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Oh no! I hope that your foot did alright. I agree, yoo-hoo for you! I get antsy when I have to do something Wade would normally do - I don't want to do the wrong thing and mess something up. But, I have been brave and killed and ugly spider or two when he wasn't around - otherwise you will hear a loud WADE! I've never had to be without Wade for more than a week, when he would have to go to a school for his work - I can't imagine having to not see him for as long as Dave has to be gone at times! It helps to be able to do those video calls.
My visit to the NP went well. I have a couple of visits to make to get some testing done (normal old lady stuff). I do have some white cells in my urine, so that has been sent off for further testing. I've never had a UTI before and I don't have any symptoms of one, so.... God knows! We're going to work on the pain stuff in December. I'm having a lot of it lately, so that can't come soon enough for me. I had to order a second hand brace because some days both my hands hurt badly.
I hope y'all have a blessed Wednesday. We are having our fellowship meal tonight with a lesson afterwards. So much fun!0 -
Well that was crippling. I was outside for 5 hours in 90° heat with very high humidity. Every hour or so I would come in and lay on the floor and take a 5 minute break. But I got all the sticks and clumps of leaves (as well as hickory nuts and acorns) raked into piles and picked up before the guys came to mow. I was finishing up at 3:30 when they got here.
The sticks and stuff are all still in the back of the utility vehicle - Dave said he'd take care of dumping it this weekend. (He comes home Friday night - hurray!!)
My foot was hurting something awful by the time I came back in... and that radiated pain to my calf. This morning when I woke up, my back hurt. It's all on my right side and I'm sure it's a result of changing the way I walk to baby that right foot. As my grandma used to say, "growing old - it's not for sissies".
This is only the second year Dave's been away for so long. He almost never used to travel for work. But, the kids are all out of the house and we decided we could use the extra money for retirement, so we thought, for this year it would be worth it. I do want to plan some kind of weekend trip for us this fall - maybe South Dakota. We've never been to Mount Rushmore and would like to see it.0 -
I went to see Mount Rushmore when I was a kid, it was part of our trip back home from Colorado. It was awe inspiring! We also saw the Crazy Horse Carving. I looked it up and saw they've been working on it for 75 years now and there is just the face. They have the rest of what will be carved drawn out on the mountainside. It says that he will be bigger than Mount Rushmore! They are privately funded by donations and that's why it's taking so long. I hope you are able to go! I was afraid that you would really be hurting after your raking chore! Praying for you!
Still waiting for the results of my test. I didn't think it took so long to find out if you have an infection! It's probably clear and "no news is good news", I just wish they would tell me when I should hear or if I will hear!
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Cindy - I know that you know the things to do for your foot, but I was visiting with a friend that is dealing with it the other day and was reminded of a trick that I was taught: Freeze a bottle of water and put it in a jelly roll pan in the floor and roll your foot back and forth on the bottle. The ice and the ridges on the bottle will both ease pain (ice) and massage, and the pan will keep it from rolling away.0
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Thanks for the reminder, Connie. Yes, I've been doing that - but probably not as often as I should. When I do remember, I try to alternate that with heat as well. I use the frozen water bottle a few times during the day and the heating pad at night. Yesterday morning I was achy all over... but I was able to stay off my foot way more than I did on Wednesday (the raking day).
Today is even a little better. I had a couple of virtual work meetings - one on Zoom and one on Teams - at the same time. Lol. This was me: one meeting on my home computer with the sound coming through the speaker, the other meeting on my Surface with the sound coming through one of my earbuds. But at least I was able to be seated in my house and didn't have to go anywhere.0 -
Oh my! I would never be able to have two things going into my head at the same time! I usually block out one of them - although I do play games on my Kindle while "watching" TV! Somehow I can keep those straight - unless I have to think a lot during the game - then the TV disappears! I'm glad your foot is doing a bit better! Praise the Lord.
Have a great weekend. Hope your time of worship is refreshing for your soul.0 -
I don't know how I would do with two meetings at the same time, but I put in an ear bud with a book and headphones and sit down to play the piano. Not hard piano, just favorite hymns and choruses that I can play by ear...0
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You talented people!
I have an appointment for my pneumonia vaccination tomorrow, but over the weekend I started feeling unwell. I'm having trouble catching my breath, coughing a bit, and my chest feels tight (all symptoms I've had when I've had pneumonia.) I called my NP's office and they are out but I asked to talk to the doctor on call. She said to make sure I'm seen by a doctor before I have the vaccination, so I'll call in the morning and see if they can fit me in for a quit exam! Bummer! The last three times I've gotten sick I have been out and among the public a day or two before - same with this time. Went to Sam's and out to eat! Trusting the Lord to keep me through this too and hoping it's just allergies really bad.0 -
Hope that you had a great birthday Kim and Carole! I'm sorry I missed your special.day....🎂🍧🎂0
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Me too... happy birthday a little late!
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Thank you! I did have a great day. We went out to eat and it just wasn't as good as we remembered, so the next day Wade got me a Shrimp Dinner from Els and it was so good! We went shopping while we were in town and I started to feel bad shortly after that. It seems like every time I get around people I get some kind of lung thing! I called on Monday about getting my pneumonia vaccination and talked to the doctor on call. She said I needed to see a doctor before I got the shot, so I'll see her this afternoon. Hopefully it's no pneumonia again! Jesus knows though and He has a purpose.
Carole, I remember I share a birthday with you all the time, but it didn't come to mind that day - blush! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Birthday Buddy! I hope your day was also very good.
How is the foot, Cindy? How is Bill now, Connie. Y'all remain in my prayers.0 -
Prayers for your lung issue, Kim. The foot is still painful. I just ordered a night splint because even though I remember my old one as causing foot cramps, just putting my foot against the headboard at night isn't working too well. I wake up and my foot has drifted from the headboard and it's tight all over again in the morning. Argh!0
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Oh boy, we'll have to pray for no cramps!
I saw the doctor yesterday and she's treating it like another bout of pneumonia. I had an x-ray but haven't heard the results of that yet. I did start on one of the antibiotics she gave me, the other is on order. She maybe heard something on the right side, but it was faint if she did, but erring on the safe side we're moving in this direction. Breathing is a bit better today and just coughed some this morning. As long as I sit still I do better. I stay away from people until I'm sure I'm better since pneumonia is contagious! Who knew?!
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Praying for both of you!
Things are stable in the Randel house.0 -
Praise the Lord. You are always in my prayers.0
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My sister-in-law advised me to buy a home warranty when we moved. I debated it, but thought that it would probably pay for itself. Last Sunday, my fridge quit cooling. The freezer was still freezing, but ice backed up in it and it was frosty. I called about the warranty and had to wait until today to get it fixed (I do have a fridge in the garage, so had a back-up). They had to replace a fan and clean out drain lines. I told him that I was going to clean it out, but thought they should see it. He said that if I had cleaned it out, they wouldn't have known that the drain line was clogged. There was 2 inches of ice built up in the back of the freezer. My warranty has paid for itself for the entire year! God is good....and I won't have to go to the garage for groceries. I'm letting it cool down tonight and will fill it back up tomorrow.0
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Praise the Lord. The owner of this house included a home warranty with our purchase, but we never had to use it! We also had one with the house in Hickory and did have a plumbing issue that they came out and fixed - I think it cost us $50. They ended up being our plumbers after that!
I looked at my other posts and saw I hadn't mentioned that Wade has Covid. He's been sick for almost a week now, so I think he is heading out of it. I was negative when we checked with home tests and I don't have any symptoms.0 -
Praying for you guys. We bought this house as is, so no warranty at purchase. This was my fridge that I brought from the other house and the one that was here, we put in the garage. It's a good fridge, but it doesn't have nearly the freezer space that ours had, plus their granddaughter was swinging on the door and broke the handle off.0
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Oh no! Naughty granddaughter! The fridge we have came with the house (we left ours in our old house) and it's 21 years old, so we have been talking about looking for a great deal on a new one. We don't like the side by side because neither side is very big. We actually have two freezers - one is a large free standing one and the other a box one which we aren't even using right now, so if we could find just a fridge that would be great. Wade found a really nice mower on Facebook the other day for a great price. Ours was old and conked out. We have a riding mower, but he needs the push mower for the areas near the "wilderness" as well as between the fence and the ditch! I'm glad we were able to get some of the things we have while he was working, we'd not be able to do it now!
I found this post after I had been here. It's a good one for when we study the word:
03-11-24
When I consider the Christian validity of a belief or a behavior, I look for New Testament instruction. A quick overview includes...
Is it commanded by God?
Is it commended by God?
Is it condoned by God?
Is it condemned by God?
Is it compatible with the New Testament narrative?
Is it confirmed or contradicted by other doctrines in the New Testament?
Is it consistent with God's revelation for the Church, and His eternal nature?
*Addendum in Comments below.
Addendum to my above post.
There are other ways of looking at the above list, which is primarily a positive viewpoint, in other words, a "what is good" list. The following list is basically the same, but it is a negative or reverse approach, in other words, a "what is not good" list.
Some of the points in the first list are presented as a negatives, which I repeat (in parenthesis).
In my own study of a subject in Scripture, I look for...
Is it forbidden, as in a negative command, "you shall not?"
Is it a reproved or rebuked belief or behavior?
Is it a corrected belief or behavior?
(Is it condemned?)
Is it contrary to the New Testament narrative?
(Is it confirmed or contradicted by other doctrines in the New Testament)?
Is it in conflict with God's revelation for the Church or with His eternal nature?
If folks apply these questions to their study, I think a lot of Christians will be surprised with the Biblical revelation concerning some of their closely held views.
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Great list, Kim. It hurts me knowing so many people just believe what is said and never take the time to compare that to the scriptures.0
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There are so many preachers out there who are preaching some really bad stuff - like we are God; God chooses who gets saved and who gets damned and even the bad stuff that happens is God's fault...
It's like the college kids today too - they believe whatever their professors tell them and never look for the truth, then they are out on the streets supporting Hamas! They shout, "From the River to the Sea" and they have no idea what river and what sea and what that means is the annihilation of the Jews! So sad!0 -
Our pastor saw this on Facebook just the other day, the Pope meeting with children of many religions in Singapore. He did a post on what he thought about it. I couldn't get the pictures to come up right so I wrote the comment down in the post in brackets.
09-14-24
Christ-following, Bible-believing people have been telling folks for a long time that Romanism is not Christian. It should be clear enough now for anyone who has even a modicum of Bible understanding that the papa of Rome is a false prophet.
[KCG: I copied his words from the the words above his picture on the post: From Catholic Sat: Pope Francis to children in Sinagpore: “All religions are paths to reach God. They are – to make a comparison – like different languages, different dialects, to get there. But God is God for everyone. If you start to fight saying “my religion is more important than yours, mine is true and yours isn't', where will that lead us? There is only one God, and each of us has a language to arrive at God. Some are Sheik, Muslim, Hindu, Christians; they are different ways to God.”
The papa says there are many ways to God, but God's word says,
Jn 3:17-21 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, be-cause he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Jn 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Jn 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Faith in the atoning death and physical resurrection of Jesus (and in no other) is essential for salvation from sin and entrance to heaven.
The papa is a false witness.
We should not hate those who follow the papa or any other false teacher, but we should love them enough to tell them the truth. Remember, Christ loved all of us enough to die for us. We must not deny Him. We must proclaim His as the only Savior.0 -
There are many false prophets and teachers...a sign of times to come. It just turns my stomach to read things like this.
On a more positive note: Bill has been having some really good days! This cooler weather and the new house has made it easier for him to go outside and enjoy the sunshine and the neighborhood. I have taken him out through the garage and just let him sit inside the garage with the door open to the sunshine, but he can sit in the shade of the garage. He has enjoyed it so much. I took him out the back to the patio, but it is all sun and I have to use his wheelchair ramp (portable) to get him out and back in. The garage is so simple, though. I have been using his little transport wheelchair that I had stored in the garage to sit in and using a folding table between us and it has been great. I should bring one of the patio chairs into the garage, but this wheelchair is really comfortable, and folds up easily when not in use. I did order a little table from Amazon to keep out there, so the good wooden one can come back in the house. He also has gone with me the last 3 times that I went to see my Mom. This means that I can actually visit with her, and not just run in, visit for 10-15 minutes and leave. God is good! Tomorrow, if it is nice, I'm going to see if I can push his wheelchair down the street and back. I think it would be good for both of us. Exercise for me and getting around the neighborhood for him.0 -
There are, Connie! They don't even care what the Bible says anymore! This disturbs me as well, it also makes me angry because he is leading those precious children to hell if someone doesn't tell them the truth!
Oh, praise the Lord for the good news about Bill. I was encouraging Bren, from our other team, to get out in the sunshine and for a time every day, it does make a difference. Wade and I like to sit on the back screened-in porch and chat and watch the neighbor's chickens. Oh, they do this funny thing with their water thing - they kick it and then drink some, kick it and drink some more. I wonder if the kicking makes more water come out! It just looks so funny. I'm so glad that he is doing better and you also get to spend more time with your Mom!
We had buckets and buckets of rain last night. We have water in our yard but not flooded like a couple of the neighbors. No flooding up to houses, but the front of the yards are full of water! We have "ditches", I like to call them "canals" that are affected by the tide waters from the Sound, so when there is a super high tide the yards will flood. It was scary last night though, lots of lighting and thunder. Morehead City was on flood watch and about 3 AM our phones went off with a flash flood warning. Praise the Lord we saw lots of rain by no devastating flooding - God is good!
I was reading some FB posts from yesterday and today that our pastor made, and I came across 2 Cor 4:3-18, but a section of that really struck me this time as I was reading it. I'm sure it's been there before, but with my brain it's all new to me! LOL! Myself and three others wrote a song using this passage called EARTHEN VESSELS, so it's very familiar to me - but vrs 6-10 really spoke to my heart this afternoon.
2 Cor 4:6-10 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
We are those earthen vessels, our bodies, our spirits, our souls. And in them He has placed His light, and the knowledge of the glory of God, and we are to carry Jesus' salvation which came to us through His death, and His life which came through His resurrection. What an amazing thought. My own body carries these thing, as well as the Spirit of God! What a responsibility to not shame the name we carry as Christians (little Christs [in how we act and speak] as they were derogatorily called in Antioch). Vrs 8 is very suitable for these days when our bodies are slowly failing us and the world around us is evil and hating us - yet we don't respond as the wicked ones do, we are not perplexed, we are not in despair because we know that God has a plan and whatever purpose He has for me and whatever I must go through, it will turn out for my good! Ah, what a great God we have. Thank You, Jesus for giving me such a wonderful time with You!
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Yesterday, Bill didn't want to go outside or do anything. This morning after breakfast, there were tree-trimmers working on a tree just outside our sunroom. I opened the blinds and set him in the sunroom and he really enjoyed watching them. After they were done, I asked if he wanted to sit outside and he was all for it. We sat out there until I needed to go see Mom. He didn't want to go, so I took him in and got him in his recliner so I could comfortably be gone for an hour. All-in-all, pretty good. At least he wasn't just sleeping.0
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Guys! Gotta watch the other guys with their exciting toys! That is so good, Connie that he still takes an interest in things. Oh, I'll let you know that Bren had a close call this week. Her blood sugar dropped super low and she was able to push her 911 button before she passed out. She woke to EMT shaking her. They got her to the hospital and she was even able to go home that night. Please keep her in your prayers. She's doing fine now though. I wouldn't want the Lord to keep her here just for me, but I'm glad He let her be my friend for a little bit longer! I feel the same way about y'all.0
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Praying for Bren! I wish I had time to still be on that group, too. I just have my hands full and it's hard enough to keep up with one group.
We got some much needed rain this morning and when it cleared up, it got hot. I thought I could get Bill outside for a while again today, but just too hot to fool with. I am so thankful that he has had a little bit of enjoyment in getting out once in a while. When we were at the old house, it was just too difficult for him to get outside. This little house is so much better for us. The only thing that really feels little is the guest bedroom, and I doubt anyone stays there, and if they do, it isn't too small to get around in, since we purged furniture that wouldn't fit before we moved. Our bedroom is huge and they sun room is a really nice size for an office/music room. We were used to a dining room, but the little dining area is enough and our living room is smaller, but again, it isn't crowded due to getting rid of some of the stuff...it feels roomy.0 -
Wade and I have talked about this house being too big for us too. It was built in the 1920's, so it started it's life small, but was added onto (rather weirdly) several times. We are so grateful for this house, but if we ever lost it to flooding or fire we'd rebuild about half this size. One bedroom, one office, a bathroom, kitchen and living room! So much easier to clean and to keep up! I do like how I have a circle I can walk in the house. There are two openings from the living room into the kitchen and a long hallway beside the living room that adds extra steps. I was able to do two rounds yesterday before my breathing and heart rate said no more. I was doing my upper body exercises while walking but had to finish at a stand still. It's not a lot, but a little is better than nothing and, Lord willing, as I get stronger I can add more.
Here's a recent posting:
09-19-24
I am sorry, it appears that I may have accidentally deleted an earlier post. Here is the repost.
(I use "legal - illegal" concerning human authority and "lawful - unlawful" in reference to Divine authority).
Not everything legal is moral.
Not everything illegal is immoral.
Not everything legal is lawful.
Not everything illegal is unlawful.
When the legal opposes the lawful it is lawful to be illegal.
When the legal forbids obedience to the lawful it is essential to be illegal.
Acts 5:29 KJV Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
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I am enjoying my stepdaughter coming to sit with her Dad on Sunday mornings. It feeds my heart to be in church on Sunday mornings again. Next week I will start playing for altar and closing for the service again. I enjoy being able to use my talents to glorify God in this small way.
I bought a new phone a little over 2 weeks ago. My phone was not holding charge as long as I like, but the main reason was that I no longer need the SIM card in a tablet since we no longer travel and I thought it would be a good idea to have an extra phone at the house since I was paying for it anyway. The new phone kept getting static when listening to books. I kept trying figure the cause and finally just thought it must be the phone. I called the cell phone company. Anyway to make a long story short, I reset the phone to new and took it back to Walmart who refused to take it back for being 16 days since purchase instead of 14. I called Samsung, the local repair place, and finally called my cell company back and got someone who immediately sent me to a supervisor. She had me re-install the SIM and start the phone, sent a patch and told me to sync the phone and the apps, then to immediately call if it did it again. I've listened to two books on two applications and now on the 3rd book and application and haven't had an issue. Whew!
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Wow, what a trip! Praise the Lord the fix worked. I'm going on three years with my current Kindles. I have four because I am also using Mom's, Actually five. I have one that I use for reading and the others have games on them. Doing the games has the same purpose as when I cross stitched and crocheted - keeps my hands busy while I'm listening to a book or "watching" TV.
We totally understand why you can't be on both teams Connie, you have a very full plate right now! It's pretty much Bren and I most of the time, the other ladies popping in now and again. I'm glad I get to interact with you here!
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