Finally Checking-In With My Readers. Finally. Whew.

"And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful."   ---   Colossians 3:15

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Oh. My. Goodness.

I do apologize for such a long passage of time after my last post. My excuse? Mostly, my entire life changed.

For months my head consistently was all jet-lagged. I felt like doing nothing. Really, nothing. And oh dear, I could barely walk. Remember those three steps into our kitchen (where I'd stand and encourage Tom)? Some days arriving home from appointments, I could only crawl up those steps, at times, crying.

Not a pretty sight.

Mainly the problem was once-weekly chemo and 5-days-per-week external radiation. They took much out of me.  Other treatments, too. At appointments, often I got pushed around in wheelchairs by kind folks when my walk resembled that of a sad little duck. 

Well, you get it.

The good news? All these weeks later I'm feeling/doing much better. Chemo is over, as are the external radiation days and tomorrow is my final internal radiation surgery (fourth one. Prayers appreciated.). The trips over the wild Buffalo thruway are far fewer. Whew.

I actually feel like washing dishes, cleaning house, reading, cooking, watching Youtube and writing to you. My doctor says the tumor has shrunk a great deal. And I've come away with a much deeper sense of gratitude for God than ever.

So there is my just-checking-in post to let you know I'm still around. Improving slowly, and so very grateful for Tom, Naomi and each of you who prayed for me and sent me cards, Facebook messages and posts, comments here at my blog, etc. 

Thank-you.

Thank-you.

Thank-you.

Every act of kindness encouraged me so much.

I'll write much sooner next time. I promise.

"Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise."   --- Jeremiah 17:14   (oh, how often I've meditated upon this verse!)

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Oh, and on December 1st, my mother passed away. She was 87 and ready for Heaven and being reunited with my dad, relatives and many friends--- and that is a comfort.

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And here are some videos you may enjoy:

Five Dollar Dinners that Help (Check out all Julia's videos for very inexpensive meals, many Mexican ones which are my favorites).  Here's another one: Emergency Budget.

Here's an update for Adventures of A + K.

Ever considered a river boat cruise? Go here.

Wow, I'd never heard of this place! 

I enjoyed listening to this woman in her tiny house.

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Ooooo.... At Niagara Falls in 1910. 

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Please remember: My posts are always about more than they appear to be. 

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 "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ... Matthew 6:14,15