Daily Chats and Encouragements
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Yes I do eat cheese so might have to rethink it - I know cheese can bind a person so don't like to each much of it but it seems to be a bit of a trigger for me because if I have 2 oz of aged cheese at lunch I tend to want to have a snack before supper of cheese
Doing much better though with eating = am down 6.2 pounds in 5 weeks so am on a good roll - goal is to lose 1 pound a week from now through to December 14 and so far so good. Each day I start with the positive though 'What am I changing today with respect to my eating that will allow me to lose 1 pound this week' = it works.
We have just had a terrible weekend - our 14 year old Molly (as in dog) took sick, really sick Friday night. She has had elevated liver enzemes so has been on meds for that. Anyway she took a turn very quickly Friday night and just went downhill very fast. We spent all day Saturday watching her struggle with a lot of pain and she seemed to be more comfortable when my hubby was holding her. We couldn't find a vet that was open for regular hours as it was the weekend and the only option seemed to be to go to the Emergency Animal Hospital but just to walk in the door with an emergency was going to cost $250, then they said they would want to do blood work and go from there - though they said on the phone that more than likely because of her age she should be put down. So we kept her as comfortable as possible holding her all day Saturday and all through the night. Sunday morning we found a vet that was open therefore the fee would not be so bad. On the phone when making an appointment he agreed it sounded like the best option due to her age and liver condition would be to put her down. So we missed going to church on Sunday as we did not feel comfortable leaving her alone and at 12:30 she took her last breath - and as our daughter who has Down Syndrome said 'Molly is running and playing with Benji now' = makes me get tears in the eyes that she saw it so innocently.
Well, our friends should be arriving shortly so will sign off for now
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Marilyn, I'm so sorry to hear of Molly's passing. Like with any we love, even if expected, it's so painful and the sorrow runs deep.
I've always thought there should be a song based on Willie Nelson's "To all the Girls I've loved before"....but about dogs and cats. Many pass thru our lives and are remembered fondly and loved much.
I had a bit of a scare before work. I took a nap and when I got up, I was having sharp pain behind my right shoulder blade on movement and deep breath. (not very deep!) I prayed for relief and googled a bit....am OK now. Not sure why that happened but I don't like it at all. I hope it doesn't happen again.
I remembered to bring my charts in for copies this time, for my cardiologist and PCP. Tho my BP has been running high for awhile, my average isn't too awful...and I do believe the pain affects all that.0 -
Oh Marilyn, I'm so sorry for your loss. Jake passed with liver disease as well. By the time we figured out what was happening, it was too late to turn it around. What a precious thought your daughter had! Praying for you!
Bren, hopefully it was just a pulled muscle where you slept wrong on it. Praise the Lord it passed - but girl, you be sure to make note of it for when you go to the doctor, especially if it happens again. We gals don't have the same symptoms of heart disease or attack that men have. When you get these funky pains you give me a bit of a scary feeling inside! As Gomer would say, "Don't go doing that with your heart now!"
Went to a birthday party on Friday, then practiced with the singers in our Church for our first service in the new building. It's a building that will be used for many things and fellowship and services will be some of them. The body is the Church, not the building!
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Love that Marilyn...and in Christ Jesus...we Can! Today my "Can Do" includes home chores and my PCP appointment. With my 5-20 minute chore list in mind, I will do "something" each time I get up.
Kim, I forgot to mention that pain to my cardiologist yesterday. I saw the NP. I did mention the higher BP readings and my thought on the shoulder pain and stress contributing to that. She said overall, my stats look good and unless we see a trend of higher numbers as the norm, no meds adjustments are needed. Yep....I scare me too sometimes! I've had 2 of the mild heart attacks and both presented differently.
Oh Yay! You are right about the "building"...but it will be nice to have a designated spot for Church business. Singing:....Mine in my latter years is more the "joyful noise"....but I still do it.
I cancelled my eye appointment for this morning. I may wait until next year for it even. They are reworking our drive out there again and we are having to park on the street until Friday... which is a struggle for me. I did use my cane when I got back from yesterday's appointment as I had to park quite a bit further down.
Mary (manager) was out there and came over to help me, and make sure I didn't fall, having to step up and over 3 curbs. That was sweet of her.
I rested well last night so feel better this morning and not so ragged. Thanking God for His mercy and care.
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That long walk from the car probably did it as far as sleeping well goes! LOL!
Drinking the cranberry juice every day has helped me to sleep through the night; no more 2:30 plod to the bathroom - praise the Lord.
I don't have my lab results back yet. There isn't a specific place for them in my patient portal, and they aren't very good at keeping the information there up to date, like appointments, they don't show up there so I have to call to make sure I have the right information.
Mom has four appointments in December and one in November. The November one was expected to be in January but the doctor must have had a cancellation just when we needed one. I hope this helps her see a little bit better. She's having the lenses that were put in after her cataract surgery checked for hazing, to see if it's enough to warrant cleaning.
Not much else going on with me. I hope y'all have an awesome weekend. Talk to you tomorrow.0 -
I was really glad to see cars back in the lot on Thursday when I came back to work. I do rest better when I take my pain meds. That bit of Codeine helps me sleep and I have less pain the nights I take it.
Oh boo! I really like the portal with my providers. I write things down but often misplace my notes so it's easy to check back for those appointment times, scrip refills and lab results.
That's good that she got in early on the January appointment. I always keep an eye on the weather too...as I will not go out and trek about on the ice for a follow-up!
I saw 3 of my kitties as I was leaving for work and wished I had something for them. I'd have to sneak feed of course. I told y'all about Mary's cats in the office! I'm glad to see those being so well loved and cared for at least but I miss mine!
Yesterday, I figured my actual "work days" I have left and it's 43....with my off days and vacation days counted off. I am really looking forward to me last day. New Year's Eve it will be and that's normally a half day unless the bank is open for the final close for the year.
Love and prayers for a blessed weekend for us all....Mine has begun....and I hope to finish well.0 -
Wow, just 43 days to retirement - woohoo!
Getting a bit of a headache today. Not sure if I'll get out for a walk since it's chilly outside. If the headache holds off then I can do a house walk. I'll take some Tylenol with my lunch.
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Haven't checked in here for awhile - life has gotten somewhat busy. But it is starting to get back to normal for us which is nice.
I believe I mentioned that on Oct 17 we lost our sweet Molly (age 14, dog) and it has been a difficult time as all three of us have been grieving her loss She was such a sweet little dog.
Well my hubby asked if I would put in an application to foster / adopt a small dog - the rescue people here in town said that a lot of the dogs they get are larger owns so I put in an application thinking that it would maybe be in the spring before we would hear anything. Guess what - on Monday November 1 after talking with one of the rescue ladies, they brought us 2 of the sweetest dogs. They are 8 years old, male and female, that have been raised together since birth. The lady that gave them up said that she just did not have the time to take care of them as her children were now grown up and left home and she was working. Personally I think there might have been other reasons as they are the sweetest little dogs ever. So well behaved and just want someone to love them, giving them a little time. The female (Bella) looks like a Pom but is a mixed breed but does look like a Pom. She weighs in at 9 pounds. The male (Toby) is a bit bigger weighing in at 14 pounds. He too is also a mixed breed but looks like he could have possibly a poodle - actually I think he looks like a dog but can't think of how it is spelled . He has short curly hair but not as thick and curly as a poodle. They are completely house trained, walk on lease very well and are not barkers. They have taken to our daughter who lives with us (she is 32 and has Down Syndrome) Last night when we went to bed they were with Priscilla up on her bed enjoying getting lots of pats. Called them off the bed to make sure she had a blanket over her and they immediately went into our bedroom, jumped up on the bed and gave us a look that would seemed to say 'Where are you going to sleep as we are taking this bed' = we have bonded well already but we have till November 17 to complete the adoption (meaning to complete the adoption papers and paying the fee for them - the cost is not for profit but just enough to pay some of the cost of their vet care, and dental work) But we are ready now so just need to be a bit more patient to do the final work. We look at them and wonder how hard it was for the lady to give them up as they are so sweet and not a lot of work. Just to give them some attention, some love and feed them - they don't ask for much. (NOTE: My hubby is enjoying is morning walk with them as they walk well on the leash and each morning they let him know that they are ready to go)
At any rate that is about all. Oh, one other thing - we are on Week 5 of the Rooted course through our Church. It is a great course - would suggest everyone have their church look at doing it - it is 10 weeks long and really get you looking at your walk with the Lord, your how you doing as being a disciple of Christ.
Take care
- Marilyn
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Oh, Marilyn, that is wonderful. They sound adorable! What a great way to get encouragement to get out and walk too! I'm so glad you were able to find two great dogs so quickly. That fostering program - I don't know, I think they do it so you'll fall in love and just adopt them! LOL! I know I would. We have our hands full with Mom, so having a dog just isn't something we are even thinking about right now. Jake's been gone for several months and I thought I was doing really well, then Wade showed me some pictures and I fell apart again! Takes time!0
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I got a scammer post this morning from a hacked account. My profile pic is a map with "find joy in the journey"....LOL Probably a Nigerian aiming to snag some poor old lonely woman with such a generic post. He had 2 snagged already. The world is so full of evil and ill intent.
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Hey everyone, I hope you are having a very good Friday. It is windy and chilly here, just like Fall is supposed to be! The little heater is going to make up for the other heating that we keep lower in the cold months - very familiar and heart-"warming".
Having some pain all over today, especially in my legs. Probably won't walk. I keep expecting my calves to seize up but, praise the Lord, so far no cramps there, just soreness. My dishes may have to wait another day. I did get my clothes switched around, the winter clothes onto the shelves in the closet and my summer clothes into the dresser. Everything looks so organized now - let's see how long that lasts?! LOL!
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Wow! I haven't gone in and totally cleaned out my gmail account since 2012. I didn't realize the THOUSANDS of emails that I thought were deleted that were still showing in the account. Since I use google drive so much, I noticed that I was over half way to my limit (which is rare), so I decided to check out the email. I had over 50,000 emails in my "category" section under "promotion". I had 4 in my inbox. I couldn't just delete all of them, or the 4 that I needed to keep would have been deleted, so I had to delete a page (50) at a time. Now I am at less than a fourth of my limit. I guess I need to check this more often.0
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I have two g-mail accounts and have one on my phone that we used for our Zoom Church meetings when Wade and I weren't able to be together for them, pretty much just Duke Power shows up there now. I have no idea what the other one has done, I can't even remember why I got it. I use our Yahoo mail every day, we've had it since 98. There have been times I've been tempted to just go with g-mail, but too many people have my Yahoo e-mail (doctors, friends, businesses for bill sending), it would be too much hassle to change over!
We had a King Tide over the weekend. Our neighbor across the street has a marsh, the sound, a jut of land and then the ocean, behind his house. So when there is a high tide his yard fills with water. I hadn't seen it go nearly to his house before though, or even cover his driveway, but this tide sent water over his driveway and just about 10 feet from his house. We stayed dry though, but the canal in front of our house filled up higher than it's ever filled up. Our neighbor (pastor and his wife) had water in their side yard because there is a culvert that draws the water across the street right beside his driveway. He's had a pond before in that area, but this covered that side as well as some of his front yard and way into the back as well. Even this morning the neighbor's yard is about half as full as it was yesterday with the new tide that came in. Phew, praise the Lord we stayed high and dry!0 -
Wow...that tide stuff would worry me a bit! Glad it didn't reach their house.
I have a g-mail account, haven't been over there in over a year. I got it when AT&T was being stupid, trying to bill me for 2 months I had NO service, due to an accident out front that took out the telephone pole, 2 other cars besides the driver that flew into things....missing mine by 10 feet or so....whew! It took a year for repairs to be done and 3 letters to them refusing to pay for service I didn't get and switching to Suddenlink. Their tech support was awful too! I thought I'd lose my yahoo account when all that was done but I haven't yet. I did however, forget my password! Imagine that?0 -
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Yeah, just as Philippians tells us to give thanks in everything! Not thanks for the bad stuff, but thanks that God is with us in the midst of the bad stuff and He has a purpose and plan through the bad stuff He does allow. OOO, I want a puppy to hug, but I would need someone to come and take care of it!0
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Having a good day today. It's pretty here again. If it stays nice I will try to do some walking this afternoon!0
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I am HATING this new format! I keep trying to figure out a way that it doesn't do all of the double spacing of lines but it is doing what it wants. It sure make it hard to do lists.
- Calories - 1088
- Carbs - 96
- Sat fats - 13
- Cholesterol - 250
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ME TOO! ...and yes I am yelling!
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It's strange how what we become accustomed to (like double spacing for paragraphs in these posts) is such a habit now - I don't think about double spacing, I just do it and then have to back space to make it right in these posts. I'll get used to this too!
A warm day. Walking was a little bit hard because I was having trouble catching my breath. My heart rate was going a little bit higher than I've been used to as well.0 -
It was soooo cold today! I think the high was 39. It was so windy, too....in other words, no walk.
Calories - 1113
Carbs - 83
Sat fats - 10
Cholesterol - 153
Wow! It is not automatically double spacing! I'm glad that they worked that out. I hope it sticks.0 -
It was chilly and windy but sunny and lovely at my spot on the map yesterday. It's only supposed to be 60-62 for a high but starting at 37.
I have a hair cut on my agenda...very soon. Maybe on my Birthday next month when I have to be out for my appointment with the kidney Dr., Get labs done perhaps and the oil change and inspection on my car. She needs her annual spiff and shine as well.
I finally got my vacuuming done Wednesday and have more home chores to tend to. No laundry was done...again. My inner maid hasn't made an appearance in about 4 months?0 -
Bren I had to smile when you said a high to 60 - 62 - where I am on the map our high today is to get to 41 and honestly don't think it is going to reach it as it is 39 now and it is mid afternoon already. I have to smile when you talk about laundry - it is a chore isn't it. I like to do it weekly but my hubby doesn't like clothes laying around that long to be washed so I am finding every 3 days we are doing at least one load - but at least it is keeping it all up.
Doing ok with eating - Thursday I noticed that the scale was up (officially I weigh in on Tuesday) and got to thinking what I had different. I realized that for 2 days in a row I had 2 oz of hard cheese each time - and that does it for me. So as of yesterday I am off hard cheese - too much sodium in it anyway. Scale dropped this morning so I am hopeful that it will drop even more by Tuesday. According to the food tracker today it said that if I eat as I am today that in 5 weeks I will be down to a nice new number - about 9 pounds less than what I am today. So I guess I am on the right track.
Our Toby (as in dog) has gone to the groomer today - the previous owner that has had him for 8 years has not bathed or groomed him in over 2 years and he was smelly and his poor skin was so itchy. He should be ready to come home in about an hour - will take a picture of him (naturally) and share it with you as he is one handsome little dog. And so talented - would you believe he like likes watching animals on tv - he communicates with him in such a cute way his head going back and forth.
Praying for all of you - remember to look to the Lord for all your needs and He will supply all of them.
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I would enjoy doing laundry if I didn't have to drag my carcass and my carts out to the laundry room! We always seem to have at least 0ne of the four washers not working and one or two of the dryers out. I would like to get one round done tomorrow before work and will pray for the strength and will to do so.
I've been watching videos a lot here lately, a lot are political ones, which tend to spark irritation and anger...many are food related which make me hungry but not inspired enough to cook...tho my Ramen upgrades came from videos. I like simple, quick, easy things. Wednesday, I cooked some pork Carnitas with a potato, onion and a packet of onion soup mix. It was delicious. I finished it off last night. I hope once I retire, that I will be spurred to cook better for myself and eat much less processed stuff.1 -
Hope you are all having a great Sunday. Went to church this morning - an amazing service - what a great pastor to be able to preach a sermon that most pastors would avoid- so thankful to have him leading the church.
After lunch I did some searching for healthy grain free food for our new members (Toby and Bella) as Toby seems to be having an itchy skin problem. He was just groomed yesterday (after his previous owner neglected this for more than 2 years) so he is much better but still wanting to scratch. So we are doing a search on better quality of food. And have found a good starting plan - the pet store deals with rescue dogs a lot and is aware of allergies in these dogs. So on Wednesday we go to pick up a month of food for them - praying that it will help with the itching in the poor little guy.
Just got an email from the rescue with the rescue papers to be completed but waiting for her to give me a call as I have a question about it. Then to get it back to them. Hopefully we haven't come up with a snag (my anxiety is showing) but am trusting in the Lord with this - can't imagine if for some reason they have decided to reverse the process of us having them.
Need to take the picture of Toby from my phone to my laptop in order to post it here so will do that sometime today.
Here is what our Pastor preached about today and wow what a good job he did - if you would like a link to it let me know and I will put it up for you
Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
https://www.kamloopsalliance.com/podcasts/media/2021-11-14-narrow-and-wide-gates
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We had a get together with the body on Saturday and then had lunch together after services. Such a great weekend of fellowship!
Great verses. I don't think that many understand what that narrow way requires or really want to know. They like having their ears tickled and drinking milk rather than eating the meat in the Word. Few are finding that road and that is the road to eternal life. That is very sad.
Still having knee trouble. I was pretty sure it was from the arthritis in my knee which came from the injury to the cartilage several years ago. I found some info on WebMD and it gave a name for it: Chondromalacia Patella. My knee hurts at my knee cap, and the damage was done under that. All the things it mentioned as a sign of the problem were things that I struggle with all the time, but not as severally as I am right now, so I think it's a flair up of that and will take rest and anti-inflammatories (which I can't take) so I'll try some ice tonight when I go to bed. I found this pain relief cream too (Amish Origins) which I will try as well.
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Woke up to a small blizzard which lasted about 10 minutes now the sun is shining. But here where I live (British Columbia Canada - west coast of Canada) things aren't looking good. We had extreme heat during the summer with horrible wildfires (the 4th year in row) which took out an extreme amount of timber. So in the last 36 hours we have had rain that the province has never recorded in history. All major roads to the coast are damage and closed. One town - Hop BC -all roads that enter and leave that town have been washed out so many people are stranded - no trucks can get in to deliver food and they don't know when they will get the roads safe to travel on due to all the mudslides. 275 people we stranded in their car between two mudslides for over 14 hours. Two towns - Princeton and Merritt are flooded out - the town of Merritt which is about 45 miles from us has a population of 2,000 and all were evacuated during the summer due to wildfires and now they are once again due to flooding as the sewage has backed up so sewage is running down the main street and into everyone's home. They were evacuated as they were told they could not flush a total or turn on any taps in their house. Remember when Covid started and a shortage of TP happened - it has happened here again as no cities in the province are able to get trucks in to bring in food / supplies. The main highway from the Vancouver (at the coast) to central British Columbia (where we live) has had major damage and they say it could be months before that highway is up and running - but God is in control and we just need to lean in on Him - on saying that there are a lot of people really suffering right now - no drinking water, no food available to purchase as the stores are running out as the truckers cant get it to them. And all trains have been shut down as the mudslides have wiped out the tracks. Please, please pray for safety for everyone and that things can get somewhat better soon for aid to everyone - here where we live the population is just over 100,000 and Costco is now out of toilet paper as well as all other chain stores - let alone things like eggs, milk, meat.
Went to my meeting this morning for a quick weigh in - said to report that I had a small gain of 1.2 pounds but I know what I did wrong - I am still down 11.6 pounds in 9 weeks so am ok with it - it was my 2nd time I had gained since Sept 7 (11 weeks) so I feel I am onto a good eating plan - just need to remember that should I deviate even a little I will gain - and that is what happened - I had some hard cheese and it does it to me every time. So that is not going to happen again.
Want to share these verses with you - it is one that we reflected on during our Rooted course this week.
John 13:1-5
It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. HAVING LOVED HIS OWN WHO WERE IN THE WORLD, HE LOVED THEM TO THE END. The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had to come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
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