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RE: Life in a Glass House. - 7/5/2008 1:50:03 PM
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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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Praising the Amazing! - 11/8/2008 2:19:49 AM
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I've had a pretty good week overall. I found Big Valley Grace online. That is the church that I went to in high school. Rick Countryman is the senior pastor there. I knew him when I was in high school. He was one of the youth group leaders. Myself and many of the other girls had a huge crush on him. I've listened to a couple of his sermons and I really like them.
Before I went to see my doctor, I posted in about dreading going to see her. I was on my way out the door to catch the bus, when my cell phone rang. I didn't recognize the phone number, but I answered it anyway. Generally I don't answer it if I don't recognize the number. I am so glad that I answered it! You'll never guess who it was! (And I'm not gonna tell ya, unless she gives me permission!  ) I will tell you that it was someone on these boards who I've always thought of as very special. She's always been so warm and friendly. We talked through the entire bus ride all the way to my doctor's appt!
Today I was dreading to go see my doctor. I thought for sure that I'd have to listen to her lecture me on the fact that I hadn't been eating well and I was sure that I'd gained back the 10 lbs I lost. It turned out that I gained back a pound and a half and she was very pleased with the fact that I had been doing well with my weight. She also told me how wonderful it was that I had gotten my cholesterol down. She's going to test me again after Christmas. She said that if I wanted to find a job, she would authorize for me to work up to 15 hours a week.
I've gone on several job interviews this week and no one has called me back. I was wondering what kind of job I could get that would allow me to work such a short amount of hours. I got a phone call from a lady who knows the couple I used to work for at a UPS store. They gave her my phone number. She needs someone to work 3-5 hours a day, two days a week. I start Monday.
I'm thiking that God had an amazing plan that I couldn't see.
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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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Life in a Glass House - 3/1/2009 3:11:30 AM
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I really need to attend Sunday School the next four weeks. I want to become a member of this church and the church prefers that you attend the membership classes before becoming a member. It's not mandatory that I become a member or that I take this class and I do already know so much of the SBC's doctrine because I used to be best friends with an SBC pastor's wife. Being a bit of a stickler for following the rules, I really want to attend the classes.
As some of you know, I have a problem with panic attacks. Those attacks come usually at the time of day when Sunday School or church would be happening, thus they often prevent me from going. I am also being weaned off of the medication that is supposed to help prevent the panic attacks. The medication is now actually causing panic attacks, unless I take way more than I'm supposed to. Yeah, well, that landed me in NA.
I had a lot of hesitations about joining NA. I had heard so much negativity about 12-step programs being unBiblical. I've heard the stories about people naming a doorknob as their higher power. Your higher power must be smarter than you and you must have a two-way communication. If a doorknob is smarter than you and you can actually have communication with it, then you have more problems than any earthly program can offer.
If you are considering joining a 12-step program, please remember they are not all the same. My Saturday group is not that great. My Sunday group is OK. My Monday night group is OK. My Monday through Friday noon group is awesome!
I make no bones about the fact that Jesus Christ is my higher power. I've had alot of people ask me about Christianity and one of them is actually coming to church tomorrow.
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Life in a Glass House - 5/30/2009 4:52:25 PM
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I guess it's been longer than I thought since I posted here. 
I have made a decision that I said I would put off making until after I had talked to my aunt, who is a wonderful and Godly woman. I have decided to move back to Indiana. My dd's father and I have talked. He is going to stay in Chicago and dd and I will live in the house in Indiana. At this point, whether or not we will work on our marriage is undecided. Whatever we do, we will be on friendly terms with each other.
Just a heads up: As I type this I am under 8800 posts. I have decided that once I reach 10,000 posts, I am going to take a sabbactical from the boards for a couple of months or maybe even a year. I'll probably come in and update my blog. At the rate I'm going, I'll reach 10,000 posts before summer is over. That is a lot of posts in two years!
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