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It has been a busy day getting all the graduation pre-work done. There were lots of modifications done to get them to be "perfect". The new shipment of diploma covers were supposed to be delivered yesterday at the church so we went down there to get them but missed the driver by 5 minutes. Today they said they would be there by 3 so Glenn went to the church at 2pm so he would not miss them if they came early. They did not come by 3 but sent a message they would be there by 6pm. At 5:30 they said it would be 9pm. Glenn stayed at the church and worked on things as my daughter was here and worked on things she could. They were finally delivered at 8:30pm and were printed correctly. You may remember that we received them last month but the college image was printed incorrectly in portrait rather than landscape. Since we are leaving tomorrow we really needed the new covers! We are going to be working tonight on getting everything packed.
Barb - We will be in Kansas from tomorrow to next Tuesday. The conference is over on Saturday but we will be going to Joplin, MO on Monday to talk to the staff at Ozark Christian University that is working with us to get our students accredited by taking half of our classes then added to their classes to get an accredited degree. It will be good to have our own ability to be able to do this for our classes hopefully next year.
Susan - I am glad that you were able to celebrate with Joe and Ellen even when he was in the hospital.
Barb - I hope things get figured out for 3 with the travels. Yes, we do need to remember what is the good about 3 rather than seeing what he still needs. He has come a long way since his surgery. I hope you have a good trip to PA. I'm glad that you got a little rain but a lot more is still needed.
Judith - Praying for Stan and the fires. I am glad that I brought good memories for you and tomato juice. Some of the juices in jars have a lot of sodium so I have to read the labels and get the ones that are lower. It is full of nice vegetables though.
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Linda, sounds like a busy day with getting all the graduation pre-work done. That was a long day for Glenn waiting at the Church for the delivery, I am so glad they did the covers correctly this time! Hope the Conference goes well. Will you have time in between sessions to take a walk and see some of the city? I look forward to hearing all about the Conference. You said after the Conference finishes Saturday you are going to Joplin MO to talk to the Staff at Ozark Christian University that is working with you both to get your students accredited! That would be great. I think you said hopefully next year? That would be great if that can happen. Thank you for praying for Stan and the fires. Today in my area there was improvement as less Smokey skies, still smoke but not as thick as it was. I wear a Mask when outside. Today no coughing, but my lips face were actually burning, not sure if it’s the irritation from soot in the air or a combo of my complications and wildfires soot? Again thanks for the Tomato Juice memories.
Susan, you had quite a busy start to your day with all the cleaning and laundry. Hope you got it all done. So nice you were able to visit Joe and his wife and help celebrate his birthday! Sounds like a nice birthday for him with the visitors and receiving presents. So nice the Hospital Staff sang Happy Birthday to him. And yes Susan, I can relate to Inara’s Jaw problems and other things with her mouth and the teeth placement. Will keep her in much prayer and for Yolanda also. Praying for God’s Peace and Calmness for Inara! You said it’s Joe and his Wife 66rd Wedding Anniversary tomorrow and you and Colin were visiting them. Hope they have a wonderful Anniversary Celebration!
Barb, hope the rides can get sorted out for Harry3 so he gets to rehab on time and leaves at a good time. So sorry he missed 30 minutes of his speech therapy. Praying for his swelling vocal cords and trusting God for complete healing. Really, when we look at where Harry3 has come from he has come a long ways, God is doing an awesome work in Harry3’s life. Hope you get more rain and the wildfires settle down. Thanks for praying for Stan and Brenda, and for asking after me. I wear a mask when outside. I think it helps. No coughing today. No change in Stan’s area but in my area there was less Smokey skies today, we still have smoke but it’s not as thick as it was. Our temps were a high of 75 and rest of week remains the same. No rain in my area. I am praying for you Barb, regarding the nodule on your Thyroid. It’s good there have been no changes, so it’s not growing, this is good news! Praying the next MRI will show no change. Praying for Harry regarding your husband’s cough, praying he is better soon. Glad he is sleeping through the night. Yes, it’s good for the both of you that you can sleep through the night.
Take care all, my prayers are with you all. Good Night God Bless….😴🙏
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Good Morning all.
Judith, I am very glad the smoke is lessening in your area. It would be so irritating for your facial injuries to say nothing of your lungs. I hope and pray Stan and Brenda will stay safe. The fires are so widespread in Canada again this year. You must be looking forward to autumn and cooler weather. Thank you for praying for Inara. When we spoke on the phone yesterday she was running around the house with her little cousin Arlo! She isn't feeling too bad! Lol! Yes, today is Joe and Eileen's anniversary. We secretly gave them cards to write out for each other yesterday. Joe needed a lot of help to get his thoughts together so Colin helped him write his. Joe has terminal cancer throughout his body including in the brain so he is having a lot of mood swings and confusion....
OOh, That is good news about the corrected diploma covers arriving just in time, Linda. It would have been a long day for sure, waiting for them then still having to organise and pack them before the morning. The students will love receiving them, I am sure. You should tell them the story of how the diplomas had such a long journey and adversities to get to them. A bit like their studies! I also did some packing of envelopes yesterday. I needed to get a new catalogue mail out done for my far away crafters and need to hand deliver some around the Village. I like to decorate the envelopes and write each person a little letter and send them a small card making kit. I finished that around 10pm. Praying your trip goes well and you have the best graduation ceremony. I used to really look forward to my students' graduations when I was teaching. It's such a wonderful celebration time.
Barb, sorry you got in trouble for telling 3s church you would be away! It's hard to please family at times. I think it sounds like Harry3 wants to be independent so much. The man probably wishes he didn't need so much help, but right now he does. Hugs. I hope your benign thyroid tumour stays benign. Colin has had one for years too, and it hasn't grown either. Thank you for your prayers. You have mine, too.
Today Colin has a pre-op consultation with his heart surgeon and the anaesthetist. This time next week, he'll have his Angiogram. I am going with him today to help him talk about some of his medical conditions. Colin has a slight speech impediment so needs me to say some of the words if he gets stuck. I usually listen hard so I can tell him what is happening in simple English afterwards too. I take notes so both of us remember what goes on. He has been short of breath several times again this week. I sure hope and pray that this exploratory procedure shows something that can be fixed.
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Susan. How is Inara? Nice to hear of her running around the house must be back to normal. I am .so, glad that Colin has pre-op consultation with his heart surgeon & anesthetist. That neat that yiu help Colin with his speech. Prayers all goes well. I hope,Joe and Eileen had a nice anniversary. 66 years is so neat!,
Limda. So I guess you maybe be in KC MO tomorrow. We are to, have hot weather. So glad all,the diplomas got printed ok. So sorry it too, all day for Glenn. He had a long day hat night. The smoke maybe back so youn may see the haze sometimes it makes nice sunsets but thats about the only nice thing it does.
Joplin, MO is where our daughter in law is from. There was a tornado back there several years ago.
The Ozarks are nice the famous spot is Branson, Mo, where our son, lives is Sight n sound is there. Sure hope all goes well for you. Happy packing. Something I’m doing too.Judith. I am glad that the fires are getting under control. Must be something wearing a mask when you have so much going on with your face and all.
So glad to see the 2 ounces. Prayers for you and your family and your healing.
Thank you for the encouraging comments on 3 it is hard never thought it last this long I’m sure it is very frustrating for our son and HH.
I need the comments too as it’s hard. I know God is I control mood heals too.Well it’s so, sad news about Charlie Kirk , only 31 years old with a wife and 2 young kids. 🙏🏻
Well it seems that the 2:30-3 time pickup, is best. He gets picked up before the rush I guess and today it was there close to 3, so not bad, and he is not still waiting till 4 or after.
Pray for his vocal cord, (thank you Judith), his voice, his vision and that the prism stickers for his glasses come in soon for him, his balance and walking. Plus his girls and HH. It’s hard. Thank you ALL for, the ,any prayers.Judith is right he has come a long way it will be 5:months next week so we think it will be a year I just hope it’s complete recovery and he's back to, our son we know.
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We made it to Olatha, KS and are resting . The plane had some mechanical problems before we started but was quickly repaired. Something happened with the delivery of supplies and they did not have any cups to use so no hot drinks or water. We were in row 35 so by the time they got to us there were not many choices of canned drinks. Even with that issue I am aware that compared to what some of our students need to deal with on a daily basis ( wars, lack of safety, poverty, etc) our problems are very simple. I am grateful for the safe flight. Our daughter arrives tomorrow and we will work on the graduation robes with the garment steamer and decorate our table for our school. I will post as I can each day.
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Susan, yes the Smokey skies are not as severe as they were. We still have some but not too bad now. Thanks for praying for me and my son and his wife. They are safe and their Chickens and Goats,their cat and dog too. Even with all the smoke their chickens are still laying eggs. Brenda is so excited to have all 7 of her chickens producing eggs for them. So happy to hear Inara is doing better today, reading about her running and playing with her cousin. Good news to hear. My prayers continue. Hope the upcoming pre-op with the anesthetist and heart surgeon goes well. So nice you are going and can help Colin with any words he gets stuck on, it’s good to write notes as you both can go over them together when home. And I do hope like you are saying the Surgeon is able to find out what is going on so Colin.can be helped. Praying for Good Reports from the exploratory surgery!
Linda, happy you made it to Olatha, KS and you are able to rest. So happy the plane’s mechanical issues were repaired so you were able to continue on with you journey. Too bad there were issues with delivery of supplies so no cups not hot drinks or water. Being on Row 25 I can see by the time they got to you there were not a lot of canned drinks to choose from. Safe travels for your daughter who arrives tomorrow. It will be great to set up your table with the Banners of your School and get their Robes all ready as you steam the wrinkles out. I look forward to hearing all about the graduation ceremonies and maybe a picture would be nice if possible. Take care. My prayers are with you all.
Barb, Thank you for praying for Stan and Brenda, the Smokey skies have improved but still have it. You mentioned about wondering if wearing a mask irritated my face, actually it is fine as I wear a mask in public places, on handy dart and at the hospitals. You have prayed about us getting some rain, forecast says Sunday we are supposed to get rain showers, here’s hoping. We haven’t had rain for quite a while now. What about you? I was glad to read that the times for harry3’s ride are finally in place and starting to work better. Hope this continues on. I continue to keep Harry3 in prayer for his vocal cords , vision, that his glasses will come in soon, for his balance, and walking that we will see a marked improvement. I am also looking forward to that day when Harry3 is totally healed! My prayers are with you Barb, for your next MRI that all will be well.
Tomorrow morning I am off to the hospital for my Surgeon follow up and procedures. Will hope to bring an update tomorrow night. So it’s Good Night 😴 and God Bless! 🙏🤗
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Judith, I think you might be on your way to your appointment as I type, so am praying things go well today. At least the smoke is thinning. I'm relieved to know your son and his family and animals are all doing well. Praise God! Yesterday's appointments were long. We left home at 11:15am and didn't get home till 6pm. There was a string of appointments to get through, with the Chemist, x-ray people, nurse practitioner and finally a junior doctor. We both slept well last night.
Linda, glad you had safe travels after a shaky start! It's good they found the mechanical fault before you got on the plane! Have a wonderful time with everything. I'd love a picture or two as well, if that's allowed.
Barb, Inara is doing well. Her Mom has this week off work to take care of her. Our son is on a trip so couldn't be there. Yes, it has been a long time since Harry3's surgery and at the end of the year, much will hopefully have improved for the family. It's a long road for sure. Praying for strength to endure. We heard about Charlie Kirk here too. That was utterly shocking. His poor family. 😪
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Linda. So glad you are in Olathe, our county seat. So you are about only 25 minutes from me. It’s to be a hot weekend here, no rain or maybe scattered. I think my plants are in stress as leaves are turning brown. Besides the grass, unless watered. I do water 2 times a day too.
Prayers all goes well with all you have going on and I hope you can enjoy some bbq from Kansas City. Maybe?
We leave tomorrow so who knows how often I post too.Judith. I was thinking it was time for you to see drs. I hope all went well. So glad to hear that your smoke is clearing up. I’m sure seeing blue sky is nice. Prayers for you. I hope you get some rain Sunday. We have scattered with only 20% and I’m not sure it’s where we live. Time will tell, and I hope we get some as I have a neighbor watering for me. It’s so nice when God waters for us. So many cracks due to the lack of rain we are in drought too.
We get smoke depending on direction of the wind i think it’s to get worse but not sure I don’t have problems so it doesn’t bother me, except I don’t see the blue sky, it’s hazy sky. 😟Susan So glad Inara doing well and her mom off with her too. We will be praying for Colin with his test on 9/18. We will be away but I will try to look and keep, in touch when I can.
So we will help, with 3 tomorrow in the morning, today the bus was running late and we took 3, got him there just at 9. We waited till 8:30 then we took him.
Then we will come home, pack the car, water outside, get ice for cooler, etc. Plus gather trash too.
3’s house finally got internet as they were without it and it was an outside problem so not Annabella unplugging anything.Prayers for all.
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Evening Hello All
I was not here earlier, had a very difficult day at VGH…will explain tomorrow.
I posted our Daily Devotions and will catch up with the threads in the morning.
God’s Blessings…
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Afternoon Hello Everyone,
This afternoon I am better than I was, some tummy upset but rest of symptoms are gone. Praise God!
Barb, yes I agree, hope you get rain as we are hoping here, today the skies are grey, Smokey, so hope we get rain on Sunday which should clear the skies. Yes, I miss the Blue Skies! I had my appointment on Thursday, it wasn’t as good as I was hoping for. The cells are forming so quickly and the Surgeon tried to remove a small area, he had to stop as it would of caused a bleed out, he said the skin under the cell buildup is raw, has not recovered from 2 weeks ago procedure then of course the week I had infection and no procedures were done that week either. I was instructed to keep up with the meds and will see him in 2 weeks. So glad to hear Harry3’s house has the internet back. Good News! Hope the bus will be on time while you are away. Safe travels Barb, enjoy your time with your family. My prayers are with you.
Susan, I am sorry all the appointments made it a long day for you both. Leaving at 11:15 and getting back home at 6:00pm is a long day for you. Yesterday's appointments were long. We left home at 11:15am and didn't get home till 6pm. I am hoping with all these tests it can show the Surgeon what needs to be done and it can be done safely I continue to pray for Colin. It’s good Yolanda has the week off to be with Inara, trusting she continues to heal and has a full recovery with no issues of any kind! Thank you for the Recipe you posted on our Recipe Thread. Looks delicious! 😋
Linda, I continue to pray for you and Glenn that the Conference will go well and the Graduation 👩🎓 Ceremonies will go according to plan. I am sure the table you and your daughter decorated for your school turned out lovely. So happy the Folders were done properly for your school turned to hand out to the Students. My prayers continue for you. God Bless…
Be back tonight, have a great Friday! 😊🙏
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Judith, no wonder you were tired and a bit disappointed. I would be too, knowing the surgeon couldn't do as much as he wanted to. I am so sorry. Maybe the skin will have healed enough by next visit to allow him to treat you further. Hugs and prayers, my friend. That’s such a long day for you. Having recently experienced a similar one (without the knife you had to endure) I can really empathise. You are welcome for the recipe. I used minced beef in it instead of meat strips as that is what I had. I tried another recipe last night that we both liked. I will post it, too.
Barb, thank you for remembering Colin in prayer. I hope you all have safe travels and can even maybe relax a little. It's good that Internet was restored to Harry3's house. You would have been a big help yesterday, taking him to therapy when the bus was late. I hope you all get rain. It's bad when the ground cracks in the drought.
Linda, thinking of you both as you travel and serve. May God bless you and all at the graduation ceremony 🙏.
I have a craft event today from 9:45am to 3:30pm so must go get ready to leave. I get to just be a crafter today. Yay! I just need to take my own tools and projects to work on. There will be 40 at the event and I made them all little table favours. They are like little paper books with a small chocolate bar inside as the pages. I'll try to get a photo as I packed them away before taking a photo yesterday. I'll be making more for my classes so it won’t be a problem to take a photo of the design later if I don't get one today.
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Susan. I hope your craft event went well. 40 people that’s a large group. The table favor sounds near with chocolate bar too.
I’m sure ball enjoyed it. I will continue prayers for Colin & 18. Which being in Australia is our 17. Tuesday. So pretty soon Hopefully you get some answers.Linda website by Joplin it is so very hit and miss I think the plants out here or back home are in stress I noticed that the grass is greener here than mine back home. The leaves back home are turning brown & falling. Wonder if we will have to rake when home.
Judith. So sorry about Thursday. We Alan praying for healing. I pray the next time he can do more as you will have had more healing. Prayers. Hugs for you Judith.
Just like 3 we all need to wait for God timing & His is not ours. Or is healing a straight line. 🙏Well we left our house at 11 AM. We are staying in Bentonville, Arkansas. This is where Walmart started. We were hoping to see Walmart museum. Since open 10-10. We went to see it.
Well there was no place to park & and there was an orchestra playing across from the museum. So lots of people every where.
So we came back to our motel & watched Erika Kirk give her first speech, not even 48’hours after her husbands assignation.Prayers for all.
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Susan, hope you enjoyed your Craft event today, it’s nice when you can be a crafter and not lead or teach. The little paper books with the Chocolate bars inside you made for each table sounds like a nice surprise for each participant that is there today! So very thoughtful of you Susan. I look forward to seeing pictures of what you made today. Thank you for your prayer and kind words you said about my procedures that couldn’t be completed. Yes I hope when I am back to see my surgeon the raw skin under the cell formation has healed so he can remove it! Yes minced beef instead of strips of beef sounds great. I went and saw the recipe you posted on the Recipe Thread. Thank you for sharing it. My prayers continue for Colin’s angiogram. Praying that all the Tests Colin has had will help the Surgeon know what Colin needs done. Praying for God’s Wisdom!
Barb, so glad you were able to help Harry3 to get to his rehab when the bus was late in coming and was able to bring him back home. Praying for you that your trip away will allow for some rest and relaxation. Praying the Lord refresh’s you in Mind Body and in Spirit! May you be filled with God’s Strength! Hope the Bus is on time while you are away so he is not late for rehab or misses any of his therapy times or Speech Therapy like he did a few days ago. Sorry you were not able to see the Museum in Bentonville where you are staying and where Walmart was started. I didn’t know Walmart was started in Bentonville, Arkansas! I guess with an event like that there would be a lot of traffic. You said you went back to your hotel room and saw the first speech of Erika Kirk not even 48 hours after her husband was killed… She is leaning on the Lord and gaining her strength from the Lord! My heart goes out to her, and her 3 young children. I continue to keep Harry3 in prayer for his healing. You are right Barb, God does have a plan for us both and I believe we both will be healed in Jesus Name!
Linda, my prayers continue as you attend the ceremonies and be a part of your Students Graduation Ceremonies! Safe travels as you attend the venues where the ceremony is being held. Hope you are able to get some rest when you are back to your hotel?
Take care all, off to bed soon…. When I signed into MFP today I saw that I had reached an awesome milestone….I have clocked into MFP 1001 days in a row: Woo- Hoo, I never thought I’d have a Streak like that! 😊
Here is a picture of the Beautiful Bouquet I received from my Pastor and my Churches Congregation along with a very uplifting note from my Pastor!
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Judith, how lovely of your Pastor to send a beautiful note and bouquet! He is a thoughtful man. You are welcome for my prayers and I am concerned about your treatment every day. Thank you for praying for Colin (thank you Barb and Linda for praying for him too).
Barb, I haven't a second cousin who lives in Benton, Ark. Is Bentonville near there? I hope you are enjoying your break and get to see what you want to see. I have been in a Wallmart once, in around 1994. My cousins in California took ne there during a visit I paid to them. I recall buying sherbet coloured ankle socks there. I loved them!
Linda, I am hoping your ceremony will go well with no hitches. It may even be over now. Thinking of you and Glenn.
Yesterday was a lovely, relaxing day among fellow Demonstrators. I took a picture of the pile of little favours I made in a bag, then a friend took one of me with the leftovers. I am holding one open so you can see what they were like.
We made some nice cards. I sm not supposed to share them yet as the kit we used isn't available yet, but they were Christmas cards. I also made one similar to this but haven't taken a photo of mine yet. That's a 'belly band' with the words on it.
The card opens out like this:
There were lots of ideas presented from other Demonstrators so I feel inspired.
I must get ready for church. I hope your days go well.
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Susan. Thank you for sharing with us the chocolate handout you made so cute. Do very thoughtful too.
The 2 cities are not close together. Be Tim is a suburb of little Rocknthe capitol. Bentonville is in north west corner of Arkansas.
i love the picture of you with the candy samples you made & gave out. So cool.
Prayers continue for Colin. Tuesday prayers as you are a day ahead of us. Hope you received a blessing for today church Lords day.Continue prayers for Judith, sure hope your drs see more healing the next time your drs see you.
Tonight Jesse Walter’s did a special on Charlie Kirk. It was so good. Erika was so good last night she’s so strong I keep praying for her. So sad.
HH had a better post last night so I liked that. Prayers for good taking him & pickups son 3, doesn’t miss much therapy. Plus that the prism stickers to help him to help him with his double vision come in soon. Back order I believeLinda I hope all is going well with you. 🙏 I know it’s hot & my plants are in stress praying for rain. We need it badly!
We are in Marion, Arkansas. It’s a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee in Arkansas.
We went for a nice bike and garden walk this morning it was nice. There is a nice garden in Memphis we may see tomorrow. Plus watch our church on lineIt’s been warm here as we are further south. The grass here is greener here, as they’ve had more rain.
My mom is in a lot of pain & my sister wonders if not using the wheel chair on Thursday for Dr appointment, she may have another stress fracture time will tellGoodnight for all but Susan
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Susan, thank you for sharing the Cards with the Mini Chocolates tucked inside that you gave all the people who attended. So very kind and thoughtful of you Susan. The picture of you is lovely, your beautiful bright smile holding the open card with the chocolate inside was so nice. So glad you could attend a nice relaxing day. The cards you showed are lovely, your beautiful bright said you were inspired by the other cards that were made and I have been inspired by seeing the cards myself. Makes me want to get some supplies out and make some cards. Hope you enjoyed your Sunday service and you were blessed and touched with the message shared. Thank you for your kind comments on the picture I shared here of the Floral Bouquet my Pastor and Church sent me. Glad you liked the flowers. Tonight I put my Autumn Thanksgiving tablecloth on my Diningroom table. I am placing some Indian Corn and other decorations on the table and on my coffee table & side tables too. With the Harvest Colors of the Bouquet it has inspired me to decorate for Fall & Thanksgiving. My prayers continue for Colin and for his Angiogram on the 18th which isn’t too far away.
Barb, my prayers are with Harry3’s trusting the Specialized Glasses that have been made for Harry3 will arrive soon to help him with his Double Vision. I hope the rides that come for Harry3 while you are away will come on time so he can get to physio and his speech therapy so he doesn’t miss any of his rehab. So glad to hear that you were encouraged as you saw a better post from Hong Hong…This nice to hear that. I am familiar with Mountain Home Arkansas as I have 2 very close friends and their families who live there. They also lived in Little Rock few years ago. Haven’t heard of Marian or Bentonville Arkansas until I read your post. So sorry to hear your dear Mom is in a lot of pain. I will pray for her and am praying about the hear you have there. Hope you get rain as you are hoping for. Safe travels Barb.
Linda, my prayers are with you. Look forward to hearing about the Graduation ceremonies and maybe some pictures if you are able. Sure miss you here but it was nice to see you on some of the threads. Thanks for dropping by and posting. Hope you didn’t mine me posting some of the Scriptures where you usually look after that thread. It will be nice when you are back as I am so blessed with the Scriptures you share.
Take care all, my prayers are with you all. Will say Good Nite and God Bless, will take some pictures of my Fall/ Thanksgiving theme with my Bouquet of Flowers again tomorrow. 🙏✝️🤗
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There was a lot to catch up on as I read today. It was so busy for a few days all we did was work and try to get some sleep in our spare moments. When a person attends a graduation, it does not seem too much but in the background the people working to get it done are exhausted. It was so fun to work with our daughter as she learned her new job. She is very sociable and loves to talk to people. The students loved her as she kept them calm, directed them and took pictures. I did take some pictures on my phone but Amy has better ones that are more professional. The lessons at the conference were challenging but encouraging. I did not get to attend them all but the ones I did hear were about unity, recognizing that we all have different gifts that are all needed to build up God's people - the church.
Judith - I am sorry the surgeon was not able to complete the debriedment but hopefully there will be some healing in the next 2 weeks and he will be able to remove the diseased tissue. Congratulations on your accomplishments of 1000+ day streak on MFT. The bouquet from your pastor is beauiful! You are deeply loved by so many people. Thanks for adding to the scripture thread while I was gone.
Susan - I'm praying for Colin's appointment coming up on the 18th. It is good news to hear Inara is feeling better. Children bounce back faster than adults after surgery. I'm glad you were able to go to the crafting event to have fun although you did go the extra mile and made the Chocolate cards for everyone. You are extremely talented and have great ideas for gifts.
Barb - so far Kansas is OK while you have been gone. We did have a BBQ at the conference (chicken, sausage, pork and brisket) but without the sauce that everyone brags about because it had too much sugar in it. The grass and trees we have seen are pretty green. My husband, who grew up in the mountains where they could see for miles is a bit overwhelmed by all the trees that obstruct his view but I love it because this is what I saw a lot of in Ohio growing up. I hope you continue to have a safe trip. I'm sorry you did not get to see the WalMart exhibition. When I first saw a Wal- Mart I was not impressed but after Glenn started working there I came to appreciate it more. He worked as a pharmacist for 21 years with them and was treated very well. I hope that your mother feels less pain while you are there so everyone can enjoy each other. I'm praying that all goes well with 3 and his family as you are gone. You do need this time to rest from all of your hard work.
My love to you all! 😍
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Linda, it's good to see the graduation is all over! Now those graduates can go out and make a difference. You are right, the organisers of such an event are exhausted. I hope you get some we rest now. Congratulations to all! Yes, Colin's procedure is your Wednesday, our Thursday. Not long to go now. Tomorrow we have a carpet cleaner coming so have some work to do to remove as much furniture as possible from two bedrooms and take low hanging clothing out of a walk in wardrobe. We'll do that early tomorrow. I'm not sure why we decided to have a carpet cleaner come the week of Colin's procedure but we did. Then it will all need to be put back several hours later. Inara is still doing very well.
Judith, glad to have inspired you! You'll have to show us what you make! Then you will inspire me, too! (I'm already inspired by your faith and practice by the way).
Barb, that's interesting that Benton and Bentonville are so far apart. Thank you for explaining that. I never got to go to Arkansas but my Mom was born in Alicia. My great grandparents lived in Little Rock all their lives so there is still a lot of my Mom's family in the area. Glad you are having a nice break there. It's encouraging to hear of HHs attitude shift. That will make a huge difference to her and the family.
Must go for now.
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Judith. I forgot, to comment on your lovely bouquet you got from your pastor. Such a nice thing to do for you prayers that you show more healing the next time you see the surgeon. 🙏🏻
Lomda. So good, to hear from you. Have you been surprised on how warm hot it is for September? Usually September is a wet month if you’re seeing green grass they’re wterimg. Look, along the roads & such as yes, sometimes well, most of the time it’s hard to see sunset sun roses due to neighbors houses or trees. Yes in Wyoming you can see for miles. It’s nice seeing rain coming & going. Plus double rainbows. So, glad all is going well. Have a safe trip home. Oh I’m glad you had some bbq as KC is known for its bbq.Susan. Hope your carpet cleaner did good job. I’m thinking we need to,get that done too. Olus I got more curtains to wash, windows & a quilt on our couch In time.
Well, we heard that HH may have pulled her back or her neck. 3 told us to, keep, going & they my look into home care, though with 3 gone 7 hours Monday- Friday., I’m not sure. H H can help with the girls. I wonder if whatever HH did is due to her lack of sleep. I told, 3 he needs to get help in the morning with us gone. Please pray.
I love the picture HH posted of 3 on all 4. I’ll post it if you’ve not seen it, I told 3 he is doing better me helping more. H H needs to get to bed before 4. Prayers.
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Linda, Welcome back, nice to see you here posting. So glad everything turned out well at the graduation. It is nice your daughter was there to help and was a calming force amongst the students. I am sure she was a big help to you. I knew Glenn was a Pharmacist but didn’t know he worked at Wall Mart. That is so neat. We have a Superstore Walmart near us as well as Costco. I shopped at both with my daughter Lynn, her full name is “Linda” just like your name. Thank you for your kind comments about me posting Scripture Verses, the procedures at VGH and the Floral Bouquet I received from my Pastor! Yes, such a blessing. I was happy to post the Scripture Verses on our Thread while you were away. Looking forward to seeing the Scriptures you post.
Susan, thank you for your kind comments about me inspiring you in my Faith and Practice, you are so thoughtful my friend. You also mentioned that you were looking forward to being inspired with the card I make. I will be making a Birthday card for my daughter and the Family Christmas cards for my Son and family and Daughter and family. I will post them providing they turn out. You telling us about having carpet cleaners in made me think that I need the Cleaners to come in for my Upholstery to clean the Chesterfield, 2 Chairs and the cushions on the Dining room chairs. No carpets in my office, kitchen, bathroom or utility room. Thankfully I just have an area carpet in living room, bedroom and runner in hallway.The flood I had last year damaged all the carpets so they were removed and flooring was installed. So easy to keep clean. But I do love carpeting but it is pricey to replace when it’s wall to wall so it made sense having flooring installed. Hope the carpet cleaners did a good job. Sorry for all the work with removing furniture and putting it back. Hope you got some rest. The bonus for you is it’s always so nice to come home to a fresh clean house.
Barb, hope your Mom is feeling better and in less pain? It’s so nice you can spend time with your Mom and family and see the country as you are travelling. You brought back memories with talking about Little Rock and mountain Home Arkansas as my close friends and families have living in both places and now moved from Little Rock to Mountain Home and love it there! Thank you for your kind comments on my Floral Bouquet! And I appreciate you cheering 📣 me on in re=gaining the ounces I lost in our Weight and Maintenance Thread. Such a neat picture of Harry3 down on all four’s with Mariposa on the floor. So sorry to hear that HH pulled her back or neck, was she helping Harry3’s? Hope she heals quickly. Hope there can be some kind of home help at least to help Harry3 get ready in the morning for the bus. You said you suggested it to Harry3! Hope things improve. I continue to pray for you and all the family. Hope you can get some rest while away as you work so hard with helping HH with the girls and helping Harry3. Plus you do a lot with your own home and rest of your family.
Will say Good Night and God Bless! 😴🙏🤗 See you all tomorrow!
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Hello friends. The carpet cleaner is coming and now we are done sleeping, we have things to lift and put on our bed like our lamps, side tables, and lots of clothing. I will be better able to chat tomorrow. Hugs to all!
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Susan. Hope your rugs are nice and clean and all feels so, clean. Praying for Colin with his appt. On Wednesday our Tuesday I assume. Prayers you get some answers too.
Judith. Praying for you and all you are going through. My mom still has her pain so,etimes she just cries out to,God. She has a cold and we Hioe by Wednesday, when we get there she will it be contagious. As we don’t need colds with helping 3 when we get home. By Wednesday she should, be in day 5 or 6 so we hope so getting better. Right now she has laryngitis. Yes I’m praying your get the ounces back and I don’t gain much hard to control, with eating out and all.
It’s neat that you have a daughter name Linda let me like our Linda.Linda. So are you back, in Colorado,or still in Ks or MO. I hear it’s still hot back home, with no rain. Maybe Thursday. I pray so. I doubt we will, have much color in the leaves this year, and probably dropping leaves early. Maybe while we are gone. So Glenn is a pharmacist and now with Christian college. Harry is a pharm tech and has caught pharmacists mistakes. He places medicines in cycle at veterans homes or nursing homes.
we are in eastern time now so,like you an hour earlier than back home.We are in eastern time and HH is in less pain she got a massager and it has helped her. They had be a retired man taking him to therapy so not waiting for KC ride. Though the pickup was early again by 30 minutes so he kissed 30 minutes of speed, which he needs with his vocal cord. Pray that 3 and HH can figure it out, which works ibetter with the taking home like they did when he started. Oh well I was glad, which I knew might happen, in getting rides with to therapy. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Oh staying in Lexington, Kentucky we saw some big homes and horses on way here. May see a aboretumminthe morning which we do,enjoy.
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We spent most of our day driving and talking to the professors at Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri. It was fun seeing the campus and talking about mutual friends we had from different colleges and universities. They took us out to lunch at the cafeteria with the students also. Tonight we got a sprinkle of rain and some lightening but not enough to make much difference. The weather report says rain may come on Thursday. I was exhausted from all the early mornings so when I got home I took a nap. I don't usually take naps but Glenn let me sleep for as long as I could do I slept for 3 hours. Now I don't know if I can sleep tonight. Tomorrow we will fly back to Westminster for two days then back to Grand Junction on Thursday.
Susan- we really need to do carpet cleaning also but dread the moving of the furniture. We may need to replace the carpet because it is getting pretty worn. Most of the house is oak flooring but all three bedrooms have carpets.
Barb - I am glad HH is feeling better. It does not feel really hot here in Kansas to me. Our temperatures in Grand Junction have been higher but I do notice the high humidity.
Judith - I look forward to seeing what your cards look like as you make them for your family. I'm praying for healing of your skin for your next surgeon appointment.
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Susan, so glad you got the carpet cleaners there this morning. Look forward to chatting with you tomorrow. It’s not far away now that Colin’s appointment is coming, right now here at my end it’s Monday evening the 15th….Think it could be Tuesday at your end already. For us Thursday is the 18th, will need to check to see how many hours you are ahead of us. For sure my prayers are ongoing for Colin.
Barb, so sorry to hear your dear Mom is sick as well as dealing with the pain. I didn’t realize she had a bad cold. I know you were looking forward to spending time with your Mom. I understand you would be concerned about being in contact especially when you are helping Harry3 when you are back home. I will keep your dear Mom in much prayer. It’s nice you know are able to travel and see the sites. I am sure you will enjoy your time in as you continue your tour in Lexington Kentucky. I am sure it was fun seeing the homes and horses today. Have a great time for the remainder of your visit there. You said you would be home by Wednesday. Thank you for your prayers. I continue to pray for Harry3 and HH and the Girls. Safe travels home Barb.
Linda, so glad Glenn let you sleep when you got home but just read you were hoping you could sleep tonight as you are leaving in the morning to fly back to Westminster and will be there for 2 days than will come back to Grand Junction on Thursday. Wow, you are one busy gal with heaps of travelling. I can understand that you would be so tired. My prayers are with you my friend. Thank you for your kind comments about looking forward to seeing my cards when I make them.
Tomorrow I will post an update about my upcoming appointments with my Surgeon. Received a call today from the clinic. I kinda got the wind blowed out of me.its going to be almost 3 weeks or more before I get in to see my Surgeon again. A lot to explain right now but will post in our Prayer Request Thread sometime tomorrow. Good thing I will be seen by my Oral oncologist next week. Hope they can help me in the interim until I can get back to see my Surgeon.
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Good morning from the Southern hemisphere. It's going to be a summery day with sun and 86°F temps plus 98% humidity. It still feels cooler to me this morning but that will change. It's good to have a warm day as the carpets should finish drying out especially in the high traffic areas. That's where the carpet cleaner had to work the hardest so it's damper there. We're still moving things back into place as putting things on damp carpet is not a good idea. This time tomorrow, Colin will be in surgery. I might wait till later in the day to post so I can tell you how he is.
Judith, I will be looking for your medical update when you get a chance to post it. No rush. Like Linda, I am also hoping you get a chance to create some cards soon. I'd love to see them. Yesterday I learned how to make butterfly bookmarks so made a couple for my granddaughters who are still in elementary school. I need to take pictures of them for you. They are sweet. The basic idea is to fold a long strip of paper in half, and at the open end draw a butterfly shape. When you glue the fold together, leave the top open so you can let the butterfly wings open up. When it's in a book, the butterfly is visible, sitting on top of the pages. Of course decorate the bookmark as much as you want before you glue it together, or make them out of DSP.
Linda, glad you got a long nap and hope you could sleep last night. You sure have had a very busy life lately. May you return to a little bit of routine soon! The rest of our floors are tiled in the wet areas or 'floating' timber lengths in the rest of the house. They are all easy to clean. Getting carpets cleaned is lovely but a bit of a nuisance. We have to wait till everything is totally dry before putting things back so it is a bit like living in a jumble sale in the main part of the house till then.
Barb, so sorry your Mom is in pain and sick as well. I hope you can still see her during your visit but know you want to protect Harry3's family too. How hard! It will be nice to see an arboretum. Maybe it will give you some ideas for gardening at home. Yes, there's >24 hours to go for Colin's procedure. Safe and happy travels during your break.
Just to brighten the day, here's a Clivia bloom from my pot plant garden.
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Susan. Your Clovis bloom is gorgeous! I’ve never seen anything like it.
Prayers for Colin as he has his test or something. I forget the word, I don’t think it was a MRI.
Your butterfly sounds neat a Mariposa as that is butterfly in Spanish.
Guess we’ll need carpet cleaning. Oh so fun. We have wood under the carpets but ugly & my toes get cold so easily.Linda glad all we r well with you prayers as you travel back & forth between Westminster & Grand Junction
So glad young got a nap in too I also don’t them, hoping I’ll sleep better without having had one
Judith I look forward to see she. You have you’re appointments I was wondering if you will have one on Thursday they seem to be then. So I’ll check the prayer link.
My mom says her cold laryngitis is almost over. I hope so. Yes , with 3 having speech & coughing due to a paralyzed vocal cord & 2 girls they don’t need colds. We have been taking extra vitamin C to help us.
We are staying in Maryland tonight.
Prayers for all.
We will be with my mom tomorrow & then start home Saturday. So the visit is short but with her pain maybe best. I hope to make blueberry muffins & maybe cookies too. My cousin like to see us too.Stay well prayers for all.
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We made it back to Westminster. The flight we took did not have assigned seats but we were assigned numbers and we got on the airplane in that order then could choose any seat we wanted. There were 33 empty seats so most people just took the window or aisle seats. Our number was B44 and B45 so there were 60 in the A section then 43 ahead of us in the B section so the seats available to sit together were way in the back but they were not bad seats. Glenn said it seemed that this plane had more room for his knees than the one we flew on going over the Kansas City. Now we have two days until we go to Grand Junction then another conference the first week in October. This will be a Small Church Conference. This is not related to the school so we can attend all of the classes without out having to stay at the table and talk about the school. It will be held in Lansing, Michigan then we will drive to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a 40 year anniversary of the church that we attended when we moved to Wisconsin. There is one more conference that Glenn will be attending in October but I do not have to join him. It is about accreditation for the school which he is working on with three other people.
Susan - I am praying for Colin's angiogram tomorrow that they will be able to know how to treat him to give him some relief. I had an angiogram many years ago but they have probably changed in the years since that one. It is amazing how much they can do to correct the heart circulation without making a large incision. I am praying for peace for you also as you wait to see the results.
Barb - I am praying that your mother will be feeling better and having less pain when you visit her tomorrow. You have a long trip to only visit her a short time so I pray that she will have the energy to see you and have a good visit. I also pray for protection over you and Harry (hubby) from the virus she may have.
Judith - I am sorry that the phone call from the surgeon was not what you wanted to hear. We are praying that you have patience to wait on the Lord knowing that things will work out in His time.
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Linda, so glad you made it back to Westminster and by the sounds of things your flight turned out great in how you got great seats even enough leg room for Glenn. God is so good, looking after all the fine details. It’s nice the trip in October you don’t have to attend as Glenn is working with others regarding the accreditation for the school. Hopefully during that time you are able to rest while Glenn is away. Thanks for praying about the delay and while I wait to hear from the clinic and find out when they are bringing me back in. There is a lot to take in, will update everyone on the prayer request thread, just trying to sort it all out first.
Susan, your Clivia bloom from your pot plant garden is gorgeous. Such a pretty bloom, you brightened up my part of the world. Thanks for sharing the photo! I enjoyed reading about the Butterfly Bookmark you are making for your granddaughters. They will love them. Appreciate you sharing how you made them. If you can I’d love to see a picture of the bookmarks. Are you making them identical or will you do different colours for each granddaughter? Hope you can take a picture of the finished project. Thanks for your patience asI get the report updates about my recent delay in seeing my Surgeon. My prayers continue for Colin that his upcoming angiogram will show results that the Surgeon will know what needs to be done for Colin. Trusting we will see positive results and see Colin free from pain in Jesus Name. Praying for you that God will give you His Grace and Peace as you wait for the results!
Barb, so sorry your Mom is dealing with laryngitis and a cold. There pain is hard enough without these other symptoms. I know you want to see your dear Mom before coming home. At the same time I realize you want to keep Harry3 HH and girls safe from any virus your Mom might have. I’m praying. You mentioned you were hoping to visit the aboratorium in the area, what type of garden was it, was it a variety or something specific? I am sure you enjoyed.
It’s bedtime now, so it’s Good Night and God Bless! 😴💤🙏
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Hello from the hospital waiting area. Colin has just gone in for his procedure. We had a slow trip in, starting at 5:25am through some light mist and fog. There was an accident on the freeway which seems to have caused some of the slowness. (It was quite awful seeing a motorcyclist in full gear, flat on his back across a traffic lane, being attended to by ambulance folk. I hope he will be OK. The ambulance squeezed by us all as we parted and made room for it on the crowded freeway so they could look after the accident victim.) We still arrived at the hospital about 30 minutes early. I now have a 4-6 hour wait to know if Colin can come home or if he is staying in hospital overnight.
Judith, I did finish two book marks. I hand drew the butterfly shape then decorated in colours I thought each child would like.
I used pigment markers and acrylic paint pens for the butterflies. The original cardstoock was white. I stamped and ink blended and coloured with markers, then added flat bling (the gold butterflies and dragonflies.) Both sides of each bookmark were decorated.
Linda, glad you are back home safely. For angiograms these days, they try to make the cut at the wrist instead of the groin, though they prepare both areas in case they have to cut at the groin. Then they send the wire up the vein to the heart. Colin will be able to have stents inserted the same way, if he needs any. They will keep him overnight if they insert stents, otherwise he will come home today. If he has a heart attack during the procedure or if they discover something complicated they need to fix, they will crack his chest open to do open heart surgery. I am praying that will not be needed. I am a little concerned about the stress on his heart with him having two leaky valves. We'll know something later today...
Barb, glad you enjoyed the Clivias. I seem to have quite a few orange flowers of all types this year, with a sprinkling of pink and white. Yes, Mariposa would love the bookmarks, I think, butterflies being her namesake. Glad to hear your Mom is almost well. She will love seeing you, I am sure.
Here's another flower picture for you all. This is my Gerbera.
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UPDATE: Everything is fine. Colin is in recovery. They didn't need to give him any more stents. He just has to follow up with the Dr when they give him another appointment. I can pick him up in a couple of hours and he can come home. Thank the Lord!
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