WELCOME TO HEART TIPS TUESDAY - SUMMER BREAKFAST

AFTERNOON SWEET FRIENDS

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HOW ARE YOU TODAY???

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HAVING A GOOD DAY, I HOPE!!

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OUR'S HAS BEEN GOOD BUT CAN'T BELIEVE

IT IS ALMOST 4:30 ALREADY.  SOMEONE

PLEASE TELL ME WHERE DO THESE DAYS GO

 TO SO QUICKLY!! LOL

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TOLD YOU I WOULD SHOW YOU MY SUMMER

 BREAKFAST I HAVE BEEN EATING LATELY,

 IT IS HEART HEALTHY AND ENERGIZING,

AND DELIGHTFUL.... I MIGHT ADD.

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Here's a sneak peak,  can you guess what it is???

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It is my favorite fruit smoothie for about the last

30 years.  My kids loved this smoothie too!

So try it out on your kiddies,  and bet they

will love it too!!

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I eat it with weight watchers string cheese,

and those crispy crackers I showed

you awhile back, that I got a Sam's club.

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The ingredients are:

A banana

equal amount of fresh or frozen strawberries

equal amounts of fresh, frozen or canned peaches 

a small amount of coconut (a tblsp maybe)

almonds or pecans

2-3 ice cubes

1/2 cup water

Put all ingredients in a blender or a magic bullet

and whirl for a minute or so,  and

ENJOY!!!

I actually like it a lil bit chunky so I can eat

it with a spoon, and I love that it is pretty

filling, so it stays with you and makes me

feel great!!

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Have a Happy, Healthy Evening

My Friends,

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Blessings, Hugs and Good Eating,

Nellie

(From Better Homes and Gardens, I think! with a posterized affect)

HAPPY MONDAY

SWEET ENCOURAGERS,

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SO HOW HAS YOUR MONDAY BEEN???

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NO MONDAY MORNING BLAHS, I HOPE!!

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WE HAD NO TIME FOR THEM, CAUSE WE GOT

UP...... A LIL LATER THAN WE PLANNED I HAVE

TO ADMIT, AND RUSHED OUT TO WORK IN THE 

YARD.........OUR PLAN WAS TO TRY AND BEAT

THE HEAT..........WELL, IT'S JULY IN FLORIDA,

SO GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!! LOL

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AT LEAST, WE WERE WORKING IN THE SHADE

MOST OF THE TIME.  WE CUT BACK QUITE A

 BIT OF OUR FOREST ON THE RIGHT HAND 

SIDE OF THE HOUSE.  LET'S SAY OUR YARD

 TRASH PICKUP PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY

NOT BE TO HAPPY WITH US!!  LOL

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BUT I HAVE TO SAY I WILL BE HAPPY TO

SEE IT GO TOMORROW MORNING, 

BRIGHT AND EARLY!!  LOL

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WE WORKED OUT THERE FOR ALMOST 3 HRS.,

AND THAT WAS ON COFFEE FOR HUBBY, WATER

 FOR ME.  SO WHEN WE CAME IN WE WERE TIRED,

HUNGRY AND HOT, DID I SAY HOT...MAYBE

SCORCHING HOT WOULD BE A BETTER

 DESCRIPTION. LOL

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I WILL SHOW YOU TOMORROW WHAT I HAD

FOR BREAKFAST.....MY IDEA OF THE PERFECT

SUMMER TIME BREAKFAST!!

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NOW THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO

WITH ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS POST BUT

I HAPPENED TO FIND THIS IN A MAGAZINE 

AND THOUGHT I WOULD ASK YOU WHICH ONE

WOULD YOU CHOOSE????

JUST FOR GRINS!! LOL

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 I WOULD CHOOSE THE CLASSIC

WHIE CHAISE LOUNGER.....

HOW BOUT YOU????

HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE EVENING

WITH YOUR FAMILY!!

BLESSINGS AND HUGS,

NELLIE

P.S. FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE 140 DAYS

OF PRAYER FOR OUR NATION.  THIS IS THE

BEGINNING OF WEEK 3 AND OUR SCRIPTURE

FOR THIS WEEK IS MATTHEW 5:13-16

ISSUE TO PRAY ABOUT:

FOR THE CHURCH TO RECOGNIZE IT'S

RESPONSIBILITY

HAVE A FEARLESS SUNDAY

(Public domain photo)

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HAPPY SUNDAY 

SWEET FRIENDS

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HOPE YOUR WEEKEND IS GOING WELL!!

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I AM ECSTATIC AT THE MOMENT.....

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MY DAUGHTER JUST LEFT IN HER NEW CAR.

WELL, IT REALLY ISN'T BRAND NEW, BUT

IT SURE LOOKS LIKE IT! IT IS A BEAUTIFUL

WHITE 2008 HONDA ACCORD WITH ONLY 

17,000 MILES ON IT. 

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 ONE OF HER CLOSE FRIENDS, DAD DEALS

WITH  THE SAME SALESMAN ALL THE TIME,

  AND HE GIVES THE GUY ALL SORTS OF

 BUSINESS, SO THEY GIVE HIM FRIENDS

 AND FAMILY DISCOUNTS.  SO HE HELPED

HER OUT.  SHE GOT A GREAT DEAL AT A

VERY LOW INTEREST RATE AND DIDN'T 

NEED A CO-SIGNER.  FOR ANYONE

WHO PRAYED,  THANK YOU!

WE WERE SURE PRAYING!!

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THE LORD NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE.

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I AM SO HAPPY FOR HER,  CAUSE SHE

HAS WANTED TO DO THIS FOR ALMOST

2 YEARS,  BUT USED HER HEAD INSTEAD

OF HER IMPULSES,  AND SAVED UP SOME

MONEY AND PAID OFF A BILL,  AND NOW

I THINK THE LORD IS BLESSING HER

FOR THAT GOOD STEWARDSHIP.

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PLUS SHE  REALLY NEEDED A CAR AND

 QUICK  AS WELL, AND IT EVEN HAS

 2 YEARS OF WARRANTY.

HOW GREAT IS THAT!!

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DON'T YOU JUST LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE

GET BLESSED,  BUT ESPECIALLY YOUR

 CHILDREN OR THOSE YOU LOVE DEARLY.

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WELL,  I WILL BE QUIET NOW ..........

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THIS IS THE VERSE I FEEL LED TO LEAVE

YOU WITH FOR TODAY.....

ISAIAH 41:10

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SO DO NOT FEAR, FOR I AM WITH YOU,

DO NOT BE DISMAYED, FOR I AM YOUR 

GOD.

I WILL STRENGTHEN YOU AND HELP 

YOU;

I WILL UPHOLD YOU WITH MY 

RIGHTEOUS RIGHT HAND.

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WELL, SWEET FRIENDS

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HAVE A FEARLESS SUNDAY

AND EVERYDAY!!

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LOVE, HUGS, AND

 BLESSINGS ABUNDANT,

NELLIE

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - July 15, 2010

PUBLIC DOMAIN PHOTOS

HELLO THERE 

SWEET PEAS,

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HOW HAS THE WEEK BEEN TREATING YOU??

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SPECIAL.......... I HOPE!!!

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OUR WEEK HAS BEEN A LIL BIT FUN,  A LIL BIT

 SCARY, A LIL BIT CRAZY, A LIL BIT EXCITING

 AND A LOT  RAIN DREARY,

BUT WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE RAIN

 CAUSE WE SURE HAVE  NEEDED IT, AND THE

 LAWN LOOKS HAPPY AND GREEN!!  LOL

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AND WE  ARE THANKFUL FOR THE

FUN, CRAZY AND EXCITING AS WELL!!

AND EVEN THE SCARY....AFTER THE
FACT!! LOL

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I WILL EXPLAIN..............

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TUES. LATE AFTERNOON WE GOT A CALL

FROM OUR DAUGHTER, SHE HAD GOTTEN OFF

 WORK EARLY TO TAKE ROSIE (OUR GRAND-DOG)

TO THE VET CAUSE THERE WAS SOMETHING 

WRONG WITH HER EYE.  DEE  PULLED INTO THE 

GARAGE AT  HER PLACE, RAN IN AND GRABBED 

ROSIE RAN BACK TO THE CAR, AND WHEN SHE 

GOT IN THE CAR... SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE 

AND SAW SMOKE ACCOMPANIED BY A HORRIBLE 

SMELL, AS SHE REALIZED THE CAR WAS

 OVERHEATING.   SO SHE GRABBED ROSIE AND

 JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR, AND THAT IS WHEN SHE 

CALLED US.

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  SO WE WENT OVER TO TAKE

ROSIE TO THE VET, WHILE HUBBY WAS GONNA

 CHECK OUT THE CAR.....SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD 

BLOWN A HEAD GASKET.

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FORTUNATELY, ROSIES EYE SEEMED TO BE 

MUCH BETTER, SO WE DIDN'T WIND UP TAKING

 HER IN, AND HUBBY FOUND SHE HAD A HOLE

BLOWN IN HER RADIATOR. HUBBY TURNED THE

CAR ON IN ORDER TO PUT WATER IN HER

 RADIATOR, AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE

 CAR TO DO THAT, UNBEKNOWST TO HIM THE

AUTO LOCKS LOCKED THE DOOR.  NOW HE

IS REALIZING WHAT SHE HEARD WAS THE 

RADIATOR BLEW A BIG HOLE IN ITSELF, AND

NOW THE CAR IS OVERHEATING AND  YOU

GUESSED IT.........HE CAN NOT GET IN THE CAR,

SO HE HURRIEDLY ASKED DEE FOR KEYS,  TO 

WHICH SHE REPLIED, BOTH

SETS ARE IN THE CAR!!

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NOW COMES THE SCARY PART!

HE RUNS BACK OUT TO THE RIDICULOUSLY

 SMALL ONE CAR GARAGE TRYING TO FIGURE 

OUT WHAT TO DO NOW.......MEANWHILE HOT

WATER IS BUBBLING AND SLOSHING ANGRILY

OUT OF THE RADIATOR HOLES  ALONG WITH

STEAM AND WE ARE ALL AFRAID IT IS GONNA 

BLOW ANY MINUTE WITH HUBBY UNDER THE

 HOOD.  DEE AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO,

 BUT I THOUGHT I AM GONNA CALL THE FIRE

 DEPT. BECAUSE IF THIS THING BLOWS THERE

IS PROBABLY GONNA BE A FIRE AND AN

  INJURY.  DEE GAVE ME HER PHONE AND I 

HAD JUST PUNCHED IN 911, BUT DIDN'T 

KNOW HOW TO WORK HER PHONE, AND

THEN SHE LOOKED OUT THE DOOR AND

HE HAD FINALLY BEEN ABLE TO TURN IT

 OFF.  OH MY, WHAT A HUGE  RELIEF!!

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OUR HERO............HE HAD DISCONNECTED

THE BATTERY BUT IT STILL KEPT GOING, SO 

HE HAD TO PULL THE DISTRIBUTOR WIRES

AND A FEW SECONDS LATER IT STOPPED.

SO MY 

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 THANKFUL TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER

IS FOR HIS PROTECTION OVER MY HUBBY.

I SHUDDER TO THINK ALL THAT COULD

HAVE HAPPENED.  TO MY PRECIOUS HUBBY,

AND TO OTHERS, DEE LIVES IN A TOWN-

HOUSE THAT OF COURSE IS CONNECTED

TO OTHER TOWNHOUSES. 

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 AFTER WE ALL

GOT OUR WITS ABOUT US WE CALLED AAA,

AND THEY SENT SOMEONE TO COME AND

 UNLOCK HER CAR DOORS AND ANOTHER

TRUCK TO TOW HER CAR TO THE SHOP.

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WE ARE THANKFUL

 DEE'S BOYFRIEND

FINALLY GOT A JOB.  BLESS HIS SWEET 

HEART HE HAS BEEN TRYING FOR ABOUT 6-7 

MONTHS TO GET A JOB IN THE AREA OF HIS

 CAREER FIELD, AND HAS HAD INTERVIEW

 AFTER INTERVIEW, WITH A FEW SAYING THEY

 WANTED TO HIRE HIM, BUT THEY COULDN'T

GET THE GO AHEAD FROM THEIR BOSSES.

HE HAS BEEN MORE THAN A LIL FRUSTRATED

TO SAY THE LEAST, AND WE ARE SO EXCITED 

FOR HIM, AS WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR

MONTHS, AS WELL.

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WE ARE THANKFUL

FOR THE FUN WEEKEND WE HAD, THAT I

 TOLD YOU ABOUT ON MONDAY

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WE ARE THANKFUL 

ROSIES EYE IS ALL WELL, WE HAVE KEPT

HER SINCE TUES. NITE TO KEEP AN EYE ON

 HER JUST IN CASE.

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WE ARE THANKFUL

THAT SCOTT HAD A FINAL INTERVIEW

(WE HOPE) FOR THE SAME JOB WE HAVE

BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN WEEKS PRIOR.

COURSE WE ARE STILL WAITING!!

BUT ONE STEP CLOSER TO KNOWING

THAN THE LAST TIME!!  LOL

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WE ARE THANKFUL

HUBBY GOT SOME WORK FROM HIS OLD

 JOB AGAIN THIS WEEK.

GOD IS JUST SO AMAZING!!

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I AM THANKFUL

FOR MY NEW GLASSES. 

 I CAN SEE SO CLEARLY AGAIN!! YEAH!!

THANKS BE TO GOD FOR HIS PROVISION.

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#8

I AM THANKFUL

FOR OBEDIENT FOLLOWER'S OF CHRIST

AND THE DIFFERENCE THEY MAKE IN THE

LIVES OF OTHERS.

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I AM THANKFUL

FOR THE WISDOM AND DIRECTION THE

LORD IS GIVING US ABOUT A NUMBER

OF THINGS.

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I AM THANKFUL

MY DAUGHTER HAS A GOOD JOB CAUSE

THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY SHE IS GONNA

HAVE TO GET ANOTHER CAR.  PLEASE PRAY

SHE WANT NEED A CO-SIGNER.  SHE HAS

EXCELLENT CREDIT BUT THE LAST TIME SHE

LOOKED INTO IT, THEY SAID SHE WOULD 

NEED ONE, BUT THAT WAS A WHILE BACK.

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(THIS IS FOR HUBBY!!)  LOL

I AM THANKFUL

I BEAT MY HUBBY AT A FRIENDLY GAME OF 

RUMMY, 

 HE USUALLY BEATS ME!!  YEAH FINALLY!! 

GUESS I SHOWED HIM !! LOL

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#12

I AM THANKFUL

I HEARD FROM ANOTHER LONG TIME

FRIEND ON FACEBOOK YESTERDAY.

WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR OVER 40 

YEARS, WE WORKED TOGETHER AT A

PHARMACY AS PHARMACY TECHS WAY

BACK WHEN I WAS DATING MY HUBBY.

SHE AND HER HUBBY EVEN CAME

 TO OUR WEDDING.

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PLEASE PRAY FOR HER IF YOU FEEL

SO LED,  SHE WAS JUST RECENTLY

DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 3 BREAST

CANCER.  HER NAME IS MONICA.

IT MAKES MY HEART SAD SHE IS

HAVING TO GO THRU THIS.

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WELL, SWEET PEAS,

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YOU HAVE A SUPER DELIGHTFUL

FRIDAY AND WEEKEND!

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SO HOW IS THE

LORD BLESSING YOU!!

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PLEASE SHARE WITH US!!

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LOVE, BLESSINGS, HUGS,

AND SUMMER FUN,

NELLIE

Tabletop Tuesday

Today is Tabletop Tuesday

over at a stroll thru life.

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So....... Good Morning

 Sweet Friends,

How are you today???

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Feeling finer than a frog on a log, I hope!! lol

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Decided to try something new today....This is

 my first time linking up to Tabletop Tuesday. 

So thought it would be a fun day!!

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This was a sofa table my step-brother 

made for us,  it is in our family room,  and
this pic is from last spring and summer!! 

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 I found these bird pics at Walmart

 at a great price the year before............

and I just love them.

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Think this was the spring and 

summer 2 yrs ago that I found

them.

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This is where they are this year,

in the living room.  this one is

on the wall behind an etagere.

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And here's the other one in the same room.

I really should have hung it lower but didn't

want to make my nail holes.  lol

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I love to move things from room to room, 

 cause it makes your accessories look all new

 in a different spot!!  But whenever you

move them you don't want all the nail

holes showing,  if you know what

 I mean!!  lol

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closeup of table top but it has a

photoshop affect on it,  I think it

is paint daubs.

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Surprise inside the bird cage.

I just love this bird cage too!!

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Don't forget to go over to Marty's

at a stroll thru life to check out

all the other interesting table top

creativity.  Click Here.

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Have a Sweet Day!

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Blessings and Hugs,

Nellie

Happy Dreary Monday!!

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HAPPY DREARY MONDAY

 SWEET PEAS,

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YOU GUESSED RIGHT -  IT IS RAINING HERE

AND

OUR LANDSCAPING IS JUMPING FOR JOY!! LOL

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SO HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND???

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FANTABULOUS I HOPE!!

SO TELL ME.........

WHAT DID YOU DO THAT MADE

YOUR HEART SING???

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OUR'S MOSTLY CONSISTED OF VISITING AND

TALKING..............SINCE MY LOVE LANGUAGE

IS QUALITY TIME,   IT REALLY DID MAKE

 MY HEART SING!!

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WE DID WORK A LIL, FRIDAY WE DID THE LAWN,

THEN RAN TO WALMART FOR SOME GROCERIES.

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OUR COMPANY (REMEMBER THE YOUNG LADY

I MENTIONED IN MY THANKFUL THURSDAY 

POST THAT WAS COMING) ARRIVED AROUND

9: 45 P.M,  AND WE VISITED A BIT BEFORE

RETIRING,  AND IN THE MORNING BEFORE

SHE LEFT FOR PLACES SHE HAD TO GO ON

 SATURDAY SO,

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MY SON AND HIS SWEETIE CAME OVER FOR

LUNCH AT NOON AND SPENT THE WHOLE

AFTERNOON WITH US,  WHICH WAS GREAT!!

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THEN SUNDAY WE WENT TO SUNDAY

SCHOOL AND CHURCH AS USUAL, AND 

THEN OUR VISITING FRIEND AND HER BOY

FRIEND CAME OVER FOR LUNCH AND SHE

WAS PLANNING TO LEAVE IN THE AFTER

NOON BUT IT LOOKED AS THOUGH SHE

WOULD HAVE BAD WEATHER TO DRIVE

IN SO WE ASKED HER IF SHE COULD OR 

WANTED TO STAY OVER UNTIL THIS 

MORNING,  AND SHE DID.  WE REALLY

 HAD A WONDERFUL TIME GETTING TO 

KNOW HER ON SUNDAY.  HER BOYFRIEND

WAS ALSO HERE ON SUNDAY AND WE

ALL HAD A GOOD AND PROFITABLE

TIME TALKING,  I THINK WE MAYBE

ALL FELT IT WAS POSSIBLY 

A DIVINE APPT.

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WE STAYED UP UNTIL ABOUT 2 A.M.

(WE WERE ABLE SINCE WE TOOK A

NAP FOR ABOUT AN HR. EARLIER

IN THE EVENING) AND SHE LEFT 

EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE 

WE AWOKE AT 8 A.M. - WAS SO

SORRY TO HAVE MISSED HER.

SHE IS TRULY A DELIGHTFUL GIRL, 

 JUST TURNED 25,  AND WE

LOOK FORWARD TO EMAILING

AND BLOGGING UPDATES.

SHE JUST STARTED A BLOG

AS WELL.

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THE WHOLE WEEKEND TURNED OUT

TO BE A SERENDIPITOUS  DELIGHT!!

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HAVE A DELIGHTFULLY SWEET EVENING!!

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 HUGS AND BLESSINGS GALORE,

NELLIE

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OH ALMOST FORGOT.............

P.S. THIS IS THE 2ND WEEK OF

 OUR PRAY FOR THE NATION

 PRAYER CHALLENGE.

OUR BIBLE READING IS IN

PSALM 77:7-15 ON GOD'S

ABILITY TO HELP US.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!!

HAVE A VERY BLESSED SUNDAY

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HAPPY SUNDAY MORNING

SWEET ENCOURAGERS,

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HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A FUN IN

THE SUN WEEKEND!!

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OUR'S HAS BEEN FUN AND PRODUCTIVE

AND I AM WHIPPED.....ABOUT TO GO TO

BEDDIE BYE LAND!!

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SO HERE IS THE VERSE FOR TODAY.

IT IS FROM DEUTERONOMY 10:12 AND 13

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AND NOW, O ISRAEL WHAT DOES THE LORD

YOUR GOD ASK OF YOU BUT TO FEAR THE LORD

 YOUR GOD, TO WALK IN ALL OF HIS WAYS,

TO LOVE HIM, TO SERVE THE LORD YOUR GOD

WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR

 SOUL, AND TO OBSERVE THE LORDS COMMANDS

AND DECREES THAT I AM GIVING YOU TODAY

FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

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HAVE A VERY BLESSED SUNDAY

DEAR FRIENDS,

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LOVE, HUGS AND SPECIAL BLESSINGS

TO ALL OF YOU!