Welcome to Thankful Thursday - May 6, 2010

(Lantana growing in our backyard)

Greetings Sweet Friends

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Welcome to Thankful Thursday

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How in the world are you today???

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I just came in from spray painting a fan we have on the

 back porch that works well, but was looking a bit shabby

 but not so chic!!  A fresh coat of white paint should do

the trick,  so think it will look more presentable once we

get her all back together,  and we will be a bit cooler

since our winds are slowly starting to die away.

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My next project today is to clean our wooden door

from my closet in the dressing room area.  We had

to take it down to paint the woodwork so figured

I would give it a good cleaning while it was down.

Much easier I would think!!   Course, some times

don't work quite the way we think!! lol

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I have been trying to do something on the bath

room everyday, no matter how small cause we

are getting so close to finishing and I am ready

to be done,  to say the least!!

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Then we will be on to the next project,  the yard!!

Oh..... Fun City!!  We have so much pruning and

cutting that needs to be done,  but once you get

 started it goes pretty fast,  but if I start dwelling 

on how much there is to do out there, I get over-

whelmed before I get started, so I have learned

to just pick a spot and start and slowly work

your way around the yard,  and before you

know it ~ it looks pretty darn good!! lol

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Well, guess I had better get on with my 

Thankful list cause I could chat with you

all day since I haven't visited with you in

a few days now.

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#1

I thank the Lord

that I was alive and well when I woke up

this morning,  and that He has given me and

 hubby another day to live on His earth.

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#2

I thank the Lord

that I saw that missionary film on Sunday about

the day in the life of an African woman,  because

I have been pondering it all week, and I tell you

it has taken my gratefulness meter to a whole

nother level!!

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#3

I thank the Lord

I do not live in a 3rd world country or really any

where else besides the United States.  Although

our country does have some major problems I

still can not think of anywhere else in the world

I would rather live,  and feel so priviledged that

the Lord has allowed me to live here.

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#4

I thank the Lord

that He has blessed us with a home,  but not just

a home a very nice home,  that looks pretty and

that keeps the elements and critters out and that

will even withstand hurricanes.  Cause I could

be living in a mud or straw hut, or cardboard

box for that matter.

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#5

I thank the Lord

that we have running water and plumbing, but

not just water,  clean water to drink and cook

with and that we don't have to haul it from wells

miles from our home.

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#6

I thank the Lord

that we have electricity and air conditioning

so that at least when it is too cold or too hot

we can stay comfortable and not be miserable.

Plus we can read anytime of the night or day

and see to do what we have to do.  What a

blessing that is!!

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#7

I thank the Lord

we have grocery stores in which we can buy

food,  and we don't have to go out into the

fields and pick or scurry up what we are gonna

make for dinner.

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#8

I thank the Lord

we have electric stoves and gas grills to cook on

so that we don't have to walk for miles just to

gather wood to make a fire to cook over in 

the scorching heat.

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#9

I thank the Lord

that we have restaurants and that we have the

opportunity to get a break from cooking at 

times,  and just enjoy something different and

we have so many options,  almost too many!

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#10

I thank the Lord

that we were finally able to find the accessories

we were looking for to put in the bathroom,  and

I truly believe the Lord was involved in it, because

of the fact,  I had seen them there a few weeks

 before (but didn't buy them cause they didn't have

 the right pcs)but they still had them, and they were

 on clearance, so we just decided to try them and see

 if we could make them work ( if you have ever

 purchased things at a discount store, you know you

 had better grab it when you see it, or it will not be 

there when you go back).  and then we found others

 pcs. at Target( that they didn't carry before that

 matched them ,  and we love how it looks!

Just love how the Lord orchestrates things, 

some people would say it is by coincidence I

say it is divine blessing!

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Here's a sneak preview!! 

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(These are still my flowers from last week,  I 

had to change the water so decided to put them

in my new (trash can) vase. I am still trying

to decide what sort of silk floral arrangement

 to put in it.  So I am scouring magazines

and books for ideas.  The soap pump

and little cotton ball dish match the vase.

Isn't it so cute and whimsical!!)

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#11

 I thank the Lord 

that we have toothbrushes to put in a toothbrush

holder, and soap for our soap dispenser and all 

those toiletry items we so take for granted on

a daily basis.

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#12

I thank the Lord

for Jesus and what a wonderful difference and

change He has made in our lives and the lives

of our family.  He is truly the best thing that

every happened to us.

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#13

I thank the Lord

that my friend Becky from over at Holiday in the

sun got her tests back and the preliminary tests from 

the MRI do not look like she has MS.  She still has

to do some blood work, but I suspect they will find

the same. Truthfully, for some reason,  I never really

 thought anything would show up.

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Well,  Sweet Friends,

That is my Thankful List for Today!!

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Hope you all have a Wonderful Weekend!

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See ya on Sunday

Thanks for stopping by...........

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Love, Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie

So.......What do you Thank the Lord

for Today......................!!!