Wuv... twue wuv

This story encouraged me. :-)


http://plantingofthelord.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-love-story.html

I need to stretch!

Hannah, Ellie and I were listening to a live recording of a male tenor last night. He was going along like normal... when, suddenly, he hit a some extremely high notes. As the crowd went wild, I sat up in bed.

"It's not fair that a guy can hit those notes!" I said, "I'm a girl and I can't go up that high."

Ellie looked up from her book, "Yeah, well. Maybe being 6'4 helps."

Maybe I was tired, but I couldn't stop laughing over that one. ;-)

And Life Goes On...

The treatments went well yesterday. My dr. said my body/system responded well to it. That is good news.

She still wants us to go to WA to get treatment from the doctor there. Right now, I think it will happen. Hopefully that will kick it.

And at this moment, I am feeling good! I am blessed. :-)

Treatments

Today I am going to my Dr. to have a major treatment done. Prayers for strength and wisdom are greatly appreciated.

If this doesn't work, we're off to Washington to see another Dr. Or at least that's the plan.

And The Word Came With Power

I just read a book called "And The Word Came With Power"... it chronicles the story of missionary Joanne Shetler who went to the Phillipines to translate the Bible into the native language. I like this book. The gospel message is clear and you can feel the love Joanne had for the people she ministered to there.

There were a lot of good quotes in it, but this one jumped right out and grabbed me:

"You can't teach people something if they steadfastly refuse to ask questions. That's just a courteous way of rejecting God."

Thoughts?

Ruth

My sister Ruth is three years old. I might be a little biased, but I think she's the cutest, sweetest little gal that I have ever met. She has such a tender heart.

When I'm in bed, she'll often sit beside me and hold my hand. And the other day, she leaned over, said, "I love you." Then she kissed my face and said, "You're my sweetheart."

My heart just melted into a big old puddle.

She is not only sweet, she's funny.

Today, Hannah bought her a 'princess dress' at the second-hand store. Ruth came running into my room to show me... "Look, Nomie! Look!" When I had duly admired it, she exclaimed, "I'm going to wear it to my wedding!"

This afternoon, I also found her running circles around my rocking horse. She stopped when she saw me, and said breathlessly, "You know why ::pant, pant:: I'm doing this ::gasp::?"

"No," I said, wonderingly.

"::gasp:: I'm getting ::pant:: exercises!"

Last night, on their way home from church she informed everyone that when she gets to be "Nomie's age" she's going to take vitamin E pills.

Coughing...

My dr. tells me that it is important for me to cough up what is in my lungs. I hadn't been coughing at all, but last night I had a rough time. I kept waking up not breathing and coughing... and this morning, I have had spells of coughing. I think it is good... but so far, nothing is breaking loose and coming up.

If you feel led to do so, could please pray specifically for this to happen?

Thanks. :-)

the search continues

The land search was quick this time... My Dad and brother came back home yesterday. In Maple Creek, it was blizzarding and the wind was howling; typical Saskatchewan winter weather. :-P


Jesse said that at one point, they could feel the back of the truck jerk towards the edge of the road.... which just happened to be a steep embankment. He said that it was only because they were in the front of the truck that it didn't go over. Of course, Martha then informed him it was lucky he's so fat. Sibling love is the greatest. hehe.

When they arrived in Saskatchewan, Dad realized all the pictures he had seen on the internet of that area been taken at the park. Said park has trees and generally looked inviting. Needless to say, this trip was unprofitable, so once again, we're out of options. It will be interesting to see what God will bring into our lives. He's always taken care of us before, so I'm not real worried. One nice thing about this excursion was that they were able to stay with some friends in Medicine Hat, Alberta. It is good to be in contact with them again!

When Dad and Jess went through the US border on their way back home, Dad accidentally (he realized afterwards) told the border guard that they had just been visiting friends in Medicine Hat, British Columbia. The funniest part about that mistake was that the border guard didn't even blink. LOL!

I'm not feeling as good as yesterday but definitely better than earlier this week. I always seem to forget how good it is to feel good... but right now, I'm reveling in it. ;-)

energy!!!

Yep. That's what I woke up to this morning. More energy than I've had all week.

PTL! and thank you so much for all of your prayers! :-)

Sibling humor

I love it when my siblings make me laugh.

Today, Martha (12) was telling Ellie (18) about a book she had just finished reading.

"The girl thought the worst mistake she could make was by kissing someone she wasn't married to." Martha said.

Ellie replied solemnly, "It is."

LOL!

Last night, Zeke (9) came running downstairs and burst into my bedroom. "Nomie! Are you dead yet??!!!"

Uriah

Uriah

health update

This morning, I talked to my Dr. She said that I have two different types of pneumonia and something else... in short, I have contracted a superbug. We're going to continue fighting it naturally.

The pain is less today. For that I am thankful!! I do feel very tired and am resting a lot in bed.

After talking with my dr., I was feeling very emotional and started asking God, "why me?" (feeling sorry for myself! :-)) His answer was, "I love you." I can't explain it, but that was enough. I am at peace with what is happening and what may happen.

If you feel led to do so, please pray that I'll remain cheerful and be a blessing to my family and anyone with whom I am in contact with. And that I'll remember God's answer. :-)

God bless you, my friends! Thank you. ::hugs::

Innocence

Uriah (5) was conversing with our pastor's 3 month old daughter last night.

He said, "That dress is pretty, baby."

Oh yeah.

Search for Land

That sounds so like Christopher Columbus, doesn't it? We're not that adventurous. At least... I hope not. LOL!

For awhile there, it appeared that the door to Canada had been shut. But now, my dad is talking about going up to Saskatchewan and looking for land. It's been a long 10 (almost 11) months that we've been here... renting in a subdivision. It's been good. It's been a wonderful thing to go to church again and make new friends. To see a different culture.

But we're just not cut out to live in town. And it's hard to reconcile yourself to 1o acres when you used to have 480. So, perhaps this time, we'll find something with our name written on it.

An update on myself... my health has had good days and bad days. Today is a good day and I am feeling very happy and rested. Thanks to all for your prayers on my behalf! ::hugs::

Thank you!

Thanks all for the comments/feedback on the last post. I appreciate it!

This morning I woke up feeling better than I have in awhile. I practiced the piano for almost an hour, then worked on our 2008 dvd. Around 3 pm, I was tired and my lungs were sore. But it was so nice to feel that improvement in the morning. Thank you so much for your prayers. They mean a lot to me.

I am posting a video that I made the other day of Lydia and Jesse when they had their little accident in the Frisbee game. I hope you enjoy it... we love it, but that's us. ;-)