Life Happenings....

Life has been very busy since my last post. William and I have been taking turns spending days, and nights with my parents. My mom was discharged from the hospital last Tuesday (February 2). Thank you for all your prayers on her behalf. They are very much appreciated!

I was staying with my parents her first night home. Mom fell after she got out of bed, and couldn't get up. Dad and I were unable to get her up off the ground, so I ended up calling William to come and help. (We live about 20 minutes away.) We got her up and back into bed. William ended up spending the night because I was worried about it happening again.

The home health nurse came a couple of days later, and requested she have x-rays done on her hips. Her tailbone has been hurting since her fall. (She fractured it many years ago, and it sometimes gives her pain.) We took her in on Friday, and will get the results on Monday. Or when she visits her doctor on Wednesday.

Mom seems to be doing better, though she is still weak. She has been using her walker. She's eating a little more, and sleeping a little bit longer at night. Dad hurt his knees helping Mom the night she fell, so he is having a difficult time walking. He is also using his walker to get around. William is spending the night tonight, and I'll be there tomorrow night. (My brother David has stayed one night of the weekend.) So for now, we will take turns staying with them, until they get back on their feet.

Our other news is that Megan and Ric are moving in with us! They have been looking to buy a house, and asked if they could live with us in order to save more money. They will be moving in next weekend. We brought some of their things here today to store in the garage. We moved everything out the guest room, so they will stay there.

I mentioned I wanted to repaint the room before they moved in, but we haven't had time to get it done. Megan liked the idea, so she and Ric bought some paint today. They are going to come over Thursday after work to paint. William is going to do the trim, and ceiling for them, and they will paint the walls. I thought it would be nicer for them to move into a freshly painted room. :o)

I don't know how often I'll be posting for awhile, since I can't get online at my parent's house. I'll post when I can.

Twilit Wooded River in the Snow, by Anders Andersen-Lundby

~A Welcome To February~

Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire~it is the time for home.

~Edith Sitwell~

Comforts of Home I, by Judy Gibson

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.

~Helen Keller~

Cat Napping in Sunshine in Front of Door

An Update On My Mom

I would like to thank everyone for praying for my mother. Your prayers and sweet comments are so appreciated. :o)

We picked Dad up this morning, and took him to visit Mom. She is feeling better today....thank God!! She was able to get some sleep last night, and that helped. When we visited her last night, her doctor came by to see her. He said he wanted to try other options to help her before electing to do surgery. They have given her a laxative through her IV, and that has been helping.

The doctor is hopeful that this will take care of the blockage, so surgery won't be necessary. She is going to stay in the hospital over the weekend, and then they will asses her progress.. I am so thankful she is doing better! I would appreciate it if you would continue to keep her in your prayers. Thank you so much!

A Prayer Request

I would like to ask for prayer for my Mom. She is in the hospital emergency room right now. She is going to be admitted later this afternoon. She hasn't been feeling well the last couple of days, with pain in her stomach. She hasn't eaten any food, or been able to keep liquids down. Dad called yesterday afternoon and asked if I would spend the night with them. He was concerned about Mom, and was tired.


I stayed with them, and barely slept last night. Dad asked me to call the paramedics this morning around 5:00 am. (Mom had been resistant about it.) So they took her to the emergency room. They did a CT Scan, and blood work. They discovered her bowel is blocked. At this point we don't know how they are going to proceed to take care of the problem.

My sister and I were staying with Mom at the hospital, but she was getting tired. (She's hardly slept for two nights.) She asked us to go home. So we haven't had a chance to talk to the admitting doctor. We'll go back later today. The hospital is going to call when she is admitted. I would appreciate if you would remember her in prayer...that the doctor's will know how to treat her, and that she won't have to have surgery. Also that my Dad will not get overtired, and get sick himself. He won't always admit it when he is feeling tired. Mom is 84, and Dad is 87.

Thank you so much for your prayers.

Confidence In God

This is such a comforting quote.....


Have confidence in God's mercy, for when you think He is a long way from you, He is often quite near.


~Thomas A Kempis~

Faith, by Jo Moulton

Simple Woman's Daybook

For today....January 25, 2010


Outside my window....the skies are dark and stormy. It is pouring down rain, a high of 51 degrees is expected today. The rain should clear by Wednesday for a couple of days, then another storm is expected.


I am thinking......that we had a enjoyable afternoon yesterday. We had Megan and Ric over for lunch and dessert after church to celebrate Ric's 29th birthday (which was on Saturday).


I am thankful for.....always thankful for time with my family. :o)


I am wearing....blue jeans, and a blue sweatshirt.


I am going....to be staying home for most of this week.


I am reading......Plain Promise, by Beth Wiseman


On my mind.....I am not a morning person, and I've let myself get lazy lately by sleeping in often in the mornings. I want to start getting up earlier, even though it's hard. I feel like I accomplish much more in my day.


From the kitchen....

~Monday: Macaroni and cheese
~Tuesday: Vegetable soup
~Wednesday: Meatballs and rice
~Thursday: Chicken Pot Pie
~Friday: Hamburgers, french fries
~Saturday: Creamy chicken and vegetable soup


Around the house.....all is quiet. William took Michelle to school. She doesn't like to drive to school the first couple of weeks because the parking is crazy, so she's been taking the bus and Light Rail. Today she had to take in all her stuff for ceramics class, plus her books. She also doesn't feel good. We don't know if she's coming down with a cold, or it's allergies from all this rain. William thought it would be easier to take her.

Indy is driving me crazy though, wanting in and out, in and out....he's not liking the rain either. Draco just chooses to sleep through it all! :o)


One of my favorite things....browsing in a bookstore.


A few plans for the rest of the week....

~Bible study group Monday night.
~Daily house cleaning.
~Volunteering on Friday.
~Church on Sunday.


From my picture journal.....




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The Ambush, by Jack Sorenson

Back Where He Belongs

A friend sent this to me in an email....I thought it was awesome!

A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little girl. She wanted to know what the United States looked like. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the country. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to her and said, 'Go into the other room and see if you can put this together. This will show you our whole country today...'

After a few minutes, she returned and handed him the map, correctly fitted and taped together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. 'Oh,' she said, 'on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together.'

Sooo........when we get Jesus back where He Belongs.....our country will come together.


(Can I hear a BIG Amen?)


United States Map
Behold the Lamb, by T. C. Chiu

A Rare Sight

It's been raining here steadily since Monday. I took Michelle shopping yesterday afternoon for some items she needed for her beginning sewing class. While we were driving home the sun shone through the clouds, even though it was still raining. As we turned toward home, we saw a beautiful rainbow!

It was a double rainbow! We could see the whole thing from our front yard, which is a rare sight. I took some photos, but couldn't get it all in one. The second rainbow is barely visible in the first photo. (It was still raining so it wasn't real bright.)

It was a lovely sight!

And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth."

~Genesis 9:12-13~

Inspiring Words

I find this quote to be inspiring....

What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God...We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account of the word and faith from which the obedience and the work flow.


~Martin Luther~

Young Woman Sewing in the Garden, c.1880, by Mary Cassatt