Wow, you guys have been busy!

David~ Thanks so much for sharing the letter.

Michelle~  Glad that Joe is safe.  Praise the Lord!

Happy Birthday to everyone in March.  I am terrible with dates!

Greg, I talked to you on fb, but I did not realize about your loss.  So sorry and praying for peace and comfort. 

Vonda~ Hope you and your family are feeling rested and David is feeling better.

Monica and Mom~  (In the words of Colin) "Don't even think about it!"  LOL

Just wanted to share this with you.  I was in the kitchen making dumplins the other evening and of course thinking of grandma.  She would have been so proud because I made a whole pot of sad dumplins.  She always saved the bottom of the pot for me since I like them gooey.  Which one of you cousins did i have to share the bottom of the pot with?  I can't remember:) 

Just to let everyone know that Sue's Dad had a blood clot removed from his brain on thursday. She said he is better today but still sedated , and that his swelling is going down. They said the clot was from a fall may be in December. He is in a Wilimgton hospital, currently still in ICU. Sue's number is 910-612-3182 if anyone would like to call her.

Dwayne and Lorie both have the back thing going, so I don't know if it's a Treadway thing or not

Yes, Happy Birthday to you Marchians! And yes, 39 does look good on you Alice!

Michelle, Corey also has scoliosis. I think he has his from carrying his book bag full of books all through middle and high school. His locker was never in a convenient place, thus he didn't use it :( I'm sure his back was doing a growing spurt at that time.

Happy Birthday to all those who have a Birthday this month. Sorry, I'm not good at keeping up with everyones birthdays. I have a hard enough time trying to keep up with my family.

Michelle, I'm sorry to hear about the girls. Kelsey also had to go for PT to help her out but, she doesn't do her exercises like she should so she still deals with a lot of pain when she's on her feet all day. Unfortunately, with her job she is always on her feet. I forgot to tell everyone but I have a praise report. You all know the trouble Kelsey has been having. She had complex cysts which do not go away on their own. They can be controlled with birth control or surgery if that doesn't work but, when she went back for her ultra sound there was no sign of them. Her doctor was amazed! She had an evangelist that came to church pray or her healing before she went to have her ultra sound and sure enough she got it. The birth control seems to be helping her endometriosis also. God is good!!!!!!

Love you all

Emily has scoliosis too. Her back bothers her a lot.

Hey Michelle
Glad to hear all is well. Praise the Lord for Joe's safety. I know that Kelsey also has Scoliosis.

We have missed some birthday's this month. Alice and Presley on the 23rd (I forgot Presley because I always associate hers with Easter) and then Kimberly Thomas and Timmy Wayne on the 18th. Happy Belated Birthday. I believe Alice told me she was 39 and holdin' AND ya'll know how important that one is, so don't forget to wish her a BIG one.

I'm going to order the bench as soon as I get a free day to run back up to Union.

Monica, you and Janet need to get together and that's all I got to say about that!!

Uh-oh, Monica!!!! Looks like you have been bitten by the bug again, you know us Treadway's generally like big families.....LOL. It won't be long, and we'll hear news......just kiddin'.
All is well here. Hope all is great with all of you!
Question for all of you. Curious about how many of us have back problems. Victoria now has scholiosis, Tarin does and did PT to improve it, I had a bad back at age 11. Is it a Treadway thing?
Love, Michelle and girls

You Know It's Funny!!

Best friends graduated from medical school at the same time and decided that, in spite of two different specialties, they would open a practice together to share office space and personnel.
 
Dr. Smith was the psychiatrist and Dr. Jones was the proctologist; they put up a sign reading: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones: Hysterias and Posteriors". The town council was livid and insisted they change it.
 
So, the docs changed it to read: "Schizoids and Hemorrhoids." This was also not acceptable, so they again changed the sign. "Catatonics and High Colonics"......No go.
 
Next, they tried "Manic Depressives and Anal Retentives"....thumbs down again. Then came "Minds and Behinds"....still no good. Another attempt resulted in "Lost Souls and Butt Holes".......unacceptable again! So they tried "Analysis and Anal Cysts".....not a chance. "Nuts and Butts".....no way. "Freaks and Cheeks".....still no good. "Loons and Moons".....forget it.
 
Almost at their wit's end, the docs finally came up with: "Dr. Smith and Dr.
Jones--Odds and Ends". Everyone loved it.
 
 

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Rita

Michelle, I'm so glad to hear that Joe is going to be ok :) Praise the Lord!!! Greg, I realized that I forgot to send condolences in my previous posts about your Grandfather. I pray everyone is doing well and being comforted as only the Lord can. Well, today the weather has definitely changed. It is 48 degrees :( The last two days were beautiful. We took Marleigh outside without her jacket Tuesday and she loved it. She fell down on her bottom a few times in the grass and when she did she was trying to lift her legs up off the grass. I'm guessing she didn't like it poking her, it was too funny!!! She cried when we came inside. She went for her 1 year checkup Tuesday morning. She weighs 22.4 lbs and is 29 inches tall :P She is growing up to be a beautiful little girl, kinda makes me sad she's not my little baby anymore. That fact also gives me a hankering for another one LOL!! Hold your horses there Nellie, nothing serious in the making, it's just a thought in the back of my mind :) I hope everyone has had a blessed week and it continues, love to all.

Food For thought

A Bible that is falling apart, usually belongs to a person who isn't!

Rita

Michelle, I am so glad to hear that Joe is ok. God is good

Julie, I did tell Michelle what style my home is. Also, are you and David or any of your family coming in for Easter? I haven't heard anything, so I wasn't sure.

I'm also getting very excited about Easter and being able to see everyone. I cant wait!!!! I hope my kitchen will be installed by then. I have already painted the kitchen walls, now we are just waiting on the cabinets and appliances to get here. Me and Steve are going to install everything and if we don't get it finished Andy is going to try to come in the weekend before Easter and help his dad finish up. Have I told you that I'm excited to see everyone!!!!

Love you all

Hello, Everyone! Joe is fine, just got thrown around due to an explosion close by. A lot of the men got cuts and bruises, nothing worse than a concussion. Joe got stitches on his forehead, and should be fine in a few days. Thanks for your prayers. More later, love, Michelle and girls

Riding Faith to New Limits

A traveler, hiking through the wilderness, comes to the edge of a canyon. Seeking a way to the other side, he discovers a big rope stretched over the canyon. As his eyes follow the rope toward the other side, he is surprised to see a man coming toward him, confidently pushing a wheelbarrow. Arriving on his side of the canyon, the traveler exclaims, “That was truly amazing!”

The man with the wheelbarrow asks, “Do you believe that I can do it again?”

“Oh, of course,” the traveler replies. “You walked across with such confidence.”

“Do you really believe I can do it again?” asks the man with the wheelbarrow.

“Definitely,” replies the traveler.

“Very good, then,” says the man with the wheelbarrow. “Hop in and I will take you across.”

Many of us look at God the same way we look at the man with the wheelbarrow. We say we have faith that God can do anything. Yet, when it comes time to get in the wheelbarrow, our faith begins to dwindle. Haven’t we seen enough of His promises to trust Him to carry us across?

By Michael Belk

Praying for you all Michelle.

We will most certainly keep them in our prayers , and God is ever present with them . We will be thinking of you all Michelle.My grandson David is headed to Afghanistan and should be there soon also. We will be praying for God to protect ALL our service men and women.

Please pray for Michelle, Joe and children today. I will leave her to tell the details however, Joe was hurt today, though not killed, Thank God. We pray daily for them and God was merciful as usual. Nonetheless, I wanted you to know. Family ties are so important to all of us....if one is so blest to have such, but it is especially wonderful to military families. (Of course, I say that seeing we were military for 25 yrs. 11 months and 15 days.
Your mother used to send Michael and Michelle little cards and stuff and to this day Michelle has some of her treasures).
I send love and daily prayers to all of you today.
(Oh, Teresa, did you ever tell Michelle the name of your style 0f decor)?
Love and Prayers,
Julie

Thank you David for sharing your letter with us, it gave us a look into dads heart and how he felt, about his savior and his family.It is so precious.

Please make me a copy David and send it to me! This here is too small for me to read! Sounds like Dad wanted to be sure you knew to trust your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for anything you might need over there! I'm so glad you shared that.

 

 

 

This is Bobbie's kids. Landon is on the R, Shawn Michael in the Middle and Marleigh is leaving the pic. LOL In the walker is Lakin, Landon's brother.

 

This is Marleigh's "tired" walk!

Hey Everybody,

I just got caught up with the blog from this past week! I have been reading here and there just haven't had a chance to post. I think the bench is a wonderful idea! Can't wait to see it! I have a prayer request. One of my students cracked his skull last weekend while skateboarding. I know he was in ICU all week and I'm not sure if he's still in the hospital or not. He's ok but he may have to go on homebound for the rest of the year because of his injuries.

Thank you David for sharing that with us. I needed a good cry before going to bed tonight. Knowing that they are together again does my heart good :) I think I will print that out. Did he always sign his letters with a heart? I think that is sweet. What year did you go to the gulf? I am excited for spring this year too. I'm hoping to get my flower bed cleaned out this week while I'm off. I can't wait for Marleigh to be able to help this year. Last year I was not feeling it LOL.........so we just let grow whatever popped up out of the ground. I did have a beautiful morning glory vine sprout up at the bottom of my shepherd's hook and grew up it all summer. I'm hoping it will return this year. Love to all, MP3