Today we had Marleigh's b-day party :)  I believe she had a blast :P  Did I understand correctly that Grandma used birth control?!  I would've never thought because as much as she loved children I can't see her using anything to prevent a pregnancy.  I believe she would've taken all the children the Lord would've given her.  Plus, I never heard anyone mention it till now :)  Trish, is this new blog look an upgrade from the blog center?  Not sure if I like it.  It seems so formal.  I like the homey, comfy feeling from the other format :)  Addy, I hope to make the cinnamon roll cake sometime this week!!

For the record, the cinnamon roll cake is awesome!

Addy in my experience, it doesn't much matter what we want!  If God wants you to have a little one or ten for that matter, Paul won't have much say in it:)  Sorry Paul:)   I think God can work through birth control. LOL, Mommy was a perfect example!

I am friends with daddy's cousin Sally williams from coal river on facebook. According to her they do spell it lasley. Her son had cancer. Beulah has been sick and in the hospital she thinks Beckley but not sure which hosp. She said she didn't know if Beulah even got to attend the funeral.

Sally is daddy's cousin Lois's daughter....I think. They confuse me sometimes with the family tree stuff.

Rita, I, too, thought Beulah's last name was Leslie!

Wonderful news about Paul's friend, Wayne. When I prayed for him, that was what I prayed for first and foremost.

I hope Paul changes his mind about a wee one. We will pray that he does!

Finally got the call from UVA. he has to be there monday at 12.

Goldie just called and wants everyone to pray for Gloria's husband Dallas. He was at work and started having seizures in Pennsylvania. Goldie and Gloria are on their way there now. He is in ICU there. She also said to put him on any prayer chains you have..... Dallas Brown.

Hey Everybody!

Happy Birthday Marleigh! Paul says she needs a Ladybird for her birthday, but one of her own, not ours! Paul's friend had surgery yesterday morning and it went great. The doctors initially thought he had three blockages but he actually had 4. His cousin is a preacher and went to see Wayne last Sunday. When Paul went to see Wayne he told Paul that he got saved!
Lorie, I too am praying for my spouse's salvation and am hoping the family will join me. While you guys are at it, pray Paul changes his mind about a baby. I want one and he said no! lol
Trish, Wayne Terry works at Western Auto in Rainelle and has two sons, Corey and Cody. Tanner might know Cody from school, and Jacob probably know Corey.
Alice, I hope you are feeling better, and your favorite (Paul, as if I had to clarify) sends his love! We are praying for you and Danny, always. And Trish, that Cinnamon roll cake looks Amazing!
Hope to hear from the rest of you soon!

Love,
Addy

Obit

This is Beulah Lasley's son.  Beulah is Daddy's cousin...she came to Daddy's wake.  She lived up the holler across from the old log church.  Goldie shared this info.  I read the paper but would not have recognized the name, as I always thought her name was Beulah Leslie.

John Kevin Lasley

GOODVIEW — John Kevin Lasley, 49, of Goodview, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

He was predeceased by his father, James Everette Lasley and sisters, Sandra Dingus and Penny Estep.

Surviving family includes his wife, Missy Lasley; son, Joshua Lasley and friend, Tiffany Steele; daughters, Anna Johns, Heather Leigh and friend, Brett Blankenship, and Diamond Amanda and friend, Justin Adams; grandchildren, Amanda Dawn and Rylan Patrick; sisters, Cheryl, Janet and Angie; brothers, Robby and Doug; mother; Beulah Lasley; sister-in-law, Donna Walters and husband, Mickey; nephews, Elmo and wife, Strawberry and Joey and wife, Jessica and numerous other nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 9, 2012, at the Lotz Funeral Home Chapel in Vinton with Rev. Mark Flores officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 8, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be made at www.lotzfuneralhomevinton.com

Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, 305 East Washington Ave., Vinton, Va.

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~Rita~

Happy Birthday, Miss Marleigh Raine, little handmaiden of the Lord.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Miss Marleigh!! We love watching you grow :)
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Happy birthday miss marleigh! Monica, did you swipe a little syrup bottle too? That's what grandma packed in her purse filled with water! Lol

Happy Birthday Marleigh!!!  I can't believe it has been two years either.  You are growing so fast and learning so much day by day :)  Mommy loves you always!!  I got to thinking about Grandma yesterday.  We had lunch at Cracker Barrell in Princeton and I got a salad.  I didn't eat the crackers that came with it so when we were ready to leave I stuck them in my purse for a later time :P

Happy Birthday Marleigh Raine Padgett

I just took the mail to the mailbox and I got sidetracked looking at all the flowers coming up...and of course, I thought of Daddy!  It's hard to believe that he's been gone 2 years.  It doesn't seem like it to me.  But I had done my bills so I had written March 8 several times.  So it was while I was outside looking at the flowers and thinking of Daddy that it dawned on me that today is Marleighs birthday.  I remember showing him her picture that was sent when she was born, and him smiling.   

Alice, Lorie and Shawn, Danny...and the rest of the family...I am talkin' to God about ya'll.

 
~Rita~

Happy Birthday Marliegh, Gos Bless You.

Happy Birthday Marleigh Raine! Nena and Pawpaw loves you and we are so blessed because of you!

Alice and Daniel, you guys hang in there.  We love you and you are continually in our prayers.  Same goes to the rest of you guys out there that have prayer requests!

Alice Update

Hi Everyone, We saw the Dr. today and she said the surgery was healing well. We told her about the nausea and not being able to sleep and she prescribed some sleep medicine and said that she would hold off on the full treatment of chemo until the nausea was under control a little better.

The full treatment of chemo will consist of two drugs, Taxol (Paclitaxel or Onxal, Generic name and other trade name) and Carboplatin. The Carboplatin is what they gave her on the first treatment and that is what they gave her today due to the nausea. The Dr. said they would wait to give the full treatment until Alice is feeling a little better.Out next treatment is March 28, please keep us in your prayers

Trish and Danny we are praying for you guys every day.
Lorie,we are praying for you, per your request.

Addy, is it ok if I put Pauls friend on our prayer list?  How old is he and where is he from.  Danny thought the name was familiar but couldn't place him.

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Found this recipe on Pinterest.  For all of you guys that hate to make cinnamon rolls because they take so much time, this sounds great!  Although, if butter and sugar are an issue, you might not wanna try it!

Cake:
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp.salt
1 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. milk
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. butter, melted

Topping:
1 c. butter, softened
1 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. cinnamon

Mix everything together except for the butter. Slowly stir in the melted butter and pour into a greased 9x13 pan. For the topping, mix all the ingredients together until well combined. Drop evenly over the batter and swirl with a knife. Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes.

Glaze:

2 c. powdered sugar
5 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla


While warm drizzle the glaze over the cake.

:)

Addy will be praying for Paul's friend. Praise God he was right there at the hospital when he collapsed and got immediate help.We continue to lift you all up in prayer daily. I just want to say how thankful I am to have a great family. I feel so close to you all when I think of each of you and pray. When I think of family it is always mom's side. We are not in touch with my dad's at all.They never were a close bunch. I would like to ask you all to pray for my husband's salvation.I know God has a plan for his life and that it not be wasted. He has many hurdles to face and only God can see him through. I would also ask for prayer that I can stay strong in the Lord when the enemy seeks to destroy my family.Love you all.
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Hey Everybody,

I will try to write more later but for now I have a prayer request. One of Paul's close friends, Wayne Terry, had gallbladder surgery last week and collapsed in the parking lot when he was leaving the hospital. He had a massive heart attack and they flew him to Roanoke. Paul went to see him this evening and he is having triple bypass tomorrow morning. They determined that it was a pre-existing condition and did not result as blood clots from his gallbladder surgery. He is pretty upset and has never had anything like this before so please keep him and his family in your prayers.

Julie wanted to share this cartoon with everyone. Hope you like it.

Concord University campus closed due to bomb threat - WVVA TV Bluefield Beckley WV News, Weather and Sports

Concord University campus closed due to bomb threat - WVVA TV Bluefield Beckley WV News, Weather and Sports

PET scan only shows one *angry* tumor as dannys surgeon calls it. he will
start chemo as soon as they can get it!

Amen to that Bobbie ,Mom was who I thought of when I heard the song.

Hey everyone~ hope all is well. I loved the video of Marleigh singing in church, she is just the cutest. Daniel, Alice, Trish and Danny you are all in our prayers.

I wanted to let everyone know that we will be having our family Easter get together on Sat. the 7th at 1:00 for all of you that can come. Bring a dish and your favorite drink as always. I will also be having Kimberly a baby shower at that time since we will all be together. She is supposed to register at Walmart and Target and she is doing the babies room in Classic Pooh. I can't wait to see everyone. Love you all

Marleigh, you were precious! Trish, love the springy blog! We are praying for you today, Danny.

Vonda, it sounds like they had a Gramma like our kids did!!!

The Grascals "Jesus Knew My Grandma Best"

Marleigh sang for the first time on stage at church tonight!!  I am so proud of her :)  She didn't seem a bit bashful about it either.  She sang with Cassie, Abby and Shawn.  They sang Jesus Loves Me then you will see that Marleigh wanted to sing about Zacheus (?)!!  Trish and Danny, we continue to pray for you and you will be in our thoughts and prayers tomorrow.  Daniel, how is Alice doing?

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Everyone check out Cindy's woodworking blog! She does some awesome stuff!

The following letter was in our newpaper this morning, and it made me smile. I thought it might do the same for you.

Dear Annie: I had to smile at the letter from "Road Worrier." When we started to get calls that our 92-year-old father was driving through stop signs and red lights and running into cars in the parking lot, we gave his car keys to his caregiver and said she'd take him where he needed to go.

When he died, I sent his suit to the funeral home. I later got a call saying they found a car key in the pocket. Later, we spoke to Dad's neighbor, who said when the caregiver would go to church on Sundays, my father would come out of the house five minutes later, put his walker in the backseat of the car and drive off. He'd return 15 minutes before the caregiver came back.

We don't know where he went for those four hours, but we're glad nothing happened to him or anyone else. When they started to close his coffin, I put that key back in his pocket and told him, "OK, Dad, now you can drive Mama all over heaven." — L.A.

We are at Amy's. Went to Cleveland clinic today for a second opinion . They said the same thing that UVA did. Chemo first. They also offer a clinical trial for a sarcoma vaccine which he could take part in but not until after he had surgery and it would be 84 weeks long. And of course it would be in Cleveland. Will go to UVA Thursday.

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Trish and Danny, I will fast for you as well.

Amen Ruth, Believe every word. and have faith to see through the storm.

Danny, Trish and Family: Keep saying what God says. Faith comes by hearing. So you want your faith to be in what God says, not in what Satan says (the negative). If you slip up and say the negative, ask God to forgive you and go right back to confessing His Word. If your confession sounds hollow at first, do not worry. Keep doing it because the more your ears hear you say God's Word, the more your faith rises up. And the greater your faith, the stronger your confession. It is a circle that keeps spiraling upward. I have been getting words about faith and confession from many different sources lately, so I know God is trying to impress upon me the importance of our words. I am convinced that they are the most powerful things in the universe. After all, that is how God created everything he created - by speaking. And that is how, I believe, that we create our world.

It may be a fact that Danny has cancer, but it is not THE TRUTH. God's Word is the TRUTH, and TRUTH trumps fact.

I have been fasting for three days, and was supposed to go off this morning, but I will be fasting and praying throughout the day today, and you will be in my prayers. I just got an e-mail that David and Julie are fasting and praying also.

I love all of you.

Well we didn't get a good report today. He has a new tumor in his left lung which is opposite where he had surgery. He said it is very aggressive and is already an inch and a half big. Not sure the plan yet. He goes next week for a PET scan and see the surgeon. The oncologist is leaning more towards chemo first and see if it responds. It will be a different kind of chemo this time.

Continue to remember him in prayer.

Monica, We loved the videos of Marleigh.  She is so cute and we loved her laugh.  I loved all the pics.  My those kids are growing.

~Rita~

We go to UVA tomorrow for ct scan and then see the doctor. Will post after the appt.
Love all the snow pictures. Teresa your spring decorations and the snow look good together. I think you need to post your own photos on pinterest! I can see lots of folks repinning them!
Alice hope you are feeling better!

Gracie enjoyed the snow!

Today is such a beautiful day!!!  It's 41 degrees, no wind and the sun is shining everywhere.  We had a ball with Marleigh and her sledding.  She loved it!!!  Teresa, I love your decorations.  Your little grand baby is going to love his "grandma in the mountains" and all her holiday festiveness.  The boys used to call Grandma Vivian "grandma in the mountains":P  Trish, that is a good pic of you and Danny, I love it :)  Janet....who were you giving down the road in your picture????

Spring has sprung at my house!!!!
Easter/Spring Decorations

Spring has sprung at my house!!!!!
Spring/ Easter Decorations

Danny, Jacob and Jesse's Birthday Party!

Snow

Boy that was some beautiful snow! It has been wet here in MI. Just wanted to check in with everyone. Alice I hope you are having more good days than bad. We are praying for you and Danny that God continues to hold you in His healing hands. Dad is doing pretty good but he misses his roommate Larry a lot. We are doing okay. Vonda is learning to play the clarinet and Vesta is taking swim lessons for now. I am just working and trying to stay afloat. We miss you all and wish we were closer to everyone. I hope you all feel the good Lord's blessings today.
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Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!  We finally got snow!!!!!!!!!!  It has been such a beautiful day today watching the snow fall all day.  It started around 10 this morning and still going at it.  It's not as heavy as earlier.  I think the biggest part of it fell while Marleigh was napping today.  When she got up we went to Nina and Pawpaw's for spaghetti so we haven't had a chance to go sledding yet.  I'm hoping it will hang around long enough so we can go in the morning.  Adam said there were spin outs all over the place on his way home this evening.  He made it safely home though :)  Mom and Dad made it home safe as well.  They went to TN for the weekend.  I think they brought the snow in with them this morning.  They said it was 67 degrees and people were everywhere down there and enjoying all the amusement rides.  I would like to be on an amusement ride right now....the bob-sled LOL!!!!  Teresa, I loved the pics that Kelsey had done.  They are beautiful :)  Daniel, how is Alice doing?  Danny, sorry we couldn't make it yesterday.  I know you had a good time though.  Post some pics :)  I expect to see some pics of winter weather from others.  Love to all