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Today was an extra special day. All my children, my two sisters and a few friends living out of town called to wish me happy birthday - so nice to be remember.
Very good sermon this morning. We have 2 services on Sunday = 2 at 9 am ( one in the main santuary and another one at the same time in the Minstry Center) and then we have the 11 am service. Today between these services 9 people were baptised. We were at the 11 am service where 5 where baptised and they were all aborignal people - very powerful to hear these 5 men share about how they have changed since accepting Christ. The aboriginal people of our church hosted a 'snack' of birthday cake for the congregation also. With our church we are reaching out to these beautiful people to reconncile with them after all that was done to them prior and as a church we are walking the road with them to recover for all the abuse. It is so nice so see so many of them coming weekly to church and now getting baptized.
Went out for lunch with friends - was a nice time of fellowship.
Sore throat - treating it as my daughter is just getting over strep throat and I am concerned that I might have picked it up from her - don't need it as I am expecting to go to the hospital either later this week or next week for correction on my fisquala. Also have to have to teeth looked at so just cant be sick.
Please continue to pray for me that this next surgery (4th on in 1 year) will work as they aren't sure what to do if it doesn't - but I know God is with me and He is showing me that all will be well if I remember to lean on him.
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I was able to get to bed by 12:30am but did not get to sleep until 2am. That is a lot better than going to bed at 4:30! We had a wonderful time watching the superbowl. We had 11 here with 4 of them being students. I ate too much so I will be doing some extra exercises tomorrow.
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Yes, Happy Birthday Marilyn, keep up all the great work to stay healthy good job! 👍👏😊
Susan, awesome pictures and thanks for sharing the info on the African plant, it was so beautiful, you got a lot of work done with laundry and tidying up. Glad you found a place to stay when you couldn’t get in to the camp you wanted.
Linda, hope your sleep patters get better for you, it is0 -
Oops hit the wrong key so will finish what I started to say…hope your sleep patterns improve and you can get a good night sleep, it is so frustrating when you can’t sleep at normal time so you can wake at proper times in morning. I know what you say about not following sports, it’s good to have a rest day, hope you enjoy. Will be praying for you to get your sleep pattern on track!
Will say good night, God Bless 😴❤️0 -
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Marilyn - great thought!
I'm moving along in cleaning for our guests this weekend. Today is the tub and shower which are not my favorite jobs. I have my new brush with a long handle to use which is helpful! I did hate to get down on my hands and knees to scrub the floors but now I can stand up. I just have the two bedrooms to tidy up and we will be ready. I feel like I have been doing spring cleaning a little early. I am ahead of everyone in that area.1 -
Just a quick post. We are at a free camp near St Helen's on the East Coast. No reception where we are. Have gone to St Helen's to get groceries. Just didn't want you to worry if I can't check in for a few days. We are still with Lyn and Greg.1
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Thank you Susan for letting us know. Glad you are enjoying the places you are visiting. Sounds pretty good that you are at a free camp, wow that is awesome, especially these days with the cost of everything these days. How is Lynn doing? Hope her recovery is going well. Happy you are able to spend time with them both.
Linda, it’s great you have a long handled brush to clean the shower and tub, I have one too and it’s a great tool to clean with. Hope you get all your work done before your guests arrive.
Marilyn, thank you for the thoughts, great quote!
I was here late last night posted Bible Reading and Devotions but ran out of time, have had a very sore mouth and face so didn’t get signed here until way after 11:00pm and worked on some of our threads. Will be back later today and catch up! Heading to bed now. Good Night and God Bless! ❤️🙏😇0 -
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Afternoon ladies. Praying for all of you
Went to my TOPS meeting this morning - had a terrible weigh in - am up 2.6 pounds = but I know how it happened.
So as tomorrow is Ash Wednesday = start of Lent - I am making a commitment for 40 days.
I am going to give up for lent the following
1) No soda pop at all
2) I am going to walk on the treadmill every day for lent for 10 - 30 minutes each day
3) I am going to track my water to make sure I get in 72 oz each day
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Marilyn, may your vows be honoured.
Judith, hope you have less pain today. Lyn is doing really well for someone who has been through major abdominal surgery. She's very determined and strong like you.
Linda, hope your housework is all dine now so you can enjoy your guests.
Am having a rest day while the others go fishing/walking. Am tired and have some IBS symptoms so will maybe see the beach tomorrow.
One good thing is we seem to have a weak signal here during the day so I can post after all.1 -
We made it safely to Ouray for our short trip. I will post as we have time. We are planning to spend time at the hot springs tomorrow.2
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Amen, Marilyn. Glad you are safe, Linda.
I can't resist posting some beautiful photos of Bay of Fires. The rocks are red and yellow from lichen.
The beaches have some people on them but it is by no means crowded. The water is too cold for us to swim in but some brave it. Lyn, Greg and Colin have been fishing off the rocks and have caught Bream and Trevally.
And the dogs love the sand!
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Linda, enjoy your time with your guests. Not too worry about posting, when you can that will be great.
Susan, hope your IBS symptoms have passed and you had a better day after resting. So happy Lynn is doing so well and her recovery is remarkable. The pictures of the rocks, beach and sand are so beautiful. You telling us about Colin Greg and Lynn fishing reminded me when I’d fish with my Grandparents. I loved eating freshly caught fish. So tasty!
Marilyn, your lent vows, I agree with Susan May they be honoured! You will lose the weight you gained as you are strong and determined. I stand with you cheering you on. You can do it. Thank you for the Scripture verse!
Today here in Canada it’s Valentines Day so from me to you all “Happy Valentines Day”
God Bless your day! 🙏❤️🤗0 -
❤️ Happy Valentine's Day ❤️ to all! It was yesterday here but I know our time zones are different.
Judith, thank you for asking about the IBS. Yes. I feel better today. I am weird as I don't like fishing or eating fish. Lyn likes fishing but not eating fish, so Colin and Greg get all the spoils. Glad you remembered nice things about fishing with your grandparents, and that you liked the photos. To me it is outstandingly beautiful here.1 -
Day 1 of Lent went well - completed all my changes I committed to correcting for Lent.
Today is a new day and will stand firm and complete them again
Meeting my sister for lunch today - we talk weekly but because she lives out of town we don't see each other as often as we would like so it will be a good time being with her
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We made it back from Ouray. Now we have our Bible Study group tonight and tomorrow we will go to Westminster. There is no rest for the weary today. We had a wonderful time celebrating Valentine's Day. The temperture never got above freezing but they have some hot springs that are famous all year long. They had some cold ones, and three ones that were different temperatures. We choose the one that was 103F - 104F to sit in for a while. Even though the wind was blowing and it was freezing where our heads were, our bodies were nice and warm under the water. It was really relaxing. We also took a long walk up in BOX canyon where there is a beaufiful waterfall. We did not make it to the falls because it was icy and a long hike uphill but we did get to see some ice climbers going up the sides of the mountain. I have some pictures that will show you what we saw. Ouray was established in 1876 and had a lot of historical places to visit. It is nestled in a flat spot at almost 8000 feet altitude and surrounded with huge mountains. It is called the "Little Switzerland of America".
You are doing great Marilyn with your lenten plans. Keep up the good work!
Susan - lovely pictures of the beach. We also have orange lichens on our mountain rocks. It is so pretty.
Judith - Thanks for the Valentine greetings. The same to you just one day late.1 -
That sounds like an idyllic weekend, Linda. So glad you and Glen could go back there. Happy anniversary again to you both. It sounds like you needed the refreshment before coming back to your very busy life! That's interesting about the orange lichen growing on icy hills. The lichen I showed you gets covered in sea water but it does freeze here in winter. I wonder if they are the same?
Marilyn, glad you made it through day 1 of Lent. You chose a good thing to give up. Sugary soda is probably a real strain on the kidneys. It's lovely to think of you and your sister being together today too. Enjoy the day! You're moving in the right direction and may the Lord bless you.
Judith, I saw you have a check up today. 🙏 Praying and hoping you get through the day alright.
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Sunny day today which is nice but still cold = lots of frost on the car windows
Got a call from my doctor yesterday re my bone test. It has gotten bad = 16% lose of density and now have osteoprosis with the chance of breaking a bone upon falling, getting hugged, or shaking hands. Due to mu kidney function they have to be careful how they treat this so he is going to go over this with the kidney doctor - says it looks like it could be a needle every 6 months but have to wait to hear.
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Susan - lichen are very strong and can grow most anywhere. We also have light green and yellow ones on our mountain rocks. They must be dormant during the really cold weather.
Marilyn - I hope the injections will help your bone density. Do you have any balance problems that could cause you to have frequent falls? I hope that people are careful when they give you big hugs or strong handshakes. I have a woman in the church that is "famous" for her strong bear hugs. Glenn stayed away from her while he was healing with his shoulder. Having that kind of pressure would have been very painful for him.
I saw my first robin of the spring today. It is a little early for them so I hope his feet do not get cold and he can find a good place to rest when we have more snow. We did not go to Denver today because there was too much snow on the roads in the mountains. It is really nice to have an extra day to clean for our guests. They will come tomorrow evening. We need to be out of the house by noon to get to Denver so we will not get to see them. Of course, they were not coming to see us but for their daughter and her friend to see the University in town. She would like to come here next year for her education if she likes it.0 -
Oh, Linda, I forgot you weren't going to see your visitors! You did tell us that. I hope you and Glen have a nice time away. How is your daughter doing now?
Marilyn, how awful to find out about your bones. I want to give you some hope. Colin has 3% bone density and was diagnosed 27 years ago. I can hug him, he shakes hands etc. We just do it all a bit more gently. I fo have to stop him lifting heavy things at times because he forgets his bones! He has been having Prolia injections every 6 months for the last few years (they treated him with tablets before this) and has been maintaining that 3% bone density for all this time. Doing weight training, under specialist supervision, to maintain muscle strength helps a lot in bracing the bones. Soda pop pulls calcium out of the bones so he gave that up. He lives a full life. I hope you can, too. Gentle hugs! 🫂
I want to share a couple of the highlights from yesterday when we explored more of the Bay of Fires.
Interesting boulder at The Gardens, north end of Bay of Fires:
Mrs Pacific Gull at Swimcart Beach:
White fault line splitting the granite for as far as we could see. I think it's white quartz?
A beach we stopped at with white quartz sand...I did go wading here.
My favourite photo from yesterday. Swimcart Beach again.
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That's so true, Marilyn. Bless you.
We're getting ready to move on tomorrow. We're headed for Bicheno, another spot along the east coast. We've been free camping here in Bay of Fires but in Bicheno we will have power, water, a dump point and grey water disposal. We can do laundry there. We will stay a few days so we can look around too. I'll see if I can find something to show you.
Meanwhile, Bay of Fires has been my favourite spot so far. It's hard to take a bad photo when surrounded by so much natural beauty!
Enjoy your days.
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Susan - is quartz sand different from other sand? It looks very fine and white from the picture. Free camping is much better (in my opinion) than paying for the spot but the power, sewer and water are very nice too.
Marilyn - It is so nice when God's love and word are spoken in a loving and gentle way. I have had it spoken to me in a rough way and that is not a blessing!
Judith - I pray you are having a blessed and restful weekend.
I do plan to show you some pictures of our trip but I keep forgetting to download the pictures so I can put them on here. Our trip to Denver was uneventful. There was a lot of snow and road closures yesterday with the snow storm but by the time we were at the mountin peaks, the sun had melted the snow and ice off so it was just wet. I got up early and did the washing and mopping that I needed to wait until today to do so everything would be clean. I told my husband that I was sad that I do not keep the house as clean as it is now every day. Now that everything is in it'splace, maybe we can keep it like that. I still have two more small pieces of furniture that we will be bringing over plus the new couch that we bought that makes into a bed so we have more room for people to sleep. It gets a little crowded when we have our whole family over for overnights.
It is only 8pm and my husband is already in bed. He was really tired from driving and having 2 1/2 hours of zoom meeting this morning before we left. I am tired but going to bed this early is hard to imagine for me. Of course he got up 2 hours earlier than I did too so that makes a difference.
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Thank you all for the Valentine wishes. It was quiet here but I enjoyed my quiet day, my friend dropped by to visit and my Pastor came go pray for me before my appointment on Thursday. It was a rough appointment, will bring a detailed update and Prayer request on our Prayer Feed App.
Susan, thanks for sharing about fishing and making mention of the memories I have of my fun times I had with my Grandpa fishing. Yes I love all the pictures you have posted her Susan.
Marilyn, so sorry about your Bone Scan results with having osteoporosis, my prayers are with you, let us know if they will do the injections every 6 months. It was nice that you were able to visit with your sister who doesn’t live near you. I am sure it was a special time for you.
Linda, glad you had a wonderful time celebrating Valentines Day but it did sound very cold where you were but nice you saw those places, if you can share some pictures it would be so nice. Yes as Susan said it does sound interesting about the Orange Lichen growing on icy hills.
I will come back and post a detailed update about my appointment and pathology report that came back.
Blessings on your evening and your Sunday Morning! Love and God Bless you! ❤️🙏🤗😇0 -
Judith - thanks for the update although it was difficult to hear. I do know that having a "rare" disease means they are probably doing experiments on it to understand it better so you will have the newest and best treatments. Your positive attitude is also "rare" and is so encouraging to hear. Jesus and we are walking with you every step of the way. Of course, I do not put us on the same level as Jesus. We are looking to him for the ultimate healing.
It is a beautiful sunny day today. In Denver we have church at 10:30 am rather then 4pm that I am used to in Grand Junction. I like the later time but also like to see my friends here when ever they meet. We have an elder's and staff meeting after church that is expected to go from 1:30 to 5:30 then a birthday/valentines day family event. This is the family event that my son is doing. My DIL said she is having spaghetti, garlic bread and chocolate fondue. I have a doctor's appointment this week and that is a lot of carbs in one meal that could affect my bloodwork as well as my weight! She will be using gluten free items but I do not know if they will have less carbs than the wheat pasta. I will eat enough to be polite but will be careful not to eat too much. I am allergic to chocolate so the fondue will not be a problem.1 -
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Hello everyone. We arrived in Bicheno and are set up in a tight spot, and now in the process of doing laundry at a laundromat while shopping for a few items we needed.
I have read all updates on this thread and will check the prayer request thread for your news, Judith.
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Amen Marilyn, one of many favourite Scriptures that always blesses me. God’s Word is Mighty and is so Precious!
Linda, thank you for your kindness and for always encouraging me along my journey. I wasn’t expecting the report that came or the possibility of having a deeper biopsy so they could determine what type of rare cancer it is. Hoping that after seeing this next specialist they will have a better understanding and can treat it! It was nice you have had sunny ☀️ weather there in Denver. And the menu your DIL is providing sounds so delicious, but I do understand that you would be concerned with carbs and other things with seeing your doctor, thinking about your blood work and weight. Your family day and valentines combined with your dinner sounds so nice. Our Church always did those celebrations and I always enjoyed attending. Those times I miss.
Thinking of you Susan, probably missed you with time change and I am here earlier tonight.
Have a great evening, see you all tomorrow. For us here in BC it’s Family Day, a stat holiday for most! 🤗 Sunday Blessings! ✝️📖🙏0
