Saturday, April 28, 2012

Close calls

I am tired this evening.  It's been a busy week.  It's been a week of ups and downs and a lot of thankfulness.  Tuesday morning at 6:00 I was heading into Clarkston to the Aquatic center to exercise as I do every Tuesday and almost every Friday morning.  Larry had left his truck parked down by the Church Sunday.  I was dropping him off so he could bring the truck home.  I backed up from our truck so that I could swing around him and continue on my journey.  He looked at me and at first I thought he was just waving, but then I saw fear in his eyes.  I thought he was afraid I was going to back into the truck behind and laughed and shook my head that no I wasn't going to hit the truck.  I'd checked for traffic and as I was starting to pull into  the highway he really looked upset.  I tried to put the car in reverse and back it up since he looked upset, but as usual when I get nervous I had trouble reacting quickly enough.  Just about that time a really big semi truck flew by my car.  It couldn't have been more than 3 inches between the front of my car and the bumper of that truck.  Apparently when I had looked for traffic coming up behind me the truck had been in my blind spot.  I had come very close to being hit by a semi moving about 50 miles an hour (Juliaetta town limits--supposed to be 35).  This really shook me up!  I was so thankful to be alright.  I say alright--I was shaking and sick to my stomach, but I was in one piece and very, very thankful.  God in His mercy allowed me another day.  I have been very thankful all week.  It's amazing what something like that can do to help a person have a change of heart and adopt a very thankful attitude in all things.  

We had a trip to Spokane to see the specialist I've been seeing at Spokane Rheumatology and I was told I needed to be very proud of myself.  I'd lost 9 more pounds since I had seen him last and my pain is being better controlled.  I'm having more good days than bad.  And I am VERY grateful.  God again is working in my life on my behalf.  It's been a long time since I've been able to have any control over pain and years since I've been able to lose more than a few pounds and turn around and put them back on.  My metabolism has been a mess.  A little side blessing to the trip is getting to see our three daughters on our way home.  

The rest of this week I've been going over and over my blessings.  Why have I been having such positive experiences?  Not every week is as eventful as this one has been, but every week IS full of opportunities to give God praise.  We don't always see the way He is working and protecting us during our every day lives.  I was given a glimpse this week of how  close I came to going home to be with Him.  Not everyone is rescued from the close call.  I have been having positive results in my health care.  Why God chooses to give me positive results or rescue some of us and take others home is beyond my comprehending.  All I do know for sure is that God is in control--whatever may come.  I'm so thankful that irregardless how our days and weeks go, He knows just what we need. 

Friday, April 13, 2012

What do I do now?

I find that when I'm not sure what to say I avoid saying anything.  Usually this is a good thing, but when you're referring to a blog that you would really like people to keep checking for new material--not so good!  

Life has been busy and I'm still trying to figure this blog thing out.  I am amazed at how easily our 7 year old granddaughter can whip around the internet and try this or that.  And here I am.  Avoiding writing in a blog that I thoroughly enjoy because I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing.  Maybe I'll hit the wrong button.  A friend of mine through Facebook has a blog.  It's so cool!  She has all these things you can go to and click on.  Categories and more information if you click on another tab.  I have what I've written.  I did get brave and post a picture of my wonderful husband.  But I've decided my blog is kind of boring.  I'm trying to understand all these blog terms and buttons on this main page where I do the writing, but I usually do this around midnight and the brain is not always thinking clearly.  I am definitely going to have to study these things earlier in the day, with an internet dictionary on another screen.  I've decided it's definitely tougher for a 60 year old woman to figure all this out than someone in the 25-40 group.  BUT I am not giving up.  I came very close, but I refuse to quit.  I enjoy this.  I think I would even enjoy it more if I totally understood what I can do with this.  So for now we have the ramblings of a "young" senior citizen.  Maybe I'll have to have my 7 year old granddaughter come give me a hand. 

Any and all suggestions are most appreciated.  I've heard over and over that it's good to continue to learn new things as we get older.  Keeps our minds active and encouraged to learn.  I definitely have learned through other endeavors that this is true.  Older people who refuse to continue to learn new things become just that--old.  I keep telling friends that I act younger now than I did when I was in my teens.  It's true.  Now, what's this button do?????