BLESSINGS TO YOU

PEACE BE WITH YOU As you well know, we are getting closer to my birthday. Every year there is a celebration in this honour and I think that this year the celebration will be repeated.. During this time there are many people shopping for gifts, there are many radio announcements, TV commercials, and in every part of the world everyone is talking that my birthday is getting closer and closer. It is really very nice to know, that at least once a year, some people think of me.. As you know, the celebration of my birthday began many years ago.. At first people seemed to understand and be thankful of all that I did for them, but in these times, no one seems to know the reason for the celebration. Family and friends get together and have a lot of fun, but they don't know the meaning of the celebration. I remember that last year there was a great feast in my honour. The dinner table was full of delicious foods, pastries, fruits, assorted nuts and chocolates. The decorations were exquisite and there were many, many beautifully wrapped gifts. But, do you want to know something? I wasn't invited. I was the guest of honour and they didn't remember to send me an invitation. The party was for me, but when that great day came, I was left outside, they closed the door in my face .. and I wanted to be with them and share their table.. In truth, that didn't surprise me because in the last few years all close their doors to me. Since I wasn't invited, I decided to enter the party without making any noise. I went in and stood in a corner.. They were all drinking; there were some who were drunk and telling jokes and laughing at everything. They were having a grand time. To top it all, this big fat man all dressed in red wearing a long white beard entered the room yelling Ho-Ho-Ho! He seemed drunk. He sat on the sofa and all the children ran to him, saying: "Santa Claus, Santa Claus" as if the party were in his honour! At midnight all the people began to hug each other; I extended my arms waiting for someone to hug me and do you know no-one hugged me. Suddenly they all began to share gifts. They opened them one by one with great expectation. When all had been opened, I looked to see if, maybe, there was one for me. What would you feel if on your birthday everybody shared gifts and you did not get one? I then understood that I was unwanted at that party and quietly left. Every year it gets worse. People only remember the gifts, the parties, to eat and drink, and nobody remembers me. I would like this Christmas that you allow me to enter into your life. I would like that you recognize the fact that almost two thousand years ago I came to this world to give my life for you, on the cross, to save you. Today, I only want that you believe this with all your heart.. I want to share something with you. As many didn't invite me to their party, I will have my own celebration, a grandiose party that no one has ever imagined, a spectacular party. I'm still making the final arrangements.. Today I am sending out many invitations and there is an invitation for you. I want to know if you wish to attend and I will make a reservation for you and write your name with golden letters in my great guest book. Only those on the guest list will be invited to the party. Those who don't answer the invite, will be left outside. Be prepared because when all is ready you will be part of my great party. See you soon. I Love you! Jesus Share this message with your loved ones, before Christmas.

Good Morning all,
Happy Anniversary David and Vonda, how many years?  Steve, Teresa, Helen and Jesse, and Ruthie all stopped by yesterday.  Lonnie stopped in this morning.  Danny is sleeping in his recliner because he can't lay down.  He is still in a great deal of pain.  This morning he was coughing and something happened to the opposite side in the rib area.  But he was in a tremendous amount of pain and nothing seemed to help.  He is still on oxygen.  His levels drop pretty quickly still.  So the most he is off of it is if he goes to the bathroom.  Tanner went home last night, he, Emily and Zac have finals this coming week.  I have been trying to put away my Haloween and fall decorations so I can get out some Christmas decorations!  I think we are going to put up a real tree this year so when the kids get done with school I am going to send them on the hunt for one.  If I buy an artificial one, I never take it down!  I would love to know what everyones plans are for Christmas.  If Danny feels up to it, we will go to Helen and Jesses for Christmas eve after the Candlelight service at church.  Then Zac's dad is preaching at our church on Christmas day so we hope to go and then we will have christmas here with the kids and watch football!  I miss the excitement and wonder of Christmas when my kids were little so I want to hear all about the little ones and how they are enjoying all of it!  I have seen pictures of Clara and Brooks making Christmas cookies, and Marleigh decorating her tree.  Janet what about Olivia and Kaiden?  would love to see some pictures!  Emma  has been visiting me the last couple weeks so I am enjoying Christmas through her eyes!  I have to share this story that her Grandma Susan shared with me.  Susan took Emma to see Santa at the mall and Emma told him what she wanted for Christmas:  books and dresses:)  After she left and they continued their shopping Emma stopped and exclaimed, Mamaw!  I forgot to tell Santa about the high heels!     I thought that was so funny.  I have another Emma story to share.  Around thanksgiving I was babysitting her and we were getting ready for a nap.  I asked her what she was thankful for.  After much thought she started telling me.  Of course I was expecting, toys, dolls etc., but she said and in this order, I am thankful for Mommy and Daddy, my "brudders", my friends, and for Jesus because He died on the cross for my sins.  Needless to say I didn't know quite what to say after she said that.  Not expecting that from a 4 year old. 
Love and Prayers to all,
Trish

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to a wonderful mom and dad. Thank you mom for teaching me what the bible says about marriage and to not listen to what the world says. You are a inspiration to me and set a high example. I try to be the wife you are and to lean on my Lord. Thank you for staying with dad all these years and for taking such awesome care of him. I love you both and ask God to pour His blessings upon you.
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Billy Fields - When I Lay My Isaac Down

I laughed out loud when I saw the mac and cheese...probably because I can relate:)

Hope Danny is feeling better this morning!  Love you all!

Jacob cooked easy mac but forgot to add WATER!

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Great news , Have a safe journey home, Love you both.

Our chariot has arrived and we are homeward bound:)

Not going home today! We are hoping in the morning for sure. He had some problems with his central line clotting off on the end and they didn't get that straightened out til late so we are still here. But otherwise he continues to improve;)

Not a bad night except for coughing. He managed to get to sleep and around 2am they decided he needed to pee so they woke him up! They are going to try and wean him off of his oxygen this morning before they talk about getting him home again. They have resumed his blood thinners and so far so good. I think our biggest problem will be his breathing and pain control when we get home. Appetite is poor but he is drinking. I have been told our puppies are missing us and as they are not used to temps in the teens on the porch we are anxious to get home, I know some of you can't relate to that but for all you dog lovers out there you know what I'm talking about. Things are starting to get busy here, will blog more later:)

Drugged out after a very long day!

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Update on Danny

Well today was a busy day. The doctor came in around 9 and asked him if he wanted to go home? Duh! So he was napping before getting ready to go and woke up choking with chest pain. His oxygen levels dropped and his heart rate went to the 130s. EKG was ok just fast. So they worked on him for a couple hours blood work, X-rays, and all that good stuff. After all that he started feeling a little better and now has pain when he breathes in on the left side which is opposite of where he had surgery. Dr. Kozower just came in and said everything was normal and he had no idea what happened so he would be here at least another day or 2. I hear we are getting snow at home and the power is out so everyone stay in and stay warm and I will update tomorrow:)

We will be praying for you both Trish, and hope he gets to come home .

Update on Danny

He has done really well today. He walked in the hall and sat up in the chair most of the day. They pulled his chest tube and took out his foley catheter, which was a big relief- He hates tubes! The only thing left is a couple IVs and he is still using oxygen, which he may have to take home with him. Every time they take him off of it, his sat drops. It was in the 70s at one point. He is going to try his hardest to talk the doctor into turning him loose tomorrow:). We'll see, God has answered many prayers this week, that one would be very simple for him!

Praise the Lord!!!  Danny, you make it look like it was a breeze :P  Love you guys :)

Well after a very long night he is up in the chair. He was in a tremendous amount of pain. They tried to do an epidural at ten last night and after 3 attempts they finally quit. He he is getting 3 differentntypes of pain meds so he is pretty loopy. The doctor came in and said the chest tube can come out so we are waiting on that. He can't seem to do without oxygen right now and his blood pressure is staying pretty low which is probably due to the meds. It is 60 degrees here and raining today. I will post more later. Thanks for the prayers.

Danny, did you have to wear a hat during surgery so your hair would not be in the way???

I, too, believe you have a grin on your face. Or is it just the drugs making you look happy?

As Mommy would say, "Praise The Lord, Praise The Lord, Praise The Lord!"

~Rita~

Yes, Praise the Lord. Thank God for a good report.

Praise the Lord! Thank you, Jesus!

Amen, God is Good, Praise his name . So good to hear that Trish, Best Christmas gift , besides Jesus.

Praise the Lord!  Keep us posted! 

Mommy just sent me this.

Just talked with the surgeon and he said he got it all. just waiting on him to wake up:)

Thanks for all of your prayers! She said she would get to see him in about 2 hours.

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OR just called. They werent able to see what they wanted with the scope. They
had to open him up. Means longer surgery time.

Shawn that does my heart good! Danny has been in surgery for about 25 minutes now. They are to call me if he is still in after two hours

Meaning of Christmas

What is the meaning of Christmas? The meaning of Christmas is about presents & gifts. Thats what society has turned. What your favorite store fails to realize is when there pushing all those gifts... those are birthday presents. Because of the birth of christ, we celebrate His birthday every december. I don't know about Hanukkah or Kwanza. So every time the friendly sales person says Happy Holidays (because there Corporate office said so, include everyone) I say Merry Christmas. I proud to celebrate the birth of Christ with my family & I hope Fulfill His Christmas list. I hope I can be what he wants for me to be. I Love You Jesus.

Shawn...

Trish~  Happy Belated Birthday!  We had a special prayer for Danny and his doctors this morning and he is in our prayers continually today.  Please keep us posted as you can.  I will be checking the blog as often as I can.  Love you all!

Janet 

Happy Belated Birthday Trish! How was it and what did you do on your special day? We pray that everything goes in favor of Danny today.

We are at the hospital. Danny's sister Anita came with us this morning. We left at 430 to get here by 730 and we are still waiting to go in. He has his pretty blue hat and purple gown and green socks on. I will post pictures later. Where we are now I don't have cell service but I can connect to wifi. I will let you know when he finally goes in. As for now, nothing to tell.

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Butter putting up the tree in her and Toot's room

yea, Rita I would too, hate having my picture taken. next time I'm going to stick my tongue out or something!!!!!!!

Vonda if I could put a caption on that picture it would be..."Who is this person and why is she taking my picture"!!  Congrats Toot!!  You are one Bad Girl.  

Happy Birthday Trish.  They are coming sooner every year, aren't they??

~Rita~

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Vesta graduated tonight and got her yellow belt and broke the wooden board

Happy Birthday, Trish!

Ruth asked me to post the video below.  I sent it to all of you back in March.  She said in light of Danny's surgery Monday it wouldn't hurt to remind us all that God still works miracles :)

Jeff Markin: Back from the Dead, Reborn Into the Light

Jeff Markin: Back from the Dead, Reborn Into the Light

We know something you don't know!!  LOL!!  As some of you may recall I took a gift bag from Janet on Labor Day during the White Elephant.  The bag contained some things that Grandma kept on her night stand beside her bed.  There was her recipe for her applesauce cake in a jar, a poem "The toy-strewn house" and a story "Grandma's hands".  There were other things as well.  As happy as I was to have these things the Lord laid it on my heart to share them with the grand-daughters.  So....I did.  I also went through my pics that I have of grandma and grandpa and pulled some of my favorites, made copies and sent them as well.  This was to be a happy time and since those who have commented were in tears, I'll take that as tears of joy :P  Michelle, yours is in the mail as well and according to the Post Office you will receive it by Christmas :)  I hope to get my Christmas cards ready by the end of the weekend so hopefully everyone will be getting them next week.  We're going to see Santa tomorrow!!  Every time Marleigh sees Santa she calls him Noah LOL!!  Janet, the kids pics were beautiful.  Lorie, tell your little one she can come to VA and make grilled cheese any time :)  We had to go to Bluefield today to stock up on diapers so we got to have lunch with Emily.  Thank you Emily :P  We missed you Zac, hope you did well on your test.  Love to all 

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Greetings From Kentucky

Good Morning Everyone from Kentucky
Trish and Danny We pray for you daily and we will be especially in prayer for you on Monday.
Congratulations to Andy and Kim and Steve and Teresa.
Teresa - Shane is coming for Christmas and we hope to have a picture for you after that.
Vonda we are praying for you and David.
We love you all and miss you this Holiday Season and pray everyone has a blessed holiday.

Janet, Lorie and Monica: What did Janet and Lorie find in their mailboxes??? Paul Harvey needs to tell us "the rest of the story!"

Janet~ I love all of your pics of the kids, they are so cute.

Monica~ I'm not sure what you are sending all the grandkids, but they are all in tears. You will have to let us in on what you sent them, then I will probably be in tears.

Amy~I could not see your video you posted, not sure if its on my end or yours.

Ruth~not sure what the wall of family pics is going to be called, yet! I still need more pics from family members.

Thanks to everyone who sent their congrats on the baby news, we are all very excited. Makes me wish I lived closer, I'm afraid I'm going to miss out on so much of the babies firsts.

Trish~Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vonda~We will be praying for David and your entire family.

Monica :)

I too want to thank you for the awesome uplifting package that was in my mail today. I too had to wipe the tears. I loved the picture of Grandpa hugging Grandma. I too would like to model my marriage after the grands.Mine really falls short but Grandma is my inspiration to give when you are at the end. This whole family has been bound by her ability to always rely on the Lord. Your package was a real blessing Monica and I am glad that God put the granddaughters on your heart.Thank you again from the bottom of my heart.
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This is the grandkids on Matthew's side.  Olivia (age 5) Kaiden (4) Kayleigh (3) Allison (2) Layla (1) 

I have lots to say! (imagine that)

Andy & Kim~  I am sure this would be cause for grandma shouting in the kitchen.  When an announcement such as this is made, she said that she "gets greater and greater".  Granpa would just smile and say, "I lost count a long time ago".   Congratulations to the both of you.

Steve and Teresa~  I cannot think of you as Granny and Gramps, but it seems as though you will be.  Congratulations to the two of you! 

Trish & Danny~  How are you?  Haven't heard form you guys in a while. 

Monica~  My, what a blessing in my mailbox today.  Once I finished crying, I sat down and read all of it.  Thank you so much for thinking of us.  Thanks for making my day!

Bobbie~  I don't know what Olivia was doing at school today, but she was telling a story about Nana's friend Bobbie.  I am guessing that is you:)  I thought that was funny. 

As you all know, our family went to Tennessee for Thanksgiving and we had such a good time.  It was nice to get to spend time together.  If anyone sees mom using an inhaler, for your own safety, take it from her:)    

Also, I went to the doctor for the results of my tests on my heart...he said that the plumbing and electricity in my heart looks great!  Praise the Lord.  

Love you all! 
Janet    

yes, we had lots of water ,our back yard looked like a lake ,and the front ditches were almost out of their banks. But it finally stoped last evening and we got a little snow , but it;s cold now.

David has to have another pick line put in for an U I T in the morning so say a prayer all goes well , Hope everyone is doing good. love to all.

Amy, did the video not post or is it just my computer and lack of skills?  Vonda, I saw Allen Park on CNN...news said you got 2-3 inches?  We got 3 in. of snow last evening.  At least it is a slow melt.  It came awfully close to your house, didn't it?  Vesta and Vonda, I loved your pics.  It's about time for Lorie's hair to start turning grey, don't you think?  

~Rita~

Nothing is better than a kid's laugh!

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Teresa, are you creating a "wall of shame" . . . I mean, a "hall of fame" with all the family pictures!

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Sorry this never fails to make me laugh. I know if I buy her a big dog bed she won't use it. She really does think she is a chihuahua

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My yard..epic flood

Thanks everyone for those who have sent me your photos, I'm going to print them off this evening hopefully. I have gotten Rita's, Bobby's and now David's family pictures, thanks again guys. Anybody else have any pics they need to send? All I want for Christmas is......PICTURES!!!!!

Congratulations Kim and Andy! That is super good news. And congrats to you Steve and Teresa, gonna join the elete crowd of Grands!!! We are so happy for all of you.
Teresa, here is a picture of the Floridians, Michelle will have to send you one from Germany. Love you guys.

Congratulations,

I agree Ruth , it just dosn't seem right for our baby brother to be a grandpa , and Teresa to be a grandma, but I guess you don,t have to be old to be grandparents. And CONGRATULATIONS to Andy and Kim, I know they can hardly wait.and I know Mommy and Daddy are just smiling down on all of us , how mommy loved babies.So, our family tree just keeps on growing.

I wanted to be Nana and Dan wanted to be Grandpa, but Clara had other ideas. She calls me Nannee and Dan Papaw.

You guys are making me feel old. My baby brother and his wife are going to be grandparents! This just can't be right!

Congratulations all.

Thanks guys for all your congrats, we are so very excited. I told Steve that I wanted to be a mimi, he asked me if that meant he was going to be a pipi, haha I can't wait....is it July yet! lol

So is it Mimi and Papa T?  Congratulations Andy and Kim!!  You too, Auntie Kelsey.

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~Rita~

On the Lighter Side

 

A woman went to the Post Office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards.
What denomination?" asked the clerk. "Oh, my goodness! Have we come to this?" said the woman.  "Well, give me 25 Baptist, 25 Methodist, 25 Church of God and 25 Pentecostal Holiness."

~Rita~

Papa

I'm pretty excited about bieng a Papa but not nearly as much as Teresa!

Grampa Steve and Gramma Teresa!! It has a lovely sound to it doesn't it? Congratulations Andy and Kim, we are so happy for you! Oh and doesn't Auntie Kelsey have a nice ring to it! So are we sure it is just one? At nine weeks they can hear the heart beating! That little person is being wonderfully made by the great and magnificent, one, true and living God of our universe! Even as I key these words! It is soo exciting!

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Colin with some of the Cast from Dixie Stampede!

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Congratulations!

How exciting to be waiting on another Treadway to get here!!Teresa you can be a granny fashionista :) I hope Santa brings you a duster like grandma used to wear. I just know you can rock it out. Steve you need to get cracking on a workshop..to make toys! Andy and Kim love and prayers coming your way. A baby is such a gift :)
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Congratulations Mimi!!!  What is grandpa going to be called?  :P  Congratulations to Andy and Kim as well!!!

That is great news , Tresea, it is going to sound funny calling you and Steve grandpa and grandma . what a hoot , yea.

I was finally givin' permission tonight to let everyone know that we are going to have a new addition to the Treadway family. Andy and Kim are going to have a little bundle of joy and needless to say we are very excited. She is 8 weeks pregnant and her due date is July 5th. I'm going to be a mimi. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Job Devin!!!!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Michael, Wendy, Kiera and Devin came over and shared some turkey with us today. We had a great time but missed everyone from the mountains. Wanted to share some pictures of Devin and his Championship Baseball game from last week. They started out the season badly but regrouped and made it to the championship game. Miracles never cease because his team won as evidenced by his million dollar smile. He whacked the ball good once in the pic of him batting, and that was after the pitcher had plunked him earlier in the back with the ball. It all ended well so all was forgiven. So, Bean Boy, Devin said he had a new nickname . . . he said you could call him Champ! Ha.

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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

I just want to say that I am so thankful to have a big wonderful family. I am thankful that I had a praying grandma. I am blessed to have a supportive mom and husband. I am lucky that to reach out to my family I need only to press the on button and type. I am still waiting on the patience and calm in dealing with my youngsters :) Maybe that will come next year. May you all feel the peace of our Lord today and always.

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Addy thanks for that reassurance.  That thought had not even crossed my mind.  I have been thinking of Mommy a lot lately especially when I pray.  I just kind of imagine Mommy and Jesus sitting there together when I pray, kinda like talking to them both at the same time. 
Cindy I never knew you had such hidden talents.  What kind of stuff are you planning on making?  Love the picture of the before and after log:)
Lorie, I like the pictures of the next karate kid.  But what happens when Toot and Butter get into it!  Does Toot kick Butters butt? LOL  You may have to take some classes just to referee.
We went to the hospital at Greenbrier Valley last night for Danny to get a chest xray and some lab.  He said he could feel the pneumonia rattle in his chest.  Xray showed that everything is clearing up and his lab work was good.  He goes back next wednesday to make sure everything is still a go for surgery.  If he doesn't have to have anymore chemo, does anyone know how long it takes for hair to grow back in?  I keep telling him it will be thick and curly!

Hey Everybody!
I put my Christmas Tree up today and Colin was here. He has been loving on my dogs all day, and they are loving every minute of it! We played rummy and he tried to cheat! So you know I had to put a stop to that!
Teresa, I love your decorations. How many trees do you have this year? I counted 3 on 1 table! I hear you're going to have some furry company this week. Sadie is a great cuddler!
Timmy, what a buck?! I don't know why you said it was for the guys though! I definitely would have taken a shot at that! Cindy, I love the bowls! How long have you been making stuff like that. It looks awesome!
Lorie, I can't help but wonder why you let Toot take lessons that teach her how to fight? Does Vonda really torment her that much? From the looks of that kick she's already ruling the playground! I definitely don't want to be on her bad side! I wish I could have done something like that when I was little, learn the technique and all. But noooo, I had to fight dirty!
Trish and Danny, you guys have been on my mind a lot lately. As soon as I read your post about having surgery December 5th I thought "That is awesome, and something great is going to happen," and I thought for sure somebody else would have pointed it out by now! That's exactly a year to the day that Grandma went to Heaven! I can't help but think that's a sign from God. He knows He has to make it obvious for some of us (me), and I think that's a wonderful day to have surgery. Maybe Grandma will be supervising!
As always, you are all in my thoughts and prayers! Pray for a safe trip for us traveling to TN tomorrow. And Ruth, I'm sending a disclaimer home with Colin about my not being to blame if his clothes don't fit!

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