Thankful Thursday December 23, 2021,

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host

 appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

 

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth

 peace to those on whom his favor rests.” 

Luke 2:13-14 NIV

Christmas Greetings

Sweet Friends,

Well, we are just a few days away

from our Favorite Celebration. Wow,

December has flown by, but we are

ready, all that is left to do is finish 

my tablescapes and cooking, and to

take cards/gifts to our neighbors.

 It;s been a pretty peaceful Christmas

 season for us, and I hope it has been

 the same for each of you, too.

Pictures today are from our gussied up 

for Christmas family room 2021.

Now On with my Thankfuls....................

#1

Thankful to hear about a sister-in-christ who used

 to attend our church years ago, and who's Son and 

Daughter in love are one of our pastorate families

now, and she is starting to come out of a sort 

of coma I guess you would say.

She had a stroke and a brain bleed, and was not

responding for days.  Today there were some

good signs of progress as she is waking up.

PTL, that is great news.  So happy for them!

#2

Thankful that hubby got most of our wrapping

done while I worked on  cards for our family

and neighbors.

#3

Thankful this little snowman worked this

year, we thought he was broken for good,

last year and lil darling loves him, so as hubby

was trying to work on him, I said a quick

prayer that God would let him work, and

 guess what he is working again.  So we were

 all happy, As he sings and moves and lights up

to a verse of "Let it snow, let it snow" and

 "jingle bell rock" and "Have a holly jolly

 Christmas".  My SIL Susan gave it to us

 about 7 or 8 Christmas's ago so Brooklyn

 could enjoy him, and enjoy him she has, and

was a lil disappointed he was broken last 

year and thinking he was done in this year too,

  but God and Grampy got him running again.

#4 and 5

Thankful that our church live streams our 

Sunday Service so we can at least watch it

 on TV since we, especially hubby were still 

coughing, we couldn't go again today, but I am 

also thankful that we have the freedom and

 ability (when we aren't sick) to go there in 

person, cause watching it is definitely no 

where near as good as being there and 

hearing the whole congregation singing 

together, and greeting, talking and hugging

 those you love before/and after service.

One day we may not have that gift any

longer, so want to be there when we can.

#6 

Thankful that we have been getting 

plenty of rest this last week and a half.

Since hubby has been sick and because

I think I am fighting off what hubby has, 

cause we have both been really tired.

  We feel good tho,  which is great.....

just wear out fast!  In fact, hubby feels

much better than he sounds!!  lol

Note: We are feeling much better now

and not so tired.  So Thankful for that.

#7

Thankful that we really don't have much

left to do,  just running to the store, 

and to Sams, and I need to plan a few

tables, and cooking of course, but we

planned a simple yet should be delicious

meal.  Beef Brisket in the crock pot

(Got this from Yvonne over at Stone

Gable- this will be our first time to try

it but I trust her exquiste taste and am

sure it will be delectable), Mashed Sweet

Potates with some sour cream added,

(makes them really good) and a recipe

from better homes and Gardens called

Succotash Salad (Click here to see my

rendition of it) and rolls and dessert.

Hoping that will be Red Velvet Cheese

cake from Sams,  if we can ever

make it to the store this week!  lol

Note: They didn't have the Red Velvet

cheese cake, (poo) but they had a box

 of cheesecake bites (which are 3 

different types of cheesecake) that

 I have always wanted to try.  So hope-

fully we will enjoy those......

#8 and 9

Thankful we were able to finally get out 

and finish up last minute shopping that we 

had to do (armed with lots of cough drops 

for hubby. lol)  His coughing has gotten 

better but it not totally gone yet, but the

 cough drops did the trick, so we are

very thankful for cough drops to 

soothe his throat as well.

 

#10

Thankful for dinner out at Longhorn

steakhouse.  It was especially good

since we haven't been out for awhile.

#11

Thankful that we were able to send flipcards 

via email......out of our card shop for last minute 

Christmas cards that came in.....cause had we 

snail mailed them, they would not have been

 rec'd until after Christmas. We already

got a great response back, and we just

sent them.

#12

Thankful that the Lord gave me a 

realization about the fact I was caring

some pain from some situations where

 I was hurt.  Wow, that was eye opening 

news to me.....and that came after my

asking HIM what He wanted from me

for Christmas, so think He was telling

me He wanted that pain, So I prayed

 and gave it to HIM!

Love how He can heal our hearts,

in just making us realize something

and giving it to HIM,  but then some-

times it takes working through. but

this time I think it is just in the 

knowing........

Feeling surprised, enlightened

 Grateful, and Joyful!  He

is so good, and He knows us much

better than we know ourselves.

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Well, that's it for Cozy Place

this week, this is the our

4th Christmas edition. lol

Thanks for stopping in

and

Have a Merry Merry Christmas,

Love, Hugs, and

Christmas Blessings,

Nellie

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