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  I said last time that my mom fell and was severely injured. I'm not sure I mentioned that she also broke her arm. After being in the hospital a week, she was released to a skilled nursing facility.  She was there only a day or 2 and had a heart attack. She said her chest hurt so the nursing facility did an EKG. The nurses didn't like what they saw so they called an ambulance. When she got to the hospital they discovered that two heart valves were totally blocked. They did emergency surgery to put in one stent to relieve the pressure. Doctors said it was too risky to do the other stent so they let her go back to skilled nursing. She said the pressure was gone so hopefully she can get back to recovery and rehabilitation. With everything being so busy I haven't been on social media very much. As I sat with my phone this evening watching a football game, I decided to scroll through FB. Somehow I ended up on our family's page which was originally set up, I think, for my br...

  It's been too long since I have posted. We got a 4 month old puppy from my daughter whose dog had 10 puppies. He came to us as Arthur, but we are going with MacArthur as it is easy to abbreviate into Mac. I showed my daughter a picture of him standing on the concrete picnic table on our back patio. I said he's acting like he's king of the hill. She said that's about right. So he came to us wanting things his way. He doesn't like going out in the cold rain so we've had several messes in the house. The dog we've had for 5 years is not a fan. She is an alpha female and doesn't really get along with other dogs. She mostly ignores MacArthur and acts like we've hurt her feelings by bringing him into the house. Oh well. What's done is done. They don't fight so as long as there is peace in the house, I guess they'll survive together. On Tuesday my 94 year old mom fell and broke her face. Yes, her face; her nose and a few bones in her face. She ...

I was flipping through channels and came across a show I like to listen to*. I began listening to some ladies in a discussion that have encouraged me many times. It's not always the same ladies. They seem to transition in and out, which is great! You get different perspectives and I believe God has designed which women are on specific days for certain topics and which days I happen to come across this show in my channel surfing.*  So they're talking about the power of our words; what we say and what what we choose not to say. Sometimes we talk when we should wait and listen, to others and to God. We can be sincere, but we can be sincerely wrong. Take the pause. This is stuff I've heard before, but I think it's a good reminder. I hope it's a good reminder for you. When upset with a situation don't just start spewing words to whoever is in the room. Take a minute to stop and process what we're feeling and pray for wisdom in what words we say. As a laryngectome...

We're going through a series at church called Victorious, studying the 7 churches in Revelation. Today it was Revelation 4. Vs 8 "Day and night, they never stop saying 'Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty who was, and is and is, to come.'" Then vs  11 "You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power."  One of the main points the pastor made is that wholehearted worship centers us. It's not just something done on Sunday; it's not just praying or singing or reading the Bible. It's all of those things, but it's also living every minute to honor the Lord. By being centered we don't focus on the babble going on around us and miss the Lord's part in our lives.  I thought this was a good thought as we approach election day. The end of the day on Tuesday, November 5, God will still be on the throne. It is not ours to fret about the election outcome. It is our privilege to know that God will not be surprised by ...

I continue to write. Not everything can be interesting or make a point but I try. Right now I'm just tired. Feels like I've been traveling most of October. I think it really is half of October.   So much going on besides traveling.  * 6 teeth pulled  * Outlet for garbage disposal and dishwasher is not working.  * Lots of doctor/dentist appointments this month.  * Hubby having some really bad memory days. Among other things, he couldn't remember how to adjust the volume on the TV.  One doctor is NEVER able to get refill called in on time so hubby goes a several days without certain medication. This time a different doctor ALSO didn't get scripts called in.  And I'm the one having to figure it all out. The dentist, the doctors, the electrician, the pharmacy; all with my struggle to speak. I decided to drive to the pharmacy to inquiry about certain meds. Just easier than trying to be understood over the phone. (He's been going to these doctors for ye...

I had my last 6 teeth pulled on Wednesday. Haven't been feeling too great and my husband's birthday was coming up so I've been getting things together for that. I've made myself go square dancing and to my classes even though I didn't feel like it. So whatever excuse I may come up with, I neglected this for a week.  Bad teeth are a bad thing. I thought I was doing myself a favor by waiting until I just couldn't handle the pain but that wasn't a good idea. I actually didn't wait until the pain was unbearable; I went in when it was really uncomfortable. By then the teeth were so bad that 4 broke off and had to be DUG out. They gave me an immediate denture but that doesn't fit real well with the swelling and is causing sores. Fortunately, the good dentist gave me pain meds.  I share this because cancer treatment can cause havoc in your mouth. Many of you may be doing the same thing as me. Waiting. Do yourself a favor, don't wait.  It is worth noting...

  A few issues I had as a kid and still have as an adult (I point these out because these were listed as what used to be guidelines for determining if a person was on the autism spectrum. I was never diagnosed as such but I've looked at a FB group and can relate to a lot of that) 1. difficulty making eye contact;  2. awkward in social situations; 3. difficulty making friends or maintaining friends.  I'm constantly looking at the floor. That becomes a problem square dancing because I loose track of where I am in the "square". Walking down the hall at work or church, my eyes are often times on the floor and if I meet someone coming the other direction I acknowledge them but I might not look them in the eye. I usually look away quickly. My kids tell me I don't have a filter. I don't even realize sometimes that something is inappropriate until it comes out of my mouth; now and then someone has to point it out to me. And maintaining friends....ugh. I try to show lo...

Another one from my grandma's collection: A Little Mixed Up Just a line to say I'm living  That I'm not among the dead. Though I'm getting more forgetful, And more mixed up in my head. For sometimes I can't remember, When I stand at foot of stair, If I must go up for something Or I've just come down from there. And before the frig', so often, My poor mind is filled with doubt, Have I just put food away, or Have I come to take some out. And there's times when it's dark out, With my night cap on my head I don't know if I'm retiring Or just getting out of bed. So if it's my turn to write you, There's no need to getting sore, I may think that I have written And don't want to be a bore. So, remember - I do love oyu, And I wish that you were here; But now, it's nearly mail time, So I must say, "Goodbye, dear." There I stood beside the mailbox, With a face so very red, in place of mailing you my letter, I had opened it inst...

As I sit to write this, it occurred to me that 50 years ago today, October 4, 1974, I wed my husband for the first time. Had we stayed married we'd be celebrating a big one. As it stands, though, we were divorced for 7 years. We have a new anniversary of September 8, 2007. 09-08-07. I'm terrible at remembering dates and I wanted one that I could remember easily. So 9-8-7 it is. My husband wanted to celebrate 40 years a few years back that would have been the first 25 years plus the additional 15 years we had at the time. That seemed like cheating to me. You can't celebrate 40 if it isn't actually 40 straight years.  I wasn't keen about going back to hubby number one but God told me that's what I should do. My response to God was, "please, God, send me to Africa. Send me to Alaska. Just don't make me marry him again." God said "Trust". And my response to that was "Um, you want me to trust him!? It didn't go so well the first time....

I'm a black and white kinda girl. If I think you're wrong I have trouble letting that go. I don't TRY to argue, but it often comes across that way. I just want to make sure you understand what I'm trying to say. I guess (so my thinking goes) if you really understood what I'm trying to say you would have to agree with me because you'd understand that I'm right. So I keep trying to convince you of my way of thinking. Hahaha! LOL! Whatever laugh you want to put in here.  That kind of thinking didn't go well as a kid.  That kind of thinking doesn't go well as a wife. [Insert whatever laugh you want in here also.] But frankly I was (almost) always right. Isn't that what we all think. (?) The Bible is always right. It's very black and white.  The Bible is Truth.   When in doubt go there. That can be tricky. "Wives submit to your husband." But HOW MUCH submitting is God talking about? I felt like a doormat at times. The Bible also says ...