Thankful Thursday April 20, 2023, Our Easter Table 2023

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;

 let them say among the nations,

 “The LORD reigns!”

1 Chronicles 16:31 NIV

Greetings Sweet Friends,

How are ya??  Hope this finds you doing well

 and having a great week. Been a good week 

here so far. We were happy to hear from some

sweet folks this week that we love......but sorta

 felt they didn't act like they wanted anything

to do with us for some reason.  Anyway, they

 wrote a letter to us and to other friends, and

 explained they have just been going through

some really horrific things that they did not

 have the freedom to talk about, so they were

 pretty much keeping to themselves because 

of it.

Was so sorry to hear all they have gone

through and are continuing to go through,

but at least we know why they were keeping

away and understand now how we can

 pray for them, and hopefully help to 

encourage or minister to them.

So important to be praying for those you

know and love because it just seems like

so many people are going thru so many

hard things.

Now on to brighter things..........lol

Pictures today are from our Easter Table this year.

My Inspiration was this cool paper table runner,

that I happened on when I was looking for some

wrapping paper that I might could use on the table,

so it was a pleasant surprise. Didn't even know

they made these.........I am a pastel girl, so 

these colors just make my heart sing.

 

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

#1

Thankful for our home.....do you ever just walk through your house and feel overwhelmed with how much you love your home, and feel so blessed to live there with those you love, and to be able to welcome and enjoy

those who don't, into your home.

#2

Thankful for a bunch of cards I finally had time

to make this week.  About 9 I think it was!

Love when I get in those creatives moods.

 

#3

Thankful that my Daughter and

Son-in-love are doing better today.

 They got some very disturbing

News about their beloved doggie.

Today they have made a plan that

seems good, and hopefully things

will turn out better than they

sound right now.

#4

Thankful that my hubby (my Hero) was

able to get my computer up and running

again.  We lost power for less than 5 mins.

and it crashed our hard drive. and we had

a lot of work we'd done on their this week

that was not yet backed up.  So we are

praising the Lord, that we didn't lose 

anything!

                     Can you spot the tiny bunny!            

           

#5

Thankful, especially  that we didn't lose the 

9 new cards I made, and that hubby had put

 in our shop this week.

#6

Thankful for how the Lord knows just how to

hook you up with the right person to talk to,

It was so neat, our new friend called and 

shared a medical situation she was having, 

and was asking for prayer, and my daughter

 had the same situation not too long ago, so

 I was able to pray for her and share that, 

and think it set her mind at rest.

then I asked her to pray for My Daughters

dog and that story, and she had some similiar

problems with her dog and was able to give

me some information that was quite helpful

and prayed for Bentley (the dog) as well. 

 Also for hubby to be able to fix my computer

 and for his spider bite.

Love how the Lord does that!!

     

#7

Thankful for a good day at church

and that one of our students in 

missionary training did the sermon

this morning, his first time, and he

did a great job.  He is a very

 impressive young man, he and his 

wife actually and both are very

 humble.  Thankful for lunch out

afterwards, and a quick trip to

wally world to get a new surge 

protector for my computer, so 

what happened earlier this week

hopefully doesn't happen again.

We had one on there.....

 but guess it was tired!!  lol

#8 and 9

Thankful that a friend of ours brought us

 some cream (gel really) for hubby's spider bite,

 It's called Medihoney, it's the same thing

 they use in the hospital for wounds and 

burns. Just put some on so see if it does

 a better job than the Manuka honey

 we've been using.

And Very Thankful for friends that

care and have been praying!!

Note:  His wound is coming along and

the honey has definitely helped, along

with antibiotic ointment as well, but

it takes awhile, but we are definitely

seeing improvement and feel like the

infection may be all cleared up here

soon. Parts of the wound are healing

which is good.  We still aren't sure

it was a spider bite, cause he never

even knew how it happened, but 

after looking at images of spider bites

we came to the conclusion that must

be what it was..............

#10

Thankful to hear lil darling had a great

time on her Spring break from school.

Now just a few weeks or so till she is

out of school for the Summer!  We

are looking forward to that....

#11

Thankful for a fun day of schooling

and cause we got done earlier, I had

 more time to have a lot of fun with

lil darling.  

#12

Thankful for the fruit of the spirit that God

 cultivates in the lives of Believers. 

 Love, Joy, Peace, Patience,  kindness,

goodness, long suffering, gentleness,

 faithfulness and Self Control. 

 ( Galatians 5:22-23)

It tends to help make some wonderful

human beings!!  and if we know Jesus

we should all be growing in them

more and more each day.

Well, that's it for today.

Thanks for dropping by

and 

Have and Amazing rest of the week.

And Eat some Candy,

  it will make you happy!!  lol

Love, Hugs and

Mid April Blessings,

Nellie

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Have a Lovely Sunday,

Blessings,

Nellie

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Thankful Thursday April 13, 2023, More Spring Decorating in the Dining room

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!

 In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living

 hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:3 NIV

                                                                        

                                     Greetings Sweet Friends,

                                  

          Hope you and yours had a lovely 

        Easter celebrating with your family 

       and/or friends.  We had a great time.

       and it's been a good week here.  We  

       have gotten quite a bit of rain, which  

       was definitely needed, nice to see our

            Yard looking so much greener!

            Pictures today are of more 

                   Spring Decorating in

Cozy Place Dining Room.

    Now....On with my Thankfuls

#1

Thankful for a fun day and night

out.  Went to see the "Journey"

movie in the late afternoon, then

to Sams and Wally World to get

things we need for Easter Dinner.

Then out to dinner at Longhorns.

The scenery in the movie was

incredibly beautiful!!  As was

some of the music,  I am not

too into opera....lol

  #2

Thankful for Benadryl cream....lil darling 

had to leave school early because she broke

out with some sort of itchy rash in several

places, so on the way to school her Mom

picked up some Bendadryl cream and it 

cleared it right up.....such a quick fix.    

                     

 

#3

Thankful to have lil darling today.

        We are schooling but having fun too,

when we take breaks.  

#4

Thankful that our Daughter and Son-

in-love got  more good news about 

the situation they have been going

through, and we think it will all

be over within the next few weeks

hopefully.  We will all be singing

the Halleleujah chorus for sure.

#5

Thankful for some very useful info

that we have learned this passed week.

That you can have all your credit bureaus

(Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union)

frozen, so they can not give out info

to anyone checking your credit info.

It is a great defense against identity

theft, and you can have them unfreeze

it anytime within a day or so, and it

does not affect your use of your

credit card. You can unfreeze it and 

then have them freeze it again from

what we understand. Thought this 

was great info to pass on.........

as we have done it and our other 

family members are doing it too. 

 Should you decide you would like

to do that be sure to check it out for 

yourself and ask all the pertinent 

questions so that you can be assured

 it would work for you. Just in case

we have misunderstood something,

altho, I don't think we have, but

you never know these days!

NOTE: We did find out we have to

 do it both for husband and wife 

if you have a joint account. So it's

was more time consuming since we  didn't know and had to do it twice.

Telling you just so you know to

do it all at once. Cause you have

to do it thru the automated

system, which is quite annoying

and confusing.......lol

#6

Thankful for a great time with the

family celebrating Easter.  Good

Vittles, Good Games and thankful

hearts for all our Savior has done

for us.  We always miss our

 Daughter and Son-in-love tho.

#7

Thankful for a beautiful Easter Service

and then lunch after at Carrabbas

just hubby and me, since we had

the family over on Saturday.

and Now for a nap.

#8

Thankful for Easter candies, jelly beans, malted milk balls, M&M's Plain and Peanut, they are not only yummy they are just the prettiest colors for Easter.

#9

Thankful most of all that we serve

 a Saviour who died and rose from

the dead, or we would have no reason 

for faith or hope at all....

But He Has Risen!!

#10

Thankful for new things we learn.

I just recently read somewhere about

the correct way to peel a banana, but

forgot to try it, then I was making a

smoothie while on the phone with

my Daughter recently, she told me

 about it and said it works, so I tried 

it and it works great.  They say it's

 the way monkeys peel banana's rather

 than peeling from the stem, peel from

 the bottom up and most all the strings

come off at the same time.  Cool!

Who says an old dog can't learn new

 tricks, as the old saying goes!! lol

The only thing I did in the kitchen this year!

#11

Thankful for a wonderful dish

called "Beef Stroganoff", I was

introduced to it when I was 18

years old by my Mother-in-law

to be. It is my hubbies all time

favorite dish.  I made it for his

birthday but we only got to have

it once, as we gave it away as we

left for my Daughters the next day. 

 So had leftover London Broil 

from Easter, so guess what we

 made.  lol  Don't think I have

 ever shared it on my blog, 

so will have to do that soon.

#12

Thankful that hopefully we have turned

a corner on what we think is a spider

bite on hubbies lower back. We have

been dressing it and using triple anti-

biotic cream and manuka honey. It

is looking like most of the infection

is clearing up now, and the area 

seems to be getting smaller, both

good signs...........

Also, thankful it has not been very

painful for him.

That's  All  Folks............

Hope you have a Wonderful

rest of the week.

Thanks for coming by

Love, Hugs,

and Mid April Blessings,

Nellie

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He has Risen Indeed!!

Have a Wonderful Day Celebrating 

our Risen Lord 

and All He has done for us!!

Blessings,

Nellie

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Thankful Thursday April 6, 2023, and Spring at our House

 

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; 

his love endures forever.

Psalm 107:1 NIV

Good Morning, Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you doing well, and

hopefully getting ready for Easter.

That has certainly been a part of

our week, and will continue to be

until Sunday.

Picture today are from Cozy Place............

and what I was doing all last week.  lol

So late on my Spring/Easter decor

this year, but better late than never,

as the old saying goes....We look like

bunny heaven....I definitely know that

Easter is all about celebrating what Jesus 

did for us on the cross, and His rising

 from the dead, to give us eternal life,

Praise His Name!

and not about Bunnies and Eggs but 

that lil girl in me just loves how

cute they and they make my 

heart happy!!

Do you have a favorite thing or things

you like to use for spring decorating

 that makes your heart happy??

So on with my Thankfuls.....

#1

Thankful for a fun night out with hubby,

had to take some things back that didn't fit,

and bought a couple of others that are hopefuls.

Then out to dinner to celebrate my birthday

to Red Robins.  We had never been there

before, so that was fun to go somewhere

new,  we wound up getting fish and chips

and it is a gourmet Hamburger place.

Next time we will get a Hamburger.  lol

#2

Thankful I have gotten a lot of decorating 

done in the last few days, will be happy

to finish up hopefully tomorrow.

A view with the lights out.

Couldn't get a complete shot of the fireplace

cause our treadmill was in the way.  LoL

So here's the hearth!

#3

Thankful for a birthday present that showed

up 2 days late that made my heart sing.

I had seen these hot pink pumps that just

ran away with my heart but didn't want to

spend so much when I wasn't sure if I had

something to wear them with. Sometimes

I am just too practical for my own good. lol

  They just kept following me everywhere when

 I would go online too.  Anyway it happened

when I was at my Daughters house too.

So she got them for me for my birthday

 and at a much better price!!  and I was 

just so surprised!!  Just love them!

Wore them on Sunday and felt like

clicking my heels together and saying

Auntie Em, Auntie Em......lol

#4

Thankful for something I read on some

ones blog on Friday.  It is an excerpt

from a book called "Micro Joys" 

or something like that.  

Very Interesting and I feel very true.

#5

Thankful for a sweet find in my kitchen sink.

It was my first micro Joy after reading

that excerpt from the book I mentioned

above. It was a twig  that looked like a cross 

and I have no idea how it got there, but it 

was a sweet reminder that my Lord is near.

#6

Thankful that I am finished decorating

for Spring.  Might make a few tweaks

here and there but pretty much done

done done........Can you hear me

singing the Halleleujah chorus.  lol

Not that I didn' t enjoy it, but I was

so behind just happy to be getting

caught up.........lol

#7

Thankful that I can now move on to

others things that need my attention.

#8

Thankful for the lovely birthday card 

from my Daughter.  It was later than

expected but cool that it came late

because it was like a gift in and of itself. 

#9

Thankful for a good day at church,

and a nice lunch with my Hubby, Son

 and Granddaughter, at a new Mexican

restaurant we have been wanting to try,

and then home for a lovely Raspberry 

Elegance cake from Publix for dessert 

and my Sil Susan joined us. 

 We played some Charades and Wii bowling.

 Had a great time and got the most precious 

card from my Son and Granddaughter.

Great Day!!

So I wound up having like a 5 days

of birthday celebration.  

#10

Thankful for our churches Easter 

program Sunday night, and having

some new friends over for cake

and coffee. Great Evening!!

#11

Thankful that we think we have

caught some situations that are

looking like identity theft possibly.

We have fraud protection, and they

have let us know everyday, for about

5 days now that someone is inquiring 

on us at the credit bureau. Think they

are trying to get a credit card. So

they put a fraud alert on it, but that

didn't stop it, so they said we can

freeze our acct. So we have frozen

it now so they hopefully can't give

 out any information. This is really

a great safe guard for anyone!

We never knew it existed before now.

This lil lamb has been around since lil darling

was born, "It plays this lil light of mine" in

a childs voice and it's ears wiggle and used

to clap it's hands too.  So cute.

#12

Thankful that I have figured out

our Easter dinner menu, I am going

for Easy this year, cause I am just

worn out......Decided on London Broil

on the grill, Mashed Sweet Potatoes

(with sour cream in them), and my

rendition of a BH&G's Succotash

Salad which is delicious and different.

See the recipe here if you'd like.

 Easter table is  now in progress.....

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

Thanks for coming by 

and 

We wish you and yours 

The Most Wonderful

 Easter Celebration.

Love, Hugs and 

Easter Blessings,

Nellie

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One of my favorite verses

 to recite to myself, when I am in 

a dentist chair!!  lol

It works every time!

Blessings,

Nellie

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