Psalm 96:1 Sing to The Lord a new song.
My beloved one- you
have chosen to sing to The Lord a new song. Open up your heart and sing
to Him your song of sorrow and joy.
Know this- He is with you. He takes great delight in you and He rejoices over YOU with singing (Zephaniah 3:17).
A child of God- beloved, holy, righteous, blameless, healed, forgiven, brand new, sheep, salt, light, a branch, temple of God, reconciled, a saint, God's workmanship, hidden with Christ in God, an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life, a partaker, a living stone- crucified with Christ, I no longer live but Christ lives IN ME!
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Baby girl blankets : )
Blankets I made for my friend Jill's daughter Bristol and her little girl, Joanie, soon to be born. I also made Bristol (she's 2) a blanket for her doll.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Cold Sores
For four weeks I had continuous cold sores. I had not had any cold sores since spring of last year. I think it was because I quit drinking soda's.
But the cold, wind and sun chapped my lips while out running or working the yard...so...I spend 4 weeks with 4 cold sores. UG....
I try to keep notes on when they came and why. I can't help it. It's just my personality.
But the cold, wind and sun chapped my lips while out running or working the yard...so...I spend 4 weeks with 4 cold sores. UG....
I try to keep notes on when they came and why. I can't help it. It's just my personality.
NOTES:
January 10, 2016 Switched from Estroblend to Estrovan. Thought it was the same thing so I got it
cheaper on Amazon. I didn’t know the
Estrovan did not have vitamins in it like the Estroblend.
Cold sore started on January 16th. I had a total of 4 cold sores.
January 16-27th from cold, wind and chapped lips. Left side of mouth.
January 25-Feb 2nd from rubbing alcohol. Right side of mouth on cheek.
February 8-17th from sunburn on the 7th. Two cold sores on on top lip right side and
bottom lip right side (bigger of the two.) Got Valtrex from Steve on the 8th. 40 pills = $55.
February 8, 2016 Switched back to
Estroblend. I decided to go back to
Estroblend because it has vitamins in it also.
Started back on February 8th. Did
this lack of vitamins contribute to the cold sores?
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Grace Girls Fellowship
Thursday February 18th we had a Grace Girls Fellowship.
These are my notes on living a resurrected life/Sunday life in a Friday world.
It's Friday but Sunday's coming!
"Unchained" Hosanna Poetry
A delightful Saturday!
Who knew Sebastian could handle a 10.1 mile run? Not me! He will be 9 next month and I didn't think he had it in him. I had no idea we were going out for a long run but it ended that way. Cloudy and 50 degrees is perfect running weather.
Shew....time to rest!
I love this runner dog!
And of course, Macey needed some love.
After a hot shower and cup of hot tea I made Nick, Cody (who also had a long run this morning with some homeschoolers he coaches), Johnie and myself a good breakfast.
Finally! Wednesday February 17th
February 17th...
Finally, after 8 days of no running, Sebastian and I got in 6.4 miles.
Finally, after 8 days of no running, Sebastian and I got in 6.4 miles.
Easy run, sunny morning, birds singing, 48 degrees, fresh clean air and a good sweat!
I have been riding my stationary bike but it's just not the same. : )
So thankful and blessed to be able to get outside and run!
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Happy 47th Birthday Nick!
30 years ago today Virtreas Godbey, Assistant Principal, announced the Happy Birthday's at Casey County High School.
I remember seeing Nick Ellison in the hall and wishing him a Happy Birthday.
30 years...have come and gone. They've been filled with great joy and great sorrow. They've been filled with babies, children, teenagers, young adults and now a grandbaby will join us.
I remember seeing Nick Ellison in the hall and wishing him a Happy Birthday.
30 years...have come and gone. They've been filled with great joy and great sorrow. They've been filled with babies, children, teenagers, young adults and now a grandbaby will join us.
30 years ago I shyly wished that cute boy, who always had a tan, Happy
Birthday. Who knew I would say the next 29 to you also? I pray we get
to share many many many more birthdays together. Truth is, only God
knew we would marry, raise children, come to know Him and love
Him....live our life together. So interwoven together we are one.
Happy Birthday my beloved Nick. I have no words, oh how I wish I could express my deep abiding love for you, but I don't. So I will use the words of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach".
Thanks not only for working hard for us but for being so much stinking fun and willing to try anything. ACLU. ; )
Happy Birthday my beloved Nick. I have no words, oh how I wish I could express my deep abiding love for you, but I don't. So I will use the words of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach".
Thanks not only for working hard for us but for being so much stinking fun and willing to try anything. ACLU. ; )
Saturday, February 13, 2016
He is before all things, IN Him all things hold together.- Colossians 1:17
When Nick called me on Tuesday to come and pick him up at a gas station because his leg hurt so bad he couldn't drive, Johnie and I jumped in my Escape and headed to him.
He sounded terrible. Could hardly talk. Pain was intense.
Nick got in the Escape with me and Johnie drove Nick's car home. I scolded Nick for not telling the fella's he works with about how bad he was feeling. Someone could have been with him!
Nick's leg looked awful and was getting worse. It was red from his pelvic area all the way to his foot. It was getting "lumpy" and swelling something awful- his toes turning blue.
We called our family doctor who had gave him the shot of cortisone on Monday and left a message with the nurse's voicemail. We just didn't know what to do so we came home. When we got home I was talking with Nick's aunt Deb in Kentucky and she said, "I'll have Kathy call you." Kathy is a Nick's other aunt, Portia's, sister in law- she's also a dear family friend and a nurse.
Kathy called and talked to Nick. She told Nick to go to the ER.
So off we go to the ER. Nick and I discussed Mary Black Hospital or Spartanburg Regional. I wanted to go to Regional because they give a bigger discount. We have no medical insurance. We belong to Christian Healthcare Ministries and part of this is negotiating price.
Nick said, "I can get in faster at Mary Black." Agreed. And he was in so much pain. He told me to drive faster, to turn my hazard lights on, to drive in the center lane. Me, being the rule follower that I am- had a hard time doing that and I finally told Nick, "I'm doing the best I can."
And I prayed and prayed.
We finally got to Mary Black where I wheelchaired Nick in because by then he couldn't feel his leg but it was a very heavy weight- he couldn't move it.
We waited about 15-20 minutes- in which Johnie came to the ER also. When they took him back to get his vitals they took one look at his leg, checked the pulse in his foot which was barely there and said he needed to see the vascular surgeon. Mary Black surgeon was in surgery so they decided to send him on to Regional by ambulance.
While Nick went in the ambulance, I asked Johnie to leave his car at MB and drive me in the Escape because I needed to make phone calls to family in Kentucky- at first Johnie didn't want to to but when he got in my car I realized why- he had been crying. My sweet 21 year old son was so concerned about his dad. He got in the car and just cried and cried. I cried and told him, "Let's just pray for a few minutes." So we did. Then Allison gets to MB as we are leaving and she gets in with us- we all three are stunned.
Yet, through it all I've a calmness. The very presence of Peace, Himself, Jesus.
Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
At Regional Nick was to see the vascular doctor there, Dr. Calton, who would determine that it was bloodclots in the vein in Nick's leg. Part of this came from the fact that Nick's great grandmother, grandmother, father, aunt and sister ALL have had this.
We were so surprised because Nick is pretty active, and relatively healthy.
But as we look back some things are beginning to be like a puzzle put together. When he cut his knee real back on Thanksgiving due to a mountain biking accident it barely bleed and he cut it to the bone.
An ultrasound was done on Nick's leg and there was extensive blood clots.
So what the doctor decided to do was insert (a surgical procedure) a tiny catheter in the vein from Nick's calf to his pelvic area. Then they would run clot busting medicine in the vein and two blood thinners. They put Nick to sleep, flipped him on his stomach and did this surgical procedure.
While all of this was going on all of children- Allison, Ben, Cody and Johnie gathered in the surgery waiting area. Along with Connie and Beas who brought me hot coffee, Patricia, Will and Hal and Marisa (who brought a bag of snack and quarters for the coke machine!).
Will got to go up to the OR waiting where Nick was and prayed with him. We are so thankful for our dear friend who our grandson will be named after- it's an honor to have our first grandchild named after you Will- you've been a friend, a pastor, a teacher, a truth-speaker to us and we appreciate you, we love you.
After surgery Nick was in recovery then taken to CCU to which the first person he was to see was his dear friend, Chip Banke. Chip got there at just the right time to get in to see him.
Afterward we could go a few at a time. By then Connie and Beas had went home because dear Connie...my beloved Connie...was tired. Rheumatoid Arthritis has really been hard on her the last year. Today (Saturday) this all has taken a tole on her. She was running a fever last night with exhaustion. My heart breaks for her....we ask the Lord for healing in her body...to release the fever that has held it's grip on her for months now...for wisdom and compassion from the doctors....but the truth of all is Jesus holds Connie together and my prayer is she experiences His Presence in her through it all.
When Hal walked in he put hand sanitizer on his hands- on Nick's forehead and gave him 3 kisses on his forehead! LOL! I love you, Brother...that's what he said!!!
On Wednesday, which Allison took off from school (teaches 3rd grade), we went to the hospital early. They did the procedure to take the catheter out of his vein....because everything was looking GREAT...but we didn't get to see Nick for 6 hours! UG.
Allison and I left the hospital to go home for awhile. Connie and Beas came by to bring us dinner (chicken alfredo from Costco's!)- we sit and talked awhile. We sure love Connie and Beas... our SC parents. : )
Finally Nick got in a room around 5pm.
Connie and Beas, Chip and Holly, and Ben's mom Lynn visited Nick at the hospital. Later in the evening after Ben and Johnie got back from church we all gathered in Nick's room and ate Zaxby's. Cody brought some work and sit at a table to work on it. We were all together.
I am so very thankful for my kids. I can't tell you how good they have been through all of this for Nick and me.
On Thursday morning Nick got to come home. We settled in the house and I went to get the bloodthinner medication he has to take. Fortunately the hospital gave me a trial offer voucher for the first 30 days. Unfortunately the way the doctor wrote it out it only was good for 21 days. But hey, since we have no drug card at least that saved us $500. The CVS pharmacist was wonderful! She showed me different ways I could try to get Nick's medicine without having to pay full price- which will be about $340 a month. Well, amen. All during this the Lord spoke to me and said, "Do you doubt me?"
I do not, Lord. I do not. I trust You. You go before all things and IN YOU hold all things together.
Our nephew, Hunter came down from Ky on Thursday evening because Nick and the kids had tickets for the KY/SC game. Needless to say, they won't be going : )
On Friday, I went to work for awhile and then Patricia and all the kids came over for dinner. It was lovely to sit with Patricia and look at Scriptures- and speak our "language" to one another.
Allison who hasn't felt well has a double ear infection and we are hoping she gets better quickly. One thing we are concerned about is the bloodclots with her. Nick's sister Andrea had two episodes when she was pregnant with two of her children. Allison is going to tell her OBGYN so they can be aware.
So here we are on Saturday morning...it's cold (31) and windy out. Yesterday we had a lovely snow for a couple of hours but it melted right after that but it sure was pretty!
The KY game is on today and our dear Ben is going to make chili.
We are blessed, Lord...and we are undeserving. We thank You for our children, our friends and our family. Why us, Lord? Why us? Thank You. We love You.
He sounded terrible. Could hardly talk. Pain was intense.
Nick got in the Escape with me and Johnie drove Nick's car home. I scolded Nick for not telling the fella's he works with about how bad he was feeling. Someone could have been with him!
Nick's leg looked awful and was getting worse. It was red from his pelvic area all the way to his foot. It was getting "lumpy" and swelling something awful- his toes turning blue.
We called our family doctor who had gave him the shot of cortisone on Monday and left a message with the nurse's voicemail. We just didn't know what to do so we came home. When we got home I was talking with Nick's aunt Deb in Kentucky and she said, "I'll have Kathy call you." Kathy is a Nick's other aunt, Portia's, sister in law- she's also a dear family friend and a nurse.
Kathy called and talked to Nick. She told Nick to go to the ER.
So off we go to the ER. Nick and I discussed Mary Black Hospital or Spartanburg Regional. I wanted to go to Regional because they give a bigger discount. We have no medical insurance. We belong to Christian Healthcare Ministries and part of this is negotiating price.
Nick said, "I can get in faster at Mary Black." Agreed. And he was in so much pain. He told me to drive faster, to turn my hazard lights on, to drive in the center lane. Me, being the rule follower that I am- had a hard time doing that and I finally told Nick, "I'm doing the best I can."
And I prayed and prayed.
We finally got to Mary Black where I wheelchaired Nick in because by then he couldn't feel his leg but it was a very heavy weight- he couldn't move it.
We waited about 15-20 minutes- in which Johnie came to the ER also. When they took him back to get his vitals they took one look at his leg, checked the pulse in his foot which was barely there and said he needed to see the vascular surgeon. Mary Black surgeon was in surgery so they decided to send him on to Regional by ambulance.
While Nick went in the ambulance, I asked Johnie to leave his car at MB and drive me in the Escape because I needed to make phone calls to family in Kentucky- at first Johnie didn't want to to but when he got in my car I realized why- he had been crying. My sweet 21 year old son was so concerned about his dad. He got in the car and just cried and cried. I cried and told him, "Let's just pray for a few minutes." So we did. Then Allison gets to MB as we are leaving and she gets in with us- we all three are stunned.
Yet, through it all I've a calmness. The very presence of Peace, Himself, Jesus.
Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
At Regional Nick was to see the vascular doctor there, Dr. Calton, who would determine that it was bloodclots in the vein in Nick's leg. Part of this came from the fact that Nick's great grandmother, grandmother, father, aunt and sister ALL have had this.
We were so surprised because Nick is pretty active, and relatively healthy.
But as we look back some things are beginning to be like a puzzle put together. When he cut his knee real back on Thanksgiving due to a mountain biking accident it barely bleed and he cut it to the bone.
An ultrasound was done on Nick's leg and there was extensive blood clots.
So what the doctor decided to do was insert (a surgical procedure) a tiny catheter in the vein from Nick's calf to his pelvic area. Then they would run clot busting medicine in the vein and two blood thinners. They put Nick to sleep, flipped him on his stomach and did this surgical procedure.
While all of this was going on all of children- Allison, Ben, Cody and Johnie gathered in the surgery waiting area. Along with Connie and Beas who brought me hot coffee, Patricia, Will and Hal and Marisa (who brought a bag of snack and quarters for the coke machine!).
Will got to go up to the OR waiting where Nick was and prayed with him. We are so thankful for our dear friend who our grandson will be named after- it's an honor to have our first grandchild named after you Will- you've been a friend, a pastor, a teacher, a truth-speaker to us and we appreciate you, we love you.
After surgery Nick was in recovery then taken to CCU to which the first person he was to see was his dear friend, Chip Banke. Chip got there at just the right time to get in to see him.
Afterward we could go a few at a time. By then Connie and Beas had went home because dear Connie...my beloved Connie...was tired. Rheumatoid Arthritis has really been hard on her the last year. Today (Saturday) this all has taken a tole on her. She was running a fever last night with exhaustion. My heart breaks for her....we ask the Lord for healing in her body...to release the fever that has held it's grip on her for months now...for wisdom and compassion from the doctors....but the truth of all is Jesus holds Connie together and my prayer is she experiences His Presence in her through it all.
When Hal walked in he put hand sanitizer on his hands- on Nick's forehead and gave him 3 kisses on his forehead! LOL! I love you, Brother...that's what he said!!!
On Wednesday, which Allison took off from school (teaches 3rd grade), we went to the hospital early. They did the procedure to take the catheter out of his vein....because everything was looking GREAT...but we didn't get to see Nick for 6 hours! UG.
Allison and I left the hospital to go home for awhile. Connie and Beas came by to bring us dinner (chicken alfredo from Costco's!)- we sit and talked awhile. We sure love Connie and Beas... our SC parents. : )
Finally Nick got in a room around 5pm.
Connie and Beas, Chip and Holly, and Ben's mom Lynn visited Nick at the hospital. Later in the evening after Ben and Johnie got back from church we all gathered in Nick's room and ate Zaxby's. Cody brought some work and sit at a table to work on it. We were all together.
I am so very thankful for my kids. I can't tell you how good they have been through all of this for Nick and me.
On Thursday morning Nick got to come home. We settled in the house and I went to get the bloodthinner medication he has to take. Fortunately the hospital gave me a trial offer voucher for the first 30 days. Unfortunately the way the doctor wrote it out it only was good for 21 days. But hey, since we have no drug card at least that saved us $500. The CVS pharmacist was wonderful! She showed me different ways I could try to get Nick's medicine without having to pay full price- which will be about $340 a month. Well, amen. All during this the Lord spoke to me and said, "Do you doubt me?"
I do not, Lord. I do not. I trust You. You go before all things and IN YOU hold all things together.
Our nephew, Hunter came down from Ky on Thursday evening because Nick and the kids had tickets for the KY/SC game. Needless to say, they won't be going : )
On Friday, I went to work for awhile and then Patricia and all the kids came over for dinner. It was lovely to sit with Patricia and look at Scriptures- and speak our "language" to one another.
Allison who hasn't felt well has a double ear infection and we are hoping she gets better quickly. One thing we are concerned about is the bloodclots with her. Nick's sister Andrea had two episodes when she was pregnant with two of her children. Allison is going to tell her OBGYN so they can be aware.
So here we are on Saturday morning...it's cold (31) and windy out. Yesterday we had a lovely snow for a couple of hours but it melted right after that but it sure was pretty!
The KY game is on today and our dear Ben is going to make chili.
We are blessed, Lord...and we are undeserving. We thank You for our children, our friends and our family. Why us, Lord? Why us? Thank You. We love You.
You just never know how a day will go....but God does!
So my last post was about the gardening overall's I bought for $4 at the Brown Roof Thrift Store...
well, they haven't been fitted to me yet because...
right after that Nick called.
Lord, what a week it's been.
This is what my facebook post was once things settled down which was on Wednesday morning:
"We want to thank everyone who prayed/called/texted/messaged/thought of Nick Ellison yesterday. He had been having a problem with his left hip for about a week. Monday he went to the doctor and it was an inflamed tendon. They gave him a shot...and was supposed to feel better in a couple of days.
Tuesday when he was walking out to lunch he said he felt like something "broke" in his hip and went all down his leg. Then the intense pain in his leg began, it started swelling, going numb and turning red- except his toes which were turning blue.
Johnie and I went and picked him up. We came back home but a family friend who is nurse suggested we go to the ER. So we went to Mary Black Hospital. By now Nick could barely walk- his leg (from hip/pelvic area to toes) looked TERRIBLE.
When the nurse and PA saw him at Mary Black they immediately called a vascular surgeon- there was no pulse in his foot. The one at MB was in surgery so Nick was taken by ambulance to Spartanburg Regional.
At Regional an ultrasound was done on is leg again- along with massive amounts of painkiller. He had a bit of a pulse in his foot but he has extensive blood clots in his vein. Turns out this is genetic- his great grandmother, grandmother, father, aunt and sister all have had this and we think it's all in their left leg.
So, they put Nick to sleep, flipped him on his stomach and put a teeny tiny catheter all through his vein then ran a clot busting medicine and two bloodthinners.
When we saw him after surgery he was in a lot less pain and his foot and leg was looking better. He can't move his leg for 24 hours.
Today they will see how the catheter they inserted, the clot buster med and the bloodthinners are doing. They are also going to do another ultrasound on his pelvic area to check another vein.
Again...thanks everyone and please continue to pray for my Nick.-"
On Wednesday they removed the catheter from his leg and adjusted the bloodthinner he is now on.
He came home on Thursday morning. He is doing well. He is resting and moving around some. He can go back to work on Monday and Tuesday half days then his regular schedule on Wednesday.
Hopefully he will get some rest the next couple of days.
This post is mainly about what happened to Nick...my next post is going to be about what God FOR Nick....the way we saw God move and lead was so...loving. What a loving, concerned God we have.
well, they haven't been fitted to me yet because...
right after that Nick called.
Lord, what a week it's been.
This is what my facebook post was once things settled down which was on Wednesday morning:
"We want to thank everyone who prayed/called/texted/messaged/thought of Nick Ellison yesterday. He had been having a problem with his left hip for about a week. Monday he went to the doctor and it was an inflamed tendon. They gave him a shot...and was supposed to feel better in a couple of days.
Tuesday when he was walking out to lunch he said he felt like something "broke" in his hip and went all down his leg. Then the intense pain in his leg began, it started swelling, going numb and turning red- except his toes which were turning blue.
Johnie and I went and picked him up. We came back home but a family friend who is nurse suggested we go to the ER. So we went to Mary Black Hospital. By now Nick could barely walk- his leg (from hip/pelvic area to toes) looked TERRIBLE.
When the nurse and PA saw him at Mary Black they immediately called a vascular surgeon- there was no pulse in his foot. The one at MB was in surgery so Nick was taken by ambulance to Spartanburg Regional.
At Regional an ultrasound was done on is leg again- along with massive amounts of painkiller. He had a bit of a pulse in his foot but he has extensive blood clots in his vein. Turns out this is genetic- his great grandmother, grandmother, father, aunt and sister all have had this and we think it's all in their left leg.
So, they put Nick to sleep, flipped him on his stomach and put a teeny tiny catheter all through his vein then ran a clot busting medicine and two bloodthinners.
When we saw him after surgery he was in a lot less pain and his foot and leg was looking better. He can't move his leg for 24 hours.
Today they will see how the catheter they inserted, the clot buster med and the bloodthinners are doing. They are also going to do another ultrasound on his pelvic area to check another vein.
Again...thanks everyone and please continue to pray for my Nick.-"
On Wednesday they removed the catheter from his leg and adjusted the bloodthinner he is now on.
He came home on Thursday morning. He is doing well. He is resting and moving around some. He can go back to work on Monday and Tuesday half days then his regular schedule on Wednesday.
Hopefully he will get some rest the next couple of days.
This post is mainly about what happened to Nick...my next post is going to be about what God FOR Nick....the way we saw God move and lead was so...loving. What a loving, concerned God we have.
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| Ready to go home and take a shower! |
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Gardening Overalls
Yesterday after work I went in search of bib overalls. Years ago I had a pair. What did I do with them? Hmmm
After 4 thrift stores I finally found a pair. The problem is- they are for men.
But they were only $4 and since I want them to use them for gardening and working outside- I bought them.
Yes, they will need quite a bit of modification. I am happy to do that- what I don't want to do is go around yanking my britches up every time I move. : )
Sunday, February 7, 2016
My busy weekend....
We have had a VERY busy weekend.
On Friday I trimmed back the Gardenia bushes and filled in the hole of the arbor and bushes we took out of our yard...oh my what a job!
Friday night helped Allison and Ben paint Roman's room.
On Saturday Nick, his friend Al, Cody, Johnie and Ben started digging a trench to put piping in- because our yard is a pond.
I had to clean a hunt club while they dug the trench and when I got home I started covering the trench that the pipe had already been put in.
Then Allison, Ben and I went to pick up a glider we bought from a friend on Facebook.
While everyone crashed Saturday night I went out to my little She Shed and did some fabric artwork.
Today after church Nick and I had to finish the trench. I literally shoveled dirt for hours while Nick finished the piping.
All the dirt that is left over I will put around our house this week and UNDER our house because we are getting water under our house.
So...we are also going to have to put new gutters up....
Our original plan was to bring in a LOT of gravel to make our driveway bigger. We have a lot of people over and we drive through our yard (which we tell them to do because it isn't safe to back out of our driveway)- so we wanted to make other arrangements because we can't get grass to grow in our yard now.
So...new driveway and parking...and grass in our yard. But as usual simple isn't simple around here.
Well, amen. Then there is the usual to-do's food, wash sheets, laundry, attempt to keep the house is some sort of order, sweep all the dirt off the patio and bathe both dogs.
Maybe we can sleep tonight. Nick hasn't been feeling well lately and that means WE haven't been sleeping well. Pray for my Nick : )
Anyway this gal, is tuckered out. And Nick is very fortunate to have married a farm girl that not only can work hard but likes to!
On Friday I trimmed back the Gardenia bushes and filled in the hole of the arbor and bushes we took out of our yard...oh my what a job!
Friday night helped Allison and Ben paint Roman's room.
On Saturday Nick, his friend Al, Cody, Johnie and Ben started digging a trench to put piping in- because our yard is a pond.
I had to clean a hunt club while they dug the trench and when I got home I started covering the trench that the pipe had already been put in.
Then Allison, Ben and I went to pick up a glider we bought from a friend on Facebook.
While everyone crashed Saturday night I went out to my little She Shed and did some fabric artwork.
Today after church Nick and I had to finish the trench. I literally shoveled dirt for hours while Nick finished the piping.
All the dirt that is left over I will put around our house this week and UNDER our house because we are getting water under our house.
So...we are also going to have to put new gutters up....
Our original plan was to bring in a LOT of gravel to make our driveway bigger. We have a lot of people over and we drive through our yard (which we tell them to do because it isn't safe to back out of our driveway)- so we wanted to make other arrangements because we can't get grass to grow in our yard now.
So...new driveway and parking...and grass in our yard. But as usual simple isn't simple around here.
Well, amen. Then there is the usual to-do's food, wash sheets, laundry, attempt to keep the house is some sort of order, sweep all the dirt off the patio and bathe both dogs.
Maybe we can sleep tonight. Nick hasn't been feeling well lately and that means WE haven't been sleeping well. Pray for my Nick : )
Anyway this gal, is tuckered out. And Nick is very fortunate to have married a farm girl that not only can work hard but likes to!
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Moving on
Tonight as I am cooking supper I looked out of the side door of the dining room to a lonely sight.
Broken, lonely basketball goal.
We've lived in this house going on 23 years. My boys are 23 and 21. They grew up in the house.
Many many many evenings as I was cooking supper I would hear the thump thump thump of the ball, the boys feet skittering around and then a boom and swirl- in goes the ball.
There's a part of me that really really misses those days. I get a lump in my throat and my eyes fill with tears. It went by so fast. There are so many things I wish I could go back and redo.
But, I-we- can't go back. We live today. We have today.
I love today. I love seeing my children being adults. Growing up, working- doing, what we put those years in, to do.
Children don't stay young forever and we don't want them to. We want them to grow- "expand what already exists". We want them to experience life. To be filled with joy and even some sorrow. To make mistakes and right choices. To have regrets but- just a few.
I want my children to listen to the thump thump thump of a basketball- and hear their children playing in the back yard. I want my children to also experience the bittersweetness of letting go and moving on. Its called- life.
Liar! Ever wonder where they came from?
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Feeling better!
I'm feeling much better today...still some yucky head stuff but...my body doesn't feel like it's getting sick.
And yes....I do believe it's all of Grandpa's home remedy's!
After Sebastian and I had our run yesterday I dug up some fresh dandelions and made a cup of dandelion tea to further flush out the toxins.
Which was probably a good thing because a DELUGE came! The rain came DOWN. Well, you know me- I had to go outside when the rain let up to check on things. Our yard is like a pond. And sure enough one of our gutters was stopped up. So I got drenched when on the ladder, rain still coming down, taking the gutter apart and cleaning it out. UG.
Don't I have men in this house for this? LOL....well, amen. God created me this way.
So, before work Sebe and I are out for another run....just after I finish my dandelion tea with honey, ginger, coconut oil, apple cider vinegar and lemon juice.
Thank You, Lord for all that You provided on this earth to keep us healthy and heal us. You are so good to us.
And yes....I do believe it's all of Grandpa's home remedy's!
After Sebastian and I had our run yesterday I dug up some fresh dandelions and made a cup of dandelion tea to further flush out the toxins.
Which was probably a good thing because a DELUGE came! The rain came DOWN. Well, you know me- I had to go outside when the rain let up to check on things. Our yard is like a pond. And sure enough one of our gutters was stopped up. So I got drenched when on the ladder, rain still coming down, taking the gutter apart and cleaning it out. UG.
Don't I have men in this house for this? LOL....well, amen. God created me this way.
So, before work Sebe and I are out for another run....just after I finish my dandelion tea with honey, ginger, coconut oil, apple cider vinegar and lemon juice.
Thank You, Lord for all that You provided on this earth to keep us healthy and heal us. You are so good to us.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
I woke up this morning feelin' fine....not so much.....
So far 2016 has been rough for my Nick.
2) Tea: Black tea, ginger, elderberry, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, honey and a teaspoon of rock n rye. Hopefully this will ease my throat and head.
So...I'll let you know how it goes!
Off to sweat the toxins out and hopefully loosen all the junk in my head- and loosen the pain in my neck and shoulders.
He had pleurisy.
Then he had a head cold and stomach issues again.
Today his sciatic nerve is driving him crazy. Can't sit. Can't walk. Nothing without hurting. Poor fella!
And in the middle of the night my body began to feel weird. My throat. My head. My neck and shoulders. Pressure, pain and yucky feeling.
I thought, "Oh no! I'm getting Nick's cold!"
So I laid in bed a little extra. I've been on the go go go since Monday morning. And I devised my plan.
1) My Grandpa Cleary's remedy: garlic powder and grape jelly. Garlic is a natural antibiotic and will help flush out the cold and toxins (I'm going running in a bit).
1) My Grandpa Cleary's remedy: garlic powder and grape jelly. Garlic is a natural antibiotic and will help flush out the cold and toxins (I'm going running in a bit).
2) Tea: Black tea, ginger, elderberry, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, honey and a teaspoon of rock n rye. Hopefully this will ease my throat and head.
So...I'll let you know how it goes!
Off to sweat the toxins out and hopefully loosen all the junk in my head- and loosen the pain in my neck and shoulders.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Putting your trust in something other than Christ
Often
when I am speaking I want to make a point by asking everyone in the
audience that has experienced condemnation as a Christian to raise their
hands. Everyone who raises his hand has, at one time or another, been
like the Galatians, who had cast Christ aside and put their trust in
something else.
“You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace,” Galatians 5:4.
When we have trusted in something other than Christ and have failed, we felt condemned because we believed that our standing in God was based on our behavior. The sense of condemnation is a revelation of where our hearts look to find peace, either in Jesus or in our own effort. Obedience is a separate topic from acceptance. If acceptance were based on our obedience, then what would Christ really mean to us? As it is, with our acceptance secured in Him, He means everything to us.
If we want to be free from condemnation, we must not determine to do better but rather confess our disbelief in the Son, turn from it, and acknowledge His work.
--Mike Wells
“You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace,” Galatians 5:4.
When we have trusted in something other than Christ and have failed, we felt condemned because we believed that our standing in God was based on our behavior. The sense of condemnation is a revelation of where our hearts look to find peace, either in Jesus or in our own effort. Obedience is a separate topic from acceptance. If acceptance were based on our obedience, then what would Christ really mean to us? As it is, with our acceptance secured in Him, He means everything to us.
If we want to be free from condemnation, we must not determine to do better but rather confess our disbelief in the Son, turn from it, and acknowledge His work.
--Mike Wells
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