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Happy Sabbath :)
This song is a song one of the children sings usually every Sabbath and I don't know why I struggle so much to remember it. Well at least in this moment, I remembered it. I heard and I remembered.
Today is a beautiful day and I am thankful for a chance to be used by God at least for today's service. I haven't heard from my son or family since yesterday. Perhaps they are leaving out today and my mother is keeping the phone off to save battery and data for an emergency. I really hoped he would join the zoom Sabbath school but it didn't happen this time and I pray they are alright.
Wednesday night I went to work and I finished Thursday morning my shift at the part time job. I went to my car and was driving and for some reason, I reached over and touched the lower backside of my arm closer to my elbow I want to say involuntarily. I wasn't even conscious of what I was doing but when I touched that area of my arm I noticed there was a big lump as if my muscle was swelling. I didn't hit myself that shift and I didn't run into a corner so what gives?
I felt it and it was very localized. There was nothing really I could see and it didn't hurt so I went on about the drive heading to my parent's home to put their mail in the house as usual. When I got out the car, I realized it had to have been a bite but I didn't feel anything and there were no bugs flying around when I was headed to the car. I believe it was a spider bite.
I got in the house and tried examining my arm and the area started getting darker by then and some discomfort began. When I got home, it felt like it was trying to spread to another area of my arm. I looked up online where they talk about symptoms of spider bites and what my arm started looking like at least in that spot is necrosis which is my tissues were dying.
Dying or not, I'm not going to the hospital. Corona's there. What did the people of old do when they were bit by spiders, snakes, and stung? They grit their teeth and kept it moving. Three days later and that spot looks like a second elbow. I think the swelling is going down., It is uncomfortable and on a scale of 1-10 its a 1.5. I have been bit before by a spider on my ankle, a small spider in my kitchen and the only symptom I had was a weird numbness. In fact, it was because of the numbness I hit at my legs not knowing what was causing it and in so doing, I killed the spider and it fell in that spot. I walked through my home none the wiser and came back through in shock to see a spider on the floor in that spot. If it didn't fall off there, I would have never known I was bitten. I had no bruising or other ill side effects. But this spider from this week? I don't know how big it was. I didn't feel it as one often experiences. I usually feel a web, not a spider running across my face. Anyhoo, I am still going, still alive, still here and praise the Lord for that. Perhaps it was a recluse spider since the damage seems to be similar to what they talk about for their bites, I don't know. I still have my arm and was able to use it to play piano today for service.
I am thankful that I could be of service today at church online. I was asked last minute (1 minute before service) to present the Children's story and I was able to set up quickly and have a video I worked on some months ago ready for broadcast. I also was using my phone and decided to support with piano accompaniment. A brother who has an amazing AMAZING singing voice was asked to give special music but he didn't unmute his device. In the same breath, they asked me to do something and I opened my hymnal at random and played the first song on the page, It is Well With My Soul 530. I was also able to support with additional song service. The main part of the service was good and I continued to watch on zoom instead of dropping off and switching to the youtube option. I am thankful that I am still able to play and do something useful. I just downloaded a movie maker program on my newer computer. I need to get back to making videos for the children's channel but I have issues with my macbook and I am expecting my third job to jump off soon.
I was told I will get a call from the Census bureau next week for my next steps and I honestly don't know if I can handle it. I get so tired already with these two jobs I have. There is so much I want to do and not enough money to do it. So my prayer list is as follows:
Salvation for my parents, siblings, son, and other relatives.
Freedom from attacks of the enemy for my clients.
Extermination for the evil crickets that are trying to make a second year come back as well as the beetles and spiders racing through my home.
Funds to repair the heating/ac system. I need a new central air box and that heat to be working for winter time.
Funds for a new car. My car is nearly at the end of its road. I am hoping for something inexpensive, used, low mileage and practical. A Jeep or a Ford suv will do. Wouldn't mind an Audi though, that is the dream you know.
Funds for a proper fence to keep the deer and beavers out.
Emergency fund.
Paying off my credit cards and getting out of debt.
The list goes on and on.
If you are willing please pray for these things or the things you think that are best for me. God's will if you will. Let me know if there is something you want to pray for for you and I will add it to my list.
I set about paying two credit cards on July 13th. One card allows me to do screen shots and the other has security features that doesn't permit it. I have been so used to paying things on tine and forget exactly where I was when I submitted the payments but I did a screen shot of the allowable one and marked in my calendar the amounts I paid, sure that I paid both. I went about my life with no bother. Yesterday I was heading out and wanted to check my account to see how much cricket spray I could buy and I noticed that one credit card payment never came out of the account and I was confused. I checked the app to find that it never took it and they instead hit me with a late fee. I immediately went through the same steps I went through before and submitted a payment this time higher for $350 and since I couldn't get a screen shot I wrote down the confirmation number and went on about my business in the store. I went to two stores and after an hour I checked back to see still there was no change or processing taking place as they often immediately do so I called them. I waited on line for almost 15 minutes before getting a representative who told me that they did have a confirmation number in the system for today but saw nothing from July 13th. I have NEVER missed a payment for this card and I would NEVER put that I paid the card if I didn't see it go through. The lady accepted my payment of $350 and said she was removing the late fee. I didn't expect they would do it. I had no way to prove that I made the payment on July 13th except for my note in my calendar which doesn't count. She removed it anyway and I am thankful for that. I now have to check the same day for all cards to make sure these payments go through and write down all confirmation numbers because they are out here to play.
I remember Sallie Mae tried to do that to me and I had my bank statements showing they took the money but they claimed I never paid and were set about hitting me with all sorts of fees. That stuff was reversed when they realized the error.
I'm going to sign off for now but yes, wanted to share that the Lord has been good to me. Payments on track. Money in the bank, at least for the immediate things I need. I want many other things but I know that they can come in the time that God purposes them and He's got me. I'm good and I am thankful. My arm is still hanging on the socket and my fingers still work.
God is good. Happy Sabbath :)
Happy Sabbath :)
This song is a song one of the children sings usually every Sabbath and I don't know why I struggle so much to remember it. Well at least in this moment, I remembered it. I heard and I remembered.
Today is a beautiful day and I am thankful for a chance to be used by God at least for today's service. I haven't heard from my son or family since yesterday. Perhaps they are leaving out today and my mother is keeping the phone off to save battery and data for an emergency. I really hoped he would join the zoom Sabbath school but it didn't happen this time and I pray they are alright.
Wednesday night I went to work and I finished Thursday morning my shift at the part time job. I went to my car and was driving and for some reason, I reached over and touched the lower backside of my arm closer to my elbow I want to say involuntarily. I wasn't even conscious of what I was doing but when I touched that area of my arm I noticed there was a big lump as if my muscle was swelling. I didn't hit myself that shift and I didn't run into a corner so what gives?
I felt it and it was very localized. There was nothing really I could see and it didn't hurt so I went on about the drive heading to my parent's home to put their mail in the house as usual. When I got out the car, I realized it had to have been a bite but I didn't feel anything and there were no bugs flying around when I was headed to the car. I believe it was a spider bite.
I got in the house and tried examining my arm and the area started getting darker by then and some discomfort began. When I got home, it felt like it was trying to spread to another area of my arm. I looked up online where they talk about symptoms of spider bites and what my arm started looking like at least in that spot is necrosis which is my tissues were dying.
Dying or not, I'm not going to the hospital. Corona's there. What did the people of old do when they were bit by spiders, snakes, and stung? They grit their teeth and kept it moving. Three days later and that spot looks like a second elbow. I think the swelling is going down., It is uncomfortable and on a scale of 1-10 its a 1.5. I have been bit before by a spider on my ankle, a small spider in my kitchen and the only symptom I had was a weird numbness. In fact, it was because of the numbness I hit at my legs not knowing what was causing it and in so doing, I killed the spider and it fell in that spot. I walked through my home none the wiser and came back through in shock to see a spider on the floor in that spot. If it didn't fall off there, I would have never known I was bitten. I had no bruising or other ill side effects. But this spider from this week? I don't know how big it was. I didn't feel it as one often experiences. I usually feel a web, not a spider running across my face. Anyhoo, I am still going, still alive, still here and praise the Lord for that. Perhaps it was a recluse spider since the damage seems to be similar to what they talk about for their bites, I don't know. I still have my arm and was able to use it to play piano today for service.
I am thankful that I could be of service today at church online. I was asked last minute (1 minute before service) to present the Children's story and I was able to set up quickly and have a video I worked on some months ago ready for broadcast. I also was using my phone and decided to support with piano accompaniment. A brother who has an amazing AMAZING singing voice was asked to give special music but he didn't unmute his device. In the same breath, they asked me to do something and I opened my hymnal at random and played the first song on the page, It is Well With My Soul 530. I was also able to support with additional song service. The main part of the service was good and I continued to watch on zoom instead of dropping off and switching to the youtube option. I am thankful that I am still able to play and do something useful. I just downloaded a movie maker program on my newer computer. I need to get back to making videos for the children's channel but I have issues with my macbook and I am expecting my third job to jump off soon.
I was told I will get a call from the Census bureau next week for my next steps and I honestly don't know if I can handle it. I get so tired already with these two jobs I have. There is so much I want to do and not enough money to do it. So my prayer list is as follows:
Salvation for my parents, siblings, son, and other relatives.
Freedom from attacks of the enemy for my clients.
Extermination for the evil crickets that are trying to make a second year come back as well as the beetles and spiders racing through my home.
Funds to repair the heating/ac system. I need a new central air box and that heat to be working for winter time.
Funds for a new car. My car is nearly at the end of its road. I am hoping for something inexpensive, used, low mileage and practical. A Jeep or a Ford suv will do. Wouldn't mind an Audi though, that is the dream you know.
Funds for a proper fence to keep the deer and beavers out.
Emergency fund.
Paying off my credit cards and getting out of debt.
The list goes on and on.
If you are willing please pray for these things or the things you think that are best for me. God's will if you will. Let me know if there is something you want to pray for for you and I will add it to my list.
I set about paying two credit cards on July 13th. One card allows me to do screen shots and the other has security features that doesn't permit it. I have been so used to paying things on tine and forget exactly where I was when I submitted the payments but I did a screen shot of the allowable one and marked in my calendar the amounts I paid, sure that I paid both. I went about my life with no bother. Yesterday I was heading out and wanted to check my account to see how much cricket spray I could buy and I noticed that one credit card payment never came out of the account and I was confused. I checked the app to find that it never took it and they instead hit me with a late fee. I immediately went through the same steps I went through before and submitted a payment this time higher for $350 and since I couldn't get a screen shot I wrote down the confirmation number and went on about my business in the store. I went to two stores and after an hour I checked back to see still there was no change or processing taking place as they often immediately do so I called them. I waited on line for almost 15 minutes before getting a representative who told me that they did have a confirmation number in the system for today but saw nothing from July 13th. I have NEVER missed a payment for this card and I would NEVER put that I paid the card if I didn't see it go through. The lady accepted my payment of $350 and said she was removing the late fee. I didn't expect they would do it. I had no way to prove that I made the payment on July 13th except for my note in my calendar which doesn't count. She removed it anyway and I am thankful for that. I now have to check the same day for all cards to make sure these payments go through and write down all confirmation numbers because they are out here to play.
I remember Sallie Mae tried to do that to me and I had my bank statements showing they took the money but they claimed I never paid and were set about hitting me with all sorts of fees. That stuff was reversed when they realized the error.
I'm going to sign off for now but yes, wanted to share that the Lord has been good to me. Payments on track. Money in the bank, at least for the immediate things I need. I want many other things but I know that they can come in the time that God purposes them and He's got me. I'm good and I am thankful. My arm is still hanging on the socket and my fingers still work.
God is good. Happy Sabbath :)
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