Looking Towards Spring in Sharing 519

[The Purple Fuzzy]

My BIL and SIL came by today and we had lunch together. We went out and I didn't even have to cook.

[Nelle]

That's always a good day!

@Work.  Have another derm appointment today since my skin isn't getting better. Really hoping she will miraculously suggest injections. I'd like to get this episode behind me asap.

[Nelle]

Started steroids yesterday. I've been joking that I'm gonna be a muscled up. LOL.. This was the logical next step since when I went in January, I was sick and steroids weren't an option due to that. This course has worked in the past, so I'm praying it works again!

Jeremy's back surgery is in just two weeks from yesterday. Our lives will change drastically for a bit. Still would also appreciate prayer for our relationship. Planning on some conversations in the next couple of weeks that are super important and will help decide our future. Need him to get through surgery first tho.

[MsJennJenn]

Oh goodness Nelle - good luck with that. Men are the biggest of babies when they don't feel well LOL.

My hubbs was in hospital last week Wed-Fri. Having pain in his abdomen. They didn't really finding anything. They did discover he has EOE (Eosinophilic Esophagitis) but he's already not caring about taking that medication nor doing the follow up visits.    men

He's also having eye pain in his dead eye because he has eye drops he's supposed to be doing in BOTH eyes that he's not had since about November.

Anyways -sorry I've been MIA lol.

[mini]

Good morning all!

Nelle, if I remember correctly, I will be in your old stomping grounds this weekend. Jonesboro?  We got roped into helping at a quiz tournament.

[Nelle]

oh goodness MJJ... He's gotta get to be a better medicine taker! lol.

Mine has finally started consistently taking his medications thankfully. It wasn't on my behalf tho.. I guess one of his doctors finally got through to him.


mini - Pentecostals of Jonesboro? That's my home church. My parents still go there. how fun! Lots of restaurants around for sure!

[mini]

Nelle, thats the one!  We will be over there on Saturday.

[Roscoe]

Hi. Running in and checking in quickly. Been a lengthy week. Having some trouble with my hip. Related to my weight no doubt. Ready for a vacation

[Lynx]

Dad's in the hospital. Lost his other foot.

Personally I am relieved. That remaining foot has been dragging him down ever since he got home last october. He has been worrying himself half to death over it, and the way it started looking it has to have been a source of infection for multiple months now.

So now he can get a double prosthesis and get on with his life.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Oh, that's so hard. Hopefully things will improve.

My sister texted and said mama is acting weird this morning. Please pray for her mind.

[MsJennJenn]

Aging really stinks. 
And watching your parents do it stinks even more.

[Lynx]

 Yah!

This foot-ectomy is hurting dad a LOT more than the other one, and the pain pill ain't cutting it. Never seen him desperate enough to take morphine before. Never heard him groaning in pain like that before.

Some parts of life need a fast forward button.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

* The Purple Fuzzy *hugs* Isaac

[Roscoe]

Man Isaac I'm sorry yall are going through this. Praying for you.
Had service last night with an old friend that circumstances had caused us to drift apart. I felt led to ask him to come and preach for us and last night was the night. I lost count around 50- my assistant pastor said we had 60 ish there. And oh my what a service. Result- one of ours that's been seeking the Holy Ghost got it and there were several renewings. Good fellowship afterwards too

[Backseat Radio]

Feeling miserable.  Sinus allergy symptoms plus a fever and chills.

 

[Nelle]

Sounds flu-ish. Hope you feel better soon! Sickly is no fun.

Not a super productive week at home for Jeremy's week away due to storms and exhaustion from the weekend/storms. BUT - there's still tomorrow night and Saturday, so there's hope, haha. I want to get at least ONE room 100% cleaned and organized. That's my goal.

I did manage to get some work here at my job done that had been weighing on me for a while, so I'm happy about that!

SUCH a beautiful day today.

[Roscoe]

Wore out.
That describes me. I will say after a friend prayed for me to get rest Wednesday night, I've gotten some of the best sleep ever. So much that I overslept for work TWO DAYS IN A ROW.
I texted my friend and asked him to dial down the prayer a bit- AFTER he prayed the same type of prayer over my bank account. Hey, if he's got God's ear, I want every bucket, pan and bowl full.
Still totally mentally tired though. Seeing some people I love making bad decisions I am unable to stop and it hurts.

[Lynx]

Believe in the power of prayer. One time a friend of mine who was a car dealer... Yeah, a Christian car dealer, and he still made a profit somehow... Had a low business season. His wife started praying for more business. After a couple weeks he said, "Mary quit praying!"

[Roscoe]

 
My weekend is over. So not wanting to return to the grind tomorrow....

[The Purple Fuzzy]

So thankful. My kids had new flooring done in my bathroom today for Mother's Day/birthday. It's been needing it since we took out the tub and put in a walk in shower.
Chel and a handyman friend plus her oldest boy came. It was a longer process than we expected and took all day but, it's done! 

[MsJennJenn]

I had a supervisor once who was sooooooooo stressful. Like I was even getting physically ill. I prayed God either she goes or I do. I can't take it anymore. Got to work the following week and found out she was leaving!! 

Gotta get thru today and tomorrow then I'm headed your way bobby to see my fam bam for Mother's Day.

[Lynx]

Dad is supposed to get out of the hospital today, going to rehab. They already have his first artificial foot made. The second will probably take as long as the first one did, mostly for his other leg to heal up enough for fitting.

Aside from that, life as usual. Went to w*rk, came home. Probably going to church tonight. I wonder if they still remember me there. With dad's hospital stuff it has been 2 weeks since I've been to church.

I heard a rumor that the sound was terrible last sunday. Nobody could hear anything. Maybe they miss me at church...

[The Purple Fuzzy]

My mom was back in the hospital. She fell this time and busted her forehead. They kept her a couple days cause her potassium was low. I took her home yesterday evening. But I'm very thankful because she was in her right mind. I've been praying for her brain. So Thankful she was coherent.

[Roscoe]

Well, Jenn, too bad you don't range a bit further and come visit those of us in the middle of the state...

Another day down. Taught last night, numbers down a bit because of sickness. Got encouraged when a visitor told me they had came because Sunday night's message had reduced them to tears. I was scratching my head because I KNEW she hadn't been there, and also because I not only feared I wasn't in the game Sunday night I wasn't sure I was in the same state as the ballfield. Just a sermon that despite knowing it was from Him and it was His will that felt blah...
She had tried to come, had car trouble and would up watching online. She said she had cried from beginning to end, would be there on Wed and sunday nights now, and then asked my assistant pastor's wife with whom she is friends about the Holy Ghost and a potential bible study. Made me happy.
 Now- ready to get through tomorrow and be at the weekend...

[Roscoe]

Shew Lord. In pain tonight. I decided that the crepe myrtle tree- not bush- that has lived at the west end of our house for 30 years had to go. Mainly because the old lady we bout the house from had planted a wisteria vine behind it... the vine had used the crepe myrtle as a ladder and the vines were nearly as big around as the tree branches and had turned the entire west end of my house into a jungle.  I figured two hours to cut, an hour to haul off. Piece of cake. Wrong.
Wound up being all day. The vine had tried to wrap around a highline wire, and I had to get a chain and pull pieces free one section at a time with the tractor.
 I got it all on the ground and the majority hauled to the burn pile. Then I got called because a minister friend had dehydrated and been rushed to the hospital- that took a couple three hours.  Came home and ate, showered and realized that my newly repaired shoulder was sore and my right hip is throbbing. I took 3 ibuprofen and I was relaxing- but just got a call from new members who are Lou's niece and her husband and they are on the way out...so I guess I'm getting dressed and going to be host....