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Gordon no war here I love to read about everyone else.  I am encouraged about how everyone supports each other even when we are so far apart. 

Etta Sue,  when I lived i Harrison there was a creek across the road that would freeze over in the winter time and we would ice skate on it, but I can truly say I never have tried to ice skate in the house.  I am happy that you are ok.

I have a small prayer request, well I guess no prayer is small.  But my son received a truck this past weekend he only 13 mind you but him and his dad got it so they could work on it 1975 chevy shortbed pick up.  Well he took a certain young lady out in the parking lot at church to of course show off is truck and she hit the muffler and had to get thirteen stitches in her knee.  Her mom and dad says that things just happen they just love my son.  Her mom said she has been very impressed how my son has checked up on her and had offered to pay for the bills.  He advised her he would have to get a job first though.  lol But the young lady is hurting a little.  Just keep her in mind.  Thank you

Marlo

Marlo, it certainly sounds as if your husband and you are raising your son right!  And I will pray for the girl.

Marlo, I will add this young lady - and your son - to my prayer list. 

Continuing to pray for people on this site. Although I don't get a lot of time to post on here, I do read the posts as often as I can.
I've had a busy, but safe week. In a lot of ways, it was good to go back to work. Yesterday we had a lot of snow and some freezing rain, which made driving much more difficult, but I didn't have to drive very far.
On Wednesday, we had a missionary speak to us. He talked about looking for a "man of peace" - someone who is seeking Christ, and asked us to pray for that person, so that he would know who to work with or speak to about the Lord. We found it a very challenging message - good to be challenged this way.
I'm glad the weekend is coming. This is the first weekend since November that we are actually planning to stay at home and  relax. My Dad is doing better, though dealing with pain, so we don't have to go to be with him. Our son-in-law is improving although he is still off work. Our other daughter is feeling some better.
Thanks for everyone's prayers. Have a good night and weekend.

Well, it's been a good day. I've taken a moment to come to visit, but will be making that cuppa tea, mopping the kitchen floor, and then will get the embroidery out as I watch a bit of tv tonight.

It's so nice to be able to pace myself and get the work done - maybe not on anyone else's schedule, but on mine, and oh, how satisfying it is when I finally finish.

Love to all of y'all,
Ruth Ann

P.S. I'm still praying for Al's recovery from that surgery. Has anyone heard how he's doing since then?

Larry I back up m,y document folder every day to my external hard drive and I have already moved most of my art work  over, and will do that with all my photos too. I have the setup files for some of my programs on the external also along with the serial numbers.  I am thinking maybe I will get a laptop instead of a desktop next time. I do like the Dell computers, but Some of the Acer's look pretty good too. What brand would you buy if you were m?:

I am waiting to Keith to get home to take me out to dinner.

A beautiful cool 38 degree morning here in Georgia.  Not much on the schedule today that I know of at the moment.  I am looking forward to watching some NFL football late this afternoon and evening.  I wonder if any of you remember the Anita Kerr singers.  Usinig a great website called Spotify I found four of her albums and am enjoying some really nice music.  Pat's foot is feeling much better this morning so hope that she will be able to wear her shoes tomorrow and she can go to church.

Janet, thanks for the explanation of Beth's wheelchair.  I do hope they can make her comfortable while sitting in the wheelchair.  Do they use a lift to get her in and out of bed?  (If I am getting too nosy just ignore my questions here.) 

Marlo, many years ago when we lived in Alaska I got a pair of ice skates and tried to skate but you have to have strong ankles and I never mastered the art of not falling down. It sounds like you have a very nice and thoughtful son and the girls mother is right these things happen as accidents. 

Betty, nice to see you will have a quiet weekend and that your family members are improving in health. 

Ruth Ann, you deserve to have some time of your own to do and enjoy as you want and at the pace you want to follow.

Marilyn, so glad to read you are backing up your files and program setup files.  I really don't know what to advise you as to a brand of computer to buy.  We have had good luck with a number of different brands.  I like my Lenovo laptop. 

'Make a Joyful Noise' is a great movie.  I loved the music, singing and dancing.  I can't see that type of gospel music in my church but it was very enjoyable to see it on the big screen.  I will say the choir and the congregation all moved as if the spirit of God was in them!  I say, if you like movies...go see this one!

After the movie we all went to a steak house.  Then home.  I am so glad that I noticed my drive was black ice...I walked to the house by way of crusty snow on the grass, not the driveway!  Thank God for the big light in Kaye Don's back yard that showed glossy ice on my drive.  I am re-training myself for winter since this winter was so slow in coming.  I even wore my leather coat last night....just in case I slid off the road and had to walk for help!  Be prepared.  I must have a little boy scouting in me! 

It got very cold last night.  I didn't get out of bed until 10am...it was so warm and cozy under the covers.  The temp was only 16°.  So I imagine it was too cold for the heat pump to work and the furnace took over...set two degrees cooler than the heat pump.  The sun is shining and no wind today.  Feels warmer seeing it bright outside and not hearing the wind whistle!  The neighbors flag is hanging straight down. 

So glad that Beth got her new chair!  Sounds so much better for her and her caregivers. 

Sorry that Pat is having so much problems with her legs and foot.  And praying that Stacy feels better soon. 

As a woman, I feel for Ruth Ann and Janet...wishing that my environment was back to normal...whatever normal is!

I, too, back up my files on an external like Marilyn does.  Never heard of a Lenovo laptop, Larry.

And praying that Betty enjoys her weekend at home after so many busy weekends!  Relax and enjoy.

And our lady of few words but powerful words...Jeanne!

As a country girl, I never even roller skated and we didn't have any ponds or creeks close enough to try ice skating.  Marlo, I can imagine the fun ice skating on your little creeks.  Me?  I just made snow angels in the snow!

I was a little sore yesterday from my near fall but today I am good to go!  No soreness.  I started Chemo Wrap #6 yesterday.  I will be glad when I get my scraps all used up so I can use a different pattern!   

Praying that everyone has a special God's day!

I just got the following and thought that maybe we all could use a little humor this afternoon as expressed from the mouths of young children:


Children in Church
A little boy was in a relative's wedding.  As he was coming down the aisle, he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd.  While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar.
     So it went, step, step, ROAR, step, step, ROAR, all the way down the
aisle.  As you can imagine, the crowd was near tears from laughing so hard
by the time he reached the pulpit.  When asked what he was doing, the child sniffed and said, "I was being the Ring Bear."

One Sunday a young child was "acting up" during the morning worship hour.  The parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle.  Finally, the father picked the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out.  Just before reaching the safety of the foyer, the little one called loudly to the congregation, "Pray for me! Pray for me!"

One particular four-year old prayed, "And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets."

A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination, looking at the old pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the Bible.
He picked it up and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a tree that has been pressed in between the pages. "Mama, look what I found," the boy called out.."What have you got there, dear?" his mother asked.
      With astonishment in the young boy's voice he answered, "It's Adam's suit".
The preacher was wired for sound with a lapel mike, and as he preached, he moved briskly about the platform, jerking the mike cord as he went.  Then he moved to one side, getting wound up in the cord and nearly tripping before jerking it again.  After several circles and jerks, a little girl in the third pew leaned toward her mother and whispered, "If he gets loose, will he hurt us?"

Six-year old Angie, and her four-year old brother, Joel, were sitting
together in church.  Joel giggled, sang and talked out loud.  Finally, his big sister had had enough.  "You're not supposed to talk out loud in church."
"Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked.  Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, "See those two men standing by the door?
They're hushers."

A ten-year old, under the tutelage of her grandmother, was becoming quite knowledgeable about the Bible.  Then, one day, she floored her grandmother by asking, "Which Virgin was the mother of Jesus?  The virgin Mary or the  King James Virgin ?"

A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments.  They were ready to discuss the last one.  The teacher asked if anyone could tell her what it was.  Susie raised her hand, stood tall, and quoted, "Thou shall not take the covers off the neighbor's wife."

I am just home from a good day with my painting buddies.  Today we learned two new techniques:  Painting with texture and Zintango.  That's a fancy word for doodling!  But fun, and some really cute things were done. 

Tonight Darrel and I are going to the Senior Prom in Hugoton!  (Sr. Citizens, that is!)  I don't have any dancing shoes, mine were all purchased these past few years with comfort and safety in mind, not dancing.  But I will do the best I can, and have a good time anyway!

Larry, yes, they use the lift with a sling any time they mover Beth.  Bed to chair, chair to recliner, recliner to bed, etc.  And I do not mind your questions at all; rather, I appreciate your interest.

It was a gorgeous day here today! 

Hi, friends, well, a friend persuaded me to take a few hours off, and the time away did me lots of good. We saw "War Horse." I didn't think I would enjoy it, for the violence of war stories upsets me, but the human situations in this movie really were inspiring, and I just closed my eyes during the scenes that weren't to my liking. A very good, clean movie.

Now - back to work. I have set a deadline of Monday morning to finish up, so will certainly be busy later this evening!!

Marilyn, my new laptop is an ASUS, and I really like it thus far.

Must go - the "white tornado" is spinning ever closer.

Love y'all,
Ruth Ann

Nothing exciting from my world to post today.  Just crocheted and watched TV.  I watched the Miss America show.  Wisconsin won! 

And I think the Saints lost! 

I am all ready to leave for church.  I dread going out.  It is only 7°!  Brrr!  But no wind so that is a plus.  And the sun is shining brightly!

Hi everyone.  Another bright and sunny day here in Georgia.  Since I don't go to coffee on Sundays I was able to sleep in this morning so am getting a late start.  However, still almost two hours before I will go to church.  Pat hasn't been able to wear her shoe the last few days, although she said her toe and foot were better yesterday.  I am hoping she will feel up to going with and get out of the house for a while.  Nothing else on the schedule for today other than watch some football this afternoon.  I was sorry to see Denver lose but they were definitely outclassed last night.  The late afternoon came was certainly a good one and exciting to the very end with San Francisco coming out winning over New Orleans. 

Janet, I hope you and Darrel had a great time at the Senior Prom last evening.  I am sure you were not the only one without special dancing shoes.  Thanks for the answer to my questions concerning Beth.  I know she is a very special and lovely person.

Ruth Ann, I haven't heard anyone speak of that movie.  Hope you are not going to stress yourself with the deadline you have set for yourself.

Etta Sue, that is cold.  Hope the snow and ice are gone.

I'm so grateful that I can still do my own work and to be able to be with friends.

It's so pretty and sunny today, and after church we'll be taking a friend out to celebrate her 84th birthday. She's been housebound since hospitalization in June, so it will be a big occasion to get her out of the house and back with us once again.

Love to each of you,
Ruth Ann

Thanks for the wonderful welcome back. 

Larry & Marilyn :   The both of you and many others make more use of the computer than I have the knowledge for.  But please do not do what happened to me I had saved a number of my photo's to several Cd's  filed them in a zippered binder, I have lost them all, I think it fell into a bag that I was filling for the Good Will folk.  All this to say be careful where you file your backups.

Yesterday and today have been cold ones but today has been sunny all day.

I have a sewing machine and a serger and I spent most of yesterday doing an alteration to 4 Pr's of my son's uniform pants in fact he needed 6 inches added ,a small job  but my serger was always breaking threads several of the seams were to bulky for the needle needless to say I was doing a lot of re - threading.  Now he has 4 Pr's of new uniform pants.

Janet: Is  this your first book?   
           I am glad that Beth has a new wheelchair.

Marl:  I have responded to your off line message.

Larry:  Was Pat able to attend church with you today?

Etta Sue:   My husband and son use cleats when they go ice fishing perhaps you should have some as well.   ha ha ha

Yes, Ruth, this is my first book, so I am on a very steep learning curve!  It has been quite a journey.  Boy!  Adding 6 inches to the length of a pair of pants is quite a feat!  Lucky son to have you to do that for him. 

I have had a rough day, but am determined to keep on praising the Lord through it.  We went and picked up Beth, went to church.  I sit beside her, of course.  Well, the youth pastor was speaking today, and had just gotten into his message when Beth told me she was hurting.  I asked if she wanted to leave, she said she would try to make it through church.  But in just a few minutes, she said she thought we'd better take her back to the home.  So I gathered up my stuff, took it to the back to Darrel, then went down the center aisle and turned her chair around and pushed her back to the foyer.  We had barely cleared the doors when several loving, caring friends were right there, asking what was wrong, and could they help?  Pastor was among them, and when I told them Beth was in too much pain to stay, they laid hands on her and prayed for her.  Then two big, strong men pushed her down the ramp and to the van, up into the van; asked what else they could do......etc.  Well, the van is high off the ground because of the handicap equipment,  I had on a dress with a straight skirt, making it hard for me to get in.  I was holding onto the doorpost to boost myself up, and the automatic back door shut on my two middle fingers!  I let out a little scream and the two men quickly turned to ask what happened and if I was all right.  I assured them I was, and we left.  But the tears rolled all the way to the care home and my fingers still hurt.  But they aren't smashed enough for the skin to be broken, just bruised pretty badly.  It made me sick at my stomach and gave me a headache from the pain.

Back to Beth:  When they tilted her chair way back, thus getting most of her weight off her rear, her pain lessened, then after she ate, they put her in her recliner, which is her most comfortable place to be.  I just hope she doesn't feel as 'wiped out' as her Mom does!

I had to smile to myself, because those men had more trouble handling that wheelchair than I do! 

I am going to try to update the blog on my webpage.  Wish me luck! 

And, here in our football games the fellows wear protective pads on their bodies and helmets on their heads! h-m-m-m-m-m  (No hurt intended, Etta Sue -- we just love you and want to keep you in good shape.)

Owie, Janet! May our Lord grant both you and Beth rest from the pain today.

The lunch with our friend was quite successful - even the pastor and his wife came. So, she was so thankful that we remembered. She's alone - no children and widowed. Therefore, we felt it imperative that we remember her even though she's very weak and getting "feeble."

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

It looks like it has been slow in here today. I wonder where everyone is. It  is so cold here today my hands are freezing and the Reynauds in my left hand  is really acting up.

We went to Walmart this morning and it started to sleet just as we were walking in, You could really hear it hitting the roof inside the store. They had it all scraped  into a pile by the time we left. As I was driving home I tried to stay in the tracks left by  those on the street before me.

As I started down a hill I tried to slow down and applied the brakes slowly but there was so much ice that I started to slide to my right where two ladies were walking on the sidewalk. I corrected and when I did I started sliding to the left across the yellow lines.

It's a good thing there were no cars coming toward me in the other lanes, I managed to get back into my own lane as I started up the hill on the  other side.  I made it home in one piece and still calm surprisingly.

All the time Keith is gently telling me that I should have let off the gas sooner to slow down, What? I was doing down hill, letting off the gas wasn't going to slow me down, it wold have  made me go faster.  I bet I scared those two ladies though. I will ask them Thursday when I see them.

Ok who is going Ice skating next first Etta Sue in her house.  Then Marliyn in her car today.  Which I think is a little more dangerous especially for the ladies on the side walk.  All kidding aside I am thankful no one had gotten hurt to much so far this winter.  Etta Sue how is you hip?

Well after church this morning we took 11 yes 11 college girls to Cracker Barrel to eat lunch from the college.  It is a true blessing to Minister along side my Husband Larry with these girls.  They call me Momma Marlo and Two are from Africa , 1 is from Dominica so the waitress couldn't understand them very well.  So they yelled Momma tells hers whda we whats (or something like that)  so I helped them.  The Lord blesses our church and our Ministry so once a month we can do this.  The waitress brought our check to us and said," Are all these children yours?"  and they all turned their heads including my two and said, "Yes" at the same time it was priceless.  What a blessing.

About blessings,  just remember if someone gives you something and you don't take it you just may be robbing them of a BLESSING!!

Hears another saying I love:

Don't worry what people think about you, worry about what GOD knows.

I would like to give out a thank you for whomever enlarged my photo for the mini challange I still can not get into the gallery.  That is my little Niece Isabella  the only girl out of four.  Her old brother is 22.  She was not a happy camper because I couldn't take her home with me.  Sorry such a poor picture I took it with  my phone. 

Well I am done rambling.  I'll Talk at you tomorrow .

Oh Gordon How is Noreen I pray the cold is not bothering her to much. 

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