

1 John 4:11-12

        Evening Sweet Friends,

Hope this find you well and energetic!!  lol

Because we are feeling pretty depleted ourselves,  it has been

quite a week here at Cozy Place.  My Sister-in-law Susan

 has not been doing well, and so we have been trying to take care

of her (mostly hubby has) but I am assisting in other things,

like finding someone to take her birds, and making and suggesting 

protein foods for her to eat, and trying to encourage hubby.

So if you feel so led please pray for us, especially energy wise.

Well, these last 4 months we have really been in a testing

period for sure, but the Lord is still good even in the midst

of it all...........

Pictures today are of the last of our 
Winter Decorating,  this time in the living room.

And on with my Thankfuls...........

#1

Thankful for the way the Lord encourages us.

On Thursday we were gonna try and meet up with our

Son and Granddaughter for Dinner,  but wound up

not being able to, which was quite disappointing for all

of us.  So we felt like the Lord sent us a surprise visit

 from some sweet Vietnamese friends that are the age of

my Son.  They live an hour away and they were

about a half hour away and asked if they could come

over, so it was so nice to see them.  They now have

an empty nest.....they are precious,  they always come 

bearing gifts,  which of course, is ot necessary but I 

think it must be a Vietnamese custom,  but they are just

 so cute, and they are also very respectful of their elders. 

 So we had a lovely time with them.

#2

Thankful that we had 3 people get a total of 17 cards 

from our  Freee  Card Shop for Valentines day, 

and Birthdays.  So that was very exciting!! 

#3

Thankful that hubbies sister, Susan is doing much

better today.  She was very weak and  sort of confused 

the end of last week, and over the weekend and we  felt

it was because she wasn't eating much, so we have been

 providing her with easy things to eat, and some protein 

drinks and she was doing so much better by today.

 ( Monday.)  Thank goodness, we were afraid we

 were gonna have to evac her to the hospital.

Update: It has been up and down with her all week.

#4

Thankful I was able to send out almost 100

of our flip-cards to friends and family and church

family for Valentine's Day.

#5

Thankful for a quiet but lovely Valentines Day

with my honey.  We just made a simple din din

at home and watched a few movies on Pureflix.

Loved my Valentine Card.

#6

Thankful that my Vietnamese friend put me

on to drinking ginger tea, and she even brought

me a ginger grater when she came. and it was

much easier to use that the cheese grater I was

using.  Makes it easy to make the tea, and it

suppose to be good for your digestive system, so

I am already requiring a taste for it and am

having it every morning.  I tried it with 

Apple Cider Vinegar but decided just

to go for the ginger!!  lol

#7

Thankful for a nice long chat with a long time

friend Vicki, last night.

#8

Thankful to be able to encourage my empty nester

friend...........we all know how hard that time of

life can be for Mom's especially. I remember

when my Son went away to college we had

answer phones back then, and if we weren't home

and he called I saved his message and would

play it everyday,  just to hear his voice.  lol

#9

Thankful that we were able to find a pet rescue to

come and get 2 birds that belong to hubbies  sister

as she is just not able to care of them anymore.

and agreed it was time to let them go to someone

else who could care for them.

#10

Thankful she was in agreement with us about that,

as we know it is very hard for her,  she has had

them for a very long time, so it is a sad time,

but we feel good about the place they are going,

as they were recommended by the Humane

Society.

#11

Thankful that the new bird owner came to get the

birds today and Hubby said he was very nice

and gentle with the African Gray, cause he was not

excited by being picked up by a stranger to be put

in a carrier,  course, he acts the same way when

my Sister-in-law takes him to the Vet.

Anyway, this fellow already has another African 

Grey and 2 0r 3 Cockatiels, so they will have

buddies to share a room with..........She has

had both these birds, Jerry and Cuddles for

over 25 yrs. and they have been in the same room

together all that time, and that will continue with

the new owner as well.  So we are so thankful

for who the Lord provided as their new owner.

#12

Thankful for what I am making for din din

tonight and can hardly wait.  I have only made

it once before,  and hoping it is as delicious as the

last time.  It's called Chimi Chicken rice bowls.

#13

Thankful that hopefully we will be able to get together

with our Son and lil darling on Saturday night,

  so hoping that works out...........

Well,  that's all for this week here at Cozy Place

Happy you could come and spend some time 

with us, and would love it if you shared something

you are Thankful for with us.

Have a Wonderful Weekend.

Love, Hugs and Mid-End

February Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day

Well, if we ever need to know what Love looks like

this describes it best!

Hugs,

Nellie

Happy Valentine's Day

Click on FlipCard below and follow arrows to get your Valentine Card

FlipCard

Hugs,

Nellie

Thankful Thursday February 12, 2026, and Winter decorating (for Valentines day) #3

 

“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,

And do not return there without watering the earth

Isaiah 55:10 NIV

Hello Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you warm and cozy wherever you are. It has warmed up here, but turned to gloomy overcast weather now, as we had beautiful sunny days after all the storms,  so missing the sunshine the last few days, and hoping this gloomy looks like Winter weather flies away soon!    I imagine you can relate to that. lol

We are all gonna really appreciate Spring more than normal this year I have a feeling.

Pictures today are in our kitchen.  Last year I didn't decorate for Valentines day and I missed it,  so this year decided to do it in our kitchen.

#1

Thankful for a clean house, especially

 our bedroom, cause it needed a

 good dusting for sure. So happy I am

 much better and we were able to do

 it ourselves. Was beginning to

 think we might need to call a maid

 service, but I would rather do it

 myself, if and when I can.

#2

Thankful for a utube video I

 happened on by a young lady named

Jenna Pierce, and because I love home

 decorating I really enjoy her content, 

and even found we could play it on

 the TV too, which makes it just seem

 like a show on TV. She give a lot of

great tips and information.

Watched this last night, it's their

living room reno.  Not into that style

of decorating, but still enjoyed it

 cause she really has the basics of

decorating down well.

Click here if you'd like to watch.

#3

Thankful for these adorable lil battery powered lamps we got from our Son for Christmas. They are very simple, stylish and just what we needed. We can't plug a lamp in by our sofa cause it sits out in the room, so this was perfect!!  Now I can sit on the sofa and read, and it has become a cozy lil reading nook now.

Loving it!  See pic below...

See the brass lamp right at the

 end of the sofa

#4

Thankful for a fun night out just going

 to Aldi, Michaels and dinner at Olive

 Garden.  Haven't been out of the

 house in over 2 weeks,  so it was

 lovely, and well needed.

#5

Thankful we got to have lil darling here with us today. Since she doing most of her work herself these days,  she stays home on the days she

 doesn't go to school.  So we miss

her, but she is gonna be 13 soon,

so we knew these days would come.

Sad but true, course, I have to say

it worked out at the same time I

was having all my back issues.

#6

Thankful the Lord revealed to me

the need to write a letter to some

one explaining about something

 that happened many years ago.

 So looking forward to seeing the outcome of it.

#7

Thankful that our first lady of Florida, Cassie DeSantis is looking into this candy laced with arsenic situation.

Was listening to her on a show this

morning and it seems to be in most

of the candy kids like the most.

and why would arsenic be in our

kids candy at all???

#8

Thankful that McDonalds had

their strawberry/cream cheese pies again. They are so good,  I am thinking probably just for

 Valentine's day, but who knows

they might surprise us

#9

Thankful that my new wedge

shoes from DSW, our daughter 

found for me..... came and they

look pretty good even tho they

aren't as high as my heels, still

look better than flats, and look

okay with a couple of dresses

I tried.  Course, haven't worn

them for for any length of time 

yet,  so will see.

#10

Thankful I was able to finally go back to church yesterday. It was a great day really.  Good sermon and my new wedge shoes worked out great. Unfortunaely our lunch buddies weren't there, so we went to lunch

 just the 2 of us, which was fine and

the food was better than usual. and then had a good afternoon, and I

felt good all day.  got to talk with 

my Daughter some too.

#11

Thankful to also have the priviledge to talk to a young  to me, but really a middle age Mom,  who is going through the empty nest phase in life.

She is a sweetie and a great Mom.

#12

Thankful that I finished reading that lil book I was telling you about "Secrets of the Vine"

by Bruce Wilkinson. It was a huge encouragement just like the last time

 I read it 20+ years ago.

If you are a Christian, and you are in an adverse or wilderness time in your life you just might want to read it yourself.  I would highly recommend it!!  As I am very Thankful for

such a book as this.....

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Well, that's it for Cozy Place

this week.

Have a lovely week,

and

Thanks for droppin, in....

Love, Hugs, and

Valentine's Day Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Truly there is no book you can

 read that will do more for you

than the reading of God's word 

the Bible.

Hugs,

Nellie

Thankful Thursday February 5, 2026, and Winter Decor from our house #2

 

“Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.”

Isaiah 12:5 NIV

A Happy Hello to all you 

Sweet Friends,

Hoping you are doing your best to enjoy

this Winter Season. We are.....I have to

 confess I have been living in my Flannel

PJ's a lot lately, and loving every minute 

of it.  So warm and Cozy....

It is still cool here, but we are more in

the 40 and 50's now.  Hope you all are

staying warm and cozy too,

Pictures today are of more Winter

Decorating, this time in and near

the dining room area.

Now on with my Thankfuls.

#1

Thankful my chicken Gnocchi soup came out

 great!  We really enjoyed, althought I did

did think it tastes a lil different than when

I made it before, but just thought it was

my taste buds.  lol

Then in the middle of the night it came to

me that I had forgotten to add the parmesan

cheese. So NO wonder it tasted different. lol

It was an Olive Garden Copy Cat recipe.

Click here for recipe

#2

Thankful I am finally done with the Winter

 decorating and I was tempted and started to

 tweak,  but I said to myself................

 NOOOOOOOOOO!!  lol

Have to say I have missed lil darling, as

her creative eye for decorating is quite

good, and she helps me resist the urge

to tweak too much...... which is good

for the perfectionist in me.  lol

#3

Thankful that our Daughter has gotten

quite a number bookings already on their

lake house, as she just started managing

it herself last week.

Here is a link again in case you missed

it and would like to take a peek.

Click here

#4

Thankful for a sweet coffee mug our

Daughter gave me some years ago,

that has a big heart shape on the front

with all the kids, Granddaughter, and

Grand dogs names on it,  and on the 

back it says " We love you with all

our hearts!"

Puts a smile on my face every time I

use it, as I don't use the same mug

every day!!  But I am today!! 

So smilin' over here.....

Love this picture I saw and printed from Pixabay and just taped it to the glass of the frame.  Quick and easy art.

#5

Thankful that my favorite time of year

for cooking is in the Winter.  Just love

being in the warmth of the kitchen

and cooking up some good vittles.  lol

We had Cuban food tonight and it was

so good.  Picadillo and Black Beans

and yellow rice.  One of our

yummy favorites.

#6

Thankful for one of my favorite kitchen helpers, my hubby, cause he chops

 things for me, which makes things easier 

and quicker for me.  I can be getting the

 ingredients out and  putting things

 together while he does the chopping 

and opening cans, if need be.

#7

Thankful that we made it thru our first 

below freezing night with no problems,

as did our Son, Daughter and Son-in-love 

and sister in law.  Our Son had a small

issue because he has a well, but the water

came back fairly quickly.

 Unfortunately our new neighbors

 woke up to no water as they didn't leave

the water dripping. Hoping and praying

since it is sunny out that it thaws out

today,  as we have another night or

so left of these temps.

Note: Thankful for the sun today as

our Sons and our neighbors water came

back pretty quickly.   Shew......

#8

Thankful for a good movie we saw on 

Angel studio app called "Summersnow".

Really good, but get your kleenex out.

#9

Thankful that after praying, hubby was able

to easily fix my computer.  Was doing some

thing last night and it just sort of shut down

and wasn't working right,  course our first

thought was a virus, cause he couldn't get

in with passwords or anything.  After he

prayed he had the thought it might be the

keyboard, so he changed the batteries and

guess what,  back to normal.

Thankful for my 2 heroes,  Jesus and hubby.

#10

Thankful for just plain ol' Oatmeal, haven't

 had it in a long time.  So had it for break

fast this morning with butter and honey,

and the other half with strawberries and

blueberries drizzled with a lil bit of honey.

Sooooooooo good!  

#11

Thankful that I woke up in the middle

of the night and my back was hurting,

so I thought maybe I should get up, and

then I thought what are you gonna do?

Computer was down, didn't want to

turn on the TV and wake hubby, and

I was already praying, so read, popped

into my head and I thought oh yea,

I have been wanting to reread a book

I read when I had a pinched nerve

over 30 yrs. ago, called "Secrets of

the Vine" by Bruce Wilkerson.  So

got my glasses and  quietly got out

of our bedroom.  Once out, I realized

the book was on a shelf in our bed

room, so I thought well, I will read

more in my "God Winks" book but

then I couldn't find it in the dark

cabinet where it should have been.

So decided to try to go quietly back

to the bedroom for the "Secrets of

Vine" book.  So read about 4 chapters

and the 4th chapter was on "pruning"

so by now I was sleepy so went back

to bed.  When I got up later and hubby

had the computer up and running

again, I noticed that One of my most

popular post this morning was a post

I did back in 2011, and it was on 

adversity, and it was about pruning

and guess what book it was???

but something has already replaced

that post.....but.... coincidence, I think

NO, definitely being directed by the

 Lord to read this book again,  so can't 

wait to see what I learn this time.

Here is the Post "Help in Adversity"

  in case you are there now>

Click Here

Nah,  too small

#12

Thankful that hubby was talking to our new

 neighbor yesterday, the husband, and they

knew I was having back issues a few months

back and both of them were too, and they

were going to the chiropracter too.  He was

better but, she was still having some problems.

Anyway, he told hubby that he had bought

this decompression equipment on Amazon,

so he had his wife send us info about it,

and also told us the chiropractors they use,

 as well,  just in case we have to change, 

as they don't take medicare anymore.  

Course, not sure if their Dr. does either,

 but it was all great info especially about 

the decompression machine because he 

also has sciatica and he says he does it

 for about 10 mins every night before

 he goes to bed and it has really helped

 him a lot.  So good to know and tuck 

away in our mind just in case.

Right now I don't think I would need

it but, do get a lil nerve pain at times,

but comes and goes quickly.

           So this will work until I think

of something I like better.  lol

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

Thanks for dropping by

and

Hope you are doing your best to enjoy this

Winter Season.

Love, Hugs and 

Early February Blessings,

Nellie