A PRAYER FOR HEALING FOR THE ONES LEFT BEHIND & FOR NANCY COMER & AN UPDATE

Many of you 'old' bloggers,

and by OLD I mean those of us that 

have been blogging for several years,

know Vicki from

2 Bags Full

She was away from blogging 

for quite a while as her family dealt

with her daughter-in-law Alicia's 

BREAST CANCER.

Alicia fought the battle for 

FOUR LONG YEARS

but, sadly, 

lost her race against the disease recently.

You can read Vicki's final tribute to 

Alicia here.

This beautiful young woman 

left behind her husband and 

two beautiful children.

Please pray for all of them

as they walk this fresh path of 

grief and heartache.

Sometimes our words 
just seem so inadequate,

don't they?

They can't begin to convey how deep

our emotions run or how sad we really feel.

That being said, please lift this family in prayer,

if you are a pray-er-

If not a pray-er,

 please send your good thoughts

and well wishes for peace of heart.

Another blogger wrote to me this week.
Her name is Nancy Comer.
You will remember her from
Nancy's Notes
She is such a lovely gal 
and we connected immediately.

Several years ago her husband 

had two strokes

and she has been caretaker 

and soul mate to him.

Now, she needs prayers for herself.

There is a mass in her lungs 

and on Friday 

she had a PET scan 

to see if anything 

shows up in other areas of her body.

Next Wednesday she will have biopsies done.

As we all know, this is scary business.

Please pray for good reports for her

and pray that they don't find malignancy

when they do the biopsies.

I will keep you posted 

when I hear from her or her kids.

AND-

Update on DownOnTheFarm,

Robbin's mom:

She is asking for specific prayers

for her mom as she is back in

the hospital dealing with 

complications from her cancer treatment.

You can read more about that here.

Thanks to all of you that pop in here

and take the time to read and respond

to these requests.

Have a blessed Sunday.

THE BLOGGERS CONVENTION-AdNonsense-FUNNY ON FRIDAY

Pick Me- No- Pick Me

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Hoping to encourage her oldest son to 
FINALLY FIND A MATE,
Carol told Kevin that 
he could have his pick of the litter 
at the blogger's convention......

However, she drew the line
at cooking for her

 or cleaning up after 
she finished her DIY projects.

Happy Friday!

THE COLOR OF MY WORLD! WATCH THE MAGIC HAPPEN!

First of all---
Thank you to all of you 
that left me your thoughts
regarding an Etsy shop.
I will let you know 
what I decide but I think your comments
have cemented my decision.

ANYWAY-----
ON TO TODAY'S POST....
Yes, It's true!

SPRING IS HERE!

That is what they are telling me.

So, could someone please explain

why this is a COLOR picture of the water out front?

We have had so many grey days,

I could fly.....

if I could get my broom started!

Not a speck of green to be seen...

When-Oh-When will Spring  

EVER COME?

I am opening at the VA this morning.

I need to be there before 6 AM.

Do you think it would be selfish of me to 

PRAY that when I got home this afternoon

that the above scene would look like this again?

Well, would that be TOO MUCH to ask?

Well, I am a little bit 

WORRIED 

about it...

I wonder if 

SPRING

will EVER come.

Yes- I am!

I am worried!

See?

HEY!  At least I got the

HAIR COLOR RIGHT!

TAKING A POLL! ETSY-- YAY OR NAY...Opinions Please!

So-

I have a question 

for anyone that would like to

weigh-in

and you don't have to take off

your shoes and sweater

on the matter.

I have been waffling over

whether or not to open an

Etsy shop.

I have been getting feedback

from several people that 

Etsy sales are

WAY DOWN;

that Etsy is not what it used to be.

I have already corresponded

with some of you and I would

like to hear other's opinions, too.

Do you SELL on Etsy?

If so--how are your sales?

Do you BUY on Etsy?

Do you BUY like you did in the past?

I have been trying to 

figure out the cost of mailing,

packaging and TIME factored in

and I am wondering if it is 

more profitable to just take 

my USED and/or VINTAGE

 items to a local consignment shop.

Are you more inclined to buy

handmade, created goods on Etsy

as opposed to buying vintage items?

IF you have a moment,

I would love your feedback

and I thank you in advance for

any opinions you might offer.

edited to add:  Someone mentioned
selling on Facebook and/or
on the blog itself.
Whaddayathink?

Have a wonderful upcoming week!

YOU DIRTY DOG YOU----Funny on Friday--AdNonSense

Oooohh..Frankie...

tsk-tsk-tsk

If I tole' ye once...I've

tole' ye a million times..

don't ya be going out there

and playing with the riff-raff.

And now ye can see fer yourself

what happens when 
you pick up a girl 

an' she's got black fur with a white stripe

runnin' doon her back.

She's a stinker, that one..

and ye'd best be leavin' her alone.

And, Dash, yer no better ya know.

Yer next in the suds yerself....

for ye knew better

being from upstate and all.

Ye should've tole' poor ole'

Frank the way it 'tis out there

in the world.

Tis the last time I leave you two

boys ta rove by yerselves..

and that's fer sure!

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A FEW POST-EASTER PICS---POST

We were lucky enough

to spend 

EASTER WEEKEND

with my daughter, Mimi and her sweet family.

MyHero took at least 75 pictures.

This was the closest he came to having

EVERYONE LOOK AT THE CAMERA 
and smile.
As you can see-
3 out of 5 made eye contact although
BigBoyE does not look too happy...

You know how there are bloopers?
We have at least FIFTY of pictures like this.
The kid in the dress is the goofball
that mugged for the camera.

I also have one picture
of three of my sweet grandgirls-

Look how big they are getting--
and SweetCheeks has glasses!

And their Mom, Tara---still beautiful---
shown here with her brother-
our youngest son...
fondly known as "Mama'sBoy"...

And here is his little guy..
flying off to see
Jack Sparrow @ Pirates of the Caribbean...
He was pretty excited when the
Captain asked him up to the front cabin
and let him sit in the pilot's seat.

No pictures of my oldest son
or his family.
Like me- he hates having his picture taken
so I only get pictures when his wife
shares them with me-lol....

For those of you brats that always ask
WHERE IS YOUR PICTURE
I say HERE YOU GO!

Next time I will brush my hair first....

Hope you all had a blessed Easter
and now we can move towards
Mother's Day!

This mama is off to the VA this morning
to mother a few veterans!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A BLESSED EASTER

I am visiting my daughter

and her family for 

Easter.

God bless you and your families

and I pray for good health and

happiness for all of you.

Say a little prayer for us.

I am driving home through a storm today

and pulling a 16' job trailer behind me.

God is my co-pilot but

John is my "talkative" riding companion.

Are you wondering how much he talks?

Well, let's just say-

I wouldn't need a radio.....

OR a voicebox!

Happy Easter!

MURDER AND MAYHEM LIES BENEATH A SWEET EXTERIOR----Funny on Friday/AdNONsense

BEWARE!

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 Amy told Ryan that his Mother 

WAS NOT

as sweet as she appeared to be.

The clue laid in the fact that she

was using arsenic based ink

in her tattoo parlor.


Sorry I am not around today.
I am at my daughter's house
playing with the kids!

WELCOME BACK TO TWO GOOD BLOGGING FRIENDS!!!

Many of you know 

Rebecca from

A Gathering Place

She is our multi-talented friend 

that has always made beautiful 

look easy.

She has been healing for over a year

since her accident and is 

BACK IN THE BLOG WORLD.

Please pop over and tell her Hello.

It will mean the world to her.

AND

 I hope many of you also remember

Bonnie from

Creative Decorating On A Budget

She has done an amazing job over the years

of making her home look great 

on a strict budget.

She would take on huge projects

WHEN HER HUSBAND 

WAS OUT OF TOWN...

Don't you love her already?

Pop by her blog and tell her 

Hello and Welcome Back

when you have a moment to do so.

Your laugh for the day from

Charles In Charge:

Charles In Charge:  Mom! Is there green ice cream?

Mama Mimi:  Yes-Pistachio is usually green.

Charles In Charge: You mean like the Pistachio of Liberty?

Mama Mimi:  Yep!

Gotta love it!

Have a great day!  

EASTER DECORATIONS? EGGACTLY!

Do you love Easter as much as I do?

While I honor and celebrate the 

REAL REASON

for Easter I also have a bit of 

FUN getting ready for the day.

Here are a few small bits and pieces 

of the MANY things I have.

Too many?

Nah!  Okay- maybe!

This little chick wagon has been mine

for about 40 years.

Isn't it dear?

It's from the 50's when I was a child.

Here you can see a bit of the 

EASTER EGG TREE

behind it.

Cue the shamrocks!

This belonged to my mother.

She was born in 1912.

In 1924 the house they lived in 

burned to the ground 

just a few days before Easter.

One of the neighbors gave this 

to my mother for Easter.

It had a small plastic comb inside
 that I still have

and a steel "puzzle".

I don't know if there was any candy in it.

This is a "hat" that stores eggs 

from year to year.

It came with candy in it originally

and belonged to Gramma Hazel.

I have some wax egg candles from the 40's

that were also in the candy box-

along with the little "people".

And then, of course, I have the twins

and the other twins.....

I can hardly tell them apart.

Why my name is SO BIG there is a mystery to me.

Deal with it~

And- I don't want to forget
the sweet towels my daughter
gave me at Christmas time.
These are large towels
folded small so you can see the design.
They are most appropriate for Easter.

My Mindy got them from 
Tina @ What We Keep.
Tina does a marvelous job and I
have had the pleasure of getting a 
couple of things from her.

So-that's bits and pieces of Easter here.

Now all I have to do is get

My Hero to put on his
BUNNY COSTUME

to hide EASTER EGGS.

That is one scary looking bunny if you ask me!

Looks like he is saying:

Hey little girl-want some candy?

Hey-if someone is crazy enough to

do something weird while I have a camera

out I claim the right to use the photos on my blog.

As you can see this was taken a while ago

before he was on the 

Cancer Diet.

He is now skinny---

and that's all I'm gonna say 'bout that!

Hope YOU

Have a Hippity Hoppity Day!

PRAYER REQUESTS & SOME PRAYER UPDATES

I think those that know me well

might snicker a bit about the fact

that I have a blog that posts 

PRAYER REQUESTS.

When my husband got ordained

about 20 years ago,

my good friend, Patty M,

(and you know who you are)

said:

"Well~all good and fine for John but now~

WHO IS HE GOING TO TAKE TO CHURCH?"

Yeah- that is the kind of friends that 

I have!

Fast forward and here I am,

entrusted by people to post 

PRAYER REQUESTS

for them.

God is funny that way.

He does 

PERFECT WORK

through

IMPERFECT PEOPLE!

Trust me- I know-

Okay-

Enough chatter---

First up:

My friend, Jettie.

She has been in horrible pain.

She has had a hip surgery and two knee surgeries

and some days she has so much pain in her back

that she could cry.

She just got a final diagnosis-

ARTHRITIS throughout her body and

DEGENRATIVE DISC DISEASE.

There is no "fix" for either of these

but she is praying they will find something

to make the pain tolerable.

This is an old picture but the only one I can find

in my files.

And..

Please pray for

Jettie's "niece" TESHA.

TESHA has uterine cancer.

Please pray for her.  

She is only 41with a lot of life

ahead of her.

Edited to add this request:
From Michele-@FinchRest

Asking for you all to pray for my brother who had a stroke recently, too and for my sister whose back is ruining her life with pain. And for my niece who was just confirmed on Friday (I am her sponsor.) Thank you. God bless.

UPDATES:

Jill is doing fine.

Blessings of a Stay At Home Mom

She is recovering at home after stomach surgery

 and is slowly getting well.

Her family has been supportive and

her girls and hubby help her.

Next--

Jay, Connie's husband,

Nonnie's Random Thoughts.

He had stomach surgery also.

It was a rather long, involved surgery

but he is doing well.

He, too is home now.

Connie says,"Praise the Lord for the outcome"~

Robbin's  (Down On The Farm)

mom had a portion of her

cancerous liver removed.

She will be staying close to the hospital

for a few weeks so they can monitor her.

The got the lymph nodes and it appears

that she is on her way to a total healing.

A real answer to prayer because 

they weren't sure 

what was going to happen there.
Robbin's message said to tell everyone
"Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever"

ALL the families thank EVERYONE
that prayed for them or sent good,
healing thoughts their way.

So, my friends-

There you have it.

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS

and 

PRAYER REQUEST UPDATES.

If you are NOT a pray-er,

please wing good  and healing thoughts

everyone's way.

Thanks so much.

I am blessed to have our

SweetCheeks with us this weekend!

I don't see her nearly often enough

now that she is getting to be a

'big girl'.

We'll be having a few laughs

at Papa's someone's expense.

You know we will.

Here she is when she was just a munchkin

and loved to play dress up....

She is growing up

WAY TOO FAST!

Thank you for the prayers for everyone

and I hope you have a wonderful

peaceful, blessed Sunday~

LIFE'S A TRIP-FUNNY ON FRIDAY/ADNONSENSE

Mom! Mom!

I finally figured out how to

work this video-cam- kind of..

I know the picture remains

stationary...but can you

hear me talking?

Can you?

Anyway...

I am sending you this because

I want you to know that

you were

WRONG!

Dead Wrong!

Remember when I was

a teenager and

you kept telling me that

drugs would ruin my life?

That too much acid

would fry my brain?

Well! Lookit me, Ma!

Here I am!

48 years old and doing just fine.

I've been painting, too...

Yes I have!

Behind me is one of my

best pictures so far.

I call it

Study In Orange

and I'm gonna sell

it for about

a gazillion bucks

to the big art dealer

down the street...

although he seems to be

"out of the office"

everytime I stop by.

Well, anyway...

just wanted you to know that.

I'm doing fine and

many thanks to Daddy

that left me all his money

so I can buy more art supplies.

I hope you are getting by

on the $468. a month

you get from Social Security...

That's all for now, Mom.

Bye.

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PS- How do you like my pig tails, Mom?

UPDATED PRAYER REQUEST FOR THREE PEOPLE NOW & An Update On Jill

ANOTHER ADDITION TO THE PRAYER CHAIN:

Deb over at 
FRUGAL LITTLE BUNGALOW 
has a post about the prayer they need right now.
Her sons' dad succumbed quite unexpectedly to
heart failure.

They are broken hearted.

I should have been 

on the ball quicker with this.

My bad 

(do kids even say that anymore)--

Anyway,

Please pray for Nonnie's husband, Jay.

Nonnie's Random Thoughts

He is having surgery today for an

abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Kind of a scary surgery so please

pray for Jay, the surgeon,

and the family's peace of heart. 

Also-

My friend, Robbin's mom,

is having cancer surgery tomorrow.

This is a serious one, folks.

You can read about it on Robbin's blog

Down On The Farm.

Please pray for both these people

AND their families.

If you are NOT a pray-er,

please send them good wishes 

and healing thoughts.

Thank you and I will update you

when I know more.

Update on:

Jill/Stay At Home Mom blog.

Jill is home and recovering and

appears to be doing well.

She thanks you for all prayers

and healing wishes.

She is "playing" on Pinetrest 

and if you click the link above 

it will take you to her blog 

where she is sharing some of her

Easter finds.

Have a great afternoon & evening.

Thank you so much for your faithfulness

in the way this community of bloggers

bands together to pray for, and cheer on

others.