I Will Lift Up My Head.....

Today has been nerve wracking! I woke up and learned Japan had an 8.9 earthquake. I looked at photos and video of the devastation. I went to my dr. appt. to find out more information on my latest ultrasound of my abdomen. (Ultrasound was done last Friday a.m. ENT dr visit with hearing test that day in PM!) I need a CT scan done of my abdomen now to look at things more clearly. Just another day down the tubes for another day off again! I will find out next week when I can get the CT done. Probable surgery to make the renal cyst go away and seroma too. I've already had 3 abdominal surgeries. One more is not any more pleasing than the others! I have an MRI looming on Monday morning to check out why my ear is giving me problems as well.

My daughter had the tv on when I get back from the dr. appt. There has been some tsunami waves in California and Oregon. It is earth shattering! I am just on nervous edge right now. But I seem take it in stride since I know that my situation pales in the hurt compared with mass destruction of people's lives in Japan.

The day is beautiful and warm, with some wind and clouds. I am going to a musical this evening with my daughter. It will be something different and fun since we love doing things together. Music makes me happy! This play is based on the story of Israel, from the Bible. It's a great book, have ya read it? :-> We have seen a musical done by this company a couple years ago. They did the story of Hadassa (Esther). My mind is set are better things to make life look up for me. I'm not wanting medical/physical things get me completely down. Even when my life has some pot holes in it doesn't mean it's the end of the line. I will stand firm in my belief of God's hand guiding me through the rough spots. I know my husband, family and friends are supportive in this time.

There are promises in the Bible that God will never leave us or forsake us. Old or New Testament means the same for us.
"No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will never leave you nor forsake you......Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:5 and 9

"Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision,"Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city." Acts 18: 9-10

"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said,'I will never leave you nor forsake you.' So we can boldy say: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?' "
Hebrews 13:5-6


"But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. I cried to the Lord with my voice and He heard me from His holy hill."
Psalms 3-4

May you be comforted by God in your uncertain times as well as me. I know from experience that He will pull me through again. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! I would appreciate your prayers and thoughts on this matter. God bless you, my friends.


Snow photos from Feb. 2011 that surprised us by coming but going real quick. It was pretty while here!

Girlfriend Reunion

Little did I know that I started a girlfriend reunion. I didn't mean it to happen! Kathy came to Oregon and live in her mom's house to be close to family for awhile. Her husband is in Afghanistan and she didn't want to be alone back east any more! Since Sandy and Donna were going to see her, I asked if I could come as well. (Thanks to Facebook!) Little did I know that a few phone calls were made and then there were 7 of us one Friday evening in February! What a fun time we had!

We had a fun dinner of pizza. The oven was out so Kathy's meal she wished to prepare got nixed. But the pizza was delicious and the company was great! We had some catching up to do. Love this table setting!

My dinner, which was pretty good!

Looking through a high school yearbook. O the memories and laughter!

Kathy and Sandy thinking about something!

Enjoying brownies, that I made, and ice cream.

It was a birthday party of sorts as well.

Left to right--Becky, Beth, Laura, Linda, Kathy and Sandy.

We talked about our children, grandchildren, of which 2 of us have, and our aging parents or the ones who've lost parents recently. We remembered our school years again, the teachers we liked and disliked.....things our parents wouldn't let us do, school trips, class reunions.......you name it!

Laura and Beth, my girlfriends from grade school through high school.

We all 3 have February birthdays, within a week of each other.

Linda, Kathy, Sandy and Becky

Laura and Beth

All of us graduated from high school together.

Linda, Kathy and Sandy were from one town that joined the other two small towns for 6th through high school.

Saturday morning we ventured around the small town.

Here's the hardware store that's still in business. I remember going here with my dad years ago. Kathy's dad used to own this store and then her brother took over. It was fun to see it again. I like hardware stores since I work in one. It's interesting to see what other stores are like. That's lil' ol' me in front of the store.

Kathy said she weighed her son on this scale, when he was a baby!

Visiting Linda at the pharmacy. Donna, Sandy's sister, purchasing an item.

Visiting the yarn shop. There was some pretty neat yarn. I didn't buy any even though there was some I'd love to have. I need to use the yarn I already have!

Beth showing us all the old newspapers archived and binders of stories her mom and another lady wrote of the area for years. This was at the library in town.



Here we are with our pioneer ancestors!

Then we had lunch! No photo of that but it was in a building where there was a meat locker. I went there with my mom to buy meat and there were groceries as well, when I was growing up. What de ja vu' ! It's not longer there, just an addition to restaurant that serve delicious sandwiches and soups. Bread and cookies homemade!

After lunch we went to the museum to purchase tickets to go to the Moyer House. This museum was a train depot years ago. We didn't go through this museum, although it looked interesting.


Here's a great old time car that was coming down the street when I was crossing. The driver honked "oooooggggaaaa" at me! Fun!


Moyer House that was such a beauty to behold. I took alot of photos inside. Too many to share on this post. Do you want to see inside?

Outside the fabric store we saw these items in the window.

Love the spools of thread in the jar.

What is the item below?

It's a fabric meter that measured yardage. The lady would run the fabric through a slot and then when it was measured to your needs, it snipped it then clerk would cut it from there, or tear it. So old school but so neat. Now they just use measuring sticks and cut with scissors.

OPEN! OPEN! OPEN!!! the antique store is closed....oh look at all the treasures in there we'd like to get closer to. And thus ends town tour of 6 friends going about a little town, enjoying each other's company! Beth and I left after we got back to the house. By then the wind had come up and it was quite windy all the way home. It started to rain later. So glad we had a nice, dry morning and early afternoon to stroll together, making new memories as we remembered the past.