Being Human

We are all human; are we not? Funny how we can go through this world and somehow carry the world on our shoulders. Friends and acquaintances seem to have a little effect on us.... but yet when someone that we love; or should love us... hurt us so deeply.

Being human we have this image of ourselves and what we are. Sometimes it is hard to visualize how we appear to others. We have these little kinks in our personality that became part of us through no fault of our own. The way our eyes look at others, our body language, our expressions, our language when we express ourselves, loss of words at times, our temper, and our dignity.

What life throws at us is the outcome of who we are and how we respond to life's situations. Most have not had the choice of how they were raised, rich or poor, sickness, handicapped, or how they have to live. We do have a choice in many things. Many times our own choices have determined where we are today and the happenings in our life in the present. Many times we have to stay in the situation that we have gotten ourselves in; simply to protect our children from a worse situation, or being secure.

I did make one choice in life that I will never regret; accepting Jesus as my Lord and Savior. If you have not accepted Him yet, then you have no idea of what I am talking about. Life still throws things my way and I still get hurt by those that I love. How we handle those situations depends on us. We can either let the hurt conquer us or make us stronger .... maybe for harder times that will come our way in life. When someone hurts me I can call on my Lord and He wraps His arms around me. It does not stop all the pain but He never lets me receive more than I can handle. Paul wrote this about the thorn in his side.

Corinthians 12: 9-10)
9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

None of us can be perfect. Each of us handle situations in a different way. God told us that there is Faith, Hope, and Charity; but the greatest of all .... Is Love. He commands us to Love One Another. Silence is not a sign of weakness; but rather a sign of strength. It is so hard for me to be silent at times; but words can never be taken back. Out of all that we want in life I feel like all of us; no matter how vile we are, want to be loved.

My prayer for you today is: To feel loved and needed. All of you are in my prayers. God Bless, Janie

My Birthday

I got up this morning and I figured Gary was in the barn. I turned the coffee pot on to have a fresh cup of coffee. For the last week I have been putting his coffee in a thermos. He gets up at 5:30 and I get up at 8:00. By the time I get up the coffee taste like it is almost burnt. lol I thought it was taking him longer to feed the horses and clean the stalls this morning. While I was drinking a cup of coffee he walked in the door with 12 red roses. The local grocery store did not have red roses and he drove 12 miles to the next city to buy me red roses. lol One of the roses was broken so I took a close up photo of it. I also got a Kirby vacuum but the lady told me not to tell anyone what I gave for it or she would go out of business. lol She has to meet a quota each month to keep her license.

We went to the Assistant Living today and I sang "Why Me Lord" and "Roses Will Bloom Again". Need to practice some new songs. Have forgotten the words to many of them that I have sang over the years. I got my hair cut last week and I really needed a hair cut!! This is the style... something that I can just run my fingers through! So easy! I took the photo in my 3 way mirror. lol Here is a photo of the last jacket coat that I bought on ebay this summer. This is the back of it.

Hope all of you have a wonderful week with lots of blessings. All of you are in my prayers. God Bless, Janie

Skunked AGAIN!!

Hmmm Wellllll.... Lakota and Shawnee got skunked again at 1:00 a.m. in the morning!! The minute they walked in the door I could smell it. They stayed outside last night and it was pretty cold. Around 38 degrees. I was going to put them in the garage but Gary said to leave them out because they have to learn. They do have a dog house to sleep in outside. We had a bottle of VET Thiotrol Spray. Gary also went to the vet's and bought another bottle. Lakota HATES skunks!! The last time he was the only one to get sprayed. They usually get it right in the face and the chest. I sprayed them 4 times this morning. They finally got to come in around one this afternoon. Be sure and keep an eye out for that skunk.... because I am sending him your way!! lol

Lakota was really happy to get in the house. I asked him if he got sprayed by a skunk in the 2nd photo. He later went to the dinning room and laid under the desk. I was trying to make him go lay where I put the towel.

Shawnee was glad to get in the house. Asked her if a skunk sprayed her in 2nd photo. She later stretched out on the towel and took a nap. She wants to do what I tell her. She is a very good dog... both are but Shawnee wants to please me. They are both exhausted and glad to get back in the house. The skunk spray is really strong and gives me a headache! I tried tomato juice and it did not work on Lakota. This Vet brand has a sprayer on the bottle and it works sooo much better than Skunk Off. It also has twice as much as Skunk Off.

Wishing all of you a blessed Saturday. Prayers & hugs, Janie

Pictures 23 years ago

In 5 more days I will be having my 65th birthday!! How time flies!! The Lord has blessed me in many ways. In 1985, 42 years old, I did a gospel recording. These are a few of the pictures that were taken for my cassette. I chose the one where the dog looked better! It was not one of these. Too funny! Charity was scared to death getting her picture taken. I am the same age that my daughter, Terry Ann is now.

A couple of years later I went to Olan Mills and had some more photos taken with Charity. lol She did a little better the next time.

Charity was 10 and 12 years old in these photos. She lived until the age of 16 1/2 years old.

Wednesday Gary, Terry Ann, Carlie, and I went to the zoo for a school activity. Terry Ann had a group of 4 little giggling girls to escort around the zoo. They were all so cute! First photo is Carlie and then all the little girls together.

They are all cute at this age. Gary asked the little red headed girl if she had a boyfriend. Most little girls will say "No!" Well this little girl told Gary that she had a boyfriend and she kissed him right on the mouth!! lol Too funny! We left early and I asked Terry Ann if they all had fun. She said yes and they wore her out! To have that kind of energy now!

Wishing all of you a blessed Friday and weekend. All of you are in my prayers. God Bless, Janie

10 Predictions

Top 10 Predictions No Matter Who Wins The Election:

1. The Bible will still have all the answers.
2. Prayer will still work.
3. The Holy Spirit will still move.
4. God will still inhabit the praises of His people.
5. There will still be God-anointed preaching.
6. There will still be singing of praise to God.
7. God will still pour out blessings upon His people.
8. There will still be room at the Cross.
9. Jesus will still love you.
10. Jesus will still save the lost when they come to Him.
and God approves this message!
ISN'T IT GREAT TO KNOW WHO IS REALLY IN CONTROL?!!

Wishing all of you a wonderful week with lots of blessings. All of you are in my prayers. God Bless, Janie

Me, Myself, and I

I never will forget the first time that I was invited to dinner at a boyfriend's parent's home. We were sitting there eating and his dad looks at me and says in a sarcastic remark!! "Hummp! I know some of your relatives and you sure have a lot of skeletons in your closet!! I worked with your grandpa a lot of years." Hmmm I thought for a couple of seconds and then very calmly said to him, "Very true! But what can you tell me about me?" He could not tell me anything. From that day on the man seemed to respect me. Funny thing is.... that was just one side of the family!! lol Blood is also thicker than water! This boyfriend was the brother to my aunt's husband. Her father-in-law told the family what he said to me!!! She got mad and said, "Yes and do you know who else she is related too? Me!!!" hehehe Too funny!!

I am responsible for myself. We all live with choices every day. It is your choice to choose what choices that you want to make. I have made a lot of BAD choices in life! Thank the Lord that He forgave me for those choices that I made. It is really hard to eat crow.... but what is really hard is eating those feathers!

I have removed my email address from my journal. Recently I have been receiving spam emails. I use to never get spam emails. That is the only thing that I can relate it to. Sorry if it is an inconvenience to anyone.

Wishing all of you a blessed week with lots of blessings. All of you are in my prayers. God Bless, Janie