Hello

Hello friends. Things are going okay here. It is that time of year for my sinuses, and I have been battling some congestion, and my asthma has been acting up, being triggered by my sinuses. I like this time of year except for the sinus crud! But so far, knock on wood, I haven't had to go to the doctor with it. I am feeling better than I have since Wednesday, so I am happy about that. So, other than that things are about the same here. Now that B.J. is back in school and settling in well, I do tend to get bored some. I have been checking around for jobs, but there just aren't many around here that pay decent, and have insurance available. It kinda bites, but life is hard everywhere. Who knows, maybe I will find something I can be happy with, and then again, maybe not. Until that time, I will find things to do around the house, and work on my knitting, scrapbooking, crocheting and of course playing around online. So that about does it for now. It is late, and I have church tomorrow morning, so I had better be getting off here for now.
May God bless and keep you all,
Judy

Hello again! Just a small post to let everyone know that I am doing okay. The only thing that isn't going to well, I am fighting off a sinus headache. It is that time of year, and my head is hurting, and my sinuses are stuffy, and all that yuck that goes along with it. I think I will make me some veggie soup here in just a little while and see if that will make me feel a little better, or at least help to loosen the drainage up so the pressure behind my eyes will go away. Nothing major, thank the Good Lord! Just the same old allergies and junk like that.

B.J. is doing well, adjusting to school, the only complaint I have with her is that she is slacking on her housework. She comes home, eats a snack, then plays around and does her best to not get much done. I have to remind her over and over again. I am getting frustrated with it. But it isn't anything new to me, her older sister and brother tried the same things when they were her age. What is it about being a teen and thinking all you have to do is your school work? I don't know, but if I find out, I will be sure to post it for anyone else that needs to know. HAHA!

Becky is settling in at mom and dad's house. Yesterday was my moms birthday, and Becky made her a cake. I haven't seen it, but they had a good laugh about it. I am proud of her working so hard at getting her life straightened out. She starts Cosmetology classes next week.
Well, I guess I had more to post than I thought. Hope you all have a blessed day.
Judy

Hello again.

Hello my blog land friends. I hope you all are well. So, things are good here, we got some rain today, which is good, things were getting pretty dry around here. We are supposed to be getting more tomorrow also. We had a good time at church yesterday, and after services last night we had an ice cream social which was real fun. I was asked to take pictures for the Lads to Leaders scrapbook, and I enjoyed that. I had taken my camera to show off my table that my husband had given me, and nobody else had remembered their camera, so I was asked to take the pictures. I really enjoy taking pictures, so it was not a problem for me.

Today I made some pecan prissies. I thought they were pretty good, but of course B.J. didn't think they were as good as what her grandmother makes. Of course they don't, nothing is as good as what grandmothers make. But I thought they were pretty good, I agree not as good as my mother-in-law does, but it was only the second time I had even tried to make them. So, I figure if I keep trying, eventually I will get to where I can do a fine job.

Well, I guess that about does it for now. Until next time,
Judy

My new Kitchen table

My husband made me a kitchen table to replace the used one we had that the finish had started to peel off of. Drum roll........................

My husband crafted it himself, without a pattern to follow. He is very talented when working with wood and has made quite a few things for around the house. He made my craft desk in my craft room, as well as a round frame for a puzzle that my daughter and I put together that was round. He made me some spoon display casses for the spoons that you collect from the different states and stuff as well. I am very proud of it as you can tell.

Things are going well, and B.J. is doing good as well. Well, that is about it for now.

May God Bless you all,

Judy

Hello all, just a post to let you all know that I am well, and things are going pretty good. We are studying Matthew 5:3 at Wednesday night Bible class, and it was a very good lesson last night. Our friend, and teacher, is absolutely wonderful. And isn't it such a great feeling to know that if we read the bible it will tell us how God wants us to be, and how we should act. Blessed is the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. To know that if we are humble and empty ourselves and let God fill us with his words, grace and love, we can have the Kingdom of Heaven, is just so calming and reassuring. We discussed what poor in spirit really means, and had a great lesson about it, and I have felt so good since last night. I know that if I study the bible, and let God lead my life, than even if life is hard, and sometimes very difficult, that he will get me through it and I will be the better for it. I will be more like what he wants me to be. I just feel so blessed to be a christian, a daughter of God, our father in Heaven. And I thank God for all my friends and family both online and here at home.
Love you all,
Judy

Another day

Hello all, just another day around here. B.J. is at school, and seems to be settling in pretty well. She doesn't like her algebra teacher, but from what I understand, not many people like her as a teacher. I just pray that B.J. doesn't let it get to her to much and keeps her grades up. I told her that as long as she does her best, I am proud of her and it will be okay. She is so smart, I just hope she does well. Her other classes are going okay, she still complains occasionally about her PE class, and her back hurting, but she won't let me take her to the doctor about it. I keep reminding her that the physical therapist told her she needed to keep up her core exercises to keep her core muscles strong and her back wouldn't hurt if she did that, but she is a teen after all and won't listen. She says that PE is enough exercise, she shouldn't have to do the other. I guess all I can do about that is pray for her to get stronger physically, and that the pain will go away.

Becky is doing pretty good. She starts Cosmetology at the technical school the 6Th of September. And she is doing well over at my mom and dads house. It is weird, in one way I am very happy that she is settling in there well, and doing what she needs to do and following the rules, but then again it really frustrates me because when she lived here she had the same rules and conditions as there, but she wouldn't follow them like she is over there. I know part of it must be she is finally growing up, and I am happy about that. But it sometimes make me feel like a failure as a mom, because I couldn't get her to do the same things that my parents are. I don't know, it just confuses me sometimes I guess. But at least I know she is doing well, and that she isn't going without food, and is being taken care of, and that is what matters.

My husband is doing well, just working as usual, and sometimes that is very hard. He works in construction, and since his back surgery back a while ago, it can get him down a little because of pain issues. But God will take care of him too, if he will let him.

I am doing well, just adjusting to B.J. being gone all day. Sometimes I get lonely, but I just keep on keeping on. My phone is my lifeline sometimes, but I try to limit my calls because a lot of my friends are teachers, so they are at work during the day also. But I always have the computer, and I can get lost in games online too. I had a bit of a stomach ache yesterday, and couldn't hardly function, but it seems to have passed and I have already started getting my work done around here today. I need to go and start a load of laundry, so I guess I will close for now.
God Bless,
Judy

I am glad I am not a teen anymore!

Well, I am glad that I am not a teen anymore and that I survived that age to begin with. I don't know what it is with teens in this day and age. It seems that they only think of themselves and not anyone else, even their friends. Some make plans with one friend, then, without letting that friend know, makes plans with another. Not caring if they hurt someones feelings or not. I know that when I was young, my parents made sure that if I had made plans with one, I kept those plans and didn't blow it off for another. It is called being reliable. If you say you will do one thing, that is what you do unless you are sick or something, not just because you found something better to do, or someone else to hang around with. We also made sure not to turn our backs on people trying to talk to us, because that is just rude. We listened and then excused ourselves instead of just turning our backs on anyone, so that we didn't hurt someone. I know how that feels. There has been quite a few times that I would walk up to a group of people and wait to talk to them until they were done with what they were saying and when they got done they just walked off and left me standing there without even acknowledging that I was there. Now I know how that feels, and I try to teach my kids to never treat anyone as if they were not good enough to talk to, but come on people. Where have manners gone? Do people think it is okay to be rude, or hateful? My bible tells me to do unto others what you would have them do unto you. Not do to others before they can hurt you, or do to others what has been done to you. As Christians, it is for us to shine as a light unto the world, which doesn't mean that we are brighter or better than others, but that we treat others as Jesus would. I don't believe he would ever hurt any ones feelings they way I see people do today. Even at church, I see it, in both older people and younger ones. I just pray that I can teach my children better than that, and be strong enough to not do that to others. I know my youngest daughter has said that the reason she hasn't been baptized yet is because of how some baptized christian young people have treated her, and some of the actions she has witnessed from them. I try to tell her that nobody is perfect and that we all make mistakes, but as a christian, we must try to be knowledgeable of how we act and do our best not to act in a way that would make people not want to be a christian. I pray that she decides to get baptized, and become a christian. And I pray that the influence that she has had regarding how young Christians act hasn't caused her to pull away from God. I have been guilty of acting badly before, I am not a saint by no means of the word, I just pray other Christians can see their faults and fix them, before more young people are pushed away.
So, that is just my thoughts for today.
May God bless you all,
and gently break your heart,
so that we all can learn to get along
and love one another the way Jesus would.
Judy

Wow, what can I say.

Well, what a weekend it was. We had a gospel meeting this weekend, and it was great. I enjoyed it very much and learned a lot. But I think the thing that made my weekend so great was when Becky responded to the invitation and repented for her sins and asked for God's forgiveness. She admitted to having some anger issues, and that she was angry with God because of John's death. It is such a huge step in the right direction and it was an answer to my prayers. I pray she continues to straighten out her life and work on her future.

B.J. is doing well, and adjusting to her classes in High School. P.E. is one that is testing her a little. She isn't an athletic person, and she is having to retrain herself to exercising. I hope it does her some good.

I am well, just fighting off an asthma spell. Happens every year about this time, so I am not surprised at all. I just have to stay inside a lot until the weather is better for my lungs. I had to use my inhaler once already today, and feel like I will probably have to use it again in a little while. But if it doesn't show some improvement in the next day or so I guess it will be off to the doctors office again for me.

Well, I am getting tired, so I will go for now. God bless you all,
Judy

First day of High School for B.J.

Well today was the first day of school here, and B.J.'s first day of High School. It doesn't seem like she should be old enough to be in the 9th grade, but she is and will be wanting to get her learners permit and start learning how to drive before long. It doesn't seem like she should be going on 15 years old at all, but she is. She is growing up so fast and starting to get a little of the teen aged attitude that goes with being almost 15 years old too. But she still has her head on straight so far, and I pray she continues to stay on a good path through these sometimes difficult times called "Teen Years". She says that it is just school and no big deal, but it is for me as her mom. I guess it is just one of those parent things, HA!

My oldest daughter is now living with my parents. She asked them and they are helping her "Get her life in order". They told her that they expected her to follow their rules, and so far she is. I pray she does better with them than she did while here. She is coming to church again as well, I just hope it is because she wants to do so to get herself right with God, and not just because it is expected of her since she is living with them. All I can do is pray that she gets her life on the right track. I have done everything I could to help her, but she just wouldn't follow my rules. So, it is up to her and them now.

Well, that is about it for now,
God bless,
Judy

Okay, it has been a few days.

Okay, I admit, it has been a few days, but after having 3 teen aged girls for 24 hours, I needed a couple days to regroup. I did get a picture of the cake that B.J. and one of her friends decorated....Drum roll.....

Aren't they cute? Pink and Green polka-dots, kinda matches their outfits don't you think? Or at least B.J.'s friends shirt anyway. The girls has a good time, and I got real tired and so, besides a couple loads of laundry, I didn't do much yesterday except go to church, which I really enjoy.

Today has been packed as well, I watched the twins for some friends of mine, and B.J. helped me. They love her, and when we were leaving and they realized that she was going, they cried and screamed. It made us both feel bad, but you have to go on and let them cry and go sometimes. Then we picked up Becky, my oldest daughter, and took her job hunting, or at least to get the applications. Becky is now living with my parents, and I pray that she will get her life straightened out. I couldn't help her, she fought me to much, but maybe my mom and dad can get her to realize what she needs to do to get her life straight and get her to where she can take care of herself. I pray that is what happens anyway.

Well, that is about it for now, take care and God bless

Judy

Update on B.J.

Well, B.J. had a glucose tolerance test done yesterday and everything checked out normal. They said to just keep an eye on her, not to test her sugars, and if she gets shaky again to take her directly to the clinic to be checked out. They more or less said that they have to see what is actually happening to help find out what is going on. It scares me to no end, but God will take care of her and all of us if we just keep faith, so I am just trying not to worry and let the Good Lord take care of everything. I am beginning to think that it may be her body is just growing and changing and that is what is causing her to have problems. She did start her female cycle (if you know what I mean) yesterday, and so far she has been fine, so maybe it is just hormones fluctuating.

Other than that things are good, I have done some laundry and baked a cake already today. We are letting it cool, and then B.J. and her friend and I are going to decorate it. Should be a good time, or at least a messy one. HAHA! They want green and pink polka-dots on it. I can't wait to see what it turns out like. I will take a picture and post it before we cut into it.

Well, I need to get back to work, I always have laundry to do (now that is a never ending chore).
God Bless you all,
Judy