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Susan - thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures. How is Colin feeling? When will you be through traveling?
Judith - Prayers for your procedure on the 12th and for wisdom for the doctors as they interpret the results and further treatment. With the different time zones we have here, the 12th might be today or tomorrow. My doctor's schedule for colonoscopies and my availablilty due to traveling has my colonoscopy scheduled for February 16th.1 -
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Thank you all for sharing, loved the picture shared...
Today I prepare for surgery, Wednesday, January 12th at 9:30am is the scheduled procedures.
We have over 3,000++ cases of Covid, many of the Variant Omicron which is spreading like wildfire. We are seeing mega people in hospital and in the ICU. The variant is supposed to be milder but unfortunately here many are having serious disease.
My Melanoma surgery and facial reconstruction has been put on hold as all surgeries here have been cancelled and only emergency surgeries are going forward. Very frustrating as I have been on wait list since July 2021.
Due to the compromised mouth face and upper lip issues I have Mouth Care is challenging and any work that needs done presents many challenges so my Dental Surgeon has referred me to a specialized Dental Clinic at Vancouver General Hospital who work with patients who have had multiple cancer surgeries and who are waiting on further surgery and as well as reconstruction surgery on their mouth lips and face. They work with Cancer specialists and all your Doctors you have. Seems like a good choice for me. Will keep you posted.
Thank you all for your love, care, kindness and many prayers.
I am now away until the weekend. I hope to be here on Sunday or Monday. Will send a quick note and let you know how I am doing with my recovery... God Bless...😊❤️🙏1 -
Good evening all. We have traveled to my daughter's place today. I'm exhausted. My asthma and sinus seems to be worse.
Linda, I'm not sure when we will get home again. Colin has changed the date a few times with him needing medical help along the way. I hope we will be back by the end of January. Covid is everywhere here now too. I pray if we get it, we will be home so we can recover in our own house. Colin is still having lots of pain at night with his ribs but his wrist is improving a little.
Judith, by now you may be at the hospital already. Praying for you and all you have to go through. That does sound good about the Dental option, if you have to wait for surgery again. Big hugs coming your way!
Martin, that verse was much needed today.
I'm glad you enjoyed my photos. Here's one more taken in my sister's big and beautiful garden.
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Susan - your flower pictures are so appreciated. I had thought that when I retired I might starting doing photography as a hobby but it has not happened. Most of the pictures I take now when we travel is scenery or flowers. They give me such joy with the colors and the variety God has created.
I believe Judith is in the Pacific time zone so she should be in surgery as I write this. My earnest prayers are with her and the ones performing the procedures. I am praying for God's will to be done. I have learned over the years that God's plan is much better than any I could imagine.2 -
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Thank you, Linda. Photography is a hobby of mine. I can't resist when I see something beautiful to photograph. I just use my phone camera and snap away wherever I am. I'm so glad you like my photos. I've been praying for Judith too. I hope by now she is out of surgery and recovering well. We should hear from her in a day or so. The Lord is good.
Marilyn, thank you for the reminder.
I'll add another photo of my sister's garden for you. 🤗 This time it is an orchid near her front door.
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I was reading Psalm 9:1 this morning ("I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds") and I realized that during this time of covid, health issues, and cold weather, I have given thanks but only to a certain extent. I am grateful for good things but I have not done it about everything "with all my heart". I have complained about our dogs, the weather, my aches and pains, etc much more than I have seen the hand of God working for my good. I am going to look for blessings amid the chaos of life and be grateful for all things big and small with "all my heart".2
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Marilyn, that one touched my heart.
Linda, you touched my heart too. It's easy to slip away from looking for the blessings we receive every day, isn't it.
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Great day to be alive - so thankful that my Lord and Savior woke me so gently this morning. And WE HAVE A WORKING KITCHEN SINK. 15 days without it and now we can use it. If we had known he could fix it in less than 2 hours we would have called sooner but we thought it was a frozen pipe - it wasn't it was a clogged drain - he had to snake it 30 feet to push the clog through - says he thinks it was a build up of over 30 years of dish soap and any grease from dishes. Told us to do the following once a month if not every week to help keep the pipes clean: Fill up the sink with very hot water, then unplug it and let it go through the pipes - this he tells us keeps any residue from the soap extra soft so that it will run down the drain rather than getting hard. Said with the deep freeze we had they have had a lot of people having the same trouble - the pipes were coated with residue and the cold just made it get hard - so keep the hot water running at least once a month to make sure all continues to work well.
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I am anxious to hear back from Judith about how she is feeling possibly this weekend. I know she needs to rest for now so I will just continue to pray for her recovery.
Marilyn - that is a good idea for all of us to pour hot water down our drains monthly. We have lived in this house for over 30 years so we need to take good preventive care of it.
We are praying about rehoming our year old dog. She is getting more agressive not only with the other dog but with my husband. The anxiety level is high in this house about making the best decision for the dog as well as for us. She needs to be in a house with high energy people that can take her on runs to get rid of pent up energy. Our granddaughter is really struggling that she may need to give away the dog to another home. She has really worked hard with her trying to train her and to follow the instructions of the trainer we hired to help.1 -
Good morning everyone.
Marilyn, so sorry you've had trouble with your pipes but I'm glad it was an easy fix full stop thank you for letting us know how to maintain household pipes full stop in Australia, it never freezes, and sometimes we have to run the tap for a while to get to Cool Water as the pipes heat up drastically in the sun! I still use the hot water trick though to keep things going.
Linda, that would be heartbreaking about having to rehome your dog. I was just thinking, is there a trainer somewhere close to you who could work with you and see if he or she could overcome the aggression? I know you will make it good decision play your dog.
I received a message from Judith just now and put the news in the prayer request thread. She won't be back to MyFitnessPal until Monday and won't know any news about her test results for two to three weeks. Let's all keep praying for her. She really needs our prayers.
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We are now 1/2 way through the 1st month of the year - soon we will be looking at summer and Christmas 2022.
A bit tired today so will be taking a power nap shortly. Having some of my hubbies great homemade tomato vegetable soup - so it is so awesome - smells out of this world and takes just as good. Grateful that with both of us being retired that we don't have to do all 'chores' on any given day. So though this is Saturday and at one time was the day to do all the laundry and grocery shopping it isn't so today - today all chores that needed to be are done so I can have a relaxing day - think I will make up a list for next week as to what chores should be done so that we can get a few done each day - much easier that way.
Back on plan today with my food after a few days of dealing with stress/anxiety - but my body spoke to me last night telling me enough is enough get off that wrong road and get back on track - this is the year to see great changes in my health - positive changes - and it will only happen if I put some effort into it.
Exodus 12:13
When I see the blood I will pass over you.
Question (from My Daily Bread reading for today) Why is death the only path to life? How have you shown that you've received Jesus' death on your behalf?
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Our dog trainer came over today to work with us and the two dogs. He says that he feels we can change the dogs behavior by changing our behavior so we do not have to rehome the younger one. My husband was given homework to do with the dog to desensitize her to his ways that makes her nervous. He is a go getter who walks fast and wants to get things done. He needs to be slower and remove her from any situtation that might overstimulate her also. This trainer charges quite a lot so I hope we do not need to have many more sessions with him before we are "trained".
Thank-you Susan for the update about Judith. Waiting for the biopsy results is difficult but at least the procedure is done and she can recover from it.1 -
Hello my friends. Judith is still in much pain. She tells me she has specialist appointments, both in person and via teleconference, every day for the next week. She may come back to Chat Cafe on Tuesday now and it will take awhile longer for her to regain some stamina. Her biopsy results are not due back for 2-3 weeks so she doesn't know if this, too, is cancer or not.
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This is the third time I've lost my post.
Marilyn, I will pray for you. I'm so sorry that you are going through this bad time with your health.
Linda, I'm glad you found a way to sort out your dog's behaviour. I really hope everything will work out. You are welcome for the updates about Judith.
Appreciate your prayers as well. Parts of Australia had tsunamis in the coastal waters yesterday. Many Pacific islanders are being totally inundated. There was a volcano in Tonga that erupted and caused these concerns and waves. I am also concerned that Covid could be in our house. We will find out later today perhaps.
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Susan - I am praying that covid is not in your house. Colin has had enough problems without being exposed to that nasty virus. Our daughter and family came home from Disney World yesterday and my son-n-law is not feeling well. His sisters who were with them on vacation, was exposed to covid at a new years day party so it is possible covid may be back in our family. He will be testing today to see if he has it. Thanks for being such a faithful friend to Judith and keeping us all in the loop about her progress. It helps us pray more specifically with your updates.1
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Was good to be able to go to Church this morning - a great service on being single and celebate (think I spelled that wrong). First time I heard a Pastor talk on being married or being single or being celebate. It is so time that we hear strong pastors that are grounded in the Word talk about things like this as there is so much distortion on it. Too many people think that we are not complete unless we are married and to many think that as long as you have 'great sex' all else will be ok. Our Pastor did a good job of this and am so impressed with his deep love of the Lord and his great level of understanding on what the Bible says on so many issues the world is facing today.
Here are the 2 main verses he shared and developed.
1 Corinthians 7:6-7
Now as a consession, not a command, I say this, 'I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another'
NOTE; Paul was not married and here he is talking about the gift of being single and the gift of being married.
Matthew 19:10-12
The disciples said to him, 'If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.' But he said to them, 'Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.
Our pastor gave us 'homework' on looking up what an eunuch was and the 3 kinds listed here - and to do research on how those that made themselves eunuch for the sake of the kingdom of heaven means. He did a good job on explaining this but it is something to think about. If any of you want to listen to what he said, let me know and I will post a link to the sermon as he did a really good job on a topic that is 'touchy' for many
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Hi Linda and Marilyn. I hope Judith is doing even a little better today.
Linda, I hope Covid isn't in your family either. We're still waiting for test results to come back, but the sick ones are already starting to feel better (one granddaughter had a tough night) and the well ones are ok so far. You're right, neither Colin nor I need the virus. My asthma is still bad so Wednesday we have a telehealth appointment.
Marilyn, I am glad you have a Pastor who is willing to preach on hard topics and is doing so from God's Word. Our own Pastor does that too, praise the Lord.
Has volcanic ash drifted your way? We woke up to ashen skies this morning. The tsunami warning is over but some areas were affected even on land here. Not like the Tongans and Fijians and Vanuatus and various other islands were though. They were inundated well and truly.
Here's a pic of the sun at 6:45am today.
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Marilyn, I am so glad that some pastors are not afraid to teach the truth even if it is uncomfortable. Those subjects are so needed but are also neglected because some think that they are not "politically correct". Our pastor is not afraid to preach on these also. When everything is in the light, we can face them and change what needs to be changed if necessary. God's word has the answer for all our issues.
Susan - your picture looks like our sky when we had the wildfires. It is definately a weird feeling looking at the sun through the filter of ash. I pray that your asthma can be controled with all the particles in the air.
Our church had a medical group come in yesterday and offer free covid tests to anyone who needed them. We are having a shortage of testing supplies in our area and some have not been able to even know if they have the virus. My daughter and kids were tested since my S-I-L may have it. They are all awaiting the test results. They should know in the next 24 hours.0 -
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News from Judith: she is still recovering from the colon surgery. They have delayed her the Melanoma and facial reconstruction surgery for another two months, again.😥
She feels she can come back to chat tomorrow! Easy does it though. I think she will only post in this thread.
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Keeping Judith in my prayers.
Grateful that the extreme cold here in British Columbia Canada has ended but now the east coast is getting it.
14 days left in the month of January so need to buckle down in order to lost 3 - 4 pounds this month
Am about to have lunch then need to get up and put some steps on my pedometer. Have the floors done and most of the dusting - now to have lunch, do a little walking and work on a Bible Study
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Prayers continue for Judith and her healing. I'm hoping that she is having less pain and heals quickly. I am so sorry that the reconstruction surgery has been put off again. My patience is getting thin with the situation and it is not even happening to me.
We are supposed to have snow showers tomorrow. It is cold and the clouds are gray tonight. I was concerned with the road conditions tomorrow with the temperature being high of 30 and snow predicted but God took care of that. My friend that I was supposed to get with tomorrow got confused and sent me a message to say she was at our meeting place today. I was not ready to get with her but quickly prepared and met her a little late. Now I do not need to worry about the road conditions tomorrow.
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Linda, I agree with you about Judith being put off again, with Melanoma! She is so patient about it but must be so concerning and difficult to wait.
Glad you had no trouble on the road after all.
Marilyn, sounds like a busy day for you today. I hope you get everything done and the bitter cold stays away for you.
It is a tiny bit cooler here today but still very tropical. Watching a video with my granddaughters and daughter right now. We started a family jigsaw puzzle too. 😊0 -
Freezing drizzle today so I am staying in where it is warm and safe. Tonight we are supposed to go out with friends but we will see what the roads are like when the time comes. My husband is not afraid to drive on slippery roads so I will "let" him drive while I close my eyes as we go. LOL
Susan I am glad the sky is clearing. I heard on the news that this volcano can cause changes in the oceans and weather for quite a while. I am so glad no one was hurt at least I have not heard of any from the high waves after the eruption.0 -
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That's right, I would close my eyes too, Linda! I haven't heard of any lives lost from the volcano either, but there's been a lot of property damage.
Judith had more Dr appointments and no energy to come chat, so maybe tomorrow she will be here.
We're hanging out in the air conditioning today. I'm sure grateful for that, Marilyn.0 -
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