Welcome to Thankful Thursday - December 16, 2010

 Suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude

 of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

  "Glory to God in the highest,

 And on earth peace among men

 with whom He is pleased." 

Luke 2:13-14

Welcome Sweet Friends,

Hope your Christmas Season and

 Spirit are alive and well!

Know everyone is busy preparing

for the Big Birthday Celebration

of our Lord!

  My...... I have seen some Lovely

 and Delightful decorations that just

add such Fun to this time of the year.

You all are truly a chip off the old

block (no disrespect intended at all)

but..........so creative just like your

Father in Heaven and having such

sweet spirits that He so desires for us!!

Which would lead me to my

#1 Thankful.

#1

I am thankful

for each of you and the sweet and

creative spirits you posess because

of your relationship with the Lord.

You shine for Him through your

blogs of creativity, compassion,

ideas and testimonies for Him, and

friendships and I just love it!!

#2

I am thankful

for a nice day out today.  We 

needed it,  we had cabin fever

and it was just a delightful day

to be out,  perfect weather,

about 58 degrees.

#3

I am thankful

we had enough $$ left on 2 gift 

cards to go to Outback steakhouse 

for din din, and it even covered the tip!!

and the food was..............

so awesome!!  lol

and we even got to visit with a friend

 of my daughters who works there, 

 she is such a cutie and a sweetie.

#4

I am thankful

for the appreciation that times like

these afford us.  We tend to take

so many things for granted,  like going 

out to dinner for instance, but when you

 don't have that freedom all the time........

you really savor the experience and

it just makes you all the more grateful. 

 Just in case you are new to my blog and wondering times

 like what??  My hubby has been laid off since the middle

of  May!!  But not to worry........the Lord is taking

excellent care of us, but of course, we have had to

tighten our belts so to speak!!  lol

#5

I am thankful

that I had good results on 2 routine

ladies tests recently.  That is always

wonderful to hear,  and makes me

thankful for my health.

#6

I am thankful

I have an appt. with the chiropractor

on Friday,  cause my neck is acting

up just a lil,  so hopefully, this visit

will take care of that!!  It has really

been sooooooo much better.

#7

I am thankful

for Dayspring free ecards.  I love

to send them,  and I also love to

receive them. They are just a super

quick, fun and inspirational way

 to let someone know you are 

thinking about them!!

An old and dear friend wrote this poem and gave it to us,

about 5 years ago, It is called the Gift.  It is really a beautiful

 poem.and a true gift from the heart!!  You can click on it

to read it, if you would like.

#8

I am thankful

for a quick treat that Bonnie over

at One Designing woman shared

on her blog a week or so ago.

You put a rolo candy on top of a

 pretzel, and put them in the oven

for 3 mins. @ 350 degrees, when

you take them out just push a 

whole pecan into the rolo.  It

want look all that melted until

you push the pecan in.

Those babies are delicious and

sooooooooo easy!!

We love love love them!!

Of Course, make sure you take

the tin foil off the Rolo first!! lol

Just figured I should add that disclaimer, cause you know....

there are some people who still don't know coffee is hot,  and

sue McDonalds.......so just  want to cover myself!!   lol

Course, doubt any of them would be reading

my blog!!  lol

#9

I am thankful

that we finally got our tree up

and all decorated and it looks

so pretty.  I so enjoy watching

the lights on it at night,  I find

it very relaxing to sit  quietly

 with the lights out and just 

drink it in!!

( I will show you a pic soon, the tree is now 

sitting where this table was sitting,

and this table is now behind our sofa

just like it is minus the lamp!!)

#10

I am thankful

for Scott and Megan's sweet and 

generous spirit.  He received a $75.00

 gift card for the Honey Ham Store as

 a Christmas present from his boss and

gave it to us to use for Christmas

or whenever we wanted.

What a sweet blessing that was!!

We usually have Ham for our New

Year's Celebration....so think we

will save it for that occasion and

also cause they will be able to be

here to enjoy it as well.

They aren't able to be with us for

 Christmas dinner,  since we will have

them earlier in the day for brunch,

then they go to visit her family in

the afternoon sometime.

( I loved this Christmas card we rec'd several years

back, it went perfectly with the Gift vignette)

#11

I am thankful

for Christmas Musicals, programs

and movies that just add to the

festivities and warmth of the

Christmas Season.

We so enjoyed our Christmas

musical this passed Sunday,

and have watched a few

+mas movies already:

An old Fashioned Thanksgiving,

not really about Christmas but

sure could have been, it certainly

encompasses the warmth and 

love of the Christmas season.

The polar Express is a wonderful

and charming movie with meaning.

A Christmas Carol,

 with George C. Scott as Scrooge

a timeless classic.

#12

I am thankful

for the peace, love and Joy that

we can hold in our hearts no matter

the happenings of our life,  all

because of Jesus and His great

love for us!!

What a friend we have in Jesus!!

Well, Sweet friends,  
These are the matters of my
heart..................
and I trust you have some too!


Why not share them!!


May you have a Joyous and Peaceful
Christmas
 filled with the Love of Christ!!

Love, Blessings and Christmas Hugs

Nellie

Table Top Tuesday

Morning Sweet Friends,

How are you today????

I am feeling like this today.......lol

since it was 25 degrees this morning!! 

 I know, I know

some of you up North are in much

 colder weather than this, and my

heart really goes out to you, but....

this is pretty chilly for Florida and

 we don't have a lot of real heavy

 clothes for this type of weather!!

But then again,  our 25 degree

 weather isn't going to last either, 

 it will be below freezing tonight

 as well, then get a tad warmer!!

I really hope we have some cold

weather for Christmas tho!!

  That makes it feel more like

Christmas anyway!!

We had a very nice weekend.

Just worked on decorating the

house and on Christmas stuff

mostly,  then we had our annual

Christmas Musical at church

Sunday evening, and what a

delightful presentation it was.

It really makes you more mind-

ful of what the season is really

all about,  just wonderful!!

Scott and Megan were able

to go with us,  and come over

after for pizza and goodies,

so that was a joy!!

Got to see Megan's Wedding

dress online - She is gonna be

gorgeous in that gown!!

Here is a pic of the Happy couple,

meant to include it when I did her

birthday celebration post.

The Wedding date is set....

May 13th, 2011

Decided to join the Tabletop Tuesday

party today since most of you only

 have time for looking at pics anyway.

So thought I would share my fire

place decor with you!!

Sorry for the sequence these are in, 

 but I have still not figured out this

 wierd photo loader. It seems like

 it never puts pic where they are

suppose to go!! 

 So I am just gonna go with it!!

Forgot to put some logs in the

 fireplace before I took these shots.

  Oh Well........don't have time to fool

 with it but it would look nicer!

Love this lil girl,  put her 

on the hearth for a change.

This is on each end of the Mantle.

Put a posterized affect on this one.

This one has a paint daubs and

posterized affect.  I like that it

makes it have sort of a 

whimsical affect. 

Regular Photo!

Same photo Posterized.

Can you tell this is one of my favs.

I love that it gives that

 irredescent quality.

I love using poinsettia's to decorate

our home!! Especially in the years

since our house flooded and the

walls are a blue tinged white!

Am hoping to change that in the

New Year sometime to a butter

cream yellow!!  

This has an equalized affect.

These stocking were made 33 years

ago by a lady I babysat for as a teenager.

It was a baby gift when I had Scott!!

They look just as beautiful as the day

we got them!!

This stocking is actually longer

than it looks,  somehow the

camera makes it look distorted.

Hope you are enjoying your

Christmas Season!!

Thanks for coming by.....

love hearing from you!!

Make sure to go over to visit 

Marty at a stroll thru life to

see all Wonderfully Creative

Christmas Ideas!!

Click Here!

Have A Wonderful Christmas Season

Sweet Friends!!

Love, Blessings and Christmas Hugs!!

Nellie

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - December 9, 2010

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 I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart ;
 I will tell of all Your wonders.
Psalm 9:1

Christmas Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope you are enjoying this special

time of the year!!  I am sure you

are busy,  but make sure to take

some time to really savor the Season!

I am reading a book called "The purpose

of Christmas"  by Pastor Rick Warren.

It's a lil small book and a great reminder

of why we celebrate Christmas!

I have also been working on Christmas

gifts,  and am happy they are coming

out well.   Shew!!  lol 

and I am about done!!  

It has also been a great week for my

hubby which makes me so happy for

him and of course, this is

my

 #1

 Thankful

I am thankful

that hubbies old boss signed him

up to go to a seminar with him.

They went yesterday and the first

session he learned some really great

 info that will help him with his business 

he is working on,  and he also learned

other things as the day went on.

Not surprised really!! 

#2

I am thankful

for answered prayer....... we knew

they were having give aways at the

seminar,  things like Ipods and Ipads.

So I prayed all day that if there was

something he needed for his business

that the Lord would let him win it!

and He did!!  He won the last and

most expensive giveaway!!

At first, he didn't know what it was

but it turned out to be a drive for

your computer that will protect you

from losing any information should

your hard drive go out on your computer.

Something you would definitely want

if you have a business but didn't even

know about!!  How cool is that!!

God is sooo good!!

#3

I am thankful

that hubby finally finished what he

has been working on and was able

to take the next step the Lord has

directed him to take.

Now hopefully,  the Lord will give

us a new directive!!

I find He sort of unrolls things like

a scroll....a lil at a time!!

That's probably so He doesn't scare

us to death!!  lol

#4

I am thankful

for a surprise package that came in

the mail last Friday.  It was from a

sweet lil gal that I have had the 

priviledge to encourage and mentor

over the last 2 years after her

husband left her with 3 children.

It was a really neat lil gadget

designed to make a quick cup of

tea.  You put loose tea inside

and pour in hot water and let it

steep for 3 mins. then just put

it on top of your cup and it drains

a nicely steeped tea into your

mug.  It came with a nice

 assortment of teas as well.

Sweet!!
Been drinking lots of tea!! lol

#5

I am thankful

for another Sweet surprise we rec'd on 

Sat. morning.  A gift of Yankee Candles

that we rec'd from the lil couple we have 

been working with since last March along

 with a sweet Christmas card.

These special surprises meant so much

to us I guess because of the people
they came from!!

#6

I am thankful

for the wonderful time we had shopping

with a sweet lady at the Toybox ministry,

last Friday. It was truly a blessing to us

and to her.  We know her well, so it was 
fun being with her.  We even went out
to eat together afterwards.

#7

I am thankful

that I know how to read and write.

I was just reading earlier about some

one who said they couldn't read when

they were younger and had learned

late in life by reading the Bible.

How neat is that!!

#8

I am thankful

Sam's wholesale got in some more

red velvet cheesecakes.  Hubby had

spied them back at Thanksgiving

but we weren't sure we could fit it

in the freezer with all the other things

for Thanksgiving.........

  then went back last week and they 

were all gone...........

they got more in this week!! Yeah!!
Hubby was really wanting that 
for christmas dessert.

#9

I am thankful

for delightful Christmas music.....

it just makes me happy everytime

I hear it!!  It is just such a blessing!!

#10

I am thankful

for heating and a nice warm cozy

 bed during these nights we have

 gone to freezing!

#11

I am thankful

that Becky over at Holday in the Sun

had plastic snow and brought it to 

me for my Christmas tree!!

I have been looking everywhere for

some........and since we have a faux

tree I just didn't think it was gonna

look too good without it,  so I am

ecstatic over that snow!!  lol

#12

I am thankful

for all the lil and big ways God shows
 me that He loves me and cares about

every detail of my life.
Doesn't get any better than that!!
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Thanks so much for coming by
and for your sweet comments,
You are a blessing!!


I pray that you might have a 
Christmas Season so full of the
Love of Christ
that it blows your socks off!


Love, Hugs and Blessings,
Nellie