Thankful Thursday July 3, 2025, and pics of assorted hydrangeas

 

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord

Psalm 33:12 NIV

Morning Sweet Friends,

How this finds you doing well

 and preparing for a some sort of

 Independence day celebration.

We all have a lot to be Thankful

 for... especially this year.  So

amazing to think our country

is going into it's 250th year.

For all her problems she is still

the best place in the world 

to live.......

Pictures today are of assorted

hydrangeas, since they are our

new obsession.  lol

Have to say most people I know

love, love, love them, well, that

might just be women people!!

But then who knows!!!  lol

So on with my Thankfuls....

#1

Thankful for the sweetest reel

that I saw on facebook, it was so

compassionate and loving it made

me cry.... good tears! There is a 

young policeman that we have 

known all his life and I could

just see him doing something

like this...........

Click here to see it.

It should be of a policeman who

 pulled a man over for speeding 

and what he does. So if that's not

 what it is........then the reel must of

 changed. Sometimes that happens

 unfortunately.

#2

Thankful for a fun time of getting

out of the house, to grocery shop 

go to Sam's club, and Home goods, 

then out to din din.

 Works for me.  lol

#3

Thankful for a comfy bed to sleep

in every night.  Such a blessing,

that we can so often take for

granted.

#4,5 and 6

Thankful the Lord heard the prayers

 of many of his people, and 

Thankful for all the great rulings

of the Supreme court yesterday,

especially the one about the rogue

judges blocking everything good

that Pres. Trump is trying to do.

Also, Thankful we have the Supreme

 court to handle these situations.

#7

Thankful that Pres. Trump and his

administration were wise and patient

and let the court handle it, even tho

they knew the judges really did not

have that power, and also modeled

for our country what Law and Order

looks like................

#8

Thankful for a fun evening talking, 

having dinner and playing uno 

with our Son and lil darling. We

cherish these times together.

#9

Thankful to be able to go back 

to church today.

So good to be there and to see

everyone, and sing together!

#10

Thankful for lunch at Cracker 

Barrel,  every bite was delicious

and a nice change of pace.

#11

Thankful we seem to be getting

into the rainy season, as our

lawn, trees and shrubs love it.

However "Gorgeous" has such

large blooms they are drooping

a lot!!  So hubby looked up what

to do and found this lady who

is a goldmine of information

concerning hydrangeas.

Thankful for her help and if you

would like to check her out if 

you need some assistants with

 your hydrangeas. Just click here!

Plus she has the most gorgeous

 hydrangeas pictures.

#12

Thankful to have seen on facebook

 that Newsmax and Fox news are 

reporting all the missing and

exploited children they are rescuing

in a number of sting operations,

 as well as all the sex and drug 

traffickers they are arresting.

Such great news. 

#13

Thankful to Jesus for all the 

people he is using to rescue

children and adults that have

been taken captive by these

terrible people, and then getting

those people put in jail where 

they belong. 

Dreaming Gorgeous might look like that

 in a few years.  lol

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Well, that's it for this week,

  Sweet folks...

Happy you could spend some

time with us.

Hope you have a wonderfully

Blessed Independence Day!!

Love, Hugs and

Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Have a lovely Sunday

 Sweet Friends

Hugs, Nellie

Thankful Thursday June 27, 2025, and pictures of Gorgeous and Beautiful

 

The grass withers and the flowers fall,

but the word of our god endures forever.

                     Isaiah 40:8 NIV

Hello and Happy Thursday

 Sweet Friends,

Hope you are off to a good Summer

season, so far.  I am excited to get

 out of the house later today, even if 

it is just grocery shopping and errands

and you will read why....

Pictures today are of Gorgeous and

Beautiful our new "White Wedding

Hydrangeas",  that we are so tickled

pink white about. lol  Been trying 

to grow hydrangeas for a long time

and had no luck, until these new sun

loving ones came along. They are in

the same family as "Lime Light

hydrangeas".  Have to say that they

are clearly living up to their names.

Really didn't expect so many or so

large a bloom as these this year.

We have had them almost 2 mos.

now, as of June 30th. Have to say

they get very thirsty in that heat

tho.......so they have been a big

priority these last 2 months.

This is Beautiful, an she got off to a rough start because something broke off 3 of her limbs, and she was just a tad smaller than Gorgeous to start.

On with my Thankfuls.....

#1

Thankful that our Daughter and Son-in-love 

made it back to SC safe and sound.

 

#2

Thankful to be feeling good again,

but got a relapse after I listed that,

on Monday, but am thankful to be

 feeling good again today as I post 

this........lol  and the reason I am

so happy to get out of the house.

#3

Thankful for a new cereal we are really

 enjoying, They are Blueberry rice Chexs. 

 A rice cereal with no wheat gluten added...............

#4

Thankful that "Gorgeous and Beautiful" are

at full bloom, and they even have some new

buds coming out,  about 6 so far.  They

are truly living up to their names,  as you

can see from the pictures.

#5

Thankful for a Pastor we watch on Tv who

is from Tennessee, his name is Allen Jackson

and he is with World changers church and

we find him on TBN or Utube. Last night

his message was on the biblical perspective

of why we should support Israel.  It was

very good.

#6

Thankful for better together show, it is 

always such an uplifting show and like

sitting and talking with a bunch of ladies

with love and wisdom.  Delightful.

#7

Thankful hubby is putting in some driplines

for Gorgeous and Beautiful, cause they need

water daily in the afternoon, and it is so

hot here.  We have been doing it everyday

but just getting too hot.....Says 100 degrees

 on our porch, and believe me it feels like it. 

 My body does not like this heat......

Note: 

The drip lines are working out great,

 Gorgeous and Beautiful seem happy, 

and I never ceased to be amazed at 

my hubbies skill set, don't know of 

anything he can't do once he puts

 his mind to it.

#8

Thankful President Trump is at the helm

of our country and that his heart is in

hand of the Lord according to

 Proverb 21:1 NIV

and God directs it like a watercourse

wherever he pleases.

#9

Thankful for Dark chocolate Turtle

candy. They were always milk

chocolate before, and we enjoy

these so much more!

#10

Thankful that hubby got our van 

serviced and worked on this week, 

and thankful they did a great job 

as usual.  We have been going to

 the same place for about 12 yrs.,

 I would say. If your in the Orlando

 area, it is Auto Nation of Winter Park.

(and I get no incentives or kickbacks

 for telling you that) we are just

satisfied customers!  lol

More new buds

#11

Thankful for my cousin who is in

to family genealogy. I feel like I

always learn some tidbits of info

that I didn't know about my 

Grandparents......this time he

told me that Pres. Truman used

to have breakfast at my Grand

parents and Dads diner when

he visited Key West, Florida.

They must have been thrilled.

(That was before I was born

or just a under 3 yrs. old)

#12

Thankful I happened to run into an

 old blog post for Chicken salad (that

 is like the old Chick-fil-a chicken salad

 sandwiches, they used to sell)

Easy recipe too!

Click Here if you'd like the recipe.

That's all for Cozy Place this week folks,

Thankful you could spend some

time with us.

Have a lovely rest of the week,

Love, Hugs,

and last of June Blessings,

Nellie

Happy Summer

 

Love and Blessings,

Nellie

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Scripture Sunday

 

Sweet friend,

If you don't know Jesus yet......

I would strongly encourage you to seek Him now

why He can still be found.  I came to know Jesus when

I was 14 yrs. old and I can honestly say there has not

been one day I have ever regretted that decision.

We should all be concerned about our eternal

destination......cause it is gonna come one day

and none of us know when it will happen, so

we need to be prepared.  If you should have

questions about it, please feel free to email

me at Nelliescozyplace@gmail.com.

Love and Blessings,

Nellie

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Thankful Thursday June 19th. 2025 and This years Patriotic Father's Day Table

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.     Philippians 4:6-7 NIV

Thursday Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope you are having a good week,

 and that all your Dads had a great

Father's Day. Our's seemed to....

Looking forward to our Daughter

and family coming in later this week.

Pictures today are from our Father's Day

 table 2025 I usually try to do a theme that

 fits both of them, and was trying to figure

 out a theme I had not done yet, and since I

 saw it was flag day, I thought, great I will do

 a patriotic theme since both our Dads are

 Patriotic and already had everything I

 needed to do it as well.

  Perfect!

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

#1

Thankful that my friend who's Daughter and

 family are moving to California, made it

 there safe and sound. This was not your

 typical get to the airport and jump on a

 plane and go....NO.... My friend and her

 Daughter traveled with a 4 and a half yr.

 old, an almost 2 yr. old and an almost 2

 month old baby. It took 2 cars just to get

 to the airport with all 3 children having

 to be in car seats and with luggage and a

 pack andplay, which all had to go on the

 plane as well, and it was a 5 hr. flight.  Her

 Son-in-love drove 3 days by himself......12 hrs.

 a day, and arrived there on Wednesday, so

 he could have their base housing secured in

 time for their arrival. Many of us have

 prayed for this trip, as there was a lot to

 be concerned about to say the least, but

 the Lord has answered prayer after

 prayer. He truly showed himself to be

 with them every step of the way on

this air flight.

Note:  Please pray their furniture and

 personal things will get there before they

 told them which is not until June 23rd, so

 they have been living in their house without

 anything but clothing pretty much. So it has

 been a longgg week I am sure!!

#2

Thankful to have been a part of their

 journey and to know the Lord answered

 so many prayers on their behalf,  just

 makes me weep with gratitude knowing

 what a loving God we serve, and how 

much He loves us.

#3

Thankful that gifts are wrapped and dinner

planned and shopping done for Father's Day

dinner.  Working on the table today, and will

make Beef Stroganoff tomorrow for 

Sunday, as it is best the day after.

#4

Thankful for a lovely visit with our new

neighbor Sat. morning.  We had invited them

over last week, and her hubby was sick,

so they couldn't come, so she text and ask

 if she could bring us some banana bread

This morning, and we had a lovely visit.

she is our Daughters age, and such a 

sweet young lady.

#5 and 6

Thankful for being able to attend lil darlings

dance recital tonight. It was quite good, and

she did a really great job and we can see

 how she has really grown in confidence.

Then we went out to dinner with she and

our Son.  A very pleasant evening, I have 

to say.  Also we have been wanting to

try our Sonny's Barbecue place for 

awhile now, cause we had gotten where

we didn't like it for a long time,  but they

have redone it, so our Son suggested going

 there, so very Thankful we really enjoyed it.

#7

Thankful for a nice restful and peaceful

Father's day.  We watched our Sunday

Service from home for a number of 

reasons, and then our Son and lil darling

came in the afternoon to celebrate.

So we had a nice dinner, visit, and UNO

card games. Both Dads were happy

with their dinner, cards and gifts

and the fun time! 

So Mission accomplished!!!  lol

#8

Thankful to sleep in this Monday morning 

as Iwas exhausted as it had been a busy

end of the week.  

#9

Thankful and excited that we will get

to see our Daughter and Son-in-love

for a few days again this week which

is very unusual.....

#10

Thankful for Cuban food, which we had 

for dinnera number of nights.  Black beans

 yellow rice, and a meat dish called Picadillo.

 Learned to make this in our first year of

 marriage, taught by a Cuban friend and

 work mate.

Click here to see recipe for Picadillo

Click here to see recipe for Black Beans

and rice.  Also another Cuban dish

called Ropa Veija, all on same post.

#11

Thankful that our Daughter, Son-in-love and 

furry grandson dog got in safe and sound

from S Carolina.

#12

Thankful we had a good time with them

as always.  We all tried to go out to dinner

last night, but unfortunately, we went to

Target to meet our Son, and I had been

 having a headache but was better, but all

 of a sudden I started to get whoozy

 headed and weak and my equilibrium was

 off and could not walk very straight, so

 had thinking it might be blood sugar, they

got me a snicker bar to eat, but it didn't

 help, so we all had to come home and we

 ordered take out.

 I am sure they were all disappointed, 

as I was, but they all had a great attitude,

 and took good care of me.  So thankful

 for my sweet family and that Dee and

 family got to visit again so soon, and

 thankful that I am feeling better today.

  So don't know if it was just a sinus issue

electrolytes or what it was, but happy

 to be feeling better today. Kids are on 

their way to see her hubbies parents for

his Mom's birthday and to visit with the

whole family.  

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Well, That's it for this week at Cozy Place.

This is the Father's Day edition.  lol

Thanks for stoppin by.....

Have a fantastic weekend

Love, Hugs,

and Mid June Blessings,

Nellie

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