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Glad you're doing better and happy belated anniversary. And Connie I pray for many good days for the two of you.
Well no one else has mentioned Charlie Kirk and the lack of humanity in a fairly substantial part of our society, but it's weighing on me. I simply cannot be in the room when the news is on anymore. The mockery is egregious and painful to watch. Praying the Lord will open blind eyes and touch the hearts of these (mostly young) people who think nothing of cheering on the death of another human.
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I agree wholeheartedly, Cindy! I can't think of his wife and children without crying. Did you watch her statement from his home office - so powerful! It feels like this country is torn in two - the twisted and evil on one side and those who just want to live a normal life on the other, Christians included. We need to be reaching both sides, but the wicked side is so deceived that they are hard to reach. God told His prophet to go to this obstinate and stubborn people - they will not listen, but go anyway. That's what Charlie did, he went where they were least likely to listen and he was able to reach a few. We may not be able to go to campuses around the country and the world actually, but we can reach out to people in our own towns and cities.
My pinky toe isn't hurting as badly as it had so I think it's just a sprain. Praise the Lord for that. I am going to talk to my NP this afternoon about the headaches that are starting up again since I've been weaning off of that medication. The new meds for my arthritis aren't really working either. I hope that she will be able to talk to my arthritis PA and together they will find something that works on both without my brain being bombarded any more than it is. There are so many things I can't take so these tend to be a last resort for me. I appreciate your prayers as we try to figure things out.
Went out to eat for our anniversary yesterday since Monday was a wash out. I had a chimichanga but it wasn't as good as the first one I had there. Lots of lettuce and tomato on top of it which wasn't there the last time. And it had peppers and onions in it which I can't eat without have stomach upset. The onions were kind of cooked, but not enough. Sigh. I had chicken the first time and beef this time - maybe that's what caused the difference. I have some left over so that will be lunch! And, oh, look, it's lunch time!
Love y'all.
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We figured out what the problems were in Bill's meds. One med he was going off of in a step-down, but as soon as we started slowing it down, the hallucinations started. As soon as we put him back on regular doses, the constant hallucinations stopped. He still has some slight problems, but he had those before. Then she put him on a med that was supposed to help sleep and he wouldn't come fully awake. That was the issue with him not moving his feet, etc. He wasn't fully awake. They tried another one, and he would sleep for 45 minutes, then be awake for 4 hours before going back to sleep. That didn't work either. I'm not very patient when he wakes up before I even get to sleep. Now, she is letting me give him Tylenol PM again, which isn't great for older adults, but it works for him. He may not sleep all the way through the night, and want to get up at o'dark thirty, but at least I get some sleep before that happens.
AND - Bill went to church with me last night!!!! That is the first time he has been out of the house in a month and a half. He did very well, and he really enjoyed everyone talking to him. He just sat and grinned. That does my heart good! I don't see nearly enough of those grins.
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Praise the Lord. I'm sure the Church family loves to see him. Will continue to pray for y'all. We had to have someone come and stay overnight with Mom so we could get a full night's sleep. That was such a blessing.
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I lost another pound while I was in San Diego. I'm encouraged that it's a step in the right direction... but slightly frustrated that it wasn't more. So far - 6 lbs lost
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This has been a very difficult week, but God has held my hand the entire time. Bill left this world this morning to begin his new life in Heaven. I will forever be comforted that his last trip out of the house (beside to the Hospice House) was to church. We have had an amazing life and I will cherish it always. The girls were with me every day and held me up (and bought me underwear, brought my clothes home to wash, and fed me cookies). We are all sad, but rejoicing at the same time. I have so much to be thankful for. The Celebration of Life will be Tuesday, then after the cremation is complete, I will take the urn and vault to Dixon and have him buried there in our plots. While I am there I will visit with family that I haven't seen in well over a year. I don't know if I will attempt to take Mom. I think it would be too hard on her to stay that long, and hard to leave her sister after we got to Dixon. I think it needs to be a solo trip.
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Connie, I hope you continue to find comfort in your memories of Bill... and how wonderful that the girls were there for you in such touching ways. Much love to you. 🧡
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Oh Connie, I am so sorry for you loss, but so happy that Bill is now whole and there is no more pain and no more confusion - wow! I asked my Pastor in worship last night to pray for you, and you have been in my prayers as well. I'm so glad that the girls were such a help, praise the Lord for helping hands! You will continue to be in my prayers this week, as will his girls and family.
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Continuing to keep you in my prayers, Connie. Praying you stay safe on your trip to Dixon as well.
Missing you, Carole, hope you are doing alright! Praying for you too.
Hope your trip is going well, Cindy, praying for you too. Congrats on that overall weight loss!
Having several days of joint pain pretty much everywhere. I'm praying the new med kicks in soon.
Love my ladies!
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Thank you, Kim. I got home on Saturday and jumped right into the next job. I'm off for the next two days. First thing on my agenda: no alarm tomorrow. Sleeping in until my body says it's time to wake up.
On another note… I had coffee with my friend Martha this morning. She was telling me about friends of ours from our old church who moved down to North Carolina and started a microgreens business. She said they gave her some samples to try and she thinks it significantly relieved her arthritis pain. Hmmm. I can't try his fresh microgreens, but they offer a freeze dried powder, so I reached out to say, Hi and long time no-see and ordered some to try.
Sending up prayers for all of you just now. 🧡
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God has held me up. I have held up incredibly well. Next week I will go to Dixon and the funeral home there has agreed to take charge of the vault and to contact the cemetary to open the grave. That is well worth the money to have them do the organizing. They are so helpful, anyway. I will also order our grave stone from there.
I have "things" going on almost every day between now and then. Tomorrow a handyman is coming to put our bathroom door back on. We had to take it down to get the wheelchair in. Friday hospice is coming and picking up a lot of stuff from them…underwear, lotions, chux pads, etc. Then Tuesday a company is coming to pick up all of the equipment that we have furnished. They clean and fix any equipment and it goes to low income individuals. They will come and take down the bed, etc., too. So glad this stuff can go to people in need.
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Bill's Obituary if anyone is interested.
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Thank you for that link, Connie. What a great picture! And what a wonderful picture of Bill in the obituary. Continued prayers for you and the girls. How is your Mom doing through all of this?
Feeling a bit better today, pain is not as acute, although I did wake up with a doozy of a headache, it is just super mild right now after caffeine and a couple of acetaminophen. Praise the Lord. Wade and I are going to get some lunch and sit at the Beaufort waterfront to eat as soon as I am done here. Looking forward to that special time! I don't get out much so this is a special time for me and Wade!
Prayers and love for my ladies.
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I am doing well. It has been busy and will be busier when the death certificates arrive. Today, hospice will be here, then I have a call at 2 with social security for the death benefits. At 3 a neighbor is coming to take some of Bills clothes that he thinks can be used in a homeless community. After those people are gone I will start to get the rest of Bill's stuff together for thrift stores. I don't want to stretch this stuff out longer than necessary.
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Sending you hugs, warm thoughts and continued prayers.
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Me too! Praying all goes smoothly, Connie!
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My closet and chest is pretty much free of men's of clothing. I have disposed of some meds and waiting for a charity to get back with me on others. Hospice picked up a bunch of stuff that was purchased for Bill. Now I pretty much just have our big equipment that will be picked up Tuesday afternoon, then heading to Dixon on Wednesday.
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Praying for strength as you go through these things, Connie! We've got your back and love you very much.
Missing you, Carole, and hoping you are doing alright!
Love y'all.
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I have one wheelchair and bedside potty that needs to be returned to a church "store". It is only open 1.5 hours on various Saturdays. I need to call them to get their next date and get that taken care of. It's quite a way from this house, so will be a pain. Other than that, I am pretty much done with the "business".
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So glad you were able to get it done quickly, Connie. I pray you are able to easily settle into your new mode of life.
We are getting ready to get socked with two to three inches of rain and some strong winds from that "Nor-easter" off of our coast. Our neighbor's yard was flooded yesterday even before the heavy rain came in, but we are also affected when the tides come in and out and are especially high. Our yard hasn't flooded when our neighbor's yards have. We are probably 6" to a foot higher than they are though and that seems to make all the difference in the world.
Have a blessed weekend, ladies. Love you
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Hope you are staying dry! We need rain. I guess some is supposed to come in over the weekend, so we will soon.
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We did really well during the storms. Our neighbor across the street had quite the flood in his yard, but we've seen that much in the past during a "king" tide. We just had puddles in our yard. Praise the Lord. We have sunshine today. I'll box up some of this water and send it off to you! LOL! We did get chilly though - brrr!
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I think I figured out what is going on with my voice - nodes. I had them in the past, twice, and had them removed, once by scraping and the second time by laser. I hadn't sung for quite awhile so it didn't dawn on me it could be that, but everything points to it. Maybe they came back from yelling at Jake to "come" when he just wouldn't.
Have a blessed day, y'all.
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Praying for you Kim.
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I've been doing a word study on Ps 139, my favorite, and it's amazing how much more powerful the words are when you look at their meanings. "How precious are Thy thoughts to me, O God, how vast is the sum of them." I think that's vrs 16. Precious = prized, rare. We have God's thoughts in that beautiful book called the Bible! Just the thoughts He knew we would need to live for Him. We have a precious, a prized treasure in those words. I was thinking about when people call it God's love letter to us. How do we feel when we receive a letter that we had been hoping for. We feel such joy. We rip it open and devour the words, maybe even holding it up to our heart. That's what God's Word should be to us, something we cherish and can't wait to read. I thought about precious metal, something not easily found or affordable - we have it! There are billions of Bibles out there in the world, but how many people know they have a rare treasure, a priceless treasure - God's very thoughts for us to read and to share! I love doing Word Studies! God is amazing!
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Kim, thanks for sharing those thoughts from Psalm 139. I love doing word studies also. That's the reason I tried taking Greek while in Bible college. The class was great, but eventually required more time than I could give, as I was playing piano and travelling with a PR team at the time. But you can dig deep without Greek.
I hate to keep disappearing for a time and intend to do better. One of Dwight's sisters passed away and I was drawn into some family-related business. Basically, Dwight's mother didn't trust this sister's ability to handle money, so she set up a trust in her will, with Dwight named as trustee - and this was never changed after he passed away. It took a few weeks, but things were finally sorted out with Beth's help.
Connie, I saw that Bill passed away and I'm so sorry. You loved and took such good care of him, he was really blessed. If I read correctly, one of his last trips was to church with you, and I know that means a lot. You two shared life, love, faith, and worship music.
I'm enjoying fall in east Tennessee, but it's passing way too quickly. We had a much-needed shower today and now the nighttime temps are beginning to drop lower. Tomorrow promises to be a sweet day because I have a dear friend (from Bible college days) who is vacationing in Pigeon Forge and coming to Johnson City to meet me for lunch.
Love to all of you.
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Yay, so happy to hear from you, Carole! I hope that you have a wonderful time with your friend. Do you speak with or see her often? It's so difficult to have to go through all of the "legal" stuff after someone passes away. You just want to grieve and say good-bye but you have to get everything in order instead.
Connie, I learned so much about Bill from his obituary, it was beautifully written. You had a full life with him. Your Alaskan Cruises were what I most hoped to be able to do as well, but I don't think that will ever happen. Thank you for letting me get a glimpse of that through sharing about your travels. Do you think you will go to Branson for the Gospel Jubilees again?
Well, I woke up coughing this morning. My voice was hoarse and I just kept coughing every time I tried to talk. It has passed though - praise the Lord. I did call my arthritis PA and he will call me back and let me know what he thinks I should do next. I have a steroid pack that the Ortho doc gave me in case I had a relapse, but I read about the side effects, and even without the severe stomach pain I get from steroids I wouldn't take this one - it sounds horrible. I did consider taking it because the pain was just getting worse with time, but after reading that, I took the muscle relaxant and slept through the pain! LOL! When I saw the arthritis PA he said he would have to go to the first medication that they use for RA, so we will see.
We had a wonderful service yesterday morning and I zoomed the evening one because of pain, but it was very good as well. Sister Robin sang a beautiful song about the Word of God, and the sermons were also about the Word of God. How the Lord works since that is what I had studied on Saturday through Ps 139:17.
I hope y'all have a wonderful week. Love you
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I've started on my new med from the arthritis doctor - hydroxychloroquine. It's used for malaria and autoimmune diseases. He said that there may be an autoimmune thing going on beneath the surface despite the test results. I did have a very low positive result for RA or an autoimmune disease and that has him thinking that something is going on that the tests aren't acknowledging. It could take four to eight weeks for it to build up sufficiently in my system. I have to keep an eye on my BP and pulse since this med can lower them and I'm already on a med to lower my pulse which also can lower the BP. Praise the Lord, I am praying that this med will work!
I hope that y'all are doing well and enjoying these cooler temps. I go from t-shirts to sweatshirts and back again during this time of year!
Much love.
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Thanks Carole for the thoughts. I am doing well. When my thoughts turn to those last weeks and even the last 5 years, I turn my thoughts to all of the travel and fun things that we did during our time together. So many sweet memories.
Kim, I'm not sure about the Gospel Music Festival. I would need to spend several days in a hotel and buy season passes to Silver Dollar City. I think I need to watch my finances a bit for a while before looking toward extended travel.
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Wow, that would be an expense! It's been hard for us to watch the finances after being able to get whatever we wanted or go where we wanted when Wade was working. I even have to consider whether to buy a $.99 book or not! LOL! If I really I want it, I spend it!
Whoowee, it has turned quite chilly this morning. We are going to get up to 65 at some point today and I know Wade is going to want me to sit out on the porch with him sometime as well, so maybe I am going to have to put my coat on for that! I'm quite chilly in my office this morning, but am almost done!
Love y'all.
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