Cookie fun

I found this neat site...all wonderful things...

and the best part is she has :

TUTORIALS.....

On everything to do with baking cookies

and decorating them

Perhaps, you never learned to bake,

or your skills are rusty.

I just thought this site looked fun.

I don't advertise for anyone for anything.

I just like to share when I find a site or blog

I think some of my readers might like.

Check it out here

Disappointed

This morning I was ALMOST all the way ready for Sunday School and Church. I sat down in my recliner and noticed a swelling in my left foot I have never had. It has me concerned, so I missed today and I am now elevating and icing it..hoping it goes down and I can go this evening. I was sooooo disappointed.
So ....
instead I listened to a teaching by S.M. Davis. And I JUST "know" there is someone(s) out there that "needs" to hear this. So please...it is less than a hour, the time will fly. You will be blessed and HELPED....yes helped !
It is titled "Knowing when to Let Go"
~~deby

Saturday Enjoy

Enjoy !

some Monday thoughts

I just love the book of Philipians
I will share a few of the scriptures that
spoke to me last night, and what I am reading this week.

~*~*~*~*~

Philippians 4:6

Be careful for nothing;

but in every thing by prayer and supplication

with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,

shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
~*~*~*~

When I think of the word CAREFUL...

I have heard it explain

FULL of CARE

That hit me...

I need to give these *cares*

which this year .....

have seem to be overwhelming,

moment by moment

over to the Lord.

I am working on this and need to spend

more time in the WORD.

~*~

Last night we were blessed to have

the singer, Mark Gray at our church.

What a beautiful ministry through

song and word.

Check out his website here

Autumn this and that

Autumn from my craft room window--

I put the fake leaves up...guess I didn't need to.
My beloved with our youngest grandson, Adam.
We just celebrated our 38th Anniversary.

A house not to far away....this bike is

Always up there

Why...why ??? Maybe just for pictures for bloggers?

Silly me (eyes closed)

my Crown, I wore it on my birthday

and I now have a PINK Snuggie

My crown reminds me

I am a princess....oh yes...

A DAUGHTER OF THE KING !!

~~deby

Could it be ?????

What a year this has been for my health. I know so many of you have stuff always going on too. My heartfelt prayers and concern go out to you.
I am writing this as a what I think, could have, possibly been the cause of this tendon thing going on in my body.
It is a guess, and of course my opinion. It doesn't change anything or I am not going to do anything about it. I am writing because I want you to know what I *think*....
I was prescribed a anti-biotic the first of the year called:
L e v a *q u i n ..... it caused my liver functions to go sky high, they were worried. Then as I am going through these TENDON tears , I hear on t.v. that IT is causing MANY kinds of Tendon tears....yes...this antibiotic.
So is C I P R O.....yes...these are true. There are class actions suits going on. I am NOT participating and just trying to figure out what is happening. I personally will NEVER take either drugs. I would not want ANYONE I know and love to take them either.
I know every med has it's contraindications, everything we do has RISKS....I just know for me, this is my best guess. Let's face it we could choke to death eating a piece of Rib-eye (my favorite cut) steak. Do we give up steak ?
Not I.
So with that said....research it out..here is a link I found for anyone that is interested. I hesitated posting this...but so many of you know me....I am not jumping to conclusions , just thinking ????????......I have tried spelling out the name of these meds so when googled...they won't come to my blog...just thought some of you would find this interesting.
~~deby

a few tidbits

I mentioned before that this month I would be

posting some things that are special about me, or my

quirks etc....

This is my anniversary month. We will soon be

married 38 years. My husband was my high school

sweetheart. HE STILL IS !!!!!

I don't celebrate Halloween in any form. I will decorate

for fall. I have strong convictions about this. I haven't

always, but I sure do now....

Autumn colors can just bring joy to my heart....I love to

see the contrast of the reds...oranges, golden colors against

green..fir trees in our area....

I am pretty crafty. I can get a bit distracted and work on one

thing without finishing something. I am working on this.

When the days get shorter and darker, I use much lighting.

Low wattage around my home, to include candles and battery operated

candles, mini lights...anything to just make things seem more cheerful.

so.....just a few tidbits, nothing exciting....

~~deby

It's not about me

Since many of asked what is up?...I will try and make it brief.

I am 8 weeks past surgery. The pain in the foot is MUCH better, but when I had to wear the BOOT--it really did some RUIN to my back and hips. I also had something happen in my right knee....so I went for more MRI's....

There are some tears in the miniscus. I have to get referred to a orthopedic surgeon (VERY SAD FACE )...my right ankle has much wrong with it, but does not need surgery.

I am in different lace up (ugly) braces to keep the ankles stable. I am trying hard to find comfortable and supportive shoes, so far I am trying out the New Balance 927.

........I am slowly getting back into the swing of things. I can barely walk any distance without the pain in my back being excruciating, where I will break out in a sweat. We bought a wheel chair off of Craig's list for $100.00, just so now and then I can *get out*. I am not sleeping much yet, the knee pain seems to wake me up...aaARGH !!!!!

I had one really LOW, low day. I know it is the prayers of the saints that have upheld me.

Let me tell you what I dislike about ALL of this:

You become so self focused.

You can't sometimes help it as the pain controls you. The meds mess with your mind (at least for me) sometimes. I feel like it has made me so narcisstic. I feel like I fight it. I know life is NOT "ALL ABOUT ME". I don't want it to be. Then the flip side is I find myself getting very hard on myself...those nagging voices....come on we ALL have them.

Yet.....I still still KNOW, this is nothing in the scheme of things. Jesus is allowing this, it could all be WORSE and WORSER and even WORSER....I know this. So with all that being said. Can I end this saying : I am fine....I am saved and going to Heaven one day...and whatever the future holds I know it is for my good. I appreciate you all so much and hope to start catching up on all of your blogs. I hope this hasn't been too much information...

~~deby

btw...picture taken downtown by a cupcake shop..thought it was sooooo cute...

my day

My day

Enough said

Click HERE

~~deby

My sisters, Susie and Lisa showed up at my

home last night.

"US" sisters are spending the day together.

We miss you TRUDY !!!

~~Just me

"The fact that I am a woman

does not make me a different kind of Christian,

But the fact that I am a Christian

does make me a different kind of woman."

~~ Elisabeth Elliot

~*~*~*~*~

My heart's desire is this quote is true about my life.

Lately.......if I were to run on feelings and emotions...

welllll...let's just say ...

I am so thankful for God's grace and mercy.

Still pressing on, as many and most of you are.

Keep looking to Jesus !!

~~deby

~FAST Snack

It is my birthday Month--

and so...in the spirit of that...

and in lieu of doing a Meme--

Well...throughout the month I am going to

TRY--

to share some of my peculiararites.

So this is one of my most favorite snacks;

Non-fat plain yogurt

Dill pickels

Peppercini

Sometimes, cherry tomatoes

I use the yogurt to DIP the peppercini's in.

Yogurt is good for you, the other 2 probably not.

The yogurt cuts the HEAT from the peppercini's.

I am weird...I know it.

I also like pickle juice????

......and YOU?

~~deby
BTW....I did have my MRI...and this time it was a bit rough...

It was supposed to take less than a hour,

I was in the machine almost 2 hours.

I will get the results, prayerfully, this week.

AGAIN...and again...thank you for your prayers

and caring kind words.

Pumpkin Patch in Kitsap County

Creek House Farm

Do you live somewhere in the Puget Sound ?

This is a wonderful family that is having a pumpkin path.

They also have a corn maze.

Doesn't that sound like fun, for a family day?

This is their first year !!!

Click here for a look at their website

I love this area of Washington, Kitsap County.

We USED to live there, BEAUTIFUL

This is a really Godly family who would love your support !

You can find their hours and also directions.

Don't you love October?

I sure do...it helps that this is my

birthday and anniversary month !!

~~Deby

THANK YOU...thank you...for your

loving, kind words yesterday !

I saw my doctor, I am having the MRI's

TODAY....

great idea and some realness

Do you think this is cool, or what?

I see so many possibilities.

Welllll...you can find how Cathe made it

HERE

on her

"Just something I made" blog

It is not difficult....and could be used for MANY

things....as a lazy susan...or..or..or...

ya gotta check this out.

Couldn't resist sharing this great

"think outside of the box"

idea.

~~deby
PS...I hesitate to write this part,

but all of a sudden, my right knee,

on my GOOD LEG...is going out.

Horribly, VERY painful

and I am weary from ALL of this to be frank with you all.

I am trying to cling to Jesus the past days, but I have fallen oh so short.

I am due to see the doctor, again today.

I am so dissappointed, as I *thought* I was on my way to better health

and healing....and trying hard..not to feel sorry for myself and my family

that has helped so much, especially my beloved husband.

I just want to stay strong in the Lord, is my prayer.

Meet Q-Tip

Meet Q-Tip. Whaaaat....me a 50 something
Nana with a TOY....am I going off the deep end?

No...This is Webkinz. My sister Lisa's children
each got one, registered them...then Lisa asked
me to do it, to play with the kids etc...
My little sheep cost $10.00...my husband named
her, Q-tip.

What I like about WEBKINZ is this, there are
games that are very challenging to my mind.
This is a favorite, it is like Boggle. You play it
yourself. So for $10.00 I have access to all these
games that are SAFE...


Lisa and her husband checked this all out. You cannot
randomly chat, everything is so safe. There are challenging
games for every age level. I love having this way to connect
with my grandsons,neices, nephews, sister, Daughter in law.
I don't do Facebooks or the other stuff, just blog and this.
But...oh am I having fun. I recommend this game.
~~deby

2 years ago

It's been 2 years...

Last Sept. 30th I made sure I was saved.

During this year I have questioned whether I was saved before

and was just not sure?

I will tell you it FELT like I was engaged to the Lord for almost

40 years, and now it is marriage---for lack of a better analogy

I am not willing to take a chance on where I am going to spend

eternity so last year I made sure.

You can read my story here.

I have not regreted my decision,not one day.

PLEASE be sure that you are sure.

Hell is real...it is forever....

so is HEAVEN...

You will go to one or the other...

Heaven is where I am going

and I KNOW IT.

It has been worth it MAKING SURE...

Deby

This is a re-post...changed a bit from

LAST year....I didn't know how to take off

the comments....from then...SORRY about that

meeting our new grandson

We finally got to meet our newest

grandchild. This is little Adam !!!

He is so cute

Just thought you might want to share our joy !

~~deby

Soups on

It's getting to be that time of year.

At the Food Network

They have a article with recipes for:

50 Easy Soups

I intend to do soups this year.

Use my CROCK-pot more.

Possibly freeze some for unplanned times

Thought you might like this link
~~deby

Proverbs 31:27

She looketh well to the ways of her household,

and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Autumn thoughts

I think this is the first tree I have seen with it's colors

changing. I love this time of year.

I can tell the days are getting shorter...the sun hits differently

crisp mornings...

Autumn, fall...whatever...

It is my favorite Season.

WHAT IS YOURS?

Just a street close to my house.

What I love about the Pacific North WET

is the towering fir trees, everywhere.

Just thought I would share this with you.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Again....

I cannot thank you, enough my friends

for your sweet prayers, thoughts, caring,

cards, care packages.

Oh my, I really have been overwhelmed

by your acts of love.

I am healing, still elevating 95% of my day.

I should be starting physical therapy soon.

By my calendar, I should be walking the end of October

without the boot. I can't wait.

~~deby

Don't stop so soon!

I am home from church this morning

but will TRY to go tonight.

ONE of my most favorite blogs is

"Journal for Women"

Mrs. Julie Fink is the wife of Pastor Dave Fink.

She is a wise woman with great posts and studies

and sure loves the Lord, her husband,family and PEOPLE.

SOOOOO.....thinking of a sermon to listen today, I thought....

I have never heard Pastor Dave preach...

and that is who I listenend to today.

The Sermon "Don't Stop So Soon" is a KEEPER.

It is not long, at all...but something we all need to hear.

I know I did.....and now I have a voice I can connect with

when Mrs. Julie shares about her husband !!!

...I am thankful ...so thankful ,

for the way the Lord directs our steps

when we need to hear something...

Please visit her sweet blog,

read her archives....

you will be glad you did.

~~deby

yes, it's me

Seee that smile...well I have been trying to smile through all of this...

BUT...but...there is a reason...

Friday, I got put into the BOOT...

which means I can put pressure on my foot as

long as it is in the boot....HOORAY...

Baby steps...6 weeks approx. of it.

WELLLL .....

I wanted so badly to go to church Sunday.

I just couldn't make it for the morning services.

My husband said he would run and get me

after CHOIR PRACTICE so I could

go to the evening service....

He helped me get cleaned up..etc..

After he left.

I did my hair, a bit of make-up...

and thought...hmmmmm...

I can drive..it is only a bit over a MILE...

so I thought:

"IF he didn't take my car

and IF I could figure out how to fold my

new (Craig's list) WALKER...

I was going to attempt it"...

and YEP...

I did drive ...and surprised my husband, myself

and finally was able to be in church...

oh what a blessing...

NOW..I know I can't do this often..

as yesterday I over did it, a bit and I am having to really

take it easier today...

I know it is supposed to be baby steps..I do know that..

but boy...when you get a bit of freedom

you kind of feel...like let's see what I can do.

Today....I can tell I pushed the limits and will

have to really watch it..

but oh

did it feel grand to drive....

yes...I was nervous...but praising the Lord.

Knowing some people NEVER get their reprieve....

I have much to be thankful for and

NO reason to complain...

Just a pilgrim in this process...

aren't we all ?

love,

Deby

Deep Waters

"And we praise Thee, Lord,

for the way our Saviour

measured all the deep waters

in our path and brought us through.

We know He always will !

He'll never leave us to drown in them !"

by Grace Livingston Hill

"Mary Arden"

This excerpt in this book is sure how I have felt lately.

Maybe today it will encourage you, whatever your

"Deep Waters " !

Love,

Deby

Easy Fall Wreath and more

This is the rag wreath I made for my little sister,

Lisa. They are 2x6 torn strips, not perfect,

tied on a hanger...she is going to add a Rafia bow.

Today I went to the podiatrist. I am still having

nerve pain, Thursday was REALLY rough...

So...he did inject me...and I did good....thank

you thank you for the prayers....

He, the podiatrist is now allowing me to slowly

start walking, with the boot on (6 more weeks)

the pain will control what I can do....I am happy

about that, just a bit more freedom.....

After the appt., my beloved took me to Wal-mart

which felt so good....and I used their electric carts..

that was fun, but a little tooo slow.

I have barely been reading blogs. Please forgive me.

I can't barely read right now. For some reason, the brain fog

is taking over and just can't seem to concentrate on something like that.

For instance, I can usually read a Grace Livingston Hill book in a day,

two most. Well I am still working on one I started last weekend.

So....I will be back commenting ASAP, I miss all of you.

Just wanted to check in, and tell you how your prayers are

being my support in more ways than you know.

LOVE and HUGS to all of you readers,

~~Deby

Rose on blogging

Meet two dear friends of mine. They happened to
come and visit at the same time. Well, the one on the
left is Linda, the one on the right is ROSE.
You know, Rose...the friend of mine I have written about.
I have told Rose about my blog posts etc...and have tried
explaining what blogging is. She really didn't know what I
meant. This was a perfect time to explain it. I looked up
the posts and then sweet Linda would show her and explain.
I was so excited to have these two come and visit. I was
thankful for God's perfect timing,so now Rose understands
what I mean about blogging and the posts I did about her.
I have had so many comments on my Rose posts...if you
haven't read them and if you get a chance check out my archives.
You will love her !!!
~~deby
I hate to go on about this foot. I do need prayer. I am having
*un-expected* nerve pain . They might have to inject on Friday
and frankly I am SCARED. I am triple scared. I just want the pain
to stop and peace IF I have to have the injections on Friday.

our new Adam

Adam Bryan

7 lbs. 13 oz.

20.4 inches

Proud parents:

Our son, Josh and his wife Kristi

Adam is welcomed in this world also

by his brothers:

Tyler, Jacob, Isaac,Nathan !!!

Praising the Lord for this healthy grandson !!!!!!

~~nana

Easiest Scrap-book Journaling...REALLY !

This is what I have been doing as
I recover. I read on blogs it is called
"Scrapbook Journaling" or Un-Journaling"
or Simple Jornaling
It is NO RULES...not in pictures, WORDS,
when and IF YOU WRITE or WHAT you do.
I saw it on Brenda's Blog here
ALSO on Jewel's Blog here.
PLEASE check out their blogs
and scroll down...to see how *THEY*
DO it !!!

I am enjoying the fun part of cutting
out from magazines, using stickers
old books..ANYTHING goes...
what works for me may not work for you !

Here are some of my supplies, I can tell my
favorite will be the black book, bought at JoAnne's

Sample pages


love garden pictures

My thoughts..or quotes

I am going to put my season salt recipe on these

pages along with a few other things..maybe a

quote or two on cooking

Love these pictures

A Stampin Up Spiral Book I started with.

Love this page...my thoughts..

I date only the pages that have my own

thoughts on it..

This is easy...so easy...and kind of a therapeutic

thing for me...My sister Lisa and her girls are

doing it too. This isn't to show off your scrapbooking

skills..it is a place to do what YOU want.

I always wanted to journal BUT couldn't be consistent

here...you don't HAVE TO....WHAT FREEDOM...

for someone like me.

IT is fun to recycle things too...old books, cards,

magazines...REMEMBER no RULES.....

~~Deby

Sorry for the blurry pictures...as you can tell

they are done on my lap on my recliner...