The greatest gift you can give another
is your undivided attention.
There is a definite process by which one made
people into friends, and it involved talking to
them and listening to them for hours at a time.
by Rebecca West
I so agree, and we all really need to take
that into account, because in this day and age
it is harder to give and get undivided attention,
as it can be a rare thing with cell phones
everywhere. lol
Have a great day,
Hugs, Nellie
Hello Sweet Peas....
Hope you and yours are doing well, and enjoying this time of year.
Well, my story today happened, I would
estimate about 12+ years ago.
Hubby and I were out for a bike ride,
and we were riding on the sidewalk that
is beside a roadway, and since it had been
raining for days before, when we got to
one area, the trees were hanging way
lower than normal cause of all the
wet leaves.
So when we got to that area we sort
of had to bend over the handlebars
to go under the tree branches which
was fine, but due to paying attention
to that, when we came out from under
the branches my front bike wheel
was way too close to the edge of the
sidewalk and my first instinct was to
jerk the wheel to the left, but in my
head I heard "go for the grass", which
was to the right, where there was a
small strip of grass about 4 ft. wide,
and on the other side of that grass
was the roadway with a car coming.
Anyway, I went for the grass, and as
soon as my front bike tire hit the
grass, the bike just stopped because
it was so soft and muddy, but I flew
over the handle bars, as my poor hubby
watched in shock and fear, as he had
known of people breaking their neck
from flying over the handle bars.
Well, I landed on the top of my head,
in the middle of that muddy swale and
rolled to a sitting position.
Then Hubby rushed over to see if I was
okay, as cars went by, and I said I'm not
sure give me a minute. So I sat for a
few minutes and then he helped me get
up, we noticed I had some bruises on
my legs, but I felt okay, so we were
only about 5 or so minutes from home,
So we rode our bikes on home, and
by the time we got home, the bruises
on my legs were gone, which was such
a surprise, but I was starting to feel
a lil sore, so I took some ibuprophen
and took a nice hot shower and felt
better, but in the morning I was so
thankful I had taken the ibuprophen
and taken that hot shower cause
I could hardly get out of bed the
next day I was soooo sore. lol
I Also had bruised my hip bone as
I flew over the handlebars. but had
no breaks of any kind.
Anyway, I knew that voice I heard
was the Lord, cause I knew if I had
jerked that wheel to the left that
outcome would have not been good
as I would have landed on concrete
instead of a soft muddy ground that
gave with my impact, and I also landed
right in the middle of the swale but
could have landed in the roadway
and could have been hit by a passing
car. I had a few days of soreness but
other than that I was in good shape.
The Lord spared me once again.
Praise the Lord for His goodness
to me..............
Have a lovely week.
Love and Blessings,
Nellie
Hebrews 3:12
Greetings Sweet Friends,
How are you today??
Doing okay, I hope, know some of you
are probably bummed out by the election
results. Have to say we were shocked,
but we are thankful to know God has
not left his throne, and none of this
was a shock to him, and He is the one
who holds our future.
Pictures today are from a previous
Thanksgiving table from 2015, just in
case you are looking for Thanksgiving
table ideas, Like I am. Got some of
the ideas for this tablescape off a
Better Homes and Gardens magazine
cover, and I had a bunch of Fall leaves
that we preserved years ago when
our Daughter lives in Asheville.
So was a perfect idea.....
Simple yet elegant.
if you'd like.
So on with my Thankfuls......
#1
Thankful that we got some questions
answered from the kids about Thanksgiving
and Christmas. Which makes it a bit
easier to start planning since we are
now in November.
#2
Thankful our Thanksgiving menu is
planned, and we do a gift exchange
for Christmas, so we have drawn
the names. So a couple of things
off my list early. Which is nice.
Thankful hubby got those new
Christmas lights that stay up all year,
that way he doesn't have to be
getting up on the ladder every year,
which is not the safest thing at
our age.
#4
Thankful for a nice time at our Son
and lil darlings house last night. We got
take out Mexican food and it was
really good., an so Great to get to see
them and to get out of the house
as well.
#5
Thankful we are experiencing a
Sun Shower right now. That is... it
is raining and the sun is shining.
Love seeing that, as it is sort of
a rare sight, but interesting as well.
#6
Thankful for our dear, long time
(about 43 + years), Sweet friend
Sharon, she is turning 80 yrs. old
today. She was a Halloween baby.
Her family had a lovely party for her
and she had a number of surprise
out of town visitors. So nice.
So wishing her many many more
years of good health and happiness.
#7
Thankful for the feel of our wood
laminate floors on my bare feet. lol
Don't go barefoot that often, but
love when I do............lol
A simple pleasure!!
#8
Thankful we got a referral for some-
one to paint our house. He came out
today and checked us out, so just
waiting to get the estimate, but not
sure he can do it until the New Year.
Was hoping for sooner......so will see.
Very nice fellow...
#9
Thankful that a disagreement at
church got worked out, and folks
are unified as they should be.
#10
Thankful I was able to refresh my
guest bath with pinecones and faux
amber berries, since all the Beauty
berries have mostly died off. I love
them but they don't last all of Fall
unfortunately.
#11
Thankful for our Son. Today is his
birthday. Since he is working at home,
we are gonna take him lunch and then
paint lil darlings bathroom. Hopefully
we can finish today, and hopefully
it will make his birthday a lil special,
since we aren't gonna celebrate it
until Thanksgiving and we can all
be together. His Choice!! lol
#12
Thankful we did finish the painting !!
We are thrilled but didn't get to see the
results yet. Our Son had it all prepped
for us, as he had spackled, painted
the ceiling, and sprayed some orange
peel on the walls, as some didn't have
that for some reason. He still had
some touch up he wanted to do, so
couldn't unveil in yet but when he is
done we can see the finished product.
But very happy we finished and can't
wait to see it and for lil darling to
see it as well.
That's it for Cozy Place this week.
Glad you could come by
and
Hope you are enjoying November!
Love, Hugs
and First of November
Blessings,
Nellie
We can make up our minds whether
our lives in this world, shall wound like
thorns and nettles, or be beautiful and
fragrant like the lilies of the field.
By Brother Andrew
Isn't that so...........
Each day has enough trouble of it's own?
That's why we need to seek His Kingdom
and His Righteousness daily...........
Love ya,
Nellie
The greatest gift you can give another is your undivided attention. There is a definite process by which one made people into friends, a...
