Hello, It me

Hello Friends,
It has been so long since I have posted that I just don't know where to begin.
Everything is going fine here on the home front and both Larry and myself are doing just fine.
Larry has had a heart cauterization and he will not have to have surgery.
His heart has developed some more problems but due to the diabetes he will be put on medication for that and hopefully it will do the job.
I am still the same. Nothing seems to get me down anymore. GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME.
I am doing laundry today and it is just about done. It seems to be better for me if I do our clothes on Saturday.
One of our friends at church had a get together at their home and it was a great time of fun, fellowship and laughter. Yes a lot of laughs.
Thank you so much Mrs. Janet and Brother Greg. It was WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!
I stopped to get gas on the way and when I came out of the gas station I fell. Yep, flat on my left
side. I was calling for Justin to come and help me and between him and another fellow there, they got me up without a problem. The problem was my right thumb and right knee.
When I got back into the car we went on to the Poston's and of course Greg being so smart when it comes to those with bad sprains and broken bones he was kind enough to suggest I go and get x-rays on my knee. Of course being me I rejected.
Hey, I came for fun, dinner, games and laughs and that is what I needed after the fall.
My thumb is much better and my knee is not swollen today. The swelling in my thumb in down but I still cannot pick up any thing with that hand. I will be fine. It could have been worse.
Larry is watching a James Stewart movie and I am still doing laundry and of course I am baking cookies.
Chocolate chips for the little ones tomorrow at church. I teach the 5 year olds and thought they would enjoy them after our lesson.
Our Pastor and his wife should be back from their vacation tomorrow. We sure missed them while they were gone.
Well, I am closing for now and I promise to try and be more faithful with my blogging.
Love you,
Maw Maw Birt

Get Ready, Get Set, Go !

Now who do you think won this race?

I will never tell.

Today was a wonderful day at the park.

This is the second day of me starting my walking program and Kelly Ross said she would come with me to help encourage me and believe me she has.

Benjamine and Larual were also there. We had a wonderful time.

They were such a joy to have with us. I must say that the energy that children have today is wasted on the young. :}

Then we began our walk.

There was no sunshine today and a lot of wind but the fellowship was wonderful with the Ross family.

Thank you Kelly for being such an encouragement for me. It has helped a great deal.

Paw Paw Birt went with us and this is where we found him on the first time around.

He went for a nap and some lunch later. :} :}

These faces are just beautiful.

If there are any other famlies out there that want to go please let me know and you can encourage me also. I try to be there about 11:30 am.

Larry and the children had ham sandwiches, cheese sticks and chocolate chip cookies and Kelly and I had a wonderful salad with our cold water.

Then we finished with a nice piece of Cherry Cheese pie. Low Fat and it was GREAT!!!! Mrs. Kim O'Malley made it for us over the week-end and we were able to share it with Kelly today.

Thank you Mrs. Kim it was great.

I will post a few more pictures and then I will sign off.

Thank you to the Ross family for such a wonderful outing at the park and lunch.

Love all of you,

Maw Maw Birt

Long Time, No Blog

Hello Friends,
Please forgive me for not blogging in such a long time.
I have been in bed for 10 days due to my infected leg.
I have devoleped Phybytis after a long period of trying to get better from my hip surgery.
Getting out these past few night has been wonderful for me spiritually.
I have missed 3 Sunday's and 3 Wednesday night services due to not being able to get out. So the revival this week with brother Joe Author has been a blessing to me.
I felt like I was dying inside without seeing my church family, hearing my wonderful pastor preach and teach the word of God, hearing my church choir sing and all the special music that we have in our church.
Now if you have ever been to our church then you know what I am talking about.
I never go to a service where my God does not meet with me there.
My Hannah is here today cleaning for her Maw Maw. I needed the help and she needs money for her trip to Murfreesboro Tennessee.
They are having a youth conference and she is going. This way we both help out with each other's needs.
She is such a pleasure to have with us. She will always bring a smile to our faces with her sweet disposition.
We have truly been blessed with our grand children. "All of them."
Please pray for Larry. He has been throwing up for some time now. He is not running a fever but he is sick on his stomach.
I love all of you and hope all is well.
Love in Christ,
Janice

Tuesday afternoon

I will finish the blog I started yesterday afternoon.


I thank God for our place that he has given to us for all these years.
Sometimes I get so lonely to see my loved ones. I really want them to enjoy what God has given to us as much as I enjoy recieving them.
Believe me I don't deserve them but God still smiles on me and always lets me know that he loves me.
His handy work yesterday was no exception.
If you want to see more shots please go to the previous blog.

This next shot is of Larry coming home from his dialysis and it was about 12:15. The archway was still there.
Don't worry, this morning the trees are standing back up after the snow melted.

Once he got through the trees he was able to get some good traction and was in the carport before I knew it.

Of course Larry would not have had a good day if he had not had any snow to eat. haha! After I took the shot he spit it out.
No ice cream snow this year.

No pictures today. It is extremely cold outside and I really don't want to go out into the weather.

I hope each of you will have a great day and that you will enjoy what God has sent our way for a day or two.

He knows what we need when we need it the most.

Take care and I love all of you.

Love to all,

Maw Maw Birt

Back in January I wrote something out of a calander that my sister Joyce sent to me for Christmas.

It has a new story for each month and I said I would share the new one with you guys each month. I failed to send the one for February. So here it is and I hope you enjoy reading it.

Thanks again Joyce for this very special gift.

The Story of Two Very Different Sisters

One is here, one is there. One is a little taller than the other. They have two different styles of hair, two different outlooks on life, two very differnet views from thier windows. Both have different tomorrows ahead. Each is unique in so many ways. Each has her own story with all the busy things going on in the present. Each has different work to do and different demands on the day. Each has a separate destination and a distinctly different path to get there. But, for all the things that might be different and unique about them... These two sisters will always share so much. They will always be the best family and friends, entwined together through all the days of their lives. Their love will always be very special: gentle and joyful when it can be, strong and giving when it needs to be, reminding them, no matter how different their stories turn out....

They share the incredibly precious gift of being "sisters." When you think of some of the best things this world has to offer, a blessing like that is really...what it's all about.

I want to thank God for ALL my sister's. They are and always will be a wonderful memory in my mind.

Monday Morning / 03/02/2009

Good morning,

Boy did we have a snow last night.

I was not able to go to church yesterday but Larry went to both services. What normally takes us 30 minutes to get there took Larry 1 hour and 30 mimutes to get home. He said it was really bad coming home. He could not drive over 10 miles an hour.

God is Good all the Time!

Here's what it looked like when it was first coming down and this was before Larry got home.

I kind of helped him up the steps and into the house.

He was able to get something to eat and relax for about 20 minutes or so and then we lost power for the rest of the night. We have our gas logs and were able to keep the house warm with those.

Our son John had them fixed for us a few weeks ago and we are so thankful John for what you did for us.

When we got up this morning this is what we opened our front door to.

Now what you are about to see is what Larry went through this morning to get to dialysis in Kings Mountain. He was glad to hear the snow crunch as he was going down the steps. He said that was a good thing as he would be able to get some traction.

There you have it for now. I called to the center to make sure he made it and he did. He called back a little while after I called to let me know he made it. :} :}

They started him up about 8:30 and they will run him for 3 hours instead of 4. He was glad for that.

When he get's home I will try to have some more pictures.

Love all of you and really missed you at church yesterday.

Love,

Nanny Birt

Saturday

Good morning friends,

This is Saturday and we have finished cleaning the house and boy are we tired.

Now tell me this, how can 2 people and a dog live alone and by Saturday your house is a mess.

Dust every where even though we polished the furniture last Saturday and you could put your initials on the furniture by the next Saturday.

I must say that my dear sweet husband has been wonderful.

He moved the chairs from the kitchen table and ran the sweeper under the table where our area rug is, then he swept the kitchen floor and is just getting ready to mop the floor for me.

He cleaned all the appliances and the counter top. He ran the sweeper in the living room, hall way, computer room and both bedrooms.

You say what did she do. I cleaned both bathrooms, dusted the furniture, changed sheets and made bed, fixed bacon, eggs, toast with orange juice and coffee. Tried to do most of the dished while I was cooking then Larry finished the rest.

I am awarding us the "MEDAL FOR HARD LABOR".

I have pinto's on and will fix some chicken wings, potatoes and cornbread.

a great week-end and I will see most of you tomorrow.

Then my honey will leave and preach at the nursing home tonight.

Well girls I guess you will need many years to train your sweeties to do what my love does for me.

Even though he is retired he really works hard on Saturday's.

He calls himself my "MAID". :} :} I LOVE IT!!!!!!

Have

Love you,

Thanking God

What a wonderful day we had in the house of God yesterday.
Both services were just GREAT!!
God was so real to me yesterday and I thank Him so much for all that He has done for me.
Things have been going really good the past couple of weeks and I was talking with some one last week about this.
They too were telling me about all that God has blessed them with also.
I told them we cannot get relaxed with this as the Devil was just waiting to attack.
Tonight was the night for me but I am praising God anyway.
Let me share a little bit with you.
About 7:45 I took Dolly out and I was sitting on the porch while she was going to the bathroom when a car was coming around the curve. I thought to myself how wonderful it would be if that was our son Larry Jr. coming to visit with us.
Then I started thinking about the morning that our door bell rang at 5:00 to let us know that our son had committed suicide.
Tears came to my eyes as I was thinking about how I would love to have him back just one more time to hug me and me hug him and let him know that I love him.
Then I remembered how unhappy he was for a long time and also the sin he was in and that is when the attack happened.
I thought to myself that one day I would see him again and the devil said "Maybe" you will if he was saved. "IF."
I started to question that and the thought of my son being in Hell is something that I just cannot handle.
Of course I prayed and ask God to help me through this time and that is when the devil lost.
I remember when Larry was a small young man that he gave his life to Christ. I KNOW that I will see him again and we will hug one another.
It still hurts and I still miss him but God is my comforter in this time of my life.
I do thank God for giving Larry to us for so many years and I will always miss him but the good memories will always be with me and no one can take them away.
Proverbs 3: 5 & 6. These are my life's verses.
He will not only direct my path but He will also direct my thoughts.
Love,
Maw Maw