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I want to put this in, too, but it didn't exactly fit in the above, so I will add it now.  It is from either James Merritt or David Jeremiah...(senior moment!)

                                             
                                             ADVICE FOR LIVING

1. If you're depressed, listen to country music.  They are always more messed-up than you are.

2. Always buy your parents nice gifts.  You don't want to inherit junk!

3. You never have to apologize for something you didn't say.

4. Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Plebes (freshmen at military academies) can only say four things:  Yes, Sir;  No, Sir; No excuse, Sir; and Sir, I don't understand.  The first two show respect and restraint, the third that you take personal responsibility, and the fourth, a willingness to learn.

          Thankfulness=fruitfulness
          Thanklessness=fruitlessness

There is power in thanksgiving.

Janet, a beautiful story in today's devotion.  How much better to build bridges across misunderstandings than to possibly wall out love.  Your second post is also very fitting and worth thinking about.  Thanks! 

Hi Janet,

thank you for this devotion and also your 4 whimsical quotes.
The one at number 4 reminded me of a saying I often tell people but
t's the reverse of your number 4.
"If you ask a question you might look like a fool fror a few seconds but if you don't ask it you'll be a fool forever."

Greetings from geoff t in Adelaide South Australia to all.

Janet, a very good devotional for this week.  It reminds me of what I grew up hearing from my mother.  Also the four adages that follow.  Thank you for the reminder that it is so much better to build bridges than walls!   

Oh, we are all gearing up for the Vikings game now - Don is from Minnesota, graduated U of Minn & the Vikings are a Minnesota team, he is wearing his school shirt.  I probably won't watch because it is too exciting.  My sewing machine is making a humming noise & that means a trip to the shop.  And, just in the middle of sewing blocks. 

Janet:  Very nice devotions & they speak so plainly to what is important in life.

Marilyn:  It was nice that you had a visit with Fay earlier.  Take care.

It is so windy outdoors.  In the mountains, the gusts were up to 114 mph.  I hope everyone is safe. 

I got a big kick out of the #2 one above. 

We have been to our dance class, now Darrel is watching the Vikings play New Orleans.  I think I will start a new book.  I didn't go and read to Beth yesterday or today.  She might be unhappy with her Mom.

Good devotional Janet.  Thank you.

Hello everyone. I have been keeping up with all of the posts and really am blessed how God walks with each one of you in your daily journeys.

The furnace in our church that heats the fellowship room and the children's classrooms is broken and we had to cancel all children's activities this Sunday. Our pastor spent more than half his sermon speaking to the children, however it was such a clear message that I was truly blessed by it; how God worked from the creation of the earth and all the way to the birth of Jesus, pointing the way to gift of salvation!

JudyB, the only person I know in this area that would have a $500.00 grocery bill would be the lady, I work for, from the café. She buys from our local grocery store, as well as the ones in North Bay to stock her restaurant.

Hi, friends, it's been a few days, and I really missed y'all.

I've read all the posts, but, of course, can't respond to them all - I would have "writer's cramp" and y'all would be reaaallllllly BORED!



So, just a quick answer about the physical therapy. It involves a full hour of work - using an "arm bicycle" (that's the only thing I can think of to call it - there are handles that rotate, and I'm to pedal it with my arms backwards for 8 minutes), a pulley exercise to get my arm to rise above my head, biceps curls with gradually increasing weights, use of exercise elastic cords to pull and move my arm in different ways, a session of massage with the therapist and then wall pushups. Also, about every other time, she has me to use 30  pinch clothespins and reach below my waist to pick them up one at a time then attach them to a line above my head.

By the end of all that, I'm ready to be "iced down" for 10 minutes and then on my way to other activities.

An elderly member of our ladies lunch group wasn't able to be at church today, so I took a takeout meal to her, then we sat and talked as she ate. Oh, what a blessing to spend a bit of time with her one-on-one!

Y'all have a great rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

I'll start with my usual-Morning All-when I come in...

Want to make a comment on the wonderful Devotion Janet-What a Wonderful wonderful story and devotion!!!

As for the advice-I related to #1. Got a chuckle out of #2 and for 3 & 4 I grew up with a similiar saying-If you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all!!!...This way you keep yourself outta trouble and won't be sorry for saying anything thoughtless...

What ever your thoughts are-what ever you speak-make sure they are in sync, with God's words and thoughts...Halelleujah!!!!

Have a God-filled, blessed day!!!

Wow, Ruth Ann!  That does sound like quite a workout for your arms!  You are such a blessing, and I know the lady to whom you took lunch was blessed by your presence.

Thanks, everyone for the kind words.  God is good!

Time to go exercise!  This afternoon, I am scheduled for a mammo-OUCH-gram. 

Whew, Ruth Ann!  How often do you go through that routine?  It would take more than 10 minutes of "icing down" to get me on my way! 

Juanita, my mother drummed that into my head, too, and I passed it along to my kids.  It's not always an easy admonition to follow. 

G'Mornin.... I'm here earlier than usual, but I'm here!  There was a lot of wind and rain overnight but everything is calm now and there's no rain (at the moment)    I'll be on my way to exercise class later, and then one more errand and I'll be in for the remainder of the day -- as far as I know now. 

I got the bill for the repair of the fence that my car took out when I totalled it in California last May.  It's really not bad, $382.31, but I will fax it over to my insurance claim agent this afternoon.  That's what I have insurance for, right?   

Actually, only $11.95 of that is for materials ... the rest is for labor and Equipment ($27.90). California needs the money.

Jane they should ask Arnold for some!!!

Slow getting here today but we have already been to therapy and have eaten breakfast.  Then at 2:30 we head back to Noblesville for a doctor's appointment.

Janet, what a neat story.  I kept thinking of that big wall at Nogales, AZ.  Maybe a bridge would be better.   

It was snowing great big flakes while I was waiting in rehab.  People were coming in with flakes stuck in their hair and on their coats.  Not sticking on the ground though!  Yeah! 

Well, Jane, neighbor to the west, informed me that trash day was changed from Thursday to Monday.  So the trash is out ready to be picked up once again.  It is still there for right now but Jane said it was after noon when they came last week!  Some of the bags of trash are getting some mileage on them....and a little rank!! 

I got a call from Donna Getz...Donna Marie of SrNet...last evening.  She is in Carmel staying with her daughter while her daughter is recuperating from a surgery.  Donna and I have had lunches together several times and she has even spent the night or two here.  She is from Austin, Texas.  Anyway we are having lunch tomorrow!

Hi everyone.  After a very rainy and stormy yesterday, today is a beautiful day.  Pat has gone to Sam's Club to do some shopping and I will soon leave to attend my Monday men's luncheon.  After coffee this morning four of us went to the gym and walked at least a mile.  I may have been a lap or two short as have to pay attention to when the chest pain begins.

Janet, I really liked the devotional.  When we bear grudges we are the ones being hurt.  One of the things I remember from my Masonic work is the saying "If you cannot speak well of a man, you can at least remain silent."  You don't have to apologize for things you didn't say.  We never know what may be behind comments from others and can only be impacted by them when we take conscious action to do so.  Not reading to Beth for a couple of days will help her not take what you do for granted.

Ruth Ann, that sounds like quite an exercise program.  Hope it helps your problems.

Jane, the cost of the fence repair sounds like car repair where it is usually the labor cost that increases the bill so much.

Quote from: JudyB on January 25, 2010, 11:19:13 AM
Jane they should ask Arnold for some!!!

Yeah, right!  I think it's Arnold who is "asking" the state for money!! 

We are having yukky weather.  Combination of rain and snow.  School was out today because of the rain/icy conditions.

Jane he should take it our of his own pocket!

Larry I have a couple of people who hold grudges in my family.  Life is too short for that.  In reality they are only hurting themselves.

Etta Sue Glad your garbage is finally being picked up.  They should have notified you!

Marlyn I am sorry I didn't comment on your loss.  You at least know she has gone to a better place and is out of pain.

I am enjoying a bit of sunshine from Florida.  A friend brought back back a bag of oranges for us.  What a treat!  They are so sweet!

I had the mammogram, and it wasn't bad at all, much less painful than the last one I had.  That's been at least 15 years ago, so the machines are different now.

I'm still debating about canceling that appointment for the colonoscopy.  I just do NOT feel peaceful at all about that prospect.  But I will keep praying about it.

Windy here today, not too cold. 

Boy, this is boring!  So  I will stop now. 

Janet the procedure is not pleasant, nor is the preparation.  BUT it can save problems in the future.  I encourage you to go ahead with it, get it over and done with.

A friend needs a mammo and because she is under 50 she needs to get a requisition from a doctor. Grrrr. The lump is quite big and painful.

Well I am off to bed.  Have a great night folks and God bless,

 :)Hi to all I am sorry that I have not been on site as we have been very busy  with our grandkids and  also we have had much company at our house.  It is not easy for my wife to have guests as it is so hard on her back.  Ido as much as I can to help but three weeks ago I had my surgery for Carpal Tunnel and I could not lift very much so that did not help but God is good and we managed to get through it.  We have so much fun with our grandkids but it is hard to believe that there next birthdays they will be three years old.  Noreen and I are very fortunate to be going to the sunny South for a short time in Feb.  Noreen is going with five sisters on a cruise and then I will meet her when she comes of the cruise and we will stay and do some visiting in Florida till the 27Th of Feb. and then come back home.  We are looking forward to it very much and I just pray and hope thatNoreen will be able to have a good time.

Etta Sue.  I do hope that you will be very cautious when you go outside these winter  months as these bodies  of ours do not like falls and those broken bones don't heal so good.  So be very careful.  Very funny about the 911.


Ruth V.  Nice to see your smiling face it is hard to believe that after all these years we are on the same site.Hope that you and your family are well.  Send me an email and let us know whats going on with you all. Judy has my email address.

Larry.Hi to you and Pat.  i HOPE THAT YOU ARE TAKING IT EASY AND NOT STRAINING THAT HEART OF YOURS.  how IS YOUR DAUGHTER HOPE SHE WILL BE WELL ENOUGH TO DO THE JOB THATS SHE WANT TO DO

Al.  Hope that you are feeling not to bad and also your wife..  May the Lord be with you.

Pat and Paul.  Where are you both.  I thought that I was a stranger  come  on back we need you both and we love you also.

Judy B.  Hey sis I do hope that you are feeling a bit better and please don't overdo it. Please say hi to John and the rest of the clann.  God Bless

To all others as you can see it in the we hours of the morning so I will be first to post today I do hope that you all have a wonderful week and may the Lord richly bless you.   Please continue to pray for all those people in Haiti who have nothing and we have so much and don't forget the other countries that are having problems.  Good night or good Morning and Praise the Lord for his Blessings.   Gord and Noreen.

The trash was picked up at 1:30pm yesterday.  So good to not see white trash bags in Kaye Don's drive AND in Ivalou's garage last evening.  Since Kaye Don pays the trash bill, I imagine his letter notifying him that the day was changed was lost in transit to Florida.  At least, Jane came to the rescue!  I don't think Waste Management knows three homes put trash out there.

We had white out weather yesterday.  Still snowing today but not much.  It is the wind that is fierce!!  But I am still going to have lunch with Donna.  I am taking my swimming stuff to so swimming and I need to stop at Hobby Lobby to get some yarn to crochet a baby afghan for Charlene's daughter, Carol.  Her baby, Claire Elizabeth, is due in April and the baby shower is in February!  Wish I was brave enough to buy that Neon Pink yarn.  I can't get my mind away from pastels for babies though.   

Hi everyone.  It has turned colder here in Georgia.  McDonald's was chilly as was the gym when we walked this morning.  I have a meeting this morning and the repairman from Sears is suppose to come sometime today to look at one of our garage door openers that is not working.  It started acting up a few days ago and yesterday wouldn't close at all so I had to trip it and close it manually.  It will be a day or so before it is actually fixed as if parts are needed they will have to be ordered and the repairman will have to come back.  

Stacey got out of the hospital yesterday morning.  They didn't find that her pain was from her heart.  The doctor, after performing several tests, said it may be arthritis or muscle spasms causing the pain.  She was glad to get home as they were not checking her diabetes or giving her insulin while she was in the hospital as the doctor forgot to write that in her orders.  

Gord, I am fine.  Glad to see you had a nice visit with family and friends. Hope you have a great time in Florida.  

Janet, I saw the woman who was my bosses secretary here in Atlanta for many years die of colon cancer because by the time they found it it was too late.  It was a terrible way to die.  Please consider very carefully your decision.  Colon cancer is something that can be cured if found in time.  The think the dread of the procedure far exceeded the actual experience for me.  

Judy, those Florida oranges are very tasty.  A little bit of Florida sunshine within those peels.

Etta Sue, I have trouble getting used to folks naming babies before they are born.  Nothing wrong with it but just seems odd to me.

Larry, it seems odd to me as well.  They name the baby and start talking about him/her as if already here, referring to things as being theirs, etc.  Just really different.

I am still praying about the procedure--it is scheduled for in the morning, and I haven't gotten any orders or info about the stuff to drink, etc., so I am wondering.........  My mom is 93 and Darrel's mom is 97 and neither of them ever had a colonoscopy nor a mammogram in their lives.  I know that isn't an indicator, but I do think doctors go overboard with the tests, when there is NO indication they are needed.  Just my opinion, of course.  And after knowing of three people whose colons were punctured during colonoscopies just here in our tiny hospital, (one spent ten weeks in the Wichita hospital!) plus one who died from that in Garden City---I am sure you understand my reluctance.  I feel so wonderful and do not want to jeopardize that.

Etta Sue, send that white stuff out here to SW Kansas!  We would welcome it!  Dry, dry, and dryer is the weather here.  Setting us up for dirt storms later.

I slept late this morning because Darrel and I both read until after midnight last night.  I will go exercise later.  Kristi is out of town the rest of the week, so it doesn't matter what time I go to exercise.  She left me instructions what to do, though!

I am trying to remember to write down the titles of the books I read this year.  That is because I am curious just how many I do read in a year's time.

The sun is shining and it appears to be a nice day here.  I haven't ventured forth yet.

Janet the colon cancer is triggered bu having a different diet that our parent/grandparents had.  We eat far more processed foods than they did.  What we take for granted in our diet our parents had as a treat once a year.  I never had sodas as a child.  today they are considered a normal part of the diet.

Kass actually slept last night.  The Dr. took her off medication cold turkey and she about lost it.  The withdrawal was terrible.  We picked up some more, it will take a bit to get her back to normal. 

The temperature is to drop 11 - 12 degrees today.  That could mean icy roads if the sanders don't get out sanding.

Our puppies are so good.  They wait to do their jobbies till they get outside. So good for 2 month old puppies.

Have to go and check other posts and eat.

A mild day again today and for the next two or three, with scattered snow showers and flurries. Then on Friday it's back to the deep freeze.  Meanwhile, after yesterday's rain and with the snow melt from warmer temperatures, we're under a flash flood warning.  Janet, I'll gladly send you some of this wet stuff.

Larry, glad to her Stacey's problems aren't serious.  That kind of pain can be very scary.

Marilyn, I am also sorry about your loss. Faye was a good friend to you, and though at times we all get pretty testy, most likely, you lived through that and was faithful with your love for her until the end. May she rest in peace.

I had therapy again today and she added different exercises. Wish I had time to lie down and rest, but I'm cooking a beef stew for our bible study tonight. We bring in foods and share. Also thinking about taking old fashioned cream cheese stuffed celery sticks with little grape tomatoes on top.

Y'all have a great day. Brrr - it's mighty cold here, after 50+ temps as late as Sunday. Now it's snow flurries for the last 2 days and they predict a rain/ice/snow night Thursday night throughout Friday. YUKKK!

Love to all.

Ruth Ann

I went to read to Beth.  This is Ladies' Tea day, so I went to check that out, Mom was there but pitched a fit when she saw what they were going to do (they made little pins for Valentine's Day).  Seems she had made a suggestion for something different to do, and thinks they can just do that the very next time.  It takes time to plan and get things ready.  Anyway, she acted so ugly I was embarassed, and I told her I was going to Beth's room.  So I did, and read her two or three chapters of the book.  When I went back, I talked to Mom about how much easier it is for the girls to care for residents who treat them nice, than for those who are grouches.  She knows that, but was feeling sorry for herself.  Then she started whining about how she can't see, can't hear, can't read, etc.  So I reminded her the Bible says we can have what we say, and she is making bad confessions.......oh my.  Anyway, it sometimes feels the roles have been reversed.  And I am not too good at parenting my parent.  But I am much better and more patient with her than my younger sister, who is Mom's favorite.  Mom didn't get upset with me, and she admitted that she needs to work on her attitude.  Sigh.....

I did go to the gym and did cardio for 45 minutes, first on the glider, then the stairstepper, then the treadmill.  Then stretches.

Time to watch the news, and hope there is some that's good, for a change.

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been here for a few days. O have been busy  working with my PSP groups and  just haven't done much posting  anyplace. I bought the Flat Belly diet book on eBay and I am reading that, I haven't  done anything  it has recommend yet but I have  cut my portions and lost a couple of #'s. I bought the book on Jane's recommendation sort of. I am walking more and doing better breathing as I walk, I have been have some burning sensations in my bronchial area when I walk and have had to use my inhaler several times during the walks. It's getting better if I stick a cough drop in my mouth before I leave here. However I am definitely going to talk to the Dr about that when I go on the 8th. This time I want answers from him.