Life With Jules, and other stuff

I mentioned a small piece I stitched in a previous post that I sent to a good friend of mine up north. Well, she received it today.  Here is what I stitched:  And here is a pic of it at her home in Pennsylvania: She's been having a rough year health-wise (I think we all have for some reason), so I decided to stitch her this cute little pumpkin and send it her way!  

So I have managed to stitch a bit more on Praying Hands this week. Here is a progress pic: I also stitched up a little something for a good friend of mine up north. She doesn't know it's coming yet and sometimes visits here so I won't post a pic until after I have sent and she has received. This week has been crazy! Between work and home. I spent last Sunday evening in the Veteran's Hospital in Tampa. Nothing serious. Just needed a minor head wound checked. Not really a wound, but a cyst that keeps breaking open. I had several of these buggers removed in late 2008. Going for a general surgery consult on Wednesday afternoon to schedule more excisions. Probably 4 or 5 more will be removed. Then, praying that God will not allow these things to grow back again. But if He does, I will have them removed in a few years yet again. Keeping my thoughts on God more than usual lately. I am certain it's a good thing! I have a lot to be thankful for right now an...

A stitching friend of mine (and someone who grew up in the same general area of Michigan as I) asked some of us if we wouldn't mind sharing a fundraising link on our blogs. I am so happy to oblige this request. You will notice a link in the right side-bar. If you feel inclined, please click on the link and donate some monies so these two girls may have an opportunity to go on a missions trip to Nicaragua! Thanks!!  

Some things have been happening in my life recently that I truly have no control over. I have to let God do His will through me. As you have seen in a previous post, I went to Denver for another class for work. Had a great time there meeting new people and spending time with a special someone. Well, he decided to end the week on a down note. Went so far as to "unfriend" me on FB. Now, I really can't complain about that as it was his choice. Actually, I will say it is his LOSS! When you love someone for as long as I have and that person knows this, it's very hurtful to be treated the way I was the last time we spoke. My heart is completely broken not because of what was said to me or the fact that we can never be a couple. But because he decided that our friendship is worth absolutely nothing. A friendship that spanned 20 years. A friendship that in the beginning was based on a mutual interest in the Bible and God. I am not a spiteful person. I don't like animo...

Yup! That's today!! I am obviously not doing anything to celebrate. But I did want to take a moment to thank all of you, my readers, for allowing me into your "world" from time to time. Hopefully the next year will be more productive on my part. You all mean the world to me! So, instead of saying "Happy Blogaversary" and the like, why not just list what you are in appreciation of in the comment section below!