Over 50 But Not Yet On The Down Grade

                                           I am getting ready for my 55th birthday. And I think of where did all the years go.I remember before I started school, I have freinds on face book from grade school, I remember the winter of  19__ and the list goes on. But when I count the years it seems ages ago, ancient,olddddd! My daughter is 35 now with a child in school,I am a grandmother and content with the thought. Fills my heart with joy knowing this. But most of the time I don't think I am soon to be 55. now my body some days tells me I am soon to be 55 and I try not to dwell on those days, lol. When we were children we thought we would never reach teen years and as teens never adult hood and marriage would last forever and children would never get raised....But it all came to be our lives.So 55 come on in I welcome the thought that I will be able to enjoy my life with my husband and Barkley. I'll get back to you on this. Need to prepare for a 12 hour shift...My body tells me to be gentle though, lol!

Well it has now passed, I am a year older. And I feel it!!! Got a bad cold and worked 12 hours with 3 hrs sleep. It is my warning to take good care of myself because no one else can do it for me.But I look at the age matter as this...you can be 80 and feel 40 or 40 and feel 80 either way keep a positive mind no matter what you do! Til next year I will try harder to prepare for growing older because I'm like a fine wine only growing better with time, Amen! 



Family Of The High and Mighty

        First I must state this " If the shoe fits wear it and if it don't, don't worry about it!". I am not talking about money rich people. I am talking about birth family here. People that have forgotten where they come from. Even on facebook don't take a moment to say "Hello, how is your day?"
     I have more contact with people outside of family that send more cheer than my birth blood related family.This saddens me so. I see families every day glad to keep in touch. And its not only one that contacts, they contact back an forth caringly. Not mine though!
     I don't want to sound bitter and I don't want to grow bitter. I want to keep Gods goodness in my heart ,actions and mind.
     So to save me any more sadness and sorrow I will be removing pictures of my loved ones and deleting you off my sites. and addresses out of my phone books. Not because I am bitter or hateful but it keeps me from bothering you. You keep up what you are doing, I wish you all the best in life. I will not bother you or ask of you . But you will always be in my heart, my mind and my prayers.
     Life goes on as they say even with out family. You have proved that to me already!
    

Keep Price Family In Prayer

                   Keep Neil and Lorraine in prayer, His daughters and grandchildren. Neil needs heart surgury and he is in his late 80's. God lay hands upon this man and his doctors. Watch over his wife and family. Let thy will be in all their hearts to know you are in their lives to help them through this.Amen!

Better Days Ahead

              Sometimes everyday happenings don't seem to bother us. But many many days we get over welmed with family,job,money,health and the list goes on and on. Most of the time we survive them. Although at the moment we don't know how we will even start..
    First things first. Take a deep breath, hand it to God in prayer, pause a moment...Did you ask him to clear and settle your thoughts so His plan can come flowing in. Most of the time I haven't, sorry to say. Cause I know He holds the solution. Simple process yet we don't think or see past the end of our nose sometimes.

Drexel needs prayer

                He gets discouraged out there on the road so long. The cost is so high and he wants to be home so much more. I know from my experiances out there,I got tired of the whole shabang. And he has been out there near 35 years now. When he pays off this truck he will be able to come off the road for good. Drive local and sleep in a bed that don't bounce.
    I know God does not close doors until there is a better one opened and I know God is with him out there.He has swapped loads with another driver so the man could get home. Drex has a considerate frame of mind cause he wishes he was heading home too. Love ya Drex and wish you were here also!
   UP DATE : He is in much better spirits than last week at this time. Even when the car went to shop and cost us  over $500.00 and now my frig is broken and needs the doctor to make a house call and Barkleys new control box jus came and have to get yet another cause it won't work. GRRRRR I need prayer to keep my spirits up, please!!!! TY in advance....
    News Flash!!!Frig can't b fixed we have to buy another....gettin tough now!Car needs a part and a new one is on a 3 month wait list...Keep pray'n for mercy and a lite to shine here.Get tired of seeing hand outs after hand outs and workin man Nadda!
     Another better news flash :Frig is back to working after 4 days. and I didn't do any thing to fix jus came on...what next,thank you Father Almighty!!!
    Still better news flash : Frig  still working, car still running and work gave me a compliment to my job duties. A fellow driver informed me that another was speaking bad of me. So i took it to higher up to see if company was pleased with my work (Because thats who writes my check and the only talk that really matters!)They are very pleased and now I can tell the rest to give it a rest nicely!!!TY Jesus for watching over us and for the friends and family that keeps us in their prayers!

Kathy Phillips daughter

             Keep Kim and the family in prayer. She was life flighted to Cleveland for open heart surgury.The family needs our prayers,please!
             Up Date: Kathy states surgury will be middle of next week or toward the end of next week.Pray God lays his hand upon her and the surgon as God guides them all and his will be done,amen!
             UP Date: Kim is home and the doctors are going to try medicatin for a month first...Hang in there God is moving in! Satin take the back seat cause God comes first last and any where in between!!!!!

THANKFUL

       I had started a new job in April of this year. Made me happy I was off the road but knew I needed time to learn the skill to keep up with all the others. Needless to say in the third week I was labled as slow,lacked skill and was removed to another position.
    It shook me needless to say. I felt so low and alone. But I had to come to terms and try even harder. I still am learning and still trying very hard to over come some of my trouble spots. But maintaining. This past week I beat the record of most trips done on my job. I have a laid back co-worker and a few who feel a woman can't do the job as good as them at the job.
    When they took me off my other position it took my Sunday mornings away. That saddened me cause I need to get back to God and attend church. I had told the pastor of the church next door that I needed prayer on the matter.And I got my answer this past week. They are giving me Saturday and Sundays off. My Sunday are open now to serve our Lord.
    I now have even more than that.I got 60 hours a week with time and a half after 40 hours, full benifits,401k, eye and dental care at 1/2 the cost of last job. This is all to the good.To God the glory and he watches over me!

    So praise be to God for His grace,forgiveness and for knowing when we can't see what is best for us.

Where do we go from here?

           Sometimes we get so caught up in our everyday matters and we forget to do one thing or another. God, family, friends, trivial things we need to do for someone but we committed ourselves with good intention (was important to someone).And we will either ignore what we've done,apologize or complete the task needed.
    I have done all of the above at one time or another in my life. None of us have ment to, we just did! So I guess I need to ask of prayer from these persons whom I love and that I try to correct this bad habit in my future. I had an uncle whom liked to say " We can't make water run backwards!" And he was right on that. Thankful our God is a forgiving God and we are given the chance to correct ourselves as we grow in His word and daily tasks of His will for each and everyone of us.
   So to all whom I have loved and may of done this to...be patient and pray for all who may of done this to you and remember it really was not intensional but jus human. If God can forgive we all need to also.

Keep In Prayer

                Don Minner needs prayer and his family. Was taken to hospital last nite cause of seizers and throwing up.
               2nd up date: Says he is feeling better and thinks he should go home. Needless to say he don't know how sick he really is.
               3rd up date: confussed and restless. Again he is not aware how sick he is. Keep him and the family in prayer.
               4th up date : His confusion and restlessess has calmed some. they feel it is the phnonia and oxegen mixed. still may need surgury for the hernia and bowel blockage. Neurologist is changing his seizer medication and don't believe its the lack of oxegen. Mary (his wife) is very worried at this point.Keep him and his family in prayer.
               5th up date : Spoke to my neice other day and was feeding himself and in better state of mind. This is very good!
               6th up date : feeling better but in a rehab facility. He is on angry side about it the last few days. he is still healing from the phnonia and no surguries needed. To God be the glory!!!!! 8/21/11