thread for middle age to older Christian women.

Nancy, lovely pictures. A part of me still can't believe you never saw mountains until you were an adult. I guess I took things like that for granted as my family camped in Yosemite mountains every summer for 16 years in a row. I am sorry for the loss of your friend but am glad you were able to share her celebration of life with other friends.

I had a good day today and even cooked dinner. I hope that means I will continue to have a good weekend.

Blessings, Chris

Hershey, I know you have been waiting for this day to come for a long time. Welcome to autumn.

I took this photo a very long time ago at Starved Rock State Park in IL. The colors were gorgeous. I was way up high at Eagle Cliff overlook after huffing and puffing my way up a gazillion steps and got this pic of all the pelicans on a log. I was looking for Eagles but the pelicans were a treat.

I was at Whole Foods yesterday and they had a big rack of pumpkin spice popcorn. Now I have seen everything!!!!

I hope you are all doing okay. It has been rather quiet on here for a while.

Love,

Nancy

Cheryl, I am so sorry to hear about your DH lung nodule increase. I will add him to my prayer list so keep us informed! I am also sorry for the loss of the 30 year-old special neighbor. These sweet, special people fill a special place in our hearts. I will also pray specifically for your heart issue and that you can return to a successful treatment plan soon.

Nancy, love the pelicans! I have a similar picture (somewhere) of seals covering the dock in San Diego we used to use to access the sailboats. I couldn't find it so I thought I would send a picture of the two seagulls who visited our window of our condo everyday. It is strange but I miss them! I named them Hector and Heathcliff! (You'll get it if your were a Red Skelton fan!)

Blessings, Chris

Hi Cheryl,

We will certainlly pray for you and your DH. I was not aware he had a nodule on his lung. Maybe I missed something in retracing all the posts I missed when away. A sad loss of this 30 yr old young man. Your celebration of your granddaughter's second birthday was really special with your friends from WV making the trip to celebrate her. That's a great friend.

I am not familiar with Kisquali at all. I think I have seen it advertised on TV. That is a shame that it has caused you these side effects. If I am remembering correctly you were also on Letrozole which we used to refer to as an AI drug but now with AI so much in all of our lives maybe those initials have been deleted from the conversation. I hope your oncologist can sort all of this out. The Letrozole is a pretty effective drug so it is not like you are not taking any meds at all. Hopefully your doctor will have an alternative for you.

I will pray for you and your DH and hope that his PET scan will be a positive result. One of my good friends who is a breast cancer survivor had to wait quite a while to get tests as she was having trouble with shortness of breath. She is still training for the Chicago Marathon for her 5th year walking in it. She found out it was just scar tissue and was given breathing exercises. I pray that this will be nothing serious for your DH.

Chris, I remember you posting that pic several years ago as I thought it was so cute. I didn't remember you naming them though. I watched Red Skelton but I don't remember the reference to those names. I followed this couple on YouTube from the UK that was camping in North America for over 6 mos. They visited most of the national parks out west and were definitely in CA for a time. They had one place that there were seals everywhere. I found that fascinating. I am not sure if it was San Diego but it was very interesting. Because of their VISA running out they had to go back to the UK and reapply. I just saw a recent video from them and they were so discouraged. They left their camper van in Canada and were planning on coming back to the States as they loved it so much. Her Visa was approved and his was denied even though his interview said they were both approved. I felt bad for them. They loved everything about their experiences and it made me proud to be an American hearing how well they were received by everyone they met here. I hope they can get this figured out so they can come back and enjoy America again.

How are you feeling? My Bible study was canceled tonight because the leader was not feeling well. I sat next to our her last Friday at the Celebration of Life for my friend who died a few weeks ago. I feel a sore throught coming on and I am supposed to see my endocrinologist tomorrow. I talked to my attached neighbor yesterday and they had all been sick with the flu.

I have been very busy with my HOA duties. I am in the process of getting landscaping bids as our three year contract is up with our company this year. The Lord has been working in this situation as I have given over the weight I feel of it all to Him. Things have made a complete turn around and I won't go into details but let's just say I am convinced it is from the Lord.

Thanks for the nice comments on my photos. I am praying for all of you.

Love,

Nancy

HI Teka,

That is great news!!!!!!! I hope you enjoyed your time with your DH at the diner. Your food looks yummy. I hope you continue to feel good and gain strenghth every day.

Love,

Nancy

Hershey, I figured this time of year you would be very pleased and relieved from the hot summer. Glad you have received some well needed rain. It sounds like your garden produced a lot of produce for you which is pretty amazing in the hot weather.

I imagine it is hard saying good bye to your summer garden. I was feeling sad a couple of weeks ago thinking my hummingbirds were all gone. I prayed I could see them even a couple more times. Well I have seen them every day for over a week. Some I believe are migrating as their color and behavior are different. I do know the adult males leave early, then the adult females and then the babies are last to migrate. They have no training at all as they usually migrate alone. It amazes me how they know when and where to go. God is really amazing in his creation.. I was thinking of how detailed every type of flower is when you see them up close. I had just finished reading through the Old Testament and being overwhelmed at the begats that seem to go on forever. I just felt like if it was so very important to mention all the myriad of details in names and the details in building the temple etc. I think that translates into he is concerned about every detail of OUR lives too. That is very comforting thought. I think we need to pray about all of those little things besides the big things that bother us or concern us.

I have never heard of the old crowns you had. That is amazing they lasted so long. I hope your second new one goes well. I have a fairly new dentist and I am not completely sure what I think of her as she had difficulty with the first procedure she did with me. My dentist retired and just sort of handed me over to her. I have to travel quite far (for us) to get to her and I would rather find a dentist here in town. The old saying time is money translates to a 75 yr old……….. time is TIME!!!!

Your Pastor John sounds like quite a warrior. I am impressed that he has continued to be a blessing to your church through it all. I pray that with the Lord healing power that he will come out of this victorious.

Enjoy your weekend. You are right about the fall colors. That picture I sent was not from my area but it was Illinois. Here we think of Vermont and places on the East coast with the most vibrant even though some years right in my area we have some great colors to admire.

Love,

Nancy

Hi Chris,

I am glad your oncologist thinks you are doing well on your current chemo. I know that probably makes it sound like a walk in the park and I know it has not been that for you but I am glad to hear you haven't had to use the walker lately and I sure hope you can remove your leg brace soon. I will pray for your Pastor Jay as well. I am glad you get to hear him online. I am glad you are back to your crocheting today. Your weather probably gets colder earlier than ours does. We are experiencing some really nice fall days. My roase are looking better than they have in several years and are blooming like it is the middle of summer.

I am in the process of getting bids for our HOA landscaping. It is a big job and this year has been a quick change of events which I hope will be good for our neighborhood. It has been a big job for me this season because I don't think our fairly new account manager was up to the task the way he should have been. I am the board liason to our landscaping company and this year I felt like I should have been paid by the landscaping company because our account manager was pretty much waiting on me to tell him what to do. That is HIS job. I remember doing this task of getting bids my very first year on the board and it was like trial by fire. I had no idea what I was doing and spent countless hours getting bids. This time around at least I'm not reinventing the wheel. I have already walked the neighborhood with our maybe new account manager last Tues and this Tues will be doing the same with another company that I have requested a bid from them. At least I am getting some steps in. I could use some prayer with God helping me to whittle this process down so I don't have to make so many calls that result in no response. I have made five calls so far which has resulted in one no, company not large enough and this guy coming on Tues. So much for having an AI help me find companies. He found companies that were probably up and coming and not big enought to handle our big job.

Well I need to sign off. I hope you have a great weekend and continue to feel better.

Love,

Nancy

Nancy, I am so sorry you are having such a rough time with the landscaping bids. It can be a tough job but you need to let the bidders know you are in charge. They need to slow down, and if they want the job they need do it on your terms. If they bolt, you don't want them. Sorry if this sounds harsh as I have no filter right now and I am sure things sound confusing due to pain pills (it is my bad side effect day.) I am thankful I was not put on landscaping duty when I volunteered for my condo HOA. Instead I was head of security, but our entire board always took part in all decisions after the background work. I hope that helps.

My DD and DGD both have the sniffles and since I am at my lowest immunity day, they will avoid me for a few days. That's okay with me as I tend to isolate myself for a few days anyway. I hope you aren't coming down with anything.

Stay well and safe.

@teka I pray the new ear meds relieve your problems.

@wheatfields How is your nurse friend doing? I pray for her. You are a good friend.

Nancy, how are the walk-throughs going? I am sending extra prayers that you will find the right company to treat your HOA well and that are honest and good at the job. You are a trooper for being so conscientious and caring for a thankless job. All lawn watering has been ceased here although we can still hand water trees and plants. We will blow out our system in two weeks. Pikes Peak got 8 inches of snow so our winter is on its way, and we even turned on our fireplace yesterday although it is supposed to warm into the low 70s the next few days. In the meantime I am sitting in my recliner slowly recovering and looking forward to my week off chemo next week. The good news is I have Christmas week off from treatment…the bad news is I have a treatment Thanksgiving week. My SIL lovingly agreed to host the dinner this year and hopefully I can participate before the SEs kick in. Another good surprise is my DD may bring her new boyfriend to Thanksgiving dinner. We haven't met him yet, but she smiles when she talks about him. She hasn't dated since before the birth of her DD 11 years ago. I love seeing her happy, but she is taking this slowly. He hasn't met her DD yet either.

Praying everyone has a good weekend. Love, Chris

Hi dear sisters,

I am still sick. I thought I was doing better so I went ahead and toughed out another landscaping walk through the neighborhood on Friday. Well, I was wrong. I am not well yet. I start feeling much worse in the evening and then get bad headaches. I have such a busy week this coming week and I will just have to see what I can or can't do.

Wheatfields, I know you have a lot on your plate. How is your nurse friend? I know you are probably very worried about her and your sister. That is a lot to deal with. I hope you are taking good care of YOU.

Teka, how is your swimmer''s ear? I hope much better now.

Chris, I hope you can really enjoy your week off of chemo. I am glad to hear your SIL is going to host Thanksgiving. We got a ton of rain last week and it sounds like SD and CO also got rain and snow in the mountains. I'm glad to hear your daughter is smiling and has a new boyfriend. I hope you get to meet him at Thanksgiving.

Cheryl, I know your husband has a scan coming soon regarding his lung issue. Praying it is something easily solved. How are you feeling?

Hershey, I hope you are doing well and getting some much needed rain.

Have a good week everyone. I would appreciate prayers for healing?

Love,

Nancy

Nancy,

Will definitely be praying for healing and for you to feel better quickly. I’m sure all of the HOA takes a t oll on you, and I’ll be praying for that to be resolved, too.

Hershey,

We just dealt with a bunch of dental stuff, too. Our insurance carrier decided not to carry individual policies last year so we had to search for a new one. Our dentist office that we’ve been going to for over 40 years only accepts 2 carriers and neither accepted individual. The dentist who started the practice retired several years ago and we haven’t been totally pleased since then, but it’s better than searching for a new dentist that we know nothing about. Ended up with Delta Dental through ASRP. They don’t pay much at all, but it’s better than no insurance. My husband had to have a tooth extracted as well as fillings that had cracked. Big bills. I was fortunate to only need the cleaning.

My brother called me yesterday and I listened for almost an hour. He is what our minister calls a “joy sucker”. His wife died several years ago and I know he’s lonely, but it’s just so hard to listen to him on the phone. I really don’t even know how to pray for him. He’s still living in PA and with our health issues we haven’t had the time to get up there and he won’t come here. I guess I just try to pray for his needs.

I’m feeling ok. Anxious to see what the oncology cardiologist has to say, but that appointment isn’t until the 21st. Chest pains and irregular heartbeats have lessened since I’ve been off the Kisqali. I’m putting my husband in God’s hands, but I’m anxious to get this PET CT scan done.

On one humorous note, my one dog is sleeping in her bed at the foot of our bed and snoring like an old man. Can’t believe how loud she is.

We appreciate all the prayers and especially for my husband. Praying for all of you.

Love, Cheryl

Chris, I'm really sorry to hear you passed out again. When my blood pressure meds needs to be regulated I have felt that sensation of almost passing out. I know you don't want to have to deal with another issue but I know you will get this checked out. I was thinking your heart was ruled out before. Continued prayers for you.

Wheatfields, what a bummer to enjoy a football game so your friends could see their great nephew play and then break a tooth eating popcorn. I have a fairly new dentist and they put old movies on while you wait. I said to one of the techs do you offer popcorn with the movie. She said something like popcorn can cause a lot of problems. Doesn't stop me from eating it, though. I hope you can get that fixed soon. My Mom had a lot of swallowing problems in her later years. She would have a time with her pills. At her assisted living they would give her some applesauce to help with the pills. I'm glad she sounded better on the phone when you talked last. I know it is an emotional roller coaster. Thanks for your prayers and you have mine as well.

Cheryl, I will continue to pray for both of you. I remember my cat snored too. I miss hearing that. I have had Delta Dental for many years. Some it was provided and a few yrs I had to pay for my own through them. Now it is included in my health insurance package we have.

Teka, how's your ear doing? I bet you have some pretty fall colors now.

Hershey, have you had you new crown put on yet. I know you will be glad to get it all over when you still have one more.

Thank you all for your prayers. I was running out of groceries and I have already spent a fortune having meals delivered so I am going to go to the store today and wear a mask. That will get me through the week. I am having sinus stuff or something going on but my headaches continue.

Love,

Nancy

Thanks Chris. I was able to get to Whole Foods and did okay. My local market I used to go to was notorious for not having the staples I use every day for my organic smoothies and chicken with mixed salad greens. I had my last walk through with a landscaping company today however our new account manager who is bending over backwards to please us and to turn things around want me to walk the neighborhood with him every Wed. morning. If we decide to continue with another 3 yr contract that offer will be impossible to beat and if we decided to stick with them I think he wants to continue walking the neighborhood every Wed morning. That is a super big committment especially in the mornings so I may have to say this is not going to working for me unless it is in the afternoons and then not every single week. I may need to remind him that this is a volunteer position.

How are you feeling? I had my Bible Study tonight and I took Tylenol throughout the day but I had this awful pains that were shooting through my head before my Bible Study was over. My attached neighbors each had the flu and when I found this out I was only a few feet away from the Mom and she sounded horrible. I stepped away from her as I tend to catch anything going around. She said I'm okay. Well shes not. She is taking a two week leave from work because she is not getting any better on her meds. For her to do that is unthinkable and our Bible Study leader who I sat next to at our Celebration of Life for our friend recently has been very sick and still not completely well. If I can make it till Friday I can rest more.

I need to get to bed as I have to get up early, Thanks for the tip. I wish I could get a grocery deliver that cheap. Whole Food is terribly expensive anyway so I don't even consider doing delivery from them.

I hope you are feeling much better and can get to the bottom of your passing out or almost passing out.

Love,

Nancy

Cheryl, how did your husband's PET scan go? I hope you can get results quickly.

Teka, this new account manager wants to walk the neighorhood every Wed. I did ask if we could move the walk through to the afternoon. I am waiting on one more bid to come in and then the board makes a decision and then I send out letters to all the companies who I had requested a bid. If bottom lines mean anything we will be staying with the company that has dramatically tunred our whole situation around when he as the branch manager offered to be our account manager. I really like this guy.

Wheatfields, I hope you were able to get into your dentist.

These last two weeks have seemed like a month but I was able to get all the walk throughs in and then come home and collapse. I still don't feel normal and I don't know what is going on but I do feel much better than I did. I am waiting to feel much better so I can get my flu shot and a Covid shot. Both things are ramping up in our area. I hear this Covid strain is highly contagious but not nearly as bad as what we have already experienced. The flu season sounds like it may be a bad one.

Have a good weekend dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

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