Great news!

most of you know that my dad had a stroke last winter and that my step mom had to put him in a nursing home...

it was not the one we wanted...

they have a VA nursing home were they live but they had a waiting list...

the nursing home he was in wasn't exactly the best place...

dad is diabetic and they did not have a separate menu for him...

they gave him a regular diet...

letting his blood sugar levels go up to 480 -500 continually...

high blood sugar makes him mean and combative...

not to mention he could go into a comma...

they quit the PT within the 1st month...

my step mother had to take care of his legs when they swelled and started having sores...

they have dropped him...

sometimes he would go out to eat and they would not bring him anything to eat and take him back to his room...

my step mom would run out and get him something...

he is in a wheel chair and has lost 43 pounds since he went in there...

the Va took him today...

fed him a diabetic lunch and supper...

they are cleaner there...

they have a pond for them to fish in when the weather is nice...

they actually have activities...

they have church...

they will pay 100% if he gets his pension...

but right now his SS covers it all with some left over...

no more medical card or help from the state...

a new doctor...

and they will take him to the VA hospital for his doctor appointments...

I am so thankful that he is there now...

I know they will treat him with respect and he will get the best care possible...

and my step mom can rest finally...

and know he is safe and he is ok when she is not there...

When you carry the Bible, Satan gets a headache.

When you open it, he collapses.

When he sees you reading it, he faints.
When he sees you are living what you read, he flees!!

And when you are about to re-post this message, he will try and discourage you.

 I defeated him!!

Copy and repost, if you can.

Any other takers?

Clearance sale...

my bf, Rebecca, did it again...

these prints were on clearance where she works...

she works retail...

so she called me and goes...

these are so you...

they didn't have the fork...

but that's ok...

I don't have the wall space for the fork anyway...

these are shadow boxes...

and when I get tired of the knife and spoon...

just think what other cool stuff I could put in there...

they retailed for $36 each...

I got them for less than half of that for both of them...

thanks to eagle eye Rebecca...

mailed my camera in yesterday afternoon...

confused on which one to get now...

the more I look the more there are...

before I buy anything over $50...

I have to research it completely...

it took me 3 months to pick out my vacuum...

7 months to decide on a printer...

I'll probably have my Canon back before I decide...

but that won't stop me from blogging...

I can find things to post...

and Tia is here every other day with her camera...

been crafting this morning...

you have inspired me to glue and stick and put things together...

wish I could show you...

but I can't...

well, the glue stick only took me so far...

so I'm off to hot glue now...

more later...

Number one best selling book of all time...

Did you know that the Bible is the best seller of all time?..

it's true...

how many of you run out to buy the next best christian books for guidance?..

well, I have a point to make today...

I have a couple of friend's who are always looking in books to find their way...

or they are listening to others to lead them...

they read a lot of the best sellers out there...

and have all the newest CDs...

but did you know...

that God wrote the Bible for you?...

to guide you...

to enrich you...

to feed you...

and did you also know that 10 people can read the same passage and each come away with a different view...

and that none of them are wrong...

that the Bible is written in such a way, that it can pertain to us each individually...

I know some will say, well I just can't understand it...

well, then you aren't supposed to...

not at this time...

there have been passages that I have read for years before God finally revealed it to me...

I wasn't supposed to know about it before...

He will give you daily what you need for that day...

no more and no less...

now back to the other best sellers...

these are books written by people who have read the Bible and then wrote down what God was telling them that day...

it was right for them...

maybe not for you...

the only translation of God's word that you need is His...

trust Him in that...

and there are books out there that are great reads...

the ones that hold testimonies...

like Chicken Soup for the Soul books...

so go back to the basics and crack open the original...

and watch out for blessings...

and lighted pathways...

and love...

and don't forget to pray for understanding and His message to you before you start...

my parents taught me all of that...