“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the
law of Christ.”
Galatians 6:2
Hello Sweet Friends,
Hope your week has been better
than ours. It has been a very
heavy week for our family.
First, have to tell you that my
Sweet Sister in law Susan
passed away last Saturday,
which we knew was inevitable
but we were all shocked as we
just didn't expect it this soon.
So we have been working to arranged all the Memorial
Service things. Only to find
out that one of our best friends
of 40+ years is in the hospital
and it is very serious. She was
on vacation with her hubby in Tenn.
and she was having bad chest pain
so he called an Ambulance, and
it was not her heart thankfully,
but they found a hole in her
esophagus, so they did a procedure
on Tuesday, to put in a stent ,
but only to find out this morning
the stent fell into her stomach,
so now she has to have that
removed and have a dangerous
surgery on her esophagus, and
also has to have a feeding tube
and Sat they will put in a drain
in to get everything that has
gone into her chest cavity and
she is also in a lot of pain and
It is a miracle she is still
alive. So if you are a praying
person we would very much
appreciate your prayers for
our friend Vicki and her family
and for us too, because hubby
and I both feel emotionally
and physically exhausted.
I don't know what I feel.
It's like someone threw a
blanket over my emotions
at the moment.
Note: This being the reason
my post is a day late.
Feeling better but not
there yet..........lol
Pictures today are of whimsical
animals in honor of Susan's love
of all animals. Had to do some
thing to lighten up this post
a bit.......lol
On with my Thankfuls....
#1
Thankful for the opportunity
to do something to bless our
Son and lil darling.
#2
Thankful for clean running
water to use and to drink,
and for filters for the water
we drink. Makes the water
taste so much better.
#3
Thankful for hubby made
scrambled eggs with peppers
and onions with in them, bacon
and toast and jelly.
Um hum, Delicious!!
#4
Thankful for Basil Chicken
(we got at Aldi's) and we
had it with cavatappi pasta
and Rios marinara sauce.
It was really delicious.
the chicken comes with 2
large marinated chicken
breasts and we cook them
on the grill.
Easy Peasy Meal.
#5
Thankful hubby was able to
go with our Son on Saturday
to see lil darlings volleyball
tournament. It was her last
one for the year, and they won
2 out of 4 games, so they were thrilled. He enjoys that so much,
as well as the time with his Son,
and lil darling, when she isn't
playing. They got the call
about Susan's passing on the
way home, so that put a sad
spin on things, but then we
all had dinner and spent the
evening together, which was
good for all of us.
#6
Thankful for all of the care
givers at the Nursing Center
and that they took such good
care of her.
#7
Thankful the arrangements
are made of which Susan had
done most of it herself years
ago when her Mom passed away.
Next is to decide on when to have
the Service and what to do
and say.
#8
Thankful we have picked a
date for Susans Memorial
Service, and picked out pics.
and working on the Memorial
program now.
#9
Thankful that one of my long
time best friends had a
successful surgery yesterday.
But just found out she has pneumonia now, so............#10.
Note: This was before I wrote
the opening words of this post)
#10
Thankful for all of those that
are praying for her and her
family.
#11
Thankful we met with our
Pastor and Asst. have pretty
much worked out the details
for Susans Memorial service.
#12
Thankful to still have our
sanity as this has all been
quite a ride.
God has been so good
in it all, but it is very
tiring making all these
decisions when you are
still processing it all.
Well, that's it for this week
at Cozy Place. Guess this
would be the Rest in Peace
Susan edition.
Thank for coming by
and
Have a Great week ahead.
Love, Hugs and
Early May Blessings,
Nellie
