tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79973082024-03-14T05:17:33.594-04:00waterwalkerVickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.comBlogger1155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-71848407282409369152017-08-19T23:10:00.001-04:002017-08-21T19:01:19.372-04:00Elsie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Cutest puppy ever!</div>
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Last time to sit up front with her ears blowing</div>
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in the wind.</div>
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We gave her a steak for her last meal.</div>
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I filled the bowl full and she still wanted</div>
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more but she really enjoyed it.</div>
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Couldn't find a picture with Corey and</div>
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Elsie. This was 2003 the year we got her.</div>
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She was 15. Beagles live between 13-15 years.</div>
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She had a good life. She could be stubborn and</div>
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frustrating but she was sweet and smart.</div>
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We will miss her very much!</div>
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Elsie 2003-2017</div>
Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-30629728543874972352017-03-24T06:51:00.001-04:002017-03-24T07:00:50.213-04:00Happy Birthday Chuck<div class="MsoNormal">
Kissing your husband goodbye as he goes off to work and you
go back in the house to take care of your babies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Fast forward, and I mean fast, </span>kissing your husband as he goes off to
work and you realize today he turns 60 and you wonder where did the time go?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Happy Birthday Chuck!! I love you and hope you have a
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Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-25672524106457015722017-02-26T20:06:00.001-05:002017-02-26T20:06:36.993-05:00something weird and different<br />
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Dragon eye necklaces! </div>
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I wanted to try doing something</div>
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really different so I made these dragon eyes.</div>
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They're made of glass and polymer clay.</div>
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This one you can barely see the eye. Before</div>
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baking you could see it but after, not so much. </div>
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This one worked a little better as far as seeing the eye.</div>
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I tried putting bead eye lashes on it, not so sure?</div>
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This one's my favorite. You can see the eye and</div>
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Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-31849696052523602152017-02-13T22:40:00.000-05:002017-02-13T22:40:21.227-05:00Art inspiration<div class="MsoNormal">
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We went to the Mt Dora art festival, juried fine art
show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was some good work
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were some artists I haven’t
seen before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was very inspired.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was inspired by the mixed media and digital art the
most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to try doing some mixed
media on canvas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also say the lady
whose work I would like to collect .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
work makes me think of things I would like to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She works with cement and makes it look like
reliquaries and holy art?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know
if that’s what you would call it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
art also looks like southwest architecture and I think the mix of that and the
religious feel from the old churches we went to is what inspires me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her website is: <a href="https://www.mysterystonesculpture.com/new-works/">https://www.mysterystonesculpture.com/new-works/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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and her etsy shop is:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/448868926/soldoriginal-outdoor-tabletop-sculpture?ref=hp_rv">https://www.etsy.com/listing/448868926/soldoriginal-outdoor-tabletop-sculpture?ref=hp_rv</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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I would buy all of her southwest sculptures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To me they are gorgeous and what I would like
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I also liked the lady who did the poster for the festival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did animals in different than normal
situations and there were small animals within the large animals and small
people within the large people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her name
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she’s from Florida.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Her website is:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.michellemcdowellsmith.com/">http://www.michellemcdowellsmith.com</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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This artist did the paintings about technology and some of
his work were animated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s only been
doing this for five years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a
designer and something else before he started doing the fine art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His name is Ed Meyers and his website is: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.lionoptic.com/" target="_blank">http://www.lionoptic.com<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Chuck really liked Jennifer Ivory’s work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did paper painted insects that look real
and they are 3D.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her website is:<a href="http://insectworks.com/" target="_blank"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.Insectworks.com</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Another artist we both liked was William Alburger: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1465674864"> </a><a href="http://www.williamalburger.com/">http://www.williamalburger.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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He did really interesting things with wood, very beautiful
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There was another guy from the country of Georgia who
painted on wood and made them 3D. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
really liked the depth and the fact he painted on rustic wood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His website:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="http://eastwestfineart.com/artist/nodar-khokhobashvili/" target="_blank">http://eastwestfineart.com/artist/nodar-khokhobashvili/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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There was a pen and ink artist Tai Taeoalii:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.artbytai.com/" target="_blank">http://www.artbytai.com</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His work was good and interesting and I
mention him because in high school I did a pen and ink drawing that won me 2nd
place as best artist in school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish I
had at least a photograph of it because I worked on it for weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a cow skull and some other bones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really good, which is weird for me to
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think that by now I would know what my specialty is and I would have some
direction but I struggle with it every time I go in my “studio” and try to
work. What do I want to do? What should I do? What am I best at? What should I do to try to get into the first
Thursday about a life well lived? Should
I use acrylics? Watercolors? Should I do a drawing? What should I use and what should I do for
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I should have had this figured out years ago!</span>Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-9211292766721154082017-02-12T20:03:00.002-05:002017-02-12T20:03:56.656-05:00more memories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The last couple of visits to my Mom's house</div>
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we've gone through old photos. This is a photo</div>
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of me in 11th grade. I wish I'd left my hair like this.</div>
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It wasn't any work and I think it was pretty.</div>
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Then I decided to get it cut and permed and</div>
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tried to go with the style back then.</div>
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I think I was younger in this photo, probably right after</div>
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we moved to Florida, the middle of 10th grade. Not a fun year.</div>
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This is me with my favorite aunt, Aunt Peachie.</div>
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She was my dad's sister. She had a lot of different</div>
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cancers too. I'd forgotten about that.</div>
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<br />Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-78308048278058864552017-01-21T00:18:00.001-05:002017-01-21T00:21:25.178-05:00Memories<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">Jesse sent me this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GBMS7WPFSs&sns=fb" target="_blank">link on Facebook</a> to see if I
have ADHD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I watched it and was amazed at things that I thought were normal – well they are if you have ADHD –
exactly that - they are if you have ADHD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It does help explain a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One
of the things that finally I understand, whenever I ask Chuck, “What are you
thinking?” And he says, “Nothing.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I
say, “You can’t possibly be thinking, nothing that’s not possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me give you an example of how my brain
works.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then proceed to tell him how
one small thing, I might see or think, leads me on many rabbit trails like the
guy in the video.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s crazy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I ever thought nothing – I would think I
was dying or something was seriously wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;"><o:p>For some reason this video, and a book I'm reading, brought back a memory from 2nd grade:</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">I can’t remember my teacher’s name but I do remember what she looked
like.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">She always wore a long black skirt and a crisp long sleeved white shirt.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">She had a bouffant, or
teased really high, black hair.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">She had
black eyes that always looked extremely angry.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">I don’t ever remember her smiling.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">I thought she looked like a witch and called her that but never out
loud.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">I was too afraid of her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">I really struggled with math and making sense of
numbers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They always seemed confusing
and the more the numbers the more confusing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She would write several problems on the chalkboard similar to the one
below:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">3270<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">4298<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>320<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">5903<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">3682<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>567<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">+45<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">Remember, this is 2<sup>nd</sup> grade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She would write about 6 – 7 different problems
and then she would call kids up to the board at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kept hoping I wouldn’t be one of them - but
no such luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was the last name she
called.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We stepped up to the board and
started working on the problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would
start adding and then get confused and have to start over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know what it was but the numbers seemed
to run together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was like they were
laughing at me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">I bit my lip as one by one the other students sat
down and I continued to work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I finally
made it through the first row of adding but got lost in the 2<sup>nd</sup> and
had to start over with that one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
teacher kept saying, “Aren’t you finished yet?” Which would make me lose my
place - yet again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know how many
times she asked but I started silently crying and just gave up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She made me stand there and told me I
couldn’t sit down until I finished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
laid the chalk in the metal tray and just stood with my back to the class.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">I refused to try to finish because my brain just
was overloaded with fear, confusion, and frustration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She left me there while the rest of the class
went onto other subjects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t
remember how long I stood there but it seemed like forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Finally, she let me return to my desk.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">Red faced, tear stained, and humiliated I
walked back to my seat with my fists clenched, and sat down.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">The only other memory I have of her class was our
next math test.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">Our desks in our class were big enough for two
people to share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sat next to a girl in
the class who was supposed to be the smartest in the subject of math.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will call her Cindy, though I don’t
remember her name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided that I was<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> not</i></b>
going to be humiliated by the teacher again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I thought if I copied Cindy’s paper I would get 100% and the teacher
would leave me alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was really not
thinking too clearly but I did learn a lot from that experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">After the teacher graded our papers and was handing
them back out she waited to give ours to us last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said with great emphasis and dramatics,
“It seems someone in the class decided to cheat and copy off of someone else’s
paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only problem was - if
the other person missed something – so would the person copying because no two
people will miss the same thing and have the same exact wrong answer.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was petrified.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked at the Cindy who also looked
terrified and I knew I couldn’t let her be blamed for my stupidity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
admitted I cheated but I wasn’t going to let the teacher see me cry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know
my face was bright red.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large;">Mrs. Wicked
Witch of the West berated me in front of the class and then made me go sit on
the stool in the corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sat there
until the class went to recess. She made me stay inside but I was allowed
to go back to my desk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s weird
because I do not remember anything after that experience about that class or
that teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do remember that I felt
a great deal of anger and the emotion of hate comes to mind, which is sad for a
seven year old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never cheated again
and was terrified of even thinking about it. Writing this, I finally understand my dislike of math. I also think it might be assoiciated with my fear of public speaking too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I asked my Mom if she had any photos from my</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2nd grade class. She only had this from my first grade </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">class. My first grade teacher I really loved. She </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">made learning fun and she always had a smile on her</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">face. I think she loved her job and her kids.</span></div>
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<br />Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-46960033437828808352016-12-31T21:50:00.002-05:002016-12-31T21:50:50.681-05:00Update<br /><div class="MsoNormal">
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I haven’t been keeping up with my cancer updates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I try to live as if I don’t have
cancer by not thinking about it, or writing, or taking my medicine like I’m
supposed to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I know I wrote that my cancer has spread to my liver. Spreading to my liver seemed to make the
doctor panic a little. He put me on
Ibrance and <a href="http://www.faslodex.com/">Faslodex</a>? Ibrance is a 125mg
pill. <a href="http://www.faslodex.com/"> </a><a href="http://www.faslodex.com/">Faslodex</a> is the 2 shots in the hip
thing. They are what I call “horse
shots” because the needles are huge though I’ve never seen them - but I have <b><i>felt</i></b> them. I saw them
through Chuck’s eyes. The first time I was going to get the shots I looked at him and he looked horrified. I decided when I saw "that look" on his face I wasn't going to look. I told him that and he said you don't want to see them
because the needles are huge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first time I got the shots they hit a nerve in my left leg and I was in
a great deal of pain for 2 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
pretty much stayed in bed because my pain pills did nothing to help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next time I got them - I’m not sure what happened but
my right hip hurt for a month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thankfully, it wasn’t like the pain from the first shot but I was super
sore and I couldn’t touch my hip or sit certain ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The other issue with the Ibrance was my white
blood cell count got really low and I got neutropenia, or low baby white blood
cell count.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That meant I could get sick
really easily - and I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got so sick it
was horrible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve never been that
sick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I lost my lunch every ½ hour
starting at 8:30 at night until 4:30 a.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I thought I was feeling a little better and decided to try taking a
shower in the afternoon and got sick in the shower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck
called the oncologist’s office and they gave me a prescription for an anti
nausea pill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to get one down
and felt a little better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next day I
had a doctor’s appointment and apparently I scared the lady I saw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wanted me to get an MRI of my brain
because of the migraine I had. I think I scared her because I looked so
bad. I had lost about 10 lbs too. I don’t think I’ve looked that sick
since I was diagnosed with cancer. </div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Getting so sick made me want to go off all the new
medications. I told her this and I told
her I wanted to stay off until my white count went back to normal and I no
longer felt sick. I also told her I
wanted to go off the shots because of all the extra pain from them. She said - before I had a chance - you want “quality of
life.” Quality of Life was my original
Oncologist's goal for me. <i><b>That is my
goal.</b><b> </b></i> I didn’t realize how forceful I
must have come across because when I went back 2 weeks later she took me off the new shots
completely and put me on a pill instead. I just
wonder why they couldn’t have done that in the first place. She also wanted me back on Ibrance and said
she would lower it to 100mg. I asked if
she would please lower it to 75mg and see what happens with that. She agreed but said she wanted to ask Dr.
Reynolds and make sure he was on board with it.
She came back and told me he was ok with it. I was supposed to start taking it Monday before Christmas. I told Chuck I wasn’t going to start it until until after Christmas. Chuck asked if I wanted to go to St. Augustine to see the Christmas lights - so I'm putting off starting the medicines until the day after New Years. I wanted a break through the holidays. </div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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After getting so sick I’ve gotten nauseous once
a week and had to take the anti nausea medication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I feel like that and take the meds I
also have to go to bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t seem to
be able to do anything else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since I
haven’t been taking the new medication I can’t blame that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wonder if it’s because the cancer’s spread
to my liver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess that could make me nauseous and super tired. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That's my update for now. I don't know how long I'll be on these new medications if I have issues with them again. You just don't understand "quality of life" until you feel bad and stay sick all the time.</div>
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Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-13035719902605185342016-12-01T22:57:00.002-05:002016-12-01T22:57:42.290-05:00<div class="MsoNormal">
December 1, 2016<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thursday, wow, I lost 3 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least I feel like I lost them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Sunday night Jesse came over to watch The Walking
Dead with us but before it came on - I apologized and said I was going to take a
nap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About 5 minutes after I lay down I
jumped up to “lose my dinner”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stayed
in bed the rest of the night only to jump up to “lose my dinner” about every ½
hour until 4:30 in the morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have
never felt so sick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was finally able
to get up and try to take a shower, which I “lost my dinner” in yet again,
around 1:00pm Monday afternoon. I didn’t even finish rinsing off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just got out of the shower and went back to
bed. I do not know where all of that was coming from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There definitely should not have been
anything left in me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t keep medication
down or anything - so I was in a boat-load of pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully, that was the last of the
“loosing” at least from that end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck
called the Oncologist and they wanted me to go to the emergency room but I
refused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you ever been so sick you
just could not go anywhere?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you,
no.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I had an appointment Tuesday
and decided I would wait until then.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I pretty much stayed in bed until I had to get ready for my
doctor appointment on Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told the nurse practitioner that I wanted
to go off all the new medications until my white count came back up to normal
and I felt better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said, “quality of
life” and that we’d try it for 2 weeks and see what happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I wanted to go off the new meds because I thought
it was totally responsible for all the “dinner losing”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, last night we found out it was
something contagious because Chuck covered the bathroom (and I mean covered it)
with his “dinner”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s not good at
aiming with that stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was just able to finally get up about an hour
ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has been a rough few days.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I did have a couple of nice things happen during all this
that made me feel like God was saying, “It’s going to be ok.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesse came yesterday and cleaned the kitchen
and organized all my storage ware for me before we found out Chuck was sick. Once we realized he was sick I told her to go home before she caught it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The other nice things that happened were m</span>y friend Karen brought me a huge cactus plant that reminds me of out
west - that’s awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, my friend
Debbie brought me a beautiful prayer shawl, hand made, in some of my favorite colors, and a
gift card. It is such a huge blessing when friends surprise me and make me
feel very loved!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> So some a</span>wesome things still happened during some of the not so fun days! Even though
I’m still not feeling all that great it did make my day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Even though I've been so sick I feel very blessed this day and I truly appreciate everyone who is kind to me and makes me feel loved. I hope God blesses all of you! Thank you so very much!</span></div>
Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-8376896056211528852016-10-23T18:45:00.000-04:002016-10-23T18:45:12.016-04:00Mt. Dora art and craft fair<div style="text-align: center;">
We got up super early to try to go to the Mt. Dora festival. </div>
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It's my favorite - but the most ridiculously crowded art/craft show</div>
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of the year. The last time we tried to go, a couple of years ago, we</div>
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just turned around and came back home. There wasn't anywhere to</div>
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park and it was more crowded than Disney on their worst day. Not</div>
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my idea of fun. Today we got there a few minutes after they opened</div>
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and it wasn't too bad plus the weather was the nicest it's been in a very</div>
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long time. We also saw things we hadn't seen at other shows. </div>
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I always like new ideas! And did I say how much I like Mt. Dora?</div>
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It's one of my favorite places in Florida. It seems more like North Carolina</div>
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than Florida. There are actually hills, and old trains, and architecture - </div>
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an older style that I like, buildings and homes.</div>
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Oviedo chicken at the library</div>
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<br />Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-1192334077751858602016-08-07T00:06:00.001-04:002016-08-07T00:06:30.398-04:00I wanted to blog more but...<div>
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I was going to start a new blog</div>
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using wordpress <a href="https://wordpress.com/stats/day/letsgetreal715.wordpress.com">HERE</a></div>
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until I get the other one up and running. I got behind on</div>
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Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-68412126360998547582016-07-25T13:41:00.000-04:002016-07-25T13:41:51.128-04:00Dad's birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is Dad's birthday. He would have</div>
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ago that he died and then it seems like </div>
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Dad. We all do. You were a great Dad and</div>
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we love you very much!!!! I am grateful</div>
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for the time we had with you here and look</div>
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forward to the rest of eternity with you in heaven.</div>
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You are loved and you are missed!!</div>
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<br />Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-58929511394121173832016-07-05T12:06:00.000-04:002016-07-05T12:06:13.968-04:004th fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And what could be more fun than making the dogs dress</div>
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I don't think she thought it was fun</div>
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Jesse made yummy cheesecake</div>
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Oliver just wanted to sleep</div>
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Getting ready for the fireworks show</div>
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Our official fireworks lighter person</div>
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Some of the neighbors went all out this year</div>
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<br />Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-60123838159713146922016-06-20T10:36:00.000-04:002016-06-20T10:36:38.344-04:00smelling crayons<div class="MsoNormal">
I got a letter from my health insurance company saying they
aren’t going to pay for something my doctor wanted done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t really understand what it is except
that I think it’s already been done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its
some sort of scan that he wanted done 3-D instead of 2-D – from what I
understand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could be wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to have to fight it because I can’t
afford to pay for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My insurance
company also declined to cover something that I’ve been on for a while that
helps with my neuropathy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a
compounded cream that I put on my neck and arm and it really helps with the
numbness, loss of feeling, and not being able to carry or hold things with my
right hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also draw and paint with
that hand and it has helped me to be able to continue to do so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know why they refuse to cover it but
I think I’m going to have to fight that too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The replacement they sent helps with pain but not neuropathy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was originally put on this topical lotion
(cream, whatever) specifically for the neuropathy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the insurance company is going to just
stop paying for things I need done what good will it be to have it and pay for
it? So frustrating.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chuck and I were at Walmart the other day and I stopped at
the crayon and colored pencil row.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
just got an urge to smell the crayons and reminisce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I bought a box of metallic crayons and a
box of colored pencils.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I brought
them home and played with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First I
did an eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eyes are my favorite thing
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Then I drew Corey and Minion, crayons.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When I was somewhere between 9 to 11 years old, my grandmother was in the
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We had to do a lot of waiting at the hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mom gave me some paper, a pencil and pen,
and I found a sale booklet of wigs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The pictures were of ladies faces with the different wig styles or hair
styles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was when I taught myself to
draw faces and hair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went through the
booklet and drew everyone of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was actually a very good way to learn because the more you draw or paint the
better you get.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do wish I’d kept some
of the pictures just to compare. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This is what it sort of looked like. It must have had at least 25 or more pictures and I drew them all.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-71380830952207653772016-06-19T23:43:00.000-04:002016-06-19T23:51:40.288-04:00Happy Father's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy Father's Day to my Dad who I miss very much. I know that you are happy and without pain or fear so I am so very thankful for that. You always liked when we made things for you that said "Worlds greatest Dad" and we really meant it. If your Dad is still here hug him tight and tell him how much you love him because when he isn't here anymore you will wish you could. So I just wanted to say, "I miss you! I love you! And you will always be the "worlds greatest" Dad to me.</div>
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IVickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-11331715654206262222016-06-13T07:43:00.000-04:002016-06-13T07:43:11.271-04:00<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Thursday - June 9<sup>th</sup>,
was my 5th year anniversary</span></i></b> since <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my first cancer related surgery. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer, meaning
it spread from the original sight (breast) to my bones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I originally went to the doctor because of pain
in my neck, spine. and ribs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve been doing some research since my anniversary came up
and I found this:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">3. <b>MEDIAN SURVIVAL</b> Median survival after a metastatic
breast cancer diagnosis is <b>three</b> years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">I feel very blessed that I’ve passed the median survival rate!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I was planning to post an update on my cancer but instead
I’ve decided to answer a question I get asked a lot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Why do you think you’re
doing so well?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Number one answer - should be first thing I say when someone
asks:<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->My faith in God; my hope in God; my relationship
with God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know some people who read
this don’t believe in God but I have for all my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know He is here and that He cares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I look back over my life I can see things
that I never would have made it through without Him and I can see things He did
for me even when I wasn’t paying attention to Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know some people say, “Well if you believe
so strongly then why do you have cancer in the first place or why hasn’t He
healed you?” Believing in God does not give you a free pass from suffering or
pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This isn’t heaven - this is
earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Earth is in a fallen state
because God has allowed man the freedom of choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have not always chosen to do His will or
follow Him, as I should have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are
some links as to why pain and suffering are allowed in this world:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://billygraham.org/story/when-bad-things-happen/">http://billygraham.org/story/when-bad-things-happen/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://billygraham.org/story/if-god-exists-why-is-there-evil/">http://billygraham.org/story/if-god-exists-why-is-there-evil/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Because of my faith I believe God allowed things
to fall into place for me to not go back to work and to go on disability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe if I had gone back to work I would
not be here-I believe my job would have killed me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was a school bus driver and I drove an <b><i>un-air
conditioned bus (ridiculous in the state of Florida).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></b>My bus had black mold in it and also
a leak in the oil pan that allowed fumes to go into my window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to have the window open so I would not
die of heat stroke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe the
environment I worked in, which included fumes, mold, heat and stress, caused a
lot of my health issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also believe
some of my tumors were caused by my cell phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I carried my cell phone in a pocket over my left breast where the cancer
started and I carried it in my left pants pocket where the worst tumor
grew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This last tumor caused me to have
to have a rod and bolt put in my leg because it ate 75% of the top of the femur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So in short, not returning to work has kept
me alive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I had a great doctor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My family practice doctor (also a great
doctor) sent me to the doctor she said she would go to if she were in my
position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned always ask your
doctor who would you go to? Or, who would you send your child to?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She sent me to Dr. Lukman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Lukman always went above and beyond for
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was off one Friday when I had a
problem. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I called her office to find out
what I needed to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was told she was
off but then a few hours later, I can’t remember if she called me or her nurse
did, but I was given an answer to what I needed to know or do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t remember exactly what it was all
about because it was a few years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
just know her nurse told me the doctor spent hours of her off time finding a
solution for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also kept track of
when my insurance was paid up and would have all my tests scheduled so I
wouldn’t have to pay out of pocket expenses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And last but not least she researched options for me and found a
treatment that she said would “make my bones the strongest in Florida”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She found a plan where I would only have to
pay 25$ per shot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This “shot” would have
cost 10’s of thousands of dollars if I had to pay it out of pocket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The billing lady showed me it cost my insurance
over $65,000 per shot – which is absolutely ridiculous and I was getting it
once a month. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I meet my new oncologist this week I hope
and pray he is as good a doctor as she is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I’ve had a lot of support and love from my
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know how people make it
through something like this #1 without faith in God and #2 without support and
love from family and friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My family
has helped through prayers, driving me, getting me things I need, sending me on
trips, feeding me and financially.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
wouldn’t have been able to get some of my medical, surgical, or pharmaceutical
needs met otherwise. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I appreciate any
and all help we’ve been given and can’t believe the generosity we have been
shown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I give God the credit for putting
different needs on people’s hearts to help us when they have.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Those are the answers to
the question, “Why are you doing so well?” <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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I will do a quick medical update. Since my initial diagnosis
I’ve had fractures in my neck, ribs and my left leg - which are all healed- but
my ribs never stopped hurting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
November I had my 6 month scans and tests and they showed new cancer on my
sternum, skull (where I put the cell phone up to my ear), shoulder, ribs and
spine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was treated with radiation on my
shoulder and low spine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was taken off
the once a month bone strengthener shot (Xgeva) because, I was told, if there
is new cancer it’s no longer working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The radiation helped with some of the pain but I’m still having problems
with my shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had more tests last
month which I haven’t talked to the doctor about but I read them and they show
two more new spots, ribs and left femur at the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know what the plan will be for that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Again, to everyone who
has been praying for me or helped me in any way – thank you, thank you, thank
you!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-45315114658949756562016-05-19T07:58:00.000-04:002016-05-19T07:58:13.078-04:00Dad and Alaska<div class="MsoNormal">
20 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doesn’t
sound like much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You try it, writing for
20 minutes, whatever comes to mind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today it is my Dad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
was thinking – what was I thinking?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
lose it so quickly these days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, now I
remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day when visiting my
parents my Dad surprisingly said, “Getting old – SUCKS!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was out of character for the Dad I
knew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I now understand though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not that old but I do understand.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My Dad to me means it's “story time”!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alaska, my favorite place - <b><i>ever</i></b> - where we lived while he was in the Air Force.</div>
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When we lived in Alaska we would go do things in the summer
like hike up the rather large hill behind the golf course on base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was filled with wild flowers and if I
remember correctly they were the state flower, forget me knots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do remember they were purple and forget me
knots are purple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember huffing and
puffing as we climbed higher and higher and picking flowers all the way
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we all got tired and decided to stop, we all sat down and looked at the view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an amazingly beautiful view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hated when we left Alaska.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember crying a lot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was very much in love with the place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dad also took us horse back riding on base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They gave me a smart little pony that knew I
had never ridden before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took me for
a ride under a tree so he could eat and I got stuck and had to be helped
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember my mom got frustrated,
she had ridden a lot as a kid, because the horses didn’t want to do anything
but walk and eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had a little
track for the horses to run around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
mom got a little switch, took her horse or pony (it seemed short) to the track
and got it to run around it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought
“look at her go! I wish I knew how to ride like that!” I did think riding would be a lot easier than it
was.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another time my Dad took me golfing with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He instructed me how to hold the club
correctly, how to swing and most importantly to keep your eye on the ball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would try and duff it, or hit a worm
burner, or miss entirely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every mistake
I made – made me laugh. The more I made the more I laughed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Dad didn’t like
that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took his golf very
seriously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He could have been a pro – he
was that good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had many many trophies
from events he won.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always felt very
proud when he would bring one home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My Dad was good at any sport he wanted to try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember bowling with him and it seemed
like the pins were so afraid of how hard he hit that they fell before the ball
reached them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Not really but it seemed
like I heard some screaming from the pin area.) I know everyone was amazed at
the speed of the ball and the flying of the pins.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We also did some camping while we lived in Alaska.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved being outside or going anywhere exploring
when we lived there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I caught a salmon
when we went fishing once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time
and place we were fishing the salmon were spawning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were so many you could just throw your
line in and hook one almost immediately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The people we were with said if you “hooked” a fish anywhere except in
the mouth you had to throw it back or release it - as they say now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The man who said this threw his line in and
hooked a humpback salmon in the back, ouch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He reeled it in and unhooked it and let it go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I threw my line in and hooked one so heavy my
Dad had to help me reel it in. When we were able to get it out of the net,
after he scooped it up when it got close to shore, we saw it had been caught
correctly in the mouth and we got to take it home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was hooked on fishing then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was the only one that caught one the right
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> W</span>hen my mom was
cleaning the fish a lot of fluorescent colored eggs came out and that made me feel really sad. I hadn't thought about the fact the fish were spawning and what that really meant. I was still proud though that I’d caught a fish and we were going to have it for dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fresh, super fresh salmon, I don’t think I’ve ever had it that fresh
again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of the drives we went on, or adventures, we saw a
Russian Church on the side of a mountain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It had all the spirals and towers that you think of with Russian architecture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Dad brought binoculars whenever we went on
one of our fun drives in hope of catching a view of some of Alaska’s amazing
wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used them to really check
out the church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish we could have
gotten closer it looked really interesting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This trip we were going to the valley where
they were raising cabbage that was as big as - well here’s an example:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <a href="http://www.samaa.tv/international/2013/09/ten-year-old-boy-wins-alaska-s-contest-for-giant-cabbages/">http://www.samaa.tv/international/2013/09/ten-year-old-boy-wins-alaska-s-contest-for-giant-cabbages/</a></o:p></div>
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Everything was bigger in Alaska.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think everything was bigger, more
beautiful, and just more awesome – closer to God - I remember hearing people say.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We lived in Texas before Alaska.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Texans say everything’s bigger in Texas - but it
doesn’t compare to Alaska.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My time’s up so I’ll end with this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the things I remember doing with my
Dad when we lived in Alaska was weather prediction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would ask me what I thought the weather
would be like for the day or I would ask him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was something we both shared an interest in. He would always know
when it was going to snow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we lived
on the base – which was the last year we lived in Alaska, the first two years we
lived in Nunaka Valley, there was a street light in
front of our house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Dad would tell me
in the evening that it would be snowing later so we would sit in front of the
window waiting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then it would start,
first a few, then a few more and then large, soft, quiet but rapidly falling snowflakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Outside it would be dark except for the light
under the street lamp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We could only
really see the snow in this illuminated spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Dad and I would sit in front of the window and watch, not speaking, just
enjoying the beautiful show.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today is our 34th anniversary. Can't believe it's been</div>
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34 years. We went to the beach yesterday and going out</div>
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Happy Anniversary Chuck!</div>
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Millie had a vet appointment on this side of town.</div>
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i put my camera down something happens. I never saw anything</div>
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from Corey and Jesse. We're going to a tea room. You'll </div>
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This is another gift from Jesse an essential diffuser.</div>
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It's very relaxing and has essential oils with</div>
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smells I can be around and smell great. </div>
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I wanted to go to an art show today but things don't always</div>
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turn out like you plan. My big toe started hurting Monday</div>
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My whole foot is swollen. Luckily I had to go to my oncologist</div>
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the same day I went to the foot doctor and she put me on</div>
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an antibiotic. I don't know why the other doctor did not.</div>
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I don't think he understood I have active cancer and </div>
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my immune system is not what it should be.</div>
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she told me I started crying and we hugged and I couldn't stop</div>
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crying. She told me not to give up. I wish she weren't retiring.</div>
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I'm so upset about that. When I was making my next appointment</div>
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with Tran, her assistant, she told me at least</div>
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I was lucky enough to find out in person.</div>
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She said she was going to have to tell a lot of her patients over </div>
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the phone and was not looking forward to it. I don't know if</div>
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She is the best - Dr. Lukman, again things don't always turn out</div>
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<br />Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-43059252964221978512016-04-14T13:24:00.001-04:002016-04-14T13:24:42.603-04:00I think I like birds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chuck put a bird feeder on the window in my art room.</div>
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Today is the first day I've seen any birds. It's been a couple</div>
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how close it is to the house.</div>
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She kept watching me</div>
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<br />Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-74525206654433743362016-04-13T23:25:00.001-04:002016-04-13T23:25:44.212-04:00<div class="MsoNormal">
I don’t know why I have had such a hard time trying to write
and share the following story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think
being online we can control how we come across.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One of my friends said that we only put things online that make us look
good and happy and like we’re perfect – but we’re not – I am not.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Years ago our pastor had a vision of buying the property
surrounding the church and starting a pregnancy center on one part of the land.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He presented the idea of buying the land to the church and
we voted to purchase the property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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After we purchased the property he asked different members
of the church to be on a “Steering Committee” to learn everything it would take
to build and run a pregnancy center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck
and I were asked to be on the committee and were very honored to do so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the members, on the committee, spent months gathering the
information and putting it together to make a presentation to the church.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the day we did the presentation the church was pretty
full - if I remember correctly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After we
shared the information people were given the opportunity to say what they
thought about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The church seemed
pretty divided on the issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some people
even seemed angry about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I</span>nstead
of voting whether we would start work on building a center our Pastor asked us
to individually pray and seek God for 40 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He asked us not to talk about it with anyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He asked us to pray and seek God and then
come back together and share what we learned.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During the 40 days I had jury duty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That may not seem like it had anything to do
with anything but it did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a
murder trial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The man on trial was at
the scene of the crime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He went to the
apartment with 3 other men.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had a gun
and tried to fire it but it misfired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
knew what was happening, what the other men had planned, and he supplied the
guns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The girl that was killed was hit
by a stray bullet in the head and killed instantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the trial the judge read something
called the principal law to us before we were to deliberate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will tell you what it says in a minute<o:p></o:p></div>
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After the 40 days were over we met back at church and our
Pastor asked what we had learned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot
of people got up and spoke and said what they thought. I knew I was supposed to share what I had
learned but I have this fear of public speaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This fear is not a little fear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a huge fear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I freeze up, can’t speak, feel like I will
pass out and get an extremely upset stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If I do manage to get any words out my voice shakes uncontrollably.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I was a coward and did not share what I
had learned.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is what I learned at the trial and should have shared:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><b>Man</b></i> has a law called the Principal Law and it states, if a
person knows a crime is going to be committed and does nothing to stop the
crime, that person is just as guilty as the person who commits the crime and can
be held accountable to the full extent of the law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Our church was trying to start a pregnancy center that
would help women who found themselves in an unexpected pregnancy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Women who were confused and scared would be
given all the information they needed to make a truly informed choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully they would choose life, not
death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we, as a church, did not do
something to try to stop abortions and try to help these women– we were just as
guilty as those who do abortions and tell the lie that there is no other choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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There’s a verse <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">James 4:17 that shows
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Therefore, to one who knows the right
thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Basically it’s the same as the law that man has made – the
Principal Law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Even though I did not have the courage to speak, our church
did vote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully, they voted for the
center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have struggled with feeling
like I could never be forgiven for not speaking that day – but that’s not
true.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God has forgiven me but I have to
believe it and let it go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe you can
learn from my mistake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you know God
has shown you something and He wants you to do, speak, or share it – do it, or speak
it – do not be afraid. You
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here is a link to the Pregnancy Center:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.thriveorlando.org/">http://www.thriveorlando.org</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934004305023895312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997308.post-69894673055783373832016-04-02T22:34:00.001-04:002016-04-02T22:34:16.922-04:00Angels and truck drivingToday I was talking to my sister-n-law and she brought up this story I shared with her years ago.<br />
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We were in LA. I think it was actually the first time we were there. We were at a company owned operating center which is fenced and locked and only drivers who worked for them were allowed to park and use the showers, restaurant, laundry and fueling station. It was about 2:30 in the morning and I needed to go to the bathroom. Chuck was exhausted from the drive and did not want to go with me. I was very angry about this because of the time and having to walk to the facilities by myself. In my anger I did not think about what I was doing. We were trained to never walk between trailers in the dark, or alone, and to always go the most lighted route for safety. I was muttering under my breath, walking in the dark between trailers and finally got onto the parking area that was flooded in light. Walking toward the building I could see the fuel pumps and this Asian man dressed in red and green, rather bright. He was stepping back and forth in place watching me, like he was waiting for me. </div>
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trailers in the dark like that. I know the company’s picky about who can work for them but you just never know if someone might be a little crazy. You need to stay out of the dark and stay in the light. I care about you and I never want to see you get hurt. Remember, stay out of the dark and stay in the light.” </div>
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We celebrated Easter Sunday and Chuck's birthday together this year at our house. It was a nice day but I've gotten really bad about not<br />
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Corey and Minion who loves his Mommy so very much.</div>
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Monday after Easter - blue jays building a nest<br />
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Yesterday was a good day working with two other friends one a writer the other a writer/artist. It's always good to get together and work on things like websites and editing/critiquing work. It helps to inspire, learn and improve. It counts as work too. We helped Debbie set up her new blog you can visit her here: <a href="https://thepoetonblueberrystreet.wordpress.com/">The Poet on Blueberry Street</a></div>
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It made me wonder should I start a new blog or just update this one for now. I decided to just update this one after seeing how much work and time it took yesterday for her to get hers going. I also made goals to write more often on my blog. We shall see how it goes.</div>
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