tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22133034801969402122024-03-14T01:07:37.907-04:00Wonderings & WanderingsFLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-50674413493238669112016-04-02T09:53:00.000-04:002016-04-02T09:53:10.345-04:00At It Again-hopefullyI decided to start blogging again! Hmmm. I think I've decided that before & blogged twice in one year & that was it. Hopefully this time I'm serious.<br />
Since I last posted I lost my Dad. He passed away in September. I feel so guilty about not calling him like I should have & not going to visit him. He lived in New Mexico. I miss him so much. I remember going to work with him when we lived in Booker. Mom would make us lunches & I'd go with Dad on the tractor to work for a local farmer. I remember Dad teaching me how to milk a cow & then helping him do the milking. He taught me how to shoot a gun, how to put plastic over the windows to keep the cold out. I loved helping do that. I learned that a couple of nails was 2 & a few nails was 6 or 7, for him anyway. Most of all I miss his hugs. He would hug so tight! My hubby has a laugh like my Dad's which sometimes catches me off guard & I look around for my Dad.<br />
Last year, I think it was November, I was challenged to do written Bible verses. Each day we were given some verses to write down. I found I got a lot more out of the verses if I wrote them down so<br />
here it is April & I'm still doing that. I have also found some good devotionals to use. We have a monthly little magazine called Journey that I get at our church that I LOVE. We have also started a couples devotional in the evening. Love it!<br />
We joined a church here in town last year & we have the most amazing bunch of pastors here! It's amazing how much more we really listen.FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-7121704509595445302014-08-22T11:47:00.000-04:002014-08-22T11:47:03.254-04:00This morningThe last several mornings I've gotten up just after 6am! Steve runs the puppies out of the bedroom when he leaves so I can stretch out a bit & get more sleep. For some reason the puppies find any-<br />
thing & everything to bark at if our door is shut! If the door is open there's no problem with them<br />
barking. Anyway, I'm up because of the barking. I've been doing my workout early in the mornings now. I do my Plexus, make a cup of coffee, then head for the elliptical. I'm up to 28 min. per workout! I don't know why but the last couple of days I want to wimp out at 15 min. Today I just didn't want to work out at all :(. I need to work out, my knees don't hurt as much if I work out. <br />
After my workout I take my coffee (& sometimes my computer) out on the back deck & have some quiet time. The back deck is on the west side of the house so it's shady that early in the morning. On weekends Steve & I sit out on the front deck & drink our coffee & watch the hummingbirds & birds.<br />
This morning was emotional too. My oldest grandson posted about his first high school football scrimmage. I love my 3 grandsons to the moon & back but am just not ready for them to be in high school, jr. high, & pre-k! Makes me feel old! <br />
We got a pool! Hopefully it will get set up today! My oldest daughter told me about it. The lady just got it this year & didn't use it that much so it's in excellent shape. We got a REALLY good deal on<br />
it. Maybe I can work a daily swim in with my usual workout! It's a 22'x52" pool so plenty of room!FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-67748004630803633252014-08-11T11:58:00.001-04:002014-08-11T12:29:27.987-04:00WOW! It's been a while!Realized this morning while I was working out that I haven't blogged in a while. Had quite a time remembering passwords to get back on here.<br />
So much has happened since I last blogged. Steve had surgery on his neck & was off work for a while. It was nice having a house-husband, lol! I worked nights so he was a big help. His brother was with us at that time too.<br />
In May of 2013 we bought a home closer to town. Not saying we didn't love our little house, but it was a bit cramped & no storage. We had the privilege to rent-to-own the little house so when we bought the other house we gave that chance to someone else. Our little house had 900 sq ft & the <br />
new house has almost 2400! Having that much room took some getting used too but we LOVE the big kitchen in the new house!<br />
My grandmother passed away in 2012 at the age of 99! Such a void was left in our lives but we <br />
know she's in a much better place. My Aunt JoAnn & Uncle Floyd passed away too.<br />
Steve's brother moved back to Arizona in 2013 & was doing very well until recently so he is back<br />
with us.<br />
I started taking Plexus in Dec. of last year. Though I have lost weight using it I'm not totally satisfied with the amount of weight I have lost. I totally take the blame for that. I wasn't drinking the amount of water I needed to be drinking. Anyone who knows me knows how much pop I drank so it was <br />
hard to drink water. I have quit drinking pop (tho every now & then I will have a sprite). I bought an elliptical & was working out, tho sporadically!I do seem to have more energy tho. In July of this year I got serious about working out on it. I started out doing a couple of minutes a day. I am now up to 25 min. a day. I was listening to music while working out & loved it. Last week I rigged my Kindle up to the elliptical & now read while I work out. Seems like the workout goes faster when I'm reading as opposed to music. Don't know why that is.<br />
Steve & I tried our hand at recovering some dining room chairs over the weekend & are patting ourselves on the back at how well they turned out! <br />
We enjoy sitting out on the decks on Sat & Sun mornings listening to the birds & watching the hummingbirds while drinking our coffee.<br />
I quit my job with mental health. I know, I know, some people think that was a stupid move. I found one of my consumers dead one evening & realized how short life is. This guy was my age. I now sit with an older gentleman from 2-10 Mon-Fri. <br />
I'm going on an Alaskan cruise in May of next year! My Mom & my best friend Karin are going too.<br />
I'm excited & nervous at the same time! FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-9717066458734299662012-01-05T09:22:00.002-05:002012-01-05T09:34:06.686-05:00Blessings<span style="font-family:lucida grande;">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.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">We've made some FANTASTIC friends! We went to 2 concerts, Aaron Tippin & Rodney Carrington.</span><br />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!<br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The new year has already brought a major blessing! Steve's brother Dennis called us back in Dec.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Steve, my cousin Charles & his wife Reyna loaded up this past weekend & went to Arizona & brought</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">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</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">struggles as with everything but we feel the Lord brought these two brothers together for a reason.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Dennis has throat cancer & has a diabetic pump. He has quite a few other medical issues too & we're</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">dealing with them the best we can. We already love having him here. Just to hear the guys laughing</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">is a blessing.</span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-65561408528130805492011-06-21T20:34:00.002-04:002011-06-21T20:40:40.086-04:00Work & clothesline!What a beautiful day out! Wish I hadn't spent all day sleeping as we have a clothesline now & I<br />would loved having those clean sheets with the 'air dry' smell, lol! Loving that clothesline. It<br />reminds me of G'ma!<br />My job is getting really hectic too. We have so many staff out for vacations & then a couple out<br />for medical reasons. I've been working a lot of nights (11:30pm-8am). I don't like that shift but<br />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<br />thought I'd made it thru hours like that but some of those weeks & had a couple of 16 hr shifts!<br />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!!!!FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-46636563331889420992011-05-02T05:26:00.002-04:002011-05-02T05:35:09.101-04:00G'MAThe world lost a wonderful woman yesterday. My G'ma Leecy, 99 years young went to be with<br />the Lord, her husband & her daughter. I'm sure G'ma is pinching everyone's hiney! It's very hard<br />losing someone you've known all your life but I rejoice in the fact that G'ma is no longer hurting.<br />This lady taught us all so very much. She taught us that if you don't have anything good to say about<br />someone then don't say anything at all. She accepted everyone as if they were family. She was a<br />strong woman too. I remember her driving the tractor & pulling up mulberry trees. She taught me<br />how to drive. The car she taught me to drive was a standard on the column & every once in a while<br />the gear would get stuck. She showed me how to get it unstuck but she only showed me once so I<br />had to be paying attention. She made the best popcorn balls too. Sorry G'ma but I liked the ones<br />you made with vinegar in them! So many memories to cherish! I LOVE YOU G'MA!FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-69456800708315934472010-12-30T12:09:00.003-05:002014-08-11T12:01:20.870-04:00The Past YearWith 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 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">else's</span>. Some people came into our lives that didn't need to be there some who came into our lives that mean a lot, but that's what life is about.<br />
I also got to spend some wonderful time helping take care of my 99 year old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">G'ma</span>. She's such<br />
an amazing person!<br />
I'm thankful every day for the blessings in my life too! I'm thankful that I am where I am when<br />
I could just as easily be in the position that the clients where I work are. I'm thankful for the<br />
friend of Mom's who told me about the job I have. I thank the Lord for the abilities I have to<br />
deal with the clients I work with. I never thought I'd be working where I work doing what<br />
I'm doing.<br />
THANK YOU LORD!FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-10042699205868886502010-10-21T16:38:00.002-04:002014-08-11T12:02:28.941-04:00HOME & WORKA 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<br />
to be able to post about. I am so thankful that the Lord has opened these doors in my life.<br />
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There are other things I am so thankful for too but there's not room on here to post them all.</div>
FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-30040833155322093982010-05-29T09:17:00.002-04:002010-05-29T09:33:12.416-04:00JOB<span style="font-family:lucida grande;">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.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I applied online for that job. The Lord had EVERYTHING to do with this as when I finally found</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">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.</span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-73225309248777334742009-12-15T09:08:00.000-05:002009-12-15T09:08:51.057-05:00http://www.openmyeyeslord.net/UltimateFreedom.htm<a href="http://www.openmyeyeslord.net/UltimateFreedom.htm">http://www.openmyeyeslord.net/UltimateFreedom.htm</a>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-80715266450902044132009-11-19T09:28:00.002-05:002009-11-19T09:33:07.885-05:00FAITH<span style="font-family:lucida grande;">You're such a huge God that you can create an ocean, but I don't think you can handle my problems. Help me to know what to do, Lord. Help me to know the best path to take.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I know the Lord will lead me in the right direction. He will help me to heal the hurts. He always has. Thank you Lord for always being there when there seems to be no one else.</span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-76558115481949104792009-11-07T20:46:00.003-05:002010-02-24T08:47:01.330-05:00Happenings<span style="font-family:lucida grande;">So much has happened since I last posted. We moved to our own place in Sept. It's a mobile home on 2 acres & we love it!!!!! </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> We are also checking out new churches a little closer to home. Then</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">to top everything off we got a new little grandson Thurs! <strong>McKinley David Douglas</strong>, 6 lb, 5 oz, 20 3/4" long, & red hair! We haven't got to see him yet. With the Swine Flu precautions we weren't </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">even allowed on the 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> floor where the kids were! It was really frustrating but we understood. We sat all day Thurs in the main lobby waiting for word. We were just about to leave to come home when Dwayne came down with the news! Such a wonderful blessing this little one is to </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">everyone!!</span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-11739174345776174782009-07-26T08:30:00.002-04:002009-07-26T08:44:47.785-04:00Softball Games<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Went yesterday to a softball tournament. Most of the guys from our church team were on it plus 2 other guys & one lady. The games were at 9am, noon, 3pm & 6pm. The ballpark is a couple of miles out of town so we spent the day in fellowship with some GREAT people! We had a grill there & had some good burgers & dogs. Before our last game it started pouring down rain & we sat in amazement at the other teams still playing while it was raining. Tho we lost all of our games but 1 we had such a wonderful time. There were some who played horseshoes. Brandon wanted to play & did a fantastic job! I think there was even a water fight between Harold & Rachel! I got to sit & visit with some people I know but don't know (know what I mean?). Betty Jones & Melinda <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gerbich</span>. Such wonderful women! We headed down for our last game which ended up starting late as the umpire wanted to get the Championship game in before it started raining again. As we were headed down the hill Libby told me to be careful & not fall. I was telling her I ought to be used to walking in the muck like that as I'd worked on 2 dairies, when down I went! She said she turned around when I started telling her that & there I was flat on my back! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LOL</span>! I think I had more mud on me than some of the players!!! It started raining again during our game but our players kept on playing too. Had a couple spills on the field that had everyone a little worried but we kept on. Even after the game was called because of the 10 rule run our guys talked the other team into finishing the game. Steve umped the last innings. He used to ump little league back home. We couldn't yell at the ump during the real game but we let this one have an 'earful' during this part of the game. All the fun! Several mentioned that we should do this more often. I agree! What an exhausting but blessed day! Thank you Lord!</span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-81266168687964676612009-07-13T16:01:00.002-04:002009-07-13T16:20:01.799-04:00McDowell<span style="font-size:100%;">I had the great opportunity to go on a mission trip with our church to McDowell Co., West Virginia. There was a young lady going & no other women were going so they asked me to go. We left on Sunday morning July 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> at 6am. It's about a 6 hour drive & the 2 youth we had in with us slept most of the way. There were 8 of us going. This is a much smaller group than last year I understand. When we got to the 'Clubhouse' (an old 3 story home) we unloaded the trailer & headed to the grocery store for groceries for the week. That in itself was an experience! We had orientation that evening. The next morning we started roofing a house for a couple. They are both retired teachers. The wife had to have her leg amputated due to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">diabetes</span> & their 25 yr old son has spinal <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">biffita</span>. What an inspiration the son was! He has a dog, an Irish Sitter, that stays under his wheel chair & very much is his protector. The dog doesn't like adults. I was in the house visiting with the wife & son & Molly (the dog) came up to me & put her paw out for me to shake. The couple was amazed at this.<br />Amy & I didn't get to do much at that house. We did toss drinks, tools, & sandwiches up to the guys (yes sandwiches! The guys wouldn't come down to even eat). We finished putting a metal roof on that house on Tues. & moved on to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Welch</span> Fire Dept to put siding on their firehouse.<br />We put vinyl siding over cinder blocks (what a job!). Amy & I got to do quite a bit at this job. I even had time to test drive a pink Wrangler Jeep! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">LOL</span>!!!<br />We went to the movies one <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">nite</span> (Ice Age 3) & to the county fair one <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">nite</span>. There isn't a lot of land there for livestock so their county fair was a LOT different than the ones in Oklahoma. There weren't any exhibits either. This is coal mining country & is a poor part of West Virginia, but you couldn't tell it by the spirits of the people living there.<br />After the movies we stopped by to visit a man that the group worked for last year. Those that were there last year commented on how much change there was in him. He holds several records in football for West Virginia <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Mountaineers</span>. He also writes a little & I was fortunate to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">receive</span> a signed poem he'd written.<br />One of the guys in our group said that he came on the mission trip expecting to be a blessing to those he worked for but found that they were more of a blessing to him than vice <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">versa</span>. I totally agree with that! The week went by way too fast for me. Hope to go again next year.</span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-17621041517295044882009-06-10T16:43:00.002-04:002009-06-10T16:49:34.481-04:00House-sitting<span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Steve & I have been house-sitting for some friends while they are on vacation. It's an old farm house & it's beautiful! The first morning we were here I had coffee outside on the deck. There was a gentle breeze & the music of the birds for my quiet time. How relaxing is that? I did a load of laundry & hung clothes on the line for the first time in a long time. While the clothes were on the line Steve called & said there were some pretty bad storms headed this way so I went out to get the clothes. They were almost dry thank goodness.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Today my sister called & we spent part of the day shopping, going out to eat & visiting. She's in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sheperdstown</span> with her husband while he takes some classes. She's from Texas. We had a wonderful time!</span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-11979901311992455492009-05-16T12:53:00.002-04:002009-05-16T12:57:16.416-04:00The Future<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">I think You don't know me sometimes, Lord. I try to hide the fears I have & my doubts about the future, thinking all the time that no one knows. But You do. Please help me to trust You with all of me & all of my life.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">I really do struggle to trust You at all times, Lord. In those hard times, I turn to You & trust, but for my whole future, it doesn't come so easily.</span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-24231140118043561092009-05-05T16:42:00.002-04:002009-05-05T16:54:04.685-04:00More frazzled female<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Today's lesson was on dealing with frustrating people in your life. The Bible verse is, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">'If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.' Romans 12:18</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Do you know how hard this is to do? That driver who just cut me off, the telemarketer who calls during dinner, the husband who forgot to stop for milk on the way home & then didn't notice how hard I'd worked on the house all day. How can I live in peace with people like this??? The lesson says to live at peace with everyone, we must stop focusing on ourselves & start focusing on Jesus. It says when you encounter someone who frustrates you, make a point to be especially kind to that person. Perhaps that individual really needs to be shown kindness. Consider such an opportunity a gift from the Father: a chance to put self aside, practice His love, & experience His peace.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">I guess I've never really considered how that driver's day has been already, or that the telemarketer has </span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">probly</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;"> been cussed out quite a few times today already & the husband may have had a bad day at work & just wanted to get home to his family. Lord, thank you for opening my eyes & see what others might need instead of just myself.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dear Father, Thank You for creating us. I'm giving You my people problems. Please help me see people through Your eyes & with Your love. You are the peace in all of my relationships. I love you.</span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-76208289374085502952009-04-26T17:24:00.002-04:002009-04-26T17:38:15.240-04:00The Frazzled Female<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">We started the book 'The Frazzled Female' by Cindi Wood in our Sunday School class recently. I have a terrible time getting myself motivated to study the lesson but this past Saturday I sat down & actually studied the lesson! One of the plans for the week is a </span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">defrazzler</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">. Write down your to-do list & then pray over each item on that list. We all have those lists don't we? The author got a little notebook to write her to-do lists in. In the front of this book she wrote, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: lucida grande;">Lord, here's my list of details. I'm recording things to do, errands to run, items to pick up, places to be, calls to make ... all the things that can drive me crazy if each one is not committed to You! Thank You for being the Lord of my details!</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">This book has a little study to do each day & one is 'Turning a Martha Day into a Mary Day' & talks about how Satan will use the 'I don't have time' attack to keep us from Bible study & prayer. I think he's been attacking me quite often on this issue. So, this lesson is a MUST HAVE for me!</span><br /></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dear Lord, Thank you for being the Lord of my time. Restore my joy, peace, & sanity. Give me insight & persistence to keep my focus on You. Fill me with assurance of Your love & Your desires for me. I love you.</span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-84080374372862932672009-04-15T11:22:00.002-04:002009-04-15T11:35:48.209-04:00More Blessings!<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Easter was fantastic this year! The service at church was great! </span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Because we were up so early for the service I took a nap that afternoon. Isn't that what Sunday afternoon's are for anyway? I was just waking up when the kids hollered at me to come up front. I was still half asleep when I came up front. I sat down & Dwayne asked me if I would like to be called </span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Meemaw</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">, Grandma or whatever else (at this point I didn't hear much else). I was crying to hard!!! Dwayne said that the baby could call me that (the crying) for the first couple of years!! I had been praying so hard for this moment! God has blessed indeed! Shasta goes today for an ultrasound & I'm going to watch her girls that she nannies. I love watching them!</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Went with Steve to the doctor on Monday. They're sending him to an orthopedic surgeon to see if he needs surgery (which to me if ya send someone to a surgeon that itself would say surgery!). He's still fighting with workman's comp. They are getting him his check each week but they're like 2 weeks behind. With trying to quit smoking, no work, & rain he's going stir crazy. So much to do but the rain is keeping him from it.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">We found the parts for our Lil Red car & are now just waiting for a DRY day to start taking the old one off & putting the new one on.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">A couple of prayer requests: a friend of my sister's mom passed away; a dear friend of mine is battling depression & my unspoken. We know the Lord answers prayers. It may not be the answer we want or when we want it but in due time & for whatever is best for us.</span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-37727185565321005062009-04-09T10:22:00.002-04:002009-04-09T10:47:32.367-04:00PRAISES<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Went to my last physical therapy of the week this morning. Am so ready to be done with this for good. While there this morning my therapist told me that when I started therapy my measurements were like 50's & 60's. Today my measurements are in the 150-160!!!!! I was so excited & so was she. I want to thank my prayer warrior friend in Oklahoma for all of her prayers. This person has been <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">thru</span> some very difficult times but always has a positive attitude & I love her to death! I call her my sister by another mother. We went to school together but she was younger. We connected again on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">myspace</span> & it's been so wonderful finally having a friend like this!</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Another prayer was answered yesterday. We've been praying about a vehicle & had talked with some friends at church about buying one of theirs. Steve forgot about going to look at this car last <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nite</span> after church. When the kids got home from church they told us that these friends were giving us the car. It does need some work but Steve is mechanically inclined & should be able to fix it. What a wonderful blessing! </span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">It's such a beautiful day out too! I do have an unspoken prayer request & would appreciate the prayers on that. God Bless All & have a wonderful day.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">THIS IS A DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE, I WILL REJOICE & BE GLAD IN IT!!!</span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-86806398778907372592009-04-06T21:25:00.002-04:002009-04-06T21:42:46.828-04:00No Pain, No Gain<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">I went to my orthopedic doctor last Monday. He WAS NOT impressed by my improvement. I'm at 30%. He didn't mention the surgery again which I figured he would as the nurse put me in his office. They usually don't do that unless they're gonna talk to you. Anyway, I still hurt from the physical therapy I got on April 30<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> & had to go in this morning. I was sick last week & only got one session in, so needless to say I was REALLY dreading this morning's session. When my therapist asked my pain level from 1-10 I said 11. She said 11 meant I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">probly</span> should be in urgent care or the emergency room so I had to go with 8. Because my wonderful husband (who is also taking physical therapy at the same place I am at the same time) was on the warm-up machine (you pedal with your hands while standing up) I couldn't warm up. I really dreaded the exercises where I do 15 of them & she 'helps' me do another five, which means she puts pressure on my arm to make me go further. I'm not ashamed to say I cried, 'cause dad-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">gummit</span>, it HURT! Anyway, like I said I went in today really hurting & by the time she got done with me I was NOT hurting. Amazing, huh? </span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">I left there, came home for a bit, ran to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Martinsburg</span> with hubby to take back the computer we'd gotten Saturday. We get a new one later today. Then I came home & then went to take a dear friend to physical therapy & then go get her Mom & go to eat. While in her physical therapists office I ran into a lady who had her 3 yr old son there. He'd been born with a club foot. She said her & her husband had taken in 3 little boys (brothers) & eventually adopted them. This little boy was the youngest & had been born with cocaine & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">meth</span> in his system. What mother can do that to an unborn child? We have a friend who has a foster child who was born with 4 different drugs in his system! This just kills me. I just thank the Lord that there are families out there willing to take a child with these needs! Not just anyone can take in a child addicted to drugs as a baby. Anyway, back to the 3 yr old. He was eating pretzels & he handed his mom one & said it looked like a heart. He handed her another one & she told him it looked like a tent door. She had one of the little drinking cups from the water machine with her & told the little boy to look as the opening to the paper cup was the tent & the pretzel was the door. Another pretzel was a shark's mouth, another a snake or a stick. It was so neat seeing this little boy come up with ideas on the shapes. That little boy made my day! What made yours?</span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-63184559858427981042009-03-28T10:48:00.002-04:002009-03-28T11:18:14.414-04:00OKLAHOMA & SINCE<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">It's been a while since I've posted. Just so much has happened I guess I didn't know where to start.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">We made it to Oklahoma safely. We went to my oldest grandson Johnathon's basketball games. I ran into one of my high school classmates at the games. I was there to watch my grandson & he was there watching his daughter! On Saturday we went to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">G'ma's</span>. Her & my mom were both asleep when we came in but were so glad to see us. My Mom goes out on Friday afternoon after she <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">gets</span> off work & stays til Sunday. Her sisters take turns the rest of the week. It was so good to sit in the house & <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">reminisce</span>! Saturday evening another classmate came over the the kids' house & we had a nice visit. Had planned to get together again before we came home but he had to work! He's had some health issues & I wanted an update. On Sunday we went to the little country church I grew up in (well from 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> grade on, I was in a Quaker church before that). We watched a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">dvd</span> on missions that was very good! Nice to see some of my old church friends there. On Sunday afternoon Angela (my oldest daughter) & her family & I went out to eat pizza before Johnathon's birthday party. At his party I sat & <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">visited</span> with friends & my Mom while the others bowled. On Monday we decided to get pedicures. I hadn't brought any short pants for that so had to borrow some from Angela. She had this pair of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">capris</span> that were like t-shirt material & were pink <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">cammo</span>. Then the flip-flops. We had to stop at the Cowboy Tack Shop & take one of Justin's (my youngest grandson) boots in to see if they could be fixed. Their English bulldog Mia decided the boot made a good chew toy! Anyway, so here I go into the tack shop with pink <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">cammo</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">capris</span> on!!! Mia's such a beautiful dog & loves to lay her head on your lap with this oh so sad look on her face, while you're eating. Deedee, the other dog is a small dog & such a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">lovable</span> little thing. Tuesday morning I went to see a class mate who has pancreatic cancer. She lives WAY out in the sticks. I knew I'd <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">probly</span> have a hard time finding her house so I asked her if she'd like to meet at the cafe in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Vici</span>. I ended up going to her house. For a while I thought I was lost & was praying I wasn't driving in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">someones</span> driveway! People out there have guns!!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">LOL</span>!</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">I didn't get lost, it wasn't a driveway & I had a wonderful time visiting with her! Tuesday night there were 10 of us I think ate at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">JB'S</span> Steakhouse. We'd gone there because Dwayne has never had calf fries & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">JB'S</span> is the only place in Woodward that has them. We got there, ordered our drinks & then found out that they fry their shrimp in the same fryer that they fry the calf fries in. What a bummer! Dwayne has a severe shellfish allergy! Thursday I went to another friends house. Johnathon went with me. This lady is the same age as my dad but is almost like an older sister. Oh, the things she did when hanging out with us while we were in high school! I won't name names but her & her sister have fried skunks & stolen watermelons! Love you girl! I think there were 12 of us that went to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Mazzio's</span> on Thurs. night. My great niece Timber was the entertainment for that dinner! I stayed at Mom's the rest of the time. I had Friday all to myself & enjoyed the peace & quiet. Went back out to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">G'ma's</span> on Saturday & took some pictures of the place & <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">visited</span> with an old friend & my cousin. Sunday was Johnathon's baptism, 5 generation pictures & then 16 of us went to the cafe in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Vici</span> for lunch. We went to Angela's after lunch & changed into our traveling clothes. We had a beautiful trip home. No bad weather, no traffic.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">I just thank the Lord for the visits during the week. </span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Now for Steve, he got his MRI results yesterday & it's definitely a torn tendon. He can't lift anything over 4 pounds & can't grip anything. He's to take more physical therapy. The company he works for is bound & determined he's coming back to work, hurt or not. So we would appreciate any prayers over that mess.</span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-299056667055104772009-03-11T15:29:00.002-04:002009-03-11T15:54:06.892-04:00ANXIOUSMy physical therapy is moving right along. I'm on my 3rd week. Tomorrow is my last one til I get back from Oklahoma. Now Steve is having to take it at the same place I am. He blew up a machine while he was in PT this morning! He was on a machine that stimulates muscle growth. He wanted a magazine so I took one back to his room & while I was in there the machine gave him quite a shock. It set of an alarm that one of the wires had come loose. The therapist said he had too much iron in his system & she'd never seen anyone blow up a machine before.Now Steve is having to take it at the same place I am. He tore a tendon in his elbow last week & now has therapy for 6 weeks & may end up having to have surgery. Now the trip to Oklahoma doesn't seem so exciting. Steve is off work due to his injury but because workman's comp is involved he can't go with us. He's not going to be able to stay at the house as friends of the kids had already been promised it while they were gone. The company he works for is coming for the truck probably this weekend or he could have stayed in it. Not the best <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">accommodations</span> tho. I'd stay home with him but since we can't stay here that won't work. So I feel very torn. My need to be with my husband who is hurting & being with family in Oklahoma. You know the saying, 'I'm damned if I do, & damned if I don't'? That's me right now. Either way I've let someone down & that's very hard as I'm addicted to approval. So, this is kind of an emergency prayer request. Am I being selfish?FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-3316336502956817092009-03-02T08:05:00.003-05:002009-03-02T08:25:34.118-05:00Physical Therapy<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Friday I went for my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">third</span> round of physical therapy. My usual therapist was off Friday so I had a sub. She, like Tammy, was good BUT... I wonder if I had the words 'Please Torture Me' written in ink on an me anywhere. I know I didn't see it written anywhere. Tammy, on Wed. last week had my crying during the stretching but my arm did feel a little better. My motto has been, "No pain, no gain". This time the stretching hurt but didn't make me cry. That is til I got home and relaxed. I hurt like I hurt the first time I messed my arm up in the first place. I kept telling both <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">drs</span> and the therapist that the pain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">meds</span> I was taking wasn't working, but they just keep me on them. In fact the orthopedic doctor cut down the dosage. They take the edge off the pain but that's it. Anyway, the best part of physical therapy is when they put me in a room, prop my arm on a pillow and bring me this WONDERFUL cold pack wrapped in a towel. They put it on my shoulder and leave me in peace and quiet for 10 min. Sometimes I read and sometimes I use the quiet time for prayer. I go back in today for more therapy.<br />Yesterday at church while we were getting ready for the praise service a little 4 yr old friend (he may be 5 now) raised his hand and asked Pastor Porky when class started. We had praise time and then we did birthdays and little Paul again asked Porky when Sunday School class started. It was so cute. If only we'd all be so excited about going to Sunday School Class! Our class has been doing the Beth Moore book 'Believing God'. Our next book is 'The Frazzled Female". That sounds interesting and I'm looking forward to that one. Our last one was "Battlefield of the Mind" by Joyce Meyer. That one was my favorite so far as I suffer from anxiety attacks. I don't have them as much as I used to (thank goodness) or as strong as I used too. In fact, I think I've had maybe 2 since I've been here. Anyway, they're all good studies.<br /></span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213303480196940212.post-31132697847385730112009-02-24T00:19:00.004-05:002009-02-24T00:40:03.668-05:00Hopefully I got answers this time<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> Went to the orthopedic <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">dr</span> this morning.. Steve only got to be home Saturday & part of Sunday this time :( , so Dwayne went with me. I could have gone by myself, but... Anyway the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dr</span> said I have adhesive <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">capulitis</span> (frozen shoulder in English). I have to take physical <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">therapy</span> 3 times <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">a</span> week for the next 6 weeks. I go back to see him March 23. The physical <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">therapy</span> should work but in the rare case that it doesn't I may have to have surgery. I asked him about the pain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">meds</span> (because the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">lortabs</span> don't seem to work for me, they take the edge off the pain but that's about it) & he left me on them, just decreased the dosage & told me to take them as needed, not every so many hours like my other prescription said. He told me to make sure to take one BEFORE I had physical therapy (that's always encouraging, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">LOL</span>). He also gave me a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">cortisone</span> shot in my shoulder. I guess my face turned white (I don't like needles & have had a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">cortisone</span> shot before & it wasn't a good experience). He told me not to worry that he was good at giving them. Then he left the room & I actually sat there crying! He came back with that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">bbbbbiiiiiiggggg</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span>needle (get the impression I don't like needles? <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I DON'T.</span> & this from a woman who's got a tattoo but it's on my shoulder blade & I couldn't see them using it). I almost freaked. He told me to look the other way. I have to say that this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">dr</span> & my doctor in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Ranson</span> did a good job with the needles. This <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">dr</span> is very nice looking too. I think every woman I said something to about him told me that. I have a dear friend in her late 60's or early 70's tell me that he's good 'eye candy'!!! Anyway, I go for my first physical therapy Tues at 1:15p. So please pray with me that the therapy works & I won't have to have surgery.<br /></span></span>FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817470725453702661noreply@blogger.com0