Had a bit of a breakdown Friday night, but felt much better Saturday. It was a tough night, but I have to realize that these will happen to even mentally healthy people. I got my dosage increased again...and will see my "shrink" next Friday and my counselor the following week on Monday (or Tuesday). Becky is my lifesaver and my "John" also helps a lot. Last time I was in to see him, I had accidentally taken my meds TWICE...along with Arthritis strength tylenol AND my BP meds. Oh boy! I don't really think I'm make a good "druggie". Glad I never "went there", but I make up for it with FOOD! It seems ALL celebrations include PLENTY of that and my Mom's 86th birthday celebration was yesterday. We had a wonderful time with most of the grandlets and great-grandlets attending. Sponge Bob took MANY hits before he unleashed his treats. We had yummy cake and then leftover cake at home afterwards! Rented SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. I really wish ALL THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD (WHOM JESUS LOVES) would have more to live for...
Happy Sunday to all and Merry CHRISTmas to all! Hope to get our tree up SOON and it's NOT a HOLIDAY tree. Keep CHRIST in CHRISTmas and most of all in your hearts!
Alanes Says GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Not feeling well...
Wondering again...Why I'm blogging. Doesn't seem to be "working" for me. May just take a long break and see if anyone notices. Guess I'm just getting tired of the internet most of the time disappointed by it. Much other stuff I'd rather be doing. So...I'll be OFF again for a while. Okaybye!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Good morning all...
It's not so early by many standards, but early for me. I have muffins in the oven and coffee is ON. (Decaf works, it really does!)
I am happy to ADD that my daughter and I "talked" on the phone last week briefly, but that was GREAT! She was on her way to the hospital or HORSE-PISTOL as one friend's grandlet used to say. She is home now and healing from an infection she intoduced into her body following a fall on the way out the door. It was only a small cut, but big enough to cause a major threat. She had to go to the ER three times before they decided to admit her for 24 hr. IV's...HEALING makes us happy, but...we are also healing our relationship.
Yesterday we "shared" on the phone again and it wasn't a brief encounter. We were able to hear each other's voices. This is GOOD for me and hopefully she shares this feeling. ANYWAY...I want people to know that working on relationships DOES pay off! No...we still aren't going to see each other for a while...not even for the holidays. THIS is where we are both in agreement. We are allowing ourselves this time apart to "connect" our hearts before our "face to face" JOY. We're doing our homework...which doesn't consist of a LOT of re-hashing, but rather learning more about WHO we are to each other and to ourselves.
Relationships are TOUGH, but we WANT and NEED them. Family relationships seem to be the TOUGHEST. We are bombarded by so much, but we can FIND ways to reconnect as we battle the TOUGH issues of life. I hope many of you who read this will FIND that even in the midst of mental illness challenges, we can find PEACE. I am finding that I am patient for what I thought I'd not EVER receive. I find that there is much to share with even "strangers" who are "working on themselves and on mental illness issues. Let's face it...We all struggle to get along and sometimes we give up.
My prayer this holiday season is that many of us FIND the PEACE that passes "understanding" each other and REACH OUT to each other with the LOVE and MERCY of CHRIST JESUS! AMEN to all and it's not just what AlaneSays, it's what the Bible tells me! May you all continue to discover that PEACE can be found "in HIM"!
Happy FIRST holiday of the season. I'll be back and I mean BACK before the new year dawns!...This is my QUEST...to care without INJURY to myself or to others! Sometimes when we HURT, we HURT OTHERS! Let's all pray for HEALING of SPIRIT for this entire season and into the new year ahead. None of us knows WHEN we'll lose the chance to "connect" and it's not just OLD people who die and leave us.
Check out You-Tube for the Hawaiian version of "Somewhere over the rainbow". My daughter referred me there yesterday and THIS song is my song for HER! I had not chosen one for her until recently, but I'm so HAPPY I chose this one for her. THEN she gave it back to me in the form of a beautiful man who is "over the rainbow" after GIVING us his wonderful music. Thank you Israel Kamakawiwo!...and Thank you Katie Jae! LOVE TO ALL OF YOU AND ESPECIALLY TO MY WONDERFUL FAMILY...ALL OF YOU!
GOD BLESS US ALL AS WE THANK HIM FOR THANKSGIVING!
I am happy to ADD that my daughter and I "talked" on the phone last week briefly, but that was GREAT! She was on her way to the hospital or HORSE-PISTOL as one friend's grandlet used to say. She is home now and healing from an infection she intoduced into her body following a fall on the way out the door. It was only a small cut, but big enough to cause a major threat. She had to go to the ER three times before they decided to admit her for 24 hr. IV's...HEALING makes us happy, but...we are also healing our relationship.
Yesterday we "shared" on the phone again and it wasn't a brief encounter. We were able to hear each other's voices. This is GOOD for me and hopefully she shares this feeling. ANYWAY...I want people to know that working on relationships DOES pay off! No...we still aren't going to see each other for a while...not even for the holidays. THIS is where we are both in agreement. We are allowing ourselves this time apart to "connect" our hearts before our "face to face" JOY. We're doing our homework...which doesn't consist of a LOT of re-hashing, but rather learning more about WHO we are to each other and to ourselves.
Relationships are TOUGH, but we WANT and NEED them. Family relationships seem to be the TOUGHEST. We are bombarded by so much, but we can FIND ways to reconnect as we battle the TOUGH issues of life. I hope many of you who read this will FIND that even in the midst of mental illness challenges, we can find PEACE. I am finding that I am patient for what I thought I'd not EVER receive. I find that there is much to share with even "strangers" who are "working on themselves and on mental illness issues. Let's face it...We all struggle to get along and sometimes we give up.
My prayer this holiday season is that many of us FIND the PEACE that passes "understanding" each other and REACH OUT to each other with the LOVE and MERCY of CHRIST JESUS! AMEN to all and it's not just what AlaneSays, it's what the Bible tells me! May you all continue to discover that PEACE can be found "in HIM"!
Happy FIRST holiday of the season. I'll be back and I mean BACK before the new year dawns!...This is my QUEST...to care without INJURY to myself or to others! Sometimes when we HURT, we HURT OTHERS! Let's all pray for HEALING of SPIRIT for this entire season and into the new year ahead. None of us knows WHEN we'll lose the chance to "connect" and it's not just OLD people who die and leave us.
Check out You-Tube for the Hawaiian version of "Somewhere over the rainbow". My daughter referred me there yesterday and THIS song is my song for HER! I had not chosen one for her until recently, but I'm so HAPPY I chose this one for her. THEN she gave it back to me in the form of a beautiful man who is "over the rainbow" after GIVING us his wonderful music. Thank you Israel Kamakawiwo!...and Thank you Katie Jae! LOVE TO ALL OF YOU AND ESPECIALLY TO MY WONDERFUL FAMILY...ALL OF YOU!
GOD BLESS US ALL AS WE THANK HIM FOR THANKSGIVING!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Hello out there...
I'm back...
It's been a GOOD week of making MORE progress on the housework. I've got more ahead. A woman's work is never done, but I've got a great start. So much to organize in view of our move. We've given some things away and that feels good. My next room is the den/office which really looks like a BOMB went off! I won't even open the closet until I get the ROOM done. I will THEN make more messes, but I can always run the sweeper AGAIN! I have "stuff" to HAUL! One good thing is that I'm rediscovering things that I CAN use as well as quickly sorting things OUT of the house. Some stuff gets set aside for a future sort, but I AM moving things and organizing, too. It feels so good! I always LIKED to be organized, but that hasn't been the case for SO LONG! It's all PILED UP, but I'm now HANDLING it!
I have heard from many "readers" that encourage me to keep blogging. I guess I will for now. I don't think I'll change sights for a while. I really would like to know if something I type here is of interest to anyone...so please email jimandnancyf@yahoo.com...or comment, whichever is easier.
I am anxious to get my Saturday bath! It's actually gonna be a shower tonight and then I get to SIT and do whatever. I will LIKELY end up doing Sudoku and see what I can find on the "tube"...NOT YOU TUBE, just the good old TV! Hope you are all enjoying another wonderful weekend. The weather right now is SO nice and we must enjoy it while it lasts! Until next time...Alane Says OKAYBYE!
It's been a GOOD week of making MORE progress on the housework. I've got more ahead. A woman's work is never done, but I've got a great start. So much to organize in view of our move. We've given some things away and that feels good. My next room is the den/office which really looks like a BOMB went off! I won't even open the closet until I get the ROOM done. I will THEN make more messes, but I can always run the sweeper AGAIN! I have "stuff" to HAUL! One good thing is that I'm rediscovering things that I CAN use as well as quickly sorting things OUT of the house. Some stuff gets set aside for a future sort, but I AM moving things and organizing, too. It feels so good! I always LIKED to be organized, but that hasn't been the case for SO LONG! It's all PILED UP, but I'm now HANDLING it!
I have heard from many "readers" that encourage me to keep blogging. I guess I will for now. I don't think I'll change sights for a while. I really would like to know if something I type here is of interest to anyone...so please email jimandnancyf@yahoo.com...or comment, whichever is easier.
I am anxious to get my Saturday bath! It's actually gonna be a shower tonight and then I get to SIT and do whatever. I will LIKELY end up doing Sudoku and see what I can find on the "tube"...NOT YOU TUBE, just the good old TV! Hope you are all enjoying another wonderful weekend. The weather right now is SO nice and we must enjoy it while it lasts! Until next time...Alane Says OKAYBYE!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Just want to say...
I'm LENGTHY, but I think worthwhile, so be patient as I learn to be more concise. I have a lot on my mind, but will try to limit my time here...both the length of my posts AND the frequency.
Saw my nephew's goat farm yesterday. The goats come this week! He has a back injury from an accident and this will be his "job", so I'm praying it works for him. He has his Dad's support and they will raise the goats for meat! Lots of demand coming for that, I guess. His Dad was raised on a dairy farm, so he's enjoying his part in the "business". They even called in my husband to give his "two cents" on how to finish the barn for feeding and STUFF. I went along to just SEE and enjoyed my visit with my niece-in-law. My husband's brother married my sister before we "wed" 40 yrs. ago. It's kind of fun having "double cousins" for kidlets!
We're gathering on the 28th of this month to celebrate my mother's 86th birthday and that should be fun. We're just keeping it simple with some of her favorites...pizza, cake and a pinata! Hope to make it a good time for ALL included!
That's about it for now. My hubby is going to help me with MORE cleaning...just one room and then we both have lots of paperwork staring us in the face!
Hope you all have a HAPPY NOVEMBER and I'll try to post about once a week!
Thanks for "listening" to what Alane Says! Love and God's Blessings to ALL...even if I don't know you! God's wants us all to get along and "LOVE ONE ANOTHER"! Let this be our BIGGEST project EVERY day! AMEN!
Saw my nephew's goat farm yesterday. The goats come this week! He has a back injury from an accident and this will be his "job", so I'm praying it works for him. He has his Dad's support and they will raise the goats for meat! Lots of demand coming for that, I guess. His Dad was raised on a dairy farm, so he's enjoying his part in the "business". They even called in my husband to give his "two cents" on how to finish the barn for feeding and STUFF. I went along to just SEE and enjoyed my visit with my niece-in-law. My husband's brother married my sister before we "wed" 40 yrs. ago. It's kind of fun having "double cousins" for kidlets!
We're gathering on the 28th of this month to celebrate my mother's 86th birthday and that should be fun. We're just keeping it simple with some of her favorites...pizza, cake and a pinata! Hope to make it a good time for ALL included!
That's about it for now. My hubby is going to help me with MORE cleaning...just one room and then we both have lots of paperwork staring us in the face!
Hope you all have a HAPPY NOVEMBER and I'll try to post about once a week!
Thanks for "listening" to what Alane Says! Love and God's Blessings to ALL...even if I don't know you! God's wants us all to get along and "LOVE ONE ANOTHER"! Let this be our BIGGEST project EVERY day! AMEN!
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