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"You kissed my heart with forgiveness in spite of all I've done. You've healed me inside and out from every disease" Psalms 103:3

Thank you for sharing thisHilary Graff. This is Absolutely Beautiful. 

THIS Just blew my mind… I went online and asked the question “how many scriptures in the Bible reference strength?” Nearly one for everyday of the year. This is a copy of my journal entry for today .
… No I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ or His Name!

I am feeling this today… Life is cyclical. 1st & foremost, I know where my hope & my help comes from! Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior. He is the God of All Creation! Me as His Child, WE as His Children, I am grateful that He calls me Daughter. I have given & I have received. As God provides the opportunities, I do & I help all that I can, be it in word or action. At the same time I have been honored & blessed by so many through the course of this life! I Love You. I Thank You. If necessary, If possible, or “just because” I am here for you! That’s my heart, 🙏💖🙏🥂

LOL! 😆 Don’t Even Think I’m Playn… 🥰🥂May 1 IS The Actual Day!!!

You know… I’m in a space right now… If you’re reading this… I am so honored by knowing you! My heart is full… As I speak to people on a daily basis. I am so blessed and so honored for people, such as yourself, I have been privileged to meet during my time on earth!

Whoa! What a beautiful day to hang out outside, even if I want to get some things done on my computer. I am grateful for the opportunity. This “knee journey” is improving one day at a time! Some days one breath at a time! But it is improving! 🦵

Easter Sunday 2025! A different one for the books. My sweet sis Rebecca picked me up for church this morning, since I am not driving yet. Another sweet sis Julie brought me some groceries & hung out for a bit! Now for a quiet remainder of my day.
**Wow! I am so looking forward to being able to drive again! Some of these moments of “shut in“ have not been Fun for this Extreme Extrovert!

**Behind on posting
4/7/25 I finally arrived home post 2 weeks after my total knee replacement. Tuesday, my 1st full day home, I was visited by 3 of my Bunco Babe’s! Susan Banta Long, Kathleen Steiner & Melissa McLeod. Thank you Ladies so much for the food, the flowers, & Your Presence! Once my day slowed down, I headed out to my outdoor comfy space. I enjoyed some vitamin D! Today, Wednesday 4/9/25 I had my 1st doctors appointment. I only went to see the PA. But had a wonderful surprise opportunity to see my surgeon Dr. Wm. Nordt. It was a great visit. My progress is a little behind on my flexion in my knee bend. I was so blessed to have my 2 weeks stay between the acute care hospital & Sheltering Arms Rehab Hosp. But I think I had a little too much time in the hospital bed during that time. Now is the time to really buckle down in getting my daily exercise complete. I’m hoping to get my 2x a week//for 8 weeks PT started soon. I just need to figure out the transportation for those visits. Sometimes it’s one day at a time LOL sometimes it’s one breath at a time! But I Always know “God’s Got Me” 🙏💝🙏 I Thank You All for your continued thoughts and your continued prayers!

I am grateful for so many phone calls, text messages, and DM’s from friends. Words of encouragement! Thank you all for your outpouring of love, prayers, and interest. Saturday my sweet friends Joe & Martha came to visit me. As well as my dear friend Carmen! Sunday, 2 more wonderful friends made time for a visit. I want to thank you Julie for giving me your time. And thank you for the surprise visit Amy! The next step in my journey is to return home Monday 4/7. I will not be driving for at least another month. This is such a reality check for the independent lifestyle I’ve lived for so many years.
(Carmen, Julie, & Amy, I would love to see you again & photo document our visit 🤗)

The pain almost took me down emotionally yesterday 4/3/25. I had to pull myself out of a funk. Because if you know me, you know I can’t live in that space!
** My apologies if you can’t handle this kind of post. I can’t handle these kind of pictures when other people post them either.
My knee has been swollen up like a football nonstop since Thursday 3/27. These are pictures of the progressive post surgery bruising I am experiencing. 
When I tell you, I have never been through this level of nonstop and constant pain. Yep… Nope… But I still look to the day that I will be out of this pain, I will regain my strength and I will have the next 20 to 25 years of my life Renewed to me! I praise God for the favor He has bestowed upon me through this experience. No matter that I exist in the pain level of 7, 8 or 9 out of the most worst pain grade of a 10.