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RE: Life in a Glass House. - 7/5/2008 1:50:03 PM
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Roberta_
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It's been a busy few days. Last night my family was getting together for a cook-out and we were blessed to have my uncle and aunt pay us a surprise visit. The night was somewhat bittersweet. It's great to be around family. However, my brother and his family are moving to TX in 17 days and it was hard to remember that.
We went to the nearby park for a church sponsored Fourth of July celebration! I went two nights. It was awesome. The first night I was there, they estimated that there were 700+ people there. Last night there was an estimated 1200+ there. A lot of people there who went for a free fireworks show and wound hearing the Gospel as well. I was very happy that the pastor made it very clear that there is a God and he was not afraid to talk about Jesus Christ. A lot of non-churched people and those who've never heard the Gospel were reached.
PLEDGE COMMENTARY BY RED SKELTON was on the cover of the program. The link is about 4-5 minutes long, but well worth it!
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RE: Life in a Glass House. - 7/7/2008 1:22:32 PM
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Yesterday I went to a new church. It's a Salvation Army church. I actually intended to go to the church that my dad grew up in and took us to occasionally. It's a Lutheran church. However, I made a turn into the wrong driveway, so I wound up in the parking lot for the Salvation Army church.
My nieces will be going to VBS for the very first time in their lives today. They are afraid that it's going to be boring because it's church. I don't know why they feel that way. They've had lots of fun at the church events that I've taken them to so far. Unfortunately, they have not been raised in church and the few times they did go before I moved here, it was more traditional churches and they didn't go to any of the events that were aimed at kids. Hopefully they'll learn about Jesus and have fun!
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DD Going to Visit Her Dad and Friends. - 7/9/2008 11:10:23 AM
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My dd is 15 and going to visit her dad and friends in Chicago and Indianapolis tonight. Her dad works for an airline, so she has to fly standby. I hope that she is able to get all of her flights and not get "bumped." If her flying goes as planned, she should depart San Francisco about 6:15 pm and arrive in Chicago about 12:30 am. However, if she gets "bumped" she won't leave San Francisco until either 9 pm or midnight. That makes for a long time for her, myself and my two younger nieces to be at the airport.
Part of the time she will be staying with her former youth pastor and his wife. They are mid-20s. They've never been parents before. I hope that she will use good judgement and not use this as a time to see how far she can push the rules.
Overall she's a great young woman. However, I probably won't feel at peace until she's back in California!
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Very Sad Today. - 7/27/2008 5:30:07 PM
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Today is the 17th anniversary of the day that I had an abortion. If I had known then what I know now, I'd have a 16 year old child. My children would have another sibling. My parents would have another grandchild. If you know of anyone who has had or is considering abortion, please don't be afraid to reach out to them in love. Your prayers and encouragement may be just what they need ...... and you may save a life.
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King Boaz. - 8/23/2008 3:48:55 AM
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About 10 days ago a cat came to our home. We already have several cats/kittens.
The next day I was going to be leaving for Sonora to visit my mom for a few days. I asked my sister if she would take care of the cat until I got back and then I'd run an ad in the paper for him. She agreed.
When I got back, he greeted me very affectionately, which is kind of unusual for a Siamese cat. He is very, very loving. I know that someone out there is missing their cat. I put an ad in the paper asking the owner to call to identify him. I've had all kinds of phone calls. None of them are even coming close to describing a Siamese.
Outside of church, I don't run into very many Christians in this area. Last night I was on my way to Celebrate Recovery. In fact, I was in the door of the church! I got a phone call and decided to answer it. The lady on the other end told me that she lost a cat about four months ago and that no one placed an ad or responded to her ad. She called to thank me for taking the time to place the ad. We chatted for a few minutes, I didn't tell her that I'm a Christian. When we said good bye she told me that she felt God had placed this cat in my life for a reason.
I went to my meeting. We closed with prayer requests and prayer. I mentioned the cat and that I hoped he would be returned to his rightful owner. I did not mention the phone call. After the prayer was over, the leader of our small group came up to me and asked me if I had considered the fact that God may have placed this cat in my care for a reason? I was speechless!
On the way home I decided that I would no longer call him "cat." Until his owner claims him, his name is King Boaz. He gently rules the other cats here. He loves to have his feet played with. He always leaves food behind for the other cats to eat. He is affectionate and loving to the humans. He has been a wonderful confidant ..... he hasn't shared a single one of my secrets with anyone! 
Today I took him to a Veterinary hospital to see if he has been micro chipped. He has not. They gave him a mini-physical for free of charge. They estimated that he is about nine months old and very healthy! I left my AVON business card with them so they would have a way to get in touch with me if his owner happens to call there. I picked up two new Avon customers! My business cards do have a Christian logo on them. The receptionist asked me if she could pray with me about King Boaz. I was thrilled! Then she told me, "I think God has placed King Boaz in your life for a reason."
My 15 year old dd was not originally going to go to the vet with me. She had changed her mind at last minute. She's been questioning her faith a lot lately and she was pretty stunned at what she witnessed. I asked her what she thought. She said, "I think King Boaz is here to stay and I see why God has you selling Avon."
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Life in a Glass House - 10/24/2008 5:08:48 PM
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I had an interesting situation come up.
I had blood work done on Tuesday. Wednesday I was gone all day. I got a message when I got home that I needed to call the Advice Nurse at the clinic. I called her Thursday morning and left a message that I was returning her call. She called back Thursday night. She didn't remember calling me. She said that she usually only calls people when they've had abnormal test results. She said she didn't have my chart and she'd call me back in the morning.
I hung up the phone stunned. Then I started to cry. I was so worried. I was sure that the reason she called was to tell me that my lithium levels were out of whack or that my liver wasn't functioning properly and I'd no longer be able to take my medications. I cried about an hour. I couldn't stop crying. My sister woke up from her nap and asked me what was wrong. I told her what happened.
Sis called the Advice Nurse and insisted that she get my chart immediately and figure out why she called. The nurse said that it was just as she'd thought, bad news. She said that she was calling to tell me that my cholesterol was too high at 247. My tears of fear turned to tears of joy as I explained to her that was actually very good news...... In August my cholesterol was 317. That is a huge drop!!
I've started watching my fats and walking at least a half a mile a day. Today I added oatmeal to my diet and have decided that I will work my way up to walking at least a mile a day.
Edited because I was trying to figure out how to post a picture.
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So Much to be Thankful For! - 11/26/2008 2:23:38 PM
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If I were to thank Him for everything that is good in life, then I would never have time to complain. He has been so good to my family this year. Sometimes through me, most of the time in spite of me.
I try to think of things that I'm thankful for everyday. Some days I can't think of anything. On those days I find it helpful to just say "Thank You, Lord" and leave it at that. Mere words will never express how truly thankful I am to Him for all that He has done for me. Even if words could express how thankful I am, there would not be enough cyber space to write it all down.
Use everyday as an opportunity to be thankful.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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A Christmas Story - 12/26/2008 3:01:47 AM
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My day really was just a continuation from yesterday. Lots of presents to wrap.
About 1 a.m. I got into bed, only to be awakened at about 2:30 so someone snacking in the kitchen. I didn't check, but I don't think it was Santa. At about 5 a.m. I was awakened by shrills of delight as three very excited girls were playing Guitar Hero. Santa is going to have to start leaving quieter gifts. Sis and BIL were suddenly awakened as well. They staggered to the coffee pot and I staggered to the stove.
I'm not sure what happened. I was just supposed to cook the meal today. Somehow the other adults in the house wound up back in bed before 7 a.m. Now, I love these girls. However, two of them aren't mine and those two need someone watching them or they'll tear each other apart or destroy the house. About 11:30 I flopped down in a chair, exhausted.
J-11- "Why are you so tired?"
Me- "I've been working hard all morning fixing our Christmas meal."
J-11- "That's not real work."
DD- "J, you must have a death wish!"
Me- "I need someone to hold the door open for me."
J-8- "NO!! This is Christmas and no one has to work today!"
Me- "Fine, I'll hold the door open and you take out the nasty trash and do the dishes."
I think she broke the sound barrier to get to the door.
Then I went back to the kitchen to put the finishing touches on the meal. I pulled the bird from the oven and some of the juice spilled on the oven and started a fire!!
Five little words (stay out of the kitchen) can get three girls in there faster than anything.  I'm going to have to remember those words when I want help doing the dishes.  Somehow, everything came out fine. The turkey was a little drier than I like and it was definately "smoked." LOL!
The meal was ready just after noon. Sis and BIL got up about 2 to eat it. They were the ones who wanted the meal the most. They also wanted to spend the day with their girls. My thoughts were not exactly on the Child in the manger. BIL's mother is in the hospital. They left about 3 to go see her. They couldn't take the girls. 
I had to take a nap about 4. I laid down on the couch, not expecting to get any sleep. I don't know how it happened. I woke up about 7 p.m. Sis and BIL still weren't home. The living room and kitchen were cleaned up and the food was all put away and I was handed a turkey sandwhich and a glass of cranberry juice.
All in all, I really had an awesome Christmas!
The oven fire didn't ruin the meal, didn't take a life and didn't damage the oven. I got to spend the day with three awesome girls. I am listening to music on my new iPod that reminds me of a Child who came to earth, lived a sinless life and died a horrible death for people like me.
God is good, even when I'm self-righteous.
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