Thankful Thursday, February 27, 2026, and pics of Winter Cakes

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.  My heart leaps for Joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

Psalm 28:7

 Greetings Sweet Friends.

Oh My!  Can you believe this is almost  the last

day of February......Went by very quickly,  but have

to say the last few weeks have seemed more like 2 months

than 2 weeks, with all that has been going on here with

my Sil  Susan.

All Winter Cakes compliments of Pixabay.

Thanks Pixabay.....

So....on with my Thankfuls

#1

Thankful that we had my Sister-in-law Susan

Evac'd  to the hospital on Friday, altho the news

is not good news, as she is in ICU in serious

condition.  She has Pneumonia, A-Fib, Edema,

and blood clots in her leg and lungs. It is shocking

to say the least......

#2

Thankful they have her heavily sedated because

they have to keep her still as they deal with all

the blood clots.  This was just on Saturday.

Update as of now:  Susan has been in good spirits and 

they said  she is getting better everyday which appears to be,

 but she is now even weaker than before, after being in ICU

 flat on her back for 5 days.  The pneumonia and the blood clots are gone,  ptl,  but the Dr. said the real problem is her

 heart and the A Fib,  so she will be going to the Cardiac 

unit today they think, and they said that A Fib can just

cause her to get more blood clots if they can't get that under

 control.  She also has some other issues that they have

 under control with meds.  This is way more serious

 than we could have ever imagined, and we just feel so

bad for her.

#3 and 4

Thankful for a lovely evening with our Son

and lil  darling..........She will be 13 yrs.old soon. 

 Can hardly believe it.  She is a beauty in every way.

and really getting that Volleyball practice down

to a science.  She did get hit in the face with the

Volleyball tonight,  Thankful it just hurt

but didn't do any damage. 

#5

Thankful that is was an easy dinner provided by

Outback..........and our Son picked it up on the

way here.  Perfect.

#6

Thankful that I got the sweetest and most precious

call from the person I wrote a letter to a few weeks

back. They have been dealing with a death in the

family, so I imagine that is why it took awhile,

but seemed so touched by my letter.  PTL.

Mission accomplished!

#7

Thankful that I finally gathered up many of lil

darlings favorite toys and books and finally got them

stored away in the cedar chest, so if one day she 

would like to have them for her kids.  We  haven't 

used them for a number of years so thought it was

time.........

#8

Thankful that not only does our church live stream

their services,  but many other churches do as well.

Which is such a blessing all the time,  but it has

really been a blessing during this season of testing

for me.  

#9

Thankful for a fun and sweet surprise this morning

when I looked out the window into our back yard.

Both our brown bunnies were out,  which is a very

rare event.  We are having another cold snap and

it's 40 degrees right now, and they were out munching

on our Jasmine for breakfast. lol

I walked away for a few minutes and came back

and they had vanished again, no telling when

we will see them again.

#10

Thankful that I have been in an organizing and decluttering

 mode, and was happy to see 3 boxes of giveaways go to

 Good Will yesterday.  Have started in a new spot as

of yesterday, and will see it through to completion soon

hopefully..........

#11

Thankful the Lord let me see a black cat that came in our

yard.  I just happened to look out in our backyard 

yesterday and there was the cat, and he was sitting under

 lil darlings swing with his back to our house, but intently 

looking into the woods, and I was wondering what he

 was looking at, and then all of a sudden he got up and

 started skulking towards the woods going around a tree

as if to hide himself,  and then I realized oh my gosh, 

that is close to the area where the bunnies were that morning, 

so I quickly ran out and loudly clapped my hands 

and scared him and he took off!  I know our kitty

Molly we used to have,  had gotten a few bunnies,

so think that is what he was up to...........

#12

Thankful for Emt's,  Drs., nurses, therapists and hospitals,

and all other medical personel that I didn't name.  You are

all amazingly helpful and efficient.

Hungry yet???  lol

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

Happy you could hang out with us!

Have a Super Duper Weekend.

Love, Hugs,

and Last of February Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

The Blessing of Truth,

Hugs,

Nellie

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

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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