2008 Dove Awards Point of Grace Cindy Morgan's -How You Live

My Sister sent me this on Facebook and she said it reminded her of me. Enjoy. I did.

TARA IS DOING BETTER

Tara is out of ICU and doing much better. She appreciates all the thoughts and prayer for her. God is good, all the time. My God is an Awesome God (and the only one there is.)

I have been a little depressed. It started with the mail. Since I pay all my bills online, I don't get them in the snail mail. Every day is mostly junk mail. The only thing is, now it is junk mail from Funeral Homes and Cemetaries. How depressing is that? It was bad enough when I got letters from AARP when I was 35. I know that I am getting closer to the end, but what if I live to 120? That would be a lot of junk mail. I think I have a phone number that I can call to get rid of junk mail. I know I did it before I took early retirement, but that has been a couple of years. I have decided that I will not even open them. I will just shred all junk mail. Maybe I can recycle it into my garden. I just hate to think about all that waste.

Everyone is so awesome retweeting me lately. I am getting over a 100 new followers each day. I am enjoying Twitter so much. Facebook is great too, but I am really getting worn out on FarmVille and FarmTown. It is a bit obsessive I think. I need to start blogging more and get off of the games. Maybe I need a blog partner. My friend Cresenti was going to blog with me but she moved and is busy getting her life in order in NC. I understand, but I really miss her.

Ray is so busy with his business that we don't have much time together with him on his computer and me on mine. I really wish I felt better. I don't know if it is the medicines or the Rheumatoid Arthritis. I don't seem t be able to get around very well and I am in pain so much. I don't like to take pain meds. I miss Zna too. She really motivated me. I was doing so much better on her exercises. I am going to try doing them by myself. Everyone is so nice to me, I just wish that I was able to help others more. I do have quilting on Thursday. My little sewing machine is not very heavy. We have been given keys to a cabinet at church and will be meeting twice a month to make quilts for babies in the hospital. I have one I need to quilt and one that I am still piecing. 

Our Beta Circle collected school supplies for our July mission and they said that we had a lot. I know I bought a lot. It is a shame that the State of Virginia is so poor that it cannot afford to buy school supplies for disadvantaged children. You would think the way we are taxed and with the 'Lottery' we wouldn't have a problem. I am sorry, but to me the Lottery is the Virginia Poor Tax. People who have money don't purchase tickets. I quit going into places that sell lottery tickets because I just want to go over and shake people who are there spending money on tickets looking for a free ride when they could be using the money to buy food for their children or clothing. It makes me ill. I thought of moving to NC to get away from it all together, but then they started selling them there too. It is a plague on our society. Gamboling never solved anything.

Getting off my soapbox now.
God is Good, All the time.

A Father's Heart - (click here for Tara's Blog)

I received a tweet this morning from @calbosch asking for prayer for Tara @AngelHeart2003 (NC). Tara is in the hospital and is heart-transplant recipient. I don't know any of the details of why she is in the hospital, but she needs our prayers.


Father God,
Be with Tara and her family as they go through the trials of illness. Heal her body, in Jesus' Holy Name. She is a devout Christian and lives her life for you, Lord. Let her be the shining example of love that we need to brighten our day.Wrap her in Your comforting Arms and calm her heart. We ask all these things in the name of Christ Jesus. AMEN

http://tara-afathersheart.blogspot.com/ 
and 
http://twitter.com/a2ndchanceatlfe/

Tamara Lowe at Christ Fellowship- Pink

This is the most amazing video. Please watch. You will be blessed. God is good, all the time.

New Pink

I have been a bad girl. Since I am not talking to @ZnaTrainer on a daily basis, I have tapered off the exercises and now I am on pain meds again. I am going to try to get back in the groove. I am just always so tired.

Also, my best friend moved to NC and that is a bummer. I miss seeing her. We talk, but not nearly as much as we used to. We are working on a blog called Thoughts of Harmony. She is Peaches and I am Cream. We go together like peaches and cream.  This is Cresenti Williams. Isn't she beautiful! She is just as beautiful in her heart as she is in the picture. She is a minister, teacher, counselor, mentor, friend. . . .

WONDERFUL WORLD PINK

My daughter, Rhonda was here last week with the twins, Garrett and Taylor. Rhonda was amazing. She cleaned out my shop behind the house, upstairs and down. She almost had the garage done before she left. I have been sick for over a year and a half and the summer before, I had my toes operated on both feet. She organized, labeled, and cleaned. She threw out things that I might have saved. We do have a pile of stuff in front of the house for the Peninsula Rescue Mission to pick up. She is the most amazing daughter.  The children stayed inside mostly with Nana.

We did go to the Norfolk Zoo on Tuesday. We were a little disappointed. It was so-o-o hot, the few animals they did have were in hiding. I think the most fun was the gift shop afterward. Garrett and Taylor picked out stuffed snakes and wrapped them around their necks when they sang Happy Birthday to their Daddy. Jesse had his birthday while they were gone but we were able to put the video on Facebook.

 

Thursday we went to the Virginia Living Museum about a mile from my house. It was awesome. The children got to touch a helmet crab, a hermit crab, and some other fish. There was a dinosaur exhibit with mechanical dinosaurs. Unfortunately, that video won't load on to the blog.We got some neat  video at the fountain outside the Planetarium which is added. We all enjoyed the VLM so much more than the Zoo. We were able to see the Lazer show in the Planetarium. It was a wonderful show for the children. I would have preferred the dinosaur video, but it was nice and cool in there and restful. We had such a nice time on the boardwalk. It is quite long walk through the woods. I think they should include some exotic animals and have our own Zoo right here in Newport News. I  joined the museum because it was actually cheaper than paying the general admission for non-members.

Zna and I worked out on the O2 Breakthrough each morning. She is so awesome. I just love her. She is so committed. I missed Friday morning because I couldn't find any time to be alone to do the workout. We were so busy packing our suitcases and the car. I have to have everything clean before I leave because I hate to come home to a messy house. Rhonda changed the sheets so that the bed would be available if Cresenti comes this week to spend the night. I really hated I missed my workout. I could really feel the difference with the pain, etc. The whole weekend was so filled with things, I didn't workout either.

I have been trying to get people to talk to Zna about the program, but I have failed miserably. I guess last Thursday was my last workout with Zna. I cannot afford to do it with her anymore. I am so going to miss her. She is so positive. But, I think I have it down to the point where I can do it myself. I wrote down notes and I am pretty sure I can and will do it. If anyone would like to sign up and give Zna my name, I could get a discount. Anyway, I plan to become an Affiliate. That is Free.  I truly believe in her program.

There is a link to the BlogTalkRadio Show on this blog. This is really an awesome program and I think the benefits are wonderful. Contact @ZnaTrainer for more information. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/O2-Oxygen-Easy-Beautiful-Body-by-Zna/203997862008?ref=ts

PAIN FREE PINK

I am having the most wonderful time with Zna Trainer and the O2 Breakthrough. I have not had a pain pill in almost 3 weeks. Each weekday morning, I call her and we go through the training. It is so energizing. Today, I will be on BlogTalk Radio with her again. It was so interesting last Wednesday night with my friend Crescenti Williams. Crescenti is a Ordained Minister and they had a spirited conversation. It was a real blessing for me. If I didn't have a big head before, I should now. LOL!
When you have gone through all the things that I have been through, having friends like Zna and Cres is just awesome. They are both so caring and loving.
Well, so far I have lost 3" off my chest, 2" in off my waist, 2" off my hips, and 3" off each top of my thigh. (Not to mention 2" off lower thighs.) I have lost a total of 5 lbs. That may not seem like much but I am strengthening my muscles and building bone with the O2 Breakthrough. Muscles and bone weigh more than fat. This is just an amazing plan. I cannot believe how good the food is and how much better I feel.
My daughter and her family are coming today. I cannot wait to  see them. Rhonda and the twins are going to stay with me all week and we are going to take them home next Friday. I am going to make an itinerary this afternoon for the week. We don't have to do everything, but it is always better to have a plan up front, no matter what you plan to do. You actually end up doing more and having lots more fun than if you just play it by ear. I plan to take lots of pictures and give you an update each day if I am not worn out.
I will try to keep up with my Tweets.
Love you all

GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME!