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  • Marilynsretired
    Marilynsretired Posts: 5,528 Member
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  • Healthyme7410
    Healthyme7410 Posts: 10,669 Member
    I lost what I posted two times so I will try to write fast this time. The conference is going well but my head is swimming with thoughts. We talked about trauma which brought back some memories of childhood.

    Marilyn my name on Facebook is Linda Giles. I will look for you when you tell us your name.

    Susan - our inserts were bought quite a few years ago but is the same brand. The one here in Denver just needed some insulation and a new remote and it is
    working great.

  • 316Judith
    316Judith Posts: 9,063 Member
    Marilyn, I am so sorry about you losing all your data on your computer, that is so frustrating to start over again. You asked about my name on FaceBook: my name is Judith Mays Scott. When I know you name on FaceBook I can send you a Friend Invite. Hope your Infusions and all your Treaments go well for you. My prayers continue for you. Keep us posted.Love and Hugs ❤️🤗

    Susan, you are so welcome, Inam glad I can pray for you and will continue.so glad you got an earlier appointment! Trusting with you for a good report and for some suggestions on how to manage the pain and maybe even some good exercises you get you can try to help your wrist. Hope the card class you were teaching went well.

    Linda, sorry about the inserts of both fireplaces are being looked after, glad the Denver insert is now working well. Will be so cozy for those chilly mornings to keep you snuggly warm. Knowing my Kitty, she would be cuddling up close to me to get warm. Glad you are enjoying the Elders
    Conference but I can understand and feel for you as you had all those thoughts to process after listening to the seminar on Trauma, I am so sorry it brought back memories that were difficult. My heart goes out to you and for sure I’m praying.

    It’s getting later so going to call it a night. Take care my friends, Love and Hugs ❤️🤗🙏
  • LosinSusin
    LosinSusin Posts: 5,751 Member
    I have had to come back to this thread three times as it kept defaulting to the Community page. Maybe MFP is glitchy today.

    Judith, the Lord is always good, and I am glad He answers prayer! Thank you for praying about my wrist. I will keep you updated about what the Dr says on Wednesday. Yes, the card class went well.

    Linda, I hope the trauma section of your conference did not prove to be too painful for you. We never really forget our trauma, do we hon. I know you don't 'live' there anymore. Me neither. Take care.

    Marilyn, good idea to keep good company.

    Have had a tiring day so will be back tomorrow, His willing.

  • Marilynsretired
    Marilynsretired Posts: 5,528 Member
    I just found out that facebook has opened my account - but the one I had I can't get onto on the laptop but on the phone.

    What I have done is I made up a new account under the name Louise McComber - that is my middle name but I go by Marilyn. So look for it then send me a friend request and I will add you - starting over with getting the 'friends' back on it.

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  • Marilynsretired
    Marilynsretired Posts: 5,528 Member
    For those that want to be 'friends' on facebook - as I mentioned I have a new account under the name of Louise McComber (my middle name) and it has a profile picture of me - so for those that want to be friends there - thinking of Judith, Susan and Lynn but could be more - please come add me as a friend. Thanks ladies
  • Healthyme7410
    Healthyme7410 Posts: 10,669 Member
    Yesterday was a day of big winds. My daughter sent me pictures of things that had been blown in our yard. We had an old swiming pool we had for the dog to cool off in the summer that was picked up and blown over our 6 foot high wooden fence. There were power outages in some areas but our house was OK. Windows in cars in parking lots were broken by rocks that were being blown in the wind and driving was almost impossible. There were two grass fires that were caused by broken power lines. Today is much quieter and it was wonderful to be outside walking with some friends from the conference to go to lunch together.

    Marilyn - thanks for giving us your name for Facebook. My first roomate's name in college was Louise.

    The speaker said yesterday that trauma caused when you are a child is kept in your body. It is not logical but believes that it is still going on. As an adult, we can tell our inner child that it is over and that it does not apply any more. I prayed last night thanking God that I was no longer a scared child with no control over what happened. I also mentioned everything that I dream about that is frightening but not true any more like being a new nurse afraid of hurting someone, being unprepared for taking tests in college, etc. I felt more relaxed when I turned out my bedside light and had only pleasant dreams which is unusual. I work up rested earlier than I usually do. I will do this again last night and expect the same results.

    We had dinner at the Colorado Historical Museum today. It was really interesting to see pioneer homes, stores, schools, farms, etc.
  • LosinSusin
    LosinSusin Posts: 5,751 Member
    Marilyn, I found you on Facebook and sent you a friend request. My picture is of me in a green top. My mother's name was Louise and it's a favoured family name. 💗

    Linda, glad they gave you a way to deal with the old traumatic memories and that you took of to the Lord! Thank you for explaining how to do that. I'm also glad you had a good sleep afterwards. 💗 Also thankful the storm damage was not worse.

    Judith, thinking of you and hoping you are also getting some good sleeps.

    We're off to evening church in a few minutes so will come back to visit again tomorrow.
  • 316Judith
    316Judith Posts: 9,063 Member
    Palm Sunday Blessings to you and your Families
    Hosanna, Blessed be the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ!

    Marilyn, I will look for you on FaceBook and send you a Friend Request. My name there is Judith Mays Scott, the Name (Mays is my Maiden Name)

    Linda, hope your winds have calmed down. That was quite a storm you had, hope there wasn’t any further damage done that you already had to deal with. So happy you are now having pleasant rest and good dreams now, the conference sounds like you are getting so much out of it, thanks for sharing the highlights with us. Thank you for sharing your wonderful night you had over your dinner at the Colorado Historical Museum. I am sure you enjoyed seeing the Pioneer homes, Farms, Stores and so much more. May your Palm Sunday be Blessed with your family and those you meet with today.

    Susan, hope you enjoyed your evening Church, Blessings on your Palm Sunday Services.

    Today our Live Stream Services will be focused on Palm Sunday. The members are greeted as they come thru the doors today with being handed a Palm Branch. During the service as we sing praises unto the Lord we Wave our Palm Branches as a Wave Offering unto the Lord! A Special and Blessed time in the Presence of the Lord Jesus Christ!

    God’s Blessings All… ✝️🙏❤️
  • Marilynsretired
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  • LosinSusin
    LosinSusin Posts: 5,751 Member
    Good thoughts, Marilyn.

    Judith, glad you enjoyed Palm Sunday. We had sermons on Philippians 3 (having confidence in the Lord) and in the evening, Psalm 119 (receiving comfort from the Lord and His word) . We don't do the palm waving but had wonderful sermons. Next week it will be Easter Sunday and we are bringing morning tea for the church.

    Linda, thinking of you.

    Music and dog training today.
  • Healthyme7410
    Healthyme7410 Posts: 10,669 Member
    Judith - your church service sounds like a great idea. Palm Sunday was a joyful time for those who expected Jesus to come save them. The next week on Friday, they were devistated that He did not fulfil what they thought was important but on Sunday their Savior was raised to do what he came to do - to provide us forgiveness of our sins and and a way to get to heaven.

    We went to see our grandkids in the musical "Carousel" -ages 9 and 11. Our S-I-L also was part of the show and our daughter was assistanct stage director. It was so much fun to see them having such a good time acting. Some of the songs that were sung, I had sung when I was in choir in high school. It brought back such good memories of those long ago times.

    The weather is much better now with calm winds and in the 60's but a cold front is predicted to come soon again.

    Marilyn - thanks for accepting me as your friend on Facebook. I now know what you look like. It is nice to have a face to go with a name here.
  • Marilynsretired
    Marilynsretired Posts: 5,528 Member
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  • Healthyme7410
    Healthyme7410 Posts: 10,669 Member
    Things are getting back to "normal" here with no classes and I can get my laundry and some cleaning done. It seems like a whirlwind weekend. They had predicted heavy wind today but it is quiet here. I think it is more in the mountains where they were to get 8-10 inches of snow. We may get some snow showers tomorrow.

    We took our grandson shopping today for his late birthday. We game him a price limit and he was so very careful to not go over the limit. He was $2.05 under what we said he could spend. He does not like math but was able to think through the prices and did a great job. He turned 11 in March. We took him out to lunch afterwards and unfortunately, I ate too much salt but there were not very many choices for low sodium food where he picked to eat. We will be taking my granddaughter shopping on Friday. She is more excitable about what she sees and therefore wants to buy so we may have to keep a close eye on her that she does not overespend. She will be 9 on the 18th of the month.

    My husband has been having a lot of pain in his knee/leg and leg and feet so I offered him my cane that I am not using. What he did was to go buy some new supportive shoes (he has bad bunions) and now his feet are feeling so much better. It is amazine what a good pair of shoes can do for hurting feet! We have an appointment with the same ortho clinic I go to for my hip for next Monday. We will be driving through Vail where the clinic is located on our way back to Grand Junction.

    I hope you Susan and Judith are doing OK. I miss seeing your posts.

  • LosinSusin
    LosinSusin Posts: 5,751 Member
    Linda, I posted yesterday? Maybe MFP is glitchy again. It's nice to hear about your grandchildren. One of my granddaughters turns 8 on Good Friday. I sent her clothes, books and paints. She loves painting and colour so I found her some neon water paints. She also loves doll houses so the book is about them. I would be with her to celebrate if we didn't live so far away and Colin wasn't having surgery next week.

    Marilyn, I also liked seeing your picture on FB. Thank you for adding me as a friend there too.

    Judith, thinking of you.



  • 316Judith
    316Judith Posts: 9,063 Member
    edited April 2023
    Linda, I think sometimes you post before I have come here as I see you did read my post on Palm Sunday, think I came here at either same time or with us being on different time zones we finally caught up with each other. Just glad you did get to read both Susan and my post. Your shopping trips with your grandkids for their birthdays sounds like such a special time for you to have. The Carousel play sounds so nice for you to see all your family taking part. So sorry about your husbands pain in his knee and legs which affected his feet, so glad he bought a new pair of shoes and he is feeling so much better. I rejoice with you. My prayers will continue!

    Susan, you mentioned about your husband having surgery next week. What surgery is he
    having? Please wish your Granddaughter a Happy Birthday from me, nice gifts you sent. I hear you, as with Colin have surgery you need to stay close to home. For sure my prayers will be with Colin as he undergoes surgery!

    Marilyn, thank you for accepting my friend request and for replying to my message. It’s great that Linda Susan and myself can keep in contact on FaceBook. Love your picture. Nice we all can see how we look and more important we have a picture that we can keep close to our heart as we pray for you and each other.

    Have a good evening. See you tomorrow. 🤗🙏
  • Marilynsretired
    Marilynsretired Posts: 5,528 Member
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  • Healthyme7410
    Healthyme7410 Posts: 10,669 Member
    edited April 2023
    It is snowing here this morning. We have about an inch so far. Since we have had warmer weather, the roads are warm so it will not stay long on them. Our dog is loving the snow. She runs circles in it and throws snow up in the air. I am satisfied with just watching her from the door in the warm house.

    Susan - I have put your husband's surgery on my prayer list.

    Judith- it does seem like we do overlap sometimes in our postings. I try to do it in the morning but my schedule is very flexible and it might be midnight when I actually get on here. If I time it right to start posting at 11:45 and continue to after midnight I get credit for two days for my streak. 😁
  • LosinSusin
    LosinSusin Posts: 5,751 Member
    edited April 2023
    Hi everyone. Colin is having left shoulder surgery on Tuesday. It isn't keyhole - it will be a big surgery. He will be in hospital at least two days then come home for physio.

    I need physio on my wrist too. I have Tenosynovitis, osteoarthritis and an ossification (bone spur). The hand can curl into a claw without physio so I am getting that organised to start in a few weeks.

    Sorry, am out and about today. More chatting tomorrow. Xx
  • 316Judith
    316Judith Posts: 9,063 Member
    Marilyn, thank you for the reminder, and yes let’s keep in touch here and on FaceBook, sorry I didn’t get there today but keep you in my thoughts and prayers! ❤️

    Linda, hope the snow settled down and you didn’t get too much. I’m sure it’s such fun watching your dog running around playing in the snow, my dogs did the same and like you I was quite happy to stay indoors and watch from my warm house. Yes it does seem we overlap in our times of being on here, not a prob just happy you get on and post. You made me smile with you sharing the benefit you get by posting just before midnight and finishing up with another post after midnight next day! Good thinking! Yay Linda! 😁

    Susan, continue to keep Colin in prayer, it’s now almost 11:30pm on Tuesday night, hope the surgery went well and Colin is resting and recovering well. Sorry to hear about your wrist, hope the physio goes well for you. Take care ❤️

    Blessings all on your Tuesday evening and Wednesday, see you tomorrow! ❤️🙏🤗
  • Healthyme7410
    Healthyme7410 Posts: 10,669 Member
    Susan - I am hoping that the physio with help with your wrist. With all you do with your hands, you certainly need to have flexibility. I am so glad that you are not needing surgery for it. Did Colin have surgery yesterday or is it Tuesday next week? Either way, I will continue to pray for relief of pain. Joints are complicated so I understand how they can not do it "keyhole". All of my two abdominal surgeries were keyhole and it is so nice to not have a large scar like I have from my hip replacement.

    The snow has gone away for now and we have bright sunshine today. The snow amount was not large since it melted quickly. In the month of April we may have snow but it is usually wet and soggy (not snowman snow) and is gone within 24 hours.

    Judith - just .4 pounds and you will be up to 98! Keep up the good work. 🤟 (I (we) love you in sign language)
  • Marilynsretired
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  • 316Judith
    316Judith Posts: 9,063 Member
    Linda, thank you for teaching me a new language; sign language, years ago we had a member who was deaf and I tried to learn some sign language, learned some of the alphabet but that was almost 40 years ago, forgotten it all now, wish I kept it up but I didn’t! Big Sigh 😔 Now I know (I (We) Love You in (sign) language 🤟
    Our snow at this time of the year is like yours, however, in the higher elevations and in the Mountain areas it is packing snow still. Yes Linda, I am getting there, clocking in at 97 pounds daily right now which is so much better. I have to keep up the calories and keep adjusting how much I consume so my weight doesn’t go down!

    Susan, I continue to keep Colin in prayer, realizing today is post-op Day 1. Trust his pain levels are being kept under control. And praying for a full and speedy recovery! Let me know how your physio comes along for your wrist, trust things are improving for you my friend.

    Marilyn, I left a message in reply to what you left for me on FaceBook Messenger. My prayers are with my friend. I say a hearty Amen to the quote above you posted, indeed let’s all continue to stay completely Hopeful no matter what we face! Amen, Praise the Lord! ❤️✝️🙏
  • LosinSusin
    LosinSusin Posts: 5,751 Member
    Judith, thank you for your advance prayers. Linda is right, Colin's surgery is next week (Tuesday 11th). Prayers never go astray! Thank you both for your prayers for my wrist. Physio starts in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile I am stretching the fingers and wrist and trying to close my hand. I really do need to have function in my right hand as I am not ambidextrous. Changing dominant hands now would be hard but if that happens, I will do what I can.

    Marilyn, trust in the Lord with all your heart. He will be with us no matter what happens in the world. Christians can be such witnesses during the challenging times.



  • Healthyme7410
    Healthyme7410 Posts: 10,669 Member
    Judith - praying for your visit with the surgeon today. I hope you do not get too worn out from your busy day. I will give you another sign language "lesson". Holding your hand with your palm toward the person 🤟is the "I love you" sign but if you hold your fingers the same way put make your index finger point at the person it means "airplane". I took sign language in college and my husband and I led a deaf bible study but it was many years ago so I have lost some of the ability to do signing.

    I visited with a friend for an hour this morning. I misunderstood her instructions so I parked further away then I could have. In fact I got lost and started walking up and down the street to see what the numbers were. She is in a huge apartment complex so there was a lot of walking to do. I got my exercise in today and still was able to spend time with her. She is a little forgetful and told me the same story several times over an hour period. Another friend of mine is worried that mu friend may not be safe alone in her apartment but I did not see anything that made me concerned about her safety. She has her cat "Willow" to keep her company and she does not go out much.

  • Marilynsretired
    Marilynsretired Posts: 5,528 Member
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  • LosinSusin
    LosinSusin Posts: 5,751 Member
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    We always have the Lord, Marilyn, even if we have no recognition in this world, but those things are nice to have 🤗

    Linda, glad you checked on your friend and got your exercise in for the day too. Interesting about the sign language. I learned Auslan at one stage but never got too fluent in it. I had clients and students who were deaf. I use my own form of sign language with my dogs! They read it better than my verbal commands.

    Judith, thinking of you as you visit your medical team today. 🙏💕

    It is Good Friday here already. I am thinking of what Jesus did for us all...

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  • 316Judith
    316Judith Posts: 9,063 Member
    Thank you Linda for another lesson in signing, I am sure it was a wonderful Bible Study you lead for the deaf members who attended! So glad you visited your friend, I sure could identify with you hearing the same story over and over in the hour you were with your friend. I have a friend that has early stage dementia. We experience the same thing. That’s tough but with we friends and her family she does well as can be expected.

    Susan, thank you for the heads up regarding Colin’s surgery. I have made a note and with continue to pray. I am praying for your wrist. As you said it was Good Friday in your part of the world. It is now Good Friday here as it is 12:05pm I started after 11:00pm.

    Thank you all for your prayers today. I posted an update in our Prayer Forum.

    Marilyn thank you for sharing the quote!

    God Bless you all, May your Good Friday Services be a rich blessings!
  • Marilynsretired
    Marilynsretired Posts: 5,528 Member
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  • LosinSusin
    LosinSusin Posts: 5,751 Member
    Judith, I will go read your prayer update next. Thank you for praying for us.

    Marilyn, our attitude really is so very important, I agree.

    I need to cook mini cupcakes for church today.