Monday Night December 24, 2007
Greetings:
Well if you read the last published post you saw that I did not even have the right day and date. At least tonight I believe that I got that much right but who knows what I might get wrong.
Now I want to say Merry Christmas to all, and I do hope that it is a very meaningful one for all of you. I know that it will be a hard one for me, but has already been good. Our service tonight was not well attended, I am not sure why, but I found the Lord speaking to me and felt the Holy Spirit. That part of it was indeed awesome. The message that God gave me for tonight and for this Christmas is the need for a personal relationship with God and it is the birth of Christ, Christmas, that really allows us to do that. How very awesome it is that in order for God to show us His unconditional LOVE He became one of us. That is true identification so that we can know Him and become close to Him. Praise the Lord! God is so good - all the time! All the time - God is so good. The past year and a half God has been so close to me, and was to Marty, and it has just been awesome.
Our Spiritual Development Team and Session choose not to have an 11:15pm service tonight, so I am going to go across the street to the United Methodist Church for the late service there. And since it is now 11:00pm I think I better close and get going.
Merry Christmas, take care, and God bless. Luke 1:37
Jack
Romans 8:28
24 December 2007
22 December 2007
Saturday, December 23, 2007
Greetings:
Sorry it is has been so long since I was last on. It has been a busy couple of week and I guess I just didn't realize how long it has been. At any rate when asked how I am doing my answer is
BLESSED, tired, and lonely and that about covers it.
God is so good - all the time! All the time - God is so good. God has been with me and helping me all along the way. I have run into Him in a number of different people and heard from Him from a number of different people via the inter net and mail. At the same time when I have gotten home I have been tired and not done much but crash.
As a side line and for your information. One of the things that I have found is that it is hard for most people to talk about death and to mention to me Marty's death. There have been those who will comment that "The holidays are a hard time." but don't go on with any talk about why. One of the first thing that we are taught and teach in CISM (Critical Incident Stress Mange-ment is that you have to talk about the incident, you have to get it out, if you keep it in it will hurt more and cause more problems. Yes, talking about it can cause tears, but that is not all bad. I just got back from the door and a neighbor bringing me a cheese ball and Christmas greeting and I wiped away the tears. But Praise the Lord what a blessing it was as we talked about Marty and the neighbors mother who died three years ago. I was going to keep this short so I will not go on with this, but encourage you to think about it when you have the time, and if you would like to talk about it let me know.
Praise the Lord! At church we help several families at Christmas time and last night we had the party to which we invite them and give the gifts to the parents while the children are hearing the Bible Christmas story from Santa. It was a great time. The Sharing the Good News Team did a great job. The kids I do believe had a great time, and the parents seemed to enjoy them-selves as well. Santa also had a good time. Of course, our Santa is a member of the church and always has fun. On Friday he delivered Meals on Wheels as Santa, then in the afternoon he visited a 93 year old who had never had a visit from Santa, and then our program Friday evening. What a blessing for all who were involved, Praise the Lord!
This afternoon I have to go out and hopefully finish my shopping. This year I have not waited until the 24th because it is a little different to shop for 7 rather than just one. In fact last Mon-day I went over to Defiance and Erin and Eric helped me do what shopping I have done. And since they are coming over Christmas Day and Jennifer, Travis and boys will not be here until late on the 26th Erin is going to help me wrap gifts on the 26th. On the 25th we be down at church helping with the Christmas Dinner for the Community that we will be hosting for the 8th year. Last year Marty and I did not get to help because we had to go to Indy for blood for her. So it will be good to get back in the swing of doing it.
Actually I am sure that for all of us these next few days will be very busy, but lets not forget the real reason for the season. If it were not for God's gift to us of Jesus Christ to show us the way, and His death on the cross for yours and mine and Marty's salvation we would certainly not have the life that we do. Praise the Lord! Jesus is the Reason for the Season and because of that I am BLESSED and give God thanks. And besides that He gives me the ways to deal with the tiredness and loneliness when I do things His way and not my own way. Praise the Lord!
I have to move on, so have a positive, meaningful day, take care, and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
Greetings:
Sorry it is has been so long since I was last on. It has been a busy couple of week and I guess I just didn't realize how long it has been. At any rate when asked how I am doing my answer is
BLESSED, tired, and lonely and that about covers it.
God is so good - all the time! All the time - God is so good. God has been with me and helping me all along the way. I have run into Him in a number of different people and heard from Him from a number of different people via the inter net and mail. At the same time when I have gotten home I have been tired and not done much but crash.
As a side line and for your information. One of the things that I have found is that it is hard for most people to talk about death and to mention to me Marty's death. There have been those who will comment that "The holidays are a hard time." but don't go on with any talk about why. One of the first thing that we are taught and teach in CISM (Critical Incident Stress Mange-ment is that you have to talk about the incident, you have to get it out, if you keep it in it will hurt more and cause more problems. Yes, talking about it can cause tears, but that is not all bad. I just got back from the door and a neighbor bringing me a cheese ball and Christmas greeting and I wiped away the tears. But Praise the Lord what a blessing it was as we talked about Marty and the neighbors mother who died three years ago. I was going to keep this short so I will not go on with this, but encourage you to think about it when you have the time, and if you would like to talk about it let me know.
Praise the Lord! At church we help several families at Christmas time and last night we had the party to which we invite them and give the gifts to the parents while the children are hearing the Bible Christmas story from Santa. It was a great time. The Sharing the Good News Team did a great job. The kids I do believe had a great time, and the parents seemed to enjoy them-selves as well. Santa also had a good time. Of course, our Santa is a member of the church and always has fun. On Friday he delivered Meals on Wheels as Santa, then in the afternoon he visited a 93 year old who had never had a visit from Santa, and then our program Friday evening. What a blessing for all who were involved, Praise the Lord!
This afternoon I have to go out and hopefully finish my shopping. This year I have not waited until the 24th because it is a little different to shop for 7 rather than just one. In fact last Mon-day I went over to Defiance and Erin and Eric helped me do what shopping I have done. And since they are coming over Christmas Day and Jennifer, Travis and boys will not be here until late on the 26th Erin is going to help me wrap gifts on the 26th. On the 25th we be down at church helping with the Christmas Dinner for the Community that we will be hosting for the 8th year. Last year Marty and I did not get to help because we had to go to Indy for blood for her. So it will be good to get back in the swing of doing it.
Actually I am sure that for all of us these next few days will be very busy, but lets not forget the real reason for the season. If it were not for God's gift to us of Jesus Christ to show us the way, and His death on the cross for yours and mine and Marty's salvation we would certainly not have the life that we do. Praise the Lord! Jesus is the Reason for the Season and because of that I am BLESSED and give God thanks. And besides that He gives me the ways to deal with the tiredness and loneliness when I do things His way and not my own way. Praise the Lord!
I have to move on, so have a positive, meaningful day, take care, and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
06 December 2007
Thursday Night
Greetings:
Just got home and thought I would say that I am doing fine and God is good. This has been a good week and I am grateful for that. Praise the Lord! It sure has been a busy week but I am so blessed by the way God is functioning in my life. God knows when I need something and is providing it in my life.
Today was a Presbytery Committee on Ministry meeting and it was a difficult meeting with a number of tough issues to discuss, but there was absolutely no question that God was with us and helped us discern His will. Praise the Lord!!
The last two nights have been rather short so I want to try to get a little more sleep tonight. I do have a 9:15 am breakfast with a couple of the members of the church. I am looking forward to it as it is always fun when we do this.
Do take care and God bless. Have a positive day and keep the faith.
Jack
Romans 8:28
Greetings:
Just got home and thought I would say that I am doing fine and God is good. This has been a good week and I am grateful for that. Praise the Lord! It sure has been a busy week but I am so blessed by the way God is functioning in my life. God knows when I need something and is providing it in my life.
Today was a Presbytery Committee on Ministry meeting and it was a difficult meeting with a number of tough issues to discuss, but there was absolutely no question that God was with us and helped us discern His will. Praise the Lord!!
The last two nights have been rather short so I want to try to get a little more sleep tonight. I do have a 9:15 am breakfast with a couple of the members of the church. I am looking forward to it as it is always fun when we do this.
Do take care and God bless. Have a positive day and keep the faith.
Jack
Romans 8:28
03 December 2007
Monday Evening 10:45 pm
Greetings to all!
Every time I think I will just publish a short dispatch it turns out longer than the last. So though I want this to be short, so I can get to bed, I am not saying that or thinking that and maybe it will happen. Then again maybe it will not happen.
I am positive, praise the Lord, how are you doing? I am so excited that last Friday I got an email from an friend that use to be in Huntington when we were there, that found me on the internet and found the blogs. What a wonderful surprise it was to hear from them. Thanks a lot to you two in New Harmony, so good to hear from you.
Eric and Erin were over for the week-end and we had a pretty busy time. Sunday after worship and a carry-in lunch at church, we went out to the State Police Post where there was a Christmas Party for the kids. It was great – praise the Lord! They had crafts for the kids to do, of course Santa talked to each one of the kids, and there were lots of snacks to eat. It was a fun time for all. Erin even decorated a special cookie for me that she gave me when they left for home.
Of course while that was going on the TV had the Colts game, so a lot of us were making many trips to the kitchen and/or the radio room to see what was happening. We got home to watch the last part of the 4th quarter. Way to go Colts!!!!!!!!!! All the way Colts!!!!
About a month ago Eric got a new truck, the first new car or truck that he has ever had. It is a Chevy 4X4 diesel extended cab and on his way home Sunday night he had a deer run in front of him, and of course he could not miss it. The good thing is that they were not hurt, praise the Lord, and the damage was only about $1,100. Thank you Lord. I feel so bad for Eric because the truck did not even have 3000 miles on it. However, it sound like it will be able to be fixed and no one will know the difference.
Last week was another positive week as God is so good – all the time. All the time – God is good. I believe it is so interesting how God is working in my life. When I have “downs” I say ok Lord, if someone would come to me and tell me that they were feeling the way I am feeling right now, what would I tell them. And then I work on doing exactly that and it sure has helped. It all kind of reminds me of Psalm 27:4 which reads: “One thing I ask… that is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord.” Isn’t that an awesome verse? Notice that it says that we have to do two things, not just one or the other, but both: ask and seek. God doesn’t just give it to us; we must show that we want to be in His presence by asking and seeking. I believe that we ask by the way we communicate with God and by the way we live, the lifestyle we have. And most certainly we seek by the way we proclaim our love of God and allow God to show His love and grace through us. It kind of goes along with that old saying that there is “no free lunch” to see God and be with God we do need to ask and seek. Thank you for being there, Lord, in so many ways when we do ask and seek and don’t try to take over your place in our lives. You are awesome!!
The news is over and its time to call it a day. So may your day be bright and positive and may you ask for and seek God in our life. Take care and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
Greetings to all!
Every time I think I will just publish a short dispatch it turns out longer than the last. So though I want this to be short, so I can get to bed, I am not saying that or thinking that and maybe it will happen. Then again maybe it will not happen.
I am positive, praise the Lord, how are you doing? I am so excited that last Friday I got an email from an friend that use to be in Huntington when we were there, that found me on the internet and found the blogs. What a wonderful surprise it was to hear from them. Thanks a lot to you two in New Harmony, so good to hear from you.
Eric and Erin were over for the week-end and we had a pretty busy time. Sunday after worship and a carry-in lunch at church, we went out to the State Police Post where there was a Christmas Party for the kids. It was great – praise the Lord! They had crafts for the kids to do, of course Santa talked to each one of the kids, and there were lots of snacks to eat. It was a fun time for all. Erin even decorated a special cookie for me that she gave me when they left for home.
Of course while that was going on the TV had the Colts game, so a lot of us were making many trips to the kitchen and/or the radio room to see what was happening. We got home to watch the last part of the 4th quarter. Way to go Colts!!!!!!!!!! All the way Colts!!!!
About a month ago Eric got a new truck, the first new car or truck that he has ever had. It is a Chevy 4X4 diesel extended cab and on his way home Sunday night he had a deer run in front of him, and of course he could not miss it. The good thing is that they were not hurt, praise the Lord, and the damage was only about $1,100. Thank you Lord. I feel so bad for Eric because the truck did not even have 3000 miles on it. However, it sound like it will be able to be fixed and no one will know the difference.
Last week was another positive week as God is so good – all the time. All the time – God is good. I believe it is so interesting how God is working in my life. When I have “downs” I say ok Lord, if someone would come to me and tell me that they were feeling the way I am feeling right now, what would I tell them. And then I work on doing exactly that and it sure has helped. It all kind of reminds me of Psalm 27:4 which reads: “One thing I ask… that is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord.” Isn’t that an awesome verse? Notice that it says that we have to do two things, not just one or the other, but both: ask and seek. God doesn’t just give it to us; we must show that we want to be in His presence by asking and seeking. I believe that we ask by the way we communicate with God and by the way we live, the lifestyle we have. And most certainly we seek by the way we proclaim our love of God and allow God to show His love and grace through us. It kind of goes along with that old saying that there is “no free lunch” to see God and be with God we do need to ask and seek. Thank you for being there, Lord, in so many ways when we do ask and seek and don’t try to take over your place in our lives. You are awesome!!
The news is over and its time to call it a day. So may your day be bright and positive and may you ask for and seek God in our life. Take care and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
26 November 2007
Monday Noon
Greetings to all!
Praise the Lord! God has given us another day to serve Him, to glorify Him. What shall I do with this day that will enhance His kingdom, use His grace and love, bring Him joy, and all the other things that we humans see as GOOD? That’s a good question, is it not?
My answer so far is that it is Monday, “my day off” which I do not protect near as much as I use to when I had someone to spend it with, so the morning is usually my “wash time”. Oh, that is so much fun, three or four loads of washing. But you know this morning it came to me that there is one way that I could cut back, at least every other week or so, and that would be if I just changed the sheets on the bed around and slept on the other side. Now doesn’t that sound like a good idea? If I am only sleeping on one side of the bed, then the sheets on the other side of the bed are clean, so if I turn them around I have clean sheets and do not have to wash them every week. That seems to me to be a great idea. It also seem to me that that would be good stewardship of time and raw materials, water, soap, etc., and would even save some wear and tear on the sheets. Why didn’t I think of all of this earlier????
This after noon I have a meeting and a couple of appointments. So I hope that I can glorify God better than I have this morning. My meeting is the Community of Character steering group and what a joy that will be. Praise the Lord! They are such a good, hard working group; not only by keeping the program going, but moving it ahead for the year + that I was not able to be involved. Yet we are always in need of new people and new ideas. We also really need some work done that almost anyone can do, and that is distribution of our material. This has been one of the hardest things we have had to do. So if you and/or anyone you may know would be interested I encourage you to contact me or Lori in the mayors office. This is a great opportunity to glorify God because of the things we are trying to do are character traits that God has given us and wants us to develop and use.
In our daily life, we do not always know exactly what we will be doing, but we do know that the time for serving God is always present. Praise God!!! What a great verse that is to keep in mind and to use to evaluate and prioritize what we are doing.
I have to bring this to a close, but I also need to say that I hope you all had a positive and meaningful Thanksgiving Day week-end. Mine was positive as both Friday evening and yesterday I assisted the Sheriffs Office with some critical situations – an auto crash, a homeless family, and a critical illness. I can only hope and pray that those that I came in contact with could feel God’s presence, grace, and love through me in their need, and I thank and praise God that the officers were appreciative of my efforts. Praise the Lord!
And finally, I want to say that two weeks from today there will be a blood drive in memory of Marty. Over the week-end I went through the figures for the entire year that Marty had AML and she had to have 307 units of blood during that time: 37 units where whole blood and 270 were platelets. I have said from the beginning that I was going to do all possible to get those replace for the American Red Cross. Blood was there when we needed it and I hope it will continue to be for others. So far I know of 86 units that have been given in honor or memory of Marty. This leaves a need for 221 which I hope we can get on the special drive in memory of Marty on Monday, December 10, 2007 at the old firehouse in Peru and on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 during the regular December Peru blood drive at the Parkview United Methodist Church. I will put more information on the blog later or you can call the church and we will give it to you. Please pass the word and save the date, if you can give blood, it will certainly be appreciated. I know how grateful I am to the 307 people who I do not have any idea as to who they are, but they allowed Marty to live for another year. Praise the Lord!
Got to go, (the dryer just finished again), take care, be careful, be positive and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
Greetings to all!
Praise the Lord! God has given us another day to serve Him, to glorify Him. What shall I do with this day that will enhance His kingdom, use His grace and love, bring Him joy, and all the other things that we humans see as GOOD? That’s a good question, is it not?
My answer so far is that it is Monday, “my day off” which I do not protect near as much as I use to when I had someone to spend it with, so the morning is usually my “wash time”. Oh, that is so much fun, three or four loads of washing. But you know this morning it came to me that there is one way that I could cut back, at least every other week or so, and that would be if I just changed the sheets on the bed around and slept on the other side. Now doesn’t that sound like a good idea? If I am only sleeping on one side of the bed, then the sheets on the other side of the bed are clean, so if I turn them around I have clean sheets and do not have to wash them every week. That seems to me to be a great idea. It also seem to me that that would be good stewardship of time and raw materials, water, soap, etc., and would even save some wear and tear on the sheets. Why didn’t I think of all of this earlier????
This after noon I have a meeting and a couple of appointments. So I hope that I can glorify God better than I have this morning. My meeting is the Community of Character steering group and what a joy that will be. Praise the Lord! They are such a good, hard working group; not only by keeping the program going, but moving it ahead for the year + that I was not able to be involved. Yet we are always in need of new people and new ideas. We also really need some work done that almost anyone can do, and that is distribution of our material. This has been one of the hardest things we have had to do. So if you and/or anyone you may know would be interested I encourage you to contact me or Lori in the mayors office. This is a great opportunity to glorify God because of the things we are trying to do are character traits that God has given us and wants us to develop and use.
In our daily life, we do not always know exactly what we will be doing, but we do know that the time for serving God is always present. Praise God!!! What a great verse that is to keep in mind and to use to evaluate and prioritize what we are doing.
I have to bring this to a close, but I also need to say that I hope you all had a positive and meaningful Thanksgiving Day week-end. Mine was positive as both Friday evening and yesterday I assisted the Sheriffs Office with some critical situations – an auto crash, a homeless family, and a critical illness. I can only hope and pray that those that I came in contact with could feel God’s presence, grace, and love through me in their need, and I thank and praise God that the officers were appreciative of my efforts. Praise the Lord!
And finally, I want to say that two weeks from today there will be a blood drive in memory of Marty. Over the week-end I went through the figures for the entire year that Marty had AML and she had to have 307 units of blood during that time: 37 units where whole blood and 270 were platelets. I have said from the beginning that I was going to do all possible to get those replace for the American Red Cross. Blood was there when we needed it and I hope it will continue to be for others. So far I know of 86 units that have been given in honor or memory of Marty. This leaves a need for 221 which I hope we can get on the special drive in memory of Marty on Monday, December 10, 2007 at the old firehouse in Peru and on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 during the regular December Peru blood drive at the Parkview United Methodist Church. I will put more information on the blog later or you can call the church and we will give it to you. Please pass the word and save the date, if you can give blood, it will certainly be appreciated. I know how grateful I am to the 307 people who I do not have any idea as to who they are, but they allowed Marty to live for another year. Praise the Lord!
Got to go, (the dryer just finished again), take care, be careful, be positive and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
23 November 2007
Thanksgiving Day 10:30am
Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving Day:
Hope you are all having a good day with family and friends and are not eating too much. Eric and Erin arrived last night and will have to leave tonight (after the Colts game).
Friday Morning 10:30am
Again Greetings to all:
Well I had great intentions yesterday but did not get them done. As you can see above I did get started but never got it completed. I guess that is the way it goes sometimes, and maybe there is more of a message today than there was yesterday.
What a great and positive day I had! Praise the Lord! Jennifer and Travis called to wish us a Happy Thanksgiving about mid morning. Jennifer was very busy getting the big dinner fixed, Travis was doing some work in the basement, the boys were playing and it sounded like having a positive time, and Travis’s parents were taking a nap. All was indeed well and we were certainly glad to hear from them.
After that conversation Erin and I got busy fixing the green beans and Eric went to work on the potatoes. We had a good time doing that and Erin is really quit the little helper. She use to help Marty in the kitchen, helps her dad at home, and we had a positive time yesterday and everyone said the beans were very good. Praise the Lord!
We went out to Francis and Cheryl J. and Betty, Kim, and David S. were there as well. As far as I am concerned I really had a positive time, and the food was awesome. God is so good – all the time. All the time – God is so good. The only real problem was that as usual I ate too much. But by not eating anything else the rest of the day I did indeed get over that without any problem. Praise the Lord!
Then it was home to watch the Colts – Go Colts!!!! - and of course they did not disappoint us. It is looking pretty good for this year again, if they can just stop getting hurt and get healed. It seems interesting that they have done so well the last few years and not had much injury, but are sure making up for it this year.
Well I give thanks for the positive day yesterday and to everyone who helped make it that way. Particularly I thank God for giving me life and fulfilling His promise to be with me during it. God is so good and so faithful. And I hope that all of you also had a positive day feeling God’s presence with you and giving Him thanks for life. But even more than that, I pray that the positive and good things, the love and grace of God, that was shared yesterday, with family and friends, will be continued in each of our lives each day, each hour, and each minute that we live. I believe that was the reason for the first Thanksgiving and so often, with all the material things that we have today, we truly loose touch with the really meaning of Thanksgiving. Yes, God wants to know that we appreciate what He has given us, all that He has given us, but He can see that when we use all of those things to glorify Him, and then give Him the thanks for life and the opportunity to be His children and servants. Praise the Lord! And as I have said before, it may not always be the way we want it to be, but in time it is God’s way and that is a good thing, because God is good, all the time – all the time, God is good. Praise the Lord!
A final thought for now that I want to share. God has had Psalm 100 on my heart all this week. I cannot tell you the number of times that I have repeated it and the meaning and comfort that it has brought to me in so many different ways. And though I normally just put down the scripture and hope that you will look it up and read it, this time I am going to print Psalm 100 for you to read, meditate on, and hopefully communicate (a two way street) with God.
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness:
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Praise the Lord! May we, you and I, so live all our day’s to God’s glory.
Take care, be positive, and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving Day:
Hope you are all having a good day with family and friends and are not eating too much. Eric and Erin arrived last night and will have to leave tonight (after the Colts game).
Friday Morning 10:30am
Again Greetings to all:
Well I had great intentions yesterday but did not get them done. As you can see above I did get started but never got it completed. I guess that is the way it goes sometimes, and maybe there is more of a message today than there was yesterday.
What a great and positive day I had! Praise the Lord! Jennifer and Travis called to wish us a Happy Thanksgiving about mid morning. Jennifer was very busy getting the big dinner fixed, Travis was doing some work in the basement, the boys were playing and it sounded like having a positive time, and Travis’s parents were taking a nap. All was indeed well and we were certainly glad to hear from them.
After that conversation Erin and I got busy fixing the green beans and Eric went to work on the potatoes. We had a good time doing that and Erin is really quit the little helper. She use to help Marty in the kitchen, helps her dad at home, and we had a positive time yesterday and everyone said the beans were very good. Praise the Lord!
We went out to Francis and Cheryl J. and Betty, Kim, and David S. were there as well. As far as I am concerned I really had a positive time, and the food was awesome. God is so good – all the time. All the time – God is so good. The only real problem was that as usual I ate too much. But by not eating anything else the rest of the day I did indeed get over that without any problem. Praise the Lord!
Then it was home to watch the Colts – Go Colts!!!! - and of course they did not disappoint us. It is looking pretty good for this year again, if they can just stop getting hurt and get healed. It seems interesting that they have done so well the last few years and not had much injury, but are sure making up for it this year.
Well I give thanks for the positive day yesterday and to everyone who helped make it that way. Particularly I thank God for giving me life and fulfilling His promise to be with me during it. God is so good and so faithful. And I hope that all of you also had a positive day feeling God’s presence with you and giving Him thanks for life. But even more than that, I pray that the positive and good things, the love and grace of God, that was shared yesterday, with family and friends, will be continued in each of our lives each day, each hour, and each minute that we live. I believe that was the reason for the first Thanksgiving and so often, with all the material things that we have today, we truly loose touch with the really meaning of Thanksgiving. Yes, God wants to know that we appreciate what He has given us, all that He has given us, but He can see that when we use all of those things to glorify Him, and then give Him the thanks for life and the opportunity to be His children and servants. Praise the Lord! And as I have said before, it may not always be the way we want it to be, but in time it is God’s way and that is a good thing, because God is good, all the time – all the time, God is good. Praise the Lord!
A final thought for now that I want to share. God has had Psalm 100 on my heart all this week. I cannot tell you the number of times that I have repeated it and the meaning and comfort that it has brought to me in so many different ways. And though I normally just put down the scripture and hope that you will look it up and read it, this time I am going to print Psalm 100 for you to read, meditate on, and hopefully communicate (a two way street) with God.
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness:
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Praise the Lord! May we, you and I, so live all our day’s to God’s glory.
Take care, be positive, and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
18 November 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007 11:50pm
Hello to all!
How are you all doing? I am doing ok! I cannot believe it has been two weeks since I last published. They have gone by so fast and so much has happened. God is good – all the time! All the time – God is good! Praise the Lord! Now so that you don’t get me wrong, I have indeed had my ups and downs during the past two weeks. There is no question that life is different and it will take time to get adjusted to it. It is indeed lonely and so easy to fall in the traps of the devil with your feelings and not see the awesome things that God is still doing in your life and God’s constant presence in your life.
When I last published the kids were coming in for about 28 hours or so to go to the hospice memorial service. It was a very nice service and I was certainly glad that they all came and that we all went to the service. God was indeed present and so were some other people who I knew had had loved ones cared for by hospice this year and some that I was not aware of. So it was good to talk to them and to talk to the staff again.
Election Day was an awesome day as well for a couple of reasons. In the first place those who I really wanted to see win in the city election did so. Praise the Lord! The last four years the mayor has really done a great job of making positive changes in our community and he was reelected - Praise the Lord! There was also a number of new council people elected that I really think will work more directly and closely with the major, which should really be positive. And the second thing that was so awesome on election day is that we had a Community Chili Cook-Off at our church to raise money for a family in our church that has some really major medical bills. It was the first time we had tried such a thing and possibly the first time for the community and it was a really big success – we raised over $1700 and though we were to serve from 4:30 to 7:00pm all 11 organizations that made chili ran out by 6:00pm. Everybody had so much fun that it was a given that we would do it again next year and everyone would make more chili. Praise the Lord and thank you Lord for awesome experience that brought so many people together in ministry and mission. What a blessing!
Since this is “Jack’s Dispatch” and brings up my ministry with fire service and law enforcement I will relate that there has been one time with each that I have been involved in the last two weeks. We had a fire to which four different departments responded and the remodeled mobile home was a total loss. A young family of four lived in it, and none of them were home, so thanks be to God I can say that no one was physically hurt, family or fire fighters. It was a hard fire to get out, because of the remodeling but persistence won the battle. Then I was the first one from law enforcement to arrive at a very bad injury crash. There were only two vehicles involved with one person in each. The one was not hurt at all, and the other had some very serious injuries but it will be a week tomorrow and to the best of my knowledge they are still fighting to live. In both these situations God was indeed present and continues to be to help these families. Praise the Lord!
I know that there were a couple of other things that when they happened I said “I need to share that on the blog” – but do you think I can now think of what they were. Some people would say that that has to do with age, and it probably does since I even forgot to write it down so I would have it. But at least I didn’t write it down and then forget where I put it – so there is always something positive!
God is so good! A couple of things that I have learned in the process of the last 14 weeks are: First, the death of a spouse is indeed different than the death of other family members. Second, but all of the things that I have ever learned and taught about grief has been true. And an important part of that is to know that God is present, and His love, grace, strength, and Holy Spirit are so close and so available to help in the process. It is so important to make use of that help and not run from it. Praise the Lord!
One of the things that I have had a real problem with is getting down to doing the thank you notes. I really do appreciate all that so many, many people did and that is part of the problem, it is just kind of overwhelming. I believe there are over 125 notes that I have to write. I know I have told my self that if I would do 10 a day I would be done in less than two weeks. And I am going to do my best to start that tomorrow. But in the mean time I do want to express my thanks to all of you who have been so kind, loving, and helpful not only during the year Marty was the sickest, but for the entire time of her struggle with cancer. You have all been so helpful and God has been so good! Praise and thanks be to God!
Well, it is Thanksgiving week and Eric and Erin will be coming over for about 24 hours or so and we will be going to friends for dinner. I am looking forward to having a positive day and giving God thanks and praise for everything. I hope that you will have a positive day as well, and know God’s presence in all that you do.
Take care, be positive, and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
Hello to all!
How are you all doing? I am doing ok! I cannot believe it has been two weeks since I last published. They have gone by so fast and so much has happened. God is good – all the time! All the time – God is good! Praise the Lord! Now so that you don’t get me wrong, I have indeed had my ups and downs during the past two weeks. There is no question that life is different and it will take time to get adjusted to it. It is indeed lonely and so easy to fall in the traps of the devil with your feelings and not see the awesome things that God is still doing in your life and God’s constant presence in your life.
When I last published the kids were coming in for about 28 hours or so to go to the hospice memorial service. It was a very nice service and I was certainly glad that they all came and that we all went to the service. God was indeed present and so were some other people who I knew had had loved ones cared for by hospice this year and some that I was not aware of. So it was good to talk to them and to talk to the staff again.
Election Day was an awesome day as well for a couple of reasons. In the first place those who I really wanted to see win in the city election did so. Praise the Lord! The last four years the mayor has really done a great job of making positive changes in our community and he was reelected - Praise the Lord! There was also a number of new council people elected that I really think will work more directly and closely with the major, which should really be positive. And the second thing that was so awesome on election day is that we had a Community Chili Cook-Off at our church to raise money for a family in our church that has some really major medical bills. It was the first time we had tried such a thing and possibly the first time for the community and it was a really big success – we raised over $1700 and though we were to serve from 4:30 to 7:00pm all 11 organizations that made chili ran out by 6:00pm. Everybody had so much fun that it was a given that we would do it again next year and everyone would make more chili. Praise the Lord and thank you Lord for awesome experience that brought so many people together in ministry and mission. What a blessing!
Since this is “Jack’s Dispatch” and brings up my ministry with fire service and law enforcement I will relate that there has been one time with each that I have been involved in the last two weeks. We had a fire to which four different departments responded and the remodeled mobile home was a total loss. A young family of four lived in it, and none of them were home, so thanks be to God I can say that no one was physically hurt, family or fire fighters. It was a hard fire to get out, because of the remodeling but persistence won the battle. Then I was the first one from law enforcement to arrive at a very bad injury crash. There were only two vehicles involved with one person in each. The one was not hurt at all, and the other had some very serious injuries but it will be a week tomorrow and to the best of my knowledge they are still fighting to live. In both these situations God was indeed present and continues to be to help these families. Praise the Lord!
I know that there were a couple of other things that when they happened I said “I need to share that on the blog” – but do you think I can now think of what they were. Some people would say that that has to do with age, and it probably does since I even forgot to write it down so I would have it. But at least I didn’t write it down and then forget where I put it – so there is always something positive!
God is so good! A couple of things that I have learned in the process of the last 14 weeks are: First, the death of a spouse is indeed different than the death of other family members. Second, but all of the things that I have ever learned and taught about grief has been true. And an important part of that is to know that God is present, and His love, grace, strength, and Holy Spirit are so close and so available to help in the process. It is so important to make use of that help and not run from it. Praise the Lord!
One of the things that I have had a real problem with is getting down to doing the thank you notes. I really do appreciate all that so many, many people did and that is part of the problem, it is just kind of overwhelming. I believe there are over 125 notes that I have to write. I know I have told my self that if I would do 10 a day I would be done in less than two weeks. And I am going to do my best to start that tomorrow. But in the mean time I do want to express my thanks to all of you who have been so kind, loving, and helpful not only during the year Marty was the sickest, but for the entire time of her struggle with cancer. You have all been so helpful and God has been so good! Praise and thanks be to God!
Well, it is Thanksgiving week and Eric and Erin will be coming over for about 24 hours or so and we will be going to friends for dinner. I am looking forward to having a positive day and giving God thanks and praise for everything. I hope that you will have a positive day as well, and know God’s presence in all that you do.
Take care, be positive, and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
03 November 2007
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Hello to all:
It has been a long busy week, but as always God has been good, all the time. All the time, God is good. Praise the Lord! This is going to be brief because I just wanted to say "Hi!" and let you know, if you didn't, that the Eric and Jennifer and children are coming in this week-end. Hospice is have a Remembrance Service tomorrow and we are all going to that. So it is kind of busy getting ready for them and keeping up with everything else. Marty was so good at handling all of that, indeed I do miss her in so many ways.
Had two church folks that had deaths in their families this week, one a husband and the other a brother-in-law. Also had a member that had surgery and praise the Lord all went well and the member is home recovering, which is awesome. The last surgery this person had, certainly did not go as well. So we give praise and thanks to God for this one. The member indicates that prayer works and that "moving closer to the front of the sanctuary, closer to God, is a big help as well." They said the other night, "Don't be afraid, come on up!" Praise the Lord!
We are have a benefit chili cook-off on Tuesday for a young couple in the church who really have some heavy medical bills and that has it been going great, I do believe. God has really been touching some lives. The front page newspaper article we got on Thursday was awesome. The reporter, as she always does, really did a great job and go to the heart of the matter. Praise the Lord!
Well I said this was going to be short, but as I get going I see so many ways that God has truly effected my life this past week that I can not help but sharing them. I certainly hope that you have felt and seen God in your life as well. Take some time to sit down and think about it and pray about it - it is an awesome thing to do.
Have a positive week-end, take care, and God bless you and all those you love.
Jack
Romans 8:28
Hello to all:
It has been a long busy week, but as always God has been good, all the time. All the time, God is good. Praise the Lord! This is going to be brief because I just wanted to say "Hi!" and let you know, if you didn't, that the Eric and Jennifer and children are coming in this week-end. Hospice is have a Remembrance Service tomorrow and we are all going to that. So it is kind of busy getting ready for them and keeping up with everything else. Marty was so good at handling all of that, indeed I do miss her in so many ways.
Had two church folks that had deaths in their families this week, one a husband and the other a brother-in-law. Also had a member that had surgery and praise the Lord all went well and the member is home recovering, which is awesome. The last surgery this person had, certainly did not go as well. So we give praise and thanks to God for this one. The member indicates that prayer works and that "moving closer to the front of the sanctuary, closer to God, is a big help as well." They said the other night, "Don't be afraid, come on up!" Praise the Lord!
We are have a benefit chili cook-off on Tuesday for a young couple in the church who really have some heavy medical bills and that has it been going great, I do believe. God has really been touching some lives. The front page newspaper article we got on Thursday was awesome. The reporter, as she always does, really did a great job and go to the heart of the matter. Praise the Lord!
Well I said this was going to be short, but as I get going I see so many ways that God has truly effected my life this past week that I can not help but sharing them. I certainly hope that you have felt and seen God in your life as well. Take some time to sit down and think about it and pray about it - it is an awesome thing to do.
Have a positive week-end, take care, and God bless you and all those you love.
Jack
Romans 8:28
30 October 2007
Hi to all!
I was going to write tonight and then I was not and now here I am, as I am waiting for the dryer to finish the last load of washing for today. Oh, what fun it is to have all of the household duties as well, especially when not use to it. Today I have been doing the grass and things like that, which I have always done, as well as the washing, etc. that Marty always did. What a change!!!!!! God continues to have a big job keeping me in line! Praise the Lord!
This week-end has kind of been a downer, why I am not exactly sure, but it may have had something to do with the fact that I had laser surgery on my right eye Friday afternoon. The other eye is to be done Nov. 15th and hopefully I will not have to put drops in my eyes any more, or at least for the next five years. I have had glaucoma (sp ?) for some time and treated them with drops. When I saw the doctor last Wednesday he suggested doing this laser surgery and I said let's go for it right now. So we did! Praise the Lord for these new treatments.
Today I got an email that really made my day. One of the nurses on the 6th floor at St. V's had been waiting all summer for a ring from her boy friend. One Sunday when he came in to take her to lunch they came by Marty's room and we even made some suggestions to him about a ring. The last time I stopped by the 6th floor she told me that she still did not have a ring. Well the email I received this morning indicated that she now has a ring that she got on Saturday while having an awesome day with him. Praise the Lord! And my congratulations and best wishes go to the couple, as they plan their wedding day and more importantly their life together as husband and wife. Praise the Lord for bring them together and may they glorify God in all that they say and do.
I sent them an email and I ended it with I Corth. 13:8a which speaks about "faith, hope, and love and the greatest of these is love." Isn't that awesome, "love" is the greatest of all the attributes that we can have. That seems to make a lot of sense to me, since "God is Love" then with out a doubt "Love" has to be great in our lives because it is in the example of God. That is not to say that faith and hope are not important as well, but I believe that Love is the first priority in our lives, then faith and hope will be there as well. Praise the Lord! But the real key is to show Love in your life always. How did you show LOVE to whom today? I hope that I showed love to the couple above today as I sent the email back to them. Second, I had lunch at a table next to a couple of cops that I did not know. But I did talk to them, and I certainly hope that I showed them some Love. Third, I went to the ER tonight for a Church Family friend who had spent about 8 hours their today, and I certainly hope that I was able to share the Love of God while I was there with them. Praise the Lord! I think, I hope, I pray that there were a couple of other times as well today, because it is so important to share the Love of God each and every day in each and every thing that we do. Even when we don't feel on top of our world, we need to get above that and share the Love of God in all that we do.
Well I thought this was going to be short and it looks like it is rather long. At any rate I have heard that a number of you have found "Jack's Dispatch" and I am glad to hear that. I will try to get on at least 2 or 3 times a week, and look forward to hearing back from you as to how I am doing. Well the dryer is still going, and there are some dishes in the sink from dinner tonight. So I better get that cleaned up.
Thanks for listening, or reading my "Dispatch", have a positive day, and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
I was going to write tonight and then I was not and now here I am, as I am waiting for the dryer to finish the last load of washing for today. Oh, what fun it is to have all of the household duties as well, especially when not use to it. Today I have been doing the grass and things like that, which I have always done, as well as the washing, etc. that Marty always did. What a change!!!!!! God continues to have a big job keeping me in line! Praise the Lord!
This week-end has kind of been a downer, why I am not exactly sure, but it may have had something to do with the fact that I had laser surgery on my right eye Friday afternoon. The other eye is to be done Nov. 15th and hopefully I will not have to put drops in my eyes any more, or at least for the next five years. I have had glaucoma (sp ?) for some time and treated them with drops. When I saw the doctor last Wednesday he suggested doing this laser surgery and I said let's go for it right now. So we did! Praise the Lord for these new treatments.
Today I got an email that really made my day. One of the nurses on the 6th floor at St. V's had been waiting all summer for a ring from her boy friend. One Sunday when he came in to take her to lunch they came by Marty's room and we even made some suggestions to him about a ring. The last time I stopped by the 6th floor she told me that she still did not have a ring. Well the email I received this morning indicated that she now has a ring that she got on Saturday while having an awesome day with him. Praise the Lord! And my congratulations and best wishes go to the couple, as they plan their wedding day and more importantly their life together as husband and wife. Praise the Lord for bring them together and may they glorify God in all that they say and do.
I sent them an email and I ended it with I Corth. 13:8a which speaks about "faith, hope, and love and the greatest of these is love." Isn't that awesome, "love" is the greatest of all the attributes that we can have. That seems to make a lot of sense to me, since "God is Love" then with out a doubt "Love" has to be great in our lives because it is in the example of God. That is not to say that faith and hope are not important as well, but I believe that Love is the first priority in our lives, then faith and hope will be there as well. Praise the Lord! But the real key is to show Love in your life always. How did you show LOVE to whom today? I hope that I showed love to the couple above today as I sent the email back to them. Second, I had lunch at a table next to a couple of cops that I did not know. But I did talk to them, and I certainly hope that I showed them some Love. Third, I went to the ER tonight for a Church Family friend who had spent about 8 hours their today, and I certainly hope that I was able to share the Love of God while I was there with them. Praise the Lord! I think, I hope, I pray that there were a couple of other times as well today, because it is so important to share the Love of God each and every day in each and every thing that we do. Even when we don't feel on top of our world, we need to get above that and share the Love of God in all that we do.
Well I thought this was going to be short and it looks like it is rather long. At any rate I have heard that a number of you have found "Jack's Dispatch" and I am glad to hear that. I will try to get on at least 2 or 3 times a week, and look forward to hearing back from you as to how I am doing. Well the dryer is still going, and there are some dishes in the sink from dinner tonight. So I better get that cleaned up.
Thanks for listening, or reading my "Dispatch", have a positive day, and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
25 October 2007
Greetings:
Thought I might put a short note on tonight. It has really been a busy week. Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the church and tonight did not get home until almost 9:30pm after leaving at 6:30am. But it has been a positive week. Praise the Lord!
This morning I left early to go to a conference in Greencastle and it was a rather interesting start to the day. It was, of course, still dark when I left and I mean dark. The moon was not bright, nor did I see any stars out. Then as I got out to Rt. 31 the traffic was rather heavy, certainly heavier that I expected it to be at that hour. And as I traveled south seeing all the head lights of the cars, and little light from the sky it made me think about life today. It seems to me that we are so fast to "let our own lights light our way" and don't use a lot of light from around us, especially God's light to light our way. It may be a little stretch but I don't think to big of one. I think it is fair to say that we are pretty much a "me" society today. And that reminds me of Jeremiah 10:23 "I know, O Lord, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps." I was thinking this morning how does God handle all that comes His way from us. Praise the Lord that our God has the grace and love for us, His children, that He does. Thank you, Lord! The conference was very positive and certainly worthwhile. And the trip home was rather uneventful. Praise the Lord! And the day was good for the grief process, because I saw several friends that I had not seen since Marty won her victory and I got the opportunity to talk about it. In fact, I even stopped at one her breast cancer doctors and talked to her nurse to let them know that Marty was a "winner". Praise the Lord!
Well that is probably enough for now as I do need to get some sleep because tomorrow is another day to serve the Lord. Surprise, surprise, surprise!! By the way, at least here at the start of "Jack's Dispatch" you are getting it my way and I will still not even charge you extra for any mistakes. Enjoy!!!
Have a positive day and God bless!
Jack
Romans 8:28
Thought I might put a short note on tonight. It has really been a busy week. Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the church and tonight did not get home until almost 9:30pm after leaving at 6:30am. But it has been a positive week. Praise the Lord!
This morning I left early to go to a conference in Greencastle and it was a rather interesting start to the day. It was, of course, still dark when I left and I mean dark. The moon was not bright, nor did I see any stars out. Then as I got out to Rt. 31 the traffic was rather heavy, certainly heavier that I expected it to be at that hour. And as I traveled south seeing all the head lights of the cars, and little light from the sky it made me think about life today. It seems to me that we are so fast to "let our own lights light our way" and don't use a lot of light from around us, especially God's light to light our way. It may be a little stretch but I don't think to big of one. I think it is fair to say that we are pretty much a "me" society today. And that reminds me of Jeremiah 10:23 "I know, O Lord, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps." I was thinking this morning how does God handle all that comes His way from us. Praise the Lord that our God has the grace and love for us, His children, that He does. Thank you, Lord! The conference was very positive and certainly worthwhile. And the trip home was rather uneventful. Praise the Lord! And the day was good for the grief process, because I saw several friends that I had not seen since Marty won her victory and I got the opportunity to talk about it. In fact, I even stopped at one her breast cancer doctors and talked to her nurse to let them know that Marty was a "winner". Praise the Lord!
Well that is probably enough for now as I do need to get some sleep because tomorrow is another day to serve the Lord. Surprise, surprise, surprise!! By the way, at least here at the start of "Jack's Dispatch" you are getting it my way and I will still not even charge you extra for any mistakes. Enjoy!!!
Have a positive day and God bless!
Jack
Romans 8:28
23 October 2007
Tuesday Morning – October 23, 2007
Welcome!
Well here I am and I pray that those of you who found “Marty’s Struggle” so meaningful and helpful will be able to receive inspiration and help from this blog. At this point I do not know how often I will publish, but I do not think it will be daily, but if time allows (without putting to much pressure on me) I will try, at least I will do it as often as possible so I will just say for now keep your eyes open for “Jack’s Dispatch”. Just as you never know when a 911 call will come in, so only God knows when I will dispatch on the blog.
I have so much to share about the last 72 days because God has been so good – praise the Lord – and has been in my life in so many different ways. But what really got me motivated this morning is that I went to Defiance yesterday for two reasons. The first was to place an order for a quote for the head stone for our graves. It was so awesome! I have been working on an idea in my head and finally put something on paper. When I showed it to Mark he was so positive and excited that it was really refreshing to me. He could see in it what I had been saying that I wanted and he had some suggestion and clarification that were awesome. It was really a blessing to see it all come together. Praise the Lord! And I thank Mark for his kindness, caring, talent, and ability he is a real servant of the Lord’s.
And the second thing yesterday that was really important is that Erin’s class, and the second grade class, at her school had a music program last night. What a joy – praise the Lord! Erin was in the front row and she did an awesome job – praise the Lord! She sang her heart out and really seemed to be having a great time. She reminded me so much of Marty and the way she liked to sing. It was a great program and Eric and I were both so proud of Erin. Of course, the theme was America so needless-to-say that was right down my lane and I just loved it. Praise the Lord! God speaks to us so many different ways.
Everyone wants to know how I am doing, and I think I am doing pretty well with God’s help and lots of support from family and friends all around. It is different and it isn’t easy but God is good - all the time! All the time - God is good. Buddy and I talk daily about Marty. At first when I would talk to him about her he would not look at me, nor would he put his ears up. Besides that he would not get on her side of the bed, and certainly would not lie on the blanket that they both loved so much. But I am happy to say that Buddy is doing better. He will now look at me with his ears up and will lick my hand when I talk to him about Marty. He will lie on her side of the bed and pillow but is still not on the blanket very much. Praise the Lord! He was so good to Marty and now Buddy is being so good to me. God knows what He is doing.
I am going to tone it down for now, but always know and remember that you are Loved.
Have a positive day and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
Welcome!
Well here I am and I pray that those of you who found “Marty’s Struggle” so meaningful and helpful will be able to receive inspiration and help from this blog. At this point I do not know how often I will publish, but I do not think it will be daily, but if time allows (without putting to much pressure on me) I will try, at least I will do it as often as possible so I will just say for now keep your eyes open for “Jack’s Dispatch”. Just as you never know when a 911 call will come in, so only God knows when I will dispatch on the blog.
I have so much to share about the last 72 days because God has been so good – praise the Lord – and has been in my life in so many different ways. But what really got me motivated this morning is that I went to Defiance yesterday for two reasons. The first was to place an order for a quote for the head stone for our graves. It was so awesome! I have been working on an idea in my head and finally put something on paper. When I showed it to Mark he was so positive and excited that it was really refreshing to me. He could see in it what I had been saying that I wanted and he had some suggestion and clarification that were awesome. It was really a blessing to see it all come together. Praise the Lord! And I thank Mark for his kindness, caring, talent, and ability he is a real servant of the Lord’s.
And the second thing yesterday that was really important is that Erin’s class, and the second grade class, at her school had a music program last night. What a joy – praise the Lord! Erin was in the front row and she did an awesome job – praise the Lord! She sang her heart out and really seemed to be having a great time. She reminded me so much of Marty and the way she liked to sing. It was a great program and Eric and I were both so proud of Erin. Of course, the theme was America so needless-to-say that was right down my lane and I just loved it. Praise the Lord! God speaks to us so many different ways.
Everyone wants to know how I am doing, and I think I am doing pretty well with God’s help and lots of support from family and friends all around. It is different and it isn’t easy but God is good - all the time! All the time - God is good. Buddy and I talk daily about Marty. At first when I would talk to him about her he would not look at me, nor would he put his ears up. Besides that he would not get on her side of the bed, and certainly would not lie on the blanket that they both loved so much. But I am happy to say that Buddy is doing better. He will now look at me with his ears up and will lick my hand when I talk to him about Marty. He will lie on her side of the bed and pillow but is still not on the blanket very much. Praise the Lord! He was so good to Marty and now Buddy is being so good to me. God knows what He is doing.
I am going to tone it down for now, but always know and remember that you are Loved.
Have a positive day and God bless.
Jack
Romans 8:28
11 October 2007
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