Fresh new socks

 

Ever love the feel of new socks? Yes, socks. I get ankle, sports socks. And when I get new ones, they are so cushiony that my feet thank me for it. Especially when I am at work and do a lot of walking!

You know what else is awesome….fresh sheets. I love getting into a freshly made bed. I would change my sheets every day if I didn’t have to do laundry! And knowing how to fold a fitted sheet without wrinkles is also a plus. 

There isn’t a lot of things that can bring you true happiness and that “feel good” feeling. But new socks will do it!

Sometimes you just have to treat yourself. If you are needing a pick me up, try some new socks. They may put a pep in your step!

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

Psalms 118:24; "This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it."

Love to all, 

Pumpkin time!

 

I got my pumpkins! Yay for me! Pictured is our stash we got. I always go in and say I am only getting 1-2 and end up with 3-4. I just can't make up my mind. They all are so cute and have their own personality. Yes....pumpkins can be cute and when you can't have them all, it's hard to pick just one. I love the ones that are oddly shaped and have the vine still on them. It was a great day at the pumpkin patch....despite the crowds.

My family went to Hubers again this year for our annual pumpkin fall get together. We realized once we were there that we should not have come on a weekend. Last time it was a week day and there was not as many people there. To say the least it was crowded! (Mental note for next year). Despite all the people, I still got my pumpkin!

But the people......why do some have to be so rude? It was crazy. I just kept remembering from my childhood, that if I ever acted that way (rude, pushy, just not polite), my momma would snatch me up and it was whoopin time! If we were out in public, it would be even worse....she would pull me close, nose to nose and whisper "if I don't straighten up, I was going to get in when we got home".  This didn't happen to often because you know I was an angel and didn't act up a lot! I still have my halo, hahaha.

But all that aside, I had an amazing time. And the sangria's I shared with my niece for her birthday was a plus too! I think I needed more....to help with my people watching in the crowds! Welllll...Maybe not, that probably was good I didn't have more, who knows my angel-ness may have disappeared.

Now my decision is this....to carve my pumpkin or not! That's a tough one.

1 John 3:18 says, "Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth".

Micah 6:8; "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

Love to all,

Getting your day started

 

This week it has officially switched from warm, summer weather to fall, cool temperatures. And I can tell you, I am not enjoying it! I am a summer girl. I like the heat. Even though the sun is out, it is deceiving to make you think it is warm outside. I walk outside and just say "nope" and have to go in and get a jacket. There is a chill in the air. And my body and joints are definitely feeling it!

So I am back to my fall way of thinking, wishing this season would go quickly and March to get here soon! It's sad when you wish away part of your life, instead of trying to find ways to enjoy this season. I need to look deep to see what is good about cold weather and snow! I cannot stand the snow! Brrrr

So this season, as it gets colder, I am having to warm up my car in the mornings before I leave for work. This got me thinking as I was doing my devo this week. As our cars need to be warmed up, so does our spirit, our minds. How do we do it? Well, one way is getting into the word. Another way is through prayer. Starting your day with scripture and prayer every morning before you even step out of your house, will prepare your heart and mind for the day ahead.  

So I am enjoying the last remaining warm days and all the colorful flowers that comes with it. In the next week or so, our trees will be changing to a beautiful orange, red and yellow colors. The beauty God gives us in amazing. We just need to look and see that beauty. And I am concentrating on what is good this season. This includes, but not limited to.....MY BIRTHDAY, holiday gatherings with my family, shopping for Christmas gifts and my shoe box for Samaritan's purse. 

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NIV); "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."

Love to all,

October, a hard month

 October is a hard month for some. It is breast cancer awareness month. It brings up a lot of memories for some of us and is a reminder, not that we already have them on our body, of what we went through. It doesn't matter how long ago your cancer was, it still stings. And it may not be you that had the cancer, but you went through it with your wife, mom, friend and your hardship and memories of it is just as important and hard to manage at times. I get it.

For me and my experience, I go through some times where I am good and say "I am a survivor" then other times it's like, I am so sick of the reminders of this VERY hard time in my life. The reminders are all the time: mammograms, doctor visits where you have to give your history over and over, OCTOBER and the "pink" everywhere, and the "squeeze your boobs" reminders!

Yes I am a survivor, and being that survivor comes at a cost. I started my cancer journey June 2012, ended my treatments chemo, radiation and monoclonal antibody therapy July 2013, and then started tamoxifen and Letrozole therapy for 8 years. The cost of cancer for me was the mutilation of my body with lopsided boobs from surgery and radiation (which really suck!!), the hair loss, PTSD fear of cancer of it returning every time I go for a test or feel something on my body, and weight gain that has taken all this time to lose. 

                             2012                                                                    Sept 2025

  

BUT...there is always a but. You know me....I have to not concentrate on those negatives and find what I can to make it through this thing called life! What I did gain was: FIRST- a closer relationship and understanding of Jesus. I learned to value life each day, even though I sometimes take it for granted. But then I get a kick in the butt and realize I only have one life to live. I also got the luxury of not having a lot of hair growth on my legs! It has taken a while, but it is slowly growing back, but just around my ankles after 13 yrs! Go figure. My hair has come back more curly than ever, since I am growing it out. It looks like when I use to perm it back in the 80's! Also, through my experience, I can help others that are experiencing this. It helped me through my sickness to know that someone was there to walk me through it, and let me know how to navigate it and get through it.

All that aside, I don't know why I went through this trial in 2012 and why my body got cancer, but I am going to use it for good, even though the world or the devil wants to use it for bad. I will not let it get me down and on those days I start to feel the weight of it (or the month of October), I will remind myself of all the good that came from this experience. And I might even go and get me some new boobs at some point so they won't be lopsided anymore!

If you are going through something like this, stay strong! You can do more than what your mind thinks. Your mind succomes to what your body is feeling, but you must push through! We all are survivors of something! If you are that caregiver or supporter, be strong for them. Give them encouragement...daily. Trust me, it helps. Small notes of encouragement, send texts just to say I love you, tell her she is beautiful (even without hair) or just something silly. Or just be presence. Go with them on their treatments. 

You are blessed because you woke up this morning. You can feel the breath in your lungs, and if you are like me, you can feel the soreness in your body trying to get out of bed! But I am thankful because that is from my exercise and being able to still do it! And you are blessed because Jesus loves you!

 Psalm 147:3 "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds"

Psalm 30:2 "Lord my God, I called to You for help, and You healed me" 

Love to all,