Good evening everyone,
Well, for all of us living in South Central Pa. and Northern Maryland, the weekend won't start out very nice, but at least later on Saturday and Sunday, will be nicer. Since there's nothing anyone can do about the weather, we will just have to make the best of it!
I hope your work week went well. If not, there's always next week and perhaps that will go well for you. As for me, every day is pretty much the same, it doesn't matter if it's a weekday or a weekend. I'm not complaining though, I'm thankful for each day God gives me. I keep hearing that commercial on television for Congestive Heart Failure where they say: If you have Congestive Heart Failure, tomorrow is never promised. I know this is true, so I never take any day for granted. I thank God each morning when I wake up for giving me another day of life. I know I have be very, very blessed by God, always.
How about you? Do you give thanks to God for all your many blessings? So often, we take things for granted and we complain and become angry when things don't go the way we want, or we don't get what we want. Every one of us needs to stop doing that. We all have been blessed so many times over.
If the people living in the USA don't soon thank God and give Him, and Him alone praise, I fear for what may happen to the US and to the entire world. I want a safe, honest and loving place to live for my Grandchildren and for their children to come. Isn't that what all of you want, also?
We need to thank God often, pray to Him every day, and trust in His help. We need to turn to Him for help and understanding and we need to practice acceptance and gratitude every single day of our lives. That is the only way for our future generations to have a safe and good life in this world.
I hope your weekend goes well. Remember that Sunday is The Lord's Day, so spend a little time with Him either at church or in your own home. Be safe always!
Susan
Friday, July 28, 2017
Saturday, July 22, 2017
Happy Saturday evening!
Hi everyone,
I hope your weekend is going well thus far. Mine has been good, as I got to spend a few hours today with one of my Grandsons and his partner. I love spending, even a small amount, of time with any of my six Grandsons, or anyone in my family. I do realize how busy they all are, as they all live very active lives, which is good. It's still hard for me to believe that my six little Grandsons are now all grown up men. I am so proud of them and I wish them all the best in their lives and relationships, always.
I've been working on my manuscript a good bit this week. It's moving right along, which makes me very happy. I pretty much know how the story will end, but it will take some more writing to get to that point. I can't tell you how much I enjoy coming up with a story line for a new manuscript. It helps me to feel good that I'm using the abilities that God gave to me.
I've been making table runners to be either given away now, or for Christmas gifts. They are all done by hand. I just finished some Christmas ones. I will have to upload a photo of them to my laptop, which I am using to post this tonight, so I can show them to you. I just started a new design today. It is of an antique baby carriage, which is filled up with flowers. I have all the pieces cut out and pinned together, but will start embroidering them later tonight. I love to keep busy while I sit, with my feet up, on the sofa. That's where I do all my embroidery work.
I can't believe that July will soon be ending, although I can't say I will be sad to see this heat and humidity leave us. Today was the first time, in about three or four weeks, that I actually went anywhere. It's just easier for me to stay in my home in the air conditioning. How are you handling the heat lately. If you have heart issues, I do hope you are staying inside with the air on.
I am very pleased with myself because I have lost another pound. It's very hard for me to lose weight since I can't exercise at all. It has to be done simply by what I am eating. I am trying to lose weight because every pound I lose, makes it easier on my heart.
I do hope you all have a great day tomorrow, Sunday. I also hope you will remember to take a few minutes to give praise and thanks to God tomorrow. Be safe and may God bless each of you.
Susan
I hope your weekend is going well thus far. Mine has been good, as I got to spend a few hours today with one of my Grandsons and his partner. I love spending, even a small amount, of time with any of my six Grandsons, or anyone in my family. I do realize how busy they all are, as they all live very active lives, which is good. It's still hard for me to believe that my six little Grandsons are now all grown up men. I am so proud of them and I wish them all the best in their lives and relationships, always.
I've been working on my manuscript a good bit this week. It's moving right along, which makes me very happy. I pretty much know how the story will end, but it will take some more writing to get to that point. I can't tell you how much I enjoy coming up with a story line for a new manuscript. It helps me to feel good that I'm using the abilities that God gave to me.
I've been making table runners to be either given away now, or for Christmas gifts. They are all done by hand. I just finished some Christmas ones. I will have to upload a photo of them to my laptop, which I am using to post this tonight, so I can show them to you. I just started a new design today. It is of an antique baby carriage, which is filled up with flowers. I have all the pieces cut out and pinned together, but will start embroidering them later tonight. I love to keep busy while I sit, with my feet up, on the sofa. That's where I do all my embroidery work.
I can't believe that July will soon be ending, although I can't say I will be sad to see this heat and humidity leave us. Today was the first time, in about three or four weeks, that I actually went anywhere. It's just easier for me to stay in my home in the air conditioning. How are you handling the heat lately. If you have heart issues, I do hope you are staying inside with the air on.
I am very pleased with myself because I have lost another pound. It's very hard for me to lose weight since I can't exercise at all. It has to be done simply by what I am eating. I am trying to lose weight because every pound I lose, makes it easier on my heart.
I do hope you all have a great day tomorrow, Sunday. I also hope you will remember to take a few minutes to give praise and thanks to God tomorrow. Be safe and may God bless each of you.
Susan
Monday, July 17, 2017
Wow, did it pour!
Hi folks,
We had some big storms come through here this afternoon. They left a lot of flooding and trees and limbs down as they left us. I understand we may be in for some more as the evening continues. We were lucky. We had no damage to our property and our electric stayed on through it all, which was a good thing for me. I need to have our air on in hot and humid weather. We did have some flooding close to our home, at the intersection. I'm very thankful that it wasn't worse than what it was. Did the storms affect you or your homes?
I'm still working on my new manuscript. I've been working on it every day, for at least 1 1/2 to 2 hours every day. I think I'm on a page somewhere in the 60's. In case I haven't told you, the title will be: Life, Love and Lies. Almost the entire story takes place within the confines of a circus. Of course, like most circuses, they move across the country. I'm excited to keep working on it. I have the entire story line all figured out and pretty much how it will end. I'm still doing some research as the circus moves from one state to another. I can't tell you how much I love and enjoy writing. I'm so glad that I didn't let me age stop me from taking writing courses from the Children's Institute of Literature, when I was in my early forties. And, that I continued taking on-line courses through the web site: WOW-Woman On Writing, about five or six years ago. I've learned so much from both places and if I'm going to write books, I needed to learn how to do it properly. This would be thanks to my dear beloved Mother, who always told me and my siblings, when we were young, "If you're going to take the time to do something, do it right!" So, thank you, Mom, so very much for that great advice all those years ago.
As far as my embroidery work goes, I'm still working on it. But I've taken a little break from the small blankets for children and I am currently working on table runners for Christmas gifts or an any time gift. I only have twenty of the blankets left, as I donated 26 to the Hershey Children's Hospital and 24 to the York Hospital Children's wing. The lady from the York Hospital called me within an hour after my husband delivered the to her, and she said they were so beautiful and she couldn't wait for the kids to receive them. She thanked me so much and I told her it was my pleasure to do something nice, something to help these children not to be so afraid while in the hospital. Giving back makes me feel good about myself. I just wish I could do more for those kids. I was thinking of some other way I may be able to help them, but I need to think on that subject for a while longer.
I hope your week goes well. If you are taking a vacation anytime soon, please be careful and always be safe, no matter where you are.
Susan
We had some big storms come through here this afternoon. They left a lot of flooding and trees and limbs down as they left us. I understand we may be in for some more as the evening continues. We were lucky. We had no damage to our property and our electric stayed on through it all, which was a good thing for me. I need to have our air on in hot and humid weather. We did have some flooding close to our home, at the intersection. I'm very thankful that it wasn't worse than what it was. Did the storms affect you or your homes?
I'm still working on my new manuscript. I've been working on it every day, for at least 1 1/2 to 2 hours every day. I think I'm on a page somewhere in the 60's. In case I haven't told you, the title will be: Life, Love and Lies. Almost the entire story takes place within the confines of a circus. Of course, like most circuses, they move across the country. I'm excited to keep working on it. I have the entire story line all figured out and pretty much how it will end. I'm still doing some research as the circus moves from one state to another. I can't tell you how much I love and enjoy writing. I'm so glad that I didn't let me age stop me from taking writing courses from the Children's Institute of Literature, when I was in my early forties. And, that I continued taking on-line courses through the web site: WOW-Woman On Writing, about five or six years ago. I've learned so much from both places and if I'm going to write books, I needed to learn how to do it properly. This would be thanks to my dear beloved Mother, who always told me and my siblings, when we were young, "If you're going to take the time to do something, do it right!" So, thank you, Mom, so very much for that great advice all those years ago.
As far as my embroidery work goes, I'm still working on it. But I've taken a little break from the small blankets for children and I am currently working on table runners for Christmas gifts or an any time gift. I only have twenty of the blankets left, as I donated 26 to the Hershey Children's Hospital and 24 to the York Hospital Children's wing. The lady from the York Hospital called me within an hour after my husband delivered the to her, and she said they were so beautiful and she couldn't wait for the kids to receive them. She thanked me so much and I told her it was my pleasure to do something nice, something to help these children not to be so afraid while in the hospital. Giving back makes me feel good about myself. I just wish I could do more for those kids. I was thinking of some other way I may be able to help them, but I need to think on that subject for a while longer.
I hope your week goes well. If you are taking a vacation anytime soon, please be careful and always be safe, no matter where you are.
Susan
Thursday, July 13, 2017
What makes you happy?
Hi everyone,
I've shared with all of you that I was making security blankets for young children who are in hospitals. I had a total of seventy done. So my husband took 26 of them up to the Hershey Children's Hospital and then today he took 24 to the York Hospital Children's Ward. After he dropped them off, I had a phone call from the lady in charge.
She was so excited. She told me that she thinks the kids will love them so much. She thinks they're adorable. She also asked me how long it takes to make one. (approx. 4 to 5 hours). She said that she can't wait for her and the nurses to hand them out to the young ones. She kept thanking me for making them. I told her that it was my pleasure. I just wanted to do something to make a small child's life easier while in the hospital.
I still have about 20 of them left, and I plan on making more of them. I need to stay busy and I love doing things for someone else, especially for frightened children. Here's one of my favorites, but then they all seem to be my favorite.
I've shared with all of you that I was making security blankets for young children who are in hospitals. I had a total of seventy done. So my husband took 26 of them up to the Hershey Children's Hospital and then today he took 24 to the York Hospital Children's Ward. After he dropped them off, I had a phone call from the lady in charge.
She was so excited. She told me that she thinks the kids will love them so much. She thinks they're adorable. She also asked me how long it takes to make one. (approx. 4 to 5 hours). She said that she can't wait for her and the nurses to hand them out to the young ones. She kept thanking me for making them. I told her that it was my pleasure. I just wanted to do something to make a small child's life easier while in the hospital.
I still have about 20 of them left, and I plan on making more of them. I need to stay busy and I love doing things for someone else, especially for frightened children. Here's one of my favorites, but then they all seem to be my favorite.
Well, this is going to be short tonight. I hope your week is going well and that the weekend will have some fun for you and your family. Personally, I'll be so happy when this intense heat and humidity comes to an end. I feel like I will be stuck indoors for ever. Oh, well, this too shall pass.
Be safe always and take care of your family.
Susan
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Sometimes, things just happen!
Hi everyone,
How's your week going thus far? Mine is about the same as usual. I hope you all had a good 4th of July. As for us, we didn't do much of anything. My husband ran 26 of the young children's security blankets to Hershey Children's Hospital for me during the morning of the 4th. I so appreciate all that he does for me. If it wouldn't be for him, I wouldn't have the craft store supplies that I need to make these blankets or any of the other projects that I create.
I took a break from making the blankets to work on some Christmas gifts. I'm making some table runners. They're all done by hand and I just love doing them. I can't even imagine how I would be if I didn't have creative abilities. I'm sure I'd be in a deep depression by now. I am so thankful, every day, for all the blessings God has bestowed upon me, all through my life.
How about you? Do you give thanks for the many blessings you have in your life? I think it's so very sad, because so many people don't thank God for everything they do have. All they complain about is what they don't have. I sometimes wander what the world is becoming, so many people are so self-centered. They only think about themselves, they blame everything bad that happens to them on some one else, instead of putting the fault back onto themselves. It saddens me so much that so many folks still haven't figured out that happiness only comes from within oneself. It DOES NOT come from exterior things, including money.
My life certainly isn't exciting, active or filled with money, but my life is filled with joy. I have a wonderful husband, daughters, sons-in-law and grandsons. I am so proud of each and every one of them. Knowing they are my family, makes me smile. I basically have everything that I need or want in this life. No, I don't have a large, swanky house, fancy car, a lot of money and things, but I have everything that I need to live my life. I am at peace and very contented just the way I am.
If you're not, then I would suggest that you turn to God. Stop putting yourself first and start putting Him and other people first in your life. You do need to take care of yourself, but every single person alive is capable of helping out another person in need.
I hope your week finishes up with peace in your life. Stay safe.
Susan
How's your week going thus far? Mine is about the same as usual. I hope you all had a good 4th of July. As for us, we didn't do much of anything. My husband ran 26 of the young children's security blankets to Hershey Children's Hospital for me during the morning of the 4th. I so appreciate all that he does for me. If it wouldn't be for him, I wouldn't have the craft store supplies that I need to make these blankets or any of the other projects that I create.
I took a break from making the blankets to work on some Christmas gifts. I'm making some table runners. They're all done by hand and I just love doing them. I can't even imagine how I would be if I didn't have creative abilities. I'm sure I'd be in a deep depression by now. I am so thankful, every day, for all the blessings God has bestowed upon me, all through my life.
How about you? Do you give thanks for the many blessings you have in your life? I think it's so very sad, because so many people don't thank God for everything they do have. All they complain about is what they don't have. I sometimes wander what the world is becoming, so many people are so self-centered. They only think about themselves, they blame everything bad that happens to them on some one else, instead of putting the fault back onto themselves. It saddens me so much that so many folks still haven't figured out that happiness only comes from within oneself. It DOES NOT come from exterior things, including money.
My life certainly isn't exciting, active or filled with money, but my life is filled with joy. I have a wonderful husband, daughters, sons-in-law and grandsons. I am so proud of each and every one of them. Knowing they are my family, makes me smile. I basically have everything that I need or want in this life. No, I don't have a large, swanky house, fancy car, a lot of money and things, but I have everything that I need to live my life. I am at peace and very contented just the way I am.
If you're not, then I would suggest that you turn to God. Stop putting yourself first and start putting Him and other people first in your life. You do need to take care of yourself, but every single person alive is capable of helping out another person in need.
I hope your week finishes up with peace in your life. Stay safe.
Susan
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