Thankful Thursday May 14, 2026, and Mother's day flowers

 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Exodus 20:12

Greetings Sweet Friends,

Sorry I am so late........I got so busy with

things for the Memorial Service I completely

forgot about it.  Good thing I had most

of it done, as I usually write something

daily, which helps.....lol

Hope you all at a great Mother's Day!!

I actually did, but that was so unexpected cause

 hubby and I were worn out, so I said ya know,

 let's just post pone it till we get the Memorial

Service behind us and our Daughter will be here

 too, so it will seem more like Mother's day to

 have us all together.  We are still working

on things for the Memorial Service, but think

we will be done soon hopefully, then we can

rest a week, before we have to start cancelling

accts and things like that.  

Pictures today are of my Mother's day flowers

 from hubby. I always tell him to get me flowers 

from the grocery store cause I like to arrange my 

own flowers. lol

These look yellow,  but the are cream and 

white, and so pretty. 

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

#1

Thankful that hubby didn't completely listen to me,

The flowers were a lovely surprise, and (I managed

to make 2 arrangements with them, which was nice).

Also, the cards and texts on Mother's Day, were so

lovely,and he also got lunch from Longhorn, and

we still plan on celebrating later, as think we will 

all be glad to have something to look foward to 

once the Memorial Service is over.

#2

Thankful for a number of people that I heard from on Mother's wishing me a Happy Mother's Day.

  So sweet and so unexpected.

#3

Thankful that one of my neighbor who I rarely get to see or talk to left a lil surprise plant with a one liner card, but so sweet and such a nice surprise.

  It truly is the lil things 

Just nice to be thought of...........

#4

Thankful that 4 people used our Mother's

Day cards from our shop, and that is

always a thrill for us!  It was like the

Lord just sprinkled lil blessings all

throughout the day. So felt very special.

#5

Thankful that our Son is going to be moving into Susan's home after it gets cleaned out and updated.

  He is working hard, and we are trying to help

some as well, but there is a lot to do, but We

are excited as that means he and lil darling will

 be less than a mile away. So hopefully we 

will get to see them a lil more.

#6

Thankful for a verse in the Bible that says

"Behold I am doing a new thing, don't you

perceive it............and I do.....

#7

Thankful that my long time friend is still hanging in

 there. She had another procedure where they drained 

 her chest cavity.and she is recovering from that, but

 they moved her out of ICU today and started her on

 rehab cause she is very weak.  Praying she can regain

 her strength and that they will be able to bring her

 back home in Florida from Tennessee when she

is up to it. She will still have surgeries to go thru.

We are so praying for the Lord to heal her 

esophagus, so she doesn't have to go thru that 

surgery.  Since she is eating thru a feeding tube

at present, so hopefully it will heal.

Update:  They wound up going down her throat and taking out the first stent they put in which fell into her stomach and then they put a new one in,  so we are praying it stays put and does it's job, but after all this of course, she needs rehab cause she is so weak.  So they want to move her to another hospital that is known for their expert rehab. I tell you she and her hubby have really been through it.

#8

Thankful that I have figured out what I am wearing

 to the Memorial Service. I have gained 3 pds. and 

so having trouble finding things that fit and look

nice at the same time.  lol  So found something 

that fit but wasn't crazy about how it looked, and 

I was saying Lord, what am I gonna wear???

Then I happened to look across the room on a 

love seat we have in our bedroom, and my eyes 

fell on a dress my Daughter had give me for

 Christmas, and I did try it on Christmas day

and we all liked it......but because of all the stuff

 going on with us these last almost 7 months 

somehow just never got hung up, or worn since

I haven't been able to attend church. As soon

 as I saw it, I thought, that's my answer,

 so tried it on and it is perfect.  

Thank You Lord!!

#9

Thankful to be done with the Memorial Brochure,

and pleased with the way it came out. The church would have done the whole thing for me, but I had already done half of it thinking I needed to do it, and have it printed, but then didn't know where to have it printed 

as our staples is supposedly going out of business, so asked our church secretary if she knew where I could have it printed and she said they would do it for me,

 so such a blessing, and I really wanted to make it

 since it is one of the last things I will do for her.

#10

I am thankful that our bunnies have been

out every day this week and sometimes twice

in the morning and afternoon, or could be

one in the morning the other in the afternoon.

  Thinking maybe cause we have had rain and 

the grass is full of water maybe. Funny,

hubby just said both bunnies are out, which 

is a rare happening.  One is eating grass 

the other our Jasmine. They seemto really 

enjoy that Jasmine.

#11

Thankful for quiet peaceful mornings

Journaling and reading devotionals

and just sitting with the Lord.

#12

Thankful that I can still see the beauty

of our backyard, even tho my perfectionist

tendency is to see all the yard work that

needs doing. lol  At my age I am learning

to let go of some of that perfection cause

it is just not possible to keep up with it 

like I used to............and especially with

all that has been going on lately.....

#13

Thankful for my sweet friend Becky

and for this sweet lil cloche she brought

me last week. (Pic above)

Just love it.....

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    Well folks that is all for Cozy Place

this week.

Glad you could stop by

and

Hope you have a delightful rest of the week.

Love, Hugs and 

Mid May Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Hope you are having a lovely

 Mother's Day!!

Hugs,

Nellie

Thankful Thursday May 7, 2026, and pics of whimsical animals

              “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the 

law of Christ.”

      Galatians 6:2 

         

Hello Sweet Friends,

Hope your week has been better

 than ours.  It has been a very 

heavy week for our family. 

 First, have to tell you that my

Sweet  Sister in law Susan

passed away last  Saturday,

which we knew was inevitable

but we were all shocked as we

 just didn't expect it this soon.

  So we have been working to arranged all the Memorial 

 Service things. Only to find

out that one of our best friends

 of 40+ years is in the  hospital

 and it is very serious.  She was

 on vacation with her hubby in Tenn.

 and she was having bad chest pain

so he called an Ambulance, and 

it was not her heart thankfully,

but they found a hole in her

 esophagus, so they did a procedure

 on Tuesday, to put in a stent ,

but only to find out this morning

the stent fell into her stomach,

so now she has to have that

removed and have a dangerous

surgery on her esophagus, and

also has to have a feeding tube

and Sat they will put in a drain

in to get everything that has

gone into her chest cavity and

she is also in a lot of pain and

It is a miracle she is still

alive.  So if you are a praying 

person we would very much

appreciate your prayers for

our friend Vicki and her family

and for us too, because hubby

and I both feel emotionally

 and physically exhausted.

I don't know what I feel.

It's like someone threw a

 blanket over my emotions

at the moment.

Note: This being the reason

my post is a day late.

Feeling better but not 

there yet..........lol

Pictures today are of whimsical

 animals in honor of Susan's love

 of all animals.  Had to do some

thing to lighten up this post 

a bit.......lol

On with my Thankfuls....

#1

Thankful for the opportunity

to do something to bless our

  Son and lil darling.

#2

Thankful for clean running

water to use and to drink,

and for filters for the water

we drink.  Makes the water

taste so much better.

#3

Thankful for hubby made

scrambled eggs with peppers

and onions with in them, bacon

and toast and jelly.

 Um hum,  Delicious!!

#4

Thankful for Basil Chicken

(we got at Aldi's) and we

had it with cavatappi pasta

and Rios marinara sauce.

It was really delicious.

the chicken comes with 2

large marinated chicken

breasts and we cook them

on the grill. 

Easy Peasy Meal.

#5

Thankful hubby was able to

go with our  Son on  Saturday

to see lil darlings volleyball

tournament.  It was her last

one for the year, and they won

2 out of 4 games, so they were thrilled. He enjoys that so much,

as well as the time with his Son,

and lil darling, when she isn't

 playing. They got the call 

about  Susan's passing on the

way home, so that put a sad

spin on things, but  then we 

all had dinner and spent the

 evening together, which was

good for all of us.

#6

Thankful for all of the care

givers at the Nursing Center

and that they took such good

care of her.

#7

Thankful the arrangements

are made of which  Susan had

done most of it herself years

ago when her Mom passed away.

Next is to decide on when to have

 the  Service and what to do

 and say.

#8

Thankful we have picked a

date for  Susans Memorial

Service, and picked out pics.

and working on the Memorial

program now.

#9

Thankful that one of my long

time best friends had a

 successful surgery yesterday.

But  just found out she has pneumonia now, so............#10.

Note: This was before I wrote

 the opening words of this post)

#10

Thankful for all of those that

 are praying for her and her

 family.

#11

Thankful we met with our

Pastor and Asst. have pretty

 much worked out the details 

for Susans Memorial service.

#12

Thankful to still have our

sanity as this has all been

quite a ride. 

 God has been so good

in it all,  but it is very

tiring making all these

decisions when you are

still processing it all.

Well, that's it for this week

at Cozy Place.  Guess this

would be the Rest in Peace

Susan edition.

Thank for coming by

and

Have a Great week ahead.

Love, Hugs and 

Early May Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Hope you are having.....

 a Peaceful  Sunday!

Hugs, Nellie

Thankful Thursday April 30, 2026, and Spring decor with birds and nests

Gracious words are a honeycomb,
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.         Proverbs 16:24 NIV

Greetings  Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you well and happy.

Been a good week here thus far.

Looking forward to seeing our

Son and lil darling on Saturday.

and also looking forward to our

Daughter coming again soon.

Pictures today are  Spring desserts

compliments of Pixabay.

          

            On with my Thankfuls.....

#1 

Thankful I am rereading the most lovely book that was gifted to me years ago from a sweet blog friend

It is called "A Thousand gifts" by Ann VosKamp. Every since I recieved it, on my coffee table it goes every  Spring, at some point because the front has a bird nest of it.....

love that, and the book itself, is wonderful and eye opening.

#2

Thankful for that eye opening as

I caught a glimse of what she was

talking about just moments after

reading again. I found myself

looking at the morning light

sparkling and streaming thru the window and realizing what a true gift it is, as it made me feel

 how dependable, faithful, loving,

 and creative our God is.

 We can count on him, because he brings us a beautiful sunrise 

every single morning and a 

beautiful sunset every evening,

 and we can count on that daily, 

and it is a sign to us "I love You,

 I am here now and everyday!

#3

Thankful for the sermons our

Pastor has been teaching on

spiritual warfare the last 3

 weeks,  they have been excellent.

#4

Thankful for Z88.3 our Christian

 radio station. Love the music and love

 that I many times wake up during

 the night singing it in my head.

#5

Thankful to hear from one of my best friends finally, as I had tried to call and left a voice mail, and also tried again by text, the next day, but heard nothing back from her until  today. Was about to try again because I was starting to get a bit concerned, then she called. Yay!

#6

Thankful our Daughter and 

Son-in-love made it up to their

lake house safe and sound.

Had to go up to do a lil sprucing

up that the normal housekeepers

don't do, and have a few days to

just enjoy it as well.

#7

Thankful that no one was hurt

physcially at that White House

Correspondence Dinner. I am

sure it emotionally took it's toll.

I just can not believe we have

come to this point in America.

It is so very sad, but God, 

certainly had his hand on things

once again........Thank You Jesus.

#8

Thankful that  Susan did not hurt herself, as they found her on the

 floor during the night.  She forgets

she can't walk at times, and she

is having a lot of confusion at night.

#9

Thankful for a long conversation with our son, on the phone.  That is rare and his Dad and I enjoyed it very much.

#10

Thankful that we got some rain

 this week.  We really needed it.

#11

Thankful for yogurt bowls which are really perfect for  Spring and Summer, I think anyway.  Blueberries, strawberries, dried cranberries, nuts and granola.

Full of yummy goodness!

#12

Thankful that my "Anthrium plant" 

is looking so healthy.  Had her in the house and she was started to look a little peaked, so watered her good and put her on the porch and she  looks amazing now!!

She need a bit of sunlight, just

like my  Son said. lol

......and he knows cause he works

in the Agriculture field, and 

used to be a grower!

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That's it for Cozy Place this week!

Thanks for coming by, hope you

have a lovely week ahead.

Love, Hugs and 

last day of April Blessings,

Nellie