aasharon90

Life is boring if you don't laugh, joke around
and be a little crazy every now and then. At
the end of the day it's all about being happy.

Dear Lord, I come to You with a heart full of gratitude
and awe. I am thankful for your goodness and grace
over me.

Praying for those struggling with daily pain. Those
fearful, needing direction, the cloak of your comfort
and tender loving care and protection.

Thank you, God, for this life I try to maintain to the best
of my human ability following the commandments and
program of recovery, trust and belief in You, so that I can
be in Heaven with You someday. Amen.

Astro

Dear God, please guide the doctors and surgeons as they do imaging, diagnostics, and possibly another surgery on my brother today. I pray that there is no fluid in his head, but Thy will, not mine, be done. God I am hoping, asking You that if there be a way to remove some of the brain fog, forgetfulness, and instability that my brother is feeling, that he be healed of this through prayer or any procedure that can be performed today. Also, thank you God for a blessing of patience yesterday when I was at my wits end and ready to scream at one of his healthcare providers. I cannot rush people to care for my brother, it's their time and none of this is about me. Amen.

Alpine

Continued prayers for Mark.
Thank you God for my peace of mind and clear head which helps me to navigate the challenges of life and to enjoy the good times as well.

Alysheba

Prayers for Astro and his brother. God bless you both.
Sharon, I love your writings, thank you! A lot to think about.
Alpine, love and prayers for you too.
Thank you God for being with me when I feel really vulnerable. I know I am blessed and you are with me.

aasharon90

Alysheba, Astro, Alpine and aasharon. The 4 A's

May God bless our small group as we come together in
unity to receive all your blessings.

Continued prayers for Astro's brother too. Amen.

SoberLeigh

Many, many prayers for Astro’s brother, Astro, and all of us.

Thank you, God, for blessings too numerous to count.

aasharon90

Thank you God for all who come together in this
thread like Alysheba, Astro, Alpine, SoberLeigh
and myself as we lift up Astros brother or those
needing extra prayers for comfort, strength, support
and understanding.

We place ourselves into Thy Hands as we continue
to pray and be grateful and thankful for all Your wonderous
deeds. Amen.

aasharon90

Sometimes, the kindness thing you can do for your heart
is to let go of the burdens you were never meant to constantly
carry.

Thank you, God, for helping me get pass that awful
feeling yesterday after overindulging in foods we
don't eat on a regular basis. Chinese food is a treat
for us, maybe once a year thing, so to over do it
can cause chaos to my system.

Sleep always resets my body and onward I go
remembering to not over do it again with the help
of You Lord.

Rain is in the forecast today to soak in the lawn
fertilizer I spread out early this morning. Even
tho we have a guy to cut our front yard, I still want
it to be healthy for him to manicure it for us.

We don't have any bushes or trees in the front
of our home. Just grass for him to cut with his
riding mower, edge, weedeater close to the walls,
blow off the front porch and he's done.

The guy has 3 homes in a row to cut, so we have
it easy for him. No back yard or obstacles to work
around. So we are grateful for his service at our
age.

Thank you, God, for all the help provided to many
of us that are older and in need of a little extra help
available.

Bless and keep us as young at heart as long as
possible. Amen.

Alpine

Continued prayers for Astro's brother Mark. This is such a tough road to be on with so many unkowns, please keep him strong and please help the medical staff provide the care that he is in need of.

Thank you God for the beautiful sun yesterday after all of the rain we have had. The grass is turning a vibrant green and on my walk yesterday with Riley pup we saw buds on some of the trees. New life is coming back.

Astro

Amen, couldn't agree more! Thank you God for a night of pretty good sleep to reset my body and soul.

Thank you all so much for the prayers, I know they are heard by the Almighty. Thank you God that Mark didn't require surgery yesterday, CT scan revealed a very small stroke and a little blood on the brain that they'll monitor and take another look at in a few months. God, my prayer now is that my brother always takes interest in improving his health and understands that his future lies in his hands and Yours. If he wants to get better he's got to be accountable for exercising, PT, eating and hydrating. Thank you God for everyone who helps him along the way, and for the financial means and time to continue doing so.

PS : sharon, coincidentally, I overindulged in Chinese takeout last night myself. Today is a new day to make better choices

aasharon90

I don't know how we did it years ago by eating heavy meals
in the evening. Maybe because we didn't go to sleep till 10pm.

Times have definitely changed for us mainly because we
are in bed by 6ish and up between 2 and 3am each day.

Early to bed, early to rise makes us, healthy, wealthy and wise.

When ended up getting Chinese Thursday instead of Friday
because of the rain threat. Then the Chinese place didnt open
till 11am. I normally eat around 9am, so eating later really
threw me off.

Friday is a no meat day in observance during Lenten season,
so I order steamed broccoli and shrimp dinner which i know
can give me about 3 meals out of it along with fried Wontons.

What happened was, i nibbled a little on my dinner after I
was full then hubby asked if i wanted to try his tempura
battered pork bites and some left over rice and eggroll.

Like as fool, i over ate and it threw my system off making
me feel bad, esp. after I ate i went outside to close my
umbrellas and prepare for rain, moving around too much
after all that food later in the afternoon,

And on top of that I had a kcup coffee to late in the day
which is what made me feel bad. Too much caffeine.

I should have known better and stopped when I
was at a good stopping point. The result ended in almost
making me sick. When will I learn this lesson, esp. at my
age. Too much of anything is not good for ya.

Alcohol addiction/dependency was the same way.

Even the smallest amount of willingness, if sincere
is sufficient to allow God to enter and take control
over any problem, pain or obsession.

Thank You God for not abandoning us when we rely
on You for everything in this amazing life and journey
we are on to get to You. Amen.

Alpine

God, continued prayers for Mark that is able to heal and that he will not need further surgery
Sharon, I am a morning person and start to shut down by around 6ish but stay up unitl 730 so I can spend time with my husband, I head to bed to read then I turn lights out at about 830. Then bam..anxiety. Mr A always says the early bird gets the worm and Alpine gets the bird

Thank you God for no bad medical dreams last night. I have been having them frequently and they are hard for me to shake.

Astro

Long, cold, rainy overnight shift. Thank you God for keeping me just warm enough that I'm not sick, and bringing me home for a few hours of sleep before I head back to work. Thank you God for the people who thanked me as I left, sometimes it's important to be valued and appreciated, it doesn't happen often at work.

aasharon90

Continued prayers and healing for Astros brother, for Alpine
and for all those needing extra blessings.

We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the
presence of God. The world is crowded with Him.
He walks everywhere. Incognito.

Went to bed forgetting to change my clocks, to
Spring forward and hour until I read a post from
my nursery this morning. Was so excited to go
to the nursery again yesterday and grab 2 plants,
one was a pretty purple Tibouchina....

Tibouchina – Butterfly World

The other was a lovely yellow Dipladenia....

Dipladenia Bush Yellow Flowers | Tropical Plants of Florida

Thank You God for showing me the way each day. I ask in
prayer to protect and keep safe my daughter who is traveling
a long distance away from her family with her job. Amen.

Alpine

Sharon, thanks for your thoughts. I also may need to get some ideas of what to plant in my pots this spring.

I continue to pray for Mark, Astro's brother that he is able to heal and get better

Thank you God for my increased energy yesterday as I have been so darn tired lately it makes it hard to function.
Thank you God for the beautiful birds that come by to visit at my bird feeders. They are just so amazing and I love to see them fly away too.
Thank you God that my hair is continuing to grow back and it is now starting to stand up so I look kind of like a rooster. lol I am okay with that plus the extra grays. They make me smile.

Astro

I'm asking my wife to plant anything edible to reduce grocery bills and I just love eating something we've grown ourselves that is healthy, especially peppers!

Thank you God for this bountiful harvest from the earth, sun, and water. Thank you God for the foods that nourish our bodies. I'm looking forward to being away from the side work for a few days so that I have healthier choices in front of me, not the carb rich foods we're given at work. Thank you God for being gentle on us so that we can decide what's going to work or not in our diets. I am especially thankful for everything you've created that tastes delicious and keeps our bodies in top form.

aasharon90

Accept responsibility for your actions.
Be accountable for your results.
Take ownership of your mistakes.

Dear God, grant us Your peace this morning,
Help us let go of worry and anxiety, knowing
that You are in control. Fill our hearts with Your
tranquility and grant us the wisdom to navigate
the day with a calm spirit. Amen.

In growing up, I had a grandfather who grew
vegetable year round, using his huge plow to
make the rows to plant all kinds of amazing
vegetables.

Then I had an aunt/uncle who owned their own
flower shop and restaurant. barbers, beauticians,
engineers, finance/bankers in the family too. Oh,
and not to leave out the alcoholics or those sick
that had affects on us.

It's interesting to look back at who was in your family
that may have had some kind of impact on you
growing up or helping you make decisions in life
growing up.

Whether growing food or flowers, both take work but the
reward comes from what you put in either one. Passion
in doing what you enjoy doing.

Thank You God for all that you place before us each
day to achieve and enjoy. Placing all those sick or weary
into thy hands. Bless and keep all safe from harm or destruction.
Amen.

Alpine

Sharon, good morning to you and thanks for your insightful posts
I may try growing some vegetables in containers. We have a lot of shade so I will look into what would grow best.
Continued prayers for Mark, Astro's brother.
Thank you God for my ability to walk and move around when I want to. Last summer when I was unable to do that it was such a challenge. I have appreciation for every step and movement I can do.

Astro

I lurvvvvv growing jalapenos & pickleing them when I have a huge crop

sharon, I really appreciated your post too, as I do all days! Dad was a musician (violin & banjo) and Mom loved musicals, and while they were both alcoholics I attribute my love of music and creativity to them. Dad was also a hard worker, as was Mom since having 3 boys kept her plenty busy, so I know my work ethic, drive, and commitment came from them.

God, my co-worker has taken a few well earned days off, thankfully I'm away from side work for a little over a week, but my prayers and thanks are for You to see me through these first three days of the week, they are extremely busy already. I know that nothing is too much to ask of you God, or too little. Thank you God for my stamina and commitment to my career.

aasharon90

Good Orderly Direction = GOD

It is when we try to make our will conform with God’s
that we begin to use it rightly. To all of us, this was a
most wonderful revelation. Our whole trouble had been
the misuse of willpower. We had tried to bombard our
problems with it instead of attempting to bring it into
agreement with God’s intention for us.

Good happy Tuesday wonderful folks here.

Loves me some peppers, esp. jalapeno's that are already
in jars and add them to many things but my favorite is adding
them to a hot baked potato. Nothing else. Just peppers and
potato alongside a grilled smoked steak. Yummy.! It's a treat
we try to have maybe once a month or so.

Thank You God for music. For my kids who grew up
learning how to play Trombone and French Horn in
school band and orchestra taking them to places that
will always be treasured and remembered. For allowing
family to witness their amazing talent.

Always praying for their protection as each travel
the roads with their professions. Keeping them and
their family safe in Thy hands.

For my fellow SR members learning to remain sober
and living life without dependency on a toxic substance.
Whether it be drugs or alcohol. Life is a journey meant
to be enjoyed and not struggled with.