Welcome to Thankful Thursday - December 16, 2010

 Suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude

 of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

  "Glory to God in the highest,

 And on earth peace among men

 with whom He is pleased." 

Luke 2:13-14

Welcome Sweet Friends,

Hope your Christmas Season and

 Spirit are alive and well!

Know everyone is busy preparing

for the Big Birthday Celebration

of our Lord!

  My...... I have seen some Lovely

 and Delightful decorations that just

add such Fun to this time of the year.

You all are truly a chip off the old

block (no disrespect intended at all)

but..........so creative just like your

Father in Heaven and having such

sweet spirits that He so desires for us!!

Which would lead me to my

#1 Thankful.

#1

I am thankful

for each of you and the sweet and

creative spirits you posess because

of your relationship with the Lord.

You shine for Him through your

blogs of creativity, compassion,

ideas and testimonies for Him, and

friendships and I just love it!!

#2

I am thankful

for a nice day out today.  We 

needed it,  we had cabin fever

and it was just a delightful day

to be out,  perfect weather,

about 58 degrees.

#3

I am thankful

we had enough $$ left on 2 gift 

cards to go to Outback steakhouse 

for din din, and it even covered the tip!!

and the food was..............

so awesome!!  lol

and we even got to visit with a friend

 of my daughters who works there, 

 she is such a cutie and a sweetie.

#4

I am thankful

for the appreciation that times like

these afford us.  We tend to take

so many things for granted,  like going 

out to dinner for instance, but when you

 don't have that freedom all the time........

you really savor the experience and

it just makes you all the more grateful. 

 Just in case you are new to my blog and wondering times

 like what??  My hubby has been laid off since the middle

of  May!!  But not to worry........the Lord is taking

excellent care of us, but of course, we have had to

tighten our belts so to speak!!  lol

#5

I am thankful

that I had good results on 2 routine

ladies tests recently.  That is always

wonderful to hear,  and makes me

thankful for my health.

#6

I am thankful

I have an appt. with the chiropractor

on Friday,  cause my neck is acting

up just a lil,  so hopefully, this visit

will take care of that!!  It has really

been sooooooo much better.

#7

I am thankful

for Dayspring free ecards.  I love

to send them,  and I also love to

receive them. They are just a super

quick, fun and inspirational way

 to let someone know you are 

thinking about them!!

An old and dear friend wrote this poem and gave it to us,

about 5 years ago, It is called the Gift.  It is really a beautiful

 poem.and a true gift from the heart!!  You can click on it

to read it, if you would like.

#8

I am thankful

for a quick treat that Bonnie over

at One Designing woman shared

on her blog a week or so ago.

You put a rolo candy on top of a

 pretzel, and put them in the oven

for 3 mins. @ 350 degrees, when

you take them out just push a 

whole pecan into the rolo.  It

want look all that melted until

you push the pecan in.

Those babies are delicious and

sooooooooo easy!!

We love love love them!!

Of Course, make sure you take

the tin foil off the Rolo first!! lol

Just figured I should add that disclaimer, cause you know....

there are some people who still don't know coffee is hot,  and

sue McDonalds.......so just  want to cover myself!!   lol

Course, doubt any of them would be reading

my blog!!  lol

#9

I am thankful

that we finally got our tree up

and all decorated and it looks

so pretty.  I so enjoy watching

the lights on it at night,  I find

it very relaxing to sit  quietly

 with the lights out and just 

drink it in!!

( I will show you a pic soon, the tree is now 

sitting where this table was sitting,

and this table is now behind our sofa

just like it is minus the lamp!!)

#10

I am thankful

for Scott and Megan's sweet and 

generous spirit.  He received a $75.00

 gift card for the Honey Ham Store as

 a Christmas present from his boss and

gave it to us to use for Christmas

or whenever we wanted.

What a sweet blessing that was!!

We usually have Ham for our New

Year's Celebration....so think we

will save it for that occasion and

also cause they will be able to be

here to enjoy it as well.

They aren't able to be with us for

 Christmas dinner,  since we will have

them earlier in the day for brunch,

then they go to visit her family in

the afternoon sometime.

( I loved this Christmas card we rec'd several years

back, it went perfectly with the Gift vignette)

#11

I am thankful

for Christmas Musicals, programs

and movies that just add to the

festivities and warmth of the

Christmas Season.

We so enjoyed our Christmas

musical this passed Sunday,

and have watched a few

+mas movies already:

An old Fashioned Thanksgiving,

not really about Christmas but

sure could have been, it certainly

encompasses the warmth and 

love of the Christmas season.

The polar Express is a wonderful

and charming movie with meaning.

A Christmas Carol,

 with George C. Scott as Scrooge

a timeless classic.

#12

I am thankful

for the peace, love and Joy that

we can hold in our hearts no matter

the happenings of our life,  all

because of Jesus and His great

love for us!!

What a friend we have in Jesus!!

Well, Sweet friends,  
These are the matters of my
heart..................
and I trust you have some too!


Why not share them!!


May you have a Joyous and Peaceful
Christmas
 filled with the Love of Christ!!

Love, Blessings and Christmas Hugs

Nellie