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Yes our daughter's emotional health is affected also. She was required to talk to a counselor to see if she was able to handle the decision to do the surgery. I keep telling her it is worth it to be more healthy and that each day will bring a little bit more strength. She did send a message to the surgeon and asked for a different pain medication since she could not take what was ordered. They did send in a prescription that we picked up this afternoon and she feels much better. We also picked up different foods and soups that are high protein that she can blend and drink the resulting liquid. She looks much more alert today and has not had to take a nap at all.1
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I am trying to get cleaning and laundry washed and dried while I am her so my daughter does not have to worry about cleaning when we leave. Today I pulled the chair and couch out from the wall and there was so much hair from the dog that I could have knitted a dog sweater for her to wear with it. I knew she had been shedding but this was a big pile of hair! I am not saying that my daughter did not clean well, she just had not pulling the furnature out and it had accumulated back there. If we ever get another dog after we stop traveling I want a little dog that does not shed. That ususally means a curly haired dog sooOf course that means a alot more grooming needs to be done to keep the hair from matting. Susan, it sounds like you do a lot of grooming for your dogs. Do they also go to a professional groomer?
The 9 and 11 year old grandchildren are coming over today to stay with us while their parents go to a work place dinner. I am also going to show my daughter how to make yogurt. It is pretty easy in the instapot to do that and then you can put what ever flavors and sweeteners you want in it.2 -
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.Linda, I am so glad your daughter got the right meds for her pain. It would be very difficult for her right now. It's one of thd most pai ful operations, I've been told, but you all probably already know that already. Dog hair is a thing! I am happy to have dogs without undercoats. I do groom them myself now. I've fully groomed them twice and do touch ups often with their faces, tail ends and feet. I figure by the tenth full grooms I will start to save money. Lol! The equipment costs a bit to start with but to professionally groom two dogs it costs me $AUD140 so I decided to learn how to do it myself. Archie is mostly Maltese so has mostly straight hair. It is easier to look after him than Jasper who has a curly poodle coat. I love the softness of both their coats...
Marilyn, you found a gem again today.
Judith, I hope you are doing alright with the cold and your health battles. Missing you.
We're having a quiet day after driving up to Low Heads yesterday.
Here are our friends and Colin plus our three dogs at a berry farm yesterday:
This is where the Tamar River meets Bass Strait. There are Fairy Penguin nests at the bottom of this track.
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Susan - I looke up "fairy penguins" and they are beautiful in color and cute in size. I'm so glad to go on this adventure. I am learning so much. What type of berries were at the Berry Farm? Can you pick them yourselves? I like those type of farms because I am in control of how ripe I want the fruit.
Judith - I hope you are doing OK. I miss you and pray for you (and the rest of us) on a regular basis.
Marilyn - what a beautiful picture and a wonderful statement. If I remember this, things go so much better but sometimes I need to be reminded of who He is and that I am His special daughter.
We are getting into a routine here and able to get close to her protein and fluid goals. Yesterday my daughter said she was feeling dizzy so we tried to increase he fluids and she is feeling better today. She is taking in around 400 calories per day and 48 ounces of water right now but that will increase as things heal.
We are getting with our friends for dinner this evening. They were living in a condo but moved to a farming area recently. I am anxious to see their new house and the property. They have been researching what to do with the barn and property (they are definately "city folk") so they can be successful. They are thinking about getting some alpacas to raise. Their neighbors have some and are willing to help them get started.1 -
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Marilyn, all your past Scriptures have all been my favorite thank you for sharing! Indeed we serve a good God! He is Faithful and always looks after His Own! Praise ye the Lord!
Susan, thank you for all your pictures and information on where you have been and what you were seeing. You are going on such an adventurous trip! You are making it exciting as we view the pictures and here about your travels. I am praying for your friend who had surgery trusting God for a speedy recovery and healing! Thank you for your kindness of missing me and for maintaining my weight!
Linda, been praying for your daughter, it is such a painful surgery to have, one of my friends had it, I watched the struggles but in the end she lost the weight she hoped for and 25 years later she is still trim healthy and strong. Hoping this testimony will encourage your daughter to keep pushing. I know it’s really tough now but am trusting the pain meds will help and she will heal and be better soon, please let your daughter know I am praying for her.
I have missed you all and appreciate all your prayers. With so much going on with the freezing temps and Arctic windchill it did a number on my nerve damage and has caused more issues with my face lips and jaw recovery! I have had to really push to maintain my weight at 94.9 pounds but am mindful it is too much underweight for me.
We have had freezing rain since Thursday with Friday late in day to expect colder temps overnight but warming up during day, we had 30cm of snow in our area: I am still snowed in. Hopefully the snow will be gone soon!
Hope to be back tomorrow morning. I had fun playing both games today and enjoyed catching up with you all! God Bless! Big Hugs 🤗🙏❤️0 -
Judith, how wonderful to see you back! ❤️ I am sorry you haven't been well. It's understandable how the cold would be interferring with your healing. Your winter has been hard this year. I hope it breaks and the worst is over soon. Thank you for praying for my friend Lyn. Her surgery is on Monday, 30th January. She flies back home on the 27th so is still with us right now. She hopes to recover enough to fly back to be with us within a week, but we want her to be well enough to do that.
Marilyn, what encouragement Scripture is! Thank you!
Linda, thank you for the update on your daughter. It would be baby steps right now, for sure. Hope she heals really well and has the results she wants. Your friends sure are starting an exciting adventure! I'd live to see a photo of their Alpacas. People do raise them here as well. They are characters. The berry farm was huge. They had strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. They made jams, syrups and wines from them as well as selling them fresh. I have to limit how many berries I can have (I have to limit fructose, fructan, sorbitol, manitol,
gos content) so will freeze most of them.
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Judith - I am so sorry that your health suffered with the Artic cold. I enjoyed seeing the picture of how much snow you had on Facebook. I am hoping for warmer weather for you and that you can have a better end of winter than the beginning.
Susan - the strawberries in the picture looked delicious. I also have to limit my fruit intake to keep my blood sugars under control.
Marilyn - as always you gave us an inspiring thought to ponder.
We had a great sermon this morning on about worrying and keeping our eyes on Jesus. I have been reading in Matthew and just finished th passage on worry in the last few day. There is a difference between worry and concern. Worry hinders our ability to go forward but concern motivates us to go forward. This is a constant area that I have to work on. It is expecially hard when I can not do anything to change the situation. That is where faith and trust work best. The situation can not be changed but my heart can be.1 -
Linda, what a great sermon, showing the difference between worry and concern and the practicalities of it. Thanks for sharing.
We're going to explore Deloraine today, an artsy crafty town. I must go get ready but will check some other threads first.0 -
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Marilyn, as always I so enjoy all the inspiration and quotes you share. Thank you
Linda, thank you for sharing. Glad you enjoyed the winter pictures I posted on Facebook, we still have quite a lot of snow, we have had combo of freezing rain and regular rain. My gate and ramp leading up to front yard is filled with snow. Thanks for updating us on your daughter, glad new pain med is helping and she is looking better. It will take time, baby steps for sure, but I believe she will get there and do well.
Susan, thank you for the date you posted on your friend’s surgery, will be sure and keep that day in
much prayer. Please keep us posted in how the surgery goes.
Thanks again Susan and Linda for your welcome back and sorry about my health being affected with the Arctic cold. The weather is slowly turning around. Tonight it’s 1 degree, yes cold but much better than it was and daytime forecast says we could be reaching 5 degrees. Here’s hoping.
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We have decided to stay in Denver with our daughter until Friday. She is going to try working via zoom with her clients this week but she is a little nervous about driving our granddaughter to school. So far I washed and folded multiple loads of clothes, mopped the kitchen and livingroom floor, vacuumed the two sets of stairs and washed many dishes. We are going to the store to get some small storage containers that we can freeze 2-4 ounce portions of soups and other liquids for her so she can just thaw them out when she needs them when we are gone. Next week she starts on soft foods.
Judith - I am glad that you are not having as cold a weather as you did have. It is still colder than we are having here. I am wondering if the rain is melting some of the snow for you? It could be tuning it to ice since it is so cold. Please be safe and keep warm!
Susan - Did you have fun at Deloraine? If I went there, I would be looking for things to make myself and maybe buy too many that I could not store all my "treasures".
Marilyn - Please stay warm and safe also with your snow. I know you have some lab work to be done soon so be careful as you go. Are the roads cleared well? You probably still have lots of snow on the grassy areas.1 -
Linda, I wasn't too tempted by the arts things as I can't store them in the van too well, but I did find a new outfit and a half price watch! I accidentally left my watch at home and was missing it. Glad you have been able to help your daughter in so many ways. I hope she feels stronger every day.
Judith, that's good news that temperatures are a little less cruel. Thank you for praying for Lyn. She and Greg started their journey to Hobart today, to sight see along the way. We enjoyed a meal together last night. I won't see her now till she returns from her surgery, which is an unknown date.
Marilyn, thank you for today's thought. I hope you are staying warm. Which state do you live in?
Yesterday we went to Deloraine and did find it arty and quirky. There were lots of little metal sculptures on posts in the street like this, all different:
The town is built on the Meander River where there was a park and a Weir. We had a picnic lunch here with many Ducks, Craics, Lapwings and Pigeons who the dogs delighted in trying to chase away.
I have many photos of silk embroidery depicting the history of the town. My favourite section was of this little wombat:
We went to a museum where there were indoor settings of life in the 1800s and an outdoor farm of the same genre. It was really well done but hard to show you in a snap or two. Here's a picture showing a tiny bit of the outdoor setting and it was a glorious dsy:
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@LosinSusin = I live in Canada - not that far from Judith.
Had an ok week but to many appointments so am very very tire - and this week is full of appoints also - so once Friday comes I am sure I will be spending more time having naps as having a busy week really tires me out.
Getting blood work done tomorrow - should now on Thursday the condition of my kidneys - always a bit anxious about this as the number has gone done to 9% for 2 months now - praying hard that it will go up even to 12 - 15 but it is in the Lords hand - but really don't want to be on dialysis
Gained this week at TOPS - 1.5 pounds = so in order to day I made my goal for January I need to get this 1.5 off by next Tuesday = going to be extra careful with what I eat and work on getting in some walking.
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Thanks Marilyn. I didn't know you were in Canada. I thought you were in the US. I hope you get good numbers at your Dr appointments.
We are thinking about exploring a small nearby town today. It's still overcast and rainy so we don't want to be out in the rain really.1 -
Getting a late start today because I had our Women's Bible study for 2 hours this morning, then my daughter (middle child) came over to see how we were doing and stayed 2 hours and now it is about time to start the zoom for the 40 days of prayer. My daughter (who just had surgery) went back to work today via zoom. She said she did not feel she was 100% in her thoughts but was able to do what she needed to do with her clients. Tomorrow she has three clients and on Thursday she has 5 clients. She will try to see how she does taking our granddaughter to school tomorrow morning. I think she will be fine. We need to leave for Grand Junction on Thursday and I feel much better about her being on her own. Next week she progresses to 6 small soft-food meals which will be easier for her to do. She still needs to keep up on her water intake too.1
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Marilyn, thank you for sharing, and I hope you don’t need dialysis. I am praying your numbers stay good and your lab work will confirm good results. Yes we are not that far from each other, one day I would love for us to get together for a visit. Praying for you my friend!
Susan, thanks for update on your friend, my prayers continue for her. Loved your pictures today, you are giving us a great education as we read all about the places you visit. Safe travels my friend!
Linda, good to hear good updates on your daughter, wonderful she is progressing well with her soft foods and she has returned to work! Trusting she will continue to gain her strength and do as well as she has been doing as you return back home! Safe travels on Thursday my friend.
Yes our temps are rising, at night it gets cold and from daytime rain some freezing but it melts in daytime and our snow has pretty much cleared. First time today I was able to have my gate opened to my front yard! Praise God!
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We are traveling back over the mountain tomorrow so today is getting things done for packing. Glenn has a class he has to present to the church in Grand Jucntion on Saturday. Today we have three zoom calls, laundry, Glenn is visiting our Grand Juction neighbor who is having surgery here in Denver today, delivering meat and a stuffed animal to our son's house, and taking things to the ARC which is a thrift shop. I hope we can get it all done!
Marilyn - praying for good results from your lab results - either stable or the number raising. You have certainly worked hard on your diet to make changes.
Judith - I am glad you are able to get your gate open and the snow has mostly gone.
Susan - I hope your weather clears up so you can go exploring again. We do not get much rain here but when we do, I love to lay in bed and read while listening to the rain patter on the leaves outside my window.1 -
All is well here. Temperature is going up, snow is melting and next week supposed to be around 45 F so that will be nice - help melt the snow.
@Judith - yes it would be nice to get together - maybe when spring comes we can set up a place to met
Got weighed yesterday - gained 1.5 pounds of the 3 that I lost = so this week I have to work on getting that off and keeping it off. If I can get it off by next Tuesday I will have lost 3 pounds for the month and that is the goal for January - I am sure I can do it.
Had blood work done this morning - hopefully by tomorrow sometime I will know that the kidney function number is - I always get somewhat anxious waiting for this number. I know what I need to do to keep it as healthy as possible - just praying that if it is God's will that the number will go fro 9% back up to at leat 12% or higher. The higher I can get it (normal is 60%) the better for my body. The poor thing is having so much trouble getting all the toxins out - guess that is why they keep saying to make sure I drink all the water (2 - 3 L ) to help it flush some of them out.
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer
Pslam 18:6
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
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Oh it's nice to think Judith and Marilyn might meet up in spring! You girls are wise to wait till the snow and ice is gone. I am excited for you both!
Linda, that's good news about your daughter's progress. You sure have a lot on your 'to do' list though. Take care.
Yesterday we went to Evandale, a little historic village. We left the dogs in the van for a couple of hours so we could wander the streets and look at the antiques, leather goods, and quirky home goods stores. It was a nice day. Today we are packing up to move on tomorrow. Since we're on water and power here, Jasper is getting groomed but Archie's coat grows slower and he doesn't need it today. I'll just do a brush up on him. I'm happier only doing 'the works' on ONE dog at a time!
Prince of Wales pub - had a great Thai Beef salad there. They have meals and cake and coffee at most pubs here, not just alcohol (I don't drink).
Old but fancy cash register:
Colin trying on leather shoes, but unfortunately they didn't have the size and colour he wanted:
Statue of a penny farthing bike rider and dog. They have a penny farthing race here every February.
Post Office:
Outdoors at the Clarendon pub, established in 1847. They had good coffee.
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Marilyn, I hope we can meet up in the Spring, it will depend on how my treatment is going but I know we will meet when the time is right. It gives us both something to look forward to. Another thought is with me being in Vancouver so much with appointments, perhaps we can set a place in Vancouver to meet after my appointment, we can talk about the place when time comes nearer. I am praying your numbers will be good in your lab results. I love and appreciate the Scripture you shared. Thank you and God Bless you!
Linda, you have quite a list of things to accomplish before you leave for home. Been keeping your daughter in continued prayer that she continues to heal and recover. Keep us posted please. Safe travels over the mountain to Grand Junction, trust there is no snow in the mountains when you travel over them. Please be safe my friend. Hope your three Zoom calls done as you said you needed to do. And yes to your comment about my gate and yard being free of snow, so nice for friends to come through gate! With all the snow and ice I lost a few branches off my azalea bushes, think 1 or 2 on each bush. It’s ok new will grow again. They are broken and basically laying on ground. I will prune the bushes when weather permits and I feel up to it.
Susan, loved all your photo’s of the latest places you visited. Cute picture of Colin trying on leather shoes. Too bad he couldn’t get his size. The old cash register was so awesome, you don’t see quaint registers like that these days unless if your touring the places you were. You are having a trip of a lifetime, seeing these historic sites. Loved the Statute of Penny Farthing Bike Rider and Dog, and having races in February, how cool is that! The Post Office was a great building, were you
able to go inside? Thank you for sharing the history and all the photo’s. Hope Archie didn’t mind being groomed. Nice that Jasper fur grows slower, saves you some money with getting one dog groomed at a time. Have a great evening.
Tomorrow I am in Vancouver for a follow up at VGH to see my surgeon. Had a telephone follow up today with another specialist. Will update you all probably on Friday! Depending how I feel I hope to be back but if I am not you know I am resting up. God Bless you all. Big Hugs 🤗🙏0 -
Good morning!
It's a blustery Australia Day here and we're packing up to move on today. Forgive me for being brief.
All is well and Jasper's groom was finished by Colin and I (Judith, we bought all the grooming tools before we left hime so now groom the dogs ourselves) yesterday afternoon. Archie didn't get bathed but still looks sweet. His coat doesn't grow as fast as Japer's curly one does.
Here are some doggy pics for you.Hopefully I'll get to spend more time here tomorrow, but we will have a new town to explore and I'll want to take pictures for you!
Have a great day. 🙂
PS we didn't go inside the Post Office, Judith, but we did go in other shops. I was asked not to take photos in one Household goods shop so I just stuck to outdoor photos after the leather shop.
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We made it over the mountain safely although we did have one close call. My husband was changing lanes when someone else decided to do the same thing. He said I "screeched" and scared him but he was able to be composed enough to get back into his lane before disaster happened. I am making it bigger than it really was but I was pretty scared during that moment. The traffic otherwise was sparce and the roads were only wet in spots. We stopped at a COSTCO store to get some exercise and get a few things we needed. We do not have one of these stores in Grand Junction so it is convenient to stop on our way over here. You can buy things in bulk here for a lot less money.
Our 40 days of prayer changed their word we were praying through (Step-in) and we are not using the Lord's prayer the next few weeks. Tonight we will divide men and women and pray about "forgive us as we forgive those who trespass against us".
Susan - I hope you have a smooth transition in your move today. The boys are so cute. You do a great job grooming them. Do you have any secrets about trimming toenails? Our dog hates it when anyone touches her feet.
Marilyn - praying for your blood work. We are in your corner cheering you on.
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Susan, hope you had a smooth move to your new place in spite of the stormy weather. Archie and Jasper are so sweet. You do a great job grooming both “boys”. I love them both, wish I could meet them and of course “Mommy and Daddy” we all would have a wonderful time together. I look forward to hearing all about your next adventures and seeing the pictures you take. Safe Travels Susan Colin Archie and Jasper! ❤️🙏
Linda, your Bible Study is what I like to study on Forgiveness! It will be good to break up into teams and pray about this part! Let us know what you learned. The traffic incident would of been so scary, glad no one was hurt and you had a safe rest of the way home. I agree about Costco having good prices and buying in bulk, I shopped there with my daughter and bought some great meat buys, bought two Beef Roasts for such a steal. They had 2 roasts on a tray and they were top of the line cut. I also bought whole Turkey and Chicken at fantastic prices. My friend’s and family buy toilet paper and paper towels Kleenex, oversized rolls that last a long time, good prices.
Marilyn, praying for you for good lab results. Let us know when you can. 🙏
I had my appointment, it was difficult and long, had a skin biopsy and will know results in 3 weeks when back to surgeon, still waiting on referral, Surgeon, removed excessive skin from pooling and bubbling and told me he would see me in 3 weeks for more procedures.
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Judith - I am so sorry that your appointment was long and difficult. I can't imagine what it was like to have those procedures and to knwo there are more to come in three weeks. I pray for strength and endurance for you. I also pray that there will be an end soon for all these surgeries and proceedures. God is with you holding your hand in all you do.
It feels good to be back in our little house looking out the window at our back yard. It is sunny with a gentle breeze. My daughter says it is snowing in the Denver area so I am glad we came back yesterday. The next time we go over, there will be a family staying in this house so I have a list of things I need to do before they get here. They are coming for the weekend to check out our University we have here and to meet people in the church. I am glad to have someone in our house when we are gone but it does make extra work to have the house cleaned up and organized so it is nice for visitors.1 -
Got blood work back re kidney function = 9% so it hasnt gone down or up which is good I guess but I was praying it would go up
Went to the dentist this morning for a cleaning - been just about 1 year as it is really hard to get into seem them. Cost $225.00 and I have to fillings that need to be fixed for a total of $717.00 = expensive but need to get it done.
Saw the nurse re my fisquala = it is not responding like it should. Had a good talk with the nurse who then called the surgeon and the Kidney doctors = they want me to try one more balloon in the left arm to see if that works. It didn't in the right arm. The problem with that is they usually put a dye in the arm so they can see the vein better and that dye can harm the kidney. So on February 7 I will talk to the surgeon again about my concern as he says he believes he can do it with no dye. If this does not happen then we wait till my kidneys 'crash' or in other words I start feeling really sick then they do an emergency surgery on the chest putting in 2 wires that hand out and right after the surgery they would put me on dialysis. Problem with that is having a shower as you can't get it wet. So praying consistinly, and humbly that the Lord will keep my kidney function up enough to not need the dialysis for some time - if I could just get this weight off it would help as the more weight we carry around the harder it is on the kidneys.
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Marilyn, sorry your kidney function didn't improve but glad it didn't go down. Also sorry the fistula isn't responding well yet. The proposed procedures sound like a lot to me. Praying for you.
Judith, you also are going through so much health-wise. Praying for you, too. The Lord knows all and is in all. Itcsurecwould be nice if we could all meet in person one day.
Linda, eek about the near miss on the road. Glad you are home safe. The Bible study and prayer group sounds wonderful. I hear you on getting the house ready for guests.
We moved successfully and are in Oatlands in a low cost camp that is surrounded by a low wall of stones. It used to be a sheep pen! It's next to an old mill with a windmill. There is a path to the main street of town right near us. This place also has an old jail and various convict built things. We'll explore more today. We had a quick drive around town yesterday when most things were closed. They should be open today. Tomorrow we move back to Hobart as Lyn flies home from there today and Greg needs company.
View from the front of our van
Topiary is big here
Quaint Chemist shop
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Marilyn, sorry to hear that the fisquala is not responding, hope what they propose will work, and trusting your Numbers will not go down and at least stay as they have been, yes, it would be better that your numbers to go up as you are hoping for. I continue to stand with you believing for good results and Praying for a Mighty Miracle of Healing! Please keep us posted in how you are doing. Sending you my Love, Hugs and Much Prayer. ❤️🤗🙏
Linda, glad you are home safely and enjoying being away from the Denver snow. Yes, I hear you about the work it takes when having guests stay in your home. You are just like me, with wanting to have your place in order and everything looking so nice and inviting for those staying in your home. You said the people who are staying in your home for the weekend while you are back in Denver are coming to check out the University. Are they potential “Staff” or
Students? Keep us posted! When are you going back to Denver again? Safe Travels. And thank you for your kind comments regarding my treatment. God is Hood, He is watching over me and will continue to give me Strength and His Grace and Peace!
Susan, love the pictures of the place you are staying. Loved the Windmill and all the scenery around it. The Topiary is awesome, such detail, and the building, love the Architecture! You will enjoy touring this town. You said you were returning to Hobart tomorrow as your friend’s husband is returning there and would need company. Hope his wife is doing well in her recovery. Safe travels tomorrow! Big Hugs 🙏🤗
Thank you for your prayers and kindness on my report on treatment and appointments.
God Bless you all, have a good day in the Lord. 🙏❤️ As always I enjoyed posting the Bible Reading and Daily Devotion and playing the Game Threads today! Be back tomorrow! 😊0
