in a world that's constantly decaying...

 

you are the salt...

be well, be blessed!

He's not an option...

hope you are having a good Labor Day...

very quiet here...

today is my mom's birthday...

she would have been 91 today....

I've been missing her for 31 years now...

but I know Jesus has her...

and she is safe and happy...

right where she is...

and I am at peace with that...

be blessed!

 

the only way...

 

it will be...

 

it will be worth every tear, hardship, loss, crisis, disappointment, pain, struggle...

one look at His face will erase a lifetime of all those things...

keep your eyes on Him...

don't forget the goal...

be blessed and follow Him...

fibro friday...

 

this is so true...

you will never ever see us on the bad days...

you only see us when we are able to handle life again...

and just because we don't look sick today, doesn't mean the rest of the week or even month had any good days in it...

we stay home more than we go...

we have to not only have the energy to leave the house...

but we must have the energy to get back home...

be strong and battle on!

just whisper his name...

 

made this in 2014...

seems long ago now...

but the words still hold true...

be well, be blessed!

maybe...

 

just think about that for a moment...

tried by fire...

the hotter the fire...

the stronger the steel...

maybe you will need to be strong...

for what God has in store for you...

you are blessed!

morning...

 

remember who you are in Christ...

God will keep you safe...

just believe...

be blessed...

because you are...

 

God made you wonderfully...

truth...

be blessed...

praying for you...

 

is there joy...

 

in your salvation?

if you do not have joy...

then hit your knees and don't come up until you find it...

there is Joy in being a child of the KING!

fibro friday...

 

this hits home...

He is the only way to get through extreme pain...

changes you never thought would happen...

losses you could never imagine...

when everyone else walks away...

He slips in...

you might only be able to crawl through today...

but remember, you are crawling on holy ground...

be well, be blessed...

the heart...

 

it is here...

it's where we have conversations...

it's where I read my bible and pray...

it's where friends sit when they come over...

it is the gathering place all day long...

and well into the night...

and when we can't sleep...

it's where you go...

is it that way in your house?

while we were still sinners...

 

No one else will ever do you what God did for you...

what he continues to do for you...

over and over again...

from the time you were born...

until the time you leave this earth...

you belong to Him...

be blessed...

do y'all have this popping up on your facebook page???

 

I just started getting these things...

these crazy things...

(I bought the clock, by the way)

that pop up out of nowhere...

while I am minding my own business...

I don't even have an Amazon account...

nor do I shop there...

(my son had to order the clock for me)

I don't know how they found me...

but I don't think this relationship will end well...

I did find out that you never, ever click on the pretty pictures...

because that's a whole nother place I should not be allowed to go alone...

did I spend the money I had put back for BenGay this month???

...

...

maybe...

 

have a great week...

 

another year older...

 

hope you have had a great weekend...

been busy here...

trying to get caught up on things...

still in a heat wave, so using inside time for cleaning and sorting and tossing...

yesterday, our sweet baby neighbor turned one year old...

she was almost my birthday twin...

and as of today...

I am now 63...

I have no idea how that happpened, but it did...

and I have been going over fb at the photos that other classmates have posted of our 45th high school class reunion that was last night...

we have cooler days coming Wednesday...

so purging until that happens...

DH has a list of things to get caught up on outside...

be blessed!

love is the answer...

He's got this!

hang on...

be blessed...

 

good morning...

 

you have to just trust Him...

there is peace in that...

do something great...

 

morning...

 

happy day...

 

oh, and life has so many storms...

God has been so good to my family...

over and over again, He shows His love for us...

our car needed replaced...

it was a Mercury Mylan...

beautiful car, heated seats, sun roof...

loved it...

but its been rusting out so bad...

to the point of being dangerous to put on the road...

so I have been praying for a replacement...

God has picked our vehicles out for us for the last 30 years or better...

we need something reliable, safe and that it would last us the rest of our driving lives...

and if wasn't too much to ask, could it be a Ford Caravan?

without us going into debt...

for God, it wasn't a big list...

and we now have a Ford Caravan again...

this is #3 for us...

its a 2015, $5,800 is what he was asking...

DH offered $5,500 and the Mylan...

done deal...

these vans are going for twice that much...

needed no loan for it...

and its sitting in the driveway now...

and for the first time in our lives, we have a back up camera and stow and go seats...

DH loves it!  

I love it...

I can get in a van better than I can get in a car...

and I have more trouble getting out of a car...

I can slide off the seat in the van to get out...

it checks off all the needs and wants...

and we will drive it until we can't drive no more or we run the wheels off of it...

super clean inside...

and it only has 98,000 miles on it...

we can get 250,000 out of one without any trouble...

so there you go...

our miracle this week...

God is good!!!

trust Him!

He can find a way!

blessings!

fibro friday 4

for those of you who do this...

every single day...

you are a warrior!

blessings!

 

he's home...

 

hey...

 

Craig will be home this evening...

flying most of the day to get back here...

got some catching up to do, so may be MIA for a day or two...

be blessed...

good afternoon...

 

have a great week!

 

2 more days and our boy will fly home...

that sure went fast!

be happy!!!

what we throw out there...

rubs off...

have good days!

 

happy sabbath...

 

life isn't always easy...

and we tend to overcomplicate things...

but sometimes...

it's looking at the simplest little details...

that we find true meaning to life...

if you spend all your time thinking about what you can't do and what you don't have...

you might overlook what you can do and what you do have...

those things which you can hold in your heart...

are more valuable than the things you can hold in your hand...

have a blessed sabbath...

fibro friday...

 

lol, this is so true...

when they rule out everything else...

this is what they give you...

pain meds don't work on fibro pain...

morphine doesn't even touch it...

for me, its...

heat...

massage...

acupressure...

and muscle relaxers as a last resort...

because they make me sleepy...

and energy is hard to come by anyway...

so I tough it out...

99% of the time...

fibro people are not lazy...

we are not faking it...

we are some of the toughest people you will ever meet in your life...

not because we choose to be...

it's because we have no other choice...

fibro is something you cannot fight...

because this stuff will fight back harder and knock you on your tail every single time...

we have to learn to live with it...

to live around it...

and to never tick it off...

(which we do)

(all the time)

because life doesn't stop and wait on us to catch up...

and we get left behind a lot...

by our friends...

our family...

God bless all of you with fibro or any other disease that gets the best of you...

and God bless those special people who step up and take care of us when we cannot do it for ourselves...

because if we had a choice...

we would be running marathons!

this month is almost over...

we finally have a cold front moving through here...

yesterday and all the days before have been around 105 heat index...

we have days like this but not this many in a row without a break...

highs in the 70s today...

will have 50s nights for a bit...

just enough to get things outside caught up again...

Craig has another week left in Canada before he flies home...

he picked a good time to be gone...

been cleaning a purging inside this week...

letting go of a lot of stuff...

too much upkeep for us anymore...

;)

hope your week is going well...

and that God is blessing you...

be well, be blessed!

 

it's me again...

 

be thankful...

 

no matter what is going on...

thank God...

somethings in life are lessons...

lessons we need to learn...

even when some days are harder than others...

tell him thank you...

thank you for not giving up on me...

thank you for loving me with all my flaws...

thank you for taking the time to make be better than what I have been...

be well, be blessed...

just take a look around you today...

 

look for your blessings!!!

you will see what you look for...

if all you think about is the nasty...

that's what you will see...

the good stuff is there, too...

let the nasty fade away in the background...

and let the good things God has for you outshine it all...

be blessed!!!

happy Sunday!

it sure does...

it makes an impossible day doable...

it takes away pain, heartache...

it calms the soul...

knowing that there is a mighty God watching over us...

sending what we need...

knowing what tomorrow holds...

there is a peace in that...

yeah, He loves us...

never forget!

be blessed!

 

happy sabbath...

 

He's got your back!

He loves you!

If you are overwhelmed today...

then stop trying to do His job...

let Him handle it...

be well, be blessed!

ps...

this is post # 5,000 for me...

fibro friday 3

this is so true for me...

this summer has been hard...

but this last week when the heat index has been up to 109...

I cannot go outside...

humidity doesn't help either...

when I have a really bad day...

to unlock the muscle spasms...

I take a really hot shower...

like with no cold water on at all...

it makes my back, neck and shoulders feel so much better...

but it will take all of my energy to do so...

that's when DH comes to my rescue...

like he always does...

I can't dry myself, dress myself and sometimes, I can't comb my own hair...

so if you know someone who has fibro...

help when you can...

just opening a door is major help...

its energy we can use on something else...

don't park in our handicapped spaces if you don't have a handicapped plate or a placard...

we need those steps...

steps to get to the bathroom...

fix a meal...

answer the door...

we only have so many steps a day...

at any given time...

when they are gone...

we cannot move...

it takes time to recharge...

if you are thinking about getting plates or a placard...

my advice is go with the placard...

it hangs from your review mirror...

and it goes with you...

in any vehicle...

so you can ride with someone else...

and you are good to go...

we have multiple cars...

so it made sense for me...

wish I has gotten it much sooner...

it would have opened so many more doors for me...

so if you're thinking about it- don't wait...

do it...

have good days...

be blessed...

 

we all have a message...

 

and we all need to share it with others...

you never know who needs to hear your words...

your struggles...

your victories...

they need to hear about the love of God...

and all his blessings just waiting for them...

they need to hear how a father gave up his only Son in a world who turned their backs on Him...

so that everyone has the chance to see Heaven as their home in the next life...

there is much to do, so much to share...

help someone find their way...

shine!!!

sometimes...

 

peace...

 

good morning...

no complaints here...

some days are harder than others...

but you have to learn to lean on Him...

even on the good days...

so when the bad days happen...

you are already where you need to be...

be well, be blessed!

keep prayed up!

 

wishes for you...

hope your day is such a blessing for you...

and that God is showing you new things...

blessing you with something special...

and that peace comes easily today...

hugs...

 

fibro friday 2...

fibro people are just super sensitive to EVERYTHING!

on a bad flare day, it's a challenge...

when it's really bad, you have to get quiet...

noise hurts...

you have to get somewhere dark...

light hurts...

you cannot have candles burning or even laundry...

because the smell hurts...

clothes have to be soft...

really, really soft...

or they hurt...

we have to be careful what we eat, drink, take for symptoms...

pain meds do not work on fibro...

muscle relaxers help more for me...

but they make me sleep all the time...

so I avoid them...

when I do take them, it's only half a dose...

I have room darkening shades in the bedroom...

big fluffy pillow...

soft, soft sheets and blankets...

it's my safe place when moments are bad...

weather changes, heat and cold are not my friend...

my body is not my friend...

some days are better than others...

but it never, ever goes away...

and we know we cannot complain about it...

no one wants to hear the truth...

so when you ask me how I am...

I simply reply...

I'm fine, how are you?

be well, be blessed...

and if you have fibro...

hang in there...

you got this...

keep praying...

keep moving...

and when you need to...

find your safe place until the major storm passes...