sneaking in late

• I have just been, well not here, LOL
• however tomorrow I have to come with an S word-
• so I will make sure that I get a good sleep
• and then sort out something sensible--(wink)
• not sure how the week slipped by so fast
• but I am ok---
• I did go to a funeral for an good friend
• to papa hubby and I on Friday-
• he too died with cancer
• I did see some old friends there
• and also David's sister came and sat
• with me so it was full of good memories too.
• and then I saw one of our old pastor's
• from a little pentecostal church where
• we used to go before we were planted at the Nazarene church
• both are lovely God filled churches and we only
• moved with prayer as we needed a Sunday school for our grand-kids
• as we took them every week- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
• but back to the pastor- he did not know that papa graduated
• from his earthly life-
• so we had a sad but nice visit and
• I have to say that this is the first church function
• that I have attended since papa hubby's death
• where I did not look for papa-
• it was a sad occasion and yet I felt free of a burden
• that I have carried since July 21- 2008
• pray for widow Betty as she begins her journey of grief-
• off to see if I can sleep on a S word
• and fix a tale for you tomorrow.

My plans..........

Just stopping by to say hello- I was looking for this picture to share as it reminds me of

how we can make joy with and for each other- just by sending a smile-

so here is mine today-- I just noticed I have a file here(in the computer) for spring chores to be done in 2008--and none of them are done-!!!

it made me think of how life is full of our plans but in the spring of 2008 the Lord had me taking care of dear papa hubby = and so those spring chores were filed away. I did not do them this spring either re my health as I must do as I can do when I can now.

-. I wonder if I should rename the file for 2010- no, maybe not- God will show me his plans then and they will be good plans for me-.

Have a wonder filled week that is left and I will pop in soon.

huggles from Meme

Unglazed Letter T

• here we are with another week and a new letter for:

http://unglazed.blogspot.com/

• T is one of those letters that begins a lot of words



• maybe too many because I had a hard time picking one



• I could rant about my tea that I can no longer drink



• but I did that once already and it has been



• two whole weeks tea-less- and I did try to drink



• a cup of decaffeinated but it was no go......



• so I will remain tea-less



• so now I have to find another word that begins with T



• my biggest trouble here is that I have no pictures to post


• that begin with T but T does remind me of the word


• TWO which reminds me of matched sets


• like salt and pepper,


• cream and sugar-


• husband and wife


• each one can stand alone but together they


• make a perfect set-.


• Now I will close with a hug
• Meme

an alphabet blessing----- B*

• I love to read and may even be addicted to reading
• and because of this joy I have books-
• I do not keep too many fiction books other
• than the Jan Kuron series-
• I like the way she writes which makes
• me feel that I am there..
• not just peeking into window
• but in the room.
• I also have a lot of devotional books
• which really help me on when
• I am have an A** day......
• and I have my Bible(s)
• I do enjoy reading different versions
• and some of them explain what some things were/are-
• I need to go through the books again
• and pass some on to the church-
• we have small library there and I
• can always go borrow the book back-
• I think of how so many people have
• not learned to read- even now with
• it mandatory to go the school.
• Television has taking over the books
• and it cannot teach reading and then there
• is the computer but to me,
• there is something special about cuddling up
• in a warm blamket and a book
• Have a wonder filled week end
• and Meme will come back soon
• with another alphabet blessing.
• I will not go in any particuliar order but
• just as words come to mind to tell
• the tale of the blessing.
• Hugs from Meme

Unglazed letter for Monday is U

• it is not quite Monday here but by the time you read this



• it will be because I am trusting that you are all in bed.



• remember this link and join in the fun:



• http://unglazed.blogspot.com/



• **************************



• the letter U tried to stump me but it rained here



• a lot the last few days so I remembered my



• UMBRELLA



• we all have them and some folks even collect umbrellas-


• and umbrellas are not a new invention-


• I see a lot of those pretty Victorian ladies


• often with an umbrella to shade their faces


• from the sun


• and in some places; one can use an umbrella


• to keep the rain off their hair


• but


• in Alberta we have storm rains and we do


• not even try to battle the storm using an umbrella


• we have all tried at least once but with Alberta wind


• the umbrella becomes a version of the old flying machines


• and one could easily take off flying and sometimes
• the umbrella turns in side out and then one has to try
• to reason with the umbrella as it becomes a bucket
• - as our rain


• does not come straight down like in the movies ==


• it comes sideways and back and forth and sometimes


• even up- did you that know rain can bounce??


• but I still love umbrellas as they come in such


• nice shapes and colors- all little girls must have at least


• one umbrella every summer and some of us big girls too.


• most ladies who golf has a least one big umbrella that someone


• holds over the other friends waiting for a the putter to putt.


• and sometimes you see a gentleman struggling to


• keep his lady dry while they are both blowing in the wind.


• I use one in the summer to put over the bird cage


• on sunny days so our bird can enjoy outside life in the shade.


• umbrellas remind me of romance too and I have no


• idea-- maybe because of the old song '' Dancing in the Rain'' which


• we Albertans would like to try if our rain did not come


• down in so fast and hard.
• Have a wonder filled week.......and


• May you be covered by an umbrella of joy today-

an alphabet night B*

• another a blessing in my life is bread


• I did bake bread for us but now with me


• it seems easier to buy bread


• and I found this wonderful whole grain bread


• at a new store in town- the loaf is huge so I


• have to split it in 3 and the good news is that I


• can get the teen - age girl to eat it also-


• it does cost more but when you figure out the weight


• and size it is comparable to the white fluff--


• mama always baked bread and I have never got


• used to the sliced white air bread =


• I know a lot of folks like the idea that bread


• comes sliced and ready to go........but I grew


• up with home made bread that we sliced one


• piece at a time-
  
• daddy taught me how to hold the loaf and slice-


• once winter comes and it will come to Alberta-


• I will bake again and I found some neat small


• bread pans down stairs--( my basement is like a


• thrift store) that I can now use ......again.


• I have the bread machine too but only use


• it for mixing as I love oven baked bread.


• my hands are too arthritic to mix by hand


• so the machine is another blessing.


• as I have been considering my things


• as blessings, I have found that I enjoy


• the never-ever ending care more.


• and I am now sharing some of these blessings


• with others as I no longer need them.


• I do not have a picture of bread tonight
• but I know that each of your homes
• are blessed with daily bread=
• have a wonder filled week end
• hugs from Meme

Thursday Tales

• weather was --cool, clouds with sun hiding and threats of rain


• widow friend came over for tea so I made dinner for us


• just a macaroni hamburger pie and cantaloupe and


• no tea for me but a nice pot for friend-


• Dogman sinned - tried to, no did steal ( is there a less harsh word?-lol)


• my cookies in my book bag-


• I try to nibble whenever I can so I keep cookies(oatmeal )


• in the bag in case I go for a walk and sit a spell


• so now the great debate is that there is crumbs in my bed


• as the bag sits on a small basket at the end of my bed-


• I tend to keep more things in my bed than just me


• but back to the crumbs- sigh


• I shall have to remake the bed because like all good cookies


• there were a few chocolate chips in them


• and chocolate chips never just make crumbs


• so now Dogman is off to his bed


• looking sheepish which is not hard to do with his


• hair which is according to the vet- is called fur -LOL


• the worse part for him was that I was vacuuming when


• I entered the room so he had to bale out and run


• past that machine which he barely tolerates when


• it is not moving---------


• oh, well- dogs will be dogs and he knows that I know


• that he knows better...........


• and Meme will have a fresh bed tonight-

off to make my bed -- sending hugs--- Meme

3 days with out tea

• wow- having a bad tummy sure is tough on addictions
• that is things like tea and coffee and chocolate and.......
• I gave up chocolate quite a few months ago unless
• Miss Ashley tempts me ---:-) and that is not often.
• and coffee and I parted ways many years ago
• and now I have decided to go tea free for 2 weeks
• and see if this will helps and then maybe forever
• depending on the outcome-
• which leaves me drinking water and water and water
• so I fill my little teapot (4cups) twice a day and add
• ice-cubes now and then-
• I do some milk in between.
• It is not so bad giving something up but
• the hard part was ''not'' making the tea
• it was such a in grown habit
• I did have an appointment with my specialist
• for Aug. 30 to make some decisions in regards
• to this problem and the office called yesterday
• and changed it to October 8.
• yes, I did cry as this just seems to be going
• on far too long so I will keep this appointment
• if it is not changed again and also ask for a new
• specialist- this has been going on for 2 years now
• and every appointment made has been redated-
• pray for me to find medical treatment soon
• we know what is wrong but now something
• also needs to be done ........
• I am really lost as how or what to eat
• anymore
• any one interested in Nutcracker Syndrome can
• google it - plus Barrets Disease
• do not take my spelling as correct *
• other wise I am fine-boo hoo
• and alas, no to any of those drinks
• other than the instant breakfasts
• I have to avoid high fat also
• The office did tell me if the pain increases too
• much to go to the city emergency rather
• than our local town as they can get a
• the specialist quicker------(-there are no pain
• meds one can take for this--)
• however I sure would rather have things
• taking care of before an emergency=
• there: I did my tea whine(LOL)
• now I will go drink some more water.
• huggles Meme

ABC Blessings * A

• an old picture of Dogman sun tanning --He was getting ready to help papa hubby weed-whip.
• My brain has gone to alpha-bites--LOL


• and I was thinking off different items in the house


• that are blessings that I see and and yet, some how


• do not see----------


• I enjoyed the letter V unglazed that


• so many of us did yesterday.


• I think everyone had a different V that


• they expressed in writing and pictures.


• I am going to have to work on the letter U


• but for today I will list some A blessings-


• that seem plain and simple but blessings


• are never plain and simple when we


• see them as blessings.


• ----------------


• A is for


• applesauce




• I remember mama making applesauce in the early fall- she used the crab apple


• which by its self can be quite tart and slightly bitter but with a some


• sugar added, it became a nice fruit and dessert -


• we would pour it over toast and then eat our special breakfast


• with a knife and fork. She added a touch of vanilla and a bit of butter


• to the sauce when she took it off the stove.


• Now I buy those little fruit cups in the store-


• where we live they are less expensive than the apple


• and provide me with vitamin C and Dogman loves to


• clean out the near empty cup and pack it around all day-


• I have an unconscious rule to leave just a little


• so he does not work for nothing.LOL
• huggles from Meme and Dogman too.

The Letter V

• here I am and it is still Monday here but I know that I am pushing it..............


• V is sometimes a very very hard letter to ponder on------


• but then I remember that it is one of the main food groups


• VEGETABLES


• alas we in Canada and USA have got away from eating vegetables-


• I remember as a kid that we had vegetables with dinner and supper


• so many different kinds--carrots- turnips- cabbage- squash- peas


• beans- corn-tomatoes and others but these were our main ones


• and we grew all our vegetables- Mama had two gardens - one close


• to the house which was for summer vegetables- and then the big


• garden out in the field where we had our groceries for winter.


• They were both hard work but paid off well each year-


• The gardens were our main source of food and a must-


• there was no corner store or money to buy something we could grow


• mama canned a lot of veggies in the hot month of August-


• on our wood cook stove and then around the end of September


• we all went out to dig the main garden - all the vegetables had to


• be dried well before storage-


• We ate all winter long and enjoyed many foods- including homemade


• pickles-


• Thank God for vegetables - HUGS FROM MEME
• check out this blog for more letter V fun-------http://unglazed.blogspot.com/

Finding the Mary in me..........

• 
  Martha, Martha, thou
• careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part.......Luke 10: 41,42
• --------------confession from Meme---------
• I suffer from busyness- I am always doing something and always have something to do
• and often run out of time to finish everything and fall into bed too tired to do anything
• to tired to do my devotion
• too tired to pray
• too tired to hear His voice
• too tired sometimes to sleep =
• too busy and too tired!
• our daily life can do that to us- we fill our homes with things but things get dirty or used or moved and so we need to take care of things.
• but lately I have no energy to do all the things on the list in my mind
• and I have been burned out for double days now
• and just having to rest and there is no energy left to burn
• and the Lord is reminding me that the blessings He gave to me were never meant
• to become burdens---or a replacement for His friendship=
• I need to find the Mary in me-- I need to sit down and have idle hands
• and a quiet mind- I ask Jesus to come and then I leave Him to sit alone
• in my heart and my house-
• this is a not a new problem for Meme but now it is time for me to begin
• to make changes so that I too can sit at His feet with out a do list in my head.
• I have let the ordinary things of daily life take procedure over the Lord=
• I ask for prayer to begin again as a friend of Jesus who takes the time
• to hear His voice. A friend who will sit and listen- a friend who is glad to have
• His company.
• Forgive me, Lord for my busyness- Teach me to be still - both mind and body-
• Love from Meme

Favorite things

• I think that I will do some blogs
• on favorite things that I enjoy.
• no special order or timing
• but mainly wanting to share
• some of the blessings that the Lord has given to me.
• they are just ordinary things that add joy to my life.
• my electric blanket:
• I am a cold person and this blanket is a warm blessing for me.
• It is a soft light green, polyester, and soft.
• It is the size of afghan so is easy to fold up
• and pack from room to room.
• This blanket and I have shared a lot of naps
• together- it has a timer so Meme does not over cook-
• and this blanket kept papa hubby warm
• when he was a home with cancer-
• It reminds me of how the Lord covers me
• in times of cold and weariness
• His love is soft and warm.
• He covers me with His love.
• and watches over me while I sleep.
• ''Come to me, all you are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.''
• Matthew 11:28 NIV

summer sun

• cool and wet day here so maybe our summer is over
• I have been getting some summer sun
• and also just not doing so great
• I realize that I am going to have to let
• the grief go=====
• as it is now making me sick and tired
• so I am trying to find some new focus in my life
• to take my mind off of--
• missing papa hubby
• Dogman is fine- in and out all day
• but always in by bedtime
• he just sits and watches in case a
• kitty should dare walk the back alley
• I will have to dig some blogs out of my memory
• and see what I can come up with
• have a great week
• huggles from Meme