Thankful Thursday January 5, 2017, pics of Winter Decor Past

but those who hope in the LORD
 will renew their strength. They will
 soar on wings like eagles; they will
 run and not grow weary, they will
 walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31



Greeting Sweet Friends

Hope this finds you doing well....
and if I was a betting woman, I would
bet you are doing what I am........
Taking down the Christmas  decorations!! 
 Am I right??

I decided to start in yesterday after-
noon, so most of the family/dining
room is done, still have to do the
living room. Just took a few things
out of the guest bath and added
some pinecones for a Winter look
in there, and can't wait to start a
Winter theme in the rest of the
house, course, got to finish taking
down and packing away first, 
 where is the magic want when you
 need it??........lol
Probably want get a lot done today
tho, as I need to do my hair and 
then hubby has a Dr. appt. late this
 afternoon with his Cardiologist, so
 I always like to tag along......then
we usually do some shopping and/
or go to din din.

Since my house is pretty much

 bare to the bones empty right now
thought I would add some pics
from last Winter........for your
enjoyment hopefully.....lol

I am thankful

#1

for a quiet but sweet New Years

eve,  just the two of us.  We had

an easy yet great dinner with some

apple/blueberry sparkling cider as

we watched Elf and listened to all

the fireworks going on around us.

Hard to grasp that we.....

 are in 2017 now!

#2

for the New Year and all the hope,

 possiblilities and excitement that

it will bring with it............

#3

for a really neat and encouraging 

thing that happened to me at church

 on Sunday.  A complete stranger that 

was in the foyer area that I just said

 Happy New years to (I was saying it

to everyone coming out of church, as 

I work at the Guest Welcome center.)

called me over and said they wanted

to say something to me, and it took

me quite by surprise, but it was so

 genuine and sincere and It was some-

thing I really needed to hear....that

I didn't even know I needed to hear,

and it made me feel like it was the

Lord directly speaking to me thru

this person. I have seen this person

a few times at a distance but never

close enough to converse with them.

It almost made me feel like I had

possibly encountered an angel.

It also was a reminder to me, that

 I too, could be used to make some-

one else feel great by something I 

say to them, if I purposefully ask

the Lord to show me someone who

really needs to hear a good word

from Him............

All of us think nice things about 

people but sometimes those words 

never get out of our mind or mouth.

Typically I do try to say nice things

to people, but sometimes people

don't always respond to them well,

or feel awkward and make you

feel awkward as well.

So note to self:

Say the kind things you are think-

ing.....it could mean the world to

someone else..... and so what if they

 or you feel awkward...I felt a bit

 awkward too, and didn't quite know

 what to say but thank you for being

 so kind to say that, it made my day!

 and they, like me, might just ponder it

 for a few days and feel more loved by

 God because of our generous words.....

So wouldn't that just be horrible....lol

It might just be one way of helping

make America great again!

#4
for my neighbors white Chickens that 
he lets run lose at times, and sometimes 
they make a mess of our driveway,
  digging and scratching in the leaves....
(just saw them out there this morning)
but they always bring a smile to my face 
and are just plain fun to watch.  He has
 one that has no tail....and I saw one of 
those on a commercial once and honestly,
 I thought it was photoshopped as a joke.
So was so shocked to see one up close and 
personal, and he runs faster than the rest 
of the chickens, guess he is not weighed
 down by those tail feathers.  lol

#5
for all the creative imagination that
 our lil darling has........it is truly a 
wonderful thing to watch......cause
 with all the electronics blitz we have
 in this day and age, it really concerns
 us older folks, that it could really stifle 
the active imagination of children.
We played all day without any toys,
other than some play foods and her
new baby doll.  She just comes up
with all kinds of things she decides
 for us to do.  It really cracks us up.

#6
that my neighbor (same one with
the chickens) is stable after a motor
cycle accident on Monday night.
Same night I wrote #4 in the day
time.  Fortunately, the accident 
wasn't with another vehicle. but
he is in pretty rough shape and is
in Picu at the hospital and in a lot
of pain still. He has 4 broken ribs,
broken shoulder and collar bone,
and a punctured lung and road
rash really bad.  Fortunate to be
alive tho............He is a husband
and father of 3 sweet kids.

#7
for all the white Ibis birds we
have seen in our yard all week.
Lil darling and I were feeding
them bread yesterday, and it 
was hysterical because if she
made any big moves when she
went to throw the bread they
would all jump at once, and 
 it was like a synchoronized
jump too........so funny!
Would love to know how 
they do that.....looked like
she was leading an orchestra
or something........lol
Love watching those birds,
and we got to see a bunch of
them fly into the yard, never
saw that before....so that was
interesting as well.

#8
that Rosie are first fury grand-
daughter dog is okay.  She hurt
her dew claw and seemed to be
okay but at a certain point was
starting to limp around and Dee
couldn't get a good look at it,
cause you know how they fight
you.....so she wound up taking
her into the Vet.  We were con-
cerned they might have to re-
move the dew claw but it was
just hanging by a thread so they
were able to just snip it off
real quick,  so she is doing fine
now, much to Dee's relief and
mine too really!!  lol
We love that lil dog.....

#9
that we got to exercise twice this
week, as we are trying to get back
on track.  Have to say it felt good.


#10
we are finally get some cold not
just cool weather over the weekend.
Very Excited about that! Our first
Cold snap for the year!  

With cutout affect


#11
for our sweet Son-in-love Jerry and
that he had a great birthday yesterday.
We appreciate what a good guy he is 
and that he takes such good care
 of our girl...........
Just a funny tidbit: his birthday is the
 same date as my late Mother-in-laws,
 and my brothers name was also Jerry!
So guess he was a good fit for our
family.........lol

#12
that my daughter Dee got a really
sweet surprise this morning.....she
was awakened at 9:30 by a friend
from where we live, who has been
a best friend since High School..
This was a surprise belated Christ-
mas gift.....this gal is married and
 has a toddler and works as a nurse 
at night, so it took quite a bit for 
her to set this up I am sure. Also
she must have left at 4 a.m. to get
 to Charleston at that time.
Dee is tickled pink........and I am
 sure the 2 of them will have a ball..
So rare to get one on one time 
once you are married with kiddos.
So that is such a blessing for
both of them.






Well, there you have it another week
at Cozy Place............


Hope you are enjoying the New Year!!


Thanks for dropping by...see ya on
Sunday for quotes to Ponder!

Keep you light shining brightly!

Love, Hugs and
Winter Blessings,

Nellie


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