Wednesday

Well, I have been giving Preston zantac. It seems to be helping, but he still has a pain around his rib; really a mystery to us what that could be. He is not having any nausea and not bad pain, he mainly complains about it if he is getting tired or worrying about something. If the pain gets worse, I will take him to dr. If it is the ulcer, it may take a few days for the zantac to work. It is too high to be his appendix. So! We wait, keep praying, and prepare to move.

We are still cleaning out stuff. Hoping to get boxes this weekend to start packing! Everyone pretty well knows. Jr. talked to the landlord tonight. We have been renting to own, and have paid 5 years. But he has property adjoining ours and we are just giving it back to him. Having Missie in a holiness church and youth group is more important to us than owning a home right now. We hope to buy later on again.

It is about bedtime, but wanted to update everyone on Preston!

Prayers please

for Preston. 10 years ago he was hospitalized for a bleeding ulcer and he is having the same symptoms again. I bought some stronger stomach medication this evening, over the counter, and please pray it will relieve the symptoms. We don't want him landing in the hospital again! And not before we can get moved! We are trusting the Lord to touch him. With Preston he can go in for 1 thing (in the hospital) and end up with sooo many other problems like last year. We have to leave here by Sept. 1st. As it is, Missie will be late starting school. God has opened all of the doors and the devil may try to hinder us. BUT GOD CAN DEFEAT THE DEVIL!

Where to begin?

I tell you what! God has certainly opened all of these doors for us. It is unbelievable.

Junior got a job today, in Lebanon, IN. He will be working at a place that makes counter tops; right up his alley! He went to a lot of places, and was told at one that they could almost guarantee him a job, then went to Laminque! When they saw they resume they were excited and took him out in the factory and he got to meet the production manager and he was excited too! They told him he will have a job when we arrive in IN! Isn't that awesome!

It is time to move on, away from SC. It is a little sad. We have lived in SC a total of 12 years. This last time we have lived here 8 years. Many things have transpired in these 8 years and it is not like it was when we first moved back here. But God knows what Missie needs and has granted a teenage's girl wish and has answered her prayers. What an awesome God we serve.

Now to the packing and boxing everything. But it will get done. I have already been cleaning out everything and have gotten rid of lots of stuff, and am sure I will find more to get rid of.

Just had to update everyone!

News Flash!!!

I ended up staying home with Preston and Jr. and Missie went to Indiana. They are very happy with what they are seeing! They liked the house, and it has a back yard, garage hooked onto the house, front porch, small back deck, back yard, quiet town and best of all, 3 bedrooms. They met the pastor and associate pastor (associate pastor has the house we will live in) and saw the school. Missie is soooo excited. Several children in the neighbor ride their bikes to school; the school is pretty close. That will solve the problem of not having a 2nd vehicle right now. Tomorrow all day, Jr. will be trying to get a job. He has put a lot of applications in online, so will follow up on a bunch of them. It looks very promising that we will move! Preston was excited when he found out about the front porch with a roof on it and the mailman brings the mail right to the porch! He can sit out there and wait for the mail each day.

Just had to share!

Norma

Friday!

Time goes so fast.

It was a disappointing week; but I asked the Lord to take the sadness away.

Tonight we took Preston out and we had a good time. He is such a sweet boy now!
The Lord opened the door to talk to my friends about coming to church, and that if they go to Hell they will take their children with them. I told them sometimes that is all that has kept me going; knowing if I let up and give up, Missie will do the same, and be lost. They are supposed to come to church Sunday; I am sooo hoping and praying.

Wed. we leave for IN. I have been cleaning out and trying to organize my card making stuff, and have fewer containers, and Preston let Missie and I clean out his toys! He would tell us yes or no whether he wanted to keep them. We had several garbage bags that we freecycled to a family of 8, who homeschool. The children in that family love when we clean out stuff!

I dread the trip in a way, but am kind of looking forward to the break for a couple of days. I know I will miss my children tremendously.

I am very tired and headed to bed. Good night all!

Disappointment

Well, my family is not coming to see us.

I should have known better to get my hopes up. But I thought they might actually come this time. My parents wanted to come, but my brother decided to not come. We are disappointed, but life goes on.

Lord willing, Junior and I leave next Wed. p.m. to go to IN. He has the change as a CNC operator for a granite and marble company. This just might be the job the Lord has for him.

Been making cards this evening. Check out the new card on my creations blog.

Need to scan some more tomorrow and post them. It is so theraputic for me to make cards.

Can it be true?????

Can it really be true? That my mom, stepdad and brother, Myles, are leaving Canada tomorrow to come and see us???? Oh my goodness, I can't believe it! Myles is on holidays for 2 weeks, so they are heading to SC to see us. I am almost afraid to be so happy. I am afraid they will change their mind. Once they get out of Canada, I will be more hopeful. Not sure how long they will stay, but I will appreciate every minute I have with them.

Then, another hard to believe fact! Can you handle 2 in 1 day?

Next Wed. evening, Hannah, one of my best friends, is coming with her family, to stay with Preston and Missie and Jr. and I are leaving for IN. We are going up to see our house, and to see about a job for Jr. We will come home on Sat. Hannah is a CNA and can handle caring for Preston. Preston has consented, can you believe that? He loves Hannah and has known her since he was a little guy. I think she is about the only one who could stay with him. She has 3 children, who Missie adores, so she is sooo excited about this. JJ is a little over a year old, and is just the most adorable little guy! Missie loves helping care for him. I just can't believe that Jr. and I will have a trip alone, for the 1st time in almost 20 years. Wow, we won't know how to act. I hope I don't chicken out at the last minute about leaving Preston. It will be harder to leave him than Missie, because Missie goes away to youth camps etc., and I have been away from her; but haven't been away from Preston. But I think it will be good for us!

So this is the exciting news for today! Tomorrow may be a different story; sure hope not!

Good News!

Well, I am not going into detail but just had to share that God has supplied the need for Missie and Junior to take a trip to IN so Jr. can see about jobs. So as soon as he can get away from work for a couple of days, they will go! We can also pay off a couple small loans we had, and hopefully have enough left to get a refrig; stove, a couple of window units for air, and a gas dryer, used of course, when we get there! God is soooo good. We are getting excited. It is only about 6 weeks until we move, if the job situation works out.

Preston slept great last night and was up about 9 a.m. today and I took him out today for a little while. Missie went with us, and we hit a couple of thrift stores and McD's. Then Missie and I ran into the library to get Preston some dvds he wanted.

I am hurting bad tonight in my neck and shoulders, so I am going to bed soon. Just had to share how God is helping us!

Sleep!

Well, the dr. called in yet another medication for Preston to help him sleep. So we stopped the lunesta and started the new one tonight. I hope and pray it works.

My arms have been aching a lot; not sure why. My left arm and shoulder has been hurting a lot. I write with my right hand, but I do a lot of other things with my left hand. So my left arm and hand gets used a lot and it has been hurting a lot. I even took my tylenol arthritis and my arthritis meds. and it didn't take the pain away. It dulled it, some.

We are waiting on the Lord for a job for Junior. God will send the right one along.

Missie was some better today. She was in bed most of the day yesterday. Just a normal time of the month situation for her. Her lower back hurts a lot during that time. Preston and I went to church last night. I was privileged to hold little Silas Castle for most of the service. What a sweet baby he is! He loves to watch his daddy lead the singing. He is such a cutie!

Well, I have to get carpet cleaned and kitchen floor scrubbed with Missie's help this week. Hopefully tomorrow I can get carpet done and then Wed. the floor. Did I ever say I hate white kitchen floors? In a state that has red mud? Maybe my next house won't have white floors, hopefully!

Going to bed. Preston is very quiet; I hope that means he is sleeping peacefully!

Job Hunting

Well, today I have been job hunting for my dear hubby, in and around Frankford, IN.
Cintas have about 3 openings, so I put his resume in there. He would be loading and delivering uniforms, rags, etc. That would be easier on him than having to do cabinet building. I also went to manpower in Frankfort and sent his resume in there too. It is also on Monster and I am hoping and praying for good results!

Missie is having a good time with her best friend at camp. She has learned some valuable lessons this week about being a true friend. She has been bored part of the time at this youth camp, as it is not like our youth camps. But she wanted to stay for the sake of her best friend, Kellie, and I am proud of her. I had a best friend in TN when we pastored. We just took every possible opportunity to be together; and I have been trying to teach this. Just being with your best friend is special, even if you don't really enjoy what you are doing. She has learned that this week. Incidentally, this lady is still my best friend, even though she is in AK where she and her husband pastor and I am in SC. I have seen her twice in the last 8 years, but we are soul mates, if you know what I mean. It is so funny, because we are so much alike in many ways; yet we bonded and get along so well. Our husbands are alike too! They are quieter and more level headed then we are, LOL.

In a.m. I go to have my blood work done, and next week is my physical. I want that all done, and my mammo before we move, because we will probably be 90 days without insurance. This evening Preston asked to go to some thrift stores tomorrow, so I will take Jr. back to work when I get home from the dr. and then take Preston to a couple of stores in Greenville, and back to get Jr.

I felt a little better today, but still aching a lot; taking my new meds. again tonight. My arms are especially aching. Missie is aching too and is going to take her meds. tonight. She hasn't been taking them! Dr. said she needs to take them in case she does have arthritis. But she forgets on her good days when she is not in a lot of pain. I will try and help her remember when she gets home.

Well, Preston had problems sleeping again last night; even with the new medication. It was about 2 a.m. when he went to sleep and I was able to sleep. I pray he will go to sleep better tonight, as I have to get up early to go to dr.'s office.

Keep praying for us about a job for Junior!

What a day!

I just wonder why my life is always so exciting?? I surely could do with less excitement.

I have been out of my good medication that helps me the most; when I take it at night if I have a bad flair-up, the next a.m. I feel so much better. Well, I had run out and couldn't get any until today. And what I got today is a new medication to replace the other one, because our insurance did "prefer" the arthrotec. I am hoping and praying the celebrex works like the arthrotec did. So I am in a lot of pain, wore out, but just had to put a quick note on here.

We took Preston out to eat today since his check came in. We ate at IHOP and it was great. Well, then we all came home, and the guys stayed here and I went to Traveler's Rest to get my meds and a few grocery items. Well, I went to Dollar General and unloaded my stuff into the van, as well as my purse which had my keys in it, and when I shut the door, low and behold, all the doors were locked. Yep! It was awful. Well, Jr. is at home with Preston, and doesn't have any vehicle. What to do? Maybe he was tempted to leave me there, but I guess he decided he still needed me. LOL He went up the neighbor's and ask him to take him to me and bring me keys. So the neighbor did so, thankfully, and I told him I would pay him and he said ok, so I went to get the money. I only had a couple of ones and $20's, so ended up giving him $20 to drive 20 miles total, but with the price of gas, and then his time, it was ok. Junior said a locksmith would have cost more.

This evening I watched a movie, I think it is called "Facing the Giants." Now I know why Missie came out of her room in tears when she finished watching it. It was an awesome movie. It encouraged me to know that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD! Not even a move 500 miles away to get our daughter into a good strong youth group and Christian school. So since then, the chorus, "Nothing is Impossible with God" has been going over and over in my mind.

Then Missie called from youth camp and said they had an awesome service tonight. She said she had never seen someone under conviction in a service as she did tonight. But the girl was afraid to go the alter, so the people gathered around her and Missie said she lifted her hands and face to Heaven and prayed her heart out. Missie had been crying too. Missie said she had been trying to get the girl to go the altar. Now I was a little concerned because this youth camp is not entirely our doctrine, and I didn't want her to get confused. She went with her best friend as they may be the last time they get to do much together. But I think she will be just fine; she is an exceptional girl for her age, I feel, when it comes to spiritual things. This is why it is so important for us to make this move. Junior and I seem alone in this knowledge, that we need to do this for Missie. Families do not understand, nor do friends, at least most of them; but God does, and where He guides, He will provide.

I have got to lay down, but just had to share my heart.