Good evening! Saturday blog! It will give to you and make you a happy heart! Your whole being can be a happy heart! Don’t you smile more when your heart is happy? I have learned to smile, even in sadness! I can be sad, but, my heart is still happy! As soon as my eyes …
Monthly Archives: August 2019
What’s In A Prayer
Good evening! Friday blog! In times of trouble, don’t we all pray in some form, to something or someone! My someone is my Heavenly Father, He answers all prayer! I think a lot of us turn away when God does not give us what we asked for! God does not answer that way! His ways …
Goodnight My Family And Friends
Good evening! Thursday blog! I really want to express how much all of you mean to Denny and I! Your thoughts, your prayers, and encouragement! When Denny is taking a nap, I catch up on all of you, or I try to! I know I have probably missed some things, I’m sorry! I really do …
Advocate
Good evening! Wednesday blog! I found myself getting very angry today! I have been sitting thinking and crying, thinking and crying! Now, I am angry at myself! My husband Denny Wayne Reed age 76, he is a husband, father, grandfather, great grand father! He was a policeman for 28 yrs., an umpire, a 300 bowler! …
Let It Go
Good evening! Tuesday blog! I just feel drained, like a cup spilled on the floor! Fear and worry, are not from God! I do not want to give into that! I will admit now, I begged God, please don’t take him! Not like this! So that was fear, and God forgives! When you sit in …
Walk For Your Life
I do! Good evening! Monday blog! I am not getting on the band wagon about exercise! It’s a personal choice! One that I made to start my recovery process! August, 2015! Four years I have been walking! Even in my little breaks, surgery, weather, Denny’s hospital stays, I got right back at it! I believe …
My Cup Runneth Over Psalm 23:5
Good evening! Sunday quickie blog! I see my cup, half full! Even in my lost, negative mind, I saw it that way! Denny always saw it half empty and so does our son! Mom, half full, dad, half empty, sister, half empty, daughter, I think half full! And so on! I think it is interesting …
Waiting – Isaiah 40:31
Good day! Saturday blog! The waiting game! I have played this one a lot! I have lost count of how many hospital stays Denny has had! I had a few thrown in there also!Since 2013 we have played this game, if you or a loved one has been sick and with lengthy stays at hospitals …
Miracles
Good evening! Friday quickie blog! Today was special! To walk in his room this morning, was witnessing a miracle! I believe in miracles! I always have! Just as I believe in Angels! Denny slept most of the day, alert when he wakes up! We have the miracle of family, even extended family! The kids have …
Faith Can Move Mountains Matthew 17:20
Good evening! Thursday blog! Forgive me for missing a couple of days! I tried to write at the hospital, but could not concentrate! Faith, believing, without seeing! I love this verse! It is strong! I want that kind of faith, I need that kind of faith, I have that kind of faith everyday! Even standing …
Hear My Prayers
Good evening! Tuesday blog! Of all of our hospital stays, this is by far the worst! Starting in 2013! There has been many and lengthy! I cannot imagine my throat not allowing me to swallow! Not to be able to enjoy food! For the time being, food and drink are gone for Denny! My prayer, …
Angels In Disguise
Good evening! Monday blog! It has been one of those days, to say the least! Please continue to pray for Denny! All I am going to say is, he failed his swallow test! It has been a rough afternoon! I am still at the hospital! Being very concerned about Denny’s congestion today! I was getting …
Tough Decisions
Can be sad decisions! It does not make it a wrong decision! Good evening! Sunday blog!This hospital stay is showing me things, I don’t want to see! Hearing things, I don’t want to hear! Our children think I don’t always listen! Yes, I am a rebel, but when I have time to think about it …
Prayers Please
Good evening! Saturday quickie blog! After writing about sour lemons, Denny was taken to the hospital this morning! High fever, and pneumonia! He will be in the hospital for a few days! He is resting comfortably tonight! I am on my way home! Yes please and thank you for prayers and support! I will try …
When Life Gives You Lemons!
Good evening! Friday blog! I choose pie for Denny, his favorite! Although, we do like lemonade! I think our whole family does! Lemons are beautiful and there is a number of things you can do with them! In our 42 years, we have had some bumps on our road! Sour lemons! Some normal bumps, that …
When I Say “I Love You”
Good evening! Thursday blog! Our days seem to be running together! Time seems to be moving so quickly! It does not take much to put tears in my eyes! Since recovery and Gods help turning my life around! I love you means so much more! Tears are stinging my eyes just typing it! Thats when …
Self Care = Self Love
Good evening! Wednesday blog, continuation of last night! I failed to mention in my self care, last evening! I have 3 joint replacements! 2 hips, 1 knee! I get injections in my other knee! Which I got today! The reason I am sharing this, I know some people who are barely walking around because of …
Self Care = Self Love
Good evening! Tuesday blog! Not enough room to write about this topic! So much about this and how important it is! Who knew? If we did try anything like weight loss and exercise, for me anyway, I did it for wrong reasons! Not health! One of my regrets! But, regret is part of my past! …
The Garden
Good evening! Monday night blog! Do you just let your mind go sometimes? When no one is around, and you can just think! I did not have or know peace, real peace! The kind that can calm the storms within! I have that with my faith in Jesus! I think about heaven a lot and …
Day Tripping
To another country, that is! Good evening! Sunday blog! Took a little trip across the bridge today! Canada has always been one of our favorite spots! Especially for our family trips! Just so beautiful! We drove around a bit, stopped and picked up a pizza! Denny said, let’s eat by the river! The picture is …
Family Time
Good evening! Saturday night quick blog! Nothing in this world besides, GOD, beats family time! Our grandchildren are all very active in sports, mainly soccer, and music! Singing and playing instruments! Soooo this week, two special events with our kiddos an some of our grandchildren! It was just great getting Denny out for two evenings …
If Parkinson’s Could Talk
Good evening! I don’t like to do this, but we have had a busy couple of days! So, I am sorry I have missed a day! Kind of Thursday and Friday blog! I said from the start this is my story! I have my Denny and he is a very great part of my story! …
Memory
Good evening! Quickie Wednesday blog! This is not my poem! But, I do love it! We live these words a lot of days! Sometimes I feel like they are all rattling around in my head! From day to day the words change! Sometimes they come back on another day! I do not have much to …
I Miss You
Good evening! Tuesday blog! I write these blogs, I hope, I pray, to help someone going through these things, that have touched our lives and changed our lives forever and what we thought our future would be! What was I thinking? That no illness or anything hard would never happen to us! God did not …
❤️My Happiness❤️My Joy❤️
Monday night blog! Happiness is what we have inside of us, it comes from within me, around me! I can choose to sit around and feel sorry for myself or I can choose to make lemonade out of sour lemons! My happiness comes in the form of God, Denny, our children, our grandchildren, mom! I …
Little Dog
We are very original with our names! Her papers say Beagle Girl Reed and my nickname for her is Little Dog! A rescue from the Humane Society! She came from Mississippi, she was only there two days! I knew as soon as I looked at those big brown eyes, she was going home with us! …
Can You Take That With You
Good morning! Sunday blog! Money can be the root of a lot of evil and trouble! Let me say, right up front! No jealousy, no condemnation! I am not swayed by any of it! It’s wonderful to be blessed with wonderful things! Necessary things, that we all need! Trouble can come, if you try to …
Depression
Good evening! Quickie blog! Depressed? Not me! It will pass! It’s just a phase! Having a blue day? Snap out of it! What do you have to be depressed about? Need I go on? I really do have a tough time with this one! I heard a lot of these phrases growing up! Not just …
Wise Words!
Good evening! Quick quote! I am constantly looking for great quotes, from great people! I not only want to read them, I want to learn how to apply these profound things to my life, to have a healthy, happier life! No matter what the circumstances! Someone asked me today, why do you walk? I said …
Dancing Leaves
Good evening! Thursday blog! Since I can see a lot of trees around here, all shapes and sizes! The wind blows a lot more around here also! Much more than in the city! Sometimes I do my devotions, journaling and writing outside! Between us and the golf course, nothing but trees! Watching them, I thought …
Marilyn’s Heart 