July 12, 2010

• Lori K, Testimony, and Bran Muffins

  I talked with Lori K’s husband this morning.  She was sedated and resting before this afternoon’s surgery.  Please continue to pray for her.  I will post news, as I hear it.  I asked Doug to call me after her surgery, but I know he has 92 million other calls to make, too.

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  What is it about me and Sundays, lately?  l almost fell asleep in church yesterday morning, and yesterday was the day I was speaking and giving my testimony.       Uh oh!!!!!!!!!!!

  The pastor’s wife commented, afterward, “You didn’t even look nervous, were you?”

  No, that doesn’t make me nervous.  Speaking to crowds (much larger than our church) has never been an issue for me.  Yesterday was easier, in that I made some basic notes and let the Holy Spirit guide the words that came out of my mouth.  I have so much more confidence in God’s ability to deliver a message, than my own ability!

  What I had prayed would happen, DID happen.  People came up and were encouraged to seek God for ANY type of  difficult circumstance in their life.  Although my testimony is a cancer healing testimony, God’s faithfulness, to His children, isn’t limited to only physical ailments.

  I have no idea how long I spoke.  The pastor gave me the green light to go, and I told him, if I talked too much, he was to take take the old vaudeville cane and hook it around my ankles, then give a tug!    I never saw a cane and he hugged me afterwards (he isn’t talking, due to pain from a tooth that was pulled), and gave me a smile.

  I’ll get a DVD, at some point, and then be self critical, while I review it.  That’s just the way I am.  I’ve always expected so much from myself.  Much more than other people expect. 

  I think I’m called an OVER ACHIEVER.  

             

  But, back to the sleepy part of my story.  For the last several Sundays, I’ve come home from church and taken a nap.  Last week, I slept REALLY hard.  Although I felt sleepy, yesterday, I never fell asleep.  I rested my back by lying down on the bed for a while, but there was enough brain activity to make me less than relaxed. 

  SO, I didn’t sleep.

  Right after church, we at leftovers for lunch. 

  But . . . last night, Jesse cook charcoaled chicken legs and thighs (they turned out P.E.R.F.E.C.T.).  We also had corn on the cob and a potato salad I had made Saturday morning.  Add to that some fresh cantaloupe slices (from Jesse’s uncle’s store), and it was a delicious summer meal.  

  I made a simple yellow cake with chocolate frosting for our Sunday dessert.

          
                                             It tasted perfect, too.  A very moist cake!

  I guess with the sleepiness and all the good food, it was so VERY EASY for me to fall asleep, last night.  Soon after my head hit the pillow, I was in a deep sleep. 

  There’s just something about Sundays that is making me VERY sleepy!  Maybe because Jesse is home and we try to relax and not make a stressful day of chores, etc.

            
                                               This is my newest cup and saucer acquisition.
                                  The dessert plate is one of the new ones I bought in April or May.

  This morning, I tried a new recipe of bran muffins with raisins.  I had been looking for packaged mixes and could fine them no where.  So, we broke down and bought a box of bran, and I found some online recipes.  The muffins turned out really tasty (no sugar, just 3 T honey) and I felt like I was doing something good for my body – except for the cup of coffee that sat next to the muffins!

  This is a relaxed day.  I’m caught up with everything except mending a few items.  And, I have 3 or 4 things to iron.  This is the night that Luci and Annamarie go to their special therapy classes.  Stephanie was gone this week end, but I’ll call her later to see if Rissy and I can hang out at her apartment, until the therapy session is finished.

  That’s my news; everything else I *could* write about would be dreadfully boring.  So I don’t believe I’ll put anyone through that and just say my simple, “good-bye,” now! 

  Be Blessed  ~

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