thread for middle age to older Christian women.
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I'm looking forward to hearing "the rest of the story" Nancy.
I'm having a bit of a rough day. I'm in a grumpy mood. When DH and I prayed together this morning, I said, "Deliver Marty from Carol." We both got a laugh out of that.
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Nancy - your photos are beautiful and so thankful you are already going about without a cane. Also, anxious to hear the rest of the story!
Carol - praying for some rays of sunshine there! And that you are feeling better.
Hershey - that does sound like a great gardening tool!
Chris - I am sorry to hear about another UTI but thankful you are on the right AB now. Praying you are feeling better.
Praying also for Teka, GB and Kerry! Yes, my cold is on its way out the back door. My nurse friend is better but still struggles at times for a good nights sleep. I'm going back to AZ to see my sister May 6th. I am able to talk to her most nights, but sometimes it seems like some of the "help" isn't as good about locating her and taking the phone to her. So I do miss a night here and there.
Love, Wheatfields
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Carol, I am sorry you are having a rough day but your prayer made me laugh. I don't have too many grumpy days in my retirement but when I do Cammie is the only one who is near me and frankly I think she could care less as long as I pay attention to HER. LOL
Wheatfields, I am glad your cold is on the way out. I'm sorry to hear your friend is still dealing with a good night's sleep. That continues to be a challenge for me too. I am glad you are going to have another visit with your sister in a few weeks. Yes, it is good to get rid of my cane but I still feel like I am walking funny. I am only half way through my PT so hopefully that will eventually feel better.
Okay I am back from the grocery store and have some time before my Bible study tonight. So here is the rest of my funny but not so funny story. I had put my knee brace on under my jeans which I have done many times before as the brace on the outside tends to start sliding down to my ankles. My PA told me I could wear my brace if I was going to do something that might cause pain. I don't know what happened but I was in the middle of the woods and when I stooped down to get in place for a photo opp in front of me I am dealing with a bunch of dried up leaves and many downed branches which were not always visible. Anyway my brace had shifted and was pinching my leg in such a way I could barely stand it when down on my knees. So in my attempts to get back up my foot was stuck under a big branch and I couldn't get up. This was my surgery leg. I was laughing and telling a friend latter I could see me yelling help with all of these cars going by wondering what was going on. I finally pried my foot out from under the branch. I thought there is no way I can pull my jeans down to reposition my brace as there were many cars going by and I am sure would get quite a show they hadn't counted on. Then the bumble bees started flying at me. They apparently love my shampoo. I am scared to death of bees. So I ended up cutting my time very short because I didn't see any solution to this problem. I was disappointed but I still got some pics I was happy about and the weather was fantastic so all in all I laughed about the whole thing but also realized I could have hurt my surgery knee so I was very fortunate nothing bad happened. There is another forest preserve that is absolutely full of bluebells and with paths that I can stay on and take pictures so my next outing will probably be there. However that woods has a lot of deer and known also for a lot of ticks so I have to be very careful. I bet you are thinking I didn't know being a nature photographer was so dangerous. LOL I got lost in the woods a few years ago. Another story….another day.
Off to do my PT exercises. Have a good day dear sisters.
Love,
Nancy
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Nancy, love the pics and you are always good for a fun story!
Carol, I had a "grumpy day" a few days ago too, but it passes. I am praying daily for your continued challenges.
I am feeling a bit better but still have no stamina. Went flower shopping yesterday with DH and DD, but I had to use the scooter the whole time. I did enjoy lunch though! It is fun getting the yard put in. Sod goes in Friday but the plants can't go in for a couple more weeks when the danger of the freeze passes.
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Nancy, your adventure in the woods could be an episode from "Wild Kingdom!" ;-)
Chris, watching your backyard come together must be so gratifying for you and your family. You'll get much enjoyment from your new outdoor living space. What kinds of flowers did you choose for your beds?
Wheatfields, I'm glad that your cold is nearly gone. I hope that your nurse friend gets some restful sleep very soon. Sleep is elusive for so many folks.
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Chris, thank you. My Mom always used to say you should write a book. LOL Not because I am a great writer but I have had so many unusual things happen to me.
I bet it is exciting seeing your big landscaping project coming together. I'm glad you got to go flower shopping and lunch. That sounds like a fun day to me. I know having little stamina is hard. I am tired from PT and doing some shopping so I understand how frustrating and disappointing it can be.
Hershey, maybe you might see me on the next episode. LOL Enjoying flower photography and knowing bees get on the flowers is just something I have to deal with. I am sure if people saw me when I just had a bee flying around my head it would NOT be pretty. Well, guess what. After walking around Home Depot trying to find the hoe you had suggested they didn't have any in the store. I have to laugh at the name of some of them that I had seen online that are not made by Craftsman. They call them Hula hoes. LOL Does that mean you have to do the Hula as you hoe. That is for another TV episode. I just got an alert that my Craftsman hoe is ready for pick up from Lowes. Yeah. I watched a lot of YouTube videos on this hoe and it sounded like the best thing next to sliced bread so I am anxious to use it. Thanks for the recommendation. I'll let you know how it works. I know it will not solve my Canada thistle problem I have had for years because they have deep roots running down and horizontal and multiply if you break the roots. I bought some Round UP last year and every time I was waiting for a day without rain my landscapers would weed whack them down to the ground. Plus I was scared to use Round Up anyway. I bought some 30% vinegar today which I will try first and see if that works. I had been using the usual household strength and that was doing nothing. This hoe will work on some other areas of my yard. Can't wait to use it.
Take care dear sisters. Have a good night and hoping for no more grumpy days. 😁
Love,
Nancy
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To borrow a sweet inscription of the sit-and-stay-awhile sort on a bench:
Pause and rest and think and pray
Then go in peace upon your way.
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Teka, amen.
I hope eveyone is doing well. Have a great week.
Love,
Nancy
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teka, that's lovely!
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Teka, a sweet inscription indeed!
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Good morning all. This popped up in my devotional today. I thought it was appropriate… I wish I was good at making posters. I can see the raging ocean as a background with rays of sunlight shining through.
Psalm 93:4 NLT ~ But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore— the Lord above is mightier than these!
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The 1st of 2 old ornamental flowering crab apple trees that died from too much shade in the front yard. Fortunately, still have 1 old and 1 young in the front yard and 1 young in the back yard soaking up the sunshine.
In my prayers one and all. Enjoy the last April weekend.
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Chris, thanks for sharing that scripture. How are you feeling? How is the spring cleaning coming along?
Teka, that is a shame about your crab apple trees. I'm glad you still have some. I was going to share a pic from mine but they got rained on before I could take a pic and I haven't even looked at them yet today. It is supposed to be windy later today and they will be poof!!!!!!!!!
Sorry I haven't posted much. It has been a very busy week.
I hope you all have a great weekend
Love,
Nancy
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This is what I woke to this morning with a high of 36° and a low of 30°. Yesterday it was 70°
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Chris, that would be great if it was Dec. 25!!!!!!!!!!!!! So sorry. Maybe that was supposed to happen on April 1.
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intolight, WHAT??? That's crazy. We're in the Palm Springs area for the week. CRAZY winds yesterday. Blew our BBQ and a chair into the planter, and blew over other furniture. I'm glad we were here to rescue them. I can only imagine what it was like for the people at the Stagecoach Festival in Coachella. The polo grounds where Coachella and Stagecoach are held are not that far from here. Today the winds are calm—at least for the moment.
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I have been on a destructive path today. I have slowly been getting back to house cleaning. My goal today was to vacuum the LR and DR and vacuum my furnace filter. During this time I first got too close to my wired ear buds I use for my zoom class (as Cammie can't stand sound coming from my laptop). My Dyson sucked that up in a New York minute and it took me some time to get it untangled from the vacuum but I did. The vacuum cleaner lived and the ear buds did not. Then a few minutes later I was cleaning my furnace filter which is enclosed in a metal frame. It is way too painful to get on my knees so I was sitting on the floor trying to get it back in place. I quickly realized I had it upside down and there is a cord that plugs into it. I couldn't get this out. I struggled with it for a long time and finally gave up. I pushed it all the way in so I could close the doors as they are on my first floor as I don't have a basement. I couldn't let Cammie go in there so now it is 80 degrees out (the hottest day of the year) and I am afraid if my heat comes on at night what will happen. I don't have an AC check for several weeks. Maybe the moral to this story is I shouldn't vacuum anymore.😁
Love,
Nancy
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Nancy,
You did quite the house cleaning! ^ ..^
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Nancy, I don't know whether to laugh or come over with a pot of tea for you. Sheesh! Sorry about your earbuds. You painted quite the picture in my mind…
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Teka, this is one of those I'll laugh at it later type of things. The problem with these things is they are probably going to cost quite a bit of money in the end. Oh well. At least I got my furnace filter cleaned. 🙄
Carol, it could be a lot worse. It could be wind chill minus 10 as I am hoping my furnace doesn't kick on because I don't know what will happen. You could come over with a pot of tea and we could both laugh! LOL How are you doing? Are you able to eat more without problems? I pray for you all the time.
I will call my furnace company tomorrow and see if they think this is an emergency and if I can still run the furnace or AC with the filter in upside down. I am guessing most things don't work if a major component is upside down but what do I know. If I could have gotten on my knees this wouldn't have happened so that is my story and I am sticking with it!!!!!
Love,
Nancy
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Nancy, so sorry you have to manage all the maintenance issues alone. How is your knee? Praying PT is working for you.
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Hi ladies I know it’s been forever since I’ve been on here and I hope everyone is doing well. I’ve finished radiation and I am having my bone density scan/test tomorrow morning. Hubby is still out of work so our stress level is maxed out especially with the insurance now being $750 a month !!! I’m staying in THE WORD & I know God has a plan. I’m also trying to decide if I am going to take the Amiridex or not ….any input would be greatly appreciated !!! (My daughter bought me the socks, candle and a beautiful card the day I rang the bell)
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Hi Chris,
I call my furnace company yesterday and they came out in the afternoon and was able to tune up my AC earlier than my apt. I pay for the year and it was totally free. The guy struggled to get out the furnace filter and didn't charge me since he was already hear for the tune up so that was a huge blessing!!!!
How are you feeling? I hope your snow is gone. We have had some great days today and yesterday.
Love,
Nancy
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Kerry, woooooooooooooooooohooooooooooooooooooooo. Finished with radiation. Yeah!!!!!!!
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Kerry, I have continued to pray for you and the job situation with your DH. I will keep praying for the perfect job for him and I pray the Lord will provide for you in the meantime. I know this must be a scary time. I am so happy you are finished with radiation. Every person needs to weigh the pros and cons of Arimidex. I will say that your history of cancer already is a concern even though it wasn't breast cancer. I was on Arimidex for 5 yrs. When I started it that was the protocol as it had not been out all that long in 2014 for them to have long term studies on it. Now they recommend some women to be on it for 10yrs. I could have chosen two more years and my oncologist didn't think the benefits would outweigh the problems I had with it. I have been on BCO for 10 yrs and I remember one lady in particular saying she opted out of taking it because her quality of life was more important. That same lady ended up with stage IV cancer. I struggled the whole time I was on it but I kept telling myself it was better than the possible alternative like the lady I just mentioned. This year marks my 10 yr survival so I am glad I hung in there with it. Some ladies do just fine on it. I would advise to at least start it and then make your decisions after giving it a try. I know my oncologist wanted me to wait for a month after I finished radiation so that the side effects of radiation would not be erroneously pointing to Arimidex. Did you say that you had another surgery to go through first if I am remembering correctly.
I am so glad you have got all those radiation treatments in your rearview mirror. One less challenge to deal with. Your daughter's gift of the pink socks is adorable and awesome. We didn't get to ring a bell so that is pretty cool as well.
I am glad to hear you are staying in the Word. That is MOST important. I just finished my zoom Bible study. Let us know how we can best pray for you.
Love,
Nancy
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Hi ladies,
I'm wondering since they revised this site, are those private e-mails gone then that we would have received from someone on breast cancer.org. I was trying to find a lady that I had written to a year or so ago and I don't really remember her signature, just a part of it.
Chris that snow doesn't look good. Praying that you are feeling better. Teka, was that snow in the back ground in the picture of your flowering trees?
Kerry, it is good to hear from you again and praise the Lord the radiation is in the rear view mirror!
Praying for your complete healing Nancy, also, those house cleaning projects can be discouraging at times. My vacuum swallowed up one of those stretchy exercise bands the other day, but I was finally able to extract it out of the hose. It's not quite so stretchy anymore.
Looking forward to seeing my sister next week. Praying for each of you.
Love, Wheatfields
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Wheatfields, I hope you have a wonderful visit with your sister. Are you talking about private messages in BCO. I believe they are still there but I am going to check now and see for sure. These were not emails per se. They were sending private messages via our user name.
I'll see right now.
Love,
Nancy
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Wheatfields, I know there are so many changes that I have still not realized here. They have NOT saved our past usernames for PM like they used to. However, I scrolled back through mine after hitting the all button and I went back several years. I don't know if they cut it off eventually. I didn't want to go back that far but alot of them were there. Maybe you can find the person you are looking for by doing the same.
Love,
Nancy
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Thank you Nancy, for your suggestion. I did find them by doing what you said and it was a couple years ago I had written. You are right they weren't really emails but PM's on this BCO. Thank you so much!
Kerry, I am almost to the end of my five years on Arimidex (in June), although I started with Tamoxifen for almost the first year. I wasn't willing to deal with the side effects of Tamoxifen and switched to Arimidex and haven't had any trouble with it. I agree with Nancy, I would try it and then make a decision. We are continuing to pray for you and also your husband and a good job opportunity to open.
Love, Wheatfields
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