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Now hope does not disappoint....Romans 5:5

Recommended Reading - Romans 15:4-13

In his book, Your Attitude, John Maxwell tells of a town in Maine that was proposed for the site of a great hydroelectric plant. A dam would be built across the river and the town submerged. When the project was announced, the people were given many months to arrange their affairs and relocate. During those months, a curious thing happened. All improvements ceased. No painting was done. No repairs were made on the buildings, roads, or sidewalks. Day by day the whole town got shabbier. Long before the waters came, the town looked uncared for and abandoned, though the people had not yet moved away. Without hope, the town deteriorated. One citizen explained: "Where there's no faith in the future, there's no power in the present."

Our hope is a real attitude based on an assured future. Certain inevitable blessings are ahead of us and nothing can cancel or deter them. We work on ourselves day by day, we stay immune to discouragement, and we persevere with excitement because the future is just as bright as the promises of God.

Hope is never ill when faith is well.
John Bunyan

I will bring All Natural Whole Wheat Mini bagels, Cream Cheese and  some Home Made Red Pepper Jelly and a Gallon of Ocean spray Cran-Grape Juice.

Jeanne, I really enjoyed the Thoughts.  Good to ponder.....

I will bring my appetite!  Ok, and some sliced tomatoes, amd a cucumber and onion salad, too.

I need to take a little nap, as we invited friends from church over for supper, and I need to rest a little before I get back to the preparations.  Will be back later, if not, then tomorrow!  8)

Hi, friends, I'm "vegging out" this afternoon after a good sermon at church and then "dinner on the ground" (ummm, actually, it was in the fellowship hall  ^-^ )

Y'all have a good evening.

Ruth Ann

Those sound great Marilyn.

This should be a great Garage Party in Etta Sue's garage!  :)

A couple of days ago when I was walking one of the dogs I got to a certain lace  and I smelled something  like  it was dead.
Yesterday the smell was stronger and I could see something  in the bushes so went and looked. I saw something black and some hair. I sure thought it was a person, So I rushed home and told Keith and we got in the car to go see what it was in case we needed to call the police. It turned out to be three deer that someone had killed and left there.

One of the neighbors close to there came out to talk with us and told us the police had been there to investigate. Well let me tell you they either need to bury them or take them away because the smell gets worse by the day. I sure hope they can find out who did that and arrest them. That is an awful thing to do, to those poor  deer.

Jeanne Thank you for the devotional.  There are times when we all feel hopeless.  But as the devotional says we need to stay immune to discouragement..  That can be tough.

Thank you for the reminder.

Yes, the dead deer carcasses need to be disposed of properly.  Around here, deer are becoming quite a highway hazard.  You can get killed by hitting a deer, and they are so bad about jumping out right in front of your car.  It happened to me, to my son in law and to my grandson; also to my best friend, so I know.

Well, life is full of surprises, and today I had a most wonderful one!!  I was taking the nap I talked about taking earlier, when the phone rang.  It was Diane, telling me that Mark had decided to be baptised tonight, and could I come?  So I hastily called our friends, postponed our supper with them until tomorrow night and left for Hugoton.  We drove down right to the Oklahoma line, where a couple from their church live.  They have a lovely big swimming pool inside a nice building.  Three were baptised.

The pastor said that Mark talked to her this morning and said, "I've only been dry cleaned."  She said "WHAT?"  And he repeated, I've only been dry cleaned, and now I need to be baptised!  Ha ha.  Mark is 24 years old, so this Grandma was overjoyed to know he is thinking about the Lord and wanted to be baptised.  I knew he had accepted Jesus years ago, but hadn't been baptised.  God is SO GOOD!!!  :) :)

They then (after the baptismal service) had a wonderful meal, chickens and sausages grilled, and all kinds of good stuff to go with it.  That small church is growing rapidly, bursting at the seams and ready to go into a building program.  They have their land bought and paid for already.  I would love to attend there, but we aren't sure we want to drive the 60 miles each time.  God will let us know what He wants us to do.

Hi everyone.  Had a nice quiet and restful weekend.  Yesterday we had a good church service and then we did go out with our usual Sunday group for lunch.  I think there were 11 of us.  I came home and took a nice long nap.  I just didn't feel very good yesterday so went to bed rather early and watched a couple of old TV programs using Netflix on my iPod Touch.  Then had a good nights sleep.

The housekeepers and lawn people come this morning. 

I do have my men's luncheon today at a Mexican place and then this evening we are meeting friends at a Mexican place for dinner and then to one of the couple's home to play Mexican Train.  The man, whose home we will go to after dinner, is having back surgery on Wednesday.  It was suppose to be today but was postponed. I will have to eat lightly at lunch as we meet at 1 pm and then we are to be at the evening place at 5 pm.  Certainly can't eat two big meals.

Janet, it is wonderful that your grandson was baptized last evening.  We just never know what is going to happen during any given day.

Marilyn, deer are in abundance here in Georgia also.  They no longer have any natural predictors in urban areas.  Several years ago our daughter hit a deer but fortunately she wasn't hurt only the hood of the car.

Jeanne, so good to see you posting again and thanks for that fine devotional thought.

We have a 9 month old little spaniel that we have fallen in love with.  He will make a great retriever.  He loves to have his ball thrown for him and will go hunting till he finds it.  In the mornings he will find a ball, bone or corncob for someone to throw for him.  He has chosen Dad as his master (Alpha) which is really great. John loves to throw the ball and has a better throwing arm than I do!!!

Y'all please pray for our grandaughter Joie (pronounced "Joy") and her friends on the isle of St. John (U.S. Virgin Isles).  The fringes of hurricane Earl are bearing down on them there, with high surf, high winds, and flash flood possibilities.  The warnings are for today into tomorrow.

Father, You are the Protector and Shield for Your children.  We ask you to keep Joie and her friends safe during this storm, and let them see Your hand in it all. 

Another awesome time at church yesterday worshiping our Lord. 

Baptisms are awesome...another believer for God who will spread the Word.

Deer?  They are everywhere here also.  Along with Canada Geese and Mallard Ducks!  All three have been much more plentiful in the last 25 years.  And it is scarce to see a rabbit or squirrel anymore! 

Ivalou still doesn't have full use of her right arm/hand so she gets a super short haircut now.  She says, 'I have to wear lipstick so people will know I am a girl!'  Never had to do anything one-handed.  It was bad enough when I couldn't talk for a week....twice!!

Ivalou and Teresa were greeters at church and they both stayed for Sunday School.  The three of us then went to a BBQ place for lunch.  Really good. 

When I got home, I got caught up online and then took my book to the front bedroom...hoping for a nap.  Well, I finished the book and then it was time to get up and find a bite to eat.  So no nap. 

Today I plan to do some house cleaning.  I think I will re-arrange the living room...I can clean better when I do that! 

And I got on the scales this morning.  I think I had better bring celery and carrot sticks to my Garage Party!!  Time to cut back on the eating...  But you all bring what you want...I can look at it and drool...

Well, phooey.  >:(  The devil sure likes to try to steal our joy.  I think I had mentioned that Beth's friend wanted to take her to church and used our van, and that the rollers on the door jumped out of the track and then she couldn't close the door.  Anyhow, when she tried to close it, the rollers dug deep into the paint the whole way, and the top ones scraped the bottom of the window glass off.  Today, when Darrel and I went to take it to the repair shop, the window had fallen out and shattered into thousands of pieces on the garage floor.  A new one would be $600 plus installation, but the man at the glass shop said he thinks he has a used one we can get for $250 installed.  That is, IF it is for that model van.  I don't think we will be allowing others to use the van in the future.  Too costly.  Not that I feel it was Jennifer's fault, but Darrel has always felt strongly about loaning any vehicle of his to anyone.  I guess he's been burnt before doing that.  It is so nice when John comes to just let him use the van to take her places, though.  We will see.

I need to get busy, as the friends who had planned to come eat with us last night are coming tonight, and this place is NOT company ready!  ;)

I am really looking forward to next weekend. Since Gilbert and family probably won't be home I will spend all my time with Willa and other church friends in the old neighborhood. We are going to my home church on Sunday morning,then in the evening we are going to a potluck and worship service at her daughter's church after prayer meeting at  our own church. I love to praise and worship the Lord. Next weekend is really going to be special for me.

I had thought that maybe I wouldn't go if the kids were not going to be home, but Keith told me I would disappoint Willa, that is so true. Besides that I need to  get out of here of a couple of days. I spend so much time  here in the house or close by that I get crazy and beg Keith to  take me somewhere, anywhere for the day when he wants to stay at home and relax after working all week. .

Marilyn why not go exploring yourself?  Find new friends and folks you can witness too.  You are there for a purpose, you may need to get out of the house to find that purpose.  Get to know other ladies in the area, especially those who are housebound with little children.  They probably would love another adult to talk to!.

Lets Sing

Judy I do get out and walk everyday with my dogs, and talk to the people I see. I do know my neighbors too.  What I really need to do is get myself in church here and not just wait until I am in California to go to church.

AMEN to that Marilyn!!!

I am all ready to leave.  Kitty said she would be here around 9am.  Today we are celebrating my birthday.  I know it is early but Kitty is hoping she will be in Myrtle Beach on my birthday...if Fiona doesn't come near Myrtle Beach.  So we plan to take pictures at Eagle Creek Park on the west side of Indy.  Then have lunch at Rick's Boatyard...a restaurant on the banks of Eagle Creek.  Then go swimming.  Sounds like a great way to celebrate a birthday.

Yesterday, I got my house cleaned.  It looks so nice and smells good, too!  I don't know why I put that off but I certainly do. 

I am off and outta here!  Everyone have a great day!!

Good morning from the sunny southwestern Oregon coast. It was pretty foggy when I took the dogs out at 7AM sun has just now come out. I am back from  the Fitness Center, changed my clothes re brushed my hair, swept the kitchen, made the bed and vacuumed the bedroom. My back is still hurting bothering me so that is all I am doing today. I  think I just might  get the gel ice pack out of the freezer and lay on that for awhile.

Rain has been predicted, it rained a little the night before last and some yesterday. I don't see any clouds that look like rain in the sky yet but that can change in a split second.


I took the E collar off Happy so he could have breakfast then he his behind the couch and I couldn't put it back on him,When I got back from the Fitness Center I saw he has a wet place on his tail,. I put the  collar on him and examined his tail, he has chewed a place  there and there is some blood there. I put medicine on his tail and now he has settled into the sleeping mode down in the big bedroom. He goes back to the vet on Friday and I am hoping that the Vet doesn't give me some expensive medicine. I have sure spent a lot on that  dog in the last 6 months.

Good morning, all.  It's a beautiful sunny day here on the left coast.

Jane, I tried to call you.  Will you call me when you get a chance? :)

Almost into September and into Fall.  It seems this summer was very short, but I'm always ready for new seasons too. 

Have a God-Blessed day.  How can we not?   NIta

Hi everyone.  It is warmer here today but still in the 80s.  I am not sure where the day has gone but just now getting to the message boards to year.

Yesterday when I got home from coffee Pat told me our daughter had called from the ER at the hospital across the street from her apartment.  She had taken herself their on her wheelchair after having increasing chest pain at 2 am.  The blood tests showed she had not had another heart attack and she went back to her apartment about 1 pm.  We are planning on having her here overnight on Friday.

I am filling in for the chairperson at a business meeting last night and have been trying to get ready.  I had a call from the secretary about noon and she told me she had been called out of town and didn't think she could get back in time.  So the meeting will have substitutes in two of the spots. 

Janet, sorry to hear of the window in Beth's van.  I agree with Darrel that it is a good policy not to lend a vehicle as if something happens the borrower feels bad as does the owner. 

Al, that is a fearsome hurricane and sure hope your granddaughter and family are not adversely affected by it.  It sounds like the East Coast of the USA may be in for some tough days ahead. 

Marilyn, we found out that pets can be very expensive when we had our cat.  To add a bit from what others have said, I found when I had time on my hands and felt up to it that I really enjoyed doing some volunteer work.  Just today I finally ended by involvement with our computer learning center when I wrote to the President to take me off the active list and consider me an alumni.  I know that I can no longer participate in classroom activities.  I will still help a bit with some monthly updating of the User Group webpage and attend some of those meetings. 



 

Vehicles, pets and homes can be expensive.  Especially if you have all three!!

We have a heat wave going on up here in the North.  Usually the temperature is around 70 at this point of the year and today when in North Bay it was 93.  I enjoy the heat, but I can just imagine what winter will be like, if the cold makes record breaking lows.......

We were out and bought a certain little 10 year ols some school clothes.  Jeans a top and a hoody.  She looks so nice in them with her blond hair!

Kids want to go swimming.  I am off be back later today.

Who is this 10 year old,Judy?  You are full of mysteries!  ;)

I have been watching off and on all day, the progress on the extension of the road in front of our house.  Up until now, this was the end of the road, but now it will go another couple of blocks to the west and back out to the pavement to the north.  That huge machinery has been shaking the whole house!  It will be different to have a house right in front of us.  Up until now it has only been CRP ground.

I think I was interrupted before I got my voting done in the challenge.  Guess I will go back and try again.

I'm Sorry I thought I told you before I was taking my grand children out for lunch and then to buy something for the.  The 10 year old is Kimi.  I will be posting pictures of her .........When my puter is working better!  She is heading to bed now and goes home tomorrow.

John is home tonight.  He was put into a new to him, badly abused truck, about a month ago.  The company felt if anyone would keep it going till the lease was up it would be John.  Well on the beginning of the trip he always scales (weighs) the truck to balance the load and make the tractor and trailer legal.  As he was weighing the truck the clutch dropped and he had to function till he got to the dealer without a clutch.  He called and we picked him up.  Last night was a short night sleep wise so he will have the opportunity to get some rest tonight.  Hopefully me too.

Must go Night all
Judy

Is God's mercy in your life evident to others?

All praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NLT

Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12 NLT


Clothed in mercy
It happened during the darkest days of Europe's history. Hitler was sweeping across the land promoting his contempt for Jews and his plan to exterminate them from the planet. Many countries were easily conned by his propaganda.

But Denmark had a king that wasn't so easily taken in. He received Hitler's edict concerning the armbands that Jews would be required to wear.... So he went out on the balcony of his palace and began reading the edict line by line....Then when finished, he tucked the note away and reached into his pocket, pulling out a small yellow armband. The king slipped it onto his coat sleeve. Over the weeks to come, thousands of Danes found ways to acquire these yellow armbands and wore them whenever they went out in public, just as the Jews were forced to do. As a result, Hitler's men found themselves in a constant struggle to separate the Jews from the non-Jews in Denmark.... Compassion is a trait within us that is very near the heart of God.

Good morning, friends. I'll be working several hours during this quiet time of the night. My mouse has been acting up, so had to purchase one, in order to get this work done. So, tomorrow afternoon, on goes the "blackout" mask, and Ruth Ann's going to take a bit of "beauty rest."  ;)

Y'all have a great day (when you arise).

<3

Ruth Ann

As if life isn't hectic enough, what did I do yesterday??  I now have a Droid (http://www.wirefly.com/verizonwireless/?referringdomain=wirefly_g1&refcode1=GPS_715_10_droidtxt&gclid=CNbesIz05qMCFQtN5wodRikkYg) through Verizon!  I hope the learning curve is easy! 

Off and running.  I may go and help Kitty work on her computer!! 

Doing some more dirty laundry right now! 

This has been an interesting day.  We delivered Kim back home and then took Kassie for her new glasses.  It is so great that Zellers provides 2 pair of glasses for $99.00.  With our benefits we have an allowance of 200 in 2 years thus Kass is covered till she is off our benefits, even if it means replacing every year.

Kass has a new corner desk, for her new computer, both of which we got off free cycle!  It is so good to be able to get these things that others don't want.

John will be leaving tomorrow.  He will be working the holiday.  That really doesn't bother me as it really isn't one where we do a lot.  Kass has to work with the food bank that day.

Welol I am off to bed.  Night all!

Thanks for that song, Judy. It's a new one for me.

Also, you may wish to look at your temps in the "weather thingy" - 999C seems mighty suspicious to me!  ;)

It's late again because I just emailed off my latest "edition" of the data work my former boss's client needs to have done. Whew! This has turned into quite a project.

Y'all have a good rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

Christ as our High Priest

This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same temptations we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.

Hebrews 4:15-16 NLT

I am overcome with joy because of your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul. You have not handed me over to my enemy but have set me in a safe place.
Psalm 31:7-8 NLT


The depth of the Divine mercy
I did not then see what is now the most shining and obvious thing: the Divine humility which will accept a convert even on such terms. The Prodigal Son at least walked on his own feet. But who can duly adore that love which opens the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance to escape. The words complle intrate, compel them to come in, have been so abused by wicked men that we shudder to use them; but, properly understood, they plumb the depth of the Divine mercy. The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.

C. S. Lewis in Surprised by Joy

Not many posters yesterday!  

My Droid is coming together.  Instead of playing with it yesterday, Kitty wanted me to come over and work on her desktop.  We got back:           PhotoShop CS4, Lightroom, Corel Paint.
Installed her webcam and Wacom pad, mouse and pen
Freed up 25gb of space on the hard drive.
Used Disk Cleanup and Error-repairing.  
She's a happy camper now.  Was seriously thinking about getting a new computer but now she is happy!  

Then Bob and Kitty took me out to eat since I saved them $$$ or $,$$$!  

I took Ivalou for her blood work yesterday then had breakfast out and went to Walmart.  Don't know when I will have time to clean the basement and put in the new shelving unit but it is here when that time comes.  

Now I am ready to go with classmate Judy to have pizza and then see if we can find some clothes for her.  Her son and DIL is taking her to Greece in Sept for 2 weeks!!  Could I be a mouse and tag-along?

Off and running!!

Big afternoon planned for today. Need to vacuum and unload Dishwasher, and take Kassie to work.  She needs new tires on her bike, or she would bike it today.

I will be back later.

Hi everyone.  I didn't find time to get here yesterday.  The morning was taken up with coffee, Bible study, visiting with friends at Dunkin' Donut and then eating with them.  It was after 1 pm when we got home and I was tired so rested until about 3.  Then got up and did work needed before the business meeting I had to substitute chair last evening.  When I got home was tired and went to bed.

Today is a laid back day.  Pat isn't here this morning as is attending a Kay Arthur study that her friend is teaching at the Baptist Church and won't be back until after lunch.  I did walk at the gym and then made a trip to the credit union and plan to stay home the rest of the day and catch up on some work here on the computer.  It seems like it never gets done completely.

Etta Sue, I am excited for you with the Droid phone.  I think you are going to love it.  I believe it works very much like the iPhone and the iTouch and there are many applications for them.  I have the iTouch and use it everyday alot.  They came out with a new one yesterday but not in my budget at this time.

Judy, hard to understand why someone would abuse their truck since that is a source of livelihood.  How do you drive a truck without a clutch?  Sorry it is so hot up your way.

Ruth Ann, that sounds like quite a project.

Janet, with the new road it sounds like your quiet time will soon be over where your place is located.  Is there building going on in your area.  Sure not much building in the Atlanta area. 

Larry, as far as I know, there will only be the one house south of us.  It has been fun to see how they built the road, and it is a nice road.  We might start using it, after a time, as we don't want to pick up nails in our tires.  We had two of those recently, and it cosst us $15 each time to get the tire fixed.  Remember when fixing a flat cost 50c??  (Now I'm showing my age!)  I don't know of much building in our area, however, houses are still really high, and we ha ven't seen the slump in housing prices that other places are having.

Etta Sue, our grandson Mark has a droid, and boy!  That thing can do everything!  As for me, I don't even know how to use half the features of my simple cell phone!!

Wow!  I'd love for someone to take me to Greece for 2 weeks!  She is blessed!

I swam 3/4 of a mile today, working my way up to a mile.  Our pool is Olympic sized, so 32 laps make a mile.  That was plenty, as I am out of practice.  Etta Sue, I'm glad you are enjoying swimming.  It's the very best cardio-vascular exercise ther is.  But I'm going to start back to the gym, too, as I want to do strength, balance and weight loss exercise, as well as cardio.

Well, I'm so tried my brain has nearly quit functioning. I think I'll rest it tomorrow!

See y'all later.

Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  I think everyone must be away for a long weekend as very few postings. 

I just got back a little while ago from going down and picking up our daughter, who will spend the night with us and I will then take her back home tomorrow.  She has decided staying two nights is just too much for her. 

I have nothing else planned for the day except to rest this afternoon.  I think the air must be very heavy today as am short of breath upon exertion.

Janet, you are fortunate that the real estate values have held steady.  There are so many homes here that have been lost of foreclosure and the value of all real-estate has gone down quite a bit.  It is very difficult to sell a house now in the Atlanta area.  I did see a new home under construction this morning but it was in a high-price development.

Ruth Ann, sorry that you are feeling so tired.  Hope you will feel better after rest.

Still "sticky" here, although it's not supposed to get quite as warm today. 

My mechanic is on holiday until Tuesday so I won't be driving anywhere until then.  I'm not looking forward to what the bill will be - the noise it's making sounds like $$$$$. 

Pat has just headed home.  We have had a wonderful visit!  She arrived in time for dinner last night.  She should be home about 7;00.

I have tomatoes and peaches to freeze, better get going!

We got a box of Colorado peaches today.  $28.00 for the box, and probably there are about 30 peaches!  But they are HUGE!  I ate one a while ago, and they don't have nearly as good flavor as our own have had this year.  But need to put them up; don't know whether to can or freeze them.

Curtis and Toni are home for the weekend, he is working hard trying to get the house wired.  They brought a trailer load of their stuff with them.  He said they want to spend the night in the "new" house tomorrow night!  Of course, they want help  with wiring, painting, or whatever.  We will see.....

I went in and read to Mom this afternoon, also visited Beth, of course.  This morning, I took my 93 year old friend Maxine to visit our 89 year old friend Arline.  They visited for two hours and weren't caught up!  I must do that more often.  They both get lonely and really do enjoy visiting.  Both of them painted with me until they started having health problems and had to stop.  I miss them, but I see Maxine at the Senior center.

It's supper time, maybe I should see what I can rustle up.

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Today, I took Ivalou to the doctor for an appointment.  Then we ate at El Rodeo.  Ivalou got a phone call from SIL Barb before leaving and said she was having surgery on her hand this morning at 11am.  So Ivalou and I went there after eating.  Kaye Don was gone to his ear doctor so we visited with their oldest daughter, Robin.  They didn't take Barb in until after 1pm so we waited until she was back to her room.  She has arthritis in her left thumb so they took out a bone and put a cadaver bone back in.  Remember Barb has a pain tolerance as thick as a thin dime.  Hope this works but she will have another surgery before the year is up.  She LOVES surgery!  I'm not kidding either! 

Then it was after 5pm so Ivalou and I went to Bob Evan's for dinner.  We both had their Wildfire Chicken Salad.  MMMMmmmm!

Yes, my Droid does about everything.  The only complaint I have is the battery runs down before I do!  But then I am putting in email addresses, phone numbers, home address, etc.  Still can't get my 16gb mini-card to work.  Larry, would a 16gb card be too big for my card reader to read?  Wondering if that is the problem. 

Etta Sue I am having surgery on my left thumb and  my fingers at the same time. But as far as I know they won't be using a cadaver bone, they will use  a piece of a tendon rolled into a ball to replace the  bone in the joint that the longer bone rolls on.

I am going to Californian tomorrow to see the kids and to visit with Willa.

Hope your visit (and your surgery) go well, Marilyn.

I'm certainly thankful for the carpal tunnel surgeries. They really helped me with the pain in both hands and arms.

If I stay on the computer too long these days, I get out my wrist brace and sleep in it. Yesterday it was throbbing so much I took a pain pill. Well, between the pill and the exhaustion, I didn't even awaken this afternoon till almost 3 pm. Needless to say, ALL of me felt rested, even the wrist. ;)

Y'all have a good rest of the day.

Ruth Ann

Hi everyone.  It is suppose to be cooler here today and only get up to 83 degrees, a much welcomed event. 

Yesterday I picked up our daughter and brought her out.  She was feeling better so we had a nice visit.  However, her sugar count is totally out of control as was over 300 yesterday morning and below 100 after dinner last night.  Her doctor is concerned and she is to get an appointment at the diabetic clinic as soon as she can.  The pain in her foot wasn't as bad yesterday either so have to say she had a reasonably good day.

We will take her home this morning after I get back from coffee.  She is much more comfortable in her own apartment.

Etta Sue, most of the card readers will read multiple types of cards.  I should think the card would work with the Droid seamlessly so wonder why you are having trouble with it.  If this is a card you already had on hand it is possible it is not compatible with the reader in the Droid.  I also have an issue with the battery life of my iPod Touch and keep a spare cable for charging next to my easychair and also have my main recharging cable available so I can use it at my bed if I watch a movie.  The music doesn't seem to draw it down a lot but programs using the display screen do.  I recharge it every night.  It does recharge quickly, however. 

Ruth Ann, nice to read you were feeling rested when you arose.  Hope you will feel the same today.

Janet, how nice of you to help your older friends visit with each other.  These things we do for others always seems to pay a reward in terms of how we feel about ourselves. 

Marilyn, hope your trip to California today goes without a hitch and you enjoy your visiting.

Judy, nice that Pat could visit you although it sounds like it was a short visit.  I am looking forward to she and Paul dropping by our way one of these days.

Jeanne, maybe the bill won't be as big as you anticipate.  Don't fret as God will provide.  This also gives you more time to heal and your friends wonderful opportunities to feel good as they are able to help you as you need it.

Time for coffee this morning and then the trip to Atlanta and then home to watch Georgia play football today.

I had another of "those" nights, finally gave up and got up.  I went outside and just looked up at the stars, thanking God for their beauty and His infinite creativity.  Lots of times I am not outside at night, and it is refreshing to look at His handwork and enjoy the night sky.

I need to go to the store for canning lids and ascorbic acid this morning.  I think I will put some of the peaches in the freezer.  If I do a batch or two a day, the chore won't seem as big.

Darrel plans to go to Moscow today to help Curtis with the rewiring on the house, so I'm sure I will go along and probably help do some painting.

Ruth Ann, please don't get back into working mode so much your health suffers for it.  Glad you had a restful night.  Love you!  <3

Larry, you are such a good Dad, I hope Stacey appreciates the things you do for her, and sure she does, as she is your daughter.  :)

Well!  Now that it is time to get up, I am finally getting sleepy.  Go figure.  :-\

Yea!  I don't have anywhere to go today!  I need to go to the basement and sweep it.  Then assemble my shelving unit to put where the big freezer was.  Storage! 

Larry, my card reader in the laptop doesn't work anymore.  I put a card in it during my class reunion and it was a smaller one than usual but bigger than a mini.  The only way I got it out was with one of the ladies two bobbie pins!!  I think I must have shorted out where the pins connect...confused it.  So I am using my old USB Card Reader ...wondering if it was so old it wouldn't read and let me open a 16gb card.  Hope that clarifies what I am talking about. 

I just printed out 26 pages of emails to load into Droid.  There probably is an easier way but I don't know it yet.  Also want to add mailing addresses to the ones that I know their mailing addresses. 

It's fun working with Droid.  I have already eliminated carrying an data book in my purse...just put all the future appointments into Calender on Droid. 

We are back home, after spending the afternoon helping on Curtis' house.  Darrel helped with the wiring and I painted Lexi's bedroom.  Well, I mean I did the hard part, all the cutting in.  Toni rolled the middles of the walls.  They cooked hamburgers and hotdogs on a little bitty charcoal grill, for supper.  It was fun and we got a lot accomplished.  Their neighbors across the street came over and visited.  The folks in Moscow are excited about the kids moving there, which is nice.

I am tired, time to go to bed and read for a little bit.  We are going to attend church in Hugoton tomorrow.  Still praying for God's direction about the church here, whether to go elsewhere or stay there.

I hope everybody has a nice holiday weekend--anyway, the rest of it!

Hi, friends, yes, I KNOW it's in the middle of the night. :P

Achy ole bones awakened me, so I think I'm gonna warm up these ole bones with a warm shower. Besides, my friends at church will be thankful I bathed!!! :lol:

Y'all have a wonderful Sunday.

Ruth Ann

Another one of those Saturday nights last night.  I woke at 3 and I really don't think I went back to sleep.  Rested but that isn't like sleeping. 

I am running the projector system again today, then Sunday School.  I think I will ask my sister if just her and I would go out to eat somewhere.  Then this afternoon is the Baby Shower for the youth minister's wife, Krista and baby Ellianna. 

That's it for today.  Cold today...48degrees.  September is here!!  I even have long sleeves on and real shoes.  Not sandals! 

THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE ....LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT!!!

As we prepare to worship Him may we all prepare our hearts in humbleness toward our Father and Lord.

Have a good day folks!

Hi everyone.  It is a truly glorious day here in Georgia.  I was outside a little earlier and the temperature and humidity are just about perfect.  We know that fall days can't be too far away when we start having the cooler mornings.

I was deeply shocked and saddened yesterday morning when we got home from taking our daughter back to her apartment.  My neighbor came over and told me one of my coffee drinking friends had died suddenly yesterday morning.  He had had coffee with us on Thursday but apparently went into cardiac heart failure on Friday and went to the hospital but was released and died at his home yesterday morning.  His funeral is tomorrow at 11 am at the church where we walk.  I am sure it was will a very packed house as he lived his entire life in this area, as did his wife.  They have a lovely family.  His daughter is in my church choir and it was his son-in-law who put in the windows in our screened in porch.  Our choir is furnishing food today for our congregational care committee to take to the family.  He was only 71 years old but had been a very large person all his life.

Janet, I know our daughter does appreciate what we do for her as she often tells us.  Just this weekend she made the statement that she knew she would not be alive today if we hadn't helped her.  Just glad we are able to do so.  It sounds like you all made a lot of progress on your grandson's home. 

Etta Sue, card readers are really quite inexpensive so you might want to pick up one that says it will read the type of card you have.  It is too bad they couldn't standardize on one size and type rather than have so many.  Do you have a cable link from your Droid to your computer that came with the Droid such as a USB cable?  If so, you should be able to connect to your computer and access your memory card that is in the Droid.  That is the way I update my iPod Touch and change out the music.  These devices are a lot of fun and pretty amazing.

Ruth Ann, hope you will allow yourself a restful day today. 

Judy, hope you have a good day also.  Thanks for your thoughts that bring us back to think about our Lord and Savior.

About time to leave for church. 

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