Living in Boxes

 

Ready to go!

And going nuts along the way. Living in limbo, waiting for the house to sell so we can get him moved and settled. 

We now have to add random vomiting to the mix. Out of the blue, not feeling sick, didn't eat nothing in particular. He just gets the feeling and has to run and throw up.

Somethings wrong, and the doctors still haven't figured it out yet. 

He's heading in for the 3rd "procedure" coming up on March 7th... Problem not solved, they just keep putting rubber bands on it. The throwing up started after the 2nd "procedure", so I have to wonder if they are connected.....

Ultra sounds didn't show anything in particular wrong. Blood work doesn't show anything going on... so frustrating. 

He still can't gain weight, at least any significant amount. Might put on a pound or two, but than loses it and more in a few days.

AND we have to add the heart doctor to the mix as well. New prescriptions new issues to deal with and adjust to. Stress plays a big part in it all. Age doesn't help, lol. Birthday coming up, 57. He'll be older than both his dad and brother when they passed. 

I did find some nice senior living apartments. In attempting to mow the lawn and clean up the yard for selling the house recently, we discovered - he's not really able to push the lawn mower, or lift too much, without adverse effects. So, buying a house with yard work and repairs to be done are really out of the question for him. Hence, the looking into senior living apartments. 

Meanwhile we got him mostly packed up and in a limbo. Sold off the unnecessary, gave away the unneeded. Done the little things to help the house. Yard work and weather still need to cooperate to finish. Living in boxes, getting restless. This is the hard part of the journey.

Many blessings along the way, keeps you going. Much needed things are getting taken care of and the stress is not as bad as before. This all helps with heart conditions. God is great for sure! No doubt in my mind miracles exist. So, grateful to be blessed. 

Praying the next step comes soon and the house sells. So ready to move forward. 

Blessed by God

Life's packed up @ the Bright side of the Barn

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Family

I can honestly say, God has walked with me through life. Why I don't know. I'm not what you would call a Christian. I believe in God, I believe in the Bible, I pray {oh do I pray} I used to say I bothered God so much with my questions He appointed me my own personal angel to walk with me. 

But why me? I will never understand.

So many times when I would feel 'trouble' and change directions. I would see how 'that could have been me' too many times. Miracles? I've seen, I've been and I've lost count of how many.

I walked out of a church after a sermon that told me I needed to stay in my marriage, no matter how abusive it was. As I was walking out of the church, I felt God walk with me. I wasn't leaving Him, just the people that wouldn't be helping me stay alive. 

My marriage was horrible. He was a bully, his brother was a bully. My dog ended up dead, shot, because of how trigger happy they were when they drank. And they drank a lot. His mother was the queen of bullies and she was the one always trying to kidnap my kids after the divorce and did so many other things....  

So many threats and attempts to take my life, I feared for my family. I kept my kids to myself and I walked alone through it all. My parents died not really ever knowing how bad it all was. I rarely talked to my siblings and my children grew up with out my side of the family in their lives. 

All to protect my family from him. God was all I had to turn to.

In recent years I was able to reconnect with my oldest brother. Just as if it was yesterday we last talked, we reconnected as we always were. He was my hero growing up and he was still my hero growing old. 

I lost him at the beginning of the year, and I'm still trying to cope with it all. I lost two brothers over the holidays. The third and last - lives the next town over and we never talk. We were never really close. He left home when I was young and we felt differently about our mother so when she died, we cut the cord, so to speak. 

Makes me feel like I'm alone and all that is left of my family. 

The kids all seem to busy for time with me. They don't all feel like family for me, even though I gave birth to all four of them. I did my best as a mom. People tell me that my age, and all that I was having to deal with.... they say I was a good mom,, and a strong person.

Truthfully they have no clue, what I am or how I feel. 

Today, I miss my brother. There is so much in my life right now only he would be able to understand. The only one to never judge and always knew the truth so never needed to ask. 

Why does death have to exist and be so cold. 

It's just me and God again. Why He puts up with me and all my mistakes I will never ever understand. 

Blessed again today with yet another miracle to save my path. I can only wonder what the plan is moving forward. I have no answers, and things are not turning out as I had planned so the plans have to change yet again.

I can't see what's ahead. Feels like fog. Boxes are packed I'm ready to go. Makes me stop and ask ~ are the bags packed and ready to go? for heaven. 

I'll be 60 this year, that trip is getting closer! I've already gotten farther than I ever expected to get.

Thank you Lord. 

Blessed by God

Life's blessed @ the Bright side of the Barn

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Spring is on the way!

The flowers are starting to pop up, the weather is improving, the horses are starting to shed..

Spring is on the way! So is the pop up season! Events usually run pretty much year round. The slowest seems to be January. Valentines brings February in and March has us all looking for pots of gold or sometimes even Easter eggs. As the weather improves a lot of events are available outside, at pop up markets.

It's time to gear up! 

For us this also means new photo opportunities. Spring is such a beautiful time of year, and the flowers that bloom are spectacular! So many things happen in nature as spring approaches. Baby animals come in abundance! And who can resist the faces? and their antics? As the snow melts the mountains reveal a whole new season of wild blooms and babies. The birds come to visit and nest...

It's really a busy time of year. 

I can't wait for the 'warmth' and the 'sunshine!'..

What do you most look forward to in the spring?

Blessed by God

Life's good @ the Bright side of the Barn

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Finally - Proposed Changes that make sense.

 I've been preaching for years we need RENT CAPS in our state!

Finally a proposal is being made to cap the rents, there is a reason to vote this year.

 I've lost quite a few dollars in unspent gift cards. 

Finally a proposal is being made to give consumers back their money on unspent gift cards. Another good reason to vote this year.

 I still don't see a good candidate for President, and I don't know about the Govenor of our fair state... Still waiting to be impressed.

 There are a lot of other good people running for positions that would benefit us as a whole, so again.... Good reasons to vote this year!

 I totally disagree with anyone not a legal citizen to be able to vote in any country. 

 I am hoping that our system is not compromised.

 

Blessed by God

Life's still in boxes @ the Bright side of the Barn

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House for Sale

Click ~ House For Sale, for complete details.

Price reduced! Motivated Seller. 

His Health forces sale of this almost new {built 2020} mobile home in Black Diamond, at a family/pet friendly community. 

New retail development coming to the area, housing prices are going to go up!

Blessed by God

Life's all in boxes @ the Bright side of the Barn

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Happy Valentines Day

 Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine,^[1] is celebrated annually on February 14.^[2] It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine and through later folk traditions, it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.^[3][4]

Valentine's Day - Wikipedia

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If I ever

 If I ever needed help it would be today.

If only I had the few extra dollars'

If only I knew someone who did

If only 

 If I ever needed help it would be today.

If only something good would happen

If only there was someone to help

If only

 If I ever needed help it would be today.

If only the answers would be clear

If only we knew which way to go 

If only

 If I ever needed help it would be today.

If only.

Blessed by God

Life can be a challenge @ the Bright side of the Barn

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