Welcome to Thankful Thursday - May 9, 2013, and Happy Mother's Day!

And why do you worry about clothes? 

See how the lilies of the field grow.

 They do not labor or spin.

 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his

 splendor was dressed like one of these. 

Matthew 6:28-29

Morning Sweet Friends,

Hope you are having a really great

week,  and that you have experienced

the glorious weather at your house that

we are having here.  I know some of

you are, as you have left comments

to say so.................so hope the 

the rest of you are too!

I am gonna let the post speak for itself, as I am

 anxious to get outside and sit on the porch and 

do my devotional reading............

but before that.......

just want to say 

Happy Mother's Day to all you dear sweet

giving and loving Mom's.  Hope you just have

the Sweetest Day,  and that your families

spoil you really good!  lol

May the Lord continue to Bless you in your

endeavors to be the best Mom you can be,

 and May your husband and children praise

 you and  rise up and call you Blessed

 as in Proverbs 31:28.

Again have a lovely Mother's Day!

Flowers for you!

With that said........ 

now on with Thankful Thursday

#1

I am thankful

today is my blogging anniversary of 4 

years, and I have really enjoyed doing

posts, and reading your posts, and 

meeting so many of you sweet friends.

You are all such a wonderful group of

ladies, I have learned oddles of stuff

from you, been encouraged, inspired,

prayed for, blessed and just so happy

to know you all.............
So thanks to all of you who have 
helped make my blogging experience
so wonderful............

Posterized affect.

#2

I am thankful

that we found out some interesting news
this week.  Remember our car died back
the end of February, I think it was......and 
since having it fixed with no guarantees,
 and that we had already sunk over $1,000
 into it just 6 months before,we decided it
 would be more cost affective to buy more
 dependable car that would be cheaper on gas,
 since my hubby has a  bit of a commute to
 work. so our mechanic was going to dispose 
of it, then somehow he found a wrecked car 
that had a fairly new engine with no damage
 to it, so he decided to fix it, so we found 
out that one the kids in our church had been
 saving his money and bought it, and we are 
so happy about that cause he is a great kid. 
We thought this was such a neat story of 
how God works all things together for good
 for those who love the Lord.  We wound up 
getting a newer more reliable car with much
 better gas mileage plus a raise to pay 2/3 
of it, plus what we save on gas completely
covers the car payment, our mechanic did 
the work on the car and was able to sell it to
 this sweet young man,  so the Lord blessed 
about 7 or more people with one situation 
with one car.  amazing!  and we all go to 
the same church. 
 I thought that was very cool.......

#3
I am thankful
and overjoyed to hear the news about
those 3 girls, Amanda Berry,michele Knight, 
and Gina DeJesus and who had been missing
for 10 years have been found. So good to hear 
they have been returned to their loved ones. 
Such great news!


#4
I am thankful
that heaven changes everything.  I saw a
 book by that title last night, written by the 
Burpo's, who also wrote "Heaven is for real". 
 A great book by the way.  Anyway, Got to
 thinking about that title and just how true
that really is..........because when we have
a relationship with Jesus and know that our 
final destination is heaven when we leave
this earth, there is nothing you can miss out 
on, or do... that can ever top heaven.
So no need for a bucket list!  lol
It also means that those who have gone onto
 heaven before you, that you maybe did not 
have great relationships with here, well,those 
relationships will be perfect in heaven. Isn't
that a comforting thought, and then there 
are the ones you love and miss so much,
what a great reunion to look forward to...
and
Best of all, It means we don't have to worry
 or fear death cause our spirit will never die,
because Jesus died to give us eternal life, as
 the Bible say "to be absent from the body, is
 to be present with the Lord,(2 Corinthians 5:8)
and
bet I could come up with way more things to
 say if I think more about it, but I want.........
for now anyway.  lol

#5
I am thankful
that our neighbors had a garage sale last
weekend.  They are a very sweet young
couple who have small children.  He came
over to tell us they were having a garage
sale and that they had lots of baby stuff,
just in case we might be interested,since
 they know we have a new grandbaby.

 So went over to check it out and we got a 
very nice carseat that was practically new,
 a boppee pillow, about 15 outfits that are
 in mint condition, 2 pr. of adorable shoes,
 some bibs,hats, leotards, and baby toys,a 
washable fabric book for baby, and a Jesus
 calling book (that is worth $14 at walmart)
 all for $50.00.  
So we were happy campers!! I meant to take
 a few pics before I gave them to Megan, so
 you could see all that cuteness, but forgot!
 story of my life these days!!   lol


#6
I am thankful
for these pretty calla lilies you see
pictured here....hubby saw them at
Sam's and brought them to me, just
to be sweet.............
I think calla lilies are just so neat,
they are sort of a sophisticated
looking flowers, don't you think??

#7
I am thankful
for the new Mother in our family
this year.....and that would be Megan.
She is a wonderful Mom and doing such
a great job with our sweet new lil grand-
daughter who just turned 9 weeks old
on Monday.  We are very proud of her,
and pray the Lord blesses each and
every sacrifice she makes, and every
blessing that she gives to Brooklyn 
and Scott.  Love you honey!


#8
I am thankful
for a lovely night out with my hubby
last night.  We went shopping and out
to dinner at Olive Garden.  I have been
craving chicken marsala, and have left-
overs so get to have it for dinner again
tonight.  works for me!!  lol

Paint daubs affect


#9
I am thankful
for my back porch and yard, as it 
has really been a joy sitting out there
this week.........and really anytime the
weather is nice.  Just adds so much
joy and fun to my life.  It is a great
place of contemplation for me.


#10
I am thankful
for "To Do" lists, cause they keep me
on track and I accomplish so much more
when I have one, otherwise, I can sort
of wonder around aimlessly thinking I
know there is something I should be 
doing but what???  lol

#11
I am thankful
for all the decorations that I have to make
my home look warm, cozy and inviting.
I think they are just one thing that helps
 to tranform a house into a home..........
I sort of consider them the jewels of the
home, like jewelry you would wear to 
enhance an outfit................and I just
love playing with them, and making 
things pretty!! 

For me, the other things are putting God
first place in our lives, then love and grate-
fulness for each family member, and then 
good positive attitudes towards life and
 others, being good stewards of what God 
has given us, by cleaning and taking care
of it, and being careful what we put into
our lives via television, computer, books
and magazines.  Garbage in....Garbage
out............and if I continued to think
about it,  I am sure I could come up with
 some more........but since I want to post
 this soon, I will refrain. lol


#12
I am thankful
I found a fairly new pair of shorts in my
drawer that I had completely forgotten
about..........love when that happens,
a little like finding buried treasure.  lol

Well, there it is for another week....


Thanks so must for your visit today,
it is always good to hear from you.


Hope you have a Spring Glorious
Mother's Day Weekend!


Love, Hugs,and 
Mother's Day Blessings Galore,

Nellie

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