Update
I haven't been posting lately because I've been finishing my novel. I finished it today and sent it to my friend Greg, who has generously offered to publish it for me using his self-publishing software. He's going to look over it and mark anything I need to change, and give it back to me. Throughout April I have to do rewrites. Then I give the manuscript back to him for another proofreading. The book launch is set for June 1. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally be done with this first draft. Every day brings me closer to the book launch. Greg was thinking that we could offer the book on Amazon.com for Kindle users.
Since I have a PC instead of a laptop, I downloaded Kindle for PC. That way I can enjoy my own book as well as others on Kindle. Tee-hee!
Last month I fell in a parking lot and damaged both my shoulders. Turns out I have bone spurs in both shoulders and they tore my rotator cuffs. I have to have surgery tomorrow morning to repair the left one. Then I'll be incapacitated for six to eight weeks. I will be sleeping upright in a recliner the whole time. Then I'll have to start physical therapy. My right shoulder will receive an injection while I'm under anesthesia tomorrow morning. Later on I'll probably have to have surgery on it, too. Needless to say, while I'm incapacitated I will not be posting. I guess I won't be job hunting until much later this year. That's what I was doing when I fell in the parking lot.
Hey, you can help me out by ordering from my Avon website. You can go there and place your order, and get it delivered directly to your home. Here's the link: www.youravon.com/cphillips8938.
By the way, I love getting e-cards. imawriter62@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading my blog. God bless!
What's Happening?
I haven't posted to my blog in sooooo long! A lot has happened since my last post.
March 19: My car's engine locked up.
March 22: It would have cost more money to fix it than the car was worth, so I sold the car as junk.
March 26: I started physical therapy for my left shoulder.
March 29: I started taking care of Lucy, a twelve-year-old rat terrier owned my friend Jim. That's the same day I fell over Lucy and sustained an ulnar collateral ligament tear near the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of my right thumb (a.k.a. "gamer's thumb"). Tried wearing a cast, which was impossible because it was so awkward on my right hand, so I ended up getting it removed after three days. Tried wearing a splint instead, which didn't allow me to type. So I've been wearing it only at night, when I remember. Still debating having surgery to fix the ligament.
May 31: An MRI of my right shoulder proved that a bone spur had almost completely severed the rotator cuff, just like with my left shoulder, when I fell way back in January. It will be repaired August 10.
May 31-July 9: I house-sat and dog-sat for my friend Jim three times. His job requires him to travel. I play with Lucy, feed her, give her insulin twice a day (she's diabetic and has a cataract in one eye), comfort her during thunderstorms, take her for walks...water Jim's plants and lawn, keep the house tidy, take out the trash and recycling, and even wash my sheets and towels and put them away before Jim returns from his trip. I finally got bored enough to find some online games while house-sitting one of these times. I've learned to play Farkle! and pyramid solitaire and Jewel Quest. But my all-time favorite game is Mahjong.
June 28: This was my son's girlfriend's birthday, and he surprised her by proposing, diamond ring and all. She said YES! They want to get married before they move to Florida to attend Full Sail University next year.
July 4: I had a cookout with family in the afternoon. In the evening I went to Chesterfield County Fairgrounds to see fireworks with my kids, and brought home a stowaway: a spider that bit me on the abdomen. I never saw the spider, but it got me really good. This is the first time I've ever experienced anything more painful than my rheumatoid arthritis! I saw the doctor on July 9, and he said it was a spider bite; he prescribed cephalexin 500 mg, two capsules 2x/day for 10 days. I'm also learning a lot about making garlic/onion poultices to draw out the venom. They're smelly, but they do work.
A note about spider bites: Don't delay going to the doctor or to the ER after being bitten. Sooner is better than later. Catch the spider if you can, and take it with you to see if it can be identified. The doctor will probably prescribe antibiotics for the staph infection that can result from the bite. Take the meds. Also, learn about poultices and other herbal remedies that will help with the pain and swelling, and speed healing.
I'll be so glad when the pain of the bite stops and the bite heals. When I got out of Mom's car this afternoon, I realized I was doing it the same way I did when I was nine months pregnant each of my children: I planted my feet wide apart to distribute my weight evenly, mostly because of my achy knees, and hoisted myself up and out, belly first, to ease the pain of the spider bite. Wouldn't that make a good entry for America's Funniest Home Videos!
Below are pictures my daughter, Becky, took of the fireworks with her new digital camera. No spiders were harmed in the making of these photos, I'm sorry to say.
July 12: I no longer sell Avon. I'm an introvert, and I don't want to be seen as a pushy salesperson. I should've known this would happen; I've tried other business ventures that didn't work out. Besides, it's been hard to get around and sell products and recruit for my as-yet nonexistent down-line since my car died in March. You know what? I don't miss being an Avon rep. I don't have the talent for selling. I'd rather write novels. That's one talent I do have.
Update
I haven't been posting lately because I've been finishing my novel. I finished it today and sent it to my friend Greg, who has generously offered to publish it for me using his self-publishing software. He's going to look over it and mark anything I need to change, and give it back to me. Throughout April I have to do rewrites. Then I give the manuscript back to him for another proofreading. The book launch is set for June 1. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally be done with this first draft. Every day brings me closer to the book launch. Greg was thinking that we could offer the book on Amazon.com for Kindle users.
Since I have a PC instead of a laptop, I downloaded Kindle for PC. That way I can enjoy my own book as well as others on Kindle. Tee-hee!
Last month I fell in a parking lot and damaged both my shoulders. Turns out I have bone spurs in both shoulders and they tore my rotator cuffs. I have to have surgery tomorrow morning to repair the left one. Then I'll be incapacitated for six to eight weeks. I will be sleeping upright in a recliner the whole time. Then I'll have to start physical therapy. My right shoulder will receive an injection while I'm under anesthesia tomorrow morning. Later on I'll probably have to have surgery on it, too. Needless to say, while I'm incapacitated I will not be posting. I guess I won't be job hunting until much later this year. That's what I was doing when I fell in the parking lot.
Hey, you can help me out by ordering from my Avon website. You can go there and place your order, and get it delivered directly to your home. Here's the link: www.youravon.com/cphillips8938.
By the way, I love getting e-cards. imawriter62@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading my blog. God bless!
I haven't been posting lately because I've been finishing my novel. I finished it today and sent it to my friend Greg, who has generously offered to publish it for me using his self-publishing software. He's going to look over it and mark anything I need to change, and give it back to me. Throughout April I have to do rewrites. Then I give the manuscript back to him for another proofreading. The book launch is set for June 1. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally be done with this first draft. Every day brings me closer to the book launch. Greg was thinking that we could offer the book on Amazon.com for Kindle users.
Since I have a PC instead of a laptop, I downloaded Kindle for PC. That way I can enjoy my own book as well as others on Kindle. Tee-hee!
Last month I fell in a parking lot and damaged both my shoulders. Turns out I have bone spurs in both shoulders and they tore my rotator cuffs. I have to have surgery tomorrow morning to repair the left one. Then I'll be incapacitated for six to eight weeks. I will be sleeping upright in a recliner the whole time. Then I'll have to start physical therapy. My right shoulder will receive an injection while I'm under anesthesia tomorrow morning. Later on I'll probably have to have surgery on it, too. Needless to say, while I'm incapacitated I will not be posting. I guess I won't be job hunting until much later this year. That's what I was doing when I fell in the parking lot.
Hey, you can help me out by ordering from my Avon website. You can go there and place your order, and get it delivered directly to your home. Here's the link: www.youravon.com/cphillips8938.
By the way, I love getting e-cards. imawriter62@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading my blog. God bless!
GOD'S PROMISES ARE TRUE
Some days I don't know why God puts up with me.I mess up royally so often, I expect Him to turn His back on me and write me off. But He doesn't. Why? Because He loves me. When I feel inept, when I feel like a failure, and I look up to Him with tears in my eyes and ask Him to forgive me, He says, "My child, I still love you. I will always love you. I will always forgive you. Keep trying." He understands that I have a lifelongproblem with depression and anxiety. He doesn't hold it against me. I'm learning to trust Him for everything, especially since becoming disabled by rheumatoid arthritis in 2009. The Social Security Administration finally acknowledged my disability and awarded me benefits in September 2012. Now I'm living on Social Security and SSI . After I pay a couple of monthly bills, the money is gone. The Social Services Department says I don't qualify for SNAP (food stamps) anymore because I "make too much money" with my dog-walking job (if you make more than $300 a month, which I have done several times, they don't want to give you food stamps). Then we start running out of food and have no money to buy more.I start feeling guilty, depressed, and anxious. Then the Holy Spirit prompts me to go to the Word and claim His promises. After doing so, I often feel encouraged. I want to share what God's Word said to me today.
God's Promise When You:
Feel Guilty
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2 Samuel 14:14
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Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But God does not take away life; instead, he devises ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged from him.
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Psalm 130:3, 4
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If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore, you are feared.
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Romans 8:1, 2
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Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
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1 Corinthians 6:11
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But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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Ephesians 3:12
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In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
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Hebrews 10:22, 23
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Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering. Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.
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Feel Dejected
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Psalm 130:7, 8
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O [Christine], put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem [me] from all [my] sins. (I personalized this.)
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Isaiah 65:24
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Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
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Matthew 11:28-30
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Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
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Romans 8:26-27
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In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.
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Hebrews 4:16
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Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
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James 4:7-10
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Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
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Are Depressed
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Deuteronomy 31:8
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The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
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Psalm 34:18
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The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
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Isaiah 49:13-15
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Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
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Romans 5:5
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And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
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Are Anxious
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Psalm 55:22
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Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
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Isaiah 41:13
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For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
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Matthew 6:25, 26
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Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
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Matthew 11:28-29
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Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
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Philippians 4:6-8
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Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.
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1 Peter 5:7
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Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
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What's Happening?
I haven't posted to my blog in sooooo long! A lot has happened since my last post.
March 19: My car's engine locked up.
March 22: It would have cost more money to fix it than the car was worth, so I sold the car as junk.
March 26: I started physical therapy for my left shoulder.
March 29: I started taking care of Lucy, a twelve-year-old rat terrier owned my friend Jim. That's the same day I fell over Lucy and sustained an ulnar collateral ligament tear near the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of my right thumb (a.k.a. "gamer's thumb"). Tried wearing a cast, which was impossible because it was so awkward on my right hand, so I ended up getting it removed after three days. Tried wearing a splint instead, which didn't allow me to type. So I've been wearing it only at night, when I remember. Still debating having surgery to fix the ligament.
May 31: An MRI of my right shoulder proved that a bone spur had almost completely severed the rotator cuff, just like with my left shoulder, when I fell way back in January. It will be repaired August 10.
May 31-July 9: I house-sat and dog-sat for my friend Jim three times. His job requires him to travel. I play with Lucy, feed her, give her insulin twice a day (she's diabetic and has a cataract in one eye), comfort her during thunderstorms, take her for walks...water Jim's plants and lawn, keep the house tidy, take out the trash and recycling, and even wash my sheets and towels and put them away before Jim returns from his trip. I finally got bored enough to find some online games while house-sitting one of these times. I've learned to play Farkle! and pyramid solitaire and Jewel Quest. But my all-time favorite game is Mahjong.
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| Here's Lucy! |
June 28: This was my son's girlfriend's birthday, and he surprised her by proposing, diamond ring and all. She said YES! They want to get married before they move to Florida to attend Full Sail University next year.
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| Daniel and his new fiancee, Danielle (Dani) |
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| We sang Happy Birthday, but the chocolate-chocolate-chocolate cake had a surprise message on it. |
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| Dani's diamond ring |
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| Dani gets a big hug from future sister-in-law Becky |
July 4: I had a cookout with family in the afternoon. In the evening I went to Chesterfield County Fairgrounds to see fireworks with my kids, and brought home a stowaway: a spider that bit me on the abdomen. I never saw the spider, but it got me really good. This is the first time I've ever experienced anything more painful than my rheumatoid arthritis! I saw the doctor on July 9, and he said it was a spider bite; he prescribed cephalexin 500 mg, two capsules 2x/day for 10 days. I'm also learning a lot about making garlic/onion poultices to draw out the venom. They're smelly, but they do work.
A note about spider bites: Don't delay going to the doctor or to the ER after being bitten. Sooner is better than later. Catch the spider if you can, and take it with you to see if it can be identified. The doctor will probably prescribe antibiotics for the staph infection that can result from the bite. Take the meds. Also, learn about poultices and other herbal remedies that will help with the pain and swelling, and speed healing.
I'll be so glad when the pain of the bite stops and the bite heals. When I got out of Mom's car this afternoon, I realized I was doing it the same way I did when I was nine months pregnant each of my children: I planted my feet wide apart to distribute my weight evenly, mostly because of my achy knees, and hoisted myself up and out, belly first, to ease the pain of the spider bite. Wouldn't that make a good entry for America's Funniest Home Videos!
Below are pictures my daughter, Becky, took of the fireworks with her new digital camera. No spiders were harmed in the making of these photos, I'm sorry to say.
July 12: I no longer sell Avon. I'm an introvert, and I don't want to be seen as a pushy salesperson. I should've known this would happen; I've tried other business ventures that didn't work out. Besides, it's been hard to get around and sell products and recruit for my as-yet nonexistent down-line since my car died in March. You know what? I don't miss being an Avon rep. I don't have the talent for selling. I'd rather write novels. That's one talent I do have.
Update
I haven't been posting lately because I've been finishing my novel. I finished it today and sent it to my friend Greg, who has generously offered to publish it for me using his self-publishing software. He's going to look over it and mark anything I need to change, and give it back to me. Throughout April I have to do rewrites. Then I give the manuscript back to him for another proofreading. The book launch is set for June 1. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally be done with this first draft. Every day brings me closer to the book launch. Greg was thinking that we could offer the book on Amazon.com for Kindle users.
Since I have a PC instead of a laptop, I downloaded Kindle for PC. That way I can enjoy my own book as well as others on Kindle. Tee-hee!
Last month I fell in a parking lot and damaged both my shoulders. Turns out I have bone spurs in both shoulders and they tore my rotator cuffs. I have to have surgery tomorrow morning to repair the left one. Then I'll be incapacitated for six to eight weeks. I will be sleeping upright in a recliner the whole time. Then I'll have to start physical therapy. My right shoulder will receive an injection while I'm under anesthesia tomorrow morning. Later on I'll probably have to have surgery on it, too. Needless to say, while I'm incapacitated I will not be posting. I guess I won't be job hunting until much later this year. That's what I was doing when I fell in the parking lot.
Hey, you can help me out by ordering from my Avon website. You can go there and place your order, and get it delivered directly to your home. Here's the link: www.youravon.com/cphillips8938.
By the way, I love getting e-cards. imawriter62@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading my blog. God bless!
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