Thankful Thursday April 28, 2021, Spring/Easter Table 2021

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,

 by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,

 present your requests to God.

Philippians 4:6 NIV

Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you doing well today.

We are doing fairly well, but April has

been full of ups and downs that we are

navigating, but we will get through them,

because we know where our help comes from.

and the verse above is a constant reminder

 and help for us.

Pictures today are from our Easter Table,

but it could be a lovely Spring table as well.

Found these gorgeous paper goods at Walmart

 They are from the Pioneer Woman collection.

I thought they were so pretty and also easy!

But I do like to dress them up by using

normal flatware and pretty glassware, which

makes for a pretty table too,

So on with my Thankfuls......

#1

Thankful for an opportunity to share our 

marriage story, which is quite rare these days.

  We had an interview with one of our former

 Sunday School Students from some years

 back when we used to teach marriage classes.

  She is taking counseling classes and was 

asked to interview a couple who she knew 

that had a solid marriage.

So since we have been around awhile

and she figured we must be getting close

to 50 yrs. we would be a good choice.

And we just passed our 50th Anniversary

last November, so what an honor.

#2

Thankful for what a wonderful stroll down 

memory lane it was for us, and it was quite

 enlightning to see some of her responses to

 how things were 5 decades ago. Also

made us realize some interesting things

about it that we had never really thought

about before too.  So it was a great

experience, and hope we gave her all

the info she needed to write her paper.

#3

Thankful to for her thoughtfulness in bringing

us a gift of 2 new marriage books we have

never read.  Which of course, she certainly

did not have to do.  So that was sweet and

she is a very sweet lady too. 

#4

Thankful that we were able to get our roofer

out here as we got a leak in our roof from

all that rain we had earlier this week.  It's the

same fellow that did our shed a few years

ago. He surveyed the situation today and

thinks it is coming from our chimney as the

boards have warped up there,  so he has to

get materials,  so hopefully he will be back

tomorrow or Monday.  So happy he

is still available or we wouldn't know

who to call......

#5

Thankful for how diligently my husband

is working on a new feature for our customers

of our card shop. It's gonna be great,

and hopefully we can implement it soon.

#6

Thankful for a good time with our Son and 

lil Darling on Sunday.  We got take out

 from Tijuana flats and played games. 

 Fun time as always!

#7

Thankful to know God is in control of our lives

and the ones we love.  As we are praying and are

 heartbreakingly watching someone we love dearly

 go through a very rough time, and soon it will

be another person too, 

#8

Thankful for a delicious and easy new recipe

I happened to see on yummly.  It is garlic shrimp

pasta. Made it tonight for din din and we loved it.

Thinking the leftovers will be even better. 

Absolutely love making one dish and being

able to have it for 2 dinners.

Oh yea, here is the recipe in case you are

interested.

#9

Thankful for some yard work we got done in

the back yard the last 2 evenings.  Amazing how

just a lil trimming up makes such a difference.

#10

Thankful for the way we can go to bed discouraged

and asking the Lord to help us,  and get up the next

morning after a good nights sleep and it's like the Lord

has made everything looks so much better.

  He never ceases to amaze me.

#11

Thankful for God's beautiful Seasons and nature;

 like blooming Ginger and Jasmine and Wild flowers

 in my backyard, a pretty red cardinal hopping around in the

trees, and the pretty Spring green of the trees and all the 

pretty new growth everywhere, and a flock of Sandhill

cranes flying in formation.

 So Beautiful is Spring.....in all her Glory.

#12

Thankful that my Daughter and her hubby are able 

to do a lil get-a-way weekend to a Lakeside cabin

 near Asheville, NC this weekend. 

Well, that's it for Cozy Place this week.

Thanks for dropping by.....

Have a lovely rest of the week,

Love Hugs and

 Last Day of April

Blessings,

Nellie

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Scripture Sunday

 

Good Sunday Morning

Sweet Friends,

Here is the verse for today!!

Gracious words are a honeycomb,

 sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Psalm 16:24 NIV

So let's all speak some Kind and 

Encouraging words to someone today.

Hugs,

Nellie

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Thankful Thursday April 22, 2021, Easter Decor Part 3

Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, 

praise his holy name. 

 Praise the LORD, my soul, 

and forget not all his benefits—

Psalm 103:1-2 NIV

Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope you have been having a good week.

Ours has been good.....we are rested up and 

settled back in from our time away in

 South Carolina last week.  Been pretty

quiet up until today.

Pictures today are still from Easter

 Decor this year.  Figured I would

since some just look like Spring,

and there handy.  lol

Well........on with my Thankfuls...

 #1

Thankful all was well with house

and yard when we returned, as we

had some pretty good storms while

we were away.  We could tell by

things being blown around on our 

porch and lots of limbs and debri

in the yard.

#2

Thankful to have everything unpacked 

and put away where it belongs.

#3

Thankful to be sleeping in my own bed

again,  altho, I do sleep well when I am

away, but there is nothing like your 

own bed. lol

#4

Thankful to have all my Easter decorations

 down and packed away until next year.

Now to fill in all the spots  where I 

removed Easter stuff with a Spring

to Summer look.

#5

Thankful to have groceries ordered

for the week,  we did it online this

time as we just haven't wanted to 

move out of the house yet.   lol

So they were delivered within

2 hrs. just in time to make Tacos

for din din....

#6

Thankful to have made 4 new cards this

week.  I came home motivated since I

haven't done any for awhile, and also

since Mother's Day is just around the

corner. 

#7

Thankful to see the sun today as it

has been raining and overcast every

since we got home.

#8

Thankful to do some exercise today,

 as it has been close to 3 weeks now.

  Felt good but now I feel tired....lol

  Just gotta get back in the swing of

 things, I guess.

#9

Thankful to hear my friend who broke

her legs is making progress. She is able

to walk 40 steps with her walker now,

and the pain is not as bad in the day

time, but still her leg still throbs at night.

She is really being diligent to do her

exercises daily even when she doesn't

have a therapist.  Her therapist told

her she would give her an A+ if she

had to grade her.  This is a marathon

event, not a sprint for sure,  but she

is in good spirits as well, and I am

thankful for that.  Cause attitude 

is everything.

#10

Thankful for a new blood pressure cuff

that goes on your wrist.  Our Daughter

had one and we measured by ours the

regular kind and it said the same reading

  so we decided to get one, cause it was

less than $20,  and It is so much easier

to use, since hubby has to take it every

day,  and I have been taking mine on

a more regular basis too,  cause I had

some high readings at times.

#11

Thankful to be able to enjoy our porch

the last few sunshiny days, due to a

cool front that came through.  It was a 

perfect 70 degrees this morning.  So

 Lovely and cool in the 60's tonight.

#12

Thankful to see lil darling and her Daddy

since it's been 2 weeks.  We all went out

to dinner together, and earlier hung some

new things my Daughter and I made to

put on her wall, in just one area that

still needed some love.

She loved it!!

Well, that's all for Cozy Place this week.

Hope you have a Fabulous Friday

and weekend.

Thanks for coming by.....

Love, Hugs and late April Blessings,

Nellie

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Scripture Sunday

 

Good Sunday Evening

Sweet Friends,

Here is the verses for today!!

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Psalm 34:7-8 NIV

Blessings Galore,

Nellie

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Thankful Thursday April 15, 2021, Easter/Spring Decor 2021, Part 2

 

May the peoples praise you, O  God;

may all the peoples praise you.

May the nations be glad and sing for joy,

for you rule the peoples justly and guide

the nations of the earth.

Psalm 67:3-4

Hello Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you doing well.

It is after Midnight here, and we just returned

from visiting with our Daughter and Son-in-love

for a week.  So I am late with this post, but it

is mostly done,  so wanted to get it finished

so I could post it now.  Altho, we had a really

Wonderful time, it is always good to be home 

safe and sound, especially after a 5 1/2 hr. drive with over 2 1/2 hrs. drive in pouring rain. 

 I really don't like driving in the rain.....it is 

rather nerve racking!!  lol

Pictures today are more of our Easter/Spring

decorating from this year.  My lil grandaughter

did this vignette, I had the picket fence floral

sitting there and she added the stuffed bunny

and lamb, so thought it was cute so just left

it, but decided it needed a lil something else,

What you saw in the header picture, then

decided to change it to a lower dish. Easter

seems to bring out the kid in me,  so I really

get a kick out of decorating for this holiday.

So on with my Thankfuls..............

#1

Thankful to be all packed and ready

to travel to my Daughter and Son-

in-loves in the morning. Been a very

 busy day but so looking forward to 

seeing them and our grandson dog

Bentley, and having some Mother

Daughter time.

#2

Thankful for a safe but little bit longer

trip than usual,  There was sooo much

traffic that we got routed a new direction

which even tho it took an hour longer was

 like a little adventure going thru a bunch

 of small S. Carolinian towns.

#3

Thankful for 3 perfect weather days

so we could go in the pool and have

some fun in the sun, and get a nice

tan since it is shorts wearing weather.

It's also very relaxing.

#4

Thankful we all discovered a new 

Mexican restaurant we have never

 tried before. It was excellent and will 

definitely be a favorite from now on,

#5

Thankful for the fun and relaxing time to

 just hang outside a lot, (as the weather was

perfect) and spend time drinking coffee and

 catching up.  We also did some card playing,  cooking (tho not much) a lil crafting, a lil shopping, we went to the Antique Mall again,

one of our favorites, and to Home goods and

Marshalls and Hobby Lobby we have never 

been there together before, so that a really

 fun treat, and did some HGTV and animal

 planet watching together.

#6

Thankful that our Daughter and Son-in-loves

dog Bentley is okay.  He got into the trash

last night right before we were going to

 bed and ate some unmentionables and he

had to take a trip to the emergency vet 

clinic, at 11:30 at night. Her Dad (my hubby) offered to go with her since her hubby had

 to get up very early the next morning. 

Due to covid they still can't go in the vet

 clinic so they had to wait in the car. They

gave him something to make him vomit 

and hydrated him well and took an xray

to make sure there wasn't anything left

in his stomach.  He came bouncing in

 about 1:30 am as if nothing every 

happened, thank the Lord, and was

fine every since.

#7

Thankful for a fun time doing some watercolor

painting as a family.  Hubby got me some new

watercolor pencils and accessories for my birthday so I brought them and we had our

very own art class,  we all did flowers, and

they came out pretty cool for the first time.

#8

Thankful for a long and fun golf

cart ride around their neighborhood.

Just love their neighborhood, and 

love riding in the golf cart makes

me feel like a kid again.  lol

#9

Thankful for this wonderful cream

 cheese and strawberry coffee cake,

 and Quiche, my Daughter always

 makes for us.  Both are so delicious.

#10

Thankful that my Daughter was

able to be off the whole week,

which is always nice.

#11

Thankful that we mostly ate out or got

 take out and did some cooking but not

 a lot, so we could just enjoy the time, 

as it goes by so quickly.

#12

Thankful we found another restaurant that

we really liked, this time a bar-be-cue

place! It was some good eating, and it will

 be at the top of our favorites list now too.

#13

Thankful also for brownie Sundaes

we made one night that were sooo

yummy.......

Well, that's it for our week at

 Cozy Place.  This is our vacation

addition.

Thanks for dropping by

Have a lovely weekend.

Love, Hugs and 

Mid April Blessings,

Nellie

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