LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: The View

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The View

This is the view from Mom's hospital room.

Can you see the place where the helicoptors land

when they have to bring someone in?

I think Life Force is what it is called.

So far we haven't saw any come in, thank goodness!

Mom is doing amazingly well!

We know where our help comes from!

Thank you so much for the prayers.

Prayers do work.

She still has a long road ahead but we are so thankful.

Her second surgery is now scheduled for Friday so

continue to pray!

Just wanted to update you all!

Thank you so much!

13 comments:

Osage Bluff Quilter said...: I love good news! Blessings to you all.; January 16, 2013 at 8:21 PM
Unknown said...: I am thrilled to know your mom is doing amazingly well....Yup the Almighthy has HIS hands in all this...Thank you for updating and I will continue to pray for your mom and you...Lisa; January 16, 2013 at 8:25 PM
Mama Pea said...: Thanks so much for updating us all. Yes, the prayers do help but I know having you by her side has got to be a great support for her. Take care of yourself through this all.; January 16, 2013 at 8:50 PM
Angela said...: Thanks Val for letting us hear from your Mom. Let her know we are praying and sending wishes for a speedy recovery. Will have you in my prayers on Friday also.
Hugs
Angela; January 16, 2013 at 8:55 PM
Angela said...: Thanks Val for letting us hear from your Mom. Let her know we are praying and sending wishes for a speedy recovery. Will have you in my prayers on Friday also.
Hugs
Angela; January 16, 2013 at 8:55 PM
Susannah said...: My dear Val, This is wonderful news. What blessings have been delivered! God is love! And he will see her through the next surgery on Friday...I just know it! My prayers are there for Alice and your whole family.

Love ya,
S.; January 16, 2013 at 9:15 PM
Anonymous said...: Thank you for the update and thank the Lord for answered prayers. Continuing to pray for each of you.; January 16, 2013 at 9:24 PM
Firecracker Kid said...: Too bad they can't put a lovely garden on the roof for the patients and their families to look at. It is good to hear your mother is doing well.

Carol; January 16, 2013 at 10:04 PM
Holly said...: So glad to hear she is doing well. Hoping she continues to do so and Friday will be great also. Thinking of both of you.; January 16, 2013 at 10:55 PM
Allie said...: Continuing to pray for your mum, sweetie!; January 17, 2013 at 2:04 AM
Patty Sumner said...: Praise the Lord ! I am so glad to hear this Val! Praying for you and your dear Mom...Hang in there things are going to work out! Blessings!; January 17, 2013 at 10:31 AM
Jocelyn said...: So glad to hear that the first surgery went well. The Lord is faithful to answer prayers.; January 17, 2013 at 11:12 AM
COUNTRY PICKINS said...: So glad your Mom is doing o.k. Val. I have been thinking of you both this week. Prayer does work, and will say a big one for you and Mom and Family tonight! Hugs and Blessings,
Linda; January 17, 2013 at 5:50 PM

Our Prayer

Lord, help us to PLAN, PREPARE, & PLANT what you would have us to. Help us to WEED out of our lives what should not be there. Lord, help us to GROW through you in our relationships, our attitudes, and our lives, always being in your will. Help us to always walk with you. Help us to get our priorities straight and choose joy. Let us always be thankful and content even in the storms because we all know it’s going to rain. Help us to be ready. We also know that sunshine follows rain and joy comes in the mornings. Thank you Lord.

In Jesus name,

Amen.

I Work For A King

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

Flylady Routines

Morning Routine

Have you made your bed?

What's for supper?

Get dressed.

Unload dishwasher/Wash dishes

Laundry

Swish & Swipe

Afternoon Routine

Declutter 15 minutes

Do something fun just for you!

Bedtime Routine

Pick up house before going to bed.

Plan for tomorrow today so we will wake up and smile.

Focus on Me.

Daily Schedule

Monday:

Home Blessing Hour/Catch up Day

Zone: Laundry room

Tuesday:

Free Day

Zone: Bathrooms

Wednesday:

Desk Day

Zone: Living areas.

Thursday:

Gofer Day

Zone: Bedrooms

Friday:

Baking Day

Date Night

Zone: Craft room/office/Kitchen

Saturday: Play Day

Sunday:

Church/Rest

Some Of My Favorite Movies

*The Bridges of Madison County

(My all time#1 favorite movie)

~Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep~

*An Affair To Remember (My #2!)

~Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr~

*The Notebook (Top 3)

~Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams~

*It's A Wonderful Life (#4)

(Excellent-Never gets old)

~James Stewart & Donna Reed~

*Something's Gotta Give (Top 10)

~Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton

*Love Story (1970)

Ali MacGraw & Ryan O'neal

*A Walk To Remember

(Romantic, Heartbreaking, Emotional)

~Mandy Moore & Shane West~

*The Bridge over the River Kwai

~War Movie~ (Excellent)

*Brief Encounter

(Oldie but goodie Love Story 1945)

*To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

~Gregory Peck ~

*Sorry Wrong Number (Horror 1948)

Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster

*One Flew Over the cuckoos Nest

WARNING Rated R but very good!

~Jack Nicholson~

*Gone With The Wind (Wonderful)

~Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland~

*Cool Hand Luke (We both love this one!)

~Rated PG Paul Newman~

My New Years Resolutions

To be content
To give thanks in all things
To take joy
To give grace
To receive peace

For from Him
And through Him
And to Him
Are all things.
To Him be the glory
Forever.
Amen.
~Romans 11:36

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Study to be quiet.
Mind my own business.
And work with my hands.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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To be a better Wife, Mom, Gran, Granddaughter, Sister, Daughter, Aunt, & Friend
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To take every opportunity to be quiet.
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To slow down and smell the roses
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Me Time
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To Show Myself Friendly
Proverb 18:24

Granny's PERFECT Quilt

It is PERFECT. Perfectly PERFECT. Oh I don't mean perfect stitches, or perfect seams, or perfectly square. It is PERFECT for snuggling under on a rainy, dreary day. It is PERFECT for wrapping up a grandchild who is spending the night. It is PERFECT for making a house when draped over a chair & an end table. It is PERFECT for winding around and around a doll. It is PERFECT for covering up in the car when the air conditioning is on full blast. It is PERFECT for laying on the carpet and putting a baby down for his nap. God has touched Granny's heart and her hands, and her life. He has made her an artist. He has given her the gift of PERFECT quilts.

Written by Marlene B. about the quilt she bought from Granny. (Excerpt from Oct. 7, 2009 post on her blog)

www.stitchinbythelake.blogspot.com

Thank you Marlene for blessing Granny!

Stay At Home

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest,
For those that wander they know not where
Are full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is best.

Weary and homesick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are baffled and beaten and blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of doubt;
To stay at home is best.

Then stay at home, my heart, and rest;
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all that flutter their wings and fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at home is best.

Longfellow (song)

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller