Well what a few days we have had. My dad had to have ingrown toenail surgery on Thursday, so Gary and I took him. He came back to our home for after care and got really, really sick. Had a 31 party on Saturday and Dad had to go home because he coulnd't take care of Gary, so our wonderful friend John Thauvette came and had lunch with Gary and gave him meds. Sunday we were in Hartville for 3 birthdays, home that evening! Spent Monday taking pictures of more stuff for sale so please check out our "For Sale Items" tab above and keep these items in mind for anyone you know who might be interested. Still feel like we are moving in the right direction, thank heavens God gives little signs that are always encouraging. Thx again for all the prayers and blessings to you all. MORE OF HIM . . . less of me, Ra
Today I have my first "31" house party since December of last year, and I am so excited. Our NEW Spring Catalog just came out the first of this month and only lasts for 3 months! Great new patterns and products and everyone is sooooo ready for some spring color. Blessings to all for a wonderful weekend!!! MORE OF HIM . . . less of me, Ra
Well I am happy to say I am ALMOST done sorting all that we have to be sold, donated or given away. Finally! Please check our "For Sale Items" tab above daily for updates and pictures. Please keep in mind what we have for sale and if you know someone who might need any of these items, please give them our link. We need to get this stuff out of here. Thx you all for your continued support and prayers. This is a HUGE undertaking and we are a little overwhelmed at this point, but we know God is in control and trust Him completely!!! Blessings to all for a wonderful day! G & Ra
The house just went live online and we already have a showing scheduled for this Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th. Can you say AWESOME! Thank you God for the interest, the rest is up to you, I don't have the time or energy to worry about this one, it's all yours!
Joel Osteen preached, very early on in our lives that when things are really, really going wrong and you feel like a salmon swimming up stream, with no water in the stream only rocks, that God must have something awesome just ahead because the devil is throwing everything he can at you so you don't reach it. Well today was one of those days! The day started out at 6:32am with a "situation" and clean-up did not end until 9:45am. Now for all you nurses that we know, let's just call it a "super-pubic moment" with a does of "autonomic dysreflexia" in there and well you can imagine. For everyone else, when you think you have it rough, try taking care of a quad for a week, no make that just a day and then your life will seem like a piece of cake. Now don't get me wrong, I ADORE my husband, but I do not like the fact that he is a quad and God is ok with that. I take care of him with 110% of who I am, but it is by far not an easy road to travel. Some days I look to the sky and say "You really think I can handle all this, REALLY?" By the grace of God we will make it through and tomorrow WILL be a better day because we CHOOSE to make it a better day. So if I may ask you wives out there - take a look at your husband today, a real good look. Is he standing, can he give you a hug, can you hold his hand and walk by his side, can he check the tire pressure in your vehicle, take out the trash, mow the lawn, shovel the snow, help carry in the groceries, make love, etc. etc. etc.? If so, thank God, because those are wonderful gifts that I no longer have and miss every minute of every day and treasure the gifts that I still have in him, but I especially miss his hugs! I LOVE YOU GARY LEE, KULA * MORE TODAY THANK YESTERDAY! Blonde.
Well today, our realtor extraordinaire, Tim Hester came and took pictures of the house and it should be listed by the first of the week. Tim has been our realtor for years and we trust him immensely. As always he will tell us that the market is not good right now and it might take a while to sell, and to that our response is and always has been, when God wants it sold it will sell we have given it to Him! Tim is very respectful of our convictions and does his very best for us every time. If you EVER need a realtor, you must give him a call!
Well today Gary received his 2nd wheelchair. It's hard to believe that he has been a quad now for almost 6 years. It seems like just yesterday we were completing our apartment in the pole barn at the woods, skiing with each other etc.! But back to the wheelchair, we have to give a shout out to Ryan, Jeff, Matt, Mike, Jennifer and Jessica at United Seating & Mobility, these folks are the BOMB! They have been with us regarding all things wheelchair since day one and take care of Gary like he is family. I pray you never need a wheelchair, but if you do this company takes care of you from sales, to service and beyond. Ryan and Matt are especially dear to us. Matt was Gary's PT Therapist at Dodd and Ryan was our rep from Permobil. The bond we formed with both of these young men is irreplaceable. They each in their own right, love Gary, respect him and look up to him for all he is and has become. We are very, very blessed to have them in our lives. Love you all and pray blessings on each of you and your families. G & Ra
Well my mom and I, this entire weekend have gone through almost everything in the basement, taken two loads to GoodWill and have quite a bit sorted for our sale tables. I truly don't know what I would do without her. She cooks for us while she is here, cleans whatever I need cleaned and is just a general all around help in every way. Thank you Lord for blessing me with such an amazing mom!!! P.S. Gary says - Thx Buttercup for the lasagna and stew. YUM!!!
Ok, so I know the house and everything else is not sold yet, but my thought is we can at least look at RVs and I am soooo glad we started now. If you can imagine, the criteria we have to have to get a lift installed to get Gary in. Then the room we need inside for him to move around in his wheelchair, let alone me then getting him in and out of bed from his wheelchair. This is going to be like finding a "needle in a hay stack". The one thing I am sure of is that God has brought us this far and I am so excited to see what the RV will end up looking like because He knows everything I need to take care of Gary and He will get us one that is PERFECT, because that's just the kind of God He is. I truly am privileged to call him Father. Have a great weekend all.
MORE OF HIM . . . less of me, Ra A big shout out and thank you to our dear friend John Thauvette. This young man has know Gary all of his life and is a true example of taking care of family, even when family is not blood. He was over on Tuesday to help Gary sort tools and today he was back moving furniture for me and helping me paint my office. We truly do not know what we would do without him. Blessings to you and your family John and thank you again for all of your help.
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