Valentine's Day is almost here.  Isn't this a sweet cupcake?    It doesn't get much sweeter than this.....=)
I am so thankful for my wonderful husband.  God truly blessed us with the sweetest life together.  And retirement?!!!  oooh la la.  We love it.  It's the icing on the cake.  So far anyway!

 A stack of books on top of the piano....just waiting patiently.  I think I need a daily reading schedule here! (and there are stacks of fiction waiting also, which gives me a happy feeling of anticipation)

 When I get the camera out I'm on the 'look-out' for pictures to share on the blog.  I have a love for twig baskets and roses of any sort.  Our roses outside....did not do well this summer and fall.   Whaa...aa.  And, does anyone know of a good wallpaper repair glue?   We have bought two kits and neither does a good job.  Our seams are popping apart and the wallpaper is rather heavy and hard to re affix.  Any ideas?

 Just a peep of the snowy day we awoke to.  And every day has a shoe in it.  Or two....

A look outside the front door through the stained glass. It tripled everything and caught my fancy. I'm so thankful for all the beauty God shows us so richly and also thankful for eyesight!  And ...I think I'll just add here,  I am thankful to be able to be thankful!  Knowing Christ as my Saviour and being 'born again'  gives one a wonderfully thankful heart that keeps on giving thanks back to our Precious God.

 

This is how we sometimes spend part of our evenings!  Cracking almonds and enjoying treats.  (Along with a good movie or book) Our daughter picked these nuts for us in the sunny south.  What a blessing to have big bowls of nuts like this, they are so expensive in the stores.

I am thankful for so much and my heart goes out to those who are hurting in some way.  May today  bring help and healing....courage and hope.  For those who accept Christ as their very own Saviour,   Jesus tells us, 'Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid'.  John14:27

'Be careful for nothing (don't be worried about anything); but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.    And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.'  Philippians 4:6 & 7.