Thankful Thursday July 30, 2026, and inexpensive way to add a new color to my family and dining area

 

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”

                      Proverbs 3:5-6 Niv

           Hello and Happy Friday Sweet Friends,

                         How are you today??

                 Hope you are doing really well.  

Been a good week here, just did some catching up

on tiredness from Sat. - I do a lot then have to rest

up for a day or two.......but I am in good spirits, and

enjoying life.....and making progress every day.

                                  

      Pictures today are based on my #1 Thankful

 for this week.  My way to bring a bit of a

New Summer look with a color I have 

really been wanting to employ for awhile

now..........and it was a lovely surprise idea

totally unexpected.  Also, pics of flowers

hubby got me last week.  Have to say

it was hard to get good pictures of the

china hutches without getting myself

in the pictures.  LOL

Now on with my Thankfuls......

#1

Thankful that I was able to get my china hutches

cleaned and redone.  They look so nice...and I had

fun with it.  Last month when I had the dental

appt. that didn't happen, we had gone to TJ Maxx

and I happened on these disposable plastic plates

and salad plates that were white and royal blue, 

and there was 25 of each of them, which you 

couldn't buy that amount of paper goods for that 

price. It was only $15.00, but I struggled with if

 I should get them or not cause I havent been

 doing too many tables lately, but because I have

 been really loving this color for well over a year

now and they were so pretty, I just couldn't pass

 them up, and thought I will use them eventually

 for something. Once I got them home and took

the out of the package, you would not in any

way think they were plastic unless you picked

one up.  They truly looked like ceramic plates.

So I stuck a few on the mantle and loved

them, and no one would be the wiser, if I had

not told you....So you are seeing the results,

what do you think??  I love it,  was a was

an inexpensive way to bring that royal blue

 in to my home without buying a bunch 

of new things....

#2

Thankful for the creative ideas that the Lord

gives to us, that many times we think come

from us, but they really don't....lol

I realize that many times when I look back

on cards I have written and think I can't 

believe I wrote that......and in those moments

I realize the Lord wrote that, using my mind

to think the words and my hands typing it,

 and really, as I am writing this I realize it

is done just the same way he used his disciples 

to write the Bible.  How cool is that!!

The Lord never ceases to amaze me....

#3

Thankful that we got more work done

at Susans. Those floor are really giving

he and hubby a difficult time. they did 

completely clear one area, and make a lil 

progress in 2 other areas. unfortunately,

that floor scraper only worked in that

one area,  but we are thankful that one

area is done, but he has 5 more to go,

and it has to be done with a scrapper

with a long handle.....hand scrapping

it...so hard work. If you feel so led

please pray for more progress, as time

 is closing in for the guys to put in

 the new floors.

#4

Thankful to have a fun time with lil darling,

working down there too. as we did painting.

She and I painted her room, baseboards

and trim, so it looks really nice and fresh.

She did a great job for her first time

painting and she loved doing it too.  We

also painted part of the hallway. So we

are all making progress.

#5

Thankful that the Lord has been with me

and allowed me to be able to help as much

as I have, since I still have to be careful

with my back.  I have to take at easy for

a few days after tho,  but at least I am

able to do some helpful things.  When we

were painting lil darling had to do most

of the lower areas to keep me from having

to bend over too much.  She is so sweet

and helpful.............a treasure for sure.

#6

Thankful to know someone we loved that

passed away this week, is safe in the

arms of Jesus. He was a dearly loved

man, and he was the Dad of our lunch

buddies, he just recently turned 104 yrs.

old, he was a WW2 Veteran and a Pastor.

Simply a delightful and loving man who

loved Jesus and lived like it.....He will

be sorely missed for sure. We are sad

but so glad we know where he is.......

#7

Thankful for pictures from Key West

where I lived for years in the Summer

and my last year of High School, but 

left there a year after we were married.

My parents were divorced so I spent the

school year with my Mom and the Summers

with my Dad and his parents for most of 

my life.

#8

Thankful that our Daughter and Son-in-love

were so sweet to look up places like my 

Grandparents house, which looks very

different now, and the Diner/restaurant

that my Grandparents and Dad owned

for over 40 yrs. - It is a Key West land

mark, and the neon sign is still there saying

"Shorty's", it was named after my Grand-

father. They also looked up the 2 story

old Conch home we lived in most of my

years there, it looks the same as far as

the outside, very well kept and beautiful

as always, but the trees are giant now,

and think they added some other trees

and shrubs as well, and they are huge

too.  It was lovely and I know they

completely redid the inside years ago,

would love to see it, but they got so many

nice pictures for me, so I have been having

lovely flash backs, they also looked up too,

where hubby and I spent our 1st year of 

marriage.  We so appreciate their doing

that,  it was def a trip down memory lane

 for me. 

Thanks so much Dee and Jerry!!

So appreciate and love that you took

 all those pics and sent them to us.

#9

Thankful that wrapping some gifts, led to 

me cleaning up my wrapping storage area. 

 Got rid of some things and it just looks

 so much nicer and neater now.  Yay!!

Another place decluttered. 

#10

Thankful for a good dental visit and

a good report on everything. Love

my lady Dentist, and her all lady

staff,  they are all so sweet, helpful

and friendly.

#11

Thankful we got to go out to dinner

at Outback Steakhouse, as it has been

over a month since we have been out,

So it was really nice to get out and it

was delicious. Such a treat!!

#12

Thankful my friend with the esophagus 

problem is out of the hospital as of  Wed.

She took a fall on Sat nite and broke 3 ribs

 and had some blood clots as well.  She is

on blood thinners and pain meds, and is

in good spirits and They are happy to

 be home, and she was doing so well

before this...........feel so badly for her.

Hoping this is her last trip to the hospital!!

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

Glad you could stop by, and

Have a lovely week ahead.

Love, Hugs, and end of July Blessings,

Nellie