MYSTERIOUS WAYS
I was feeling pretty low. It was the week before I was scheduled for gallbladder surgery, and I couldn't’t escape my worried, gloomy thoughts. The surgeon was highly recommended but was new to me. My sister, an experienced operating-room director who usually put my mind at ease about my medical care, had moved away recently. This would be my first time facing an operation without her.
I was on my own. What if something went wrong? I tossed and turned all that night.
The next day, I decided I had to get my mind off everything. A good book, that’ll do the trick, I thought. I headed to the bookcase in my guest bedroom to get something to read. Next to the bookcase was a stack of novels I had picked up from a library sale over a year ago and had not gotten around to putting away. Right on top I spied a bestselling mystery novel. This will keep me distracted, I thought.
I sat down in the bedroom, opened the book, and began to read. I couldn’t believe it—the book’s prologue began with a woman awaiting surgery! She was also feeling worried, questioning whether she had chosen the right hospital or the right doctor.
“This is a team effort,” the doctor assures her. “We mustn’t forget someone very important,” he continues, “the most important member of our team. Do you know who that is?”
The doctor pats the woman’s hand gently and points upward. “God,” he tells her.
That doctor’s words stopped me cold. The connection couldn’t have been stronger or the circumstances more real to me.
My life wasn’t only in the doctor’s hands, it was in God’s as well. Immediately, I felt more confident and hopeful about the upcoming surgery.
And the most amazing thing? The character’s name. It was the same as mine—Grace.
Gracious Father, thank You for meeting me right where I am, right when I need You.
—Grace booth
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Email quote of the week
I would love to say that my quote of the week is going to become a regular thing again but I cannot seem to keep that promise. I honestly check my email quickly on my phone and that's about it. Tonight I sat down at the computer, uploaded photos and got all caught up. I don't know when I last wrote so I hopefully will not be repeating anything.
We went camping the 8Th-14th with our friends from Moorhead, Sharon, Tom and Trevor and my MIL and FIL. Very fun times! Grant from there went back to WI and the kids and I went to ND. I saw my fathers gravestone for the first time, family and friends. Going to Fargo is not on my top 10 things I love to do but I have to admit I had a really good time there. I love to see the people that live there but I think I figured it out why I don't love the town...it's a part of my past that I would rather move on from...not the people, the place.
Catlin stayed back with my mom for a week and Just Amber and I came back. Logan and his friend Casey brought him back to WI the following weekend and we all went to a brewers game and had a fun family game night! Logan is growing into such a fine young man!
The kids and I have taken in a couple beaches and most recently have been going to the pool. I LOVE soaking up all the sun and I have to say I do enjoy the water! They love watching the Disney channel shows and texting on the phone. Both are growing up fast! Catlin has even been challenging me to his teenagerness which has been fun...honestly I love playing the role and am ready for anything he has for me=)
The kids and I are meeting Deane in Indianapolis on the 21st=( We plan to leave the night of the 20th, stay at a hotel there and then I'll drive back the next day. Just didn't want to do the whole big drive in one day. Grant unfortunately will not be able to come with us because he has to be at work so play my phone GPS gets us there=) I just keep in mind how blessed I am to have the time I do have with them and that I have them in my life period!
I've had acid reflux really bad since 2003 and it's gotten worse over the years. The last year I will vomit over the acid in my stomach frequently and the medicine I have is not quite been kicking the heartburn. So I've been getting somethings checked out and found out I have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
I've had two of the same procedures where they stick a tube down my throat (after knocking me out) and check out my esophagus (EGD). I've been blessed with my fathers stomach (this is suppose to be facetious). After the first time and being told over and over how "severe" it was they gave me about 4 different medicines. The 2nd time of doing the procedure the dr. said the erosion had gotten a little better around the esophogus but I still have quite a bit (he showed us a picture of it) and I should have a surgery to close the bottom of my esophogus (sphincter) which is suppose to be closed and mine is open hence my horrid heartburn (acid reflux) My father taught me to not be a surgery happy person so I asked questions and will be going in tomorrow to talk with the actual Dr. who would do the procedure and question him. Before the surgury I have to do a 24hr esophageal Ph monitoring where they stick a tube through my nose down to my esophogus. I've already bailed on this and now it looks like I'll have no choice=\ The surgery can make it so I may not have to take any pills again and if I do have to still take some medicine they'll actually help...woot woot!
I will be staying with Target through this whole move. I am transferring to the Target in the Appleton Mall starting the 2nd week in Sept. There is one really close to us but there is no openings right now. I love working at Target so I will take what I can get. I am going to stick to doing comp shopping in GB which is only aprox 40 min, until then to stay in the system. Hopefully I can get the surgery done in between the kids leaving and me going back to work so I don't have to take a leave of absence.
So that is it. Hope everyone is having a fantabulous summer!
I did upload new pictures to my flickr so check em out!
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.
-- James Dent
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.
-- Russel Baker
Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.
-- Kahlil Gibran
Dirty hands, iced tea, garden fragrances thick in the air and a blanket of color before me, who could ask for more?
-- Bev Adams
If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.
-- Bern Williams
We went camping the 8Th-14th with our friends from Moorhead, Sharon, Tom and Trevor and my MIL and FIL. Very fun times! Grant from there went back to WI and the kids and I went to ND. I saw my fathers gravestone for the first time, family and friends. Going to Fargo is not on my top 10 things I love to do but I have to admit I had a really good time there. I love to see the people that live there but I think I figured it out why I don't love the town...it's a part of my past that I would rather move on from...not the people, the place.
Catlin stayed back with my mom for a week and Just Amber and I came back. Logan and his friend Casey brought him back to WI the following weekend and we all went to a brewers game and had a fun family game night! Logan is growing into such a fine young man!
The kids and I have taken in a couple beaches and most recently have been going to the pool. I LOVE soaking up all the sun and I have to say I do enjoy the water! They love watching the Disney channel shows and texting on the phone. Both are growing up fast! Catlin has even been challenging me to his teenagerness which has been fun...honestly I love playing the role and am ready for anything he has for me=)
The kids and I are meeting Deane in Indianapolis on the 21st=( We plan to leave the night of the 20th, stay at a hotel there and then I'll drive back the next day. Just didn't want to do the whole big drive in one day. Grant unfortunately will not be able to come with us because he has to be at work so play my phone GPS gets us there=) I just keep in mind how blessed I am to have the time I do have with them and that I have them in my life period!
I've had acid reflux really bad since 2003 and it's gotten worse over the years. The last year I will vomit over the acid in my stomach frequently and the medicine I have is not quite been kicking the heartburn. So I've been getting somethings checked out and found out I have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
I've had two of the same procedures where they stick a tube down my throat (after knocking me out) and check out my esophagus (EGD). I've been blessed with my fathers stomach (this is suppose to be facetious). After the first time and being told over and over how "severe" it was they gave me about 4 different medicines. The 2nd time of doing the procedure the dr. said the erosion had gotten a little better around the esophogus but I still have quite a bit (he showed us a picture of it) and I should have a surgery to close the bottom of my esophogus (sphincter) which is suppose to be closed and mine is open hence my horrid heartburn (acid reflux) My father taught me to not be a surgery happy person so I asked questions and will be going in tomorrow to talk with the actual Dr. who would do the procedure and question him. Before the surgury I have to do a 24hr esophageal Ph monitoring where they stick a tube through my nose down to my esophogus. I've already bailed on this and now it looks like I'll have no choice=\ The surgery can make it so I may not have to take any pills again and if I do have to still take some medicine they'll actually help...woot woot!
I will be staying with Target through this whole move. I am transferring to the Target in the Appleton Mall starting the 2nd week in Sept. There is one really close to us but there is no openings right now. I love working at Target so I will take what I can get. I am going to stick to doing comp shopping in GB which is only aprox 40 min, until then to stay in the system. Hopefully I can get the surgery done in between the kids leaving and me going back to work so I don't have to take a leave of absence.
So that is it. Hope everyone is having a fantabulous summer!
I did upload new pictures to my flickr so check em out!
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.
-- James Dent
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.
-- Russel Baker
Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.
-- Kahlil Gibran
Dirty hands, iced tea, garden fragrances thick in the air and a blanket of color before me, who could ask for more?
-- Bev Adams
If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.
-- Bern Williams
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Deliverance and The Graduate
I saw some 2 movies I've wanted to see for sometime now...deliverace and the graduate. Loved the Graduate and deliverance was good but not great. I was personally expecting a little more backwards hillbilly action but with the one scene I guess I should be ok with it and not be a wierdo. I was pleasantly surprised with how good looking Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight were back in the day!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Capitalism: A love Story
Many people love to hate Michael Moore because he is so one sided and is so obviously giving his audience just a small part of the story. I have watched all his films and I guess love getting a kick out of this and love screaming at him through my television screen. Many people are kinda amazed when I tell them I watch the Michael Moore movies and here is why I do. I don't want to be one of "those" people who say I hate him and have never watched a clip of what he has to say. Yes I know I'm going to dislike him but now I have grounds in a conversation to say why he is wrong=) It's the same with all the liberals who bash Glenn Beck or Bill O' Reilly and have never watched an episode of either of them. What I find funny about this is, many liberals would probably agree with Bill because he is so neutral and is just giving us stories not bashing just one party but both for the idiotic things they both do. I've heard him bash Bush MANY times and Glenn Beck does the same... although I will admit he does lean more right than Bill. Yes, Hannity is our Michael Moore whom is completley one-sided and plainly hates the liberal ideas.
So enough about my rant but I did think that he does point out a lot of sad things going on in our nation that are not right and should be fixed BUT, for example the airline pilots making so little...I've never heard of the company they work for let alone never heard of a pilot making less than around 200,000....this is having a dad as an accountant by the way. Why didn't he pinpoint an airline that the general public probably has heard of? I did agree with the company sit in and was so happy that bank of america finally paid them what they had coming.
I do like capitalism and the idea of working your way up and getting what you put into it, but as Grant and I talked about, don't like the idea of the 1% making billions while the little cashier under them doing their work makes 7.00.
The forclosed homes that are happening in this day and age are yes due to some people losing their jobs and it is sad. But for the most part it seems people have gotten themselves into trouble with credit and buying more than they could afford. Yes the banks maybe shouldn't have given people so much but when making such a big purchase shouldn't you be responsible as well for knowing what you can afford? Plus many of these people live in such an instant gratification world and end up getting themselves into trouble...should I really feel bad for these people? I do a little, it's just human to do so but we all have to learn from lessons eh' Grant and I went through a period when living in the cities where we spent way more than what we made but learned our lesson and are back on track. I don't expect anyone to feel bad for us and give us handouts...we learned our lesson and moved on. Yes Grant makes good money but he worked himself up from making only 8.00 an hour to where he is now by hard work and dedication! THere were many other things in the film I could argue but am running out of time and probably lost a few viewers by now=D
So enough about my rant but I did think that he does point out a lot of sad things going on in our nation that are not right and should be fixed BUT, for example the airline pilots making so little...I've never heard of the company they work for let alone never heard of a pilot making less than around 200,000....this is having a dad as an accountant by the way. Why didn't he pinpoint an airline that the general public probably has heard of? I did agree with the company sit in and was so happy that bank of america finally paid them what they had coming.
I do like capitalism and the idea of working your way up and getting what you put into it, but as Grant and I talked about, don't like the idea of the 1% making billions while the little cashier under them doing their work makes 7.00.
The forclosed homes that are happening in this day and age are yes due to some people losing their jobs and it is sad. But for the most part it seems people have gotten themselves into trouble with credit and buying more than they could afford. Yes the banks maybe shouldn't have given people so much but when making such a big purchase shouldn't you be responsible as well for knowing what you can afford? Plus many of these people live in such an instant gratification world and end up getting themselves into trouble...should I really feel bad for these people? I do a little, it's just human to do so but we all have to learn from lessons eh' Grant and I went through a period when living in the cities where we spent way more than what we made but learned our lesson and are back on track. I don't expect anyone to feel bad for us and give us handouts...we learned our lesson and moved on. Yes Grant makes good money but he worked himself up from making only 8.00 an hour to where he is now by hard work and dedication! THere were many other things in the film I could argue but am running out of time and probably lost a few viewers by now=D
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Mothers Day 10'
Grant and I went to Eagle Bend for the big day. Saturday was my Mother in Laws annual church mother daughter brunch/program. This year was the first year that I've actually been sad and I'll admit it, a little bitter about not being blessed with a child like others are. Don't get me wrong, I'm so happy for all the woman who are blessed to be mothers, just a little sad for myself and others like me who aren't as blessed. I don't know if it's the fail in fertility this past year or just the more of the want to be a mom as time goes by and my biological clock is ticking.
I'm going to focus on having my 2 neices and nephew with me this summer and know that God has his plan for me.
I'm going to focus on having my 2 neices and nephew with me this summer and know that God has his plan for me.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
More movies I have on the rent out for my time at home
Today on the way home Grant and I rented quite a few movies. Here is the list...
Coraline
Capitalism: a love story
The Ugly Truth
Good Dick
Seven Pounds
Yesterday we watched 2012 and I thought that was a good flick as well. Not my typical movie but I'd suggest it.
I'm currently half way through There will be Blood. And Netflix just sent me my first movie from my friends must see list; Rainman. I plan on catching up with scrapbooking as I'm watching these so I'm not a complete couch potato=)
Coraline
Capitalism: a love story
The Ugly Truth
Good Dick
Seven Pounds
Yesterday we watched 2012 and I thought that was a good flick as well. Not my typical movie but I'd suggest it.
I'm currently half way through There will be Blood. And Netflix just sent me my first movie from my friends must see list; Rainman. I plan on catching up with scrapbooking as I'm watching these so I'm not a complete couch potato=)
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