Welcome to Thankful Thursday - January 10, 2013

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD 

and take refuge in him;

 let all the upright in heart praise him!

Psalm 64:10

Evening Sweet Peas............

So what's your weather like where you

 live?? My header picture probably looks 

way more like your weather than mine.

  Hey, Is it Winter??? 

 It has been 80 degrees here this week 

in the day time. Too warm for this girl

 for this time of year!!

But my week has been good, not real exciting, just consisting 

of getting Christmas stuff down and trying to get the house

 back together and the typical household chores, but  that's 

fine by me.  Still working on redecorating, hoping to make

 lots of progress tomorrow......

So............let's get started, shall we....................

#1

I am thankful

for some fun Winter/Christmas looking finds we 

found when we went to Kohl's last night to take

back a Christmas gift that didn't fit.

Some beautiful mercury glass items.

and ...........

my hubby found this brownish red metal rooster 

at Ross for $10.99,  and just had to bring it home, 

 he said it looked like it was starving and he

 needed to fatten it up!!  lol

He is so cute!  I meant the Rooster, just kidding,

course, he is cute too in an artsy type way!

Will have to show him to you soon.

#2

I am thankful

for Table Top Tuesday and for one of the

bloggers who have the same exact terrarium

that I rec'd as a christmas gift.  I loved mine,

but wasn't quite sure what to put in it, other

than plants,  and I checked out pinterest and

BHG, but all the ones I saw had plants in them,

saw 2 that had miniature things but the pics

were so small, couldn't really see what was in

 them.  So was very happy this blogger posted

 hers, as it gave me some ideas for mine,

and I am very happy with the results, some

of which I got last night that I was talking

about in #1..............

#3

I am thankful

for a wonderful book we are reading by

Randy Alcorn called "Heaven".  It is all based 

on scripture, so if you think we are just gonna

be floating around on clouds strumming a harp,

 or you don't have a very good idea of what

 heaven will be like, You might like to read it, 

It is very inciteful......

No one can know everything about it for sure,

since scripture says " "No eye has seen, no ear has heard,

 no mind has conceived what God has prepared for

 those who love him"--

1 Corinthians 2:9

but the bible sure does give us some

 great glimpses.

 posterized affect.

#4

I am thankful

that we are going to Dee and Jerry's to do a 

belated birthday celebration for Jerry this coming

 Saturday. Will be great to see them and  to see

some changes they have made to their home.

So looking forward to it...........

#5

I am thankful

for a really long phone chat I had with a sweet

friend today,  very unlifting and encouraging

for sure................

#6

I am thankful

that we were able to start back to exercising

this week,  and it seems to be going well so

far, course, I am taking it slow and easy!!  lol

#7

I am thankful

that I am down to only 1 Ibuprophen a day now.

That's real progress folks............lol

#8

I am thankful

for a new chicken salad sub we learned about 

this week.  You can get a chicken salad sub or 

just get the chicken salad and it is delicious. 

 You can get it at Publix Supermarket and it

 is called " Savory tarragon Chicken breast

salad."  It is really really good!!

and

#9

I am thankful

for the lovely lady (Publix employee) who

recommended it to us,  and was so sweet

to send us a sample so we could try it.

Really love when I see people really doing 

there jobs well and going above and

 beyond..........that is so refreshing!!

#10

I am thankful

that we were sent one more Christmas 

movie from Netflix,  and we watched it last

night .........."The Christmas Card",  if you

haven't seen it... get it anyway,  it is a lovely

story.........and especially if you are a

 hopeless Romantic,  you will love it!!

Winter look for last year.

#11

I am thankful

that our previous Pastor and his wife who

have stayed with us the last 2 years, was able

to stay with another family this year,  so we

will still get to see them.  Unfortunately, we

were not able to host them this year, as that

will be right when our New Granddaughter

 should be making her entrance into our lives!!

#12

I am thankful

for my Mom's simple yet wonderful fruit salad

recipe that she used to make when we were kids.

  I made some today and it was sooo good.  Some

times I forget how great it is till I make it again.

The recipe is very simple.

Mom's simple fruit salad recipe

Cut up an apple in a bowl, I used a Honey Crisp apple 

(Have you ever had those?  Oh my gosh they are 

so delicious, and I am not an apple eater unless they

are in fruit salad, but I love these.) Typically, I 

would use a red delicious or gala apple.

Cut up a navel orange (they are seedless) and add to

the bowl.

 (if it isn't about the same amount as the apple

you might want to add another one.

slice up a banana and add to the cut up apple and

 orange (again balance with the other fruit)

add 1/2 cup of orange juice to the bowl of fruit

Throw some flaked coconut in the bowl and mix

it all up. (this was my addition to it)

Then add some chopped pecans on top.

 EAT and ENJOY!

Usually 1 of each fruit is enough, and would be

enough for 2 people.

It's Friday...............but just had to come 
back and add a 
                  #13.......... because
I am so thankful
for the gorgeous sunshiney day we have 
out there today, it is a gloriously beautiful
day......azure blue skies with just a few
wispy white clouds, with a gentle breeze
blowing............I was able to sit outside
for a lil bit, and it has been some time ago,
as we have had nothing but cloudy skies
for quite awhile now, so it was incredibly
wonderful, and transported me to spring,
as it felt just like a spring day.
A delightful and exquiste gift from my
Heavenly Father!  Loved it DAD!
So guess I have to take back what I said 
earlier,  lol  

Well, that's a wrap...........

Hope you have lots of things to be 

thankful for this week too, and if you

 feel so inclined would love to hear a

few of them!

Thanks for your visit, always great

hearing from you.

Love, Hugs,  and

Happy Simple Blessings,

Nellie