Happy Sabbath,
I am at church now and am writing early because there are some issues going in.
My parents were supposed to leave early this morning to NC, but as always, something always goes wrong within the 24hrs before they leave. It's usually a malfunction of the suv or a flood in the kitchen. This time without fail, it is my aunt.
My aunt is in the hospital with an 80% heart blockage. She was scheduled for surgery on 5/15 but hopefully with her there now they will be able to do the surgery within the next few days. It's a sad situation and much more I cannot share. She and the family need prayer.Im going to the hospital after service.
I will still be positive despite all thats going on. I had a good week. I am thankful for getting through this week and that Lord has and continues to provide for me. I have to play piano for service so I'll move forward with that. I hope you have a great Sabbath and if you are a praying person, please keep my family in prayer.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Battle
Happy Sabbath
Not having a good time right now but God is still good. April is not the month for my son. April and October are the worst months period.
He had a tantrum at church and I ended up having to leave earlier than planned.I permitted him to bring his computer to church. He is to work on Bible movie projects with his peers and he interacts well with the other children when doing this. At one point he needed to charge it so he plugged it up and sat down with the others. A wonderful young lady was leading the class today and reading bible scriptures and I pulled out my bible, but thought it would be good for him to have his bible available in case she started asking the children to share a text. He threw the bible on the floor. Then he put it far across the table away from him. Even on the way to church he complained saying he didn't need to carry a bible and the way of this world today is technology. I could not accept this level of disrespect to the Lord and His holy word so I said if he could not even so much as keep it on the table in front of him, he would lose his computer for the day. He said fine so I took the laptop and this lead to a tug of war matching the stairwell and more nonsense.
As it stands now, he is not permitted to bring the laptop to church any more. Any projects he was working on with the other kids, no matter how awesome they are, are finished at this point. He can only do school work with the internet. For the rest of the time, I'm turning the internet off. He has disrespected God too much and embarrassed me and I don't have any other options.
On a positive note, I was able to celebrate my mom's birthday Wednesday. I also received my bloodwork back today. I was afraid of the results. I need work but it's not too bad. My blood sugar was 5.7 so I'm pre-diabetic again. I can turn that around with making healthier choices and reducing my sugar and carb intake. I can exercise and fast. I just need the will power. My lipid panel was good. My hemoglobin needs alot of work. I need to start taking iron and eating iron rich foods and I have not so my numbers are very low. My thyroid is in the lower end of good range so I have to give attention to that as well as my super low vitamin D. I don't get enough sun. I bundle up like an Eskimo when I mow the lawn to avoid getting stung. I will have to get supplements and find time to sun bathe. I also had my dental appointment yesterday and they said I didn't need a root canal so that's good news.
So some wins and loses today. I'm going to straighten up, eat something other than teriyaki seaweed and take my nap for work tonight.
Not having a good time right now but God is still good. April is not the month for my son. April and October are the worst months period.
He had a tantrum at church and I ended up having to leave earlier than planned.I permitted him to bring his computer to church. He is to work on Bible movie projects with his peers and he interacts well with the other children when doing this. At one point he needed to charge it so he plugged it up and sat down with the others. A wonderful young lady was leading the class today and reading bible scriptures and I pulled out my bible, but thought it would be good for him to have his bible available in case she started asking the children to share a text. He threw the bible on the floor. Then he put it far across the table away from him. Even on the way to church he complained saying he didn't need to carry a bible and the way of this world today is technology. I could not accept this level of disrespect to the Lord and His holy word so I said if he could not even so much as keep it on the table in front of him, he would lose his computer for the day. He said fine so I took the laptop and this lead to a tug of war matching the stairwell and more nonsense.
As it stands now, he is not permitted to bring the laptop to church any more. Any projects he was working on with the other kids, no matter how awesome they are, are finished at this point. He can only do school work with the internet. For the rest of the time, I'm turning the internet off. He has disrespected God too much and embarrassed me and I don't have any other options.
On a positive note, I was able to celebrate my mom's birthday Wednesday. I also received my bloodwork back today. I was afraid of the results. I need work but it's not too bad. My blood sugar was 5.7 so I'm pre-diabetic again. I can turn that around with making healthier choices and reducing my sugar and carb intake. I can exercise and fast. I just need the will power. My lipid panel was good. My hemoglobin needs alot of work. I need to start taking iron and eating iron rich foods and I have not so my numbers are very low. My thyroid is in the lower end of good range so I have to give attention to that as well as my super low vitamin D. I don't get enough sun. I bundle up like an Eskimo when I mow the lawn to avoid getting stung. I will have to get supplements and find time to sun bathe. I also had my dental appointment yesterday and they said I didn't need a root canal so that's good news.
So some wins and loses today. I'm going to straighten up, eat something other than teriyaki seaweed and take my nap for work tonight.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
A New Chapter
Happy Sabbath,
Today was a nice day. I had a great day at service
I practiced with the praise team and showed some children how to play a few songs on the piano. I had the largest group ever today for children's Church and had a good turn out for Sabbath school. My son worked on some new church projects with another child and I had fun playing some of the videos he helped produce. It was a busy but good day. My pastor is going on to a new congregation so that was surprising. We will miss him and I hope and pray that the Lord will guide our church's leadership and give us someone fit to help us accomplish the Lord's will and missions. Alot of changes and hopefully for the better.
I was off Thursday and Friday. Thursday I thought my cousin's funeral was being held but it wasn't. I decided to stay off for that day, so homeschool with my son and get rest..His funeral was Friday and i heard they gave a great service and send off. I still can't believe he is gone and at such a young age. He named his son like he named mine. He gave him two middle names and his is King James. I hope he gives his heart to Jesus and doesn't make the same mistakes that his family has made. Friday he and I had appointments. His went well and mine well my tooth stopped hurting. I do have an appointment scheduled for Friday next week which I am thinking of keeping. They can evaluate as to whether I need a root canal for two of my teeth. The appointment before last I was told I had three that needed repair. They said I was missing a filling but when I was checked yesterday, this guy told me I wasn't. So which one is it? I'm not going to pay for people to fool around with my teeth and nothing is wrong with them. I'm doing OK for now so I think I'll do the appointment next week to get the answer but will hold off until next year to make repairs. I'll probably have to pay around $300 for the two appointments of looking around my mouth only. I will also consider looking for another dentist because they should have been able to tell me what was wrong during yesterday's visit. Not wasting my time and deciding not to do anything. They looked at xrays and video of my teeth for years and I opted not to do the work because it's so costly and my insurance is trash. If I keep things clean I can avoid more expensive work.
I am going to straighten up and take my pre-work nap. I had a good lunch and my son had his pizza. I'll pester him for a bit and will call it a night.
Today was a nice day. I had a great day at service
I practiced with the praise team and showed some children how to play a few songs on the piano. I had the largest group ever today for children's Church and had a good turn out for Sabbath school. My son worked on some new church projects with another child and I had fun playing some of the videos he helped produce. It was a busy but good day. My pastor is going on to a new congregation so that was surprising. We will miss him and I hope and pray that the Lord will guide our church's leadership and give us someone fit to help us accomplish the Lord's will and missions. Alot of changes and hopefully for the better.
I was off Thursday and Friday. Thursday I thought my cousin's funeral was being held but it wasn't. I decided to stay off for that day, so homeschool with my son and get rest..His funeral was Friday and i heard they gave a great service and send off. I still can't believe he is gone and at such a young age. He named his son like he named mine. He gave him two middle names and his is King James. I hope he gives his heart to Jesus and doesn't make the same mistakes that his family has made. Friday he and I had appointments. His went well and mine well my tooth stopped hurting. I do have an appointment scheduled for Friday next week which I am thinking of keeping. They can evaluate as to whether I need a root canal for two of my teeth. The appointment before last I was told I had three that needed repair. They said I was missing a filling but when I was checked yesterday, this guy told me I wasn't. So which one is it? I'm not going to pay for people to fool around with my teeth and nothing is wrong with them. I'm doing OK for now so I think I'll do the appointment next week to get the answer but will hold off until next year to make repairs. I'll probably have to pay around $300 for the two appointments of looking around my mouth only. I will also consider looking for another dentist because they should have been able to tell me what was wrong during yesterday's visit. Not wasting my time and deciding not to do anything. They looked at xrays and video of my teeth for years and I opted not to do the work because it's so costly and my insurance is trash. If I keep things clean I can avoid more expensive work.
I am going to straighten up and take my pre-work nap. I had a good lunch and my son had his pizza. I'll pester him for a bit and will call it a night.
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Creating Something New
Happy Sabbath
It was a good day today. I allowed my son to bring his computer to church today and he and another child started to make some really great Christian content. The children really are the future. I was blown away initially by my son's ability to animate but I just heard a music intro he produced at church and I am absolutely shocked at what he is able to do. I look forward to seeing the things he makes for our church channel and the new talents he will develop along the way. My cousin passed away on Friday last week. I didn't find out until Sabbath when I took my son to the hospital. My son had tried to sled down the stairs on a pillow so injuries are just assumed at that point. When we were in the pediatric ER, my mom told me about the cousin. His funeral will be Thursday next week and I plan on attending. Yesterday I saw two different hearse vehicles going around the area. Then today we had to clear out the church by 2pm because the host church was having a funeral for one of their own. I don't know what is going on. It's very strange. Oh yeah and that earthquake. So I am going to prepare for my work nap and make sure my son stays focused on Jesus these remaining Sabbath hours.
The world may make no sense and descend into chaos but God is good and we can trust Him to bring us through it all.
May you be blessed and have a wonderful Sabbath and weekend.
It was a good day today. I allowed my son to bring his computer to church today and he and another child started to make some really great Christian content. The children really are the future. I was blown away initially by my son's ability to animate but I just heard a music intro he produced at church and I am absolutely shocked at what he is able to do. I look forward to seeing the things he makes for our church channel and the new talents he will develop along the way. My cousin passed away on Friday last week. I didn't find out until Sabbath when I took my son to the hospital. My son had tried to sled down the stairs on a pillow so injuries are just assumed at that point. When we were in the pediatric ER, my mom told me about the cousin. His funeral will be Thursday next week and I plan on attending. Yesterday I saw two different hearse vehicles going around the area. Then today we had to clear out the church by 2pm because the host church was having a funeral for one of their own. I don't know what is going on. It's very strange. Oh yeah and that earthquake. So I am going to prepare for my work nap and make sure my son stays focused on Jesus these remaining Sabbath hours.
The world may make no sense and descend into chaos but God is good and we can trust Him to bring us through it all.
May you be blessed and have a wonderful Sabbath and weekend.
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