Mama's Grandchildren

Mama would have been so proud of all her Grandchildren on this day

December 2nd

Today is Greg's birthday. He is 46 today. I wonder what his life would be like if he were here. He would be loving his little granddaughter for sure. His 3 sons were his life. I know he would be so proud of them. He would be helping us with Mama and Daddy and Joey. He would just be a phone call away. I miss my brother. I love you Greg.

A Few Thanksgiving photos

Well maybe an update to the family reunion

Just a few "Kin Folks"

Time for an update

Hi everyone.
Yes I need to do an update. Today we went to the Vick family reunion. I did not take my camera so I don't have any new photos but Don Smith was there to take professional photos and I will scan one of those when I get one.
Mama, Daddy and Joey went along with Kendra, Anna, Charlie and Me. Ronnie, Kelly and Derric came also but not in time for the photo. I missed my Robin :( I love you Robin and I am sorry I didn't tell you earlier about the reunion.
Enough for now. I won't wait 3 months to post again.

Hugs
Me

Birthday cake at the Peking Garden.

My sewing project for the weekend.

Well I did 2 but I only took photos of this.
A diaper bag for Donna's great niece.

I also made a pair of capris for Stephanie.

I lost some inches this week but no pounds.

The good news is I didn't gain any weight this week.
I did lose some inches since I last measured.
1/4 inch in my bust
1 inch in hips
1 inch in my arms

So not too bad for the week.

Happy Birthday Diane !!

~~~~~~~~~~~~Diane~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Gym

I lost 4 pounds this past 2 weeks for a total of 8 pounds lost. I also joined the gym today and went for a short workout. I walked the treadmill 1 mile and rode the bike 1 mile. I also tried out some of the other machines. I made a few pictures of some of the equipment.

Dodgeing fiery darts

THE ARMOR OF GOD

EPH 6:10-17
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Another week and NO pounds lost

I am depressed now. That scale didn't move at all.
I did lose an inch and a half in the bust an inch and a fourth in the waist and an inch in the hips but NO POUNDS
I don't know what I am doing wrong. I am not finished yet. I will keep trying. I have to lose some weight or else.

Nothing

Yes I didn't even lose an ounce this week. It make me want to go get a milkshake BUT I am not. I got a double lipo shot today and I will try harder next week. It is disappointing not to lose any weight :(

Old Fashioned Day at Church.

Old Fashioned Day at County Line Church this past Sunday. The VICK Family came to sing for us.

I don't know why these photos are so small.
Yes we did have corncob pipes....but we didn't inhale. lol

254 today

Not too bad. I am walking 1/2 mile now every morning.
I enjoy the walk and it's not that hard. Maybe I can walk longer soon.

Hugs

TOP CAT

Top Cat
( wonder how he got his name)
came into our lives one day as a stray...but not the usual stray that seems to come to our yard. Top Cat was very loving to us all. Easter morning on the way out to the car for church we heard a loud meowwwww. After looking and listening for awhile we spotted Top Cat in the tree in our yard.
A very Tall tree. We left for church and just hoped he would come down on his own. That afternoon we called the fire department to ask for their help. They couldn't help us saying their insurance wouldn't cover any damage that could happen. So we went to bed with the poor cat crying in the tree.
The nest day we made lots of calls with the same
answer from all. Nothing they can do.
4 Days later, Donna talked to someone who cuts trees
and he came to get the cat down for a small fee.
He climbed about 70 feet and then the cat jumped about 10 feet into his arms.
That was 1 happy cat.
So we named him TOP CAT and he now lives in our house.

257

I lost 3 pounds this past week. I hope I can keep it up.

What Am I Up To????

260 pounds

I don't say this with pride, I am ashamed of how I have let my body get so out of control. No one force feeds me.....I am not crippled.....I am lazy....

Correction.....
WAS Lazy!

Today is the first day of the REST of my life. I ask GOD to help me win this battle.
If I can trust HIM to get me through cancer then I surly can trust HIM to help me now. My Sisters are helping me and I know they must believe I can win this fight. I will not let either of you down.

I will post my weight every week. If you have any advise for me or kind words of support :) just post them. I know we all have busy lives and sometimes posting on the blog is next to impossible.

Hugs to all who reads this.

Dieter's Psalm

Strict is my diet. I must not want. It maketh me to lie down at night hungry. It leadeth me past the confectioners. It trieth my willpower. It leadeth me in the paths of alteration for my figure's sake. Yea, though I walk through the aisles of the pastry department, I will buy no sweetrolls for they are fattening. The cakes and the pies, they tempt me. Before me is a table set with green beans and lettuce. I filleth my stomach with liquids, My day's quota runneth over. Surely calorie and weight charts will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the fear of scales forever.

As Promised ME with Teeth

Well here I am with my new teeth. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Deedra, Joey and Charlie.

a few graphics for your veiwing pleasure....

Anyone seen Janurary and Feburary?

I just don't know where time......minutes, hours, days, weeks and months go.
I need to start Christmas shopping.
I wonder what time will be like in Heaven. Nothing to count, no calendars, no clocks.
A strange place full of things like humans have never seen or experienced.
No pain, no sickness, no strokes, no cancer, no liver disease.....
no work....
what will I do without work... lol.
Rambling is over for tonight, bedtime.
Work tomorrow........hey no tomorrow in Heaven :)

A Strong Person vs A Person of Strength

A strong person works out every day to keep their body in shape.
A person of strength builds relationships to keep their soul in shape.

A strong person isn't afraid of anything.
A person of strength shows courage in the midst of their fear.

A strong person won't let anyone get the best of them.
A person of strength gives the best of themself to everyone.

A strong person makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future.
A person of strength realizes life's mistakes can also be unexpected blessings and
capitalizes on them.

A strong person wears a look of confidence on their face.
A person of strength wears grace.

A strong person has faith that they are strong enough for the journey.
A person of strength has faith that it is in the journey that they will become strong.

What a difference a Day makes.

On this date 6 years ago Wanda called to say Greg was gone. I said "gone where". I thought to myself good for you Greg getting away for awhile. Then she said the words that I will never get out of my mind. Greg's dead. I wondered why she would be so hateful to call me and say that my brother was dead. My brother, I didn't have time to say goodby. I needed to talk to him , to tell him I loved him. He just can't be dead.
I still think that today 6 years later, I will think that until I die.
I can't write anymore. I love you Greg.

Good reminder of God's Love.

Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at the church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside, as well as pouring down rain. The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, "OK, dad, I'm ready." His Pastor dad asked, "Ready for what?" "Dad, it's time we gather our tracts together and go out." Dad responds, "Son, it's very cold outside and it's pouring down rain." The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking, "But Dad, aren't people Still going to Hell, even though it's raining?" Dad answers, "Son, I am not going out in this weather." Despondently, the boy asks, "Dad, can I go? Please?" His father hesitated for a moment then said, "Son, you can go. Here are The tracts, be careful son." "Thanks Dad!" And with that, he was off and out into the rain. His eleven year old boy Walked the streets of the town going door to door and handing everybody he met in the street a Gospel Tract. After two hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled wet and down to his VERY LAST TRACT. He stopped on a corner and looked for someone to hand a tract to, but the streets were totally deserted. Then he turned toward the first home he saw and started up the sidewalk to the front door and rang the door bell. He rang the bell, but nobody answered. He rang it again and again, but still no one answered. He waited but still no answer. Finally, this eleven year old trooper turned to leave, but something Stopped him. Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and knocked loudly on the door with his fist. He waited, something holding him there on the front porch! He rang again and this time the door slowly opened. Standing in the doorway was a very sad-looking elderly lady. She softly asked, "What can I do for you, son?" With radiant eyes and a smile that lit up her world, this little boy said, "Ma'am, I'm sorry if I disturbed you, but I just want to tell you that *JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU* and I came to give you my Very last Gospel Tract which will tell you all about JESUS and His great LOVE." With that, he handed her his last tract and turned to leave. She called To him as he departed. "Thank you, son! And God Bless You!" Well, the following Sunday morning in church Pastor Dad was in the Pulpit. As the service began, he asked, "Does anybody have any testimony or want to say anything?" Slowly, in the back row of the church, an elderly lady stood to her Feet. As she began to speak, a look of glorious radiance came from her face, "No one in this church knows me. I've never been here before. You see, before last Sunday I was not a Christian. My husband passed on some time ago, leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday, being a particularly cold and rainy day, it was even more so in my heart that I came to the end of the line where I no longer had any hope or will to live. So I took a rope and a chair and ascended the stairway into the attic of My home. I fastened the rope securely to a rafter in the roof, then stood On the chair and fastened the other end of the rope around my neck. Standing on that chair, so lonely and brokenhearted I was about to leap off, when suddenly the loud ringing of my doorbell downstairs startled me. I thought, "I'll wait a minute, and whoever it is will go away." I waited and waited, but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and More insistent, and then the person ringing also started knocking loudly. I thought to myself again, "Who on earth could this be? Nobody ever rings my bell or comes to see me." I loosened the rope from my neck and started for the front door, all the while the bell rang louder and louder. When I opened the door and looked I could hardly believe my eyes, for there on my front porch was the most radiant and angelic little boy I had ever seen in my life. His SMILE, oh, I could never describe it to you! The words that came from his mouth caused my heart that had long been dead, TO LEAP TO LIFE as he exclaimed with a cherub-like voice, "Ma'am, I just came to tell you that JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU." Then he gave me this Gospel Tract that I now hold in my hand. As the little angel disappeared back out into the cold and rain, I closed my door and read slowly every word of this Gospel Tract. Then I went up to my attic to get my rope and chair. I wouldn't be needing them any more. You see---I a m now a Happy Child of the KING. Since the address of your church was on the back of this Gospel Tract, I have come here to personally say THANK YOU to God's little angel who came just in the nick of time and by so doing, spared my soul from an eternity in hell." There was not a dry eye in the church. And as shouts of praise and honor to THE KING resounded off the very rafters of the building, Pastor Dad descended from the pulpit to the front pew where the little angel was seated. He took his son in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably. Probably no church has had a m ore glorious moment, and probably this universe has never seen a Papa that was more filled with love & honor for his son. Except for One. Our Father also allowed His Son to go out into a cold and dark world. He received His Son back with joy unspeakable, and as all of heaven shouted praises and honor to The King, the Father sat His beloved Son on a throne far above all principality and power and every name that is named. Blessed are your eyes for reading this message.

Toothless in Sylacauga

Ok this is a sad picture I know. I am toothless and crazy for putting my picture here.
Months ago I decided to have my teeth pulled. I can gum almost any kind of food.
I have an appointment next week to get some "Store Bought" teeth. I will update with a new picture then. I sure hope the fit.


Do they still make them out of Wood???? hahaha

Death

Sometimes I just don't understand death. I recieved an email last night (just at the right time)
about death. Let me share it.

~DEATH~
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO EXPLAIN IT..

A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side."

Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."

"You don't know? You, a Christian man, Do not know what is on the other side?"

The doctor was holding the handle of the door;
On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining,
And as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room
And leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.

Turning to the patient, the doctor said,
"Did you notice my dog?

He's never been in this room before.

He didn't know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here,

And when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.

I know little of what is on the other side of death,

But I do know one thing...

I know my Master is there and that is enough."

Monkeying Around

I was asked to take on the Monkey sock ministry at the nursing home. Today is our first meeting. We will meet every 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. I hope we have lots of ladies to come.
I got my Monkey from Deedra about a year ago.
I have been singing "They all asked for you" by The Meters Now this is an old song but I found it online.
http://odeo.com/audio/1767392/view
More later............

I am Silly and This is my Blog

I am sure I will change this but this is just the beginning.