Loss and Gain

While at the hospital with Jake I lost:

track of the time

count of the various doctors and specialists involved in his case

the remembrance of what day it was at times

5 pounds the hard way

many hours of sleep

While at the hospital I gained:

precious time with my adult son

a greater appreciation for the doctors and surgeons in Jake's past

a better understanding of Jake's overall heart health

relief

a greater appreciation of how grown up my youngest son has become and how reliable he is

the prayers and support of God's people

a thankful heart full of praise

a greater reliance upon and increased love for Christ

a settled peace

April Petitionary Prayers

In the month of April, Rebecca is gathering our petitionary prayers into one place so that we can pray for each other.

Today, and every day, I am praying for our little church.

We've been meeting together since last October. We worshiped in homes for two months, then started meeting in a local town hall in December. We were adopted as a Home Mission Church by the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in March and are part of the Presbytery of the Midwest of the OPC.

As a Home Mission Church, we have come under the guidance of another church in our Presbytery. Their Session is now our Session and they will guide and direct us as we go forward, helping us to identify and train a Session of our own and giving us help and encouragement as we grow and develop.

Here are some of the things I pray for each day:

• That God would would establish our church on the foundation of Jesus Christ and that He would be glorified and exalted in our worship, our ministries, and in the lives of the people of Christ Covenant OPC.
• For God’s direction and guidance as we seek His will concerning our new work
• For God’s establishment and preparation of future church leaders
• For the men of our over-seeing Session and the church in Grayslake
• That we would serve together in unity and in love.
• That God would continue to provide pulpit supply until we call an organizing pastor.
• That God would prepare both the church and our future pastor as we seek His timing and direction in the calling of that man of God. 
• That God would add to our numbers.
• That we would seek Him in His Word. 

Update on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 08:35AM by Kim from Hiraeth

Dorothy is praying for Christ Covenant OPC, too!  And, no, we didn't plan to mention the church in both our posts today!  That was providential!

April Petitionary Prayers

My days are all mixed up this week.  Yesterday seemed like Monday, so I am a day behind with my April Petitionary Prayer post.

My stay in the hospital wasn't all disagreeable blood draws, IV's, EKG's and boredom.  I can honestly say that each and every person I encountered in the telemetry wing  was kind and friendly and oh so professional.  The care I received there was excellent.  These folks work so hard.  The weekend staff worked 12 hour shifts but my sweet nurse, Lois, worked much longer than her 7 am to 7 pm shift, leaving for home sometime after 9:30 pm.  Right up to the end of her extended shift, Lois was patient and thoughtful; not just getting the vitals taken care of in a timely manner, but taking the time to bring ice water, answer questions, and pray with me for another patient.  I mention Lois, but I could also mention Melissa and Dianna and the food service staff and on and on.

And so, I am reminded to not only appreciate doctors and nurses and all the auxillary staff that serve in hospitals, but also to pray for them.  They have a hard job.  Sick or recovering patients are not always at their best, but these folks patiently serve even the ornery ones who ring the call button incessantly with a smile.

One of the best things about my hospital stay was my roomate, Pat.  We were both there for rhythm problems; me for ventricular tachycardia and she for A-fib. We were both in the hospital for three days to "load" the drug.  We had plenty of time to talk and to get to know one another and it was such a blessing!  In three days time, I've made a good friend that I'd otherwise never have known.

I responded to the drug immediately and for the first time in as long as I can remember, I am now in consistent sinus rhythm (normal).  The drug did not work its wonders for Pat, however.  I won't go into the details of her condition, but suffice it to say that her situation is far more complicated than my own and she still has far to go to get her heart under control.

Won't you take a moment and pray for Pat?  She has decisions to make about doctors and treatments in the days and weeks to come.  I know that she would appreciate your prayers.

I'm so thankful for all my readers who took the time to pray for me and I'm grateful for all the prayers that will be lifted up for my new friend, Pat.

God is good. 

Related tags:  EKG telemetry arrhythmia prayer

It's good to be HOME!

Boy!  Is it ever good to be home!

I got home today around lunchtime and, other than feeling a little tired, I feel great.

I've got good news and "bad" news.  My arrhythmias were not cooperative on Friday, so I had the EP Study as planned but they were unable to ablate the area that is causing my major problem--PVCs (premature ventricular beats).  Normally, I have them everyday all day long, especially when I am nervous, but on Friday they were less frequent and much less organized than usual, so after 4 hours of trying, they aborted the ablation. 

It wasn't for lack of trying!  Since my heart was all wired up, they were able to pace it every which way (talk about a strange sensation, that!) but that didn't work.  I even did lateral curls lying on the table, holding two pound bags of saline solution in each hand, but to no avail.  Friday was just not my day for ablation.  The doc said that happens sometimes and often with PVCs.  Sigh.  I must admit that I was very disappointed at first and silent tears were trickling into my ears while I was in the recovery room, but as I believe with all my heart that God is sovereign in all things and He does all things according to the good pleasure of His will, I believe that HIS will was done that day.

The GOOD thing is that the medicine has me in sinus rhythm!  The drug I am on now is called sotalol and has to be "loaded" in the hospital over a period of three days, with frequent EKG's, blood draws, and vitals taken at regular intervals.  (Yes, I am a pin cushion!) I would have come home on this medication for the other arrhythmias even if the PVC's had been ablated, so this is not a "plan B" choice.  I am tolerating the medication well and was able to come home on the lowest dose. 

I'll be taking it a little easy for the rest of this week but the few restrictions I've come home with are lifted on Friday, so I'm looking foward to seeing how this goes!  I feel great so far! 

THANK YOU for all your kind notes and especially for the prayers!

God is good! 

EP study sotalol EKG telemetry arrhythmia prayer

A "Where I'm At" Update

A week or so ago, I let you know that I had been referred to a specialist for an EP study (electrophysiology study)  The EP study is done the same way as a heart cath, only they attach electrodes on the inside of the heart and then record the electrical pathways of the heart cycle in order to identify the location where the arrhythmias originate.  If they can find the spot, they can cauterize it and 98 percent of the time it totally eliminates the arrhythmias.  (that’s called a heart ablation)  

 Yesterday, I had my first consultation appointment with the arrhythmia specialist.  He explained everything to us; the procedure, the benefits, the risks, the hospital stay, etc.

 The appointment went well. We both like the doctor a lot.

 After all the talking, he did an extended EKG, hoping to be able to isolate some of the arrhythmias and identify whether they originate on the right or left side of the heart.

 My heart was very cooperative when they did the EKG in the office and they saw all sorts of arrhythmias, so that was good, but the bad thing is that all of my rhythm problems originate on the left side of the heart, which is less common and more difficult to treat.  The EKG showed multiple types of arrhythmias—at least 4, probably more—so the doctor isn’t as hopeful that we can lick the problem with an ablation.  Just too much going on.  But he thinks he might be able to eliminate the most prominent problem (PVC’s—premature ventricular contractions) by ablation and then treat the rest with anti-arrhythmic drugs.  The bad mitral valve makes it more difficult and apparently, when you work over on the left side of the heart it requires blood thinners and more monitoring so, rather than an overnight stay, it’ll be a minimum of 3 days.

 So, it’s not going to be the “silver bullet” I was hoping for, but even if he gets in there and isn’t able to do the ablation part, the electrophysiology study will still give them the best information they can get to help decide how to treat with the anti-arrhythmic drugs.  One way or another, I should get some improvement.  So that’s good.

 I felt a little disappointed at first but then I reminded myself it just “is what it is.”  They’ve got to work with what they have.  I can accept that!

 He also thinks that if we can get the arrhythmias under control it may go a long way toward treating my chronic insomnia.  (Yippee!)

 The EP study is scheduled for noon on April 4.  That’s a Friday, which works out really well.  I’m really looking forward to getting this done.  I’ve been so exhausted for so long. Even though it doesn’t look like they will be able to eliminate the arrhythmias as I had hoped, I should still experience improvement, so that’s good.

Now's a Good Time

I think that now's a good time to bring you up to speed on something that's on the horizon for me, personally.

 If you've picked up a sports page, or watched ESPN over the last couple of days, you'll have heard the story about the Cubs second baseman, Mark DeRosa's heart issues.  He has been living with arrhythmias since he was a teenager and last Saturday he had a particularly long run of atrial arrhythmia.  Yesterday, he underwent a successful EPS (ElectroPhysiology Study) and a heart ablation.  He'll be back at spring training before you know it.

When you're a sports figure or celebrity, the wheels turn very swiftly, but in my case?  Not so much.  I've known that I would be having the same procedure for about 6 weeks already, but my appointment for my first consultation with the specialist  is scheduled for March 11 and who knows when the actual procedure will take place?  Could take weeks or months to get it scheduled.

That's OK.  I've lived with arrhythmias for so long (my entire life, although they weren't diagnosed until I was in my late 20's) that I can wait.  And the fact that I can wait means that, while my skipped beats and galloping heart makes me tired and limits my ability to do physical work and exercise, it's not life threatening. 

I can honestly say that I can't WAIT to have this procedure.  I can't even imagine what it will be like to go up and down stairs without getting winded or change the sheets on my bed without getting short of breath.  The first day I learned about the procedure, I looked out at my snow covered garden and thought about tackling the difficult chore of dividing my hostas--a task that made me tired just to think of it before!

I'll let you know when I go in for the study because I'll be wanting you all to pray!  Sometimes when they get in there they find out that, because of underlying conditions, they are unable to do the ablation.  I also have degenerative mitral valve prolapse and mitral insufficiency so I'm hoping that won't complicate things.

 After all, I've got a grandson coming in June and I'll need to be able to chase a toddler before you know it!

: D 

Amazing Generosity

Look what I got in the mail today!!

My fellow OPC friend, Pam, from a rustling of leaves, sent me five! count 'em FIVE books plus a beautiful journal, and a lovely card and recipe card.  One of the books is a Geneva Bible and she even sent Bible tabs to go along with it!  What a treasure trove!

I am completely surprised and totally delighted.  Surpassing even my book lust, I am very humbled and amazed to have such a generous friend.

Thank you, Pam! 

Giving Thanks in November

 

It's hard to believe that November is nearly over and that we are on the brink of December already.  I like November; it's like the calm before the storm that December has become for all too many of us.  I'm thankful for the slow passing of the month and the time to concentrate on the many, many blessings in my life and to deliberately give thanks to the One Who has given each one to me.

Some things I'm thankful for on this last day of November:

 I'm thankful for my husband, my boys, my daughter-in-law and the new grandchild that will arrive in June. Our family is close and loving and our home is truly a haven of peace (and fun!) There's no place I'd rather be than with my family.

I'm thankful for my extended family and I'm looking forward to going home soon to spend time with the people I love that live so far away.

I'm thankful for my church and my friends.  I haven't shared this yet, but we've joined several other families with the hopes and dreams of starting a new church. We've been meeting in homes since September, looking forward to joining the OPC as a church plant soon.  The petition for membership was drawn up and signed last Sunday and this Sunday we will be meeting in our new, rented location for the first time ever!  I'm thankful for God's guidance, protection, and provision as we've grown and developed and for the vision He has given us to establish this  church on Christ and His Gospel.

I'm thankful for my furry friends, too, Eve and Ivy and of course, Buster, our cat.  I can begin to see Eve aging before my eyes--her face is nearly all white now, her eyesight and her hearing is failing, and she seems confused sometimes. It's beginning to really come home to me that we won't have her forever, so I'm grateful for every day that she's still here with us--a part of our family.

I'm thankful for God's sustaining grace, His patience, and His forgiveness.  This has been a year full of stress and heartache and deep sadness.  And yet, even in the trials--no, especially in the trials, He has given us strength and courage to get through each day and in His mercy He has given us a measure of peace and comfort that can only come from Him.

I'm grateful for the study of His Word, most especially for what I've come to call the aha! moments when He opens up a passage of scripture (or sometimes my heart) in an extraordinary way.  I'm grateful for the insights but more than that I am grateful for His presence during those times.

I've been listening to some Desiring God conferences while I've been working at my drawing board the past few weeks.  I've listened to speakers addressing the lives of such godly and influencial men as Charles Spurgeon, Martin Luther, John Owen, and of course my favorite, Jonathan Edwards. I owe so much to the writings of these men and others and I'm thankful for their continuing influence in the church and in my life.

Speaking of my drawing board, I'm thankful for each person who has visited Bookworm Bookmarks and placed an order for a bookmark or two, a poem, a quote.  It's been a good start and I've had great fun working with so many of you.  It's a very satisfying feeling to know that literally hundreds of my bookmarks are scattered all over the US, Canada, and even in Australia, doing their jobs and holding places in favorite books.

I'm also thankful that my friend, Rebecca, will soon be back and blogging again after her blogging break.  It's been fun collecting the thankful posts in her absence.  I've met a couple of new blogging friends through this month of thankful posts.

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Here is my last installment of thankful links:

Connie, from Practicing Theology, writes "This morning I've been reminded afresh of God's endless and matchless forgiveness, for which I am not only in great need of, but so very thankful for."

My new friend, Annie B, from Whatever Things, is thankful for the gift of a Christian friend.

O Give thanks to the Lord!  Call upon His Name!  Make His deeds known among the people! 

Giving Thanks in November

I have permission to share what has been a secret joy and thanksgiving for some weeks now:

 

 We're going to be grandparents! 

Giving Thanks in November

Annie from Whatever Things is thankful for the minor prophets.  I felt a little nudge when I read her thanksgiving post.  She's reading Micah.  I've decided to read Malachi this evening before I go to bed.

Lisa, from Lisa Writes, is thankful for her home and friends.  Me, too.  We had friends in our home tonight for prayer and dinner and fellowship.  Our home is small, but it's frequently filled with people we love.  That is a great blessing for which we are thankful.

Ellen is thankful for God's response to our confessions and for being at home in Washington for the month of December.

Giving Thanks in November

 

Isn't the blogging community amazing?  A week or so ago, we were discussing the proper pronunciation of Hiraeth.  Joel, who blogs at On the Other Foot and teaches the Welsh language, weighed in and helped us out.

This evening he has posted the Welsh hymn, Hiraeth, for me on his blog.  You can see both the Welsh words and the English translation.

I am thankful that such a generous person has taken the time to scan the hymn from his gymanfa hymnal just so that I could see it!

And speaking of generous blogging friends, Karen from Simply A Musing Blog, shares her thanksgiving for God's providential provision through the provision of a friend.  A heartwarming story. 

God is good.

 Connie agrees.  She is thankful for "creature comforts"--the simple daily blessings that God bestows.

Have I missed any?  Please do send me your link and I'll update! 

Giving Thanks in November: Catching Up

 Thank you for your patience!  I'm finally getting caught up with the Thanksgiving posts.  I know I've missed some, so please do let me know and I'll be sure to include any posts I've missed.

Pam, from a rustling of leaves, has posted a thanksgiving card and poem.

Carla, from Reflections of the Times, is "thankful for all of it."

Elle, from A Complete Thought, is thankful for all of it, too!

Brenda, from The Family Revised, is thankful for her husband.

Lisa, from Deo Volente, posts a Thanksgiving Poem.

Barbara H. sent me a list of thankful links:

Thanksgiving quotes   
Thanksgiving poems  
Thanksgiving devotionals  
Thanksgiving Bible Study
Thanksgiving Funnies
Thanksgiving List
   
Pam, from a rustling of leaves, shares a Thanksgiving poem

One of our Canadian friends, Kathie, joins her American friends in thanksgiving.

Kim, from Lifesong, shares a beautiful song for the season.

Connie, Practicing Theology, is thankful for yummy smells and a daughter's help.

Carol,from She Lives, is thankful for suffering.

Tulip Girlis thankful that the Lord has changed her heart, replacing stress with peace.  She also shares Psalm 100.

One more link for you.  Seasonal Delights Quarterly has some wonderful recipes to share!

Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving!  Don't forget that the whole month of November has been set aside for Thanksgiving posts and that each and every day should be a day of Thanksgiving to our God and King!

Now Thank We All Our God! 

An apology

In the hurry and flurry of Thanksgiving preparation and in my haste to shut down the computer before my guests arrived, I failed to properly save the notepad document with all the links and descriptions the to Thanksgiving posts that I had collected for yesterday's Thanksgiving post.

 I will try to search them all down again, but that will take some time (there were a lot!!) and I won't be able to get to it for awhile, so I ask for your forgiveness and your patience.

Feel free to leave your links in the comments of this post; it would help a lot!

A Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation

A Proclamation.

By the President of the United States of America

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consiousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.

By the President: Abraham Lincoln

William H. Seward,
Secretary of State

Last year's Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation:  George Washington

Giving Thanks in November

I'm thankful that most of my Thanksgiving cooking is already done.  Just the pumpkin marble cheesecake left to bake  and I'll be finished for today.

Today I made 4 pies (2 pumpkin, a rhubarb custard, and a pecan), two kinds of dressing, (regular sage dressing and corn stuffing) scalloped cabbage, and the cranberry sauce was finished yesterday.  I roasted the little turkey (17 pounds) and it is now stowed away in the fridge--sliced for turkey sandwiches.

Tomorrow I will get the big turkey (22 pounds) in the roaster around 4:30 (or as Tom says, "o'dark thirty."  Then all that will be left is to make the mashed potatoes, gravy, and candied sweet potatoes and remember to get everything else in the oven(s) on time.

Here's one more recipe for you.  This is my mother's Scalloped Cabbage recipe.  Yum.

Scalloped Cabbage

Make a white sauce with 4 T butter, 4 T flour, and 1 1/2 c. milk

Once the white sauce is thickened, add 1/3 cup of Velveeta (I use 1/2) and add to sauce and stir until it melts. 

Cut a large cabbage into wedges and parboil for 5 minutes; drain well.

Layer cabbage and sauce together in baking dish and top with buttered bread crumbs.

Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. 

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 

O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness! -- William Shakespeare

Giving Thanks in November

I love routine.  I think I'd be very happy to live day after day, week after week with very little change.  I enjoy my morning routine, my daily routine, our weekly routine,  our lunchtime routine (you get the idea). 

I could blame it all on my love for tradition (and I do love tradition!) but there is an aspect in all this routineness and sameness that boils down to just plain old lack of "adventuresomeness."   I often joke that I have to plan to be spontaneous!

I am so thankful that God does  not leave me to my own devices!  I would hunker down with books and comfortable surroundings and people I love and never take a risk.  I am thankful for the curve balls, the rocky roads, and the "out of left field" experiences--even the difficult people that God brings into my life.

More thankful people:

Rosemary has posted a thankful poem by August L. Storm (love the vintage Thanksgiving card, too!)

Elizabeth, from Elizabeth's Flowers, has a quote from Viktor Frankel and reminds us that thankfulness can be cultivated. 

Robin, our adventurous Pensieve's Poetic License hostess, has highlighted Thanksgiving and giving thanks with this month's theme.  She also shares her family's Thankful Box--which positively enchants  a tradition lover like myself.

Thanksgiving, a time to give praise
God has blessed me in so many ways!
My fam’ly, each friend,
And His love without end.
And the beauty of Fall, now ablaze.  Robin

Carla is thankful for singing kids.  You can see HER singing kids here.  Don't miss it! (they are accompanied by, well, go give them a listen and see for yourself!)

Doug writes a timely reminder of the relationship between Thanksgiving, Gratitude and Leaness of Soul.  I was going to include a short quotation, but on second thought, I don't want you to be satisfied with a pithy quote, I want you to go read it for yourself!

Elaine is thankful for families and expresses her thanks in a delightfully Irish-ish way!  Sure an' you'll be wantin' to nip on over!

I'll be updating this post later on today to include more posts.  If I've missed your thankful post, send me an email and I'll add it this afternoon.

I'm off to bake pies!
 

Update on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 06:06PM by Kim from Hiraeth

Here are the rest of today's thankful posts:

Carla, from Reflections of the Times, is thankful for the God of Peace 

Tulip Girl weighs in with another thankful Psalm, Psalm 30. 

Kim, at the Upward Call, is thankful for books--a variety of books. 

Connie, from Practicing Theology, is thankful for Christian parenting. 

Annie, from Whatever Things is thankful that God is in control of the weather. 

I hope I haven't missed anyone!  I may not have time to do the thanksgiving post until later tomorrow, so send me your links or leave a note in the comments and let me know you've posted your thanksgiving and I'll link to them tomorrow evening.

Until then, I want you all to know that I am grateful for everyone who reads this blog, who takes the time to write a comment, send an email, or extend friendship to me through this wonderful blogging community.  

Giving Thanks in November

Thank God every day when you get up that you have something to do that day which must be done whether you like it or not. Being forced to work and forced to do your best will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know. -- Basil Carpenter

Whether I like it or not, I need to do laundry and clean house and run errands.  I thank God for this and I pray that He will use it to cultivate in me  "temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know."

Giving Thanks in November

Since Rebecca is taking a well deserved blog break, I've been given the privilege of rounding up the various thankful posts.  I haven't received any links in my email yet (hint, hint) but in my own blogging rounds I have discovered some thankful people.

 Jill from Holding Short at 33 and Bravo has a delightful post full of thankful thoughts.  Jill has made a practice of these posts of thanksgiving.  She has much to be thankful for--go visit and see!

Carla and Company are grateful that their cat, Pyro, has returned to them, safe and sound. 

Kathie is reflecting on the glory of the Lord. 

 My dear, dear talented friend Allyson has a post full of thankful thoughts.

Rosemary is thankful that her husband is home. 

 Susie is always thankful and expresses her thanks for her readers in every post.  You can learn a lot about thankfulness by hanging around with her!

Rebekah shares a Psalm and remembers the One Who gave His life for us. 

Tulip Girl has been posting Psalms of Thanksgiving.  She has much for which to be thankful!  : D

T and Naomi are grateful for the safe arrival of their new "wee baby girl!"

I'm thankful for my friend, Kyle, and his postings each week on the Westminster Confession of Faith.  He is an admirable young man, strong in the faith and in God's Word.  And I'm grateful for the music that washes over me when I visit his blog.   I listen all the way through to the end every time I visit his blog.  I'm thankful for sacred music.

 Have I missed anyone?  Please DO send me your links to your thankful posts! 

Did you remember?

Did you remember to move your turkey from the freezer to the 'fridge?

I did.  Here's the little one.  The big one is thawing in the basement 'fridge. Total turkey poundage?  29 pounds.  We like turkey sandwiches.  : D

 

Giving Thanks in November

Today is our 29th wedding anniversary.

I am so very thankful that God has blessed me with my wonderful husband.  He truly is a wonderful husband and I love him more each passing year.

Happy Anniversary, Tom.  I love you!