Thursday, February 13, 2025

Thankful Thursday February 13, 2025, and Valentine's decorations from the past

 


 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, 
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 NIV



Valentines Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope you are having a fun time thinking about how you

can make those you love feel special.  I am trying!!!

 I  made a Duncan Hines strawberry cake for

 my hubby and lil darling......

It looked and sounded delightful, but much to our surprise

 it doesn't taste like strawberry at all.....and really doesn't 

have much taste.  I made a bundt cake cause they both

tend to not like icing, So was just gonna garnish it with

whip cream and a strawberry, so it was very disappointing

 to say the least.  So thankful we decided to have a slice

 last night. Thankfully their cards came out well!!  lol

So looking for plan B, now..........lol




Pictures today are of Valentine's Decorations from the past

here at Cozy Place.  I didn't decorate this year, and have to

say I missed it.........lol








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


#1
Thankful for another good school day.
Also got to spend some time talking with our Son,
when he drops her off and picks her up.  Always
happy to see both of them.


#2
Thankful for our home, and our nice comfy bed
every night.





#3

Thankful for a quick dinner since we had rotisserie

Chicken, and our "potato Express" bag.  I can

cook reg. or sweet potatoes in that bag in the microwave

in 4 mins. and they come out perfect. then just threw

together a salad real quick, and dinner was done.


#4

Thankful for a productive day.  Worked on

some cards,  Baked some cookies, worked out in

 the backyard some, and actually sat out there for

 awhile with hubby, which was nice,  haven't done that 

in awhile, put dinner in the oven, and then topped it 

off with a nice bike ride, and another one later this week.





#5

Thankful I got to talk with my friend whose husband

had all the surgeries in the passed 6 months, (he is

doing okay but his recovery is of course, way slower 

than he anticipated.  He forgets he's 78 and thinks 

he is gonna spring back like he did after surgeries he 

had 20 years ago.  It was a fun chat.....as she

hasn't had much time to talk with all that has been

happening with them lately.


#6

Thankful we can watch our church from home.

Wasn't feeling good this morning, so nice to

be able to sleep a lil more then watch it on TV.

Being there is much better tho.






#7

Thankful for the start of the Super Bowl

Game where they sang "America the Beautiful"

and a good rendition of the "National  Anthem.

Congrats to the Winners...........


#8

Thankful to be feeling better today, and for

another good school day.






#9

Thankful for a long chat with my Daughter today, 

She wasn't feeling well,  but thankfully 2 days letter

is much better......always a joy to talk to her.


#10

Thankful all my Valentine's are ready,

but still working on what to do for dessert.  lol




#11

Thankful for my Valentines of 55 years now.

My Hubby, of course....



#12

Thankful for my Forever Valentine!

Jesus






Thats it for Cozy Place this week.


Have a Lovely Valentine's Day.


Thanks for stoppin by.....


Love Hugs, and 

Valentine's Day Blessings,

Nellie


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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Scripture Sunday



 

I love this scripture written out this way
because it really helps you understand more 
what love is and isn't............

Hugs, Nellie



Thursday, February 6, 2025

Thankful Thursday February 6, 2025, More Winter Decor

 

The Lord is my strength and my shield;  my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

Psalm 28:7



Hello Sweet Folks,

Can you believe it is February 6th already??

  Actually it does seem like Christmas was eons ago!  lol

Does it seems like that to you too??

Hope you are having a good week where ever you

live........it's like Spring here in Florida, even

our Azalea's are confused and blooming.  lol

Saw that Pawtuxet Phil says we are having 

6 more weeks of Winter,  and I hope he's right,

cause can't stand the thought of hot weather so soon. lol





Pictures today are of more Winter Decorating

at Cozy Place...........





   

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


#1

Thankful for the Presidential Prayer Team.

We can sign up for it to know specific things to

pray for with the new Trump Administration.

He surely needs prayer for safety for he and

his team, but this goes even beyond that, and it

is nice to know what is happening daily, so we

can prayer for those specific needs. If you

sign up it will come in your email box daily.

We highly recommend it


#2

Thankful that our Son put us onto someone 

that might can replace our vanity, counter and sink

in our bathroom.  So gotta check that out.




#3

Thankful for a great movie we saw called "Unsung Hero". 

 It is about the Mother of the Christian Group

 "For King and Country,.  It is really a good movie, 

 and she truly was an unsung hero.  So neat that her kids

  made this movie about her faith and their family.


#4

Thankful for Dr. Pepper,  don't drink it often,

but had some tonight with pizza and it was so good.



Felt I could leave this up by replacing "Have a holly jolly Christmas"

with "Winter is not just a Season, It's a celebration"  lol


#5

Thankful that something that was supposed to happen 

this week,  Now isn't going to happen!!  lol


#6

Thankful for another good school day with lil darling.

Can't believe she is gonna be 12 soon.........


Just love our smiley snowmen

#7

Thankful that Mexico and Canada were persuaded

to help the U.S. with this Fentanyl crisis.


#8

Thankful that I am liking tuna fish again.

Some years back I just completely lost my taste

for tuna fish an have not had it in years.  So last

week when we were at Publix, I decided to try

some of their readymade tuna salad,  just to see

if I would like it............it was delicious,  so

bought some tuna and made my own, and it too,

was delicious.............





#9

Thankful for my first smoothie that I typically

make in March or April,  but it is 81 degrees out

and it just sounded so good,  and it was yum!

(It consists of fresh strawberries, banana and

peaches with a lil bit of frozen vanilla yogurt

with some pecans and coconut throw in.

Gives me lots  of energy, as well, as enjoyment!!


#10

Thankful for a good report at the dentist  after 

going for my cleaning today.  Always nice

to get a good report.





#11

Thankful for a fun and delicious reward after going

to the dentist.  lol  It was a new flavored  smoothie

we got at Planet Smoothie today.  It was

called  " Banana Pudding" and it truly tasted

like Banana Pudding,  so good, but it was sweeter 

than our usual,  but a nice and delicious change.


#12

Thankful for a fun day out going to "Hobby 

Lobby" and "Home Sense "and then out to

dinner at our new fav Mexican Place.  The

music wasn't as loud, which was great, but then the

 food wasn't quite as good,  lacking cilantro.....

and I love cilantro..........lol

  but all in all it was great!





#13

Thankful that we just happened on a picture at

Hobby Lobby that  was brightly colored and 

will be delightful  to use  when I decorate for Spring

 and it was paid for by a gift card my Daughter and

Son-in-love gave me for Christmas!  

Merry Christmas Mom.....Love that!!


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


Glad you made us a part of your day,  and 

hope you have a great day!


Love, Hugs, and 

Early February blessings,

Nellie


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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Scripture Sunday


 



Such a great reminder of who is in charge
down here.  Have a lovely Sunday.

Hugs,
Nellie

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Thankful Thursday January 30, 2025, and pictures of Winter decor


For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV



Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you doing well, and not feeling too

lazy from all this cold weather.  I have to confess

I have had a hard time being motivated on these

cold days, but we are back in the 70's and think

we are even going into the 80's this week,  so that

should help get me moving again!!  lol


Pictures today are of our Winter look in the family

room. Finally finished................whoo hoo!

It might still look a lil bit Christmasy in some

places, but I love it..........cause I love Christmas

and especially I love Jesus who it represents.






So on with my Thankfuls.....



#1

Thankful for elderberry w/ vitamin C  gummies, B- complex

 and listerine gargles along with  prayers that have kept me from 

getting really sick.



#2

Thankful for the visit with our long time friend Don,

 we went out to dinner then we continued our visit until 

12:30 pm., went to bed and visited all morning long, 

and we had a nice breakfast here, and then he had to

 get on the road.  He is meeting his Daughter and her

family and they are going on a cruise for the week.

He  might come back next week on his way back.




#3

Thankful that our Daughter and hubby faired

well in the snow storm last week.  Still waiting

on it all to melt, and their doggie just loved it.

Note; Finally melted, but sure took it's

sweet time.  lol


#4

Thankful for 2 free delicious subs from our Publix

Grocery store.  We had called in an online order

and they were incredibly busy, and had not even

started our sandwich at the pick up time, so hubby

wound up waiting almost 45 mins., so they said

the subs were on them. (I have a sneaking suspicion

that we got them free because hubby is so understanding

and patient) Such a lovely surprise...........

and they were so good too!






#5

Thankful for a good day at church, our Lead Pastor

who is retiring spoke today.  It is his last time to speak 

to us as our Lead Pastor  and it was such a personal

message to the congregation.  Sweet and Funny

at times.  Sad but hopeful, but he will be filling in

for the other Pastors at times. He and his wife

were such a blessing...........


#6 and 7

Thankful for the wonderful tribute and farewell

send off,  they gave to he and his lovely wife.

It was supposed to last from 5-7 p.m. and

we only got to stay for the first part which was 

only supposed to last about an hour or so, but

didn't end until 7 and they still had a fellowship

with dessert and snacks after that.  It was 

really a blessing to be a part of,  so much love

in one room.  Awesome!

Thankfully we had gotten to talk to he and his

wife in the morning after church, cause we had to

leave at 7 as we had plans to go out to dinner

with our Son and lil darling.  Thankful we 

all got to go out to dinner together, and we also

got to see our favorite server.......lol




#8

Thankful for another good school day with

lil darling.  She is great about staying on task.


#9

Thankful for chocolate pudding pie.  I made

it in like 5 mins. and it was so yummy. Haven't

had it in years.........

Easy peasy, just get a graham cracker pie crust,

whip up some instant chocolate pudding and put it

in the pie crust, add some whip cream and your done.

Our Mom's used to make pudding and jello all

the time as desserts when we were kids.






#10

Thankful for an absolutely gorgeous sunset I

saw on Tuesay evening, pinks, peaches and lavendars,

breathtasking!!


#11

Thankful that President Trump visited  the

Western North Carolina area last week,  and

that I saw a reel  on facebook, where they were starting 

to get help.  It said,  "Here comes the Calvary",

and showed a ton of dump trucks lined up to start

clean up.....Awesome!!  It's about time!!



#12

Thankful that I have been in process of making

Valentine's cards for my family.  Have a

couple that are completed, but more to go.....



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


Thanks for stopping by.........


Why not share something 

YOU  are thankful for today??


Love, Hugs and

End of January Blessings,

Nellie


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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Thankful Thursday January 24, 2025, and whimsical drawings of cute houses

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;   make known among the nations what he has done,   and proclaim that his name is exalted.

Isaiah 12:4 NIV


Hello Sweet Friends,

Hope those of you who have snow are enjoying

 it and weathering it well.  All the pictures I have

 seen look amazing,  but, I also know with all that

 beauty, comes some hardship and difficulties as

 well.  Our Daughter and Son-in-love in SC

 got snow, and the pics were so pretty, and our

 furry grandson dog, Bentley is sure enjoying it.

 He is a golden doodle, so he is excited about

 pretty much everything.  So he was running

 around and enjoying himself.  It's been cold

here about 39 and 40, but no freezing temps,

and next week we will be in the 70's,  that's

Florida for you. 


Pictures today are of whimsical House

drawings, cause I think they are so cute

and because I have no pictures taken

yet of our Winter decor, but will have

 some for next week.  Very Thankful

for pixabay who provide  me with 

lovely pictures.





Well, on with my Thankfuls.....



#1 and 2

Thankful for a nice evening out just

 going to Sams club and to Home Goods,

and then out to dinner for Mexican food.

  We went to the same place we went

 with our family after Christmas to

 celebrate our Son-in-loves birthday early.

Their food and their service is just so

amazing, the best Mexican we've

ever had.  Our only complaint is the

music is way to loud even tho it's

good..........forget conversation.  lol

But it was worth it............

Also, thankful that the stores were pretty

empty again, so that was so nice. We were

surprised and then we remembered that

before folks were out Christmas shopping.





#3

Thankful for a good Friday with lil 

darling as we did schooling. Just love

the heart of this child.


#4

Thankful I am making progress on taking

 christmas decor down, hopefully Monday

 I can start making it look more like Winter 

in here.




#5

Thankful for a lovely day at church, one

of our young Pastors did the message today.

Met a new couple who visited, and talked

with lots of folks.  Our lunch buddies

weren't there,  so hoping they aren't sick.


#6

Thankful for a nice lunch at Olive Garden

that was delicious, and we asked for my

new facebook friend, and we got to see

 her cause she just happened to be

working.  She is a darling young lady,

and is such a good server.




#7

Thankful for "caramel Frappes" from

MacDonalds.  They are so yummy!


#8

Thankful for our new President.  Was

happy we got to watch the inauguration

today and see President Trump and 

J.D. Vance take their oaths of office.




#9

Thankful to hear from one of my best

friends daughters today via facebook.

Her Mom was the friend we lost about

3 yrs or so ago.  Her daughter lives in

Calif. right where the fires are...She

responded to my daughter that she and

her husband were safe, but they thought

they were going to lose their home to

the fire.  Praise the Lord I just heard

from her and they and their house is

fine.  They had moved a good portion

of their home goods out in preparation

since they were just a mile away from

the fire.  Now they have much to do to

get reorganized, but thrilled they were

spared.


#10

Thankful that a longtime friend called

and asked if we would like company

on Friday afternoon and evening as

 he is on his way to Miami.  Right now 

he is in Destin, so probably trying to

 get out of the snow.   lol

Looking forward to it.  Been a friend

for almost 50 years.




#11

Thankful for heating, socks, and warm

 jamies.  Next week, we will be back

to t-shirts, shorts and sandals.  lol

if the weather report is correct.  


#12

Thankful I am almost done with getting

our house back to normal.  A lil bit more

to go.  Kinda been slow cause think I

have been fighting off something, so

have been kinda tired, so pacing

myself..........lol




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 Well, that's it for cozy Place today,

This is the BRRRRR edition.  lol


Have a lovely rest of the week

or a lovely white week for a whole

lot of you!! 


Love, Hugs and 

January Or Snowy blessings,

Nellie


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Thankful Thursday February 13, 2025, and Valentine's decorations from the past

    For God so love d  the world that he gave  his one and only Son,   that whoever believes  in him shall not perish but have eternal life....