Thankful Thursday December 1, 2016, Christmas Tablescape from past.

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah 
came about : His mother Mary was pledged
 to be married to Joseph, but before they
 came together, she was found to be 
pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 
Matthew 1:18 NIV



Happy Christmas Season
Sweet Friends,

Bet this finds you bustling about and
getting ready for this most wonderful
time of the year. Hope you are 
having fun with it all.......

At least that is what is going on over
 here. Decided I had better start making
 a list to see how much I have
 accomplished thus far, and to see what
 I still need to do.  Having a list always
bring peace to my chaotic mind, as once
it is written down, I don't have to keep
carrying it around in my mind hoping
not to forget something. Plus these
days if it doesn't make it to my list it
just might not get done at all.......lol
Some of you are natural list makers
which is great but some of you aren't,
So if you are feeling like you are in
a dither.........please be kind to your-
self and make a list.........it truly
 helps so much to organize what you
need to do first and what you can
 put off to a lil later...........
Lists are a very good thing,  as 
Martha Stewart would say!!  lol

Since I am just beginning my 
Christmas decorating thought
I would add some pics of a 
Christmas table from the past.
Hope you enjoy it.............


So on with my Thankful list.


I am thankful


#1

that Dee and Jerry made it home safe

and sound and got to visit with Jerry's

brother and fiancee on the way home

as well.

#2

for a sweet story on yahoo news

 about a 7 yr old boy, calling 911 

to invite the policemen over for

 Thanksgiving dinner, they showed

up (but not for dinner) to thank him

and they let him sit in their cruiser.

#3

for another great story I read in

the Presidential Prayer email about

a man who reposses cars.  He got

a call from the bank to go reposse

a car, and found it was an elderly

couple, and they invited him in,

and they told him that they hadn't

been able to pay the payments be-

cause once they paid for their RX

drugs they had no money leftover.

So he took their car, but just knew

he had to try and do something to

help them....so he called to see how

much it would be to pay the car off

and it was $2,000.  So he talked to

friends and between them all they

came up with $3,000.  So he took

their car back and gave them an

extra $1,000 just to help out.

Just love to hear real stories like 

that.....that show the real heart

of Americans.

#4

for all the great leftovers we

had from Thanksgiving,  we got

2 more dinners , and 1 more 
breakfast out of them...........

#5

for just having a few days to do

 nothing after all the festivities were

 over.  Have watched 6 Christmas 
movies, all of them great. They were

 "Noel",  "Miracle on Salvation street," 
 "Paper Angel" and "Coming Home
 for Christmas", "Angels Sing", and
 "Another Christmas Kiss", and
"Christmas Angel".

Just in case you might want to

watch some yourself, 

the first 2 were from Net Flex,

the last 5 from Feeln.  It is less

than $5 to join Feeln for a mo.

and they have 100 Christmas

movies.....that is pretty much

all we watch in December.

#6

and happy to have all the Fall
decorations down and packed
away till next year.

#7
for a good trip to hubby's heart
Doctor. He has a tendency to be
 a bit on the negative side, so we
usually remember to pray for him
 before we go.....and he is always
 more positive if we do....seriously!
This time there was a warmth about
 him we have never seen before, and 
it was really great to see.  As he is
typically very serious! 
 He genuinely seemed very happy
 to see us, and he even asked if he 
got a hug, we were shocked but
 pleasantly surprised, and all
hubbies blood work was mostly
all good, one thing went up a lil,
so gotta work on that, and he 
still has to get an echocardiogram
in a few weeks, but we are expect-
ing good results on that too.

#8
for a fun night out Christmas
shopping after the Drs. visit,
and dinner at Carrabbas. 
Made for a nice date night.
For some reason we always 
 love going into Bath and Body
 Shop, Yankee Candle and 
Burlington coat factory at
Christmas time.


#9
that Scott and lil darling are
feeling much better.  

#10
for Christmas music and Christmas 
movies, and Christmas programs
 at church, that all make the season
 fun and cheery and remind us of
the real reason for the season!
Jesus!

#11
that all my Christmas things are down
 and I am getting then unpacked and
 have a few things done...........
way more to go tho.  lol

#12
for a beautiful cool day outside,
and some quiet time to think
and reflect sitting out on the
porch............
lovely and peaceful!!

Well, this is our week at Cozy
Place...........

Glad you could run by........

and

Keep your light shining!!

Love, Hugs,  and
Christmas Decorating Blessings,

Nellie



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