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June 22, 2006
It's HOT and Muggy!
and it's been so darn busy!! The heat on Sunday was GAWD awful and today wasn't much better!
Dad got hurt in the woods a week ago Tuesday, broke his leg and had to walk a mile out of the woods before he could get to the horses again to ride out. He has been in the hospital since Monday and he called today to say it was looking a lot better and that they plan to set it next Monday and then he can come home. He's so darn stubborn! He wouldn't listen to the doctor's to begin with so now he's stuck in bed for another week or so.
My SIL Sally has been in the hospital with a burst appendix. Talked with her tonight and she is doing well and plans to go home tomorrow.
My dear friend Dodie had emailed me a couple of weeks ago to say she might be facing breast cancer, but so far the biopsies say everything is negative so praise GOD for that! I need to call her tomorrow and see how she is.
Dev was at the ER Tuesday night with horrific back pain, but the doctor said it was just muscle spasms from falling off a swing! (She had fallen off a swing a couple of days earlier.) Now she is in Oswego NY with my friend Kim and her two girls for a few days.
Hannah hurt her foot on the trampoline last night and she is still favoring it tonight, but it doesn't look swollen and it's not bruised so I think she'll be ok, but don't tell her that! Just yet anyway!
She had her first day of summer preschool today and she enjoyed it. She is going just one day a week until the first of August.
Work is busy busy, but I may be changing my hours again to better fit my needs in the fall when the girls go back to school.
Andy and I are going to go boat shopping this weekend. We've decided to sell the ski doo and buy a boat! A boat we will enjoy SO much more!
Well, that is all the news for now and I'm off to a nice air conditioned bedroom to read and relax!
Posted by tracey at 08:44 PM | Comments (0)
June 09, 2006
8th Grade Graduation
Well, can it be? Devon has graduated from 8th grade. Tell me would you please? Where does the time go???
Of course it started raining that afternoon, Wed, and it's been raining ever since! Her certificate got all wet and wrinkled, but it dried out!
We all enjoyed the little ceremony they had at school and this fall she starts highschool!
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June 03, 2006
The Heart
(from an email)
"Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began,
"I'll open up your heart..."
"You'll find Jesus there," the boy
Interrupted.
The surgeon looked up, annoyed "I'll
Cut your heart open," he continued,
To see how much damage has been
Done..."
"But when you open up my heart, you'll
Find Jesus in there," said the boy.
The surgeon looked to the parents, who
Sat quietly."When I see how much
Damage has been done, I'll sew your
Heart and chest back up, and I'll plan
What to do next."
"But you'll find Jesus in my heart. The
Bible says He lives there. The
Hymns all say He lives there. You'll
Find Him in my heart."
The surgeon had had enough. "I'll tell
You what I'll find in your heart.
I'll find damaged muscle, low blood
Supply, and weakened vessels.
And I'll find out if I can make you well"
"You'll find Jesus there too. He lives
There."
The surgeon left.
The surgeon sat in his office, recording his
Notes from the surgery, "...damaged aorta, damaged
Pulmonary vein, widespread muscle degeneration.
No hope for transplant, no hope for cure. Therapy:
Painkillers and bed rest. Prognosis:, "
Here he paused, "death within one year."
He stopped the recorder, but there was
More to be said. "Why?" he asked aloud.
"Why did You do this? You've put
Him here; You've put him in this pain; and
You've cursed him to an early death. Why?"
The Lord answered and said, "The boy,
My lamb, was not meant for your
Flock for long, for he is a part of My
Flock, and will forever be.
Here, in My flock, he will feel no pain, and
Will be comforted as you cannot imagine.
His parents will one day join him here,
And they will know peace, and
My flock will continue to grow."
The surgeon's tears were hot, but his
Anger was hotter. "You created that
Boy, and You created that heart. He'll
Be dead in months. Why?"
The Lord answered, "The boy, My lamb,
Shall return to My flock, for He has
Done his duty: I did not put My lamb
With your flock to lose him, but to retrieve another Lost lamb."
The surgeon wept.. The surgeon sat
Beside the boy's bed; the boy's
Parents sat across from him. The boy awoke and
Whispered, "Did you cut open my heart?"
"Yes," said the surgeon.
"What did you find?" asked the boy.
"I found Jesus there," said the
Surgeon.
Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me,I will be ashamed of you before
My Father.."
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