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sorry to hear of your Computer problems Janet.  Been there, done that, and threw the hat away!!

Just was reminded that we have 2 friends coming for the weekend, a fishing weekend.  They will be camping out in a camper or trailler.  I don't think I could do that!  It isn't below 0*C but cold enough that I would. 

We are going out cutting wood again on Monday.  Jon and Heather will be coming for the day to help.  THat is one thing about Heather's hubby, he enjoys getting wood in for the winter, and if there is splitting to do he enjoys that.

Well Must go Kass has prepared dinner for tonight, it's ready so time to eat.

Bye for now. 

Thank you al for your prayers, I got the job and it will be 2-3 days per week 6 hours per day. I will have the morning shift, bathing, feed her through the feeding tube and other  personal care. I won't have to do any lifting as they have a Hoyer hydraulic lift.

Good Night.

So, Marilyn, we should thank Him for answered prayer.  Then we should go on and pray that He will bless you in that work.  It's not easy work, but you can definitely serve our Lord in doing it.  So I pray He'll bless you in it through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Praise and prayer going up Marilyn.

Well the fordact changed for usthe "K" was saying a good weekend, then it changed to a wet one.  Yes Ruth wull have rain.

John will be home at some time today, and 2 friends from the south are coming to fish...in the rain.  I have heard fishing in the rain can be good.  I wonder Pastor Al if there is a spiritual parallel to that?

I am off
Have a good day everyone.

One thing that really stood out when the Case Manager was interviewing me was that I am not to talk abut Salvation or any thing like that to this woman. She specifically requested that they not hire anyone who was going to try to "save" her. It is going to be a great challenge to me not to talk about Jesus. Or to say words like "Thank you Jesus, Hallelujah, Praise the Lord. Especially not to pray for her. This job is going to challenge me psychologically as well as physically.

Hi everyone. It has been a hectic two weeks even though I have not been working very much and had a lot of time to do nothing.

You all know that my Hospice patient passed two weeks ago, His memorial gathering is today.

Yesterday I met a new patient who has ALS (Lou Gehrig's) she has had it for two years and is pretty far gone. They hired me for the morning shift so I will be taking care of all her personal needs such as bathing, bowel and bladder care, dressing her, using the Hoyer hydraulic lift to get her  out of bed into her shower chair and her wheel chair,  She can not speak and uses a computer device to speak. There is a little silver dot on er forehead that she uses to point to the letters on a modified keyboard in front of her that spells out the words then speaks them.
I will work 2-3 days per week 6 hours per day. She has no movement of any of he muscles from the neck down, is on a feeding tube, a suction device etc.

if you have ever heard of Stephen Hawking he also has  ALS

This is going to be a great challenge both psychologically and physically for me. The case manager told me that she is very close to being on Hospice. She even has a casket made from a tree near where they used to have their organic farm in the southern part of Humboldt county. The casket is sitting in her room with a sheet over it. She is having a home funeral and will not be embalmed (the old fashioned way).

Please pray for me I have a meeting with my Pastors and one of the board members today about a very personal matter. My payer that this matter will be solved God's way and not man's way.

Marilyn

Good morning!  Praise God, I THINK I have my computer problem solved, at least for now.  What a relief.  I know I spend too much time on this machine, but it is the link to many people I have no contact with otherwise.

My son-in-law has invited me to go to Florida with them in April.  They have promised Abby for a long time now to take her to Disney World, and would like to take me along.  When they took the boys years ago, I went, too, and we had so much fun.  Darrel was invited, too, but he doesn't think he wants to go.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday, and soon our "missing" folks, Pat and Larry, will be home.  Glad they could go away for a while, but I know they will be happy to be back home.  There's no place like home, as Dorothy said. 

Good morning. 

Praises go to God in Marilyn finding work.  It does sound like a taxing job but we all know you can handle it! 

I have been invited to Kaye Don's this evening for a fish fry and pitch-in.  Kaye Don and grandson, Adam, went fishing one day this week and they must have gotten a lot of fish!!  He said the whole family will be there.  Now I have to find something to pitch-in!! 

Tomorrow the photography guild is having a Fall pitch-in at Mounds State Park in Anderson, Indiana.  I just got through baking an Apple Crisp for that.  The house smells sooooo good right now.  Makes me hungry! 

Another rainy, dark and gloomy day for Indiana.  About half the leaves are off the trees.  54°.  Not too bad temperature wise. 

Etta Sue I am not so sure I canhandle it but I won't know until I try. I just know that Jesus will be my hands and my eyes.

The memorial gathering for Cliff was so nice. There was more food than there were people but the place was packed. The meeting with my Pastors seemed to go alright. It is still a  subject that needs lots of prayer as we will wait on God for his decision.

Where is everyone today. Is Carol still travling. Liz, Jane where are you? I see Karma stopped by today, Hi Karma.

Hi Everyone!

Just thought I'd say "Hi" from Virginia.  My friend has let me use the computer so thought I'd just say "Hello" and let you know that I've had a lovely week and will be setting off to go home on Monday getting home maybe sometime Tuesday.

Talk to you soon.

Well, it's pretty thick, low-lying fog to begin the day today.  I pray, not only for ourselves, but for all of you that we'll see clearly and spiritually, and that we'll hear our Lord speaking to each of us.

Foggy here too, AL.  I think I can already see it beginning to lift, though.      It is going to be another wonderful day in the Lord!   

Good to see Pat checking in from Virginia.  Enjoy your time away, but hurry back, okay?   

I have been reading, and praying, here every day, Marilyn.  I just don't have anything interesting to add.  My life is pretty much the same day in and day out.  Not much to tell.  Maybe that's a good thing, y'think?   

Hi, all.  I haven't been posting, but have been reading and praying as asked.

Yes, as Jane said, the fog has lifted and it's a gloriously sunny day.  It feels cold to me, but I haven't gone outside yet either.

We have bad news in our family.  My sister, Faye, has been diagnosed with uterine cancer.  Her gynecologist said it's a rare form, and is sending her to Eugene to another doctor, Oncologist I assume, and she'll have a hysterectomy as soon as she gets her appointment.  Faye is a researcher, loves searching things out for answers.  She told me she isn't doing that this time.  She said the report is filled with lots of medical terms, but she is keeping her mind centered on her faith in Christ.    I'd just like to ask for prayer for her and her family.   She is the strong one in our family.  She's the one who led our brother, when he was dying, to the Lord.    I'm not ready for her to be gone from this earth.    I'm believing they will find it to be early in the disease and they'll get it all.

Hi Nita I ampraying for Fay and will put her on the prayer list at my church.

Ruth (my former client/patient) passed away yesterday at 3PM.

It is such a beautiful day, I have had the dogs out for their walks and been to church. Not much else is new here. Or maybe I just don't have anything to say at this time.

Hi Pat good of you to look in on us.

Hi Jane I am coming over to the corner to sit and observe with you unitl I have somethign more to say.

The get together at Kaye Don's was superb!  There were 31 people there!  Lots of hugs and kisses from nieces and nephews and their girl-friends! 

Church today was awesome.  God is good...all the time.  All the time...God is good.  We probably repeated those statements a dozen times but statements like that...who's counting? 

Then I called Kitty and told her I was leaving Greenfield.  Her husband went with us to the Photo Guild pitch-in.  I think I walked 5 miles on the trails at Mounds State Park in Anderson.  We walked some before eating and then we had three presentations...one on the Slots in Arizona, one on Rome, Italy and the other just highlights of his photos.  Great presentations.  Then we walked again. 

Kitty and Bob gave me a paper grocery sack full of green tomatoes.  Tomorrow I will grind them and put 2 cups of pulp in freezer bags.  Then when I want to make Green Tomato Pie I have the pulp all ready to thaw and make the pies. 

Now I am home, ready to put my feet up and relax.  Did I say it was a superb day for walking in the woods?  Bright and sunny.  A little nippy but just sweat shirt weather.  Great day for being in the woods.

Aaawww NITA     What a shock to learn of Faye's diagnosis.  I, most certainly, am with you in praying they find it to be in the early stages and are able to remove all traces of it.  I know how you must be feeling.  I love you, Bestest.         

Yup, Marilyn ... there's always room for one more over here in the corner.  Seems as you are going through a lot lately, yourself ...    BUT  our God is an awesome God and He, for sure, knows what's best for us all!   

Nita, I'm praying for Faye, too.

I've been reading, just not feeling chatty today.  Looking in to see if everyone is doing okay.

Etta Sue:    Green Tomato Pie that is a new one to me. You will have to tell me how it is made.

I will be praying for Faye as well it is such a shock to get that kind of news.

We had rain showers saturday  before it turned cold and that is how it has remained.  I was also told that to the northwest of us they had snow perhaps 2 inches I hope it stays there.

Baseball is on TV so I will be off to see how it goes.   Have a great evening.     

Ruth

We are home & I have been washing clothes, shopping for groceries and have a mild fever from something bronchial that I picked up 5 days ago.  Taking it easy.  Gosh, our luggage was so filthy that we didn't even bring it in the house.  Weather forecast one day in London was Dull and Cloudy    - we did have good weather all over the place, Scotland was Bonnie!!!  Berlin got very cold and Prague was as well - in Sweden, our cabin was being closed the following day after we left.  We had to clean the cabin before leaving and I guess passed the critical eye of the owner, as she wants us back. 

Nita:  So sorry to read the last few notes and see that your sister has a trial in health coming up.

Etta Sue - we flew over Indy & I thought of you ----Janet -  flew over Kansas as well & waved.  There are some spots out there without lights around, thank goodness. 

The Rockies are playing in the World Series.  I don't know how many of you know this but they are full of evangelical Christians on that team.  It is too tense for me to watch - my fever just might go up. 

Gotta go, they are screaming, I mean the fans.  While we were gone, one son lost a very new job & everyone is in shock.  He had been quite upset with this bosses style of screaming and other very odd things - now, this is a time of the year that is so difficult as well as so many are out looking.  Another son is in New York City and they have tickets to the Letterman show on Monday night, he will be wearing a Rockies shirt. 

Hey to all - the Swedes say Hey, not Hi.  Carol

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