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I was so far behind, between vacation and getting caught up on all the reading. But I am backnow. I had an awesome vacation. I got back on 9/2 but had to work really early until late most of the week, and this was my first day free. I applied for a new position at work today and hope that works out. I would be working just days 8-4 and have all holidays and weekends off and get a two grade upgrade, so more money, better hours, and less responsibility, I am hoping it works out won't know till aftrer 9/17.
Welcome to all the new encouragers. (Not so new anymore)
Gary - your nephew will do great with you as his mentor. He has had it pretty rough. Gee that fettichine sounds wonderfull. Sami sorry to hearr about your church hope that all works out. Amanda your dinner sounds yummy two, love red wine. Mitchy sorry your date didn't work out, the right guy will come along. Mrs. Hummer- angel-lover hope your both soon feeling better.
Sunny love the pics of your babies. Sorry this is so short it took me two hours to read all the posts, I have to work tom, days, but will be better, now I am back from vacation. Missed you all, and as always your in my prayers. God Bless!

http://ginascountryplace.com/fall02picgcp.gifWELCOME HOME, SUE ~ I am so glad to hear that you had such a great vacation! And that you just may have a better paying position :bravo: I will keep you in my prayers! Better hours, less stress --- wonderful! Keep us informed.

So sorry the posts are so long... I am afraid some of it's my fault... I tend to go on ~ allot! It's a wonder they haven't booted me outta here already :lol: I am so glad you enjoyed the pics too. I do love to take and share my pictures.

Well, I am going to call it a night. Keep us posted about the promo, okay. So good to have you back!

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Good night everyone... sleep well.

AMANDA ~ Your dinner sounded wonderful!!! I almost forgot to let you know. I was getting ready to sign off and noticed your post. Nigel did well! And you sounded very content, so nice to see. Have a great day tomorrow just in case I don't get a chance to post before I leave for the festival in the morning. I can't wait to go --- the weather is going to be just perfect and Joe & I have such a great time!

Till tomorrow evening,
Good night & think pleasant thoughts.

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Just a quick post...been a long day.

SunnyD...I wonder if you're as energetic in person as you are in the posts!:lol: I can't keep up with you!http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung...smiley-089.gif You're such an inspiration to me....thank you for being such a caring person, as well as talented! Congratulations on your weightloss!
My website isn't finished yet, due to the fact...I decided, while I was at it, I'd make a few changes. Yes, it was aggravating to get it in a mess, like I did. It was my own fault, though. I've had it for almost 2 yrs with no problems. It'll be a little while, but I'll let you know when it's ready....thanks for asking.

I would like to post to you all individually...but I'm so very tired. Stay that way a lot lately. Gotta go back to the dr Monday. Nurse called, & I have some kind of problem with the lab results from my last treatment. Maybe not anything to worry about. I'm not feeling as well as I usually do after a treatment though.

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Hello encouragers!

Yeaaaah, I lost 3lb this week! I know that I can contribute this loss to going to the gym - it has certainly payed off. I am really pleased and have now lost a total of 8lb in 5 weeks. This 3lb loss was also in the same week that I had my 'blip' and had those two pizza's, so I am doubly pleased as I was all set for a gain.
I am feeling really motivated and positive and now I have made the gym part of my regular routine, I feel sure that the weight will come off steadily.

Hello to doitforme - I don't believe we've met. I'm glad you enjoyed your holiday.

Angel-Lover - I am so sorry that you are feeling so ill at the moment. I hope that your doctor can find out the cause and sort it out soon. Try to stay positive (hard I know) and know that we are all here for you and praying that you feel better soon.

Sunny D- I hope you enjoy the festival and the lovely weather.

Anyway, I'm off to try my hand at card making!

Blessings to you all this weekend

Amanda xx

Hello!
Wow I love comming back and finding all these new Post! Sunny D I love it that you post so often after the wedding I will try to post a lot more often. (sometime it is hard because we only have one computer and all of us want to use it) Well things are really bad at the Church/school there is no Ins because they would not sell us flood Ins because we are not on a flood Plain. They may recover some from the Apt complex because it was thier pond that over flowed (this is the 2nd time this has happen in 8 yrs) my church address is.
Divine Savior Lutheran Church
7315 E. 75th Street
Indianapolis,IN 46256

Please do not feel that you have to send anything! But if you would like to even just send a note to say your praying for them here is the address. I know that prayer changes things because it has made a big diffrence in my life. Thanks for helping me make up my mind on what dress to wear I am so happy to say that the Lord has answered my prayers again! I found a beautiful dress (on ebay) and the color was burgandy/wine it goes so well with the wedding colors! The only thing I was worried about is that it was two sizes smaller than my other dresses. I got it on Thurs (it was funny because the woman I bought it from also works for Target) and it fits Great and looks Great! I got on the scale and I have lost another 3 lbs! And my mother in law is going to wear the pink dress I bought (my dd wouldn't let me wear it because she said it looked like a grandma dress) So my side of the family will all match color wise (the pictures should look good!)

Several have talked about thier family members who have drug addictions. I feel that this is what this group is for to share with each other and encourage each other though what God has helped us through. My Mom was an alcoholic she was a closet drinker so I didn't know what was wrong with her until I was about 18. My brother has drank heavy since the age of 16 (he is 41 now)and he in involved in drugs. He like the other brother talked about is one of the nicest people you would ever want to meet whe he is sober. He had a high paying job and was married with two kids and he has lost everything! His wife took him for everything (she does drugs and drinking and ran around on him) and he started drinking even more so he has lost even what little he was left with. He stays away from me he says it is because he doesn't want to bring the drama around my family I guess that is his way of showing his love for me. Please keep him in your prayers. The Lord could change him 16 yrs ago I told my Mom she was welcome to my house sober (she never drank and drove) but I would not bring my kids over anymore. I didn't want my kids to remember her like that. She got help at the salvation army and has been sober for 16yrs! She is such a blessing in my Life! I prayed for her everynight and the Lord answered my prayers. We are so close and she loves the Lord. Most of you know I also lost my sister she was hit by a drunk driver she also had been out drinking and my oldest brother took his life he was depressed over his life and his wife loved to play head games(my brothers married sisters and both have had thier lives destroyed) So please keep My brother Tim in your prayers. And I will pray for your love one's also. I know that the Lord was with me through all I have been through and he has blessed me with 6 wonderful children that I am very proud of and I want them to be proud of me so I try live my life by example.

Ez-You and your brother will be blessed for what you are doing for the kids. My Dad use to take in this kid who was an only child and parents divorced and spent too much time at home alone. He started comming and spending the weekends with us and all summer after my DD died his mom moved away and he was so angry so she sent him to his Dads. (His dad had nothing to do with him while we were taking him in for 10yrs) He turned out to be such a great kid he now works for the NC police dept. And he always tells me my Dad changed his life.

Sunny D-You just keep on posting! I love it! I get so much encouragement for this group and you are so uplifting to me!

Eisenj-The prayers are comming your friends way. My B-I-L was dating this girl who had just gotten out of jail and she had a friend who was staying with them and the police checked his house (he gave them permission) and they found a box with drugs in it so he is in big trouble for that. The box belonged to the girlfriends friend but was in his house. ( I guess the girlfriend and the friend were both in jail for drugs before so they were watching the house because of them) What they don't relize is thier actions hurt a lot of other people.

Angel lover-I am worried about that white count! You let me know what the Dr. says. My kids school also sent care pkgs to some of the troops. I will send your D-S-I-L a note and maybe after the wedding a nice care pkg. Let you DD know we are keeping her and the kids in our prayers.

Amandapanda-I am glad you are feeling better. Still praying for you.

Mitchypoo-How are you feeling? Maybe you need to go to the dr and get a good check up. I am worried about you because you have had some tough days were you feel really bad. How is your Mom doing and your Dad?

Sherry-I know what you mean about if you didn't have to get up you wouldn't I feel like that everyday! I am really worried about the short of breath thing you let me know what the Dr. says. I am sending up many prayers for you.

Wilma-I am glad your Vac went well. We missed you!

Well it has take over a hour to type this because the phone keeps ringing with people calling over the wedding. To all I didn't address I don't mean to leave you out your in my prayers!

Hello all my CE Friends!!!! :wave:

This thread is moving along so fast that it's hard for me to keep up. :sumo: You know I'm s-l-o-w!!! Anyway to clarify everything that's going on with me for the "newer" CEs, here goes:

I'm 42 years old and very overweight,:pig: (that's why I joined 3fc) and was told last year that I had to get my weight off or I would die. I have been trying to lose and have, but have had many obstacles in my way, and haven't lost near enough. I have been diagnosed with diastolic heart failure which is just a fancy term for my heart has trouble pumping efficiently enough to keep me functioning normal with my weight. When my heart gets behind on pumping the blood through the heart then I become swollen and very fatigued. Sometimes I have shortness of breath, and the only thing that works is lasix and rest.

I was a full time home health nurse, and I have gone part time and now only work Monday-Wednesday-Friday. I did that so I could rest every other day. But being a mother, wife, servant, friend, etc... I always manage to have something I have to do on those off days and I don't rest near enough. :tired: Well, that will have to change.

The Dr informed me Thursday that he believed that I would never be any better than I am right now. He believes now that even if I loose more weight that it's done damage to my heart. He said these episodes that I have where I absolutely can't function is my body shutting down my extremeties so that my main body can still function as best as it can. During these periods of time my oxygen level drops. When I lay down and rest I put on my oxygen and it revives me and helps my heart catch up with it's beating so that theres less blood pooling in my lungs, and lower extremeties. After consulting with two cardiologists he said there is nothing else they can do for me that they aren't already doing. I take meds and need to follow their advise and take my lasix and rest frequently. He told me that he was impressed that I've done as well as I have for so long, espeically to have so much wrong with me. But then, he also told me that I probably won't live long enough to see my little one (age 6) graduate. But, I'm going to continue to lose weight and try my very best to improve things and have faith that GOD WILL SEE ME THROUGH THIS!!!!

We visited around to several churches and have found one that we like a lot. :cp: It's a very small church but very nice folks, and the preacher and his wife are definitely filled with the holy spirit. It just radiates to everyone. My dh is going too and really enjoying it and I have now seen him reading his Bible several times since we started going which is so good!!! The don't have very many young ones but Kelli has a girl and a boy her age and Kaci does too. Kelli is not working right now but busy with the band and the flag corp. Kaci is now reading and the teacher says she is one of her best students. I wish I could say my kids were doing well because of me but I think it's more like inspite of me. :yes:

Maybe everyone will understand a little more about me now. There have been many questions. I will now try to address everyone individually.

Gary, I hope the previous posting helped answer some of your questions. I am taking little steps, and try to make as many forward as possible. (And not backwards!) :rolleyes:

I admire you and your wife taking care of your nephew so well. Hang in there! It's been a hard road for all of you. God is good. That scallop potatoes sounded good!!! But I love potatoes!! But they love me too, you should see my thighs!!! :lol:

Inflation is getting us all!!! We don't have to put up a fence, that's why we live out of town. We don't like to have close neighbors. HEhehe~

Hope your weekend is a good one. Getting ready for any 5K's or such? :jig:

Hey Michele!!! :wave:

I still enjoy getting your devotion every day!!! You are such a blessing to me. You have been so sweet over the months we have known each other. Thank you!!!

I'm like you, the life of a cat or dog . . . . . *dream* . . . . :genie: . . . but I like to be independent too much. To go when I want to go, to eat when I want to eat, to run the house. Did I say that??? :lol: Oh well, the truth comes out!!!

I hope you aren't still down about the guy thing. You know we all love you!!! These guys just haven't been lucky :lucky: enough. Mr Right will come along, when you least expect him. Hey, you may already know him. :yes: For some reason, maybe the timing just isn't right for him. Maybe he needs to dump his girlfriend, or have a better job, etc.. You just hang in there, my sweet friend!!!

Hey Sunny!!! :wave:

I love all your graphics and colors!!! I love to use them too. I have just gotten lazy with feeling so bad that I haven't been using them like I should, but I hope to do better. :sunny: Thank you for keeping things going and being a bright and cheery soul here for us. I know everyone enjoys your posts as much as I do.

I posted a little earlier and told of my circumstances so maybe all could understand what I'm going through. I love nursing and want to continue to work but don't know just how long I will be able to. :comp: I would love to train for something on the computer so that I could make a living doing that sometime if I need to, but I don't know exactly what. I love to create graphics, etc... but don't know a lot about how to do things like that. I wish I knew someone who could teach me.

I know you are excited about going to curves!!! Good luck with it all, let us know how it all turns out!!!! I never did drugs or smoked anything but I sure ate. And ate. And ate.:burger::jeno::cookie: Did I mention eat? I thought I was being a "good girl"! Little did I know there are many many kinds of sin.

Have a good weekend!!!

Hey Sami!!!:wave:

It's so good to see you posting as much as you are. Girlfriend, when is the wedding? How much longer?

So sorry to hear about the alcohol related problems in your family. I too came from an alcoholic background. My dad was a mentally and physically abusive alcoholic for many years but dried up a few years before he died. In later years my mom drank also just to be able to put up with him. She won't leave him, didn't think she could, back then, it wasn't the "thing to do". I will continue to pray for you and Tim and the family. Events of that magnitude can really lay scars on you. I know. ;) You are a strong one too. :strong:

How are you feeling? I know you are working at your job and getting ready for the wedding, but how are you really feeling? Don't wear yourself totally out now. I mean it!!!

So sorry about the church/school!!! Things will work out. I will continue praying!!!!

Let us hear from you when you can, and DON'T overdo it!!!!

Hey Amanda Panda! :wave:

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE THREE LBS!!!! You are doing so GREAT!!!! Working out is a GREAT bonus!!! Keep up the good work!!!:strong:

How did the card making turn out? I have always wanted to get into doing that. I used to make all kinds of crafts and sell them on the side, until my allergies got so bad, that I couldn't tolerate the wood and equipment.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! That dh of yours sounds like a winner. Better keep him!!! :yes:

Eisenj and Angel-lover

Hey there!!!:wave:

Eisenj~ I totally understand what you are talking about the addiction to eating. I have done that ALL my life!!! I'm a diabetic and have to eat frequent meals to keep my blood sugar at a steady pace. I think I would be able to do much better if I just could walk away from the food. But we can't. Our bodies are the temples for the Lord, but I believe if we are REALLY trying to do what is right and have total faith in God, that others see that faith in God and we are a witness to others. Even with our overweight bodies.

I am trying to give it ALL to the Lord. You must too. ONLY HE CAN HELP US!!!!!

I look forward to getting to know you!!!!

Angel-lover~Have you heard anymore about your lab tests? I continue to pray for you and the family. This war in Iraq has been so bad!!! I thought things had gotten better cause we don't hear about much these days.

Take care of yourself my friend. I look forward to getting to know you better!!!!

Hey there Friends!!!! :wave:

Wilma~ Good to see you are still here. I sure have missed everyone, but kinda fell in a rut and couldn't quite get out. I would come lurk but with all the postings felt like I couldn't catch up. I remember weekends where I was only one posting. Not anymore!!!! Sounds like you are doing well with the Curves. Keep up the good work!!!!

Sue~ Glad you are doing well. Vacationing again huh? :flow1: I wish you lots of luck with the position. You know if it's God's will, you will get it! Hang in there!!

Hope you both have a good weekend!!! :grouphug:

Thanks SunnyD- and Amanda- Nice to be welcomed back.
Sunnyd- Hope you enjoy your festival, soak up the nice weather won't be long and winter wil be here. Amanda- CONGRATS ON 3 LBS- WAY TO GO Mrs. Hummer- I am sorry to hear your still not feeling well, I missed your posts, it is nice to have you back. Angel-Lover- I hope your soon feeling better- your another great pleasure around here you always have a positive thing to say to everyone, and love the posts, so keep them coming! Wilma- welcome back, glad to here vacation went well. Sami- hope everything works out for your church and church family, sometimes a tradgedy like that draws you closer together, will keep you and them in my prayers, your dress sounds beautiful- congrats on your loss to but hope your feeling better soon as well. Eisenj- prayers are coming your way too! I am a bit tired and dinner is ready so I gotta run, catch ya all Mon. My day off! have a great Lord's day See ya!