Showing posts with label blessings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blessings. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Update & Other Stuff
Here it is Sunday afternoon and I hadn't blogged at how my operation went on Friday. It's a bit slack of me I guess but I have had other things on my mind.
Everything went really well on Friday. I was the first to be called into theatre and one of the first to be back on the ward. It was all over and done with by 9:10 am. I have bruises all over the place from the anaesthetist. I guess he liked using me as a pin cushion!?!
I've only had a few crampy moments and they are becoming less and less which a good thing (maybe I spoke too soon). I've hardly been taking any pain killers which is fine by me. I don't want to take too many. I'm on antibiotics for a week as a precaution so I don't get an infection from the mirena. The only problem is with that is I can't do my UVB due to the antibiotics and needed to limit my sun exposure while taking them. I'm not too happy about that but there isn't much I can do about I suppose.
I had to wait until I saw a doctor before being discharged from the hospital. The only problem with that was I had to wait quite some time before one came to see me. It was meant to be my gynie but he was busy and sent one of his colleagues. Nothing new with that I guess. At least I was home by 12:50pm. Not bad considering.
I go back to see the gynaecologist in mid October unless I have a problem and need to phone/see him sooner.
Today I got a phone call from the boys father at 3:30 am. What an idiot! I bet he was drunk and didn't realise the time. The only trouble was I didn't get back to sleep until almost 6am. Sometimes I wonder if giving Victor a mobile phone was a smart thing to do. The jury is still out on this one I think.
We needed to get up early for Church today. Brodie was asked to see the Bishop early this morning before Sacrament. The Bishop had interviewed him and had a couple of good chats with Brodie over the past few weeks. He was ordained as a Priest this morning. The Bishop said the most wonderful blessing for Brodie. I hope that he is able to take on board what was said and that he is able to do the right thing. I'm sure he will do his best (most of the time).
I'm not sure what else to put other than I keep getting side-tracked while I am trying to type all of this up. Maybe my next post will be less disjointed.
Oh before I forget I take Mark to the spinal clinic tomorrow for a check up/review. I'm not sure what that will entail other than the fact that we have to travel about 90 km to get there. Not too happy about that but thats the drawbacks of living country & needing to travel into the city for appointments.
Everything went really well on Friday. I was the first to be called into theatre and one of the first to be back on the ward. It was all over and done with by 9:10 am. I have bruises all over the place from the anaesthetist. I guess he liked using me as a pin cushion!?!
I've only had a few crampy moments and they are becoming less and less which a good thing (maybe I spoke too soon). I've hardly been taking any pain killers which is fine by me. I don't want to take too many. I'm on antibiotics for a week as a precaution so I don't get an infection from the mirena. The only problem is with that is I can't do my UVB due to the antibiotics and needed to limit my sun exposure while taking them. I'm not too happy about that but there isn't much I can do about I suppose.
I had to wait until I saw a doctor before being discharged from the hospital. The only problem with that was I had to wait quite some time before one came to see me. It was meant to be my gynie but he was busy and sent one of his colleagues. Nothing new with that I guess. At least I was home by 12:50pm. Not bad considering.
I go back to see the gynaecologist in mid October unless I have a problem and need to phone/see him sooner.
Today I got a phone call from the boys father at 3:30 am. What an idiot! I bet he was drunk and didn't realise the time. The only trouble was I didn't get back to sleep until almost 6am. Sometimes I wonder if giving Victor a mobile phone was a smart thing to do. The jury is still out on this one I think.
We needed to get up early for Church today. Brodie was asked to see the Bishop early this morning before Sacrament. The Bishop had interviewed him and had a couple of good chats with Brodie over the past few weeks. He was ordained as a Priest this morning. The Bishop said the most wonderful blessing for Brodie. I hope that he is able to take on board what was said and that he is able to do the right thing. I'm sure he will do his best (most of the time).
I'm not sure what else to put other than I keep getting side-tracked while I am trying to type all of this up. Maybe my next post will be less disjointed.
Oh before I forget I take Mark to the spinal clinic tomorrow for a check up/review. I'm not sure what that will entail other than the fact that we have to travel about 90 km to get there. Not too happy about that but thats the drawbacks of living country & needing to travel into the city for appointments.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Hey Mr Postman Look & See?
I've been listening for the postie on his scooter all morning. He normally comes around by 10am but not today. You see, I was waiting for a letter from the hospital. I knew it would come today because the patient bookings clerk from the hospital mentioned it on Thursday afternoon & considering how close the hospital is to our home I just knew it would be here this morning. Not that I truly wanted the letter. In fact I would still love to not need to go into theatre but I have no choice really if I want a better quality of life.
I must admit though I feel much better today than I have since finding out that I was going into hospital next week. You see while we were at Church yesterday I asked for a blessing. I knew I needed one to help me feel more settled and less stressed.
I was prompted to ask a specific Brother to perform it. The way I see it not only do I get the bonus of the blessing he gets the blessings of performing it. I am one of the last people you would ever think of who would even request a blessing. Anyway he agreed, not that he would've said no or anything but I was relieved when he said yes. Two people need to be there to perform this ordinance so his brother helped. I am so glad that he did ask his brother as I feel that these two men really have a strong spiritual connection.
I felt such a wonderful feeling as they laid their hands upon my head. Such warmth seemed to spread throughout my chest. It was the most pleasant and comforting feeling. I just knew that I would be able to cope better this coming week. I am so thankful that I asked for a blessing. It has made all the difference.
I must admit though I feel much better today than I have since finding out that I was going into hospital next week. You see while we were at Church yesterday I asked for a blessing. I knew I needed one to help me feel more settled and less stressed.
I was prompted to ask a specific Brother to perform it. The way I see it not only do I get the bonus of the blessing he gets the blessings of performing it. I am one of the last people you would ever think of who would even request a blessing. Anyway he agreed, not that he would've said no or anything but I was relieved when he said yes. Two people need to be there to perform this ordinance so his brother helped. I am so glad that he did ask his brother as I feel that these two men really have a strong spiritual connection.
I felt such a wonderful feeling as they laid their hands upon my head. Such warmth seemed to spread throughout my chest. It was the most pleasant and comforting feeling. I just knew that I would be able to cope better this coming week. I am so thankful that I asked for a blessing. It has made all the difference.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
A Close Call
Angus and I are extremely blessed today. On the way to school this morning we were almost involved in an accident. Had we been about 3 metres (9 feet) closer it would be another story.
A car came around the bend near the hall, not far from Angus's primary school, and had gone into a skid. The back end of the car came onto our side of the road. We managed to get past safely. As I looked into the rear view mirror the other car had done a 180 degree turn and ended up in the drain area, which is quite steep, and came to a complete stop. By the time I turned our car around and went back to see if the driver was safe he was getting out of his car along with his passenger.
I asked them if they were okay. Offered to let them use my phone. As I was saying this another car was coming from behind me. The driver had flagged him down. It was a co-worker of his. I heard the driver say that he was okay. He also stated that he was only going 80 km when the skid happened. I know the road was slippery from the rain that we have had but I am sure he was going a little faster than that. Not that it mattered at that particular time since no one was physically hurt. They said they didn't need my assistance so I went back to my car, checked on Angus and then took him to school.
Angus was a little shaken of course but he was okay. He knew it was a close call for both of us. All I know is that Heavenly Father must have been watching over us this morning to make sure that we were safe.
A car came around the bend near the hall, not far from Angus's primary school, and had gone into a skid. The back end of the car came onto our side of the road. We managed to get past safely. As I looked into the rear view mirror the other car had done a 180 degree turn and ended up in the drain area, which is quite steep, and came to a complete stop. By the time I turned our car around and went back to see if the driver was safe he was getting out of his car along with his passenger.
I asked them if they were okay. Offered to let them use my phone. As I was saying this another car was coming from behind me. The driver had flagged him down. It was a co-worker of his. I heard the driver say that he was okay. He also stated that he was only going 80 km when the skid happened. I know the road was slippery from the rain that we have had but I am sure he was going a little faster than that. Not that it mattered at that particular time since no one was physically hurt. They said they didn't need my assistance so I went back to my car, checked on Angus and then took him to school.
Angus was a little shaken of course but he was okay. He knew it was a close call for both of us. All I know is that Heavenly Father must have been watching over us this morning to make sure that we were safe.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Good Luck or Blessings?
Some would call it being lucky, some would say it was fortunate and others may even say it's a blessing. You can decide which one it is for yourself.
Earlier this week Mark received an email from his Dad asking if we would like to have his old clothes dryer. We've been thinking about getting once since we moved into our new place because with the weather we've been having lately (it is winter after all) we've resorted to having clothes airers all over the place trying to dry our washing. So when Mark got this email we jumped at it. Free is good!! All we had to do was go up there and collect it.
Well yesterday Mark took the big fella up there and I stayed home with the little dude. It was nice not having to worry about kids arguing. The little dude was becoming concerned that they had been gone for such a long time but I wasn't worried. After all Mark doesn't get to see his Dad a lot so I thought it was good if he managed to spend some time with him.
So we now have a clothes dryer and a new coffee table (which Mark also brought back from his Dad's).
On Thursday we went hunting for bunk beds. There isn't enough room in the boys room for two single beds and the only alternative we had was to get bunks. We went to one town but had no luck. The prices they wanted for bunks ranged from $299 to around $500. I even suggested second hand places. We ended up heading back towards home and tried one of the local stores. There is this bloke who makes some really neat looking wooden furniture so we thought we would check out his shop. There was a fantastic bunk bed but it was way out of our league at around $800. Thankfully he had a couple of used bunks available. Someone had moved interstate and asked him to sell them for him. So we grabbed one. They look really good in the boys room too and so much more roomier than the one the boys used at the caravan park.
I also thought that we should probably get a set top box. Well Mark suggested it but I didn't think too much of it on Thursday. We went back into town on Friday morning. I can't remember why we originally went into town. I think it was just so I could get something for myself from our tax money. We had a look in retravision first and I liked the look of one of the sets but since it was our first stop we didn't get anything. You know its always good to compare prices. Our next stop was Harvey Norman. Mark asked where the set top boxes were and believe it or not they were right in front of us. When I saw the exact same set that I likes from retravision only much dearer. So I told the bloke that worked there that I saw the same one at least $10 - $20 cheaper in the store across the road. To which he replied 'I can do a deal for you for $110'. It sounded good to me so we bought it!!
I think we've done pretty well since we've moved in with the bargains we've made.
Earlier this week Mark received an email from his Dad asking if we would like to have his old clothes dryer. We've been thinking about getting once since we moved into our new place because with the weather we've been having lately (it is winter after all) we've resorted to having clothes airers all over the place trying to dry our washing. So when Mark got this email we jumped at it. Free is good!! All we had to do was go up there and collect it.
Well yesterday Mark took the big fella up there and I stayed home with the little dude. It was nice not having to worry about kids arguing. The little dude was becoming concerned that they had been gone for such a long time but I wasn't worried. After all Mark doesn't get to see his Dad a lot so I thought it was good if he managed to spend some time with him.
So we now have a clothes dryer and a new coffee table (which Mark also brought back from his Dad's).
On Thursday we went hunting for bunk beds. There isn't enough room in the boys room for two single beds and the only alternative we had was to get bunks. We went to one town but had no luck. The prices they wanted for bunks ranged from $299 to around $500. I even suggested second hand places. We ended up heading back towards home and tried one of the local stores. There is this bloke who makes some really neat looking wooden furniture so we thought we would check out his shop. There was a fantastic bunk bed but it was way out of our league at around $800. Thankfully he had a couple of used bunks available. Someone had moved interstate and asked him to sell them for him. So we grabbed one. They look really good in the boys room too and so much more roomier than the one the boys used at the caravan park.
I also thought that we should probably get a set top box. Well Mark suggested it but I didn't think too much of it on Thursday. We went back into town on Friday morning. I can't remember why we originally went into town. I think it was just so I could get something for myself from our tax money. We had a look in retravision first and I liked the look of one of the sets but since it was our first stop we didn't get anything. You know its always good to compare prices. Our next stop was Harvey Norman. Mark asked where the set top boxes were and believe it or not they were right in front of us. When I saw the exact same set that I likes from retravision only much dearer. So I told the bloke that worked there that I saw the same one at least $10 - $20 cheaper in the store across the road. To which he replied 'I can do a deal for you for $110'. It sounded good to me so we bought it!!
I think we've done pretty well since we've moved in with the bargains we've made.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Back On Dial-Up & Our Move!
We're back on dial-up!! ARGHHHHH It seems that our ISP and the telephone company cannot get our ADSL working just yet. Well our ISP said that it takes about a week for Telstra to 'flick' the switch to get our phone line enabled. I don't know if I can live with dial-up again after having adsl for 8 months!! It's a huge step backwards!! Oh Man I HATE Dial-Up!!!!
Well we've moved in although we still haven't unpacked every single box yet but we're getting there and our new place is certainly looking like home. It is so nice to have ALL my stuff out of storage and to have it in one place again!
I truly think we were blessed on Saturday. The weather was just glorious for moving furniture. There was NO rain in sight and the sun smiled on us all day! It was truly amazing especially since the weather was just horrid on Sunday. It poured with rain and we had a very loud thunderstorm. I think Heavenly Father was really looking after us this weekend!!
I do know one thing I've never felt so sore and tired as I have these past few days. My feet feel like I have walked a thousand miles. I can't wait for when we've unpacked the last box and put the last thing away and say we've truly finished.
I tell ya the little dude has been such a huge help with moving and unpacking. He's done far more work than his big brother has. I cannot get over how lazy the big fella is!
I checked out the mileage for our school run this morning. The bus stop for the big fella is 7.2 km from home (a whole 5 km closer) the little fellas school is 16 km from home (7 km further than we used to be) and the whole round trip is 36.2 km from home-bus stop-primary school-home which is only 3 km extra to what we were doing before we moved. So its no real difference really.
Well we've moved in although we still haven't unpacked every single box yet but we're getting there and our new place is certainly looking like home. It is so nice to have ALL my stuff out of storage and to have it in one place again!
I truly think we were blessed on Saturday. The weather was just glorious for moving furniture. There was NO rain in sight and the sun smiled on us all day! It was truly amazing especially since the weather was just horrid on Sunday. It poured with rain and we had a very loud thunderstorm. I think Heavenly Father was really looking after us this weekend!!
I do know one thing I've never felt so sore and tired as I have these past few days. My feet feel like I have walked a thousand miles. I can't wait for when we've unpacked the last box and put the last thing away and say we've truly finished.
I tell ya the little dude has been such a huge help with moving and unpacking. He's done far more work than his big brother has. I cannot get over how lazy the big fella is!
I checked out the mileage for our school run this morning. The bus stop for the big fella is 7.2 km from home (a whole 5 km closer) the little fellas school is 16 km from home (7 km further than we used to be) and the whole round trip is 36.2 km from home-bus stop-primary school-home which is only 3 km extra to what we were doing before we moved. So its no real difference really.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
What's the point??
At Church this morning I was thinking how sad it is for my family not to be able to share in the joy that I share because of the knowledge I have gained by going to church. Then later during the morning when it was Relief Society we had a lesson on Nurturing your Marriage. Well the topic almost lost me there for a start. I'm NOT married. However I listened and thought that maybe there is a lesson to be learned in all of this.
Now I am not too sure if anything I have done is worth it!! What is the point of it all?? We were talking about marriage and temple marriages. With how they give you blessings for being able to have performed/participated in this ordinance. Well what's the point of even thinking about that. Mark isn't even divorced and he has yet to complete the paperwork required to get the ball rolling. Yes he started it once but since he was unable to save it he just didn't do any more and that was at least a month maybe 2 months ago. Ok I was willing to live with that but I don't know if I can anymore. Not only am I living in sin but to make things worse I cannot be sealed to my boys EVER!! Not unless I am dead! How good is that to be able to be sealed to someone forever to have an eternal family when you can't even be sealed to your children?!?!?! Together forever they say ... there is NO guarantee that this will ever happen because I can't have these special things done & there is no guarantee that my family will do them once I'm gone or if they will ever be done while I am alive.
Honestly what is the point of even going to church when the main aim is to get to temple to perform special ordinances like baptisms for the dead, to be sealed to parents/children. It's not like I am ever going to get there so there is no point in even trying anymore.
You know I should be happy that the big fella got a temple recommend today but I'm not. All I can think of it sheesh that would be right he can get there before I do. I will NEVER get there!! He gets to go on Wednesday with the other young men and I wont be able to do anything like that ever!
What's the point of trying to live the Gospel when you cannot even achieve what needs to be done or what we want to get done?
Now I am not too sure if anything I have done is worth it!! What is the point of it all?? We were talking about marriage and temple marriages. With how they give you blessings for being able to have performed/participated in this ordinance. Well what's the point of even thinking about that. Mark isn't even divorced and he has yet to complete the paperwork required to get the ball rolling. Yes he started it once but since he was unable to save it he just didn't do any more and that was at least a month maybe 2 months ago. Ok I was willing to live with that but I don't know if I can anymore. Not only am I living in sin but to make things worse I cannot be sealed to my boys EVER!! Not unless I am dead! How good is that to be able to be sealed to someone forever to have an eternal family when you can't even be sealed to your children?!?!?! Together forever they say ... there is NO guarantee that this will ever happen because I can't have these special things done & there is no guarantee that my family will do them once I'm gone or if they will ever be done while I am alive.
Honestly what is the point of even going to church when the main aim is to get to temple to perform special ordinances like baptisms for the dead, to be sealed to parents/children. It's not like I am ever going to get there so there is no point in even trying anymore.
You know I should be happy that the big fella got a temple recommend today but I'm not. All I can think of it sheesh that would be right he can get there before I do. I will NEVER get there!! He gets to go on Wednesday with the other young men and I wont be able to do anything like that ever!
What's the point of trying to live the Gospel when you cannot even achieve what needs to be done or what we want to get done?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
My Affirmations
It's taken me quite some time to work out what my blessings ~ or affirmations as I would like to call them (and curses) are. It's not that it was a hard task to achieve it was getting started that took the longest! So here goes ...
I must admit I do feel a lot better today than I did over the last couple of days. Taking a bit of a time out can really help.
- I have a family that I love to pieces
- I am loved
- I have a roof over my head and food on the table
- I have great friends who listen, even if they live over the big pond
- I am a great Mum, most of the time
- I am a good friend
- I am caring & loving
I must admit I do feel a lot better today than I did over the last couple of days. Taking a bit of a time out can really help.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I need to count my blessings
I just had a 'talk' with Mark. Not that we discussed a lot (well we did and we didn't ~ if that makes sense) and I still believe that 'talking' is a swear word! Mark has suggested that I actually write a list of pros and cons I guess you could say. I can't remember the exact words he used. So I will write one, eventually.. .. and count my blessings & curses. Who knows maybe it will help
What is WRONG with ME??
I really should be counting my blessing right now. Yet for some reason I feel like I am unable too. I am feeling completely miserable and all I want to do is cry. I'm a walking pile of jumbled up hormones!! That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
Last night I couldn't concentrate on anything. Mind you it didn't help that I got two phone calls from the camp Brodie is on. The first one was regarding his medication. The second one was to let me know Brodie wasn't feeling all that well. I spoke to Lynn, next-door, and she reminded me that Brodie also felt unwell on his last camp. Perhaps he was home sick or something. I don't know. I expected the phone to ring for a third time saying please come and collect him. Thankfully that call never came. So he must be alright.
Anyway back to what I was saying. I couldn't concentrate .. .. I tried playing a few games on the computer but I lost interest, They just didn't capture my attention. Where I could normally play them for hours at a time, well maybe not hours, at least its normally longer than a few minutes like it was yesterday. So I gave up with them and decided to watch a bit of tv. Desperate Housewives was on and I love that show .. but guess what I found I couldn't concentrate on that either. SO I though okay while I am sitting here I'll do a crossword puzzle maybe that will help. So after opening up the book and perhaps filling in one or two clues I closed the book. No biggy I sometimes do that anyway. The next thing was knitting. I am making myself a pretty purple fluffy scarf at the moment. Mind you I've been making it for the last month or so. I just don't always find the time to do that but I gave up on that as well after knitting one row. So back to the computer I went and opened up PSP. I thought maybe creating something else will help. Guess what!?! I couldn't find any tubes I liked so I closed that too. By this time it was only 10 pm. Too early for bed .. well too early for me anyway. I ended up walking around the cabin not doing anything in particular.
I kept thinking what is wrong with me??? I'm still feeling this way this morning. I just want to cry. I feel old, fat, ugly and most of all I want my Mum. I know I shouldn't feel this way but I do. Its not like I am unloved or anything. I know I am loved I just HATE feeling like I have no idea about what I want. Right now I have this feeling that I need to be strong and brave. I don't want to feel strong. I don't want to feel brave. I just want to be cared for.
Mark tried to get me to talk earlier but I didn't feel I was able to and I am so sorry for not doing so. I know I have a huge problem about sharing how I feel. I mean consider this, it took me years to feel confident enough to tell someone I loved them without using 'code' words. I just couldn't say it at all not even to the boys. Bottling things up like this does NOT help and I know where it can lead. It's a case of Been There Done That! And I don't particularly wish to go down that path again.
Today I am meant to be doing my UVB and I don't even feel up to that either. Mark was telling me it's my choice and to not come back later complaining about my skin. I hate it when he puts it back on me. Its not a bad thing that he does that either. In fact it's a good thing because it really is up to ME and no one else. I just don't want to decide anything while I am in this frame of mind. Not that I have really explained it completely. Maybe I should just get up off my butt and do something .. be spontaneous (yeah right) or just do something so that I can keep my mind occupied so I don't have to think too much. Thinking might get me into trouble!
Last night I couldn't concentrate on anything. Mind you it didn't help that I got two phone calls from the camp Brodie is on. The first one was regarding his medication. The second one was to let me know Brodie wasn't feeling all that well. I spoke to Lynn, next-door, and she reminded me that Brodie also felt unwell on his last camp. Perhaps he was home sick or something. I don't know. I expected the phone to ring for a third time saying please come and collect him. Thankfully that call never came. So he must be alright.
Anyway back to what I was saying. I couldn't concentrate .. .. I tried playing a few games on the computer but I lost interest, They just didn't capture my attention. Where I could normally play them for hours at a time, well maybe not hours, at least its normally longer than a few minutes like it was yesterday. So I gave up with them and decided to watch a bit of tv. Desperate Housewives was on and I love that show .. but guess what I found I couldn't concentrate on that either. SO I though okay while I am sitting here I'll do a crossword puzzle maybe that will help. So after opening up the book and perhaps filling in one or two clues I closed the book. No biggy I sometimes do that anyway. The next thing was knitting. I am making myself a pretty purple fluffy scarf at the moment. Mind you I've been making it for the last month or so. I just don't always find the time to do that but I gave up on that as well after knitting one row. So back to the computer I went and opened up PSP. I thought maybe creating something else will help. Guess what!?! I couldn't find any tubes I liked so I closed that too. By this time it was only 10 pm. Too early for bed .. well too early for me anyway. I ended up walking around the cabin not doing anything in particular.
I kept thinking what is wrong with me??? I'm still feeling this way this morning. I just want to cry. I feel old, fat, ugly and most of all I want my Mum. I know I shouldn't feel this way but I do. Its not like I am unloved or anything. I know I am loved I just HATE feeling like I have no idea about what I want. Right now I have this feeling that I need to be strong and brave. I don't want to feel strong. I don't want to feel brave. I just want to be cared for.
Mark tried to get me to talk earlier but I didn't feel I was able to and I am so sorry for not doing so. I know I have a huge problem about sharing how I feel. I mean consider this, it took me years to feel confident enough to tell someone I loved them without using 'code' words. I just couldn't say it at all not even to the boys. Bottling things up like this does NOT help and I know where it can lead. It's a case of Been There Done That! And I don't particularly wish to go down that path again.
Today I am meant to be doing my UVB and I don't even feel up to that either. Mark was telling me it's my choice and to not come back later complaining about my skin. I hate it when he puts it back on me. Its not a bad thing that he does that either. In fact it's a good thing because it really is up to ME and no one else. I just don't want to decide anything while I am in this frame of mind. Not that I have really explained it completely. Maybe I should just get up off my butt and do something .. be spontaneous (yeah right) or just do something so that I can keep my mind occupied so I don't have to think too much. Thinking might get me into trouble!
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