Blessings

This past year had it's share of ups & downs. For the most part it was ups. I am still working in a mental health facility. Steve was hurt in a semi vs semi accident in Sept. & has been home since.
We've made some FANTASTIC friends! We went to 2 concerts, Aaron Tippin & Rodney Carrington.
Aaron Tippin was by far the best one. We got our pictures taken with him & have lots of pictures of the concert. The Carringon concert didn't allow cameras. We went with Charles & Reyna & Tawna went with us to the Carrington one! We had a blast both times!
The new year has already brought a major blessing! Steve's brother Dennis called us back in Dec.
Steve, my cousin Charles & his wife Reyna loaded up this past weekend & went to Arizona & brought
Dennis to live with us. We are VERY short on help where I work and there's no way I could get off. There's already a MAJOR change in his attitude! There's gonna be some
struggles as with everything but we feel the Lord brought these two brothers together for a reason.
Dennis has throat cancer & has a diabetic pump. He has quite a few other medical issues too & we're
dealing with them the best we can. We already love having him here. Just to hear the guys laughing
is a blessing.

Work & clothesline!

What a beautiful day out! Wish I hadn't spent all day sleeping as we have a clothesline now & I
would loved having those clean sheets with the 'air dry' smell, lol! Loving that clothesline. It
reminds me of G'ma!
My job is getting really hectic too. We have so many staff out for vacations & then a couple out
for medical reasons. I've been working a lot of nights (11:30pm-8am). I don't like that shift but
it's a job & I do love my job. I've now been there a little over a year. 40 hours a week too. Never
thought I'd made it thru hours like that but some of those weeks & had a couple of 16 hr shifts!
We've been blessed with so much! I think people take for granted their jobs & we are so blessed to both have good jobs. GOD IS GOOD!!!!

G'MA

The world lost a wonderful woman yesterday. My G'ma Leecy, 99 years young went to be with
the Lord, her husband & her daughter. I'm sure G'ma is pinching everyone's hiney! It's very hard
losing someone you've known all your life but I rejoice in the fact that G'ma is no longer hurting.
This lady taught us all so very much. She taught us that if you don't have anything good to say about
someone then don't say anything at all. She accepted everyone as if they were family. She was a
strong woman too. I remember her driving the tractor & pulling up mulberry trees. She taught me
how to drive. The car she taught me to drive was a standard on the column & every once in a while
the gear would get stuck. She showed me how to get it unstuck but she only showed me once so I
had to be paying attention. She made the best popcorn balls too. Sorry G'ma but I liked the ones
you made with vinegar in them! So many memories to cherish! I LOVE YOU G'MA!

The Past Year

With the coming of the end of 2010 I'm looking back at what's happened during the year. Moved back to Oklahoma, started a new job & moved into a house. I've also got that one special person in my life. Not many people understand why I've done the things I've done but I can't live my life the way others want me to live it. I make mistakes just like anyone else does & if I've made a mistake renewing a relationship then it's my mistake NOT anyone else's. Some people came into our lives that didn't need to be there & some came into our lives that mean a lot, but that's what life is about.
I also got to spend some wonderful time helping take care of my 99 year old G'ma. She's such
an amazing person!
I'm thankful every day for the blessings in my life too! I'm thankful that I am where I am when
I could just as easily be in the position that the clients where I work are. I'm thankful for the
friend of Mom's who told me about the job I have. I thank the Lord for the abilities I have to
deal with the clients I work with. I never thought I'd be working where I work & doing what
I'm doing.
THANK YOU LORD!

HOME & WORK

A lot has changed since my last post. I have that job I applied for & I love it! I have moved & I love that too! I now have a new little housemate too. Her name is Mattie & she was a housewarming gift from a co-worker. I am also working on some situations that I hope soon
to be able to post about. I am so thankful that the Lord has opened these doors in my life.

There are other things I am so thankful for too but there's not room on here to post them all.

JOB

I was encouraged by one of Mom's friends to apply for a state job. She wrote down the website & I wrote down what she told me to look for. After looking & looking & LOOKING I finally found it.
I applied online for that job. The Lord had EVERYTHING to do with this as when I finally found
the job it only had 1 day left before they closed it! I then got a letter saying they wanted to set up an interview. So here I go off for an interview for this state job. I wasn't nervous til I got in the interview room & there were 3 people there! NOW I'm nervous. They each had 2 or 3 questions to ask. After the interview I didn't think I had a chance for that job. BUT I got a call & they wanted me to come in for a drug test & to do a background check. I got the call Wed. of this week that I was hired & I start June 7! I'm scared but excited. I've been working 4 nites a week, every other week at an assisted living place. I love that job! Gonna miss the people there. The only thing I hated about that job was that it wasn't every nite. I start on Thurs nite at 10pm & by Fri morning when it's time to go home (6am) I was exhausted & in tears. By Sun nite, Mon morning I'd got it down to where I knew when I could drink coffee to stay awake but not interfere with sleeping when I got home. Thank you Wilma for giving me the opportunity to work for you! God Bless you for what you are doing.

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