KATHY ~ am sending up prayers for you and your DH during this time -- you have made the right decision for you and your family, and Ryan. I am sure that you have been a great blessing to Ryan; and GOD will bless you for all of the good that you have done for him, and the other boys too! Laurie has good ideas there ... how about some of those Protein bars for a snack. I am definitely going to try some.

LAURIE ~ that recipe sounds great; and that is an awesome pic of a beautiful deer ... thanks for sharing both of them with us all here.

HI BOOTSIE ~ you have been a busy bunny again today. I have heard of people planting winter crops, esp when you live in the far south like you do, as your season is much longer than in the northern areas. Is David your son or your DH? Will gladly send up some prayers for him for you ...

Well, our morning was nice and cool with lots of , so we packed up a quick picnic lunch (made mini-subs with whole wheat hot dog buns and they were yummy), and headed out to our lot. I bought a new retractable leash for NIKO and decided to try it out bright and early; but I decided to go in a different direction this time for a change of scenery. I have to say that I did pretty good; still had to stop about six times, but I made it back without collapsing on the ground. Didn't have to send out for a rescue unit or anything like that! So ... Kudos 2 me!

DH did fantasically; really got into a groove today and finished off all the crossbraces. He said he was determined to get those done today, and pushed himself a bit longer, even though it was getting really hot out there (about 90F and probably higher with the humidity factor, but it didn't feel too bad; just really HOT!!!).

It's supposed to be really hot for the remainder of the week; so we will likely be staying home or near some place that has air conditioning. We are wiped out tonight so it's time to go have my tea and put my tired legs up for a rest. Take good care folks, and hope you all have A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY TOMORROW!!! ROSEBUD

HI to all our MIA's out there -- ^PRAYERS^ continue for you and yours ...

Hi Gals ~

I promise to catch up soon...I am reading daily and praying for all concerns.

Thank you all for your words of encouragement. It gave me the strength I needed for this time. Ryan now knows that he is moving and seems to have accepted it. He knows that he is still welcome to come and spend time with our boys. We are excited about this change in our lives and know that we have made the right decision.

I'm going to get myself back on track food wise. I haven't eaten a lot of food, just not the right foods.

I'm tired and need to get to bed. Have a good Thursday.

Kathy

Hi all - a quick flyby tonight. Today is DH's b-day. We went to a favorite restaurant for dessert and beverages (free raspberry cheesecake which we split) and then had a fire on the patio.

I did get in 4 miles of walking today, but work has been so crazy that I haven't done much else, exercisewise.

Hope you are having a great week!

Prayers continuing for all!

Laurie

HI EVERYONE ~ Well, it was very hot and humid here today; just yucky weather all round, so I stayed home today and worked on some things here. DH went blueberry picking with his sister; and brought home a half a basket or 10 cups went I put them up in containers for the freezer. Nice to have those on cereal or in muffins: which DH really loves.

Our NIKO is seeing himself as a reflection in the front door and keeps growling and barking at it and scaring the heck out of me while I am trying to type, so I may have to close it. I was leaving it open to let some cooler air come through here as it is really hot indoors, and cool outside. WE sat outside for an hour or so this evening to cool off.

We had a late dinner tonight becuz of the heat and tried something new that I picked up recently: chicken burgers and we loved them. We bought the Maple Lodge Chicken burgers and they are big; they don't shrink like beef burgers do, and there wasn't one bit of fat left in the skillet when we were done cooking them. So, we are converts; but we will have our beloved beef burgers now & then becuz we still love them too. We were surprised how good these are and I can see all kinds of possibilities for them; grill one up and have it with salad for lunch, for instance. They are half the calories, and very, very filling.

DH wants to go get a few more berries tomorrow AM; and take a small cooler with ice and water and lite snacks. One more basket would probably last us for quite a while, I suspect. We may go really early in the AM, just to get out; hmmm ... maybe even go swimming if we find a spot.

Well, it's time for tea. Hope that you all have A THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE THURSDAY TOMORROW!!! ROSEBUD ^PRAYERS^ continue for you and yours ...

Hi Rosebud and all. David is my husband who I just love and adore but he is way well built and I just wish I could talk him into losing weight and getting healthy with me. I got some advice from a good friend today and plan to take it. I plan on not saying a thing to him because I don't want to hurt his feelings , that would just break my heart. But to work on myself and pray for him, and then he may see how good I am doing and he will want to become healthy.That motivates me to work even harder for him! I sure hope it works!

Good morning!

After a couple of really hot days I have woken up to rain. It's not supposed to last too long. We have had a very cool summer so the heat was nice for a bit!

I've had a good week so far. I've had a bit of exercise. DH has been building a fence in the backyard and I've been helping him by staining it. Lots of work! It's going to look so nice once its all finished.

I've also been doing well in my eating - lots of in season fruits and veggies.

Kathy: That's a big decision that you have made. It must have been hard for you. But, your family is ultimately the most important thing and you won't regret it.

Rosebud: I have been putting away a lot of berries in the past few days. The blueberries are really nice right now. My neighbour gave me some raspberries - too many to eat right away so I froze some for winter. Also got lost of rhubarb and froze that too.

Sounds like you're keeping yourself busy!

Chubbs: My prayers go out for you. I can't even imagine what you're going through right now. HUGS!

It's time to get ready for work again. Everyone have a good day!

Hi: I just recently joined this site and found your Christian Encouragers...Sounds just right for me. I am trying to lose weight....I have been on prednisone for over a year (yikes) and am now trying to lower the dosage. I have taken it for a condition that I have (temporal arteritis). I have most of the bad side effects of prednisone, and hopefully, I will be able to get off this drug.

I want to encourage others that faith will never fail you. We lost our daughter 15 years ago, and word cannot describe the agony we went through. I did not think I could go on. God has given me such strength and shown me such remarkable things. I know I can trust Him. So many life lessons and so little time. LOL I hope to be an encouragement to others as so many have also ministered to me. We are not alone, praise God. I look forward to reading posts from fellow Christians.

hopeandfaith, Welcome! You will find this a great place for encouragement.There is also a thread called Prayer Warriors for those of us needing prayer for ourselves or others.

Hi all, I had a long post typed, and my computer overheated - kinda reflects my day. Crazy busy and HOT!

Prayers continuing for all!

Blessings!

Laurie

It's crazy HOT here today; over 104F and stifling! We did get some more blueberries this AM; another 4 liters, so now I am wiped out. Gotta go put my legs up and rest them again; I'm too old for doing these things!

Will sure be using that air conditioner tonight! Hope you all have A FABULOUS FRIDAY tomorrow!!! ROSEBUD


^PRAYERS^ continue for you and yours ...

HI GALS ~

I will catch up this week-end I promise.

I have been real busy at work with OT. The computer is fixed after the melt-down last week-end. Angie saved us $$$

She is off at her second class of knitting tonight. She has been busy with yoga at churcha nd is also now teaching it as a sub at the hospital. She will head back to school soon so she will really be busy!

We saw our daughter in law on TV the other night It was a commercial for Direct TV with Peyton Manning. About 1/2 through he says something about high def and the cheerleaders pass by...my dil is the second one...I think...we didn't tape it, didn't know it was on but we rewound it...anyway there is a real good face shot of her (pretty brunette) and another "cheering" but you don't see her face.

I have been reading the posts and all are in my prayers!

Be back soon!

Rosebud you must have a lot of Blueberries! So glad your computer is better Gary , they get sick too. I bought a program called System Mechanic that helped mine get to feeling better. Wilma wish i could watch it rain like that here. It rained all around us again yesterday and today, I raced outside and got wild and planted some bush beans ,hearing the thunder and seeing the clouds and poof it parted and went to the west it went to the east , it went to the south, what is with this! I can watch it rain but I would love to watch it hit the dirt here on our land and at Mr. Lathams ranch!

Hopeandfaith! Love your name, I think you will like it here. I would name them all off but afraid I would miss one not meaning too , they are all just wonderful! Hopeandfaith you are already an encouragement to me. Faith will never fail me, thanks I really needed to hear those words.

I especially love the new weight loss Bible Study that Kelli is doing . i was wondering today why there was not one on here and poof there it is! It is even great to do even if you don't have weight issue, brings me so much closer to Jesus, but I do have a weight issue!

Hi, everyone! Such a busy week, but seem to be accomplishing nothing. Trying to get ready as school at the public school starts Monday and have to get some of the paperwork in. Not going to start the homeschooling stuff until after Labor Day, because that's just how we have always done it, but football's in full swing and there's just a lot to do.

I have a question that I haven't been able to find an answer for and I'm hoping you all can help. After DH's dad died on the 1st, we started receiving cards, some having checks made out to us. DH's sister also received cards and some were left at the funeral. The cards sent directly to us had specified to use the money for whatever charity FIL would have preferred, but DH's sister is insisting that all money be turned over to her as executor so she can pay for funeral expenses (she had told us there was enough money in FIL's account to pay for it, but then she kept adding to the funeral and took money out of the account to pay for it, as well as for a dinner for her family after the funeral). Now, we know that people gave money assuming that we would handle it responsibly and we feel we should go ahead with the plan to donate it to a charity. But, just wonder if anyone knows if we HAVE to turn it over to DH's sister since she's executor? This is not the only issue we've had with her, but we're just trying to get some distance and get back to real life right now. She needs God and maybe a 12-step program, too!

Anyway, it's been hot here-hottest spell this summer-gotta figure the heat would come when football starts-lol! My dad's tests have come back with the possibility that his cancer has spread, so more tests coming next week.

You've all been in my prayers and I've been reading all posts-just didn't have the time or energy to reply-sorry.....Hope you all have a great day!

Ronni wish I could help but I am like you I don't know. How about seeing what expenses need to still be paid and also account of proof the money is going there, she should have receipts since she is the executor right? That is just my opinion though don't really know. Will be praying for you and her.