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  Psalm 13:6.  " I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me."
  
  It's wonderful to have at least one true friend, a friend you can count on to be there when you need him.  Having such a friend can be a real source of comfort, a real reason to have confidence even in the face of sorrow and trouble.  And that peace and comfort are even greater if your friend is powerful and wise.  You know that, no matter what, he's all you need in your corner.
  
  David was having one of "those days" - when everything seems to be going wrong and when there seems to be no end to the troubles.  He's desperate.  In fact, he's become aware that if it goes on much longer he's going down - for the last time.  And his friend hasn't shown up yet.  That Friend, in his case, is God, and David's beginning to wonder whether God has given up on him.
  
  But then, suddenly, he has a thought.  God has always been faithful to hinm.  He's shown David His love and care even when David knew very well that he didn't begin to deserve it. Then, just as suddenly as these thoughts of God's past faithfulness came to him, he couldn't help drawing a wonderful conclusion: God wouldn't fail him this time either!  He could hang on to the very end.  He could say, "but I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation!"  So, reflecting on the absolute certainty of his wonderful Friend, he could confidently say, "I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me!"
  
  Dear friend - when you're down and almost out - remember your best Friend, the Friend Who has never failed, the Friend Who, at one and the same time has all power in heaven and earth - and loves you!  He will care for you no matter what your predicament!  Confess any and all sins, call on your Savior, and TRUST Him!Al Moak
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A mighty fortress is our God
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  A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
  Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
  For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
  His craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
  On earth is not his equal.
  
  Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing;
  Were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God's own choosing:
  Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He;
  Lord Sabaoth, His Name, from age to age the same,
  And He must win the battle.
  
  And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
  We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us:
  The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
  His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure,
  One little word shall fell him.
  
  That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth;
  The Spirit and the gifts are ours through Him Who with us sideth:
  Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
  The body they may kill: God's truth abideth still,
  His kingdom is forever.
  
  
  
  
  

Hi everyone.  Have a few minutes before having to leave for morning coffee so will post for today.

Janet, it makes one very angry when people want to have dogs that are so aggressive and pets or children and sometimes adults are attacked by them.  That was a terrible experience for Abby and her little firend to have to endure and then for Beth to have to have this additional lose in her life.  I certainly feel for you all.

Al, that was a fine devotional for this week.  God never fails us even though we may lose sight of him he doesn't lose sight of us. 

Carol, glad you had such a great weekend and are home safe.

Etta Sue, it was about 84 here yesterday and I had to turn on the A/C around 4:15 as the humidity was high also and it was just uncomfortable.  It is to be in the 80 for the next three days and little chance of rain.

The Golden Olympics ladies were here yesterday afternoon for 2 hours and we got a lot of little details worked out.  They left me with a few corrections and also 15 new applications.  This is going to be the largest Senior Games this group has ever had in our county. 

Not much on my schedule for today so will work on a few projects that I have been putting off. 

Marilyn, you sound like my wife when the weather is damp as she fixes her hair and then it loses it setting when we leave the house and it is wet or too humid outside.  This is a problem men don't have to worry about.

Hi Sarah, glad to see you checking in.

Janet: I too am praying and crying with Beth, you and the little girls.  {{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}

Wonderful Revival going on at my church. There were so few there last night that they told us  for tonight to each bring a friend. Just our regular prayer warriors group was there maybe 30 of us.

My new bed is being delivered today so I am busy washing  my electric bland, quilts and  mattress pads. I think I will have them leave the plastic on both pieces, I can always take it off later if need be. i do have to buy new deep pocket sheets to fit the mattress.

TTYL

Thank you, Al for the devotion!

Janet ~ I am so sorry for Beth, Abby, Darrel and your loss.  I just don't understand why people have animals that will attack other animals or possibly people.  Thank God, the girls were okay.  Janet, do you happen to have a good photo of Mieka?  A framed photo for Beth might help her in her loss. 

I walked outside today.  Today was trash day so I started my walking at my brother's drive and then walked several trips up and down my driveway for 20 minutes. 

I am baking a meat loaf right now.  The house smells sooooo good!  I looooove good meat loaf and of course, mine is always gooooood.   

Oh Janet how sad.  KNOW you and yours are in my prayers.  I am speachless.

We had a wonderful service yesterday.  After service we had a quick trip tp a friends to have him check out the brake cable in the van.  The van felt like the emergency brake was on, RPM's were high and I was seeing the gas gage go down.  Turned out that he couldn't find a problem, but he must have done something as the van was working better when he was done.  It was rather confusing, and I didn't want anything damaged.   All's well that ends well.

I have to go back to school work, I will tell you about the service later.

My this must be a busy day for everyone.

Sunday's service was amazing. 

A dear friend was charged with a criminal offence and last Thursday was sentenced.  He got 3 months house arrest, and 3 years probation.  This was a BIG answer to prayer.

On Sunday he took time to talk to everyone about what happened and why.  He reminded us that to sin is a choice and we often think we are in control of our life and "The Sin", but the sin takes over our lives and our lives spiral out of control.  Derek apologized to the congregation, asked for forgiveness, and talked about how this all happened.  Pornography is such a deceptive thing, and the individuals involved are convinced that it is a victimless sin.  But it so quickly takes over.  Garbage in, garbage out.  There is no such a thing as a "little sin" or a victimless sin..  God has delivered him, his family is restored, his parents, wife, sisters, and children have forgiven him as well.  He now has a relationship with his father which he has not had in the past. 

When he finished speaking, one of the elders took the opportunity to have an alter call.  Many of us went forward for prayer.  Pastor Jeff has a short sermon on bible promises.  With each promise we have a responsibility to do our part.  If we humble ourselves and pray, then.......  If we accept Christ as Saviour then.....  If we call on His name then he will show us great and mighty things.  We want the great and mighty, but how many of us actually call on His name? 

As our pastor saiys, someone knows a brother or sister is involved in sin, we need to put an arm across the sholders and help that person to face the sin and get right with God.

This is just a brief rundown of our service.  Most of the congregation were in tears.  On a side note my friend's son "8" went to the washroom and got her and I toilet paper for our eyes.  Not just a little bit, he had a handful waded up and handed it to her,  we both chuckled over that, turned out that we needed it after all!

Have a good day folks.

JudyB

Thank God for someone who saw the true seriousness of sin!  And thank God for the courage to confess it publicly.  And, finally, thank God for His total forgiveness!

hello everyone, i am here for a very short time... gotta go bike for a bit then to work tonight is inventory so i must get ready for it :S cold and then hot (depending on what part of the store y our in) anyways i must be off a friend wants me to go bike with her before i have to go to work (makes it difficult she works days and i work nights) :S anyways have a great day i must go adios
Sarah

Amen Al

   Hi to all.

Janet: I am so sorry to here what happened, I am so thankful that the girls ore o.k. Please give my condolences to them andto Darrel and I pray that he is getting stronger.

Al: I thank you for your wonderful devotional it speaks to me a lot and it is also something I may be able to use in the weeks to come as tomorrow I start to volunteer at a mission work in our city. Please pray that the Lord will help me to be able to talk to these troubled people as they come there for help in there many different situations.

Larry: Good day to you this golde olympics sounds like it is keeping you very busy it sounds like a lot of fun.

Judt B.:  How are you. hope all is well in Powassin.  The choir that I am in were sining at an Anglican Church in Aurora last night which was Sunday and Judy your brother and Grace were there it was so nice to see them. I must say that Murray is looking good and also Grace. Talk to you soon.

Well must go to bed.

Hi everyone.  It looks like I will be the first to post today.  It was overcast and a bit foggy this morning but the sun is burning through now and it is suppose to warm up again today.

This afternoon I have to drive my wife over into the city to have a CT Scan done.  The facility is about an hour from where we live.  She has been having pain in the back of her head so the doctor wants to check that out with this can.

We had a wonderful evening last evening.  Our good friend, Rod, and his wife invited Pat and I to join there family to eat out with a Korean couple that were staying at their home the last couple of nights.  They had met her many years ago and had paid for some of her training with Precept Ministries (Kay Arthur) years ago and been good friends ever since.  Both she and her husband are pastors and she started and heads the Precept Ministry in Korea.  They were delightful people and she spoke wonderful English.  His was a little broken but you could understand him.  We went out to eat with them and then to Rod's home for dessert.  We visited and laughed until after 10 pm.  I don't know when I have enjoyed an evening more. 

JudyB, I takes a strong person to stand before a congregation and make a confession as the young man did.  I am glad that things are working out well for him.

Gord, hope your volunteer work goes well.  I am sure you will enjoy it.

Etta Sue, meatloaf is one of my favorite dishes as well.  Hearing you describe it almost made my mouth water.

Marilyn, hope your new mattress is very comfortable.

Good Morning Yes Larry I slept very well last night. I didn't get home from church  until after 10pm and when I finally went to sleep I didn't wake up until
5:03 am I got up and I feel very good this morning. I have already been to Curves and back. The  bed might be too high for Happy to jump up on. I don't think he has tried yet but I will be getting a set of doggie steps soon, I don't want either of them to get hurt jumping on or off the bed.

Now I am going to go do my dishes and finish getting ready for work.

TTYL

Janet, I'm so sorry to hear about Mieka.  The loss of a pet hurts.

Marilyn, I'm so glad that your new bed has meant that got a great night's sleep.  I will have to be looking at the purchase of a new set in the near future.  I am just delaying as long as possible.

Now must get going.  I need to phone the Vet's office and make an appointment to have my dog checked/treated for heartworms.  I received a letter in the mail yesterday.  Then must get back to work.

I had a rough night last night.  We had hotdogs for dinner, and we didn't read the label.  They contained garlic, and I have a violent reaction to garlic.

The snow is just about all gone.  There is some patchy snow here and there, but for the most part we see grass.  Too soon to mow though.

Having Mom here is really great.  There is less consern with her here.  We do a lot of laughing together. 

Gord it is always good to see people unexpectedly!  I just found out that they were back from Florida.  They had a good trip.

Well I am off. I may not be back.
Continuing to pray
JudyB

i'm back from hosp - all went well. will sleep awhile now.

Janet, I'm thinking of all of you today.  Praying too.  Nita

Quote from: Ruth Ann Bice on March 27, 2007, 01:28:01 PM
i'm back from hosp - all went well. will sleep awhile now.

Good to see this, Ruth Ann    Now, get a good rest and recuperate with our Father's arms around you.   

I remember when my daughter had this same surgery -- on both wrists, but one at a time -- she had a baby daughter at home to care for at the time, as well. 

Hi Nita

Each of us go through trials. and often a praise song catches our spirit, and that song ministers to us.  With my friend this was the song.  I wish I could attach the music, it is wonderful.  This song catches the Holiness of God.  I find far too often we look at the love of God and forget His other attributes.  Enjoy, and have tissues ready as you read.


"As I withdrew to pray for direction in the first days of the year ... I was surprised by a strong and burning desire for the holiness of God that filled my heart.  I was drawn to the book of Revelations where it describes the worship that is going on constantly in Heaven ... and in the center of this worship is the declaration that is going on forever ... the 'Holy, Holy, Holy'.  It's as if the angels, saints and all the heavenly creatures know that at the very core of who God is ... is His holiness.  Everything about God emanates from His holiness ... and every action of God is motivated by His holiness.  As I meditated on the Scriptures ... I realized that I wanted to sing it ... actually 'want' is too weak a word ... I had to sing it! ... and so I spent some time singing every 'Holy' song I could think of ... and they all were good ... but they didn't quite satisfy my hunger to sing the 'Holy, Holy, Holy' ... and so I walked over to my piano and began to sing those words with a new melody, like a simple chant.  And pretty soon I was in tears as I sensed the presence of God.  For the first few days all I sang was the chorus part ... just the 'Holy, Holy, Holy God' and it was all I needed.  Then after a few days, I realized that I wanted to declare the core of His character and answer the question "What are the actions of a Holy God?" 

When we think of a 'Holy God', we would think He would keep His distance from us and our world ... polluted with sin and impurities as it is.  I think one of the most amazing things about God is that this God Who is perfect and holy, draws near to us to forgive, redeem ... even to the point of sending His only Son, the "nail scarred Lamb" to pay the price for our rebellion.  But He doesn't stop there!  His goal is not just our forgiveness, so we can become His loyal subjects and servants. 

Our God has the heart of a husband.* He is actually 'romancing' us!  When I use that word, I am not referring to the sweet, selfish, sentimental concept that is popular in our culture.  I use the word in the biggest, grandest God sense.  He is the one who created 'romance' which is intended to be rooted in the 'forsaking all others' union of marriage to be a source of blessing and revelation.

At the end of the song, I chose to use the image of "The Lion's mighty roar" because I wanted us to be clear that the One romancing us is not someone small and cute that we can control (like a domesticated house cat); He is awesome, intriguing and fully in charge (like C.S. Lewis' Aslan).  Our love relationship with God will never be tame and safe because we can't predict and control Him (He is after all HOLY, HOLY, HOLY!), but we can trust our great Romancer because He is good."

* Jeremiah 3:14; Jeremiah 31:31,32; Hosea 2:16; 2 Corinthians 11:2

Hi everyone....sorry I have not been around for awhile. Was chatting to Pat a little earlier and she was going to cuff my ear or something for something I had said to her. She left me with the order...POST! So here I am....still a little low after my Dads death. Anyway.....told Pat I had an annoucement to make..so here it is!

A short while ago I dropped a personal note to most members here to get to know you all better. Most of you replied to me and I thank you all for doing that. Two people from here..not including Pat...have chatted to me on MSN. One of those persons is Jeannine; our good friend and sister here. As you all know; Jeannine has been going through a hard time but she is a very generous and kind person and has helped me through a few tough times including the death of my Father. We have became close friends and have quite a lot in common. These include photography; painting and drawing; poetry; music and a love of nature and gardening. We also love and serve the same Lord and Saviour.

We have decided to combine our talents and make our own website. The work has been in progress for awhile and there is so much more we want to do on it but we feel we have done enough at the moment to be able to launch it. Hence this annoucement. All you here are the first ones to offically know about our site. I do hope you visit it and be so kind to sign our guestbook if you wish.

I know Jeannine will be coming in after me and she will give you details of the url and probably put the link on her post so you can visit us. Thank you for taking time to read this. God bless

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around, been really busy with hubby since surgery and he is not progressing as well as he would like.

As Colin said we have been supportive during our difficult times and have found many interests in common. And we have done the website. The url is http://www.colinsfaithinspirations.com

Thank you for all your prayers. God Bless you all!

Still Trusting,
<><Jeannine

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Wow ..... These last three posts have really revolutionized my day! 

First, JudyB, I thoroughly enjoyed your post, the song, and the explanation for it ... Thank you so much for sharing it.

Colin and Jeannine I have visited your (new) site and I applaud your efforts.  I plan to revisit there often.   

Marilyn, thank you for the link to the new article about Kawika.....  As was noted, "he went out doing what he loved most" ... just too sad that he couldn't have continued to do it for another 30 or 40 years. 

I read here often but am not all that "talkative" these daze so have not posted a lot.  I may or may not rectify that soon, who knows?   

I love you all (and all y'all) and pray for the many needs mentioned as well as rejoice and smile where appropriate.  Y'all take care and I'll be around.     

Jeannine and Colin, I just went to have a look at your new website.   Congratulations as you walk the walk and reveal the love of the Lord to all who enter.  This is good.    Nita

Hi Jawin' Jane!  I agree totally with you about the last few posts.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading JudyB's post.  And Colin and Jeannine's website is a must to visit often.  And still, it is so sad to read about the diver's loss of life.  He should of lived another 30-40 years.  If his photography was as great as it is in two years...just think what he could have done in 30-40 years.  Thanks Marilyn for posting the update. 

Kitty and I took our photos to Kokomo.  Ours was the first to arrive.  We ate at Chili's and I even have dinner from the to-go box I brought home with me.  We stopped and visited with one of Kitty's high school classmates who is having surgery next week.  I met her once before but didn't get to talk to her much. 

Kitty and I decided that Indiana is a great place to live...weather-wise.  We had a very mild winter until February.  The month of February was the coldest February on record.  Then March warmed up with lots of rain which has made the grass that beautiful grass green.  It is 79°F out there right now.  Wonderful...no jackets needed and I wore my sandals today!  Yep, one month of cold weather for a winter isn't bad at all.  Even the two feet of snow wasn't bad either! 

And Jane, we never see too many of your posts so post away!!

Colin and Jeannine I have also been to your website and tried to post in your guest book. I don't think it took. It is sure cold rainy and windy here today. I zipped up the front of my garage/tent so I am praying that it doesn't' blow down again. I won't be parking the car in there tonight and it is supposed to freeze. Drat!!

  Hi to all. What a beautiful day it has been the weather has been so nice and the sky has been blue all day long it has been worth waiting for.  My first day at the mission doing volunteer work was very much an eye opener as there are so many people with so many neads and so much burdens that they are carrying around so God has given me an oppertunity to go there and hopefully cheer up someone and make them laugh but most of all talk to them about the Lord.

Larry: As I have just said it was aneye opener at the mission and thanks for your encouragement.

Marilyn: It sounds very comfortable hope that you enjoy.

Judy b: Thank you for what you have posted it is beautiful what you put into  words. I think that I remember that you had a problem with garlic a long time ago. How often is John home?  Look after yourself.  Love ya.
Ruth Ann Bice: Praise the Lord he contiues to answer prayer. Stay healthy.

Nita: Jane Walker: Hi to you both.

Colin. Praise The Lord you are finally back and so great to here about your new site with Jeannean. It is getting much closer to my trip to Scotland so if I get to Ireland I will be able to see you. Will be in touch.

Jeannine; Hope that all is well and also that Michael is good and also that your husband will get stronger.

Jane Walker: Will pray for you that you will get talkative .

Have a great day and God Bless.

Quote from: Gord Brown on March 27, 2007, 06:17:46 PM

Jane Walker: Will pray for you that you will get talkative .

Oooohhhh You don't know what you're asking for ..... Ask Nita!   

Hey Jane I know how talkative you can get too.  

Thank you Colin for posting.  I do hope that this doesn't mean that you won't be coming to CP--both you and Jeannine. We love you both and care for you.  And what did you mean "not Pat" about MSN?  Where you saying you haven't chatted to me on MSN?  I don't entirely understand.    I've spoken to you loads of times on MSN.

Anyway, I wish you both well and pray that the Lord will be honoured and His name will be above every name in all things.

By the way, thanks Marilyn for the link!  That's indeed so very sad.  I'm truly sorry about this diver.

I've had a close friend pass away.  She was our councillor for our ward here in Guelph and she fought a hard fight with brain cancer and it took her on Saturday evening.  So today I was printing some photos of her and took them over to the family for the memories table at the funeral parlor.  I'll go there tomorrow evening and then the funeral is on Thurs. morning.

I have a doctor appointment tomorrow afternoon when I expect to get the results of my tests, etc. 

Quote from: Pat on March 27, 2007, 09:03:01 PM
Thank you Colin for posting.  I do hope that this doesn't mean that you won't be coming to CP--both you and Jeannine. We love you both and care for you.  And what did you mean "not Pat" about MSN?  Where you saying you haven't chatted to me on MSN?  I don't entirely understand.    I've spoken to you loads of times on MSN.

Anyway, I wish you both well and pray that the Lord will be honoured and His name will be above every name in all things.

Pat, I think he was saying "not including Pat"  which interpreted would say "besides Pat."   

Yup, Marilyn ..... 

Thanks Jane!  Thanks for sorting me out.

Hi everyone.....thank you all for your kind words of encouragement about Jeannine and my website. They are much appreciated indeed. Thank you Jane for sorting Pat out...cos I was going to do that! I meant two other people frome here and also Pat have chatted to me on MSN. Pat and I have chatted lots of time and it is always nice to talk to her as she knows my country. Talking about which...there are a lot of sad bewildered people here in N. Ireland who have watched in dismay at a political situation unfolding here. I am saying nothing more at the moment but my faith has took a battering this week. Good Christian people have shed tears and I am just bewilderd myself.

Hi Pat...of course I shall still be posting here. Jeannine may speak for herself but I am sure she will too. Love you all here too and you are all good friends.

Gordon...hope we will get meeting soon. Will be nice to see you.

Hi everyone else....praying and caring for you all. Take care...Colin

Ruth Ann:  I hope you are recuperating quickly.  Take care.

Colin:  It is nice to see your posts again. 

Carol

Hi everyone.  Will be brief this morning as is about time to leave for coffee.

This morning is Bible study and then I am meeting a friend for lunch and looking forward to both.

We have an extremely high pollen count here in Georgia and a lot of people are suffering as a result.  We also have a light covering of yellow powder from all the pine trees but it doesn't cause allergy.

Colin and Jeannine, you have a very nice website and I hope it has a lot of success as know you will dedicate it to the glory of God.

Ruth Ann, glad to see you are back home and the first of the surgeries is now over.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Pat ~ Glad you are finally getting the results of your tests today.  I am praying they are good news! 

Larry ~ I remember being in Louisiana when the pine pollen covered everything.  I thought this was terrible.  Nothing could be worse.  The next year we were there when the love bugs appeared.  I was mistaken about the pine pollen...

Colin ~ Glad you reappeared on CP.  You bring a breath of fresh air to the forum!

Jane ~ Are you coming to Muncie for your family reunion this year?  I sure would like to see you!!

I am praying for those who have illnesses and those you need prayers of uplifting!

Yesterday Kitty and I took our photos to Kokomo.  I got a phone number that we can call next week and find out the results of the contest.  I would also like to go see all the photos.  Maybe Ivalou and I can ride up there...it's a little over an hour away. 

Today I am taking Nancy and Walter to IU again.  At least it is warm weather.  Today is it raining but that is better than snowing.  And we don't have to wear jackets!! 

Etta Sue - I always look forward to your graphics, but this time I'm puzzled.  What's with the "one-foot tracks" in the sand?

Al I think it is someone walking with a long stride. Check out which feet are in the "Footprints in the Sand" (does that sound familiar to you Al)

up and at em for another busy day got school then i've got a few friends i need to meet up with and then possibly lunch and home for a little bit then off to bike if the wind dies down or something but i decided to take a moment and stop by to say HI!!
sarah

Etta Sue, I like your Foot Prints In The Sand, even if Al thinks it's just a one footed person hopping along.   I can see two feet.   One set of footprints.

No rain here today.  It's a day to be outside, but the grass is still wet, so the boys and I haven't been out yet.

I have been painting an upstairs closet.  That reminded me right quick that I don't like to paint.   It is in the room my sister has moved into, or is still moving into, and the last thing that needed to be done was paint the ugly yellow closet.  She can't do it with her COPD, so I wanted to get it done and dry before she comes back home.

Hi to all who come in today.   Nita

Hi all,

Been a long day. Had to start physical therapy again, they have nothing "definitive" about my shoulder, right, it's in black and white. Oh well, must be a reason for this all especially with hubby not coming along so good. God's hand is in this, I know it is, just not sure where yet.

Thank you all for the lovely comments on Colin's and my website, it is encouraging and appreciated. And it is alot of fun doing something constructive and for the Glory of God.

Have been reading and praying and will continue to do so. Thank you all for your prayers for my family, they are a comfort. God Bless you all and thank you for being here.

Still Trusting In Him,
<><Jeannine

Well it is nearly past my bedtime.....been a long day. We have had some beautiful spring weather and I was able to do a lot of gardening. Spent half the day yesterday trying to video a robin....sometimes he came so close I could have reached out and touched him but everytime I had the camera ready he dissapeared on me. I did get him a couple of times so now he is a film star. I was actually trying to video so Jeannine and I can use it on our website. We are really enjoying doing the work for the site and it takes a lot of time to put everything together. Have read all your posts and praying and caring for you all. Have to use a laptop at the moment as the main computer has took sick or something. See you all later!

Hello, all.  I am home again, after spending the past several days with Abby while her parents were away for a convention trip.

Thank you all so much for the kind words and prayers after the awful loss of Beth's little dog Mieka.  That was really a hard blow for her.  She called me and told me to thank Abby for trying to rescue Mieka, she said that was a really brave thing for Abby to do.  Some are asking if we will get Beth another dog.  If we did, it wouldn't really know it was her dog, because it would have to live here with us, and so would bond with us.  Hard to know what to do.

I tried to post from the store computer, didn't remember my password.  And I couldn't get their home computer to go online.  So I read a couple of times, but had to play "jane" and be quiet. 

Colin, so glad to see you are back.  I was getting really concerned about you!  I visited just the first page of yours and Jeannine's site, but will go back and investigate further.  So THAT was what you were working on---now I get it! 

Pat, I hope you get good test reports, and I am so sorry you have lost another friend.  Heaven begins to look sweeter and sweeter as more of our friends and loved ones relocate there.  (((hugs)))

It is bedtime, I am tired, and have barely talked to Darrel this week.  I think I'd better say good night here.  Good night!

Oh.......I wanted to tell Etta Sue that just last Friday I had taken Mieka to the home and taken photos of her.  So I got some prints and will go tomorrow and put them in a couple of doggie frames Beth got for Christmas.  GMTA!

Good morning all.....  Hope you are all well. Still nobody here to make the tea and no biscuits or nothing and I cant find my mug either!

Hi Janet.....nice to see you back and sorry about Beths little dog. Thank you for your concern about me and please do visit Jeannine and my site again. Actually Janet....it was not what we were working on at all...we have another major project in progress which will be revealed in good time.....but we realised we had so much in common that the site was formed out of our shared interest. Thanks once again to all who have visited and left comments. See you all later. God bless

Colin, it's been my experience that Irishmen such as yourself cannot long subsist without their tea, so I hope you've gotten it by now!  Where exactly do you live in the greenish country?

Hello all!  A gray rainy day here at the Shuford neighborhood.  Bernard had another dr's appointment yesterday.  All of his bloodwork is completely normal.  That is good.  He is having an MRI Monday to rule out MS.  That is kind of scary.  Also, tomorrow, he goes for the TEE (trans-esophugal echo), so we should know more then about what kind of corrective stuff he needs on his heart.

And so it goes.

Things could be alot worse, I understand, so we are just greatful that we have God ot lean on and trust during all of this.

Good day, everyone!  I took my car this morning to get it maintenanced and the left parking light replaced.  I realized yesterday it was probably broken by the dog I hit the last Sunday morning in December.  Remember me hitting a dog?  He hit on the left front of the car and that's where the parking light is.  Anyway, the parking light didn't get to the place I get my car maintenanced so I am to take it in Monday. 

I called Ivalou and asked her if she would like a Subway sandwich so I we had lunch together at her house.  Ivalou had gotten an under-thecounter AM/FM/CD player for Christmas but never got it put up yet.  So I took my battery operated drill over and we got it installed.  Really a neat little noise maker!! 

Tonight I am to go to Kitty's and then we are going to photography lessons.  Busy week!

   Actually it's tea and that's just for you Colin I can always remember when I was at my grandma's house in Belfast that the kettel was always on. Our weather has been great and the plants are starting to push through and it is so nice to see them.  Again it is so nice to read all the post's and to here each person's comments and we will contiue to pray for you all.

I will encourage you all if you have not looked at colins and Jeannine new site you should I was impressed and the picture's of Colins garden are beautiful and also the pictures that Jeannine put in are the same.

Pat  Hope that you are feeling better and still taking it easy.

God bless to all and have a good evening.

Hi everyone.  I didn't get here early this morning as didn't get up in time before I had to leave the house.  This was a fun day as two of my friends and I went to Fry's Electronics and I got a laptop table that I can use in place of the large piece of foam that I have been using for several years.  I am trying it out right now and will see if I like it.  It is suppose to help the heat from the laptop dissipate and is very lightweight.

We then went to a deli over by where I used to live and I drove my friends by the two different houses we had lived in before we moved over here about 11 years ago.  Then we briefly stopped at another computer store and came home.  My wife and one of the friend's wife had gone to another city to a new quilt store.  We all got back home about the same time. 

I have to help my wife get dinner ready so will just say by now.

  awww...I have just lost my post for the second time...   Too vexed to write it again so good night to all....was replying to Al and Gordon mostly....Al..Pat may fill you in where I live and thank you Gordon for the tae and coments.   Goodnight!!

Took Mother to the Dr today, she has bronchitis.  With the perscription I expect she will be fine in no time.

Gord, A cup of tea would go down good right about now.

Kassie hurt he thumb yet again.  It is the top joint that is swollen and with the x-ray we know there is nothing broken.  Just wish the swelling would go down.  She is almost living with a bag of frozen veggies attached to her hand!  A little thing but a real nuisance.  It is her writing hand.

The weather has been beautiful.  A friend of ours is boiling down his sap.  Every 4 gallons of sap makes one gallon of syrup.  His wife was telling me that he has had one of the skis on his sled break.  I will shesk the garage and see if there is one in the loft, that will help him out.

Well the fire needs lit, and I have sewing to do.

God bless
JudyB

I'm just stopping by to bid you all a pleasant night and happy dreams.

Janet

Good Night Janet.  Get some rest!

I am well here i guess... been busy at work and what not.... gotta call from my mom yesterday to tell me that a classmate that has been battling cancer since about this time 2 years ago died she was a strong person and will be greatly missed. so i'm dealing with taht and all the questions that the people and kids from the store ask me. anyways i must be off to do some homework for tomorrow have a good day
Sarah

I am still up stewing on a situation here in the great North.

A friend of Kassie and Elizabeth's lives just down the road from us.  She is in a different township, but the girls can walk to this friend's home.  Paige is in Girl Guids and to earn badges she saved her money and bought 6 chickens.  The place where she bought them had 4 others that were going to be put down as no one wanted just 4 chickens.  Paige too them as well for a total of 10 birds.  With the help of dad she built a pen, then a house for the birds.  She fed, watered, cleaned and gathered the eggs of the chickens.  Today in the paper we learned that Paige was being fined $2500 for having the birds on a residential road.  It doesn't matter that the property behind them is a cow field, and the property in frontof them houses goats and emus, she has to get rid of her birds which she calls he pets.  How often do we as parents hope the lessons of caring and responsibility are learned?  Yet here they are being discouraged by the town clerk, who is going by the book!   If they lived 100 yards down the road they would be in a different township and there would be no problem.  There I will get off this soap box!

It is late, and I have to get some rest before tomorrow am comes.  I will let you know the final result of this case as this 13 year old child is fighting the government!  Good for her I say. 

Good morning from N. Ireland. Cloudy damp start to the day. Gordon makes a mean cup of tea...thanks Gordon! So I will go away now and get something done. See you all later.

Good Morning all,

Thank you to all who have checked out our website, Colin's and mine, not sure about Colin but I am having fun, it keeps me busy and my mind off everything else going on. It is also a good way to spend time with God and a very dear brother.

Not much else has changed, may be finally getting a "new" vehicle, new to me at least. Say a prayer it all works out. Thanks.

Hope you all have a God filled and blessed day. Am praying for all and reading even if I don't always post.

<><Jeannine

A little early for Easter but I felt prompted to post this poem this morning.

I am actually enjoying doing the website Jeannine and you are not too bad to work with....a little bossy but then I need pushed at times....only joking! Enjoying taking the videos...lovely time of the year. Take care.
Hear from you later no doubt!!

God bless all who come here.

Judy, that's awful!  We try to teach responsibility, thrift and honesty, and then the government in some form comes along and punishes a child for those very virtues!  I will be very interested in the outcome of this case.  I hope adults in the area take the little girl's side and show the city clerk how unjust she is being, and get the stupid "law" changed.

Colin, another lovely poem, and I need to be reminded that Easter is coming soon!  And I shall return to the new website and see what's happening; also look forward to the bigger project's launch.

It looks as if we might get more rain, actually sprinkling right now.  We are going to work on that big camera system today we are installing.

Gotta run!  Later! 

Hi everyone.

We have cooled off here today but still no rain.  I have a much quieter day planned until this evening when we have choir practice at 7 pm. 

We had a nice group of men at the senior center this morning, including one new man. 

Pat has left for an appointment and a meeting so won't be back until this afternoon.  I am starting to work on a family newsletter and also revising my website since I moved to a different ISP. 

JudyB, initially when I read about the plight of the little neighbor girl I thought that the law might relate to avian flu.  However, that doesn't hold if the county in which you live doesn't have such a law.  It seems like government has to be involved and try to control every aspect of our lives and each year they seem to think that they have to pass more laws.  Hope the problem can be resolved.

Colin, good to see you posting poetry again and writing on the CP site. 

Janet, don't overwork on that big project.  I am assuming that Darrel still isn't able to help with any overhead work. 

Sarah, sorry to hear of the passing of your former classmate.

Jeannine, hope you are able to find a "new" car for your use.

Ruth Ann, if you look in I hope you are feeling better from your surgery.  Usually after the third day improvement is recognizable on a daily basis.

It is a beautiful day in Indiana.  The sun is really making my forsythia a brilliant yellow!  I took some pictures but I don't have time to get them out of my camera.

Today Kitty and I are going to Brown County...a county south that is known for its hilly, wooded scenery and lots of artists live there.  The town is Nashville...Little Nashville and it is full of craft shops and motels.  BUT!  The forecast says thunderstorms for this afternoon, thunderstorms for tonight, thunderstorms for tomorrow morning, thunderstorms for tomorrow afternoon and thunderstorms for tomorrow evening!  I think that means yucky weather!! 

We will be spending the night there and I have to leave Nashville by 2pm tomorrow because I have a bridal shower to go to by 6PM in Indy!

But we are taking our cameras just in case the weathermen are wrong!

So that being said, I probably won't be back online until after church Sunday!!

Sarah, so sorry for the loss of your friend.  It is always weird when someone my age dies (especially when they were friends).  It's like a part of your childhood disappears.  I will be remembering you, and the family at this time in my prayers.

I'm using the wireless connection at the hospital right now -- Bernard is having is TEE done.  Much, much faster than at home.  I've uploaded pictures, downloaded stuff I've needed but been putting off (one thing took like 10 minutes here, and would have been closer to 10 hours at home).

Hopefully, Bernard should be finished any minute now.  After this we should know if the situation can be corrected with  catheterization or open heart. 

Laters.

karmat

Hi all,

Thanks Larry, still waiting to hear from the guy, he seems nice.

Oh Colin - who is bossy?? where are the next set of poems or pics for a slideshow....just kidding it is a pleasure to work with you.

Hi Etta Sue, Marilyn, Al, Pat, Carol ( snow?), and everyone else, y'll have a blessed day. God Bless you all!!

<><Jeannine

Hi, friends,

Recovery is coming along. Yes, the pain is beginning to subside and soreness, too. I tried going to the store yesterday for a few things we needed, but found that my hand is not quite up to gear shifting yet.

I've enjoyed reading all the posts. Jeannine and Colin, hope your new website goes well. It's good to hear you may have new transportation, Jeannine.

Y'all have a good day.

Ruth Ann

Ruth Ann - SO good to see you on here!  May our God grant you quick healing and then bless your life!

Well here is the update on the little girl.  Paige is 10 years old.  The family has been given an extension of two weeks for the appeal.  It seems a neighbour is giving them grief.  Father is on dissability and is a stay at home dad.  The fine is not 2500 dollars, rather 25 thousand dollars.  This neighbour has caused enough grief that the dad may not be allowed to have his vegetable garden, because that is a form of farming!  I am trying with John to witness to this family, so please keep us in your prayers.  We have also offered to have the chickens here on our property, so they can be kept.  If they are not allowed to have a garden, they can create a larger one here, and thus meet the needs of the family.  Pray for this family......

I am sewing for the girls.  I have a dress completed for Elizabeth, and Kassie is getting a skirt and blouse.  I do so enjoy sewing for the girls.  I will take pictures and get Pat to help me post them.

Know that I am praying for each member here, God knows the needs and that is all that is important.

Bye for now
Judy

Hi Everyone

We have two fantastic videos for you all to view on photography.  They are just short and the person in the videos is a friend of mine from Photography Cafe.

He's over in England so you'll enjoy his accent and maybe you'll even be pleased at his message on Macro photography and What's in a Wildlife Photographer's Bag.

Here's the link:

An Introduction to Macro Photography

and

What's in a Wildlife Photographer's Bag

Hi Karma!

Thanks!!!

Pat:  I did see the site on Macro photography - Just Beautiful!  You are posting a bit more often and I hope that is a sign you are feeling better. 

Karma:  Thinking of you this weekend.

Larry:  I checked my address book and have you down for three email addresses so I finally eliminated the two old ones. 

JudyB:  I have forgotten who has the swollen finger.  A bag of frozen peas helps just as you mentioned.  I always have one in the freezer for even us oldsters get a bump or something at times.  Hope she feels better soon. 

Sun is shining again and our two days of snow will be melted but we can see the mountains covered.  It looks like my cousin will be able to bring his 5th. wheeler to visit - he is supposed to leave the Phoenix area today and arrive tomorrow night.  Every year the weather is tough enough that he can't drive here so I am really hoping that things stay steady & sunny for two days and there won't be high winds for him. 

Carol

 WAHHHHH!!!  I just hit one wrong key and lost my whole, long post!  Not going to rewrite it now, so you will never know what a treat you missed today. 

See you later, with better results, I hope.

I doubt that my post will be as interesting as Janet's probably was....and will be when she recovers!

No rain so far today.   Good thing as the kids are going to the wedding of  SIL's sister this afternoon.  Better hurry tho', clouds forming.  This is a 2nd wedding after 25 yrs. of marriage to someone who turned out to be not so great.  Think this one is a keeper, according to my daughter!

Something strange happened yest. when I tried to come and read on CP.  I kept getting Christian Photographers Company, a site that seemed to have taken over this one.  Tried Google....same thing.  Tried Marilyn's home site with this link, same thing.  Went back in the evening and it had vanished and this site was back.  ??

Watched an interesting News program on Headline Prime News, with Glen Black.  The hour was devoted to Prophecy and had Jerry Jinks and Tim LaHaye (authors of 'Left Behind series' and Joel Rosenberg, author of Epicentre. ( A Jewish Christian who has been an aide to former Israel Pr. Minister and other powerful folk. ) They confirmed everything that I have believed for many yrs., going back to the days when such things were taught in church.  Talked about how many world leaders are now concerned about W.W. 3 and some are quoting scripture about how Russia and Iran are forming an alliance, etc.  Explained about how it all ties in with Iran, etc.  I hope that many non-Christians saw this program.  Very different from anything that comes on CNN and only deals with the sins of Christianity
A network that is a perfect example of how Good can be Bad and Bad can be good!

Time to go and do some work. 

Pleasant Day/Evening and God Bless.

Liz

  I am home again!  There were only 10 ladies at the retreat but that made a closer nit group.  Kitty and I took our cameras and got some neat shots along a small creek and at Brown County State Park today.  It rained early this morning but by the time we got into our cars, the rain had stopped. 

But I am tired.  Kitty and I talked until past midnight before shutting off the lights and going to sleep.  And we got up this morning at 6:30.  Tired!  But I am going to a Bridal shower this evening so it may be a late tonight tonight also.

Just running though here to say a quick hello. Please excuse my scare appearances around the coffee house lately, I am so busy making costumes for  the Children's Ministry Easter program. I have 7 more to go.

Hi everybody.

TTYL

If you all hear a very loud and frustrated scream coming from the direction of SW Kansas, it is me!  Three times I have written a post, three times I have lost it!!  GRRR 

And besides that, I am trying to type up a fairly long story of my life, and my computer keeps doing stuff which frustrates me so much.  Like it will start making all capitals, and now, not only caps, but in RED and UNDERLINED to boot!  And no, I don't have the caps lock key on!  I have shut down and restarted probably at least ten times this afternoon.     Okay, settle down, Janet. 

Liz, your post was more interesting than mine.  I do wish I could see the program you told us about.  We are living in a very scary world today.

Diane and Jeff have invited us to meet them tonight in Moscow for steaks.  Hard to refuse an invitation like that! 

I will tell you more when I'm not as tired and frustrated. I did want to tell Pat that I enjoyed the little videos.  I also clicked on the Sipidan photos and loved those underwater shots!  Makes me homesick for the ocean.

See you later.

I finished one angel costume and one adult Jesus costume. We have decided to wait  until after them children try this one on before continuing. I just pray I can get them all done by Easter.

It is rather warm here tonight at 50°. Almost like summer. Gilbert and Sarah have bought a house,and are busy moving. They just got the house Tuesday. I haven't seen it yet. But Forest's birthday is Tuesday  so maybe I will see it then.

Good Night all.

Quote from: Janet on March 31, 2007, 12:10:22 PM
WAHHHHH!!!  I just hit one wrong key and lost my whole, long post!  Not going to rewrite it now, so you will never know what a treat you missed today. 

I know exactly how you feel.  I have my mouse pointed at something and I hit it or do something and walla it all is gone.  Not being a typist, it is exaspirating.

Sometimes I just don't rewrite and sometimes I do.  Sometimes God speaks to me before the rewrite and I temper down what I was writing.  Or even change it completely.

Hi everyone.  This may have tp be short as we will leave for church as soon as Pat is ready.  Today is the day we sing our Easter Cantata and this year it is "The Passion of Christ" and is so moving.  It was a great joy to stand next to the bass soloist from New York who was a former student of our choir director.  He has such a strong voice that it almost makes my ears hurt when he shifts into high.  However, he has a beautiful voice as does our guest tenor soloist.  Today is also communion.

This afternoon the Golden Olympics leader is coming over and we may complete the reports, etc, as yesterday was the cutoff on entries.  There are over 350 participating this year, up from 302 last year, and they are about to exceed the capacity of the Senior Center for their opening luncheon.

Janet, wish I had a solution for you on losing your postings.  When you lose one are you trying the back button to see if the posting is there.  I also will use the copy in case I lose a posting when I post.  The other alternative is to open your word processor or use WordPad (a part of Windows) to compose your message.  Then unless you have to reboot the computer if the posting doesn't go you can quickly copy it from WordPad and paste into the message box here on CP.

Karmat, does your local library have wireless available.  If so you could take your laptop to the library and do that work that requires a lot of downloading or lengthy time periods.  One morning I saw a man sitting outside the library on a bench using his laptop before it opened and know he was using the wireless service from the library.  I have used my laptop at our library several times when our service here at home was not working.  Hope Nards gets a report that is satisfying to you both.

Marilyn, that sounds like a huge job for one person to make all those costumes.  Hope you are enjoying it and not letting it stress you.

Etta Sue, you have had a busy weekend.  Glad you were able to get some pictures.

Liz, wish I had seen that program with Glen Beck.  Perhaps it will air again.  I am sure if CNN aired it they thought it was not complimentary to Christians.

Carol, when I sent out the change of addresses I realized I needed to clean up my address book as well and have started on that project.  I have over 1,000 entries and don't recognize or know a lot of the people since I have been involved with several newsletters and organizations.  I am removing those and keeping only the ones I think I will need.  Also it is confusing to have multiple addresses as you don't know which is the good one.

Pat, thanks for the video links.

JudyB, isn't it amazing how meddlesome some people can be in the business of other people.  It is nice of you to offer to help your neighbors as you have as that gives them an alternative.  It seems that $25,000 is a huge amount for this type of violation.

Ruth Ann, a few more days and you will probably be better than ever from your surgery.  However, know it must be aggravating not being able to do what you want when you want to do it.

A special hi to all I haven't addressed by name but I see this has become a book again.

Well, I am naughty today.  I didn't go to church.     I was just too tired by lack of sleep Friday night and all the walking and standing that Kitty and I did while taking pictures.  Then last night at the Bridal shower, it seemed everyone wanted to stand in the kitchen.  My back was saying 'Ouch!'.  So I opted to stay home today. 

But Ivalou and her daughter, Teresa, are coming back here after church and we are all going out to eat.  Then it is relaxing again this afternoon.

Bernard update (sorry it is so long)

Bernard saw Dr. Vickery (general practitioner) this week as a follow up for his initial visit three weeks ago (has it only been three weeks?). The good news is that all of his blood work is completely normal, and they tested, I think for every disease known to man, and some they just suspected of being diseases. Seriously, all of his counts were normal so that ruled out the pesky (and really scary) stuff like leukemia, cancer, etc. etc. There is still some question about what is causing the funky vision issues and the tingling hands, etc., so Dr. Vickery has ordered an MRI for Monday (4/1) to rule out MS. :/ Of course, since Bernard has been working in and around metal since he was a teenager, he could not guarantee that there was no metal in his eyes, so he has to have x-rays first. The good thing is that Jenny (my brother's wife) will be one of the techs doing the MRI.

On Friday 3/30, Bernard went to the hospital for his TEE. They put him to sleep (gotta chase a rabbit here -- as he was waking up, the dr. was in talking to me. Bernard starts asking logical questions about what is next, etc. We also made a couple of jokes between the three of us, etc. On the way home, Bernard looks at me as serious as a [dare I say] heart attack and says, "So, what exactly did the dr. say? He didn't remember any of it!).

Results -- The hole in his heart is BIG. It is like 37-38 mm up and down and 30-33 mm across. Conversions --- 3.7/3.8 cm or 3.0/3.3 cm OR about and inch and a half and a inch and quarter. You could run a standard garden hose through this puppy. Dr. Trichon (who looked like he might be all of 17) said that he has never seen a defect that big in someone that showed symptoms as late as Bernard did. He said that usually by the late teens/early twenties, the patient would be showing them. He was amazed at how long Bernard had been going, and how much he works and that the symptoms weren't any worse than they were. (He thought that Bernard being able to work 50+ hours a week was beyond understanding). However, it is serious. It simply can't go uncorrected any longer without some serious, non-fun, irrepairable consequences.

Soooooooooo, Bernard is still scheduled to have a heart cath on April 10th. We will meet with the surgeons some on April 5, but Dr. Trichon felt they would go ahead and admit him on the tenth and do surgery on the 11th. The hole is simply too large to even consider correcting with a cath, so it looks like it will be some form of heart surgery. We will know if it is the full, cut ya open, separate the sternum job or a "portal" (small incision) surgery after we talk to them. The Dr. also said that Bernard would immediately feel a lot better, and that he will probably be surprised at how fatigued and nasty he has felt (kinda one of those things where you feel bad for so long it starts to feel normal). That makes sense to me. That hole is letting a lot of blood go to the wrong places!

Bernard is very calm about all of this and seems relieved, even, to know that something can be done about it and we are on our way to doing that. None of this is surprising God, or even inconveniencing Him, so we are trusting Him to take us through this. God is good -- all the time!

Thank you all for taking the time to remember us and praying for us. If God can be glorified in this AT ALL, so be it. It is His plan, we just got chosen to be the players, this time.

The kids and I stayed home (with Etta Sue) today.  Kristi is just getting over a stomach thing, and Travis was up throwing up last night.  Both of them seem to be bouncing back quickly, though, so we will probably go tonight.

Larry -- After experiencing the few seconds of uploading/downloading versus the several minutes things, I'll definitely be seeking out wireless places.  There is a restaurant in Canton that has free wireless and great food, so when I have a bunch of stuff to upload, I'll "work" and eat at the same time.

I hope ya'll have a wonderful day.  Take care.

karmat

Good Morning, I am ready for church and just waiting until time to leave.

Thank you Karma for letting  us know the results of all of Bernard's tests.I will be praying for y-all.

Larry I don't kniow yet if I am going to be able to complete the task of making all those costumes by myself.  I made two yesterday it doesn't take long but having the spare time is something else. I missed taking the dogs out for their walks yesterday , I need to take the time to do that whenever it isn't raining.ince this is Sunday I am going to rest and walk the dogs and IF I feel like it I will sew.

TTYL

Goodness, Karma!  What a lot of testing and trials your family is enduring just now.  Thank you for the clear report on Bernard, so we can be praying specifically about his needs.  I am placing all of you squarely in God's capable hands (I know you are as well) and praying His absolute best for Bernard, you, Travis and Kristi.  I'm so glad God is good.....all the time!

Sarah, sorry to hear the news of your friend's death.  It seems such a short time ago we were praying for her.  I do hope she knew the Lord.

Larry, thanks for your words of advice.  I still don't know how to make my computer stop making all caps, underlining and printing in red!    It is very frustrating to be so computer uh........un-knowledgable (?) at times.  (I didn't want to say I am dumb.) 

Etta Sue, sometimes we need to listen to our bodies and just rest.  And not feel guilty about it, either.  I have gone to church many times when I was so tired I got not one thing out of going, and would have been better off at home, resting.  Blessings to you today.

Marilyn, I hope once the costumes are done, they will be kept for other Easters and Christmases as well.

Now to see if I can get Microsoft Word to behave today!

Hi, friends,

Church was good, and fellowship with friends was, too.

Driving didn't hurt so much today. So, as you said, Larry, recovery will possibly be slow but steady.

Tomorrow's the day I see the gastro doc about my anemia. Most likely she will order upper and lower GI tests.

Karma, will be praying with y'all about Nards. Give him a hug for me, please.

Y'all have a good evening.

Ruth Ann

Janet, have you tried doing an error check and repair?

Go to Start
My computer
Right click on Local Disk C
Properties
Tools
Error-checking.....click the two boxes
Click start
Box will appear....click yes
Click ok
Restart your computer

It will go into it's process and lots of interesting thngs appear....leave it to do it's thing.  Takes awhile, will not harm anything.....usually corrects minor problems.

                      

Liz

Cousin Jim should be here  in another two hours - I have the oven on very low with a beef roast.  Made veggies in oven & will put them in soon.  A salad with mandarin oranges & walnuts, an apple crisp & a caramel sauce to drizzle over that & brownies.  Tomorrow, I will get up & bake the egg dish that is in the refrigerator.  An old family standby.

Liz: CNN = Certainly Not Neutral

Karma:  We are sending our prayers for Nards.  Keep faith. 

Marilyn:  I have cut strips for two raggedy flannel quilts for nieces in Ocean Shores, Washington.  The worst part will be washing & drying & believe I might dry them at a laudromat.

Larry:  It is nice to come to our favorite computer guru and ask you questions we can't think straight when things go wrong....

Carol

 Liz, thank you SO much for those instructions.  I am going to do that RIGHT NOW!!

My, how time flies!  It is April already! 

Time for a new week of thoughts. 

Click on the RED.