Thankful Thursday Dec. 29, 2016, Christmas decor 2016

When the angels had left them and gone

 into heaven, the shepherds said to one

 another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see

 this thing that has happened, which the

Lord has told us about.” So they hurried 

off and found Mary and Joseph, and 
the baby, who was lying in the manger.

 When they had seen him, they spread

 the word concerning what had been 
told them about this child, 

Luke 2:15-17 NIV



Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope you have been having a good
week, and still basking in the glow
of our dear Savior's birthday.

It is hard to believe that in just a few
short days we will be entering the
New Year....I always love that it is
like you get a new fresh start again
every year.........
A great time for organizing and de-
cluttering, and making some new
priorities and winter is my favorite
time for cooking as I love one pot
meals like stews, soups and chili's,
and it helps keep the house warm
when it is cold outside, course, so far
 that hasn't been happening much here
 in Florida, but am hopeful that Jan
and Feb. will bring us some much
cooler weather at times...anyway!!
Lately, the weather has been so nice
that we have been hanging out on
the porch a lot so that has been nice.
Think our seasons are confused right
now, cause it seems like we are in the
 Fall season right now.....we are 
seeing lots of leaves falling off our
 trees and the weather is warm but 
not hot, and it is sometimes breezy
 during the day, and the morning and
 evenings are cool and perfect weather
 many days.  Love it...............


Just threw on a few more Christmas
pics from this year. Guess I best hush,
 and get on with Thankful Thursday...

I am thankful

#1
for a lovely Christmas Service at 
church and for a really lovely Christmas
 with the family that was here, Scott, 
Megan, Brooklyn and my SIL Susan,
 and hubby of course.............lol

#2

that Dee and Jerry had a really nice day

as well, as I know she always misses
being here especially during the 
holidays.

#3

that everything we had for dinner

was delicious and came out just

the way it was suppose to.....

We decided on Ham for a change, 
 so made Sweet Potato casserole, 
green bean casserole and Waldorf 
Salad, Rolls and Sweet Tea.
and we found this fabulous
" Red Velvet Cheese cake" at
 Sam's for dessert. Think it was
 made by cheese cake factory. 
 It was really delicious.

#4

for all the lovely cards and gifts

 we received.

#5

for hearing from a neice on facebook, 
that I haven't heard from in awhile.....
and had tried to contact....so that was
 a huge blessing to me.............

#6

Also for seeing 2 precious ladies that 
don't go to our church anymore, but 
were there with family on Christmas 

morning.....it was a gift just to see
 them both even for a few mins.

#7

for having hubby home since Dec.

22nd.... for years now, he has taken
 some of his vacation at Christmas

time, so he could be off when the

kids were off from school, and I 
love that it continues on, even tho

the children are grown and out on
 their own.  We really enjoy this
time so much every year .

#8

for some of the yard work we have

gotten done this week.  Didn't expect

 to be doing that, since he is was on
 vacation, but guess since he feels
 so rested he voluntered.  So that was
 nice, and it really needs doing, cause
typically now, it gets dark so early,
 that we can only do stuff on a
Saturday.......and he knows how
to make his wife a.............
happy girl too!  lol

#9
that we had so much fun with lil
darling on Wed., it is really so nice 
when grampy isn't working and can
 play too. Hiding seek is so much
more fun that way.........lol
They also played with kinetic 
sand..............

#10
and looking forward to the first
of the year and to begin reading
my new Chronological Bible and
 new devotional book by
 Sara Young called "Jesus Always"
They were a Christmas gift from
 hubby (at my request). I never 
knew they had such a thing as a
 chronological Bible until our Pastor
 mentioned it in a sermon some 
months back.  It is also set up as a
 read through the Bible schedule
 and only takes 15 mins. a day.

#11
for this cute lil plant stand that you
 see above that my daughter and her
 hubby gave me for Christmas.  It was
on my Christmas wish list as well, and
it is perfect for our foyer, and it is the
 first thing I can say I have ever had 
there that I was really tickled about,
 and the white looks so nice with the 
living room. This foyer has been one 
of my decorating nemesis for years.... 
It is very hard to work with as it is
 very small and the first wall you
see (which is the impression wall)
is this narrow wall, with this big
 light switch that is in the way of 
hanging most pictures or mirrors
and hard to hide on top of that!! 
and because the steps go down
right there too, and it is partly tile
and partly carpeting it is very hard
 to find anything that will fit on that
 wall that is not too long or wide.....
Found a white Bombey chest that
was white and I was in love with,
but too wide.............anyway, I am
quite tickled and thankful for the
new look.

#12
that hubby and I are enjoying reading
Chip and Joanna Gaines new book 
"The Magnolia Story".  We are about
half way thru the book and it is an
easy and fun read.  We have been
reading a chapter a day,  so it is like
a treat we look forward to..........lol


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Glad you could stop by today,
and hope you have a really safe,
 fun and Happy New Years!

and

Keep Your Light Shining
Brightly.........

Love, Hugs, and
Happy New Year Blessings,
Nellie


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