tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.comments2023-06-01T02:02:05.412-06:00The Adventures of Super MusclesRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-73385346319945723522011-07-02T11:19:17.074-05:002011-07-02T11:19:17.074-05:00That's quite a family update! I had no idea ab...That's quite a family update! I had no idea about the MS possibility. Please let me know how I can pray for you specifically through all of this...also with the growth things with SR. <br />Love you, friend, and am thankful to know what is going on in your life.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300107931864389529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-17355584077876411122011-07-02T11:10:51.607-05:002011-07-02T11:10:51.607-05:00Aw, I love summer bucket lists! Abigail's was ...Aw, I love summer bucket lists! Abigail's was pretty do-able, too, except I'm letting her Daddy take the reins on the "nighttime scavenger hunt". :) I hope you guys have an awesome summer...it's flying by!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300107931864389529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-65554624493953038622011-05-19T12:08:25.257-05:002011-05-19T12:08:25.257-05:00Good word! SO thankful for what the Lord is doing ...Good word! SO thankful for what the Lord is doing in your life, as hard as it is! It is so hurtful to have others tell you how you should be getting better by such and such time, etc. Sounds like you are taking small steps and that they are paying off. :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159070810497235492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-39196339427237854282011-04-14T07:42:58.781-05:002011-04-14T07:42:58.781-05:00The removal of the toe nail polish is so they coul...The removal of the toe nail polish is so they could monitor if you were getting enough oxygen and blood flow to your limbs. If your toe nails are turning purple, they wanna see that. <br /><br />My mom was seriously unhappy with me when she had to scrub and scrub and scrub the glitter nail polish off my toes when I was 13 and had to have emergency surgery to remove my almost burst appendix. I Mama2SweetBabyJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137891301427539760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-76682114972086900122011-03-22T08:47:10.856-06:002011-03-22T08:47:10.856-06:00Check out Phillip Yancey's book Reaching for t...Check out Phillip Yancey's book Reaching for the Invisible God. He deals with the issues you raise on a very deep, extremely insighful, and personal level. <br /><br />The Preacher ManAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-85236981278629580962011-03-15T19:46:33.603-06:002011-03-15T19:46:33.603-06:00Lots of thoughts on this! :) Thanks for sharing yo...Lots of thoughts on this! :) Thanks for sharing your heart. I think you and I have some similarities as far as the sufferings that we have been dealt, but I think we have chosen to respond to them in completely different ways. My thoughts have come as a result of lots of biblical counseling to help me retrain my mind based on biblical truth. It is HARD work, and many of these thoughts are hard toStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159070810497235492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-14685964799385317082011-03-15T12:36:56.146-06:002011-03-15T12:36:56.146-06:00The Bible is very clear that evil does not come fr...The Bible is very clear that evil does not come from God. But God does allow evil to exist, to happen. A lot of horrific things happen in this world because of sin and Satan. The question then becomes "Why would a loving God allow such a thing?" He says many times throughout scripture that He uses even awful, sinful things for our good. We just don't get to see the big picture untilMama2SweetBabyJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137891301427539760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-76561563713975033612011-03-12T18:56:22.615-06:002011-03-12T18:56:22.615-06:00I'm all about shots of positivity to our self ...I'm all about shots of positivity to our self esteems! Because I think you are a wonderful person and although I don't know you're husband very well (he's always very pleasant, but I'm sure I never let him get a word in -- I so have to work on that), but I think you're both raising two awesome kids and doing a rocking job at the family thing.SunnyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899150174103143277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-14604157898025428542011-03-03T15:02:07.253-06:002011-03-03T15:02:07.253-06:00That's such a great and positive update -- tha...That's such a great and positive update -- thank you so much for sharing! Sounds like this doctor is an answer to prayers!JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692603062067512190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-81552790903544898552011-02-22T17:46:04.405-06:002011-02-22T17:46:04.405-06:00I am so sorry to hear this. I keep having these li...I am so sorry to hear this. I keep having these little snap, crackle pops in my knees and I keep thinking -- just hold it together for me... but I know at some point, I'll be down at the walk-in sports medicine clinic asking about it. The pain matches runner's knee, but I'm afraid all my cartilage is -- gone.<br /><br />Stay strong!SunnyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899150174103143277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-72789947148228164522011-02-16T21:13:57.630-06:002011-02-16T21:13:57.630-06:00I have a good friend with a mom receiving long-ter...I have a good friend with a mom receiving long-term care at a VA hospital. She has lung issues and gets pneumonia -- a lot. And at her age, it's a life or death thing every time she gets it, but the VA is reluctant to send her to the hospital because of the cost.<br /><br />She feels a lot like Jack does. That she served her country, worked her whole life to raise 4 kids and a husband with SunnyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899150174103143277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-91609657930228173902011-01-27T14:55:13.440-06:002011-01-27T14:55:13.440-06:00Aw, sad....I know we are supposed to be happy for ...Aw, sad....I know we are supposed to be happy for their new accomplishments, but what's it take to keep a kid a baby for a little while? Sometimes I don't even remember Abigail that way, she's so BIG now. I'm with ya, mama...sad.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300107931864389529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-76055084901104412062011-01-22T09:11:06.646-06:002011-01-22T09:11:06.646-06:00When God led me to speak to the parole officer las...When God led me to speak to the parole officer last year, I knew that the purpose was to shed light in order for the prisoner to get the help he needed, the help that would help him be released from his own personal prison, and the physical one, when he was truly ready. Doing the right thing isn't always easy, but it's always worth it.<br /><br />I never anticipated that based on the &#JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692603062067512190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-37853007741018232072011-01-19T23:45:37.464-06:002011-01-19T23:45:37.464-06:00Sweetheart, you're not alone. When my parents...Sweetheart, you're not alone. When my parents got divorced, they kind of divorced us, too. So while they were physically sometimes around, I always felt like they were always emotionally absent. <br /><br />Sometimes, with hard parent/child relationships, I think the best you can hope for is a feeling of civility. It's a lot more than other folks get. Don't make him into a Dad. He&#SunnyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899150174103143277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-64089126564284615622011-01-18T07:32:00.453-06:002011-01-18T07:32:00.453-06:00Another thought... the range of feelings you went...Another thought... the range of feelings you went through, sounds like grief. It's completely normal to go through grief when an absent parent reappears unexpectedly. Grieving what you've lost out on, what could have been. Sounds like you processed through it very well. I'm proud of you.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692603062067512190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-69072292555954832072011-01-18T07:29:52.520-06:002011-01-18T07:29:52.520-06:00These words jumped out at me... "I don't...These words jumped out at me... "I don't expect to get a dad out of this." <br /><br />I didn't expect to get a 'dad' out of meeting with my father in Nov 2009 either, because it was as though I never had one, and little he did could ever change that. <br /><br />What it did provide, was an opportunity for communication, for answers... even though sometimes, even JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692603062067512190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-44524487284654195232011-01-18T07:14:21.461-06:002011-01-18T07:14:21.461-06:00"expectations are resentments waiting to happ..."expectations are resentments waiting to happen" -- wow. What an impact statement! <br /><br />I'm learning to communicate my needs/joy/disappointment/heart more in my relationship with my husband. I've made progress in that with others, but it's been more difficult with him, possibly because he should be the one closest to me, and has the most potential to hurt me. The JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692603062067512190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-11065337431799501572011-01-18T07:03:03.812-06:002011-01-18T07:03:03.812-06:00Thank you for sharing, I'm sure it felt good/h...Thank you for sharing, I'm sure it felt good/healing to share, and that it will also help others understand at the same time.<br /><br />I have suffered from anxiety disorders in the past, and they can be debilitating. I understand what you described. What is frustrating, is even though I DO understand from personal experience, I don't always know how to respond to others facing anxietyJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692603062067512190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-9184055980445961552010-12-31T12:29:38.119-06:002010-12-31T12:29:38.119-06:00Thank you for your transparency! I hope you know I...Thank you for your transparency! I hope you know I understand, and I pray that more people will try to understand "our types" while pushing us toward greater godliness in the midst of it.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159070810497235492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-46811922068672003872010-12-14T12:15:13.316-06:002010-12-14T12:15:13.316-06:00Well, that is a more thorough story. :) Thanks aga...Well, that is a more thorough story. :) Thanks again for sharing this journey with us. I know it helps to have a writing outlet. I look forward to hearing how it goes, and hopefully it will be a very positive experience that can lead toward healing for everyone. Love you.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300107931864389529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-1061035797831990532010-12-05T07:49:39.492-06:002010-12-05T07:49:39.492-06:00I bet the teachers would love to read this post or...I bet the teachers would love to read this post or to know that you posted about them. If I got a compliment as a teacher, it completely made my day!! I am glad that your little one is getting one-on-one attention. It is hard these days to find that type of teaching strategy.Sara Kiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956158966068688458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-81928954012172137582010-12-05T07:46:16.817-06:002010-12-05T07:46:16.817-06:00This blog makes me sad. I am glad that you found ...This blog makes me sad. I am glad that you found an awesome house, but I feel bad that you will have to leave it eventually. Also, the house of my dreams was taken off the market and I tried so hard to get Jason to break the lease to buy the house...but, the timing did not work out. Sads!!Sara Kiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06956158966068688458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-1558709032680970632010-11-24T01:03:11.489-06:002010-11-24T01:03:11.489-06:00LOVE this post! :-)LOVE this post! :-)Just the Sous Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454263611065203142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-76258085043959747402010-11-21T22:52:45.458-06:002010-11-21T22:52:45.458-06:00You're doing a great job with daily blogging a...You're doing a great job with daily blogging and daily thanksgiving! :) Congrats on Day 20...and thanks for coming alongside and doing it with me! :)Lindsayhttp://www.not2us.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-4329187896452520392010-11-21T22:51:18.385-06:002010-11-21T22:51:18.385-06:00WAHOO! That's *excellent* news!! :)WAHOO! That's *excellent* news!! :)Lindsayhttp://www.not2us.netnoreply@blogger.com