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My EASY BUTTON - 8/9/2007 6:13:00 PM
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dianetavegia
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"A voice of one who cries: Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord [clear away the obstacles or barricade, open any closed doors]; make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God!" Isaiah 40:3
Amazingly, I slept really well last night. I was in bed by 10:00 and asleep pretty quickly. I woke at 6:35. I don’t remember hearing anything or waking even for a minute all night. Wow. That was much needed.
Jim’s mouth is only bothering him a little from where they pulled the tooth. A couple of Ibuprofen takes away any discomfort. It’s a lot less pain than the broken tooth was causing. Again, I’m so thankful that it’s over for him and thankful for the gifted money to have it done.
Public school started today. Jim was pretty excited. He has always dressed really sharp. He had on a blue and white striped shirt, a tie and dark blue dress pants. Wow, he’s a handsome guy. All that thick white hair. He was heading to football practice right after school so we won’t see him until around 7:00 tonight. Football practice has been starting later and running later because of our intense heat. He called at 3:45 to say it had been a hectic day. He’s working in all grades and with lots of teachers. One of them realized he’d not had a lunch break yet.
Do you ever feel as if you’re pretty much alone in the world? I mean, without your immediate family who lives in your home (or the Lord, of course) that no one else cares or is there for you? I feel that way. I sent messages to two of our grown kids and left a phone message for my mother and another son about Jim. Not one of them called to check on him or find out more. One son has never contacted me about any of his dad’s health issues, no matter how sick he’s been. I know they’re all busy, but that’s so sad. An email takes only a minute to send. It’s very sad to me. You never know what the next phone call will bring. Well, not my problem.
"And Jesus answered* saying to them, "Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you."
Mark 11:22-24
I was dreaming when I woke. I was dreaming that I was buying a house from some people at church. It’s Nick’s best friend’s family. I dreamed Nick was happy because they were still going to be in the neighborhood. I was talking to the father about not wanting them to repaint or put down new flooring until they were fully moved out so it could be perfect when I moved in. The father was telling me to choose paint colors and he’d have everything done after their movers had come. I realized right then that it was just me and Nick. That’s when I woke.
I was moving some papers Jim brought home yesterday and saw that he doesn’t get paid for working August until Sept. 28th. That’s a killer. Thank the Lord I’ll have the money to pay our Sept. 1st bills. October is another story.
I applied, again today, at Home Depot for nights and weekends. I guess it’s good that they haven’t called yet, since it’s so hot. I couldn’t walk a mile in this weather. We hope someone will hire one of us or both of us, at least through Christmas, to tide us over and help us stay up to date. I’m so tired of so many concerns. I’m getting so used to it that it’s sad. I don’t think my life will ever be easy again. That’s okay. I’d rather have Jim than a gazillion dollars. I know of people who keep $3,000 in their sock drawer and wish each other were dead. No thanks! I’d rather be loved than be rich.
I’d made Shepherd’s Pie for supper last night because of Jim’s pulled tooth. We had a lot leftover, so we’re having that again tonight. It’s one of our favorite meals. It’s not that cheap, unless you’re using leftovers, tho.
I got a lot of laundry done today. You can’t make plans or stick to a firm schedule when you have babies in the house. You never know what’ll be going on from day to day. I have so many things that need to be done, but can’t. Now if I could just work out sleep schedules so I’d have two hours with them both sleeping at the same time.
Right now, it’s harder trying to clean with the dog in all the time. He chases the broom and mop. He barks at the vacuum and runs. He’ll grab a dust rag and try to play tug of war. He’s having fun, but little gets done.
Our high temperature was 99° today. I didn’t hear the heat index high yet. I’m sure it was around 110° because it was 105° heat index late this afternoon when it had cooled to 98°.
Now that school has started, the baby’s father is picking her up 30 minutes later. She’s here 11 hours a day now. He goes to pick up the younger sister before coming here. I did ask him to try and be here a little early on Wednesdays so I don’t have to give up working with the youth. He runs the sound at church and they start at 6:30 anyhow. He generally takes the girls for supper at McDonald’s before church, too. He said he’d rush on Wednesdays. He’s such a nice guy!
Well, I’ve not been my chipper self today and have snapped at Nick a few times. I’m not one to do that, either. Just too much going on in my head ….
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
 "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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Wow....... LONG day here! - 8/10/2007 6:39:16 PM
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dianetavegia
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In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. Psalm 5:3
“Woman Kills Raccoon with Bare Hands”
“Beheaded Rattlesnake Bites Man”
“Family Finds Life Ring from Edmund Fitzgerald”
And then there’s MY life……..
I had a bad night again. The dog woke me at 3:30 a.m., needing to go potty. I’d already had trouble falling asleep. I went to bed early enough, but couldn’t get comfortable. I heard the 11:00 news come on and fell asleep pretty soon after that. After 3:30, I only dozed a few minutes at a time and had bad dreams or upsetting dreams. I’ll be really tired by tonight. Remind me to not let Scooter be outside long before bed because he drinks a full bowl of water and then needs to go out during the night.
I woke with a bad sinus headache and facial pain. The grass pollen is active and pollution is bad enough that everyone is sneezing and wheezing. My sinuses are bothering me quite a bit, today. Thankfully, the old Sudaphed works for me. I just need to be more diligent about taking it.
I rescheduled a bunch of doctor and shot appointments for Jim so he won’t have to miss work. He had to take a vacation day for getting his tooth pulled. He doesn’t want to have to leave work early when he can help it. The dermatologist won’t start surgeries after 3:30, so those days he can’t help but leave early. I was able to reschedule his pulmonary doctor for a school holiday. That doctor is only at the VA on Monday. Jim said, when he called at lunchtime, that he was told it would be no problem to leave 30 minutes early on the days he has treatment for the cancerous spots. I won’t be able to go with him those days, because of keeping the children.
I’m so glad today is Friday. The week went fast. I do wish we had off more than Saturday. I don’t get rested up enough. I have to do any cleaning on Saturday and try to nap both Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, Jim sings in the choir at 8:30 and 11:00, so he has to come back and get us for us to be in the youth building at 9:20 to start pancakes. Kids start arriving by 9:30. We get home between 12:30 and 1:00 and I try to have our big meal ready. We generally eat leftovers or grilled cheese and tomato soup on Sunday nights.
Jim’s check for the week didn’t come. It’s always here by Tuesday so I called. It was mailed on Saturday, they said. I am guessing that means Monday and maybe it got into the mail on Tuesday. It shouldn’t take this many days from Atlanta. It’s only 35 miles!
I’m going to go this weekend and apply at Wal-Mart for the Christmas season. I called and they said since I’d worked there about 6 or 7 years ago that I’d have a better chance of being hired. They’ll be looking for nights and weekends. That’s me. I’m hoping they’ll allow me to work something like 7 til midnight during the week and Friday – Sunday nights. That would sure be a help. I was making $8.75 an hour way back when. We’ll see. My manager back then has his own store elsewhere. Another assistant manager died a couple of years ago, unexpectedly. I’m not good with remembering all the names. We had so many assistant managers and they rotated night shift.
Jim expects to be home really early today. The high school football team is only having team photos today and no practice. I don’t like him having to be out in the sun and heat every day so this is a nice break for him. The middle school team will start practicing in a week. Sign ups are next week.
Jon’s coming by tomorrow with their wedding pictures. Mary has to work all day. I can’t wait to see the pictures.
I’m hoping Mary and Jon have off Labor Day so we can have a cook out with them. We have so much fun with them. Jon makes us laugh so hard. He’s a good man, like his father. Jon loves Jim so much. They’ve grown so close over the years. He’s so good to me. No one messes with his mama.
We have a chance of thunderstorms tonight. I’m not sure that’ll be enough to break the heat, tho. It’s not gotten as hot as expected today. Clouds move in front of the sun once in a while and it has stayed around 97° instead of the 100° predicted.
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY. AFTERNOON TEMPS ON FRI WILL ONCE AGAIN CLIMB ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK & WILL LIKELY BREAK SEVERAL RECORDS FOR THE DAY. HEAT INDICES WILL AGAIN REACH 105 TO 118 ON FRIDAY.
It took a while, but the website that hosts my images finally fixed their error and refunded my money. I lost one week of service, tho, and they didn’t notify me of fixing it. I got a notice from Paypal about the refund. I was a bit disappointed with their ‘customer service’. A simple ‘we were away’ or ‘sorry it took so long’ would have been plenty. Well, I am thankful for the site because I really like being able to share the beautiful pictures I find online.
Jim’s mouth feels fine, but I remember when I had my tooth pulled that it was easier for a week or so to eat softer type foods. His tooth was pulled on Wednesday afternoon so this is really only day two for him. He’s not in any pain now. I’m trying to remind him to rinse often with salt water so he doesn’t get a dry socket. He doesn’t have the time at school, tho.
The baby’s daddy had to work over and then got stuck in traffic. It’s was after 6:30 when he got here. Makes for a long day for all of us.
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
1 Peter 1:22-25 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
For, "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever."
"Are you really the Messiah? Or should we look for another?" Matthew 11:1-6
Frederick Buechner paraphrases Jesus' response to John's disciples to say….
"Well, you go tell John what you've seen around here. You tell him that there are people who have sold their seeing eye dogs and have taken up bird watching! You tell him there are people who have traded their aluminum walkers in for hiking boots! You tell him the down-and-out have turned into the up-and-coming, and a lot of deadbeats are living it up for the first time in their lives!"
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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Tired today - 8/11/2007 8:23:51 PM
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dianetavegia
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I’m tired today. Jim woke at 6:30 and went and got his portable CD player and came back to bed. Once he’d turned on some jazz that was all the sleep I was going to get. He uses headphones, but I can still hear the music. He got up after a few minutes and I did lie in bed and try to go back to sleep. He went downstairs and turned on the music in his music room. Scooter started to growl at the dumm - dumm - dumm of the beat so I got up and put him out, made the bed and showered.
I vacuumed and did some laundry first thing today. The t.v. room, where we spend a lot of time, needed a good vacuuming. I moved the furniture and cleaned the baseboards. I did some dusting and cleaned out the fridge. Scooter ate all the good stuff left over. He was a very good helper. I try to clean it out right before we go for a major grocery run.
Nick wanted to go to a free water park in Carrollton. He called a friend and Jim and he went and picked him up. The boys played games here until the park opened. They really enjoyed themselves but Nick got a little overheated and felt ill for a few minutes. Some Gatorade and the cool house helped tho. He's a little sunburned. Anyhow, they played until almost 5:00 and the kid’s dad came and picked him up.
Jon came by to visit while the guys were gone. He stayed a few hours with me. Scooter loves him so much. Jon had their wedding pictures. We were a bit disappointed because they weren’t what we’d expected. They were nothing more than what you or I could have done! The man would line everyone up like he knew what he was doing, but the shot would have all sorts of things on either side and people were not centered left to right or top to bottom. It was just plan old camera snap shots. Very disappointing for them, for sure. There’s a few that might be worthy of some cropping and enlarging.
After seeing the wedding photos, I’ve decided I do need to lose a lot more weight. Maybe 25 -30 lbs total. I don’t care what the doctor thinks! I’ve lost 11 lbs so far, so I have a long way to go. I had no idea how I look(ed). YUK! Jim has always liked me to be 114 lbs to 124 lbs. I think well under 130 lbs is going to be my goal. I sure won’t make that by his 60th birthday, but I can try and get more off, for sure. Every pound is a positive step. I gained the weight very quickly after starting menopause. Wish I could lose it that fast!
I dozed off for a little while late this afternoon. I think I slept about an hour. Scooter had fallen asleep with his head over my legs and I just couldn’t resist resting my eyes for a few minutes. Nick had come in the room to talk to Jim and I woke. It was 6:20 p.m. I don’t like sleeping too late in the afternoon because that messes up my sleep at night. I’m still really sleepy tho, so it should be okay.
My mother called today. She was upset with the doctor she saw yesterday. She had no reason to go to the doctor and the woman probably wondered what she was there for. She’s having that dental surgery the end of the month, we think, and wanted to get a bone density test before that. Mother was upset that the doctor didn’t seem interested in her or ask questions. It hadn’t been very long since she’d seen this doctor and she’d seen another internist just before going to her. She’s very picky about doctors. Anyhow, she hopes to have the dental surgery the end of the month. They have her scheduled. I believe she’s making a horrible mistake. She won’t be able to go out to eat or eat solid foods for six months or more. She cannot stand being in the house for one day without going out to eat or shop. I can’t imagine her being in the house for six months. She’s having a bone graft in her upper mouth (called a sinus lift) so she can get dental implants. I think the aloneness will cause some serious problems and that’s IF she does okay with the surgery. Mother has an irregular heart beat and very, very low pulse rate. Her blood pressure will be extremely low one day and sky high the next. She’s on medications for that and the irregular heart beat, which is benign. I just worry about a 75 year old woman having elective surgery of this magnitude. I’m very concerned that this is a decision that will cause her health to begin to fail. It’s not my decision, tho. I did tell her I’m concerned but she’s determined that she can’t continue to live with ill fitting false teeth. I can just pray for her, now.
The weatherman thinks he’s funny. A cool front is moving through. It’s going to be 95° tomorrow. So funny. Not! It’s still 92° tonight. I’m so thankful we haven’t lost our electric. A lot of people have. Transformers are blowing all over. It was over 100° again this afternoon after 103° on Thursday and Friday. Monday will be over 100° again.
Today has been too short and Sunday is generally busy. I’ve got some chicken thawed out for the grill so that’ll be an easy lunch tomorrow. I’ll actually go lie down in my bedroom tomorrow for a nap so I can’t hear the phone if it rings. I have one that won’t turn off and it always rings during my nap.
Our water bill was so high. We get billed for two months and this one was for while we had all the company. I guess all the extra laundry did it. The girls don’t bathe every day like we do but there sure was a lot of laundry.
Well, I’ll say it again…. I hope you’ll be in church tomorrow and please, please, please see to it that the children are in church! How can they learn about the Lord if you won’t take a stand and get them there?
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Hebrews 10:23-25 "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."
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Sunday Aug. 12th - 8/12/2007 6:55:15 PM
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dianetavegia
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 "Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out." Deuteronomy 28:6
Did you have a nice Sunday?
I only slept about 5 hours last night but did get in a nap today. I’m still very tired. I fell asleep watching ‘The Village’. It’s one of my favorite movies. I know it by heart and it’s easy to fall asleep to. Signs is another.
We had a good Sunday School lesson. One of our co-teachers is a school teacher and she taught. Our new book has no teacher’s manual or guidelines and it’s really a personal type study book. The teacher graciously did our lesson for us. I think a lot of the teachers had a hard time figuring out how to present the lesson without just reading the book.
I face a long week. The baby will be here Monday because the father is working overtime because of this heat. I should have done my sheets and other linens today but just was not up to it. It’s hard to get a lot done with two ages 1-2 and home schooling Nick.
We cooked out after church, so that was an easy meal. I also cleaned out the fridge. A meat package had leaked and the glass shelf had to be done, so I went ahead and did it all. Not my idea of fun. Oh. Wait. I’m not sure I remember what that even is!
It wasn’t as hot as it had been here today. That’s a blessing. I left the dog out most of the day. He’d been inside all week. He likes it better inside, but there was no need to lock him in the hallway during church or while I napped. He’s still ‘puppy enough’ to get into things. If you’re ignoring him, he’ll grab mail off the table and run round and round trying to play keep away. He’s really hard to catch, too.
I hope this week bring blessings to all God’s children!
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Psalm 45:6 Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal power is expressed in justice. 7 You love what is right and hate what is wrong. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else. 8 Your robes are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. In palaces decorated with ivory, you are entertained by the music of harps. 9 Kings' daughters are among your concubines. At your right side stands the queen, wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!
10 Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your homeland far away. 11 For your royal husband delights in your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord. 12 The princes of Tyre will shower you with gifts. People of great wealth will entreat your favor. 13 The bride, a princess, waits within her chamber, dressed in a gown woven with gold. 14 In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king, accompanied by her bridesmaids. 15 What a joyful, enthusiastic procession as they enter the king's palace! 16 Your sons will become kings like their father. You will make them rulers over many lands. 17 I will bring honor to your name in every generation. Therefore, the nations will praise you forever and ever.
"How Beautiful" by Twila Paris
How beautiful the hands that served the wine and the bread and the sons of the earth.
How beautiful the feet that walked the long dusty roads and the hills to the cross.
How beautiful is the body of Christ.
How beautiful the radiant Bride who waits for her Groom with His light in her eyes.
How beautiful when humble hearts give the fruit of pure lives so that others may live.
How beautiful is the body of Christ.
How beautiful the feet that bring the sound of good news and the love of the King.
How beautiful the hands that serve the wine and the bread and the sons of the earth.
How beautiful is the body of Christ.
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Made it through Monday - 8/13/2007 7:59:12 PM
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dianetavegia
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 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24
Both of my daycare kids were a little late today and both are sick. The baby has a really bad cold or sinus infection. Hailee has allergies. The baby has been quite fussy and her nose is a green mess.
Hailee tried to share her lunch with the baby and got some on the tray before she lost control of her plate. It landed, face up, on the floor and food went everywhere. Scooter helped clean up as best he could but it was on the wall, table legs, chair legs, side of the refrigerator and more. It’s very hard for me to kneel and work on low spots but my baseboard is a mess! I have no choice.
The little baby left earlier than usual today and will again tomorrow. There’s been a death in their extended family and they’ll be off for an early afternoon funeral.
I’ve been watching a lot of the DIY shows. I really enjoy those. I wish I had the money to buy the things I need to do some crafts. Crafts have always been a relaxing hobby for me. Even knitting has gotten expensive. I’ve seen a lot of yarn on Freecycle, but it was quite a drive from here and was spoken for quite quickly.
My favorite DIY shows are those where they make over a yard. Oh I’d love to have a professional fix my backyard! That would solve all my dust problems. I’m afraid it’s not to be, tho. I need a professionally done retaining wall and I really need a large water feature. Don’t you think so, too? I have the slope for a waterfall already.
My Crepe Myrtles have finally bloomed. We planted them 7 or 8 years ago. I’d thought they’d never bloom. I thought I’d bought bright pink but they’re blooming in purple. That’s fine with me. They match my Butterfly Bush. If I had the money, I’d add in a lot of other colors and different plants, now. I really, really miss my English Garden I had in Connecticut. Oh that was such a joy. I worked it in every day. It had something blooming or colorful year round.
I went to CVS last night. That was the first time I’ve been out of the house in weeks, other than church. I’ve got to get out more! I don’t like to shop and I don’t have money to shop. It’s a 15 mile drive or so to the mall. I love to look at craft stores but don’t like to look at things I can’t afford to do. It’s still too hot to go for a walk or I’d do that.
I’m planning to go and fill out an application for Wal-Mart which is 1.1 mile from my garage. They’ll be hiring some temporary workers soon. We sure need for one or both of us to find work. There’s very little work in town, tho. Having only one car makes it much harder. It would be better if I could fill it out and then drop by to say hello to the girls in Human Resources. I don’t think any of them were around when I worked there so many years ago. Still, I don’t have much work history but make a good impression.
Jim didn’t have football practice today, but they did have to go through equipment and plan practices. They had 76 boys come out for the sign up meeting today. That’s a lot of kids in a smaller school. They can’t start practice until the boys all have physicals. I think that’ll mean he’ll be home earlier all week. Hope so.
Jim just couldn’t stand it any longer and went out at 7:30 tonight to cut the grass. It’s still over 93°. The next few days are going to be much hotter.
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.
Matthew 5:43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 5:23-24 "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to that person; then come and offer your gift"
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Can't sleep....... - 8/14/2007 7:37:10 PM
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dianetavegia
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 Rose of Sharon "For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing." 2 Corinthians 2:15
Oh what a night. I was awake until at least 12:30, woke at 4:00 and slept only a few minutes after 5:30. I was up at 6:30 for the day. I’ve always been a good sleeper and able to nap anytime I wanted. I don’t know what’s going on. I think it’s just stress from all the things going on in our lives. I tried so hard to get back to sleep and realized I was singing the theme to ‘Wonder Pets’ in my head.
The baby I keep is still sick. I had to change clothes within minutes of getting showered and dressed when she had a messy diaper. So messy that it went down her legs and all over my shirt. I’d forgotten, until I started keeping infants, how a caretaker smells from formula and baby accidents. There are some nights I can still smell baby wipes on my hands even tho I’ve washed and washed! Oh well. Better than smelling like the ‘accidents’, right? Her parents had off because of a death in the family, so they came and got her early today, right after the funeral. She doesn’t drink formula so I don’t have that to deal with.
Our lives are a fragrance presented by Christ to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those being saved and by those perishing. 2 Corinthians 2:15
We had a quick meal of Sloppy Joes last night. Jim had asked for that. I don’t mind, once in a while. We’re having a stir fry tonight with extra fresh steamed veggies on the side for me. I can eat heaps and heaps of fresh veggies along with my meal and it fills me up without loading up on calories. My only treat is yogurt. I have two tablespoons each night as a dessert.
That being said, I’ve lost another pound. I’m five pounds lighter than I’ve been in about 18 months or more. I’m 11 lbs from hitting a BMI of 25. Of course, they don’t take into consideration that I have good sized bones for my height. My shin bones are larger than Jim’s and he’s 7” taller.
I haven’t been doing my surveys all the time and checked today to see if I had any money available. I requested checks totaling $54.00. I didn’t even check all the websites either. I’ll check some more tomorrow. I have around 20,000 points on the ACNeilsen site. I can spend those or save for a big item. I’m saving up for a family item.
"So if anyone purifies himself from these things, he will be a special instrument, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. " 2 Timothy 2:21-22
I talked to my mother for a while today. She still plans on the dental surgery the end of this month. She had a bone density test today. She had some blood tests done the end of last week. She’ll have the results in a few days.
Jim got home right as supper was ready. Nick had showered early because there was a cartoon show on at 7:00 that he wanted to watch. He did an extra 45 minutes to an hour of math tonight, too.
My cousin had another emergency surgery last night and the doctor has said they’ll schedule surgery every two weeks for several months to keep stretching the portion of her stomach that closes up. She’s the one who had gastric bypass surgery a few years ago. This was at least her 8th surgery so far. Poor kid. She was down to 86 lbs and she’s much, much taller than me. She’s 45 and a widow.
Tomorrow night is youth. Jim thinks he will be home to take us. I’ll drive home and then go back to get him after choir. I would prefer to not have to ask for rides, even tho the family lives next door. I’m just hoping the baby’s father can get here in time tomorrow night.
Would you please take just a quick minute to read the Bible verses I chose to share today? Let our Lord speak to you though His Word today.
Have a lovely evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
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Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. Hebrews 12:1 -3
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law. Psalm 119:18
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
Then he said, "Beware! Don't be greedy for what you don't have. Real life is not measured by how much we own." Luke 12:15
"They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths. But as for you, keep a clear head about everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." 2 Timothy 4:4-5
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968
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A dizzy blonde! - 8/15/2007 7:39:31 PM
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dianetavegia
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 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier... Ephesians 2:14
Boy Wednesday got here fast. I’m glad because that means Friday isn’t far behind! I’m looking forward to the weekend. Sunday will even be a bit easier because we don’t have to cook breakfast this week. There’s a church wide breakfast to encourage Sunday School attendance. We’ll all eat together, instead. That means we don’t have to be there at 9:20 but can get there just before 10:00 instead. Every minute counts when you only have one day to rest and get everything done for the next week.
I woke today at 6:30. I’m having a really bad bout of vertigo. My left ear is clogged and I’m taking Sudaphed to get it opened up, but nothing yet. It’s pretty bad, I must say. I’ll try and avoid stairs until this clears up.
I talked to my mother earlier today. She’s decided to have a more extensive form of the surgery to replace lost bone in her upper jaw and sinus area. They’ll do it in the hospital, taking bone from her hip and Tibia. She’ll be in the hospital only overnight and then my Aunt Edith will take her home. She’s having it done at the dental college in Birmingham. I think she’s making a huge mistake and I am afraid this is going to shorten her life, but it’s her decision. The surgery has so many possible side effects which include facial pain or tics, paralysis and death.
My hair is down to my shoulders now. It’s still layered, so it’ll be a long time before it looks great, but I’m so glad I’ve let it grow out. I’m curling the ends under with my curling iron. It’s very straight and fine as a baby’s hair. It’s a good thing I have a lot of hair!
Nick’s disappointed because his friend isn’t coming to youth group. He has hours and hours of homework each night. Nick’s been before, all last year, but he’d really hoped his best friend would be there, too.
I have no idea what is planned for youth group tonight. Now that our Minister to Students moved up to Minister of Education and Assimilation (minister to families), we are sort of in a lull. I’m hoping we’ll get some resumes from Southern Baptist soon to fill the slot. I’d hate to see the group drop off to what it was before.
I didn’t go to youth after all. By 4:00, I was still very dizzy so decided not to go and risk it. There’s a bunch of stairs both going down to the youth room and up to cell group.
We had leftovers for supper. I don’t like to waste food and we had a lot of the Sloppy Joes and the stir fry left so we had that. It was quick and easy. Good for me.
Have a lovely evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Ephesians 2:1 Once you were dead, doomed forever because of your many sins. 2 You used to live just like the rest of the world, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of the power of the air. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. 3 All of us used to live that way, following the passions and desires of our evil nature. We were born with an evil nature, and we were under God's anger just like everyone else.
4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so very much, 5 that even while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's special favor that you have been saved!) 6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ, and we are seated with him in the heavenly realms all because we are one with Christ Jesus. 7 And so God can always point to us as examples of the incredible wealth of his favor and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us through Christ Jesus. 8 God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
11 Don't forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders by birth. You were called "the uncircumcised ones" by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. 12 In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from God's people, Israel, and you did not know the promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. 13 But now you belong to Christ Jesus. Though you once were far away from God, now you have been brought near to him because of the blood of Christ.
14 For Christ himself has made peace between us Jews and you Gentiles by making us all one people. He has broken down the wall of hostility that used to separate us. 15 By his death he ended the whole system of Jewish law that excluded the Gentiles. His purpose was to make peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new person from the two groups. 16 Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death, and our hostility toward each other was put to death. 17 He has brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and to us Jews who were near. 18 Now all of us, both Jews and Gentiles, may come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. 19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family. 20 We are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. 21 We who believe are carefully joined together, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. 22 Through him you Gentiles are also joined together as part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.
Colossians 2:6-8 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.
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Still 'sick' today - 8/16/2007 6:17:04 PM
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dianetavegia
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I slept over nine hours last night. I’m still dizzy and my left ear is very clogged right now. I’ve taken several doses of Sudaphed today and drank lots of fluids. Maybe it’ll open up before bedtime. Hope so. I used to get ear infections all the time in that ear and we can’t afford a doctor visit. I have enough Keflex for 5 days at a pretty strong dose. I’m going to take it three times a day for the five days. We can’t afford an $80.00 Dr. visit just to be given a prescription for Keflex for 7 days. If I’m not well by the 5th day, I’ll worry about it then.
Next week and the first week of September, I’ll only have Hailee a few days. They’re going to the beach. She’ll be here Monday through Wednesday the first week and Wednesday through Friday the next. I’ll not have the baby on that Monday because of Labor Day. It’ll be so nice to have three days off with no kids. We never go anywhere… It’s hard with the animals, but I enjoy them so much that it’s worth it to me.
That being said, my mother is having her surgery on August 30th. That’s a Thursday. She’ll stay overnight in the hospital and head back to Mobile on Friday. I’d have liked to go over and see her but she’ll be in horrible pain and not be able to talk much. If something happens and she’s not doing well, it’s only 113 miles to Birmingham and the hospital is just south east of that.
I talked to Erin for a few hours today. She called around 9:30. We’ve only talked a few times since Jon’s wedding. She and the girls were having breakfast and playing games. Our youngest granddaughter keeps asking if she can come and go to church with me. They both loved Sunday School and children’s church. I sure wish they were in church.
Jon called right after Jim called to check on us. Jon and Mary are buying us new tires for the car for Jim’s birthday. They’ve been really bald for quite a while. We had a nail in our tire a few months ago and the guy at the shop refused to fix it. He said they were too bald to touch. Anyhow, we had no idea what to do and just prayed. Jim went to Wal-Mart and bought one of the plug kits. He removed the nail…… and nothing happened! The nail was fat but short, sort of something that might hold together wood furniture……. And it hadn’t punctured the tire! God is good!
The girls were way off schedule today. Hailee always naps two hours in the morning. She’d had a bad night last night. She played and colored, danced and ran around until lunch. She napped after lunch. The baby naps twice a day but got really fussy right after breakfast and slept until well after lunch time. She ate really well and then played for a good while. She’s here until after 6:00 most nights so it’s an 11 hour day for her.
I did laundry most of the morning and worked with Nick on maps. He’s always been very good with directions but using a compass and finding ‘east of the Laundromat on Vine Street’ was a new concept. He picked it up very quickly, tho.
Nick loves to read. He’s reading a Stephen King novel right now. A lot of his school work is just reading. He does that first each day. He generally does his math last. He used to love math. Tomorrow is his spelling test. We’re already six days ahead of the public schools.
Tonight Jim and the head coach handed out equipment to the middle school football players. I’m not sure how late he’ll be. Another church in town needs some music copied for their Christmas Cantata and the lady is bringing it over in a few minutes. Jim also has a phone interview with the counselor at college tonight. I may just head to bed early again.
My ear ‘popped’ a few minutes ago and is not as congested. I’d taken my third dose of Sudaphed a little while ago. Hopefully I’ll be much better by tomorrow afternoon.
The flowers above are from a Mimosa tree. It's my favorite. I know it has a lot of health problems, but it's just so beautiful and what a sweet aroma!
Wow, I'm quickly nearing 100,000 hits to my blog. I'm absolutely amazed! I started this as a 'think out loud' sort of place and am just so surprised how many people read it each day.
Have a nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
"So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man." Acts 24:16
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28
"The LORD is my inheritance and my cup. You are the one who determines my destiny." Psalms 16:5
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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Friday and an earache - 8/17/2007 4:35:55 PM
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dianetavegia
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 But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15
I was able to get medicine for my ear infection. I sent out a prayer request to some friends for God’s favor and those prayers were quickly answered. I don’t believe the reduced dosage was going to take care of this ear. It’s hurting now. It’s just 24 hours, tho, and that was on a lower dose than recommended. Now I can begin to treat it properly. I took some aspirin for the pain so it should feel better soon.
Some other good news that came today is that all of Jim’s courses from Ottawa University and Central Connecticut transferred to the new college. Because of that, he has very few courses to take to get his teaching certificate. I’m hoping he can get in enough hours that he’ll be allowed to teach next year. That’ll triple his income. We just have to make it until then.
I’m so glad today is Friday! The week went fast, but it’s not because it was fun or enjoyable. The days are all the same and we just get through them.
 "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never thirst" John 6:35
Jim’s birthday is this coming Tuesday. He’ll be 60. It’s so hard to believe. I have no idea where the years went. When did we get older? What did he do those 21,900 days? Were half of them enjoyable? Time goes so quickly and the older you get, the faster it goes.
I’ve had a lot of people ask what we’re doing for Jim’s birthday. I’ll make a cake and a nice supper, but that’s it. I can’t afford a present. Jon and Mary are getting the tires for the car, tho. That’s a wonderful present and a real blessing. Jon works 3-11. Jim works from 8:00 a.m. til 3:30 but then goes to football practice until almost 7:00. None of the other kids live near us. Honestly, I hope they don’t forget this birthday. It’s a big one to Jim. I’ve reminded them over and over.
 "For you need endurance, so that after you have done God's will, you may receive what was promised."-Hebrews 10:36
So, today I finished the rest of the laundry and folded clothes. I didn’t get much else done, tho. It’s hard trying to do regular things and care for little ones, too. Between naps, feedings and just watching them play safely, there’s not much free time to do chores. Hailee LOVES to clean. It’s too bad that she ‘spot’ cleans and leaves 9/10ths of the dust. She begs to clean. ‘I’ve gotta clean’ she’ll say. I give her a damp rag and let her at it. She’s just two and so beautiful. She has blonde hair that is almost to her waist.
I called Wal-Mart today and they’re hiring now. The lady in personnel said they really need part time evening and weekend workers. If I could even work 30 hours a week, that would solve our dilemma. Jim could focus on school work and getting his melanoma all taken care of. Wal-Mart is 1 mile from my house. The baby’s daddy goes that way home. He could drop me off each day that Jim’s not home. One problem is that the dad is now coming an hour later than we’d planned and that will mess up my being on time. We’ll have to figure that out. Jim stays up late so he could pick me up at night.
We have a severe thunderstorm warning. It’s dark and windy. It would sure be nice if the temperature dropped off a good bit. It dropped 12° in just minutes. I feel so sorry for those people without air conditioning.
Have a nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
I love the LORD, for He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy.
Because He turned his ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, save me!"
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
The LORD protects the simple hearted; when I was in great need, He saved me.
Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalm 116:1-9
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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TRAPPED! - 8/18/2007 6:46:37 PM
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dianetavegia
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Are you having a nice weekend?
Jim went out this morning and was gone a good while. I was doing housework. I got to thinking and trying to remember the last time I’d gone anywhere other than church. I’d gone to CVS a week ago for toothpaste and before that, I’d gone at 8:00 one Saturday to the consignment shop for about a 15 minute shopping trip for jeans for Nick. Before that was Jon’s wedding on July 7th! I’ve not been out of the house but two times in 7 weeks! Isn’t that awful? I feel trapped!
So, I told Jim when he got home and he said we’d go wherever I’d like. I thought about the mall, in Douglasville, but I really need clothes and it wouldn’t be fun to look at what I can’t buy. I love to look at craft items at Michael’s Crafts, also in Douglasville, but I can’t buy any supplies. I decided to just go for a ride to look at the house Mary and Jon like. That’s in Carrollton, about 12 miles from here.
The house is to die for! Wow, would I love to have that home. The subdivision is new homes, built to look like homes from the 1940’s. Just incredible and HUGE. Anyhow, we were able to go inside because it was unlocked and laughed about buying lottery tickets. The basement is stubbed for a bath, two bedrooms and a great room with two double doors of glass panes opening onto a patio and the side yard. There’s two covered porches with two ceil fans on each. There’s a deck off of the eat in kitchen and a spare room over the double detached garage. There’s a sprinkler system by the wood burning fireplace. The full sized laundry room is upstairs between the three bedrooms. Wow, would I love to have that house!
On the way home, Jim asked where else I’d like to go, but again, window shopping isn’t fun to me so we stopped and got some burgers off the Burger King dollar menu and brought them home.
I did some more heavy housework and then took a nap this afternoon for about an hour. The central air vent was blowing on me and that woke me. That was long enough tho, because it was 4:00.
Today is the second day on full doses of Keflex. My ear is much better. It doesn’t hurt anymore. It’s still a bit clogged at times. The doctor gave me 10 days of Keflex so I’ll be fine by time that’s done. I’ve had problems with my left ear my whole life. I was told it’s probably because of the scar tissue from being burned by hot grease at 18 months old. Long story. My only scar is a white line on top of my left ear and damage to my ear drum.
I have so much deep cleaning to do. I found food from the babies on the bottom of my kitchen table. It must have splattered there when Hailee dropped her plate this week. I put the chairs in the shower and scrubbed them there. Childcare has ruined my carpeting. Oh well. I’m thankful for the income or I’d have no house for carpet!
We don’t have to be at church early tomorrow to make breakfast for the youth. We’re having a church wide breakfast this week. It’s amazing the difference 25 minutes can make on a Sunday morning. With all the rushing to be up and ready for babies I do during the week, I would love to have two days to get up slowly and not rush around. That’s exactly what the devil would have me think about, too.
We’ll be in Sunday School and church tomorrow. I wish I could say the same thing for all our grandchildren and grown kids. We have two grandchildren that will never be in church. Jim said today that we’ve done what we could and now the chance for salvation is slim. I know he’s right. I hope you’ll take your kids and go.
Have a nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
"So repent; turn around and return [to God], that your sins may be erased that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord." Acts 3:19
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit Romans 15:13
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God Philippians 4:6
 "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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Dreading Monday... - 8/19/2007 9:21:38 PM
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dianetavegia
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We had the most inspiring service at church today. Our pastor preached a wonderful sermon on baptism and how Jesus showed his support for the form of baptism being done by John the Baptist by HIS baptism, adult believers and immersion. He talked about the fallacies behind infant baptism and the dangers of that teaching. We had 8 people baptized and 7 join the church in our second service. I don’t know how many in the 8:30 service. It was very, very touching. I’m going to get copies of that sermon for some relatives. In fact, I was thinking of picking up a number of different sermons on CD for my mother to listen to at home. I wish she’d go to church. I know she’d make friends with some people and that would make her feel more at home back in the town where I was born.
Our Sunday School class was great, too. We’re really enjoying the study on personal evangelism.
Nick went home with his best friend after church. Jim repaired the antenna that we use for National Public Radio and a Christian station out of Atlanta and he cut the grass in the backyard. We don’t have a lot of grass back there, so it tends to get overlooked and grow pretty tall. I really need to weed my flower bed back there. Grass sneaks in there and grows pretty quickly because that area gets watered by our central air conditioner.
We cooked out for lunch. Are we the only family who cooks at home on Sunday? We used to go out for lunch, but we sure can’t afford that anymore. I miss going out, tho. I really enjoy being cooked for once in a while.
I got in a short nap this afternoon but I slept really hard. I’m having to get up in the night to take medicine for my ear. That’s hard for me to do. My ear is about the same as yesterday. It doesn’t hurt anymore but it’s still stuffed up or clogged. I’m taking the Sudaphed and Keflex. I wish it would open up so I can hear.
Jim’s birthday is Tuesday. I want to get him a card. Oh I hope he hears from our grown kids. He’s taking this birthday harder than any other and I know he’ll really be hurt if they don’t call or send a card. He got a card from a young cousin.
Our daughter called this evening and then my mother called. I was on the phone from 6:15 until 9:00. OUCH! I’m not a phone person but enjoyed the visiting.
Tomorrow I’ll have both girls. The daddy of the baby is working overtime again. It makes for a VERY long week for me and the baby. She’s with me 11 hours a day for five days a week.
I didn’t go to Wal-Mart, as I’d planned. Jim really doesn’t want me keeping kids during the day and working nights but I think I’ll more easily be able to find a night job because of the openings they tend to have. We don’t have much time to think about it or search now.
Have a nice evening, a great new week and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
For the Lord's portion is his people ... He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft Deuteronomy 32:9-11
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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Easy day after all - 8/20/2007 5:23:39 PM
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dianetavegia
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 Dreaming all the time instead of working is foolishness. And there is ruin in a flood of empty words. Fear God instead. Ecclesiastes 5:7
Boy, I had a bad night again last night. I wonder if it’s because I napped until 4:00. I got to sleep after I took my Keflex at 2:00 a.m. and woke at 5:00 a.m. when the dog needed to go out. He spotted a possum in the woods next to the very back of our property and wouldn’t come back in. He was barking, so I had to go and get him. We have one of the largest pieces of property on this end of the subdivision and the back of our yard is quite close to the two houses behind us. I didn’t want to disturb anyone and break the noise ordinances. So, I went up and got him. By time we got back inside and I put him back to bed, I was too awake. I got up and made a pot of coffee to help me through the morning with two babies. Three hours of sleep is not enough for me!
 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8
The opening for the part time weekend job, from 3:30 p.m. til 2:00 a.m., has been cancelled. The company decided to utilize the staff they have and have them rotate those nights instead of hiring new people. They have full time jobs available, but they start work the same time Jim gets off work in the next town and it’s til 2:00 a.m. He has to be up for work by 7:00 a.m. That isn’t possible. Now we have to quickly find something else for one of us. We can survive until October 1st and then will be short about $800.00 a month to pay our bills, not counting gas money. I’d be lying if I said I was not concerned.
 “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own” Matthew 6:34
Nick borrowed a World War II game from a friend and it’s really interesting. It has a voice over with history lessons about the war and different areas of the world. He’s pretty interested in it. I think he’s also fascinated because I told him WWII ended three years before I was born and the same year his Dad was born.
I was pretty concerned about the day, since I hadn’t slept, but it went well. I was tired, but I made it through. My ear still is clogged and that’s weird. I wish it would open up! I don’t remember ever having this problem for this long before.
One baby slept most of the morning and the other slept most of the afternoon. They were up at the same time for only a short period. They get along well, but this was nice, too. Some one on one attention is always special. The one year old left before 4:00 today. Daddy was working overtime and got off earlier than usual. He usually isn’t here until after 6:00 so that was a nice surprise for all of us.
"We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of our faith. He saw the joy ahead of him, so he endured death on the cross and ignored the disgrace it brought him. Then he received the highest position in heaven, the one next to the throne of God." Hebrews 12:2
Well, I’m really sleepy but it’s over five hours before bedtime. Guess it’ll be an early night for me!
Please whisper a quick prayer for our needs and God’s guidance in our decisions.
Have a nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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Hubby's 60th Birthday - 8/21/2007 8:23:14 PM
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dianetavegia
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 If you make the Most High your dwelling-even the LORD, who is my refuge, then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. Psalm 91:9-11
Today is Jim’s 60th birthday. He has gotten a good number of cards from friends, online and IRL, his sister Cathy, cousin Sue and cousin Mark. He also got one from my mother and Nick made one for him. Our oldest son called and Jim wasn’t home yet so he called back later. The granddaughters called later. Jim’s sister called during her lunch break from work, too.
Jim didn’t want a birthday cake. None of us really eat cake so it would ruin. I’d be tempted constantly just because of dieting.
I’d hoped to have lost a lot of weight by today. I’ve lost 12 lbs in 40 days. I’d like to lose about 15 -20 more, tho. Jim likes me really thin but I won’t go below 124 lbs. I was at 114 lbs a few years ago after a stomach virus and looked skeletal. Ick!
Jim has been schooling Nick in math after supper. Jim does the same homework expected of the kids in his 7 classes and Nick sits and does his work at the same time. They laugh and kid and really are enjoying the experience. It’s a break for me. We still do all the other classes during the day. We’re not doing well with Spanish because we don’t know how the words sound. I have a tape of Spanish lessons (cassette), but it’s not the same words being used in our lessons. I may have to look for a DVD type class or have him take from a lady at church, when we have the funds.
 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2
The baby I keep slept most of the day. She’s been sick for over a week with a bad head cold. I thought she was feverish yesterday. Her nose runs green gunk that is very thick. Poor baby. She isn’t even eating as well as usual. She’s not fussy, so she must not have an earache or headache, tho. She’s a really sweet baby.
My ear is a little better. I’ve found it ‘opens up’ when I lie down. I don’t know why. Of course, I can’t lie down all day, so it comes and goes. That’s still an improvement from yesterday. My nose is still stuffed. I didn’t take any Sudaphed most of today since I’ve been taking it each day. I’m using saline nasal spray and Vicks Vap’O Rub instead.
 "The testing of your faith produces endurance, but let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing" James 1:3-4
The two year old I keep is afraid of my nutcrackers. She’d been talking about ‘robots’ and how the robots scare her. I went to the bookshelf where the fake nutcrackers are and picked one up. She started to yell ‘The robots scare me!’ I showed her they’re wooden and called them a ‘boy doll’ but she cried so I put it on the sofa lying down and told her I’d put the boy doll away later. I have dozens of LARGE nutcrackers over my fireplace and on top of the bookshelves. The small ones are on the bookshelf with our books and other collectibles. She’s been coming here for well over a year and never mentioned them before. She used to play with a Leggo fireman and called him a robot. She left it down and Scooter chewed him up so I threw him away. She asks for him almost every day. I’ll have to try and find another Leggo man that she can play with so she’ll desensitize herself to ‘robots’. Poor kid.
Well, anyhow, it was a nice day and we had a nice supper together. Hope you did too.
Have a nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
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Finally got to church - 8/22/2007 8:33:58 PM
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The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. Psalm 28:7
100,000 hits. That just amazes me. I’m so glad people enjoy reading about our family. I think we have pretty a mundane life compared to most people. Maybe that’s what makes my blog so popular.
Tonight is youth group. I was trying to beg a ride to church from our neighbor. Football only runs through Oct. 18th so it’s not a long season, but during football and baseball, I’ll need to catch a ride. I’ve emailed but no response yet. Another neighbor goes to church with us but doesn’t get home from work until 6:30 or later. She offered… but I refused. Once in a while it’s very hard having only one car. Just heard from our minister in charge of this and he said my neighbor isn’t going tonight because of a teen in sports. Jim called and said he could be home in time for me to be there for cell group at 7:10, but not for the preaching / lesson time. He got out earlier than he thought and I got to church around 6:30.
The baby’s daddy was late getting here tonight. The school lost the booster seat for their four year old and they’d looked for it all over. Then the mom called him and was stranded on the highway. The transmission in her car had gone out. They’d called and let their preacher know but didn’t have my number in their cell phones.
My not having transportation messes up Nick’s participation in our youth group. He’s supposed to be there for his ‘teaching time’ at 6:00. Most of the boys in his Sunday School class aren’t going YET. I think there’s a fear factor when moving from the kids things to youth. I’ve seen it in Sunday School. He made it to part of teaching time, tho.
I still need to get over to Wal-Mart to fill out an application at the kiosk. By time Jim gets home and we eat supper and clean the kitchen, it’s after 8:00. I’m just so tired that I don’t want to go out. Maybe I can will there tonight after church. Jim is very against me doing that, tho. He’s determined that he should be the person working nights. I want to be supportive of his getting his teaching degree and this new chapter in our lives. I’ll yield to his decisions, tho.
Thursday night Jim’s going to film the high school football scrimmage for the players to view and critique the next day. Our temperature is to be about 105° the next two days not counting the heat index (feels like temperature). I hope he’s okay.
Thursday afternoon is also Jim’s doctor’s visit to have the basal cell carcinoma burned off. That’s not as big of a deal as the two moderate melanomas are that he has to be removed on his back shoulder blade. Those are so close together that I’m afraid she’ll take a wide swath of skin. I’m not sure when those will be done. Jim’s going to see if he can schedule those on a Friday afternoon so he’ll have the weekend to recuperate.
"Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." Proverbs 16:24
I can’t help but laugh. The one year old I keep squeals a lot and the 2 year old has started telling her to ‘Lose the attitude, right……. NOW!’ Mom said that’s the phrase they use when she’s acting out in public. It’s really funny to hear. The baby doesn’t care. She just enjoys the attention.
My ear is still clogged, tho is does ‘clear’ every once in a while for a short time. That’s a bit better. It seems odd to still have the problem after 5 days on a full dose of Keflex. It seems like a lot of people are sick with the same thing, tho. Doctor gave me a 10 day supply. Looks like I’ll need it. A teen at church has the same thing and has been on steroids plus an antibiotic for almost 3 weeks.
Well, I’m really sleepy and some good shows are coming on. Have a nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
O LORD, our Lord, the majesty of your name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens. You have taught children and nursing infants to give you praise. They silence your enemies who were seeking revenge.
When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers the moon and the stars you have set in place what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us? 5 For you made us only a little lower than God, and you crowned us with glory and honor. You put us in charge of everything you made, giving us authority over all things the sheep and the cattle and all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that swims the ocean currents. O LORD, our Lord, the majesty of your name fills the earth! Psalm 8:1-9
 "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
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One cancerous spot removed today - 8/23/2007 6:10:05 PM
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"Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord." Romans 12:19
"You have heard that it was said, 'AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.' "But I say to you, do not resist him who is evil; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:38-39
Today was Jim’s appointment for the removal of the Basal Cell Carcinoma on his scapula (thin bone on the chest near the shoulder). He had a spot on his leg he was concerned about so he had the doctor look at it, too. It was bright red, round and looked raw, about the size of a dime. A lump had developed under the spot. He’ll have the two moderate Melanomas removed next time. They’re about 2 inches apart on his upper shoulder blade. The doctor removed the spot as planned and said the spot on his leg was not worrisome. She gave him some medicine for it. He goes back in two weeks for the melanomas to be removed. Thank you for all the prayers.
It was another unbearable day in the heat. I’ve had to run the room air conditioner on and off, as well as the central air to make the t.v. room comfortable. It’s real stuffy all through the house, even with the central air on. There’s a severe thunderstorm heading this way. I’m not sure if we’ll get rain or not. We have some pretty loud thunder!
I had three loads of laundry that needed to be done and two others left to fold from the other day. I’ve been keeping the dog in all day and I close him in the hallway so he doesn’t knock one of the babies over. That’s where the washer and dryer are, behind French doors, and it’s hard to try and do laundry because he’ll grab the clothes to ‘play’ tug ‘o war. I’m too tired by time he’s put down for the night to do work. So, I did the laundry while the girls napped and Scooter was outside. It didn’t stay cool enough for him to be outside long tho.
How can that dog shed so much hair? You think he’d be bald by now! He’s a Black Lab, so has short hair, but I can clog a vacuum quite easily. The cat is long haired but never goes outside. She doesn’t shed as badly as he does.
 "Let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God." 2 Corinthians 7:1
Jim is going to film the high school football scrimmage tonight if the rain holds off. It’s our town against the town where he is one of the football coaches. Nick’s going with him. The game doesn’t start until 7:00 p.m. I may go…. I’m not planning to, tho. I know a lot of parents from both schools.
We’re going to Olive Garden this weekend! A dear friend sent Jim a gift certificate for his birthday with enough credit for us to go a few times. We were thrilled! We LOVE Olive Garden and just can’t afford to go out. That was an extra special treat for both of us. Thanks Dear Sister.
I’m glad tomorrow is Friday. I’m pretty tired. Getting up for medicine in the night disrupts the sleep I do get. Last night I had bad dreams and thought I was awake from 2:00 until 7:00 but I know we don’t have rats and snakes in our house to bite me. I was certainly asleep! I hope I can sleep well tonight.
I began putting some Bible verses in my blog instead of after my signature in hopes more people would read them. I was told a group of non church goers reads my blog but didn’t read the scripture. Hopefully y’all will read it, and maybe the verses below, and allow God to speak to you as HE does to me each day. The Bible is our instruction book for life. A love letter from our Father.
Have a nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7
Isaiah 64:4 For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him. 5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, Who remembers You in Your ways. You are indeed angry, for we have sinned-- In these ways we continue; And we need to be saved.
6 But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away. 7 And there is no one who calls on Your name, Who stirs himself up to take hold of You; For You have hidden Your face from us, And have consumed us because of our iniquities. 8 But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
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Looking forward to the weekend! - 8/24/2007 5:14:53 PM
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 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You (God), because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3
Because of the storm that moved through last night, Jim didn’t get home until after 11:00. The game was late starting and then delayed by lightning a few times. He’d gotten wet and said it was almost cold on the football field sideline. The team he was filming lost by a big margin. I’m guessing that film might help them see their weak points when they view it.
I’d gone to bed, but wasn’t quite asleep yet. By time Jim got settled he had stirred up the dog. I took Scooter out and there was the possum on the fence. Scooter was so excited. No way was he going to come when called. He finally ran up on the porch for some water and I put his leash on him and brought him in. It was after 1:00 when he calmed down. I took my Keflex almost an hour early so I wouldn’t have to wake up right away. Jim was up at 6:30 this morning so that was it for me. I hate these short nights. I need 8 hours of sleep or I’m tired all day.
Speaking of the Keflex, my head is still so clogged that I had really bad vertigo when I first woke this morning. I was trying to walk down the hall and was out of align, pulling to my left. It cleared up right away, once my head cleared a bit.
It’s a little over two weeks until the trial of the man who murdered my brother. I hope it’s not delayed again. I’d sure like some closure, if there is such a thing.
 We loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. 1 Thessalonians 2:8
The dermatologist did another full body check yesterday and she doesn’t see any other questionable moles or spots right now. The two early melanoma areas will be worked on Sept. 11th. She'd already taken a decent sized spot on each of them so I'm expecting quite a large area. I haven't seen the spot he had worked on yesterday. He has to keep it covered for 24 hours before washing and rebandaging. Jim will be checked every 3 months now, tho. We’re also to keep an eye out for any new or changing moles or freckles. We’re so very thankful that these were caught before they were deadly.
Jim goes back to the urologist on Sept. 4th for another PSA and the recheck on his prostate. We’re praying those PSA numbers have dropped to normal. If not, he’ll have to have a biopsy for prostate cancer. I'd appreciate any prayers for his health and protection.
The two year old daycare child left early today, just before 2:00. Mom had to take the cat to the vet and got finished early. Hailee and the baby are usually both running around all afternoon, so that was a bit of a break. I rearranged the baby’s naps so she would be awake while the other was still here and sleep once she was gone. The baby is very easy going unless she’s sick.
Jim did have football practice today so he was home extra early but had to rush back. He had to go get his final MMR shot for college over in Carrollton. He has to get another shot, forget which one, in January. He paid for those when he thought he was going to the local college. We felt it was only smart to get the paid for shots in case it was ever required in public school or in case he took any local courses. They were paid for. No sense in wasting that money. I rode with him. It didn’t take long at all but at least I got to get out of the house. Lauren yakked the whole way there and slept the whole way home.
 My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. Isaiah 26:9
The football team has a car wash tomorrow. I don’t know what time Jim has to be there. It’s less than a mile from our house. There’s a chance of rain both tonight and tomorrow. I sure hope we get more rain! I know last nights storms caused damage in some areas but we really need the rain. We lost electric four or five times. I finally just shut everything off and watched the storm with Nick. Scooter could care less. He just flopped down and slept through all the booming thunder and clattering of rain and hail on the windows. Good Dog!
Next week and the week after I only have the 2 year old three days a week. The parents are working a vacation around Labor Day. The dad had lost his job a while back and the new company doesn't give a week off for a year. I'm not sure if I'll have the 1 year old on Monday. The father has been working overtime since they hired me. Poor baby is here about 11 - 11 1/2 hours a day, five days a week now. She calls me Mama.
There are some funny shows on television tonight. I really like MONK. I tolerate Psych but don't really like it. It's the only entertainment we have. What a diffence in our lives since 2001 when Jim lost his career job because of 9/11. Oh well. God is good.
Have a nice evening and weekend!
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Psalms 37:1 Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. 6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret--it only causes harm. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, but it shall be no more. 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth. 13 The Lord laughs at him, for He sees that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to slay those who are of upright conduct. 15 Their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. 16 A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
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Dinner Date - 8/25/2007 8:37:00 PM
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Jim left for the carwash right after breakfast. He always cooks breakfast on the weekend for us. Nick has a head cold and doesn’t feel that great. I put some laundry in and watched Nick play a game that has a lot of history in it. It’s Call of Duty 3, one he borrowed from a friend and has to return it on Sunday. They swap games every once in a while for a week for variety. Anyhow, Jim came home at lunch for a sandwich and offered to have me keep the car in case I wanted to go somewhere. I declined only because Nick isn’t well and we had already planned to go out after the carwash.
We went to Olive Garden for a dinner date. Jim had a new steak entrée and I had the Seafood Alfredo. Yummy! I love the salads and breadsticks. We brought home half our meals. We’re not big eaters. It was so nice to get out. We got there about 5:20 so only had a 10 minute wait. By time we left, there were people lined up outside.
I was asleep a few minutes after 10:00 last night. I got up for my medicine at 2:00 and walked the dog out front because of all the mud from the thunderstorms of the last two nights. Scooter woke again at 4:30 and wanted to go out. I can’t leave him out because he barks at possums and raccoons. We have a noise ordinance, but I’d also not leave him out just because I wouldn’t want to disturb the neighbors. Anyhow, a raccoon was in the area of our property, over the fence, where we pile downed limbs. He ran off when Scooter barked but I did have to put the leash on to get Scooter back inside. I’d put him to bed way too early last night, wanting to go to bed early myself. I got back to sleep a little after 5:30 and slept until 8:30.
We had a prayer answered and a blessing this week. A woman posted some home school books for middle and high school on Freecycle. I responded and Jim picked them up after his doctor’s appointment. She gave me the Life Sciences book we needed after buying one on Ebay that was missing almost half its pages. She gave us Science for 8th grade too! She also gave me a Saxon math book and test packet for next year, and brand new Liberty Press grammar books for grades 9, 10 and 12 with teacher manuals and answer keys. What a blessing!
I have another praise report. Jim’s doctor finally got the results from the blood tests and he does not have Lupus. She’d suspected it because of the year long rash diagnosed as ‘Lichen Planus’ and wanted to rule it out. That was very good news. I reported before that the doctor doesn’t see any new spots that she’s concerned about and will remove the two moderate melanomas on Sept. 11th. The spot where she removed the Basal Cell Carcinoma is about 1” square. We have truly been blessed.
I’m going to hopefully be able to get to a few football games. They play at 4:30 on Thursdays. The first game is a day I don’t have the 2 year old. The father of the 1 year old doesn’t get here until after 6:00. Maybe I can go over and come home before then. I’d have to drive Jim to work that day.
We’ve been laughing over what we’d do if we won the lottery. It’s $250 million on Tuesday. We both said we’d buy a new house or have one built in Temple near the school. Jim wouldn’t stop working at the school. He’s not a sit around kind of guy. He said we’d put the house on at least 5 flat acres and fence the whole back portion in so Scooter would have lots of flat land to run on. We’d have the yard sodded instead of grass seed and would have a family room downstairs for a wide screen t.v. Jim would buy another grand piano to replace the one we sold years ago. We’d get a second car, too. I’d have a big flower garden for me to work in each day. I’d have it professionally installed in black dirt! I’d have some nice water feature or even a pond. It’s fun to dream.
Well, the Cubs are on in a little while and I’m sleepy. I’m going out to play with the dog a while before I bring him in for the night.
Have a nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
18 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. 22 Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. 23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. 25 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
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Restful Sunday today - 8/26/2007 5:51:02 PM
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"God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help them."
Hebrews 6: 10
Our temperature is starting to drop to normal. I think the thunderstorms each night are helping. We have rain in the forecast every night this week. It only reached 91° this afternoon. That’s so much better than 100°! The rain moved in today just after 4:30. We lost power several times.
The storms last night scared the dog and kept us awake until around 1:00. The thunder sounded like rumbling freight trains. It started much earlier, while I was on the phone with our 30 year old son, Jon. We talked for well over an hour. We lost power several times. Jon and Mary were sitting out on their covered patio and could see lightning, but had no rain yet.
Mary and I are going to pick up some drinks this week at a factory warehouse that sells them (Gatorade type drinks) for pennies on the dollar once a month. She’ll pick me up and we’ll go get my car because it is bigger and has more cargo space. She has a new Honda and I have a Saturn VUE. We can load up for both of us at once.
The tires should be in this week and Jon will pick up the car and have them put on while Jim is at school. That sure is a blessing. Isn’t it so sweet of Mary and Jon to do this for us? I think so. That was a perfect birthday gift, too.
Nick still has his cold, but no way would he miss church. He is a great kid. He really enjoys Sunday School. He’s in a big class of 7th and 8th grade boys. Our chairman of deacons is his Sunday School teacher. Jim is the co-teacher but only goes in the class when the teacher is away. Jim cooks breakfast for the youth and cleans up while the rest of us have our actual Sunday School lessons. He washes the dishes and puts everything away.
"He is the Rock! His work is perfect, for all His ways are just; a God of faithfulness and without injustice, righteous and upright is He." Deuteronomy 32:4
We had a really good sermon in church today. The whole service was wonderful. Rev. Jeff Jones is our Pastor and he’s a superb preacher. This is another sermon I want to get on CD.
I had 9 in Sunday School. I didn’t notice the total in our class. We teach the 7th and 8th grade girls together. I need to get a clock for our class. I can’t wear a watch because I’m allergic to metals other than gold. The thermostat in the room has the wrong time on it. I’ll get a cheap clock at Wal-Mart and get it up this week. Some weeks we run over in class and are late for church! I really enjoy the young ladies. They give me hope for this generation.
My Mother is having her dental surgery this week on Thursday. I sure hope she does okay. It’s very scary to me. They’re doing a bone graft from her hip and knee area, or at least that’s the plan today. It’s a long healing process with two more procedures before they’re done. I’m so afraid she’ll have a hard time being inside so much over the next four to six months.
I hope you enjoy the lovely pictures I find off the internet. I love flowers and love to search for pictures.
Have a nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Enjoy the devotional I got in the mail today. Directions on subscribing to Heartlight are at the end of the devotional. You’ll be blessed!
Have you ever found yourself in a situation in which you were totally out of place and useless? To put some of you on a sports team and ask you to contribute would be expecting too much. To give some of you some tools and ask you to work on the engine of a car would be useless. Or to put some of us in the kitchen would simply result in our "being under foot."
Well, how useless do you think Bezalel must have felt? You don't know who Bezalel was? He was an artist during the time of the wilderness wandering (Exodus 31). Well, how much use do you think there was for an artist during a time when the people were living in tents and always on the move? A hunter, a soldier, a cook, a shepherd ... these would have been much needed occupations. But an artist? Who would have needed an
artist?
Then the LORD said to Moses, "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills -- to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts." (Exodus 31:1-5 TNIV)
Who would have needed an artist in the rugged and brutal times of the wilderness? The answer to that question is "the LORD." You see, the LORD had need of someone to make the Ark of the Covenant, the other pieces of sacred furniture, the utensils to be used in the Tabernacle, and to make the ephod worn by the priests of the One True God. Some of the most holy relics in the history of Israel were made by the hands of one who is virtually unknown and all but forgotten. But, who would -- or for that matter, who would dare -- downplay his contributions?
Who would have needed an artist?
Then there's your talent. What do you have to offer the Lord? You say you can't preach, serve as an elder, teach a Bible class, or lead in the Sunday worship? Do you really think these are the only avenues through which we can serve the Lord?
Listen, if God can find use for an artist during the wilderness wandering, then he can find use for your talents as well. Give it some thought and then offer who you are and what you are made to do to the Lord!
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms. If you speak, you should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If you serve, you should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:10-11
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Tuesday and checking in - 8/28/2007 5:05:56 PM
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dianetavegia
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In my trouble I cried to the LORD, And He answered me. Psalm 120:1
Sorry I didn’t post yesterday. Jim started to feel sick on Sunday during church and was up almost all night. He was home in bed yesterday and I was so very tired last night from lack of sleep that I didn’t even think about my blog. Believe it or not, it was still a nice day. Jim began to feel better not long after waking. His sore throat had gone away and that had really hurt. By afternoon we were laughing and enjoying time together. I’d sit on the bed and just visit with him. Anyhow, Jim is a bit better and back at work today. His cold moved right into his chest but he had a Z pack and started on that middle of the night on Sunday. With asthma and COPD, he can’t take a chance.
I was asleep pretty early last night. Jim was watching football and that bores me to death. We only have one DirecTV receiver so what one watches, everyone watches. The dog was up at 2:00 and I walked him out front. That’s really fast because he’s on the leash and I bring him in immediately and put him back to bed. I slept til the clock went off at 6:50.
 “Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.” James 1:16-17 
I went and applied at Wal-Mart yesterday. They can’t view your application for 24 hours after you fill out the form on their kiosk computer. I do know they’re looking for people who want to work full time. I only want part time because it’s from the minute the children leave until middle of the night. I can manage 3 nights, but would have trouble with much more than that. Jim doesn’t want me to work on Saturday or Sunday and he has football games on Thursday night thru Oct. 18th. I work with the youth on Wednesday. We’ll see what can be worked out. Maybe I can work 6 hours a night, Monday, Tuesday and Friday nights. You have to work at least 16 hours a week. First they have to call me.
It’s cooled down so much here and boy, am I glad. Just going in and out of church would take your breath away. I’d rather have snow, lots of snow, that the heat in Georgia any day.
Jim called home twice. Once was because he had a voice mail but couldn’t retrieve it inside the building. He thought maybe I needed him. The second time was after school and before football practice started. He still doesn’t feel well but is such a trooper.
My mother is already in Birmingham for her surgical pre admission work tomorrow morning. My Aunt flew in from Michigan and my Uncle (her brother) and Aunt (his wife) from Mobile went with them. They’re all going to meet with the dental surgeon tomorrow to hear what the procedure entails. That makes me feel better. I’m still very uncomfortable about this surgery, but it’s not my decision. Her surgery is Thursday. I’d appreciate your prayers for her safety and quick healing. It’s expected to be 6 months or more.
Nick had loaned a PS2 game to a friend and the boy forgot to return it on Sunday. They live a good ways from us and don’t go on Wednesday nights. He wants me to take him over tonight so he can get his game and return the boys game. I told him I will, when Jim gets home and supper is finished. That’ll be quite late, I’m afraid. We’ve tried calling so the boy will have the game ready, etc. No answer.
This is an easy week for me, childcare wise. I didn’t have the infant on Monday. Dad had been working overtime and didn’t work Monday. I won’t have the two year old on Thursday and Friday or Monday and Tuesday of next week because they’re going to the shore for a short vacation. I’m going to keep the car on Thursday so Nick and I can go to the football game on Thursday night. That’s the first of the year.
Not much going on around here so not much to tell. I hope you have a very nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Hebrews 1:1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 2 But now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he made the universe and everything in it. 3 The Son reflects God's own glory, and everything about him represents God exactly. He sustains the universe by the mighty power of his command. After he died to cleanse us from the stain of sin, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God of heaven.
4 This shows that God's Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is far greater than their names. 5 For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus: "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father. "And again God said, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son." 6 And then, when he presented his honored Son to the world, God said, "Let all the angels of God worship him." 7 God calls his angels "messengers swift as the wind, and servants made of flaming fire." 8 But to his Son he says, "Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. Your royal power is expressed in righteousness. 9 You love what is right and hate what is wrong. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else." 10 And, "Lord, in the beginning you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 11 Even they will perish, but you remain forever. They will wear out like old clothing. 12 You will roll them up like an old coat. They will fade away like old clothing. But you are always the same; you will never grow old." 13 And God never said to an angel, as he did to his Son, "Sit in honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet." 14 But angels are only servants. They are spirits sent from God to care for those who will receive salvation.
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
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Kept busy today! - 8/29/2007 4:39:05 PM
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dianetavegia
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I have had a busy day. I had some things to get ready for mailing and some phone calls to make, plus the usual daycare and laundry type things. While cleaning the kitchen, I found a bag clip inside the toaster. Thank the Lord, I saw it when I was cleaning the counter and before we tried to use that side of the toaster. Oh would that have been a mess and a fire hazard! I took the time to clean out the toaster, while at it, and made a mental note to check once in a while. The toaster is pushed back and we don’t pull it out to use it. I’m short, so I can’t easily see inside with it back there.
The girls have been really good today. Mom said the little one year old baby had cried most of the night and was up by 2:00 with teething pain. She’s getting some of her bigger teeth now and bites down hard on her finger each day. She slept until around 10:30 and then was up for most of the day. The two year old colored and played with stickers, Barbie dolls and read books. She likes to play Beauty Shop and comb my hair. She’ll take her barrette out and put in it my hair. We have to comb the hair of the Barbie dolls and put their hair up in scrunchies. She won’t let me put clothes on the dolls. They also ‘talk’ to each other. “How are YOU today?’ ‘I’m fine, thank you.’ It’s so cute. She took stickers and put them all over the dolls like tattoos. She’s so much fun.
I had to put the baby in the sink and bathe her after lunch. She had Ravioli and some veggies. She was covered in sauce from the top of her head to her thighs. It was very greasy and would not just wipe off. She loves her bath, so it’s not a chore to me. She throws food and there was Ravioli stuck to the kitchen wall and lots of veggies on the floor. Scooter got it. I’ll have to mop once they leave today.
Nick’s so good about doing his school work. He loves to read and much of his school work is reading and comprehending what he’s read. I have no problem getting him to do all of his work except he’ll beg off and want to do Math with Daddy at night. I’m having him do his daily work many days and then they’ll do extra at night. Some nights Jim is too tired and gets home too late to want to do Math.
Tonight is Youth Group but I don’t have transportation again. The neighbor’s daughter has volley ball games every Wednesday night until late October. By then, Jim will be finished with Football and I’ll have the car until baseball starts. Everyone else has to be at Youth by 5:30 or 6:00 and the baby’s daddy doesn’t come in time for me to ride with them. The younger neighborhood kids have to be at church at 4:00 til 7:30 for choir, supper and AWANA. I haven’t been assigned a cell group yet, so last week didn’t have any assigned work. I figure the Lord will work it out if HE wants me to be there. It’s out of my control.
Jim will probably be a bit late tonight. Today is the last practice before the football game tomorrow night at 5:00. Tomorrow is sports pictures. He’ll wear his black and gold jersey for that. He is trying to be home in time for choir. He’s missed it two weeks because of getting home so late and also he comes home hoarse a lot of nights. Maybe, now that the temperature has dropped, his voice will be better.
Speaking of Jim, he’s still coughing quite a bit but feels much, much better. His sneezing stopped and he seemed to sleep all night last night. I know I did! I went to bed about 10:00 and fell right to sleep. NCIS was a rerun. I put the timer on the television and fall asleep watching t.v. I’ve done that or a radio my whole life. So has Jim.
Tomorrow is my mother’s dental surgery. She was to see the oral surgeon for a final consult today. Two doctors will actually operate on her, each doing their own thing. My relatives are there with her. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t concerned. She’s 75 and has an irregular heart beat that’s ‘benign’ but she’s on very strong medication for it. She also has a problem with her blood pressure. It can be very low and VERY high in the same afternoon. Her pulse has been down to 40 at times. She’s on several meds that might affect her, too. I’m really concerned about the anesthesia and also the 6 months of recovery. She won’t be able to eat regular foods. She’s already really thin.
Well I didn’t win the $250 million last night. I’ll buy another ticket for Friday night. When it’s this much, we’ll spring for a ticket. Shucks, I’d love to win enough to pay off our mortgage. That would be just fine with me. I don’t need a bunch of money, tho it would be nice. I’d be very careful with anything I won. Jim would never quit work. He is not a piddler and would never be able to stay home all the time. He never wants to retire.
I did get $48.00 in survey money yesterday and had gotten $11.00 this past Saturday. It may not seem like much, but it’s all a blessing. I’ll get tired of doing surveys and then checks show up in the mail. It’s easy money and I also get a lot of samples to try and critique.
My weight loss has slowed down, but not stopped. I knew it would start slowing down and that the last 10 - 15 lbs would be the hardest. I just have to not start snacking at night again so I don’t ease back up. I also don’t want to lose down to less than 124 lbs. (I like even numbers.)
That being said, Jim asked for Shepherd’s Pie for supper. It’s not low calorie but I only take a small amount of the potatoes and don’t add extra salt. It’s good and cheap! I can get it almost ready and then finish it when he calls to say he’s on his way. I defat the meat and use low fat milk in the potatoes.
Jim’s recheck on his possible prostate cancer is this coming Tuesday. I’m a little concerned because they’re going to do a PSA and go by those numbers. The medication they gave him to shrink his prostate says ‘Causes a drop in PSA numbers’. How can the doctor go by his PSA results if the medication causes a false low reading? Hmmmmm
I told Jim to point that out to the VA doctor and ask.
Wow! I have off Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I can sleep as late as I want on two of the days! Jon and Mary think they have off this weekend and Monday. I hope they do. We’re planning to cook out either way. I’m going to make a dessert but only enough so that there are no leftovers for me to eat. I have a wonderful peach cobbler made with cream cheese. YUM! I’ll use the reduced fat cheese.
Take a minute and read the verses and devotional I’ve chosen to share today, please.
I hope you have a very nice evening and God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
2 Kings 18:3 “And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.”
Joshua 13:1 Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: "You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed. 6b only divide it by lot to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you.
Mark 1:35 The next morning Jesus awoke long before daybreak and went out alone into the wilderness to pray. 36 Later Simon and the others went out to find him. 37 They said, "Everyone is asking for you." 38 But he replied, "We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too, because that is why I came." 39 So he traveled throughout the region of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and expelling demons from many people.
40 A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. "If you want to, you can make me well again," he said. 41 Moved with pity, Jesus touched him. "I want to," he said. "Be healed!" 42 Instantly the leprosy disappeared the man was healed. 43 Then Jesus sent him on his way and told him sternly, 44 "Go right over to the priest and let him examine you. Don't talk to anyone along the way. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy, so everyone will have proof of your healing." 45 But as the man went on his way, he spread the news, telling everyone what had happened to him. As a result, such crowds soon surrounded Jesus that he couldn't enter a town anywhere publicly. He had to stay out in the secluded places, and people from everywhere came to him there.
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The Oil of Humor in the Machinery of Life
By Ken Pierpont
When life's responsibilities are pressing it is easy to forget how to rejoice. Our natural response to trouble is to murmur and complain, to become solemn and go through life with a wrinkled forehead. We complain there are children’s bikes in the driveway instead of rejoicing that there are children. We murmur about the menu instead of rejoicing that God has provided food.
One evening when I was a boy our family was trying to adjust to an unfamiliar town, a troubled church, mild culture shock, and inadequate pay. We sat down to a meal and everyone could tell that mom and dad were under pressure. One of my little brothers reached for something without asking first and knocked over his drink.
Instantly Dad sprang back from the table, knocking the chair over and striding from the room. The atmosphere was charged with tension and we all sat and looked around in uncomfortable silence. No one spoke. We wondered if Dad would come back to eat.
In a minute we heard noise and then Dad showed up in the door. He was dressed in a full-length rain coat. We all burst into laughter. Dad sat down and we enjoyed a meal together laughing and talking at the same time.
Are you solemn, sober, sullen, or are you do you take the lead in rejoicing when things are dark and difficult? Do you lift people’s sights to God and to good when things are hard? You can if you chose to. God will help you.
Ken Pierpont
August 28, 2007
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Game cancelled - 8/30/2007 8:32:17 PM
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dianetavegia
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"I have nothing to do with death. My business is to live as long as I can, and as well as I can, and serve my Savior as faithfully as I can, until He thinks it's time to call me Home."
Mr. Tennant, a as quote by Rev. George Whitefield, Evangelist
Philippians 2:16 Hold tightly to the word of life, so that when Christ returns, I will be proud that I did not lose the race and that my work was not useless.
I’ve slept really well several nights in a row. I sure needed it. I did have odd dreams last night. I’d taken some odd jobs and then realized I had 5 babies to take with me. I don’t know who any of the children were. There was a toddler girl and four infants. I was trying to figure out how to load them in the car and care for them while doing some afternoon job. It’s funny what your mind does when you’re asleep.
My mother’s surgery was today. I spoke with her last night. She seemed calmer and said the doctor had planned to keep her in the hospital through Sunday. She chose the more extensive, four hour surgery. One of my aunts will call when she’s in recovery and they have an update from the doctor. If that call comes before I post, I’ll update. They’re an hour behind us and she should still be in surgery as of this sentence. Thank you for the prayers.
I got Nick to youth group (late because it starts at 6:00) last night, but I couldn’t go. Jim got home and needed to eat and shower before choir. I dropped Nick off at 6:45 and ran to the bank and post office to deposit my survey checks and mail some things. Anyhow, I had to take Jim at 7:20 and pick up Nick at 7:30 then back to pick Jim up at 8:45. They’re just on opposite sides of the building but it was raining and lightning. Nick was under an overhang and I didn’t see him in the middle of all the youth. I’m going to try and find someone to give Nick a ride each Wednesday night even if he has to go a bit early. I don’t see how I’d ever be able to go myself unless we had a clunker.
Have you ever felt numb? I feel numb. I think we’ve just had so much in the last 6 years that I’m desensitized to ‘feeling’. Oh, I feel sorry for Richard Jewell and am sorry he died. I felt indignation at Leona Helmsley for leaving $12 million dollars to a dog and I was hurt for a dog dragged behind a car in a county near us, but it all lasts for a second and is not as ‘emotional’ as you’d think. I wonder, sometimes, if this is all to prepare me for more things or maybe I’m so overwhelmed that I’ve just handed concerns over to my Father and left them there.
"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable--if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise--dwell on these things." Philippians 4:8
It didn’t work out for me to keep the car today. I was looking forward to it, too. Jim has to be at work by 8:00 and the little baby didn’t get here until almost 8:00. I’d thought I’d just go out to walk around the store or something. It would be easy with only one child and she’s so very pleasant. Oh well….
I’d also planned to go to the football game at 5:00. It’s a Jamboree with four or six schools playing each other for a ‘quarter’. The quarters are only seven minutes long. Of course, I’d have to call and see what time the dad would have been here and come home to give baby to him. Still, it would have been fun. I doubt there’ll be another chance for me to go. The season only lasts through October 18th and I’ll have two kids or more the other Thursdays. Speaking of the football game, it should start in a few minutes and we have thunder, high winds and heavy rains on the way. The game was cancelled and Jim got home at 6:00. He doesn’t have practice on Friday night but the high school coach wants him to ride the team bus and help with the game on Friday night. I think he’d enjoy it, but he would be gone until at least 10:00. He really enjoys coaching and I hope he’ll go.
It was an easy day, with only one baby. She fell asleep in her breakfast and slept on and off all day. She’s so pleasant when she’s awake that she’s no trouble at all. She knows what she’s not supposed to touch and will turn and look at me when she gets near the television or the dog’s toys. She’s a sweet spirited little thing with a killer smile.
Well, I waited so I could update. It’s 8:00 and my aunt just called. The surgery started 3 hours late. Mother’s still in recovery and the doctor said everything went well. She won’t be able to talk for a while and will be in severe pain… I wish we could have gone but Jim can’t take off from his new job and I have to keep children. We just found out yesterday she’d be in the hospital through Sunday morning. I had offered to go tomorrow and bring her to stay with us for the six months, but she won’t stay here because I have a cat and dog.
Take a minute and read the verses I’ve chosen to share today. I hope you have a very nice evening.
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Psalm 84:1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. 3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young; a place near your altar, O LORD Almighty, my King and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. Selah
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. 6 As they pass through the Valley of weeping and tears, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. 8 Hear my prayer, O LORD God Almighty; listen to me, O God of Jacob. Selah
9 Look upon our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one. 10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. 12 O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
Psalms 103:1 A psalm of David. Praise the LORD, I tell myself; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. 2 Praise the LORD, I tell myself, and never forget the good things he does for me. 3 He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. 4 He ransoms me from death and surrounds me with love and tender mercies. 5 He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle's!
6 The LORD gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly. 7 He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. 8 The LORD is merciful and gracious; he is slow to get angry and full of unfailing love. 9 He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. 10 He has not punished us for all our sins, nor does he deal with us as we deserve. 11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. 12 He has removed our rebellious acts as far away from us as the east is from the west. 13 The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. 14 For he understands how weak we are; he knows we are only dust. 15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. 16 The wind blows, and we are gone as though we had never been here. 17 But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children's children 18 of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends."
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968
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LONG weekend ahead! - 8/31/2007 5:15:56 PM
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dianetavegia
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Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1:4
I didn’t accomplish much today. I did get together a bunch of papers Jim needed for college and that took a while. We have a whole list of things we need to get done this afternoon.
We watched the CUB game and it didn’t get over until really late, about 11:15. I changed the channel and didn’t get to sleep until after 12:30. Jim had a hard time breathing and was up before 5:00. Up and down, I should say. By 5:00, I had to walk Scooter. Jim was wide awake and didn’t go back to sleep until almost time for his alarm to go off. He likes his snooze alarm. I hate them. I never let my clock go off. I hear it click before the beeping begins. Jim lets his ring for a few minutes and then hits snooze. ARG! It’s so loud!
My aunt called to tell me my mother was okay last night. I called twice to talk to the nurse. She said my mother was walking the hall and had her liquid diet, tho she hadn’t eaten well. She said my mother will be given pureed foods tomorrow and may be released tomorrow instead of Sunday. I’m so glad she’s doing okay so far. The nurse was surprised Mother didn’t want family to call. She said ‘Well, she’s got company right now and she’s talking to THEM.’
 "For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints." 1 Corinthians 14:33
Our temperature has finally dropped to normal. I got our electric bill today and wasn’t a bit surprised to see how much we’d used. Thankfully, we’re on a year round flat bill so we don’t ever have any huge bills. Of course, they’ll up the bill every year we go over the projected amount. Our low at night gets down to the high 60°’s. If it were not so humid, I could keep the windows open. Soon, tho.
I haven’t heard from Jon and Mary about Monday, yet. I don’t know if I should buy enough foods for 7 or just the three of us. Hope I can find some good corn. I haven’t decided what meats to do. It really depends on who’ll be eating. Some of Jon’s family doesn’t eat certain meats. I’ll try again in the morning when I know Jon’s up for the day.
I had a list of errands for Jim and everything ready for him when he got home from school. Post office to mail things and get a money order for something Nick bought off Ebay; dry cleaners; up to church to fax some info to college (Chosen at random for income verification); pick up an ink cartridge for the printer and get a lottery ticket. Jim’s picking up some of the new Ruben sandwiches at Arby’s for supper while he’s out. We love Ruben’s! Nick wants the new Chicken Egg Rolls. Yummy.
Jim has to do an Intake Interview tonight for the college. Hope he can get through. He has until September 15th to have everything done so he can begin classes on October 1st. He’s going to take as many classes as he can muster to hurry up enough hours for a provisional teaching job. That’s almost twice what he’s making now. He sure enjoys the job and loves, loves, loves coaching.
Tomorrow is our daughter’s 32nd birthday. Wow. It’s hard to believe she’s that old. She looks her age, but the years just went so fast. She was our second child.
It’s been a fast week. I’m so glad the weekend is here and very glad it’s a long weekend. I might have the little baby on Tuesday. Her dad usually has Monday off and will have off Tuesday instead. The two year old is off until Wednesday and that day she’ll come around 9 or 10:00. Maybe I can sleep in one day.
Take a minute and read the verses and lovely quote I’ve chosen to share today.
I hope you have fun plans for the long weekend.
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
"Do not keep the alabaster box of your love and friendship sealed up until your friends are dead. Fill their lives with sweetness. Speak approving, cheering words while their ears can hear them and while their hearts can be thrilled and made happier. The kind things you mean to say when they are gone, say before they go."
George William Childs, American publisher, 1829-1894
"All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No;' anything beyond this comes from the evil one" Matthew 5:37
"All you need to say is a simple 'Yes' or 'No.' Otherwise you will be condemned" James 5:12
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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Saturday stuff - 9/1/2007 4:39:43 PM
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dianetavegia
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A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Proverbs 25:11
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14
Refreshed! Totally refreshed! I was asleep before 10:30 last night and got up at 9:20. I’d awakened once during the night when Jim had a coughing attack but got right back to sleep when he was okay. I woke at 9:00 and lay there for twenty minutes just slowly waking. I got up because I looked over and saw the dog was standing silently by the baby gate.
We’re cooking out on Labor Day. We’re making chicken and hot dogs, baked potatoes and corn on the cob. I’ll have Jon and Mary pick up anything else they might want. I’m not sure who all is coming. I know Jon and Mary. I’m not sure if the girls will be at their Dad’s. Jon is going to call me back later when he knows. Jim had gone early to get propane and the place where we get it refilled was closed for the long weekend. That’s pretty silly, since they rent home repair type equipment. We have our tanks refilled for a lot less than the ‘trade in for a filled one’. We have three tanks and two are bone dry. That’s not usual for us.
I got to talk to my mother right after lunch. She sounded great. She’d pulled her hip out of joint and is on a walker for a few days while that adjusts. The doctor said that’s quite common right surgery to remove bone. Also, she had two really bad nose bleeds yesterday but again, that’s common. She had titanium mesh put in her sinus area, marrow pumped in and pieces of bone to support the sinus cavity. The crease that had formed from bone loss is all gone and she is very pleased with the look of her face. Oh she’s got bruising and her upper cheeks are swollen, but the overall look is excellent. She was in great spirits and had been eating soft foods that had been pureed but left in enough form to have texture. In fact, the hospital formed the meat into a patty and cooked things like broccoli to extra soft so she could eat it without chewing but still have the feel of eating normal foods. I’m so glad she’s okay and really, really appreciate the prayers. No pain at all! She’s sore to the touch, and her hip hurts when she walks, but other than that, she’s not needed anything for discomfort.
Jim didn’t go to the high school football game last night. He was very tired and a storm was moving in. The team was only able to play half a game and had a one hour delay while waiting for lightning to pass. That would have been frustrating and he’d been asked to ride on the team bus so he couldn’t just come home. I’m glad he didn’t go because he has such a horrible cough and we don’t want this to turn into pneumonia. He has gotten that about once a year tho we’ve both had pneumonia shots.
Well, we didn’t win the big Mega Millions. Boy that would have been fun. I’d love to have been out looking for acreage near the school today and finding the builder who built the house we love. I’d love to be searching for period pieces for the rooms, too. It’s fun to dream, tho.
Four days until the docket sounding and nine days until the court date for the man who murdered my brother. I’m hoping this isn’t another delay. Michael has been dead a year and five months. It’s time for closure for our family. I hope, really hope this isn’t swept under the rug or not seen as important.
Jim has his recheck for his elevated PSA test this coming Tuesday morning. I’m a bit concerned because the medication to shrink the prostate says clearly that it can cause a false low reading on future PSA tests. I don’t want the doctor to see lower numbers and not catch any prostate cancer while it’s curable. They were unable to tell the prostate was so large until they did a CT scan and cystoscopy. This is through the VA. We’re praying it was a false high or caused by an enlarged prostate instead of any disease. I’d appreciate any prayers for good reports and protection/ healing.
Take a minute and read the verses I’ve chosen to share today that deal with forgiveness and reconciliation.
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
Matthew 5:23-24 "So if you are standing before the altar in the Temple, offering a sacrifice to God, and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there beside the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God."
If any of my readers have something against me or feel I have wronged them, I apologize. If any of you did something against me, I’ve already forgiven you. Be blessed.
2 Corinthians 5:20 "We are Christ's ambassadors, and God is using us to speak to you. We urge you, as though Christ himself were here pleading with you, "Be reconciled to God!"
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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Hummingbirds are here - 9/2/2007 7:18:17 PM
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dianetavegia
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 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28:18-20
Did you have a nice service in church today? Attendance was a bit down in our Sunday School. I thought second service looked a little low on attendance, too. A lot of people go away for the last long weekend of summer. Used to be school would start right after Labor Day here. Now the kids have been in school almost a full month.
Nick brought a friend home after church and wanted the boy to spend the night but they had plans, as we do, for tomorrow. It works out better for me because I can get Nick to do some chores for me now.
We have so many Hummingbirds right now. One was on the deck and drinking from our fountain earlier. They seem to love my many Butterfly Bushes. I almost cut three of them back because they’ve overtaken my Weigelia. I’ve got to figure something out and soon or that bush won’t grow well. It’s in a raised bed and good top soil I had bought and put in myself. That’s why those plants are doing well. I don’t have the funds for another raised bed right now. What to do? What to do?
We had a fun supper of ham, eggs and grits. Jim won’t touch grits. He’s a Yankee. He says they should be only used for wallpaper paste and cat litter. I love grits! I put some butter in mine and my fried eggs go right on top, to get all mixed together. I don’t add rib eye gravy, tho. I only ate a teeny tiny piece of ham. I don’t need all that salt while trying to lose weight.
We have our windows open today. Our high was just under 79° and we have a steady 22 mph breeze. I am invigorated by the fresh air. I’m thrilled that we can BREATHE again. I don’t care for central air but I’m so thankful we have it, as hot as it’s been the last few summers. We’ll have some hot days between now and the end of summer. In fact, it doesn’t start to cool down here until late September.
I’ll be so glad when the tennis tournament is over. My guys don’t watch it and I can’t tolerate all the silly grunting. It interferes with our television watching. I think it should be on pay per view and not on MY channels.
Did you see a Wiccan won the Mega Millions. He and his wife are witch and warlock. They ‘teach’ it, too. The guy gave credit for winning the money to a New Age bookstore where he teaches. UGH. Three other people also won.
My mother is home from the hospital. She’s not feeling very well right now. It’s a four hour ride and trying to get in and out of the car, with her hip out of joint, was not fun at all. Also, sitting in a car for that long was hard. She didn’t realize her bed is too high for her to get into, either. I’m sure my Aunt Edith will take wonderful care of her. She was out getting them something to eat (mother’s will have to be blended up) and to pick up medication. I’m glad she’s home and will be so happy when she’s healed up enough to be out and about. My aunt will stay with her for a few weeks until she’s been back to Birmingham for her recheck. It’s really a blessing that she can do that. We’d offered to have mother come and stay here even if for the full six months, but she didn’t want to.
Well, I want to go scrub the kitchen floor while no one needs to get in there for snacks or meals. The humidity is high enough that it’ll take a little while to dry.
Have a nice evening and please take a minute and read the verses I’ve chosen to share today.
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. Some men came, bringing to him a
paralyzed man, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you
thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk?' But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the man,
"I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home." He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!" Mark 2:1-12
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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Chilly last night. - 9/3/2007 5:33:45 PM
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dianetavegia
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 But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 Happy Labor Day!
Why does everyone work so hard on Labor Day? I gave birth on Labor Day, 32 years ago. It was September 1st that year. Now that was really Labor Day. Natural childbirth all the way for me.
Our neighbors were all up and noisy very early this morning. Usually our neighborhood is very quiet, but it seems everyone had a noisy machine that needed to be used today. Lawnmowers, blowers, pressure cleaners, etc. I slept until after 8:30 and then got up around 9:00.
Jim cut the grass early to beat the heat and I did some inside cleaning. Nick helped. I had scrubbed the kitchen floor last night, so that was done. Scooter helped Jim do the weed eating out back. Once it really cools down, I need to weed the flower beds and trim some shrubs. I felt bad that our boxwoods are a bit overgrown but noticed, when we were leaving for church yesterday, that every house in our subdivision has the same overgrowth. The heat has just been too much for yard work.
The Lord said to her, "My dear Martha, you are so upset over all these details! There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it-and I won't take it away from her" Luke 10:41-42
We had our cookout this afternoon. The chicken breasts were HUGE. Nick and I could finish ours. We had chicken, hot dogs, potato salad, baked potatoes and corn on the cob. Jim got a large watermelon for dessert. It was all very good. I ate all my corn and baked potato with no sour cream.
I don’t expect to have any daycare children tomorrow. The two year old is at the beach and the one year olds dad has off since Monday is his regular day off. I’ve enjoyed my time off. I seldom have days that I have no children, except for Saturday and Sunday and those days are spent cleaning or at church.
Jim has his appointment with the urologist-vascular specialist about his prostate concerns. Jim is hoping for good news, as am I. He’s had enough concerns this year. He’ll go right to school after the appointment so he doesn’t miss a day’s work.
It was so cool with the windows opened last night that we had to cover up. It got down to 62° and tonight is supposed to be even cooler. Unfortunately, Tuesday and Wednesday it’s supposed to get above 90° again. Our ‘average’ temperature for September is around 73°. Our first frost comes sometime between Oct. 30th and Nov. 30th. Winter doesn’t usually arrive until after Christmas. I love the fall, winter and spring and hate summers in Georgia.
Have a nice evening and please take a minute and read the special message and verses I’ve chosen to share today.
God Bless,
Diane Tavegia
I got the following email from a lady I know from a prayer group and it touched my heart. I thought you might like to read this, too.
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This past Friday, my neighborhood in North East Florida lost one of it icons, Roy "Junior" Thomas, Jr. He would have been 83 on the 16th of September 07. Junior's mother died at birth and he was left to be raised by his grandparents, aunts, uncles and finally his cousin Margie Moody Dobbs was his caregiver. I am not sure what you would call junior's conditions, retarded or mental challenged, but he was an inspiration to everyone that knew him. My husband, Elbert went to school with him and told me that no one ever made fun of him, just accepted him as he was and made the best of it. Well, the point to my story is that he had the funeral of a KING. During the services yesterday at Emmanuel Baptist Church, our neighborhood church a former classmate of his Dr. William R. (Bobby) Crews call by cell phone to express his regrets for not being able to preach his funeral. When Danny Williams a co-worker of some of us and Junior pastor for three year got through with his eulogy, we knew that in his conditions, God had planted a missionary right here in our community. Every time you went by his residence, he would wave. It didn't matter who it was, he greeted you, On Sunday you would see him standing by the road with his Bible under his arm waiting for someone to take him to church and each Sunday after services, he would go across the road to visit his mother's grave and tell everyone that someday, "he was going to lay down beside her." He never had the honor to meet his mother and now they are finally together.
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Greater love has no one than this that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16
"Being wise is as good as being rich; in fact, it is better. Wisdom or money can get you almost anything, but it's important to know that only wisdom can save your life. Notice the way God does things; then fall into line. Don't fight the ways of God, for who can straighten out what he has made crooked? Enjoy prosperity while you can. But when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. That way you will realize that nothing is certain in this life." Ecclesiastes 7:11-14
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 Check out my husband’s newly published book at the following link
The Dreamers, By James Tavegia Published by Aim Higher Books
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