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Marilyn - I was just talking to a friend about this very thing. What we see in the actions of a person may be confusing until we hear their history. The background of a person molds them into what they are now. We can change our behavior and thoughts but our history is always there. This can make us more relatable to people if we let God use it and not let it be a hinderance to us.
The wind is blowing today and it looks like snow with the elm leaves falling off the trees. The other trees seem to still be hanging on to their leaves for a little longer. Soon the trees will be bare and the trees will get a winter break. They have worked very hard for a long time and now they can sleep. I used to think that winter was depressing with no life in the trees, grass or flowers but I now see it as a blessing that God gives to them for a job will done.
I made dinner rolls yesterday to use with the potato bar tomorrow but they raised too high and I will need to make more today. I had a "little extra" yeast in the jar that was not enought to make anything else so I just put all the yeast in the dough. That was a mistake! They raised way too high and are full of holes. We will eat them but I would not serve them to company. I am making ham and beans for tonight's supper so I may make garlic bread with them to use them up. I usually make cornbread but I might do something different and see what my husband thinks.0 -
That's interesting what happened to the rolls, Linda. Yeast is a powerful thing for 'a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump'! It could be an object lesson about sin, your rolls! I hope that won't stop you eating them though. I like what you said about the trees earning their rest in winter. I had not thought about that before. Hope you have a good day.
Marilyn, that is so true. 'You can't judge a book by its cover' comes to mind. People fill in the blanks about a person with assumptions till they know more about that person.
Judith, praying you have less pain today.
Yesterday we went to Werribee to explore it and to pick up some dry dog food from a Vet's there. We had yummy bacon, egg and tomato toasted sandwiches and good coffee from a cafe, and tried to find the State Rose Garden. We didn't get to see the garden as there were 'no dogs allowed' signs everywhere, but it was a nice drive.0 -
Marilyn, great wisdom here and I agree. Both my Parents are with Jesus. I miss them much. One thing I appreciate about them they always were there for me and guided me and would share their life’s experiences but never forced their opinion on me but let me make my own decisions. They always let me know they were there for me always.
Linda, hope you slept well and you kept warm. How are you feeling? Trust you are better. I too pray your dear hubby is doing well and has
recovered well. You made my mouth water thinking of the Potato Bar you were having. Such a great idea to have. I love baked potatoes especially with chives and sour cream! Yum Yum.
Susan, you are welcome, I am glad to pray for you both and your puppies. We’re you able to find the special dog food for your two special fur babies? Safe journey my friend. Let us know when you arrive to your destination and how your trip was. Hope you slept through the night and your seasickness meds worked and you didn’t have any issues.
Tonight we set our clocks back 1 hour when we go to bed. Good news is we get an extra hour of sleep; hopefully we wake up refreshed and rested. Good Night All and God Bless you! 🙏😴
Check out my Healthy Twist for my Make Ahead Potato Casserole! Just making small changes makes a huge difference. For Thanksgiving I will post my recipes in our Recipe Thread. May I encourage you to do the same.0 -
We had a good turnout for the potato bar today. One person brought a wonderful fruit salad to share. She had the usual fruit then added mangos, grapefruit and pomagranate seeds. It was so pretty to look at as well as to eat. She gave us some to keep which is something to look forward to in the coming days. My potatoes were were a nice size for a serving. I have gone to some potato bars and the potatoes are huge and need to be cut in 1/2 for a serving. Glenn talked about how God wants to have us under His wings to protect and love us. It was a discussion time since we were a small group (10 of us) so it was good to hear what people said about how we can get under his wings and their experiences of how God has always protected and loved them.
I am feeling much better today. The congestion is gone and I have more energy. Maybe it was the extra hour I had to sleep. Glenn has his 6 week check-up with the surgeon to see how he is doing. He still had a ways to go to get his range of motion back but is doing well with physical therapy.
Judith - thanks for the recipe tweak to use yogurt in place of sour cream. I was thinking about making Chicken Azteca this week and was planning to use yogurt in place of the cream cheese it calls for. I agree it is not much of a change in taste but a big change in calories.1 -
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How lovely, Marilyn.
Linda, glad the potato bar went well and you ate both feeling better.
Judith, hope you enjoy your extra hour of sleep. Our daylight savings changes on Dec 1st.
We have one more sleep till our voyage. We spent today getting things ready.1 -
Thanks for the good thoughts with you latest quote Marilyn.
Linda, so glad the Healthy tip helped I left. And happy you are feeling better. Will pray that Glen gets a good report from his 6 week check up with his Surgeon. So glad the Potato bar went well. The fruit salad sounded really good. My Mom always made a good fruit salad.
Susan, keeping you in prayer for your voyage! Safe Sailings. Thanks for heads up when you have your Daylight savings time!
Good Night all! 😴🙏God Bless you all!0 -
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Susan - will you be leaving the dogs in your caravan or in the areas the ship has for pets? I assume you are sleeping as I write this (It is almost 5AM your time) so soon you will be having the sea adventure. I pray that the way is smooth for your sake and quiet for your dogs sake.
Marilyn - as always good food for thought in your quotes. Words are ampty if there are no actions to follow.
Judith - I was looking at the Fire Weather Index for British Columbia today and it looks like there are still problems if I am reading it correctly although it does look like there is less. I pray you are feeling better.1 -
Thank you all for praying about the voyage. We start boarding at 4:15 pm and it's 12:20 pm now. We're already in line waiting to board and so are many more. We can be in the caravan till we start moving forward. I just made us lunch and at 3pm I will heat our dinners that I cooked yesterday and put them in the thermoses. I need to brush and comb the dogs for tics so I can be sure they aren't bringing any in to Tasmania. We already packed an overnight bag. The dogs look like they are going in the ship's cages instead of staying in our van. I am apprehensive about that but Colin thinks it will be OK. I am nervous but Colin is excited. I'm glad for him.
Judith, are there still fires raging in Canada? I pray not. Queensland just had one at Tara that destroyed 35 houses but there was no loss of human life. Thank you fo r your prayers. 🙏
Linda praying you both continue to heal snd Glenn gets a good report from the Dr about his shoulder. 🙏 Thank you for your prayers too.
Marilyn, that's true about actions showing forth integrity. 🙏
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It has been cloudy today but just now, the sun came out and is brightly shining on my backyard. The trees in the ditch behind our house have yellow leaves and the sun is making them look golden. I am very rich for having this beauty to look at every day as I sit at my desk. The world may not see it that way but I am blessed with good friends, good health, family, eyesight to see nature, etc. Money can not buy any of that!
Susan - I am praying that the ship was not too bumpy with the stabilizers and you were able to enjoy the trip. I have heard that depending on which part of the ship you are on, there is a difference in how rough the ride may be. I pray for your fur babies to enjoy the trip and know they will be ecstatic to see you at the end. There will be a joyful reunion and any problems during th trip will be forgiven adn forgotten by them. We need to be more like dogs in their devotion and love they have for their owners. In our case it would be devotion and love to our "owner and creator" God.
Judith and Marilyn - I hope you two are doing OK. I miss hearing form you but know you are taking care of your health and may need a rest.1 -
Am doing well. Think the fisquala is doing well - I get a 'thrill' once a day telling me it is there but now just to wait for it to mature. Get the stitches out on the 14th so they can do an ultrasound to see the size to make sure it is growing as it should.
Today is my weigh in - lost 4.2 pounds this. Goal was to be at 235 on October 31 but didn't reach it but have now weighing in at 234.4. So for November I will continue doing what I am doing with the walking and proper eating to get to my next goal of 230 by end of November
Praying for all of you wonderful ladies
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Marilyn, congratulations on achieving such a great loss over a relatively small period of time! Good to hear the fistula might be working too. Praying for you, and thank you for praying for me. You are the proof of the saying you found for us today.
Linda, how beautiful to think about the richness of life and the blessings contained in it. Amen! Thank you for praying about our voyage. The Bass Strait was calm and beautiful all night and we hardly felt the movement of the ship! I stared out the port hole a lot as the waves were slightly phosphorescent and the stars were bright and clear. The Lord is good. And our little dogs were fine and so happy to see us. We have set up camp at a caravan park beside the ocean today complete with dog fence and are resting. Being in different surroundings than the van meant none of us slept much last night, and we were very mindful of needing to be awake and ready to collect our
car, van and dogs at 6:30am. We were fine with that and even had time for some breakfast. 😄
View from where I was sitting under our awning this morning.
Judith, Marilyn, Linda, being awake last night meant my mind turned to the Lord. I prayed for you all as we sailed. God bless you.1 -
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Beautiful picture, Marilyn. I love Peanuts 💙
We're going exploring today. We'll see what we find.1 -
Praise the Lord that the voyage is over and you and your dogs had a pleasant trip. Thanks for the prayers during the night. I try to remember to do that when I have problems sleeping rather than getting nervous about not sleeping and how tired I will be in the morning. I believe you said you were meeting friends in Tasmania. When does that happen and will you be together for a while or a short visit?
It was a little cooler today - but still a nice day to be outside. We went to exercise then grocery shopping for the weekend. We will be having a Thanksgiving meal at church before the college students go home. I am doing a 25# turkey and someone else is doing a ham then others will bring sides to go with it. It should be a fun time for everyone.
It is getting to be my bedtime so I will sign off until tomorrow. Pleasant dreams everyone and restful sleep.1 -
Susan, so happy the voyage was good and you are now in Tasmania, hope you had a good visit with your friends. I can almost see the reunion of you and your puppies when they saw you coming to them. Loved the pictures you shared. Looks like a lovely area to park your Caravan. Safe travels to the next places you go!
Linda, hope you are able to sleep through the night. I am so sorry you are awake during the night. My prayers will be with you that sleep will improve. How was Glen’s follow up appointment? Hope he got a good report for his shoulder.
Marilyn, Praise the Lord your Fistula is doing well. Good News! I will keep you in prayer as you have the sutures removed on the 14th. Praise God on your Weight Loss achievement! Congratulations!
Sorry for missing couple days here, I needed to rest and allow my face to settle down. Thanks for asking after me and thanks for your prayers!
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Marilyn - that is a very impressive owl made out of vegetables and fruit. Is this one of your creations?
We had a good trip to Vail to see the surgeon today. The high was 34F so I was glad to have a jacket with me. The surgeon said he was "graduating" Glenn and he does not need to come back anymore unless there is a problem. He will still continue to do physical therapy until the end of the year. He also said that Glenn has good "genes" because his skin heals up so nicely. We were veru pleased to hear the good report. We stopped at COSTCO, a wearhouse store that sells items in large quanities, on our way home and got some nice vegetables, breads and nuts. Some things we do not buy because we can not use it all up before it gets bad but most of these things I can freeze to be used when I need them.
I need to be sure I drink a lot of fluids today and tomorrow morning. I am donating blood again tomorrow afternoon. I did not do it earlier because I was still feeling sick from the cold I had while in Philidelphia. If I donate this month, they will be drawing names and there are 5 people who could win $5000. I am not giving for this reason but it is a nice incentive to give. I would not refuse it if my name is drawn. LOL1 -
Marilyn - that is a very impressive owl made out of vegetables and fruit. Is this one of your creations?
We had a good trip to Vail to see the surgeon today. The high was 34F so I was glad to have a jacket with me. The surgeon said he was "graduating" Glenn and he does not need to come back anymore unless there is a problem. He will still continue to do physical therapy until the end of the year. He also said that Glenn has good "genes" because his skin heals up so nicely. We were veru pleased to hear the good report. We stopped at COSTCO, a wearhouse store that does things in large quanities, on our way home and got some nice vegetables, breads and nuts. Some things we do not buy because we can not use it all up before it gets bad but most of these things I can freeze to be used when I need them.
I need to be sure I drink a lot of fluids today and tomorrow morning. I am donating blood again tomorrow afternoon. I did not do it earlier because I was still feeling sick from the cold I had while in Philidelphia. If I donate this month, they will be drawing names and there are 5 people who could win $5000. I am not giving for this reason but it is a nice incentive to give. I would not refuse it if my name is drawn. LOL1 -
@Linda = no I did not create it but it would be fun to do one0
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Marilyn, love the owl, so unique, one of a kind. I was thinking the same thing Linda said: did you make this Owl, it’s such an awesome creation!
Linda, so good to hear you had a good trip to see the Surgeon. And such good news to hear! I am rejoicing for answered prayer that Glen’s should has recovered and is healed. Praise God. And best of all he doesn’t need to return to see the Surgeon! Thank you Lord for healing Glen’s shoulder.it’s awesome to see how God can direct us to the right Specialist and uses them to bring healing and recovery! I am happy that you are feeling well and will donate your blood! Also nice incentive to bring others in to donate and enter a draw, wow that is quite the incentive, but I sure love your attitude that you said you weren’t giving for that reason but wouldn’t refuse if your name were caked. 😆
Susan, thinking of you, hope you are enjoying Tasmania and visiting your friends! Safe Travels my friend!
God’s Blessings, May your evening be blessed! 😊🙏0 -
Linda, that'd wonderful news about Glenn! So glad he has recovered so well. Glad you feel well enough to give blood too. Hope you are one of the winners! Wow, #25 turkey is huge to me now. Enjoy your Thanksgiving with the group.
Marilyn, what a clever owl creation.
Judith, good to see you were able to post today. Resting will surely help you heal. Glad you listen to your body and do what it needs.
About our friends: they live near our home in Queensland. They were going to come on the whole trip with us but had caravan, car and health troubles which meant they could not come after all. Lyn still needs hiatus hernia surgery in mid December. IF she recovers fast and well, she and husband Greg and little dog Kayla will try to meet us and travel with us in January. I am philosophical about it. Lyn will need six weeks to heal, so I really doubt they will be able to meet us before it is time for us to return to the mainland in February. They may be able to meet us if we keep traveling to South Australia and Western Australia, but it is all uncertain. Lyn also has breast cancer and may need further treatments. We are just going to keep traveling on our own and see what happens with Lyn's health. They did get their car and caravan issues sorted out so that is a couple of their barriers removed, but we all know how health concerns need to take priority. That's one of the reasons we are traveling now. Both of us know our traveling days will be over one day due to our own health issues.
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Re the picture of the owl - I did not make it but would like to try as it was very creative
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My blood donation went well today. Now I am waiting by the phone to see if I win big money. LOL The chances of that is pretty low since they have many facilities and many donors in each one. I do get points each time I donate that can be redeemed for gift cards to different stores and restaurants which is nice. Anything free is good.
Susan - I'm sorry that your friends were not able to join you on your trip. I totally understand they not wanting to travel with all the health issues they are facing. It is true that traveling can be hard as we age. We are trying to stay in one place longer but conferences come up that we need to attend. At least they are only a few days and not months like your travels are. You and Colin have an adventerous spirit to travel for so long. I am a homebody that likes stability. It was expecially hard for me to travel to foreign counties that do not speak English. I was so glad to have a tour guide when we were overseas traveling to Israel, Egypt and Greece a few years ago.
My turkey is actually only 22.8# that we bought yesterday. They did not have any that were bigger. It says it will take 4-5 days to thaw in the refrigerator and 11 hours to thaw in cold water. I'm afraid it will be the cold water route that we will take since we did not buy it soon enough. We did have a coupon that saved us $11 which was really nice. I am also making mashed potatoes and gravy to go with it.1 -
Linda, glad your blood donation went well. Let us know if you win money, but you are already a winner for helping others! Yes, traveling to non English speaking countries is probably the most stressful. Having our caravan as our home goes a long way towards making me ferl more secure as we change our outdide surroundings. I like sleeping in the same bed, knowing where my kitchen and barhroom things are etc. But I do miss being home. Colin absolutely loves traveling. I could stay home and just do an occasional short trip, but he gets so much enjoyment from travel I have to go along with him while he can do it. Your turkey still sounds big! Glad you have a good plan for cooking it. Enjoy.
Marilyn, love the cha cha reference! And I'd love to see your owl if you decide to make one.
It's a slower day for us today so we can catch up on laundry etc. Last night we went to a Little Penguin viewing platform and saw some of them swim to shore and cross the sand to their dens. It was a fun experience. We may do it again while we are here.1 -
Marilyn, the last part of the quote about the cha cha did make me chuckle 🤭
Susan, so sorry to hear you didn’t meet up with your friends. I can understand that Lyn not being able to travel with surgery coming up and also might need treatment regarding her breast cancer. Glad they got their caravan and car issues sorted out. Good News to hear. Your Little Penguin viewing platform sounded like a lot of fun to see. I am sure it was fun to see them swim and go back to their dens. Penguins are so sweet. Love watching them in all their antics. Glad you are having a quieter day.
For us here in Canada it’s Remembrance Day as we remember those who served and those who are still serving. We have ceremonies and lay wreaths at the WW1 and WW2 War Memorials!
Linda, your turkey will be so scrumptious.so glad you got a $11.00 coupon off the turkey. That’s great. And like you I too always ended up by using the cold water bath to speed up the defrosting process. I loved fresh bread dressing roasting inside the turkey in its own juices oh the aroma of roasted Turkey in the oven just makes your mouth water. We always piled right beside our turkey and dressing on our plate, and yummy cranberries on the side and like you we always had mashed potatoes and gravy, yum yum!to finish off our turkey dinner we had 2 sides, with carrots and a cauliflower and broccoli cheese casserole. Salad and buns. Pumpkin pie and ice cream or whipped cream on top for desert!
So glad you were able to donate your blood.
Have a good night sleep all. It’s my bedtime now!
So it’s Good night Sweet Dreams and God Bless!😴🛌❤️🤗0 -
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I am so grateful for my freedom that was brought by the Veterans who served in the military and gave their all for us. My Dad was in the army in WWII working as a medic for the wounded. He saw many hard things but did it willingly.
Are any of you having any problems posting? It might just be my computer but it sometimes take a minute for go from me pressing "post reply" to it actually posting. Sometimes I get an error message along with the wait time saying to try again later.
We are going to a funeral today for the sister of my neice-in-law that was killed in the car accident. We personally never met this sister but we want to support our neice. The one surviving sister is doing OK. She has had two 6+ hour surgeries to repair her ankle, knee and arm. I do not think there are any other surgeries scheduled in the near future but she will need a lot of therapy to heal - both physically and emotionally. I do not know if she knows yet that she was driving the car when the accident happened that killed her sister as well as her husband.1 -
Oh Linda, how sad about your niece. I know she will appreciate your loving support at the funeral today. Will keep you all in my prayers. About posting, yes, it often takes me several minutes to upload photos and post. I often walk away and do something else after hitting post.
Marilyn, it is good to remember we are here to show forth God's love. Good thoughts.
Judith, our quiet day was nice. We explored some of Devonport yesterday. Today it is Sunday so we are not doing a lot. We need to be with the van in this wind. Things come loose, get knocked over etc so we will keep an eye on things. It was Remembrance
Day here yesterday too. I posted a picture of a Tasmanian War Memorial on my Facebook page and expressed gratitude to the living and dead who served or are serving.
Here it is:
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