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I have used the glass top stove at the cottage and love it as for the frig/freezer I would like the lower freezer placement, each to their own needs. I will not be getting either any time soon. 

Judy: As for the leeches not even Mel wants them.

This is a day of laundry then later on I will be going out to do some errands and visit a friend so the best of the day is used up. 

Hey the phone just rang better answer it.      Ruth

This week's promise: Our prayers bring us into God's presence
How is your prayer life?

The Lord is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness. The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him sincerely. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.

Psalm 145:17-19 NLT

Then Saul said, "Let's chase the Philistines all night and destroy every last one of them." His men replied, "We'll do whatever you think is best." But the priest said, "Let's ask God first."
1 Samuel 14:36 NLT

The next morning Jesus awoke long before daybreak and went out alone into the wilderness to pray.
Mark 1:35 NLT

Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT


About this week's promise

The most universally practiced yet least understood of human experiences, prayer is one of the great mysteries of the Christian faith. Its simplest definition is communication with God. Yet so often we approach prayer like a one-way telephone conversation, forgetting that God also wants to speak to us. Prayer appears nearly on every page of the Bible as the very essence of a faith relationship with the living God.

My daughter raves about having the freezer at the bottom of her refrigerator but it wouldn't be my choice.  Too much bending for this old back.    This trailer came with a side-by-side which I love - especially since it has an automatic ice maker with access through the door for cubes or crushed.  

I took my Zucchini Bread to church and decided to go to Taco Bell to eat.  Taco Bell at Noblesville is on the other side of where they are putting in a round about and from the north is the street for the County 4-H Fair goers.  So I decided to go south to the Taco Bell at I-69 and SR238.  Big mistake.  When I got to SR238 it was a parking lot!  The car in front of me and I were in the middle of the intersection to turn left and couldn't go anywhere!  The other car made a U turn so I did, too!  I ended up going east 2 miles, south a mile and back west 2 miles to get to Taco Bell.  Still traffic on SR238 was a parking lot!  What was going on?  The radio told me that Brooks and Dunn were at the Verizon Music Center near the intersection where I first was!  Friday and Saturday nights in the summertime is always busy there.  Since it is an outdoor arena, no worry when it is cold! 

Then I decided to drive on SR238 to Fortville.  That road has been partially closed for over 5 years.  A new road all the way now.  It once was sharp curves but now it is gentle curves and 50mph.  Nice drive.

Today has been mowing and laundry again.  How can one person have so much laundry?  Geesh!  The neighbor man works at a nursery and brought me a couple of huge plants.  One of them is a hanging plant.  Looks nice through the dining room window. 

I cleaned my air purifier so I am hoping the allergies aren't as bad.  It is 90° (hold down Alt and then press 0,1,7,6 on the calculator part of you keyboard = °).  Glad I got the mowing done when I did. 

I have a mishmash kitchen.  My refrigerator is copper tone and has two doors with the freezer above with an ice maker.  My counter top stove is beige or almond.  My wall oven is black!!  My cabinets are dark mahogany and counter tops are beige.  So my accessories are RED.  Hoping the red is outstanding and people doesn't notice the mishmash appliances!  The first wall oven Mom had had french doors.  Two doors that both opened out like cabinet doors.  She was short and stocky.  She loved it since she could get her pies in and out of the oven without the doors in the way.  This one has the one door that opens top down.  No matter how you do it, you have to reach over that hot oven door to get things out!  Mom hated it!

Hi everyone.  Just got up from a nap.  When I got home from a meeting at noon I was feeling tired so ate a quick lunch and have been resting a couple of hours.  I am so thankful that I am able to rest when I feel the need.  I am settle in my easy chair probably for the duration of the day.  I have nothing pressing at my desk and have a really light schedule for next week.

Janet, I agree with Heater and Etta Sue that a laptop with a built in camera and microphone should work very well.  I do not believe you would need an expensive laptop.  I am glad that Heather has had some experience with with voice activated software as I have not.  I expect this has been a long afternoon for Beth and she anxiously awaits the arrival of John.  Beth has certainly been an inspiration to me as she has fought and fought through such terrible health issues.  I am completely convinced that God has a plan and use for each of his children if we will just seek his will.  Good news that your grandson is an electrical engineer.  

We have a side-by-side refrigerator but it seems neither side will handle very large items.  Pat got a watermelon a couple of days ago and had to remove the rind and cut it up and store it in several smaller containers.  However, I love the in-door ice maker, which has never clogged up.  Our old one clogged all the time.  Occasionally it will expel an ice cube that gets on the floor and Pat doesn't like that. Jeanne, Pat is like you as it hurts her back to pick things from the floor and I get dizzy and short-of-breath sometimes when I bend over.

Judy, the idea of doing anything with leeches gives me the shivers.

Marilyn, glad you were visited by a friend from S & F's.  Hope you have a nice weekend.

Carol, the quilt guild that Pat belongs to have an annual show at the church where they meet and Pat enjoys it.  Have you been to the quilt museum in Paducah, Kentucky?

Pat, glad to see your posting.

RuthV, my wife says she doesn't want one of the glass top ranges.  It looks like they would be very nice.

Etta Sue, that is sure a cute baby in the graphic today.  It sounds like you got into quite a traffic mess today.

My salad is ready for the neighbor's potluck at the rec center but.... Don has had three nosebleeds since the doctor visit.  He is so tired - I will go and bring the cell phone - he is able to get things under control by himself & has a every time so I don't know if he wants to go today or not.  He sure is not going to be going to church tomorrow morning with this continuing - so this is not over yet.

Larry:  Paducah, is one of the gold standards for these shows and I would love to experience it just once.  Tell Pat that I am going to take a short class in Hardanger on Tues.  It is a Norwegian style hand stitchery and I used to do this years ago but have forgotten how to begin. 

Janet:  The house sounds just perfect for Curtis and his wife.  How close will he be living to you? 

It is supposed to hit 100*F today but I don't think it will make it.  Close enough!

That traffic jam (John said) has to be between Ft Wayne and Indianapolis.  How close is he.  We've been in traffic like that even up here.

Larry I loved my side by side.  No water or ice but it was so convenient.  We were able to move the shelves in it which was an advantage.  If I had a lower freezer food would get lost as it does in the our chest freezer.

Carol I am sorry the nose bleeds are continuing.  It is rough.  {{{{Hug}}}} and praying.

Have gone to town, came home and weeded, Kass got supper ready and now they girls want to go swimming.  So Bye for now.

Judy how late does it stay light there?

Boy!  I'm tired.  It was 107* here today, and getting Beth into and out of the van really wears me out.  She has to be in a different type of wheelchair, which has "sideboards" to hold her feet so they don't fall off, and it reclines so she doesn't slide out when she gets tired.  That makes it so long it is really hard to jockey it around in the van and get her seat belt fastened.  John did it last year by himself, and he is a tiny guy, so I guess he is all muscle!

Anyway---John arrived safely, and oh, my!  Was he happy to see Beth, and she to see him!  You could see the love glowing in their eyes, so sweet.  Of course, he was 'starving' so we ate at Montana Mike's before we drove home.  These two weeks will go by in a blur for them, I'm sure.

I called Curtis and he said a laptop will work for Beth, one that has a certain thing that enables it to use her flat-screen TV on the wall as her monitor.  He is checking prices and will email me where to order one.  We need to get it asap so Dr. Plumlee can get it set up for her.

Carol, Curtis and Toni will be less than 30 miles from us, and 12 from his parents.  Sure will be nice to have those babies that close!  His parents just didn't want them to live next door!   

Etta Sue, I don't like driving in a lot of traffic, so guess I wouldn't be too good in your area!

Carol, so sorry Don's nose is bleeding again, hope he gets help for it SOON.

Larry, thanks for the input.  Please take it easy and don't get out in this heat too much!

Etta Sue, thanks for the instructions, but using the * is quicker, and besides, I don't remember the number sequence. 

Ok, enough of my chatter!  See you tomorrow.

Marilyn it is light till about 10:00 or 10:30.

Etta Sue that note on traffic was aimed at you.. Hope you got that, Also I forget the sequence for the numbers too.  This old brain doesn't remember like it used to!

I woke up with my back and side aching so to not wake John I got up.

Back later.

What can I learn from Nehemiah?

When I heard [how things were going in Jerusalem], I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven. Then I said, "O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands, listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel.

Nehemiah 1:4-6 NLT

The king asked, "Well, how can I help you?"
With a prayer to the God of heaven, I replied, "If it please Your majesty and if you are pleased with me, send me to Judah to rebuild the city when my ancestors are buried."
Nehemiah 2:4-5 NLT


Nehemiah's example

With little time to think, Nehemiah prayed to God. Eight times in this book we read that he offered a spontaneous prayer. Nehemiah prayed at any time, even while talking with others. He knew that God is always present, always in charge, always listening, and always ready to answer.

Nehemiah could confidently pray to God throughout the day because he had established an intimate relationship with him during times of extended prayer. If we want to be confident about our brief prayers, we need to take time to cultivate a strong relationship with God through times of in-depth prayer.

I am all ready for church after a busy tiring day yesterday.  But since today I will be going up front to talk, I didn't get to sleep soon after putting my head on the pillow.  And my allergies are acting up.  Hope the allergy pill kicks in before I have to talk.  And I hope Pastor Steve doesn't wait too long to call me up!

Looks like a cloudy day and perhaps some rain this afternoon.  We really don't need it...the ground is still saturated. 

When I get home I am making a dessert to take to Ivalou's son's home this evening.  Linda and Jeff are have a family get-together for Ivalou's birthday, the 22nd.

Just about ready for church. Be off soon.  Bless you all, Judy.

Hi everyone.  We will leave for church in about an hour.  Our service doesn't begin in 11:15 so we always get out late.  I have gotten used to it.  We usually go out to lunch and often don't get home until after 2 pm.  That makes for a short Sunday afternoon.

Janet, so glad that John arrived safely and that trip to pick him up is behind you.  I know how tiring it is to deal with just a wheelchair or transfer chair and we don't have to lift on our daughter as she  is mobile and can take a couple of steps.  I am glad that Curtis is going to advise you.  I didn't realize you wanted to project to Beth's TV but that is a great idea. 

Etta Sue, I just know you will do fine because the Lord is there with you as you speak and you have a friendly audience.  Most of them are probably saying to themselves "I am sure glad she is doing that rather than me." 

Carol, Pat is aware of Hardanger embroidery.  My grandmother did a lot of it and we have several dresser scarves that she made using that technique.  She also did tatting.  I don't think Pat has done any of that type of embroidery.  Sure hope the nosebleeds stop soon for Don. 

Judy, hope the aches don't last. 

Lets Sing

Larry, Beth wouldn't be able to hold a laptop on her lap as she lies in her recliner, also is having trouble with her eyes, so Dr. Plumlee thinks using her TV as the monitor will be best.  Curtis has found a small desktop he thinks may be best for her, as a laptop might just be too much temptation, and might "sprout legs and walk off."  We don't like to think of someone being low enough to steal from a person in Beth's condition, but sadly, it does happen.  I must go to the sites Curtis sent me and check out those computers.  That way, it can be shipped directly here, not have to wait until Curtis comes home again.

It's a new week the Lord has given us, and you will find the new Thoughts  HERE.