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Hey there, kids!  I'm here, just been busy today.

Larry, I'm feeling lots better today.  The chiropractic treatment helped, and I also think most of the headache was due to caffeine  withdrawal.  I had been drinking more coffee in the mornings, also making it stronger, and I am now fasting.  This is my fourth day, and I felt really good today.

Larry, when he asked about stress, I chuckled and said "Oh, yes!"  He (doctor) is such a wonderful and caring young man, God bless him.

Etta Sue, looks as if you have a new career ahead of you, should you choose to pursue it---as a cleaning lady!  Me first, Pat! 

After going to school to see my Youth Friends, I went to the Care Home.  Beth asked me to clean out her closet.  They are so tiny, only about 30" of hanging space.  So I took out everything she said didn't fit, and then took her sweatshirts, tee shirts and sweat pants off the hangers, folded them and put them in the drawers.  Sure looked a lot better!  It took me an hour and a half!  And now I have a big bag of clothes I have no idea what to do with--anybody want them?    I will be looking for a place to donate them, as they are all in good condition.

JudyB, our road is pretty boggy, but we don't have a creek to threaten it!  We had another nice snow (2 inches or so) a couple nights ago, which has almost all melted now.  We are always grateful for any moisture.

Marilyn, hope your hands feel better.  Not too long ago, I was also typing with one hand.

Ruth, where are you?  We miss you! 

I was only typing with one and because the phone was in my other hand. I guess I could have put Ruth Ann on speaker phone

I've posted a further prayer request for our Ellette.  Please read it HERE

Let Sara know that you'll be praying for her please. 

Hi Everyone,

My wife, Midori, and second son, Casey, went to Tokyo for 3 days.  It is an amazing city, huge; complex and busy, busy, busy!  I have posted one picture in the gallery of Sumo's Grand Champion.  Some other picts of Tokyo can be seen here...

http://pastorkevinspicts.blogspot.com/2008/01/tokyo-sprawl-from-roppongi-hills.html

I am really enjoying slowly going through Matthew's gospel (again) ...from chapter 9...

Then Jesus made a circuit of all the towns and villages. He taught in their meeting places, reported kingdom news, and healed their diseased bodies, healed their bruised and hurt lives. When he looked out over the crowds, his heart broke. So confused and aimless they were, like sheep with no shepherd. "What a huge harvest!" he said to his disciples. "How few workers! On your knees and pray for harvest hands!"

In His Grip,
Kevin

Good morning, No rain so far this morning but it was sure raining when I came out of Bible Study last night.

Kevin I did not realize that Tokyo was so big. Great photos.

I do pray that everyone is feeling well this morning and/or will get better throughout today. I have read Sara's prayer request and am praying for her and her family. What has happened to her is so heart wrenching.

All is well here. The therapist told me to do my hand exercises in hot but not too hot water, it sure makes it easier to do them.  I am learning how to compensate and do things differently, things so small as taking off my socks can be painful to my left hand or putting on my jeans, buttons are a major ordeal. So I just button them and put my shirt or blouse on over my head take it off the same way. Opening jars Oh MY so hard to do. Enough of my problems, there are so many people who are much worse off than I am that we need to pray for.

God is in control and His word says in John 14:13 and 14 that whatever we ask he will do. If you believe that the Bible is the truth then believe what Jesus says, He does not lie.  So ASK and you WILL receive. He is the Great Physician and yes He does work through doctors and medicine. I believe and I expect the best, With His help I will receive the best, spiritually, physically, emotionally and financially. God is in Control.

Yes, those are some photos in Kevin's blog.  Hope everyone clicks to see them.  Maybe you could leave a comment on there.  It's encouraging to see comments--just like in our Introductions area.  Please welcome our new folks.

Kevin, I tried to leave a comment, but didn't have all the ID needed to do it.  So I will just comment here. 

I knew Tokyo was huge, but your pictures from that height are just great!  Lots of industrial and car smog there, huh?  Glad you, Midori and your son had a nice little vacation!

I couldn't sleep last night (again) so got up at 2 AM, did all the laundry and browsed through a couple of catalogs.  Went back to bed at 4:30. Yawnnnn........

We got another little fluffy snow last night, it is melting quickly.

No news of note here.  See you later!

Janet, if you have a gmail.com email address, you can leave a comment in the blogs.  Just click that and put in your email address.

Try it, you'll see how easy it is.

Yesterday, our grandson had a slight concussion from a little football session during play time at school - he is doing fine today.  He is one kid who is always having something happen to him.  There was such a load of burdens on my mind that the Spirituality meeting/group was so peaceful and calming to my mind - I slept so well last night. 

Janet:  Hope your headaches clear very soon.  And, your eyes. 

Etta Sue:  Thank you for explaining Aaron, truly a special gift from God.  And, it takes a special family to live with him - they must be the best of the best.  Please don't worry so much about Iva Lou - I am trying to remember that saying about letting go - God go, that isn't right but let God take over this worrying. 

Al:  Agree with your explanation.  I will check out your bursitis - Had it once & it was after I had shoveled snow and ice had gone up my sleeve onto wrists.   Very painful.

JudyB:  That is great for you and the children to be teaching and learning as well.  I am so sorry about that basement flooding.  Drats.  I hope that some drain pipes can be put in to help your house at some time. 

Liz:  Prune juice for communion!    It would do more than cleanse the soul... How on earth did anyone get that bottle to the church?  Yes, we heard about your earthquakes too.  Hope that is the end of it.  The icy sidewalks and parking lots are here as well, not good. 

We came home this morning & walked into a puddle in front of the washing machine.  Need a plumber to fix a broken pipe & faucet.  We were so lucky to not be out running too long.  Don was going to fix it at first & I was going to tell him to just get a plumber and he decided that was the best thing on his own ------ WHEW!  He fixes a lot of things but plumbing isn't his best thing. 

I was at quilting at church yesterday too and one pastor came & asked for a favor.  He wants someone to sew 16 white vestments with religious symbols on them for the confirmands.  Would you believe that no one said a word & I reluctanly said I would if I could get at least one more person to help cut the fabric.  So, I really hope someone will come forward to help.  9 yards of fabric is a lot to cut out. 

Carol

Ohhh, that's a big job, Carol.  I surely hope you get some help with that.

Hi everyone.  I am sitting here this evening and they have just issued tornado warnings for our general area but I don't see our county listed  and we are suppose to get rain tonight.  Fortunately I am staying in tonight. 

I had a busy day.  After coffee I went to MicroCenter and bought additional memory for my computer and Pat's computer.  I now have 2 gig and she has 1 gig of RAM.  I also had to buy ink for my printer (never a fun thing to do). 

I then went on to my retirees luncheon, which was over in that area where I shopped.  We only had 8 men in attendance but had a good time.  When I got home I rested for an hour and then tore into each of our computers and installed the memory.  I am now enjoying my easy chair.

Carol, I hope your sewing project goes well.  Also hope that your grandson wasn't hurt too badly.  I can relate to your washer water problem.  We had that 3 or 4 years ago.  I replaced all the hoses, including the icemaker hose, with metal reinforced hoses to help prevent a hose break.

Janet, you are suppose to sleep, not do laundry at 2 am in the morning.    I remember those tiny closets in the care homes where my folks were.  My dad had a private room for most of the time he was in the nursing home, except in skilled care, so had a little more room.

Marilyn, it is interesting how just changing the way we do a particular thing can help.  We have a neat little "V" shaped jar opener that fits under our kitchen cabinet and you can get most any lid off with it.  It works much better than one that is held.

Kevin, glad you had a nice time.  I will take a look at your photos.

Hope everyone has a good evening and a good night's sleep.

Hello all!  Big day yesterday.  Red Hatters went to Grindstone Charley's in Greenwood...that's south of Indy.  Then we went to the Old Tyme Pottery Shop, The Flower Factory and Target.  I was riding in the back of a van and I thought to myself....I don't think I can get in or out of this van one more time.  I do think that yesterday I shopped and almost dropped!! 

Then today was my 60 Chix luncheon.  There were only 6 of us...one was a cousin of a classmate.  (under-classman)  But I knew her since she was 2 years old.  She was adopted by one of my mom and dad's classmates after he married her mom.  Yes, you read that right.  So Jeannie and I had lots to talk about.  In fact, her mother passed away and my dad passed away and her dad said to my mom that they ought to get married.  Mom told him that she couldn't take care of herself let alone a man, too!  And sad, but Mom didn't feel comfortable in visiting him after that halfway proposal.  So Jeannie and I were almost sisters!

Then I got back home to go with Ivalou to see about getting her CPAP.  She got it and then we went to WalMart for her to find a little table to put the machine on, also distilled water and some groceries....AFTER we had Chinese at a buffet. 

So a busy, busy couple of days. 

Tomorrow I get to stay home but I should go to Kitty's and play with her cat. 

Saturday is another stay home day.  Then Sunday is church and in the evening I am to go with Ivalou to her granddaughter's home to a surprise birthday party for her daughter-in-law. 

Then I have something to do every day next week!!!!!

I meant to comment on the devotional, Janet.  Nice.  We can teach our kids, doesn't always take...but then life sometimes changes things.  Guess all one can do is their best and leave the rest up to God.

Yes, Marilyn, that earthquake was off the Queen Charlotte Islands....was felt in both Port Hardy and McNeil.  This is at the northern part of our island and a nice distance from Victoria.  We are always aware that a BIG one is expected...hope they are as wrong about that fact as the predictions about the weather.

Constant rain for days, when we were not getting snow ..  Even Misty gave up today and stayed inside to sleep beside me on the bed.  She likes to stay close.  I have my computer in the bedroom and sort of enjoy her company while I'm exploring the world on the internet.

Interesting thing happened this winter.  Wendy feeds the birds with lots of suet blocks and also gets squirrels hanging from them to feed.  For the first time, an Anna's Hummingbird buzzed the window and let her know of it's presence.   She put up the feeder and two of them come to feed on a regular basis.  They are hard to attract and never seen one this side of the Malahat. They do come to Victoria. It is a real treat to have them come to one's garden.  Amanda got some neat pictures but my camera doesn't take that quality of picture, so have not tried.

The Lighthouse is nice to listen to as I am typing.  Our postal service came out with a stamp to honor them...and put the first one on backwards.  So have been reading about all the complaints.   

Time to go.  Pleasant Evening/Day and God Bless.

Liz

Have you all been to see the entries in the challenge?

There are some really nice ones in there.

http://www.christianphotographers.com/community/index.php?topic=6498.0

Glad you liked the music, Liz.  You take care of yourself out there.  We've got tornado warnings here.  Glad I'm in for the night.

Carol, both my head and eyes are better, I think.  No headache today, but eyes are fluctuating in their acuity quite a lot.  Should get better day by day.  16 vestments?  Wow---some of those other ladies should help you!!  Goodness!

Etta Sue, you better watch out or you might get as busy as Carol and I. 

Larry, how are you feeling today?

This was day 5 for me on my fast.  Doing well so far!

I need to read a bit and write in my prayer journal.  See you tomorrow.

No tornado warnings up here.  We had some spectacular lightening on Monday night and Tuesday.  Today the temp has dropped and the weather is clear.

Was at a friends tonight.  we have been trying to deal with a break problem with the car and tonight our friend
(a mechanic) replaced and fixed the problem for us.  PTL

Pat I am praying for Ellette.

Had a sleepless night last night sooooo heading to bed, and will be back tomorrow.
Love to all
Judy

Really crazy, mixed up, unusual, or whatever you want to label it weather.... There was an earthquake about 100 miles west of Florence (out in the ocean) the other day, and today there was a tornado near Portland Oregon and Olympia Washington ... looks like Mother Nature is really trying to get our attention.

A dear friend of mine is near death in Fort Worth, Texas.  I have known her since 1956 and we have visited, off and on, for many years.  I talked with her son-in-law this afternoon (evening their time) and he told me they weren't expecting her to last thru the night.  I will miss my friend, but I know her heart and mind (soul) is already with the Lord.  Now is the most difficult time for the familly: they are sitting by her bedside watching as her body--her earthly tabernacle -- shuts down.  Please help me pray for her three children and their families as they cope with these next few days. 

I really don't have a lot to add to the on-going conversation here so I'll hush for now .... Later..................... Jane

Jane I am praying as  type this.

I am certainly praying for everyone's concerns.  God Bless You All!!

I just got a phone call from Kitty's brother-in-law.  He had been to Kitty and Bob's house and it seems part of their bedroom ceiling has fallen down due to a leak in the roof somewhere.  We have been having lots of rain here and flood warnings at various places in the state.  Jim wanted me to know so that when I go to play with Gwinn, the cat, that I won't be shocked to see a hole in their ceiling. 

Not much going on today for me.  I did a load of laundry.  Now I plan to eat something and go to Kitty's to play!!  Gwinn used to be one of three kitties at Kitty's house.  In the last few months, they had to put down Tillie and then they found Munchie dead in their furnace room.  Since then Gwinn has become very loving and wants people affection.  So I am going to see if she remembers me today. 

That's it!  Another cloudy, rainy day in Indiana and cold....34°!

Oh, Jane...  I'm so sorry.  I'll be praying for this dear family in Texas.

We have a gentleman in our church who has been in the final stages of terminal cancer for a few months now and he's being gently promoted to glory to abide with his Master and each day we look for news of his Homecall but alas, it doesn't come.  We know that God's ways are perfect and we mustn't question this.  Let's pray for Harold and his dear wife who is a wonderful caregiver.

Etta Sue, I must get some laundry done as well.  It's sure piling up.

Howdy!  We have a lovely day here in Kansas, but boy, our road is next to impassable!  Darrel said he "bottomed out" twice on the way to town, and I did it once myself.  So we came back in the other way!  Good we have an alternate; even though it means driving across the grass we have been trying to establish, it's better than getting stuck! 

Speaking of cats, Etta Sue, our Dinah is the same way as Gwinny.  Since she's an "only cat" she wants a lot more attention.  Abby gave her a catnip mouse, and she gets quite a workout playing with that.  It sure winds up in some unusual places! 

So sorry to hear of the folks needing prayers for homeward bound loved ones.  That's hard, at any time of life.  I will pray.

Pat, what a cute......smilie?  I hadn't seen that one before.

I knew I needed more exercise than I have been getting the past month or so, and I went back to the swimming pool today.  Boy that felt good.  They have a new scale there, really something.  You take off shoes and socks, it gives your weight, less the weight of your clothes  also give you your BMI, % of fat, etc.  Not only overall, but broken down by Right leg, left leg, right arm, left arm and trunk.  Man, technology is something now, isn't it?

JudyB, glad your brakes are fixed, not good to have bad brakes!

Jane, I will pray for your friend's kids.  Good to see you here.

Larry must be busy today.  But I think he will probably post later.

A friend from another town is coming soon to look at and borrow some of my photos from the Pennsylvania trip.  Hers didn't come out as she had a bad battery in her camera, and her husband didn't take many.  She said they got a digital camera for Christmas, so they are happy about that.

See you later!

Janet, you can see lots of smileys here:  http://bestsmileys.com/pageindex.htm

and you can post them here by just copying the code! 

Oh, Colin...  What a poem.

I'm so happy to know that MY Saviour, MY Shepherd will always hold me in the hollow of HIS wonderful loving hands.  He will never let me go or disown me.  I am His and He is mine.  He searched for me when one of His sheep was lost and He found me and what a wonderful Saviour He is!

Hi Pat...I had no doubt you believed that! Hope all is going well for you. God bless.

Everything is going well for me, Colin.  It's raining here right now though and it reminds me of Ireland!

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