Slipping Away

I sometimes feel as though my own life is slipping away. We will soon have a new ramp built for my sister. It will take up all of my small front yard in order for it to work. I will no longer be able to set outside and enjoy the neighborhood. I have to make sure I get angry over the right stuff and not take it out on my sister. Not that I would ever do that, it just seems like sometimes my own life is being taken away from me. Today I went out to a late lunch. I sat down in the diner, ordered my food, got my salad and my phone rang. I had to rush right home, they had to bag up my food and by the time I got out to the car my phone rang again with, 'where are you'? It has been for me one of those, "I can't take much more of this" days. Is this what the rest of my life and hers is going to be like? We are both to young. I hope that no one I know ever takes their health, their life, their family for granted. Thankfully I cling to a God who has all the answers.

Have You Ever.......

Have you ever been surrounded by people and still felt like no one really gives a hoot? Is the best conversation of your day the one you have with the clerk at the checkout lane? Sometimes that's the way I feel and there isn't anyone going to tell me that I shouldn't feel that way. Some of my best relationships are with other Christians, then again some of the worst times of my life have been because another Christian said or did something to me they shouldn't have. I saw Carman on TBN last night and he was saying the exact same thing. He said he would rather have a busload of athiests with oozies coming at him instead of another Christian. I can relate. :-)

Progress!

It is still raining. In the distance I can hear the rumbling of thunder and the singing of the red birds. Once again reminding me that even in the midst of storms there are things to be joyful about. Ever since the episode a couple of years ago with my former best friend, I have been praying for new relationships. And along with that prayer I have been asking God to send someone to help me take care of some many needs around my house that I can't do myself. Not only do I have some new relationships forming, I also have some of the needs around my house being taken care of! Someone at church pulled me aside one day and insisted I tell them what I'm in need of. So being the emotional person I sometimes am, I just blurted out several things. Within the next few weeks, those needs were being taken care of! I needed mulberry trees cut down and one day a tree service pulled up and did the job! FREE! I needed a new driveway and one day an asphalt service pulled up and did the job, FREE! I am so thankful to be a part of a church family that knows how to take care of one another.

God is so good.

As for my sister, I was laying on the couch last night and she was in her bed. She said, "hey, I just sat up on the edge of my bed by myself"....I said, "cool, now get up and walk".

She has never been able to set up by herself, I always have to help her. Sounds like a little step of progress but it's progress!

More Lord!!

Friday!

It was a very busy day today. Got my sister to the doctor. A fairly new family from church is helping us out and going way beyond the call of duty. We are so grateful. He took the morning off work to help get my sister in the car and then followed us to the doctor and sat and waited for us while we were there. He plans on doing it again in a couple of weeks. God is taking care of so many of our needs around the house it's amazing. My sister needs to see the neurologist again and we are waiting on that appointment. Her doctor today said we need to find out what has caused all of this and then do something to help manage it. Might I say .....duh to that! :-) Then physical therapy came. Then I went to the laundromat, it's just so much easier to do it all at once there than going up and down the basement steps all day long. Then I went to Walmart for meds and dinner. I am in my comfy nightshirt and lounging in the a/c. Life is good, God is better.

My sister.....and the cat!

The Big Day

Tomorrow is the big day. My sister has a doctors appt. It will be her first time in over a month to be out of the house. We have two wonderful guys coming to help get us transported to the doctor. It again reminds me of what church family is and should be all about. Someone willing to do something for someone else without expecting anything in return. People who are ready, willing and able to look after us 'widows and orphans' as the Bible tells us to do. Tomorrow will be a bit of a challenge though. Have you ever tried to dress someone that can't stand up? I do it every day but tomorrow she wants to wear jeans! :-)

A picture and a question

Here is my kitty, Miss Marple aka Shmoopie. She is on her throne, one of many! I managed to get to my hangout early this morning. Men in speedo shorts and biking gear just came in. At least they aren't wearing flip flops, I detest flip flops on men! So what are you doing for the 4th of July??

Worth a Thousand Words

I have entered into the 21st Century....I am the proud owner of a digital camera. I saved a jar full of change and bought myself a camera as a birthday present to myself. ( my birthday being June 11th, did you miss it? ) The camera remained in the box for nearly a week before I took it out. And today for the first time I tried to download photos onto Facebook etc. You will never guess who I've been taking photos of the most! I'll try and share one with you here!