Trish, well be praying for you and Danny, hope you will be ok.

Being admitted to the hospital to get some IV fluids and antinausea meds.
My phone is dying so wont be able to talk any more

Happy Birthday Timmy! Hope you have a blessed day with everyone you come across today being extra ordinarily nice to you!
And yes Rita, you are blessed in a unique way apart from the rest of us; to be able to go to Mommy's church and sit in "her actual seat". I hope you know that! While you're holding up her prayer banner over her pastor of course! In your lifetime you may see her prayers come to fruition! Who knows it may have been one of her prayers for you!!!
How did the pea shucking go? I know you missed Teresa terribly :)
And yes my yard sale Walmart shower curtain worked wonders for me, but I still had to stop teaching and tell Landon, "I'm not Ms Barbara, I'm Jesus mommy and NO! You can't play with my kitchen tools." To show how fragile baby Jesus was, we passed around brown farm eggs and let them drop about a foot above, into their hands. Something about that was so funny to Marleigh and she just cackled and laughed! But we had a good time as always with the kids! So here's a shout out for VBS!

Trish, I like the new look here on the blog! I'm glad that Danny's treatments are coming along and are not intolerable. Wow! Someone in front of him that he knows to talk too, Isn't that just like God! I'm so sorry that you are sick again. We are praying for the both of you. I was thinking about your church the other day, did you get a new pastor yet?
I loved what you said about the flowers on the side of the road!!!!!!!!! I've often thought that very thing. I'm talking about the beautiful blue ones that grow so tall and have oodles of flowers on them. One day I picked some and carried them to the kitchen to put in water, and they began to loose their color it seemed just as soon as I picked them. It adds new meaning to the saying "Just bloom where your planted" because God knows best! He sees the big picture after all. It is as you say, They have gone through so much and against that backdrop, they are so much more beautiful! Just like our Mom!
Everyone have a blessed day today!

Happy Birthday Timmy, Hope you have many many more

Good morning or good night, whichever your case may be at 245am. I am really wishing it was good night. Can't sleep. I have had Dannys stomach virus since sat. We went to pipestem to see the Dixie melody boys and first we went tO eat at bob Evans. I couldn't finish my meal for feeling sick and had to throw up during the concert. But they were good. I love to hear quartets sing.
Danny was supposed to go to UVA Monday for a body scan and see the oncologist but I just couldn't stay out of the bathroom long enough. So we r going thursday And will learn what he has planned for him. Radiation is going well. They have people lined up every 15 min to get a dose. Teresas uncle, Wayne Fugate, is the one ahead of Danny. Turns out he is a talker and they have a lot to chat about. He graduated from Smoot in 65 so he catches up on all the goings on about town.
I really liked the testimony from Mommy's church. I have been thinking of them a lot on a daily basis of just how they did things and how I wished I had listened to more of what they told me. This is a selfish one but I had to tell it. The last few years when she could still cook and after I had got sick there wasn't much she could do but pray for me. So one day she called and I had been sick with the stomach bug and I could tell she wanted to come over and DO. Wash the dishes or fold laundry, that was her favorite. I told her I could taste some of her potato soup and cornbread. Nothing else appealed but that did, she made it and daddy brought it over. So Sunday I was still feeling sick but kept thinking about that potato soup so I asked tanner if he could make some of grandmas potato soup. His reply was why would I make that if I can't eat it? He is on the low carb diet! All I can say for him is he better hope he doesn't get sick:)
We had a wonderful gentle rain yesterday. I grabbed my umbrella and took off in the rain. My insides felt really bad and I was kind of afraid to get far from a BR but it was so peaceful. It was a welcome relief after all the hot weather we have had. One observation I made was that it's amazing the weeds that manage to grow where cars travel the most, Right on the edge of the road where cars are pushed off the road. And then as ugly and scraggly a weed after being run over, God manages to put a bloom on it.

Monica you and Bobbie look like naturals in that get up. But I am wondering where is marks costume?

Our VBS started this evening. The theme is "Hometown Nazareth, where Jesus was a kid". Mom is doing the Bible Class part and I am her counterpart :) We decorated her room up as the house that Jesus grew up in. With that being said, mom is Mary (the mother of Jesus) and I am Eunice (her nosey, unbelieving neighbor :) ). Mom and I were getting dressed up in our attire right before they started the introduction. We went into the fellowship hall where all the kids were assembled and listening to music. I tracked down Marleigh and you know that she wouldn't come to me!!! She just looked at me as if to say, "Who are you and why do you think you can talk to me?" LOL Mom knelt down in front of her and started talking to her and after a few seconds she cracked a grin but you could tell she knew something wasn't right. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far. Post some pics for us!! :) Love to all

I liked that to as well Rita. It gave me a feel good moment lol :P

So glad you shared that Rita,Just to hear the people talk that were blessed by Mom and Dad Makes me feel closer to them and what a testimony they had.and what they stood for.Amen.

Last night at church, Pastor Butch preached on prayer.  He spoke about several things such as praise, teaching your children to pray...and then he said something like this..."I've been to Brother Ralph's and Sister Vivian's and when it came time to pray, everybody in the house came and joined hands and we ALL prayed...That's how Sister Vivian did it."   The people at church still talk about them...One night a young man was preaching and he said that when Sister Vivian got in the Spirit and started running, you knew it was God because she couldn't have run like that...It had to be the Spirit because she was old."   LOL  Another man said that the first time he met Mommy in the old church, he had come to church with an earache in both ears.  About the time church started, here came this little woman and laid both hands on his ears and prayed for him and he got better right then.  He said she had the goods!   Another man speaks quite often about how Mommy was with him when he received the Holy Ghost out at Meadow Bluff in 1955!   Just thought I'd share. 

~Rita~

Trish: Colin has hypothyroidism. I believe a lot of people with Down Syndrome have it. Unrelated, Dan, Melody, Merrell, Melvin, Ina's daughter Sherry, and Mae are just a few who have it. Is the PT such that Danny can continue working on it at home?

Turns out I didn't have a virus after all. Just a bit of malicious malware. He said it's mostly college kids hacking in unsecured emails trying to get credit card numbers and such. A lot of you didn't receive it because your server wouldnt accept it! Anyway to be on the safe side I am changing my personal email to trishhut@gmail.com. My other email huttut@frontiernet.net still works also.

Danny completes #7 of 35 radiation tx today. The site is starting to get a little pink by evening but it is turning back to normal by morning so far. He is tired and restless. Insurance is putting a halt on physical therapy today. The dr wanted 52 sessions but insurance agreed to 20. He is still only able to lift one pound with that arm and it is extremely limited in movement and still quite painful. Thanks to the ones that send cards and emails and for your prayers. Tuesday at his regular Dr appt she encouraged his positive attitude. Said that would be the best medicine.

I went to the Cleveland clinic on Friday because I am having some problems and she increased my pred again and told me not to go down until after Danny is through with chemo. She said any stressful situation causes me to relapse so ...she also said if this doesn't help to call and they can set up another chemo here. I saw my family dr on Tuesday also and seems I am hypothyroid now. Does anyone else share this disease? She asked me about that and other illnesses in the family.

It is hot, hazy, and humid here today. Mid 90's, everyone stay cool:)

Yeah it's a virus. Taking it to the dr. Tomorrow sorry:(

Trish, what is the web address you posted below for? I copied and pasted it to open it and a box popped up and said it was a malicious site and blocked me from going to it. I know we had an email from you last week that you hadn't sent and it was said not to open it, I didn't know if this was something similar.

Monica ~ I am going to be working at the Gourmet Shop as a sales clerk. I'm glad to hear that MP3 is going to be able to come in. See ya then.

Congratulations Teresa!!! What are you going to be doing there?

Rita, that quote is too funny LOL!!!

Emily, I like your table and picture frames :P That was a neat idea.

Military Quote Of the Day

by GunnySgt Harry Berres, USMC

"When I  joined the military it was illegal to be homosexual, then it became optional and now it's legal.

I'm getting out before Obama makes it mandatory." 

 ~Rita~

Hey everyone ~ I am excited to have everyone coming for Labor Day weekend. With sad regrets also. I am starting a new job with the Greenbrier Hotel this week and they have already told me that I would be working that weekend, but hopefully I will still get a chance to see everyone while they are in. :(

Rita ~ I'm not sure that we are going to need to do my clean up project. After you guys go thru the stuff in the old house, my new best friend Gary said that he would take and get the rest, or at least the biggest part of it. Also me and Steve have just about burned everything on the hill that can be burned. We have been burning stuff for the past 2 weekends. I may not even be there on Sunday(sad), so you and Ruth will be in charge of whatever goes on. If you guys still want to clean out the house you go right ahead it won't hurt my feelings one bit. I'm sure you guys can handle it.

White Elephant sounds good to me.  I will bring the chili and a drink.  I will bring whatever I have out of the garden, maybe fresh green beans and potatoes cooked together or corn...Whatever I have.  I will do that in place of a desert.   Emily, I love your table and pics.  Grandma would think that is so special.  Daniel and Alice, I am so glad you are going to get to come.  Teresa...You need to mention your clean up project that you have planned.  It will be fun for all, ya'll!! 

I just got back from a trip to Mississippi with a couple friends from church and we had a good time.  Never been there before.  My biggest thrill was going to be going thru Fort Payne Alabama, I thought.  That's where "ALABAMA" is from!  Ya know what I saw, a "WalMart".  That was it!!  Big Whoop!! LOL

Trish and Danny, I am still prayin' for you both..Blain and I kinda know what you're going through, but just remember, God is always there.

 ~Rita~

I found this table at a junk store the other day for really cheap. The middle panel flips up and has a little vanity mirror in it.

I put it in my office and put some things on it. The frames on the wall have pieces of Grandma's fabric in them. =)

Yes, Trish! I thought about asking you to bring Mac and Cheese because everyone loves it.

Trish said DO NOT open that email that was sent from her email address, she did not send it. She now has to change her email password. She said it may be a virus.

Check out Reesy with glasses.

MP3 will be in attendance and we will bring stuff for the s'mores :P I think I will try to find the "little hugs" drinks for the kids and bring those. When I decide what I'm fixing for desert I'll let you know. Love to all

We will do plates, silverware, and nacho/cheese trays, no-bake cookies for our dessert,diet coke and diet mountain dew. This is not on the menu but I will bring Mac n cheese, kids just love that stuff and I never have left overs:). Will anyone have fresh stuff from the garden or should I say left overs by then? Home grown corn on the cob would be really good:)

Paul and I will bring chips, drinks, and a dessert! Can't wait to see everybody!

Hi Everyone, We will bring the Onions, cups and napkins if that is OK, plus the desert and our drinks. Hope to see everyone there.
Love and Prayers

Oops! I forgot and Trish reminded me - We will be doing the White Elephant Gift exchange on Labor Day also. I know some people are already getting their gifts rounded up!

The following Question and Answer is an excerpt from Mommy’s book, Reflections from a Mother’s Heart:

Q. What new tradition would you like to start in the family?

A. Ever'body git together once a year somewh're, somehow. Whether it's the same ever'year, it don't matter. Jus' so we git together before somebody has t' die before they do it. Even at a park or whatever. Jus' git together.

So to continue honoring her wishes, we are going to “git together” at the homeplace for our reunion on Sunday, September 4. This is the middle day of the three-day weekend, so people can travel on Saturday and Monday, if necessary. We planned the menu while we were in West Virginia going through the remainder of Mommy and Daddy's things in the house, and we made it simple. We are having hot dogs with all the trimmings (we can roast our own in the firepit), baked beans, hot dog chili, cole slaw, macaroni salad, potato chips, nacho chips and cheese, s’mores, desserts and drinks.

Following is a list of items we will need, along with names of people who have already volunteered to bring some of them. Please post on the blog whether or not you are coming and what you volunteer to bring so we will know how much food to prepare and to make sure all items are covered. I will keep a list of who is coming and who is bringing what.

Weiners (David - 2 pkg.; Tim 4 pkg.; Bobbie ?)
Buns (David - 2 pkg.; Tim 4 pkg.; Bobbie ?)
Hot dog chili (Rita)
Cole Slaw (Bobbie)
Nacho Chips and Cheese (Teresa)
Mac and Cheese (Trish)
Macaroni Salad (Ruth)
Onions (Daniel and Alice)
Mustard (David)
Ketchup (Bobbie)
Relish (Bobbie)
Baked Beans (Ruth)
S’mores fixings (Monica)
Potato Chips (Addy and Paul)
Napkins (Daniel and Alice)
Plates (Trish)
Silverware (Trish)
Cups (Daniel and Alice)
Bowls for Nachos and Cheese (Trish)
Strawberry Cakes - Mommy's recipe (Rita is bringing two)
No-bake cookies (Trish)
Peanutbutter bonbons (David)

We want everyone to bring a dessert and his/her drinks of choice.

If I have forgotten anything, please let me know, and I will add it.

We will eat at 1 p.m. Also, whatever you bring you MUST take the leftovers home with you because, unlike Mommy and Daddy who had people in and out all of the time, Steve and Teresa will just have the two of them and it will go to waste.

Good morning,
The box with the poems in it was on daddy's desk right behind his bible. I read them on one of the nights I was up there. That's where he kept all his important stuff:)
Danny was supposed to start radiation this week. Monday they just did CT scans And x-rays. Tuesday he was supposed to get the real stuff. He went in and they said the machine was broke down and to call Wednesday before coming. It's still broke down....so hopefully tomorrow! Danny is feeling pretty good. His left side is getting stronger everyday. He is still getting physical therapy 3x week and they have him up to 2 hours at a time. They tell him he is doing tremendous, even though he will never be able to lift his arm above his head.
I was doing physical therapy same days he was doing it for my muscles. I developed tennis elbow and had to cut out the arm exercises then as I was decreasing my prednisone my muscles and joints are hurting so bad that I can't tolerate any of the exercises.
I had blood work done yesterday and seems like it is steadily rising (not a good thing) so I am trying to get an appt at the Cleveland clinic while Danny is on radiation before he starts chemo. I am thinking she may want me to take another course of chemo, but we'll see.
Hope everyone is having a good summer and is staying cool!
Lots of love to all,
Trish

Rita ~ I really enjoyed the poems of Daddys, thanks for sharing. I also liked all the pics of the kids.

By the way if you need help"shucking" those peas just let me know. hehe

I loved the poems!! and the pics are wonderful too. I love how Olivia's boots match her outfit :P I was thinking about Danny today too, how are you doing? Also, Michelle, where are you all at? Haven't heard from you since Joe came home :) I'm sure you guys are catching up on missed time and enjoying your time together. Send us some pics of the family!!

That is so awesome about the poems,It was meant to be.Trish how is Danny coming along with his treatment, Post and let us know , and how are you doing.

Olivia and Kaiden

Olivia and Kaiden fishin with papaw. And would you look at those
peas! They were planted May 25, and they will be ready for pickin' in
about another week.
Daniel, how tall are your tomatoes??

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From Daddy

As you all know, we cleaned out the basement and there was so much to go through...Daddy saved everything.  I took all the boxed cards (Sympathy, Birthday, Get Well, etc....) so I could send them to people, mostly at church.  I went down this morning to look for something and I noticed one box that had something written on the back.  It said, "Take to Ruth's". When I opened it, I found these two poems on top.   I don't know when he fixed them up...maybe for the next year we all gathered. (He had made copies)  I am writing them because think it is a message to us!  That's just what I think. 

 

 

MY CHILDREN

When I think I've nothing

Not a farthing, not a pence

Nor a castle, nor a manor

Nor a cottage with a fence

I gaze upon my children

With a look some parents know

And see that I am wealthy

For they keep my heart aglow

Tis they who give me riches

Beyond their farthest dream

More treasures and more pleasures

Than any ancient queen

Their smiles I cannot market

Their laughs won't bring a dime

But having them around me

Makes everything sublime

So when I'm feeling poorly

'Bout debts, or this and such

I think of childless rich men

They really don't have much

 

 

Safely Home

I am home in Heaven Dear Ones

All's so happy, all's so bright!

There's perfect joy and beauty

In this everlasting light

 

All the pain and grief are over

Every restless tossing passed

I am now at peace forever

Safely home in Heaven at last

 

Did you wonder I so calmly

Trod the valley of the shade?

Oh! But Jesus' love illumined

Every dark and fearful glade

 

And He came himself to meet me

In that way so hard to tread

And with Jesus' arm to lean on

Could I have one doubt or dread?

 

Then you must not grieve so sorely

For I love you dearly still

Try to look beyond earth's shadows

Pray to trust our Father's will

 

There is work still waiting for you

So you must not idle stand

Do your work while life remaineth

You shall rest in Jesus' hand

 

When that work is all completed

He will gently call you home

Oh! The rapture of the meeting!

Oh! The joy to see you come!

 

 ~Rita~

I took my plain bulletin board apart tonight and attached some fabric and ribbon. I took upholstery tacks and hot glued them to the yellow buttons an then pinned a hair flower to it. I think it turned out so cute...and it was super easy!

Happy Birthday Lonnie, Hope you have 57 more.

Teresa the basement looks great , They did a super job. and Emily I love the window you made.

I am taking orders for Sabika jewelry if anyone is interested. I'm turning in my order July 27th so if you would like to take the opportunity to look at the catalog you can go on line at sabika.com. If you buy any item at $59 in the classic or the spring/summer catalog you can get as many items as you desire out of the spring/summer catalog for half off. Just let me know if you want anything.

Emily ~ I really like your window, it turned out great.

This is a window pane from up at Grandma's. The quilt top is a piece of one that I helped her do when I was younger. It was my project for the day.

Here are a couple pics of the basement after the girls did some major cleaning.

Teresa take some pictures of the cleaned out basement , I don't think I have ever seen it cleaned out!.Well I am great grandma again ,Melanie had her baby boy yesterday, 7lb. 20in. long, that's Davy's daughter.So he is grandpa again too.Name is Patton Thomas Feldhauser.

From one of your homies, "You're Welcome."  You ARE making progress!!  Good to have connections with your local Thrift Store Owner!!  I hope Steve got that 4-Wheeler turned around and started UP the hill.  Tell him I'm really sorry about running it into the building!  Tee Hee Hee!!

Rita

This post is going out to my "homies". Thank you all so much for all your help, I can't thank you enough for all that you have done. It is such a relief to have the basement cleaned out. Gary from Better Living said that as soon as we go through the old house he would come and take the rest. Yeah!!!! He is also coming up one evening in the next couple of days and getting the freezer and the electric range. Yeah!!!! We are making progress.

I have also been working all morning in the basement. I organized the cellar (all the jars in one place by size and the food all in the same place), moved all my totes into the small room, vacuumed all the floors and shelves and the rafters.

I had to finally take a break and get some water(I was parched) and realized that is was only 10:30. Man....I am working my butt off, no... it's still there. hehehe

Monica- It looks like you and your family had a great time. I love all the pics of little Marleigh, someone had seen the pics of me holding Marleigh and thought that she was my grandchild. I just hope that mine are as good as Marleigh is, if and when I get any. Hint, hint!

Those are so cute Monica, she looks like she is having the time of her life.So Beautiful.

While we were at the zoo we also took a ride on the Zoo Choo. It was nice and as you can tell Marleigh loved it.

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Happy 4th of July to everyone!!! I hope this finds everyone doing well. This morning we all went to Mill Mountain Zoo and the Star. I believe Marleigh enjoyed herself. We had a picnic afterwards and the weather was perfect. We got some rain this evening for about 2 hours, Praise the Lord!!! I'll post some more pics tomorrow, love to all :)

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Yes, Bobbie I know , you didn't get your watermellon, I told David we were going to eat some when we came back after lunch , and then we for got it. But we can blame that on Rita and her Ice Cream, Ha! lol, But at least you didn't have to wait as long for your watermellon as she did for the Ice Cream,I really enjoyed your visit it was just too short, and going to church with me, the preacher came to see David on tuesday, and he was still talking about you all coming to church with me he was so pleased.Christine was so sorry she missed you all , she said you were going to have to come again , so she could see you guys.

Trish, I love the new look! Do we have a picture of Gramma eating water melon? She loved that at the 4th of July! It probably was the only time of year we got it! Vonda, I thought of your cold watermelon in the fridge on our drive back to Ohio. I looked forward to that all day:( Remember I told you'll that God grants the desires of the heart. The day after I got home Elliott went to the market and brought one home. I didn't ask him too, didn't even mention it. So my kids and I are eating watermelon all week!!

"Little Is Much When God Is In It" By The Gaither Vocal Band

Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which
produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little,
which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad
breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

A special thank to all of you who took care of Steve while I was gone. Sunday, he enjoyed the day with Paul and Addy and I'm sure she cooked up quite the meal. Happy Birthday sweetie! Also, Trish and Danny took him to Alta for his Birthday dinner, he enjoys going out there. Thank you guys, he probably ate better while I was gone.(What am I saying, I know he ate better)hahha

And this is another miracle as requested by Lori.

Hearing His Voice (2004)
Julie, my wife of 35 years, and I always began our day with prayer before each of us left the house. We would ask God to watch over us and our children and bring us safely home in the evening. One day in September 2004, that simple prayer yielded amazing results.
I left my home in Smyrna, Tennessee, and drove east on Interstate 40 enroute to Wolf Creek Dam. After driving for about an hour I arrived in Cookeville and prepared to exit I-40 onto Highway 111.
I moved down the exit ramp and came to a stop at Highway 111, which was a divided highway split by a median. To turn left and go north, I would have to cross the southbound lanes and the median before making my turn. I waited for traffic to pass and moved across to the median. Looking south, I could see several vehicles approaching on the two-lane highway, two in the lane closest to me and others farther back in the far lane. As the two closest to me passed and my lane was now open I accelerated my Chevy S-10 pickup and turned left.
Just before reaching the pavement, I distinctly heard someone say, “Don’t do that!” and turned the wheel more to the left to put me on the shoulder instead of the highway. An 18-wheeled tractor trailer roared by in the lane I had been about to enter! The driver had been in the far lane seconds before when I stepped on the gas to go forward but evidently even then was in the process of moving left into the lane I would have to enter.
I immediately knew God had warned me. When he said, “Don’t do that!” I knew what He meant for me not to do and what he meant for me to do instead. As the back of the huge truck receded in the distance, I thanked God for the warning, and for answering prayers Julie and I prayed just a short time before. He or His guardian angel had been on the seat beside me and knew I was about to drive into the path of the speeding semi which would not have been able to stop or avoid me. My small S-10 pickup would have been crushed by the oncoming rig.

Gracies favorite way to sleep:)

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Happy Birthday Uncle Steve (Bean-boy) from 'boost boy' (Devin)!
Happy Birthday Steve! Hope it was a good one.
Danny, we continue to think of you and pray for you.
Trish we also pray for you.
We love all of you very much!
Danny, Devin (Michael's son) says he really hopes you feel better.
Julie

Happy Birthday Summer, Hope it is a great one.

Thanks for the Happy Birthday wishes. Love you guys.

Happy Birthday Steve!
Happy Birthday Summer!

Happy Birthday Steve ,Love you .

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Danny, we will continue to pray that all will go well.
Lori, and everyone else, here is another miracle I wanted to share.

Michelle Afflicted with Crohn’s Disease
When our daughter Michelle was in her early teens, she began suffering chronic pain and fatigue and a doctor finally diagnosed her symptoms as those associated with Crohn's disease.
The disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation or swelling of the digestive tract, also known as the gastrointestinal tract.
Crohn's disease symptoms may range from mild to severe and can vary widely from person to person. Most people experience periods when they have flare ups, followed by episodes of remission when the symptoms decrease or even disappear. Commonly reported symptoms include persistent diarrhea, abdominal cramps and pain, fever and fatigue.
Loss of appetite may also occur and affected Michelle. In addition to the effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Crohn's disease can also affect other areas of the body such as the joints, eyes, skin, and liver.
Along with painful symptoms. Crohn's disease can lead to complications, including an obstruction of the intestine due to swelling and the formation of scar tissue.
Other potential complications of Crohn's disease include the development of fissures (small cuts or tears in the anal canal), abscesses (localized infection or collection of pus), and fistulas (an abnormal tunnel that forms between two structures of the body).
Crohn's Disease Risk Factors
Though it can occur at any age, most people are diagnosed with Crohn's disease between the ages of 15 and 35.2 Men and women are at equal risk of Crohn's disease, while people of European heritage are more likely to develop the disease.
If you have a relative with Crohn's disease, your risk of developing the condition may be greater. Roughly 20% of people with Crohn's disease have a sibling, parent or child with some form of IBD.3
Causes of Crohn's Disease
While the exact cause of Crohn's disease is unknown, researchers believe that inherited genes, environmental factors, and the immune system all play a role. Research also suggests that in Crohn's disease, the immune system reacts to a virus or bacterium in the GI tract, ultimately resulting in swelling and subsequent bowel injury.
Once closely linked to diet and anxiety, there is no clear evidence that either of these is a direct cause of Crohn's disease. However, stress and an unhealthy diet are associated with poor nutrition and may worsen symptoms.
Her chronic pain and fatigue kept her from enjoying the company of her friends and for someone who loved so much to be around other people, she was miserable in several ways.
As a member of the Bible Quiz team she competed frequently from February to August against other churches in Florida and even traveled to some events outside the state, notably Louisiana, North Carolina, Georgia and Ohio. These trips were especially taxing. Despite Crohn’s Disease and its effects on her body, she led her team to the state finals in Florida and earned the right to compete at the national level in Louisville, Kentucky.
At the end of that competition, during the banquet traditionally held the last night of the competition, she was approached by the senior pastor of the church in Cincinnatti, Ohio, Brother Pasley, who told her that the Lord wanted him to pray for her but he did not know why. She then told him about her battle with Crohn’s disease and he anointed her with oil from a small container he found in his coat pocket, rare for him to have there because he is careful to remove such to keep it from ruining the coat at the cleaners, and prayed for her. From that day on, her symptoms of Crohn’s disease decreased to the point that she was no longer aware of them.
God not only made someone aware that she had a problem but directed them to her so they could follow the command given in the Bible to anoint with oil and pray.

M He had his radiation consult last week and that will be in lewisburg with dr shelton. The doctors at UVA spoke very highly of him and everyone around here loves him. He got tattooed and marked up. They said they would do the planning next week and hopefully start right after the 4th. He will require 6-8 weeks. Said he would get like a sunburn at the site.

We went back to UVA and they told him he will have to have chemo as well. He will have to go to UVA for it but not until after radiation is complete. He will go every 21 days and stay as an inpatient for 4 days. He will have 6 cycles of this.
Please keep him in your prayers,
Thank you:0)

Trish

David the same thing happened to me when I was about that same age. Mine weren't as bad as yours, but she prayed and mine went away as well. I'm sure she reminded me of your healing at the time but I was too little to remember. God cares about our smallest needs as well as the great ones.

Here is the first of several Miracles Lorie that you suggested we share. This one involved Mommy.

Warts Cover Both Hands
When about nine years of age, I developed warts on both hands. The warts appeared on my fingers, thumbs and on the back of my hands. The larger the warts grew, the rougher the texture became.
I lived on a farm which meant I was always doing jobs outside that required me to use my hands with gloves, in all kinds of weather. Many times the surfaces I had to grasp were rough. Some of those chores were cutting and carrying firewood to heat the house, milking cows, harnessing a horse, stacking lumber, picking up and piling rocks so that more soil would be free to grow grass for both cattle and horses, assembling and using farm machinery, shoveling snow, picking up and stacking bales of hay. Each of those tasks required the extensive use of my hands, sometimes while wearing gloves, sometimes not.
Pulling gloves onto and off of my hands and fingers made rougher by protruding warts often proved to be a painful experience. Many times the warts would bleed around the base when accidentally bumped in the course of my work.
I tried using chemical treatments which were advertised as effective for removing such growths but nothing I tried worked.
One day, in frustration after a particularly painful experience, I showed my hands to Mom. She took them in both of hers, bowed her head and said a simple prayer.
“God, you see these warts, you caused them to appear on David’s hands and you can cause them to go away. We trust you to care for us when our problems are big, and we know you also care for us even if our requests are small or insignificant. I ask you now to touch his hands and take away these warts which are painful when he bumps them as he goes about his work. We thank you now Lord for hearing our prayer and we will give you the praise for whatever you cause to happen to them.”
She then told me to just trust in God and see what would happen.
For the next two days I went about my work at school and at home in the usual manner. Unconsciously I had ‘forgotten’ about the warts and was astonished when I realized I was looking at my hand and the warts were gone! Everywhere there had been a bothersome wart, there was now only smooth skin, with not even a scar to remind me of its passing. I rushed in to Mom and stuck out my hands, “Look Mom, all the warts are gone!” I cried. She again took both my hands in hers, looked at the palms then turned them over and looked at the backs of my hands and began praising God for what he had done.
I have never been bothered by warts since that day! He took what was there, removed them, and then took away the cause of the abnormality so none returned and it has now been nearly 50 years since that day Mom took my scarred hands in hers and said a simple prayer.

Will share another next time.

Small Miracles

I am reading a book about Miracles great and small. It is very good. I got to wondering... It would be nice to hear how God has worked in our family. I would love to read about anyone's everyday miracle if you would care to share here. We are all doing fine. Got my pond cleaned and working on the bed around it.

Free Entertainment

Theatre WV is hving all FREE shows through the month of June.  Honey In The Rock and Hatfield and McCoys are playing except for The 19th (tonight) The Glenn Miller Orchestra is playing and next Sat. (The 25th) there is a Bluegrass Band (David Davis and the Warrior River Boys).  If you haven't been, now is your chance.  I have seen it all before, but you can bet I'm going again.  For moreinfo, you can visit online at theatrewestvirginia.com or call 304-256-6800 or (800) 666-9142.  This is at Grandview, by the way, at the ampitheatre. 

Rita

Duh!

Teresa, I am at my house and Ruth is at her house, I guess!  Nooo, Teresa, it ain't about jealousy...It's Pride.  I've heard about people like you.  LOL  I guess we should've married our brother. 

 

Rita your just jealous! I can't help that I took the last wonderful man on this planet. Ruth are you at Ritas or is Rita at your place. Where are you guys? You guys should feel proud that Mr. Wonderful is your brother.

Teresa, I am with Rita! Don't you know God hates pride! Tee Hee

Trish, be sure and let us know what the doctors say.

No wonder I couldn't find Mr. Wonderful!!  Teresa married him!  Yuk!  Barf!!  Sick'ning!!

 

My wonderful husband worked on the water when he got home from work and had it fixed and running by the time I got home yesterday evening. What a guy. Love you babe.

Teresa, I didn't get around to read the blog til this morning so I didn't know about your water.  But come over anytime.  We are headed to UVA this morning and won't be home but the key is in the usual place!  Just ignore the disaster we call home!  Not home much and when we are the weather has been so nice we stay outside!  Danny sits in the garage or out in the yard and bosses the boys around !  His dream job if only his arm didn't hurt so much.
Just thought of this, but with your water situation, before the leak, how does filling up that tub affect it?  I was in the store where you bought your big shelf yesterday and told her I was your sister in law and she asked me if you got it up?  she said it sure was heavy and I told her you borrow a stud finder! LOL 

Danny is doing well in Physical Therapy, but it is going to be a slow and painful recovery.  They told him yesterday that he is probably at 20%.  He sees the oncologist, surgical oncologist and plastic surgeon today and hoping to get rid of his two drains.

I am guessing everyone is busy with summer, gardens, vacations, and just life in general, but am wondering who all is going to be able to come for the 4th of July?  Amy asked if we were planning any get together.  I told her hopefully whoever did come in we could just meet up at the Cadle Farm.  so if you all have a chance just weigh in and let me know.  We hope to go over probably in the cool of the day, maybe saturday evening when the fireworks are on but want to be there if everyone else is planning to come.
Love to all,

Teresa, for future references, I need to know where you will be keeping the Rosebud salve in the bathroom? :)

Love the bathroom, it is so beautiful!!!

Water Water Everywhere
But Not a Drop to Drink!

Teresa,the bathroom looks great.

Good morning all!!! Guess what......we have no water again. I went to do a load of laundry and the water wouldn't run in so... when Steve got home he went to the spring to check it for leaks. There was no water and it was leaking to the left side of the spring house where the pipe runs up the hill to our house. Hope we can get it fixed fast and not run into a lot of complications along the way. Trish- we may be coming over to your house for showers, if that ok. Just not sure how long it will take us. But GOD is good, it waited till after the renovation, if we had put grout down and not had water to get it back up I'm not sure what it would have looked like.

Life is still good!!! and GOD is good all the time. Getting ready to go see my babies, talk at ya later.

This is a few pics of our bathroom remodel. Ruth - now I don't have a jacked up bathroom anymore.

Happy birthday Aaron

Happy birthday Aaron

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Obituary

Charles Timothy 'Tim' Shawver

GRASSY MEADOWS — Charles Timothy "Tim" Shawver, 48, died early Sunday morning, June 12, 2011, at home, following a short illness.
Born Oct. 1, 1962, at Ronceverte, W.Va., he was a son of Charles Elbert and Betty Jean Rigdon Shawver. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Briahna. Tim was an avid hunter, loved the outdoors, and was a carpenter by trade.
Survivors include his wife, "Lita" Jessee Shawver of Grassy Meadows; three daughters, Ashley Temple and companion, Nick Hamrick, of Grassy Meadows, Heather Adams and husband, Martin, of Georgetown, Del., and Amber Pennell and companion, Charlie Gluck, of Seaford, Del.; a sister, Sarah Warwick and companion, Joe Smith, of Fairlea; three brothers, Ronald Shawver and wife, Sherry, of Grassy Meadows, Keith Shawver and wife, Cindy, of Grassy Meadows, Paul Shawver and wife, Dee Dee, of Grassy Meadows, and four grandchildren, Branden, Brooklyn, Crystal, and Charlie. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Wallace & Wallace Chapel in Rainelle, with Pastor Roger Thornton Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Shawver Cemetery on Bennett Mountain, near Grassy Meadows. Friends may call one hour prior (10 to 11 a.m.) to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace of Rainelle.

Rita

Matthew is taking donations for a new, more durable crockpot.  Also, I would be willing to cook the turkey for Thanksgiving this year:)  Yeah Right! 

Tim shawver died yesterday. Not sure about the arrangements. For those that don't remember he and his brothers are the ones that built the addition to mommy and daddy's house. He is also a cousin to Dan Cadle. Mabel shawvers grandson.

Was this toots first time milking a cow? She looks like she was having fun :)

Janet, a 15 lb. bird and a crockpot.......explain yourself!? lol I think you need to upgrade to a roaster!! :P

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Wife's diary:

Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late, but he made no comment on it. Conversation wasn't flowing, so I suggested that we go somewhere quiet so we could talk. He agreed, but he didn't say much. I asked him what was wrong; He said 'Nothing.' I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset. He said he wasn't upset, that it had nothing to do with me, and not to worry about it. On the way home, I told him that I loved him. He smiled slightly, and kept driving. I can't explain his behavior. I don't know why he didn't say, 'I love you, too.' When we got home, I felt as if I had lost him completely, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. He just sat there quietly, and watched TV. He continued to seem distant and absent. Finally, with silence all around us, I decided to go to bed. About 15 minutes later, he came to bed. But I still felt that he was distracted and his thoughts were somewhere else. He fell asleep-I cried. I don't know what to do. I'm almost sure that his thoughts are with someone else. My life is a disaster.

Husband's diary:

Boat wouldn't start, can't figure it out.

The Origin of the Wolf River Apple

http://www.urbanacresnursery.com/ecom/index.php?action=ecom.pdetails&mode=wolf_river¤tDepartment=apple_trees




Discovered around 1875 near the Wolf River in Wisconsin, this variety is resistant to scab, mildew, fire blight and cedar apple rust. The Wolf River apple is very winter hardy, and has a long-lived pale-yellow skin that is nearly covered with bright-red flush and red stripes. This tree bears early and yields enormous fruits, often 1 lb. or more

Dad's Wolf River Apple tree at side of the coal house

Monica, Timmy here, you can google (Wolf River Apple) and read all you want to know about the Apple in question. You can also order trees, if you like, and have your own. Dad was always impressed at how large the apples could get, even though they were pratically the same, year after year. He never ceased to admire their size, and brag, (just a little) ;) Here is one of the links to a site with lots of pic's. The tree was at the side of the coal house. Here's a link for some

info.http://www.google.com/search?q=wolf+river+apple&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ADRA_en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=6gTyTebQLIjVgAedv_jLCw&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1276&bih=681

Monica- we did get the bathtub really cheap but it was at an auction at the Cadle Farm and we got it for $120. It was still a great deal!

I can't believe you were watering your plants in the rain, I wish I had a pic of that.

I've been going through my pictures trying to clean them up and I came across these. Several years back mom brought these back from grandma and grandpa's. I couldn't believe how big the red ones were, I hadn't seen any that big before. Mom told me what kind they were but it escapes my mind right now. This is so funny but as soon as I started typing this I started smelling apples, no joke!!! Maybe grandma and grandpa are trying to tell me something :P Steve, do you have any of the apple trees left that these would have come from? I can't wait to see pics of your finished bathroom. I know it will look amazing!! Teresa, I can just see you now locking Steve out of the bathroom along with the pets so you could relax in your new tub the other night lol. Did I hear right that you guys found that at a yard sale for $75? What a steal!!! Usually when it rains and I'm upstairs I can hear it on the roof. Well, tonight I didn't hear anything and I needed to water my flowers in my flower bed since it had been so hot the last 2 days. I went downstairs, filled up my water pot, opened the living room door......and it's raining :) Not wanting to waste my water I went ahead and stepped out into the flower bed and began watering my flowers in the rain. I was so hoping that no one would see me. I can only imagine what would be going through their minds haha. Love to all

Got our slate down last night.  Try to grout this evening.

Glad you all had a great lunch and was able to visit with each other.

Danny - I'm glad that the healing process is coming along nicely.

Trish - The tub is up and running even though the bathroom is still in renovation mode. The tub was a priority! I soaked for like and hour the first night we had it up and runnin'. It was great!!!

We enjoyed lunch yesterday and the time of fellowship :) Danny, you look good and I'm so glad you haven't lost that sense of humor lol!!! Even if things are still going slow, as long as you make progress is all that matters.

Danny and I went to princeton yesterday to see emilys apartment and guess who we saw? Monica and mark planned on coming ton see us yesterday so we met them halfway and of course we had to eat:). Lunch was great at the cracker barrel and marleigh entertained us. As you can see in the photos, she read us a story. We also enjoyed her singing to us, but we didn't get a dance :(. Then for supper, emily was working at bob Evans so we ate there.
Getting ready to go to PT.
Tanner celebrated his 18th birthday yesterday, so he is an official adult! WooHoo!! Only one baby left:)
You guys stay cool today

Teresa, as soon as that tub is in working order pencil me in for a spa day:)

Love to all

Dannys leg also known as the donor site is completely healed. The dressing fell off one night during sleep:)

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Marleigh looks like such a little angel! She's sooooo cute