Psalm 89:1,2 says, "I will sing of the Lord's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself."
I said in last nights blog that I would have trouble getting Becky going this morning and I did but I also had trouble getting myself going. I woke up at 4:45 and rolled over and went back to sleep and finally got up at 7:30. It felt good to sleep in some. Of course it was a holiday!
We have been enjoying watching tennis today as well as the Cardinals playing baseball. Tim and his family came by this afternoon before they headed back to IN. They had spent the night downtown and had enjoyed going up in the Arch this morning, watching a Lewis and Clark film and riding a bicycle built for 6 along the riverfront. While Becky, Tim and Susan visited some the boys and NaNa played some games. We enjoyed seeing them and pray they have a safe trip home.
Not much other news from here. We didn't go walking today because there was a lot of traffic in the area due to the holiday and the Greek Festival at the end of the street. Tomorrows another day and we'll try to get outside then.
Have a good evening.
Love,
Becky and Barb
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Sept. 6 Day +52
We have had a busy and enjoyable day with plenty of company. Jessica and Rachel got here this morning about 10:30 and we listened to Tim Grasham preach via internet. He had a message about the conversion of Paul and how God accepts us for who we are and where we are and can change our lives and use us for His service. We had communion together and then Becky played some on the keyboard.
After lunch we went down to the game room for a couple games of bowling and golf. We had a good time and enjoyed the company. Becky enjoys the Wii bowling but won't play the golf yet.
We came back to the room and Jessica took a nap while the rest of us watched tennis and talked.
About 4:15 Tim, Susan, Isaac, Riley and Eli came to visit. Eli had a cough and wasn't able to see Aunt Becky but NaNa got to be with him some in the game room and recreation room. The others got to see Aunt Becky for a few minutes. The grandsons enjoyed the Wii too. Jessica and Rachel headed back home about 5:15. They should be getting close to home by now. NaNa got to go to supper with Tim and family and Becky stayed at the apartment by herself for a couple hours. She did fine. She probably enjoyed a little time to herself anyway.
I may have a hard time getting Becky moving tomorrow after all the company today but we sure enjoyed them.
I may not blog every day now since she is doing so well. We'll wait and see. It seems to be getting harder to keep the blog interesting.
We decided to end with this Scripture tonight, "Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." Philippians 4:8
Love,
Becky and Barb
After lunch we went down to the game room for a couple games of bowling and golf. We had a good time and enjoyed the company. Becky enjoys the Wii bowling but won't play the golf yet.
We came back to the room and Jessica took a nap while the rest of us watched tennis and talked.
About 4:15 Tim, Susan, Isaac, Riley and Eli came to visit. Eli had a cough and wasn't able to see Aunt Becky but NaNa got to be with him some in the game room and recreation room. The others got to see Aunt Becky for a few minutes. The grandsons enjoyed the Wii too. Jessica and Rachel headed back home about 5:15. They should be getting close to home by now. NaNa got to go to supper with Tim and family and Becky stayed at the apartment by herself for a couple hours. She did fine. She probably enjoyed a little time to herself anyway.
I may have a hard time getting Becky moving tomorrow after all the company today but we sure enjoyed them.
I may not blog every day now since she is doing so well. We'll wait and see. It seems to be getting harder to keep the blog interesting.
We decided to end with this Scripture tonight, "Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." Philippians 4:8
Love,
Becky and Barb
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Day +51 Sept. 5
We are so thankful to our God for all He has done and I was looking for a Scripture yesterday and the page opened to I Chronicles 16. This is a Psalm of Thanks that David wrote and it seemed to be speaking for us. It's longer than what I usually write but want to share it with you.
"Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, O descendants of Israel his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared aboove all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength adn joy is his dwelling place. Ascribe to the Lord, O families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength, ascribe to the Lord the glory dur his name. Bring an offering and come before him; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. Tremble before him all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say amon the nations, " The Lord reigns!" Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them! Then the trees of th forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his love endures forever. Cry our, "Save us, O God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise. Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said "Amen" and "Praise the Lord".
We woke up this morning to the sound of thunder and rain. It rained all morning and into the afternoon. BJ got here about 11:15 and said she had driven through hard rain most of the way from Ozark. We have had a good visit with time spent playing Wii bowling (BJ won 1 and Barb won 1) and then golf with BJ winning again. Becky had a real curve going today on her bowling. Becky challenged BJ to Sequence and BJ won 3 and Becky won 2 I think. It was a relaxing and enjoyable day. BJ is heading back now so keep her in your prayers for safe travel.
Becky continues to feel good most of the time. She does still tire easily when doing any activity but stamina will come with time.
Jessica and Rachel are coming up tomorrow morning and should be here in time for our church service. We are planning on listening to Tim, Barb's son, in the morning and having the Lord's supper together as well as Becky play some on the keyboard. Tomorrow afternoon late Tim and his family are coming to visit for a while. We will be glad to see them.
We pray you may all have a wonderful day in the Lord's house tomorrow worshiping our Great and Awesome God.
Love,
Becky and Barb
"Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, O descendants of Israel his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared aboove all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength adn joy is his dwelling place. Ascribe to the Lord, O families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength, ascribe to the Lord the glory dur his name. Bring an offering and come before him; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. Tremble before him all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say amon the nations, " The Lord reigns!" Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them! Then the trees of th forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his love endures forever. Cry our, "Save us, O God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise. Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said "Amen" and "Praise the Lord".
We woke up this morning to the sound of thunder and rain. It rained all morning and into the afternoon. BJ got here about 11:15 and said she had driven through hard rain most of the way from Ozark. We have had a good visit with time spent playing Wii bowling (BJ won 1 and Barb won 1) and then golf with BJ winning again. Becky had a real curve going today on her bowling. Becky challenged BJ to Sequence and BJ won 3 and Becky won 2 I think. It was a relaxing and enjoyable day. BJ is heading back now so keep her in your prayers for safe travel.
Becky continues to feel good most of the time. She does still tire easily when doing any activity but stamina will come with time.
Jessica and Rachel are coming up tomorrow morning and should be here in time for our church service. We are planning on listening to Tim, Barb's son, in the morning and having the Lord's supper together as well as Becky play some on the keyboard. Tomorrow afternoon late Tim and his family are coming to visit for a while. We will be glad to see them.
We pray you may all have a wonderful day in the Lord's house tomorrow worshiping our Great and Awesome God.
Love,
Becky and Barb
Friday, September 4, 2009
Day +50 Sept. 4
Becky and I watched a DVD of Beth Moore today and she used 2 Samuel 6 & 7 as her text. Take time to read these chapters and the promise that God made to David and his family. David became angry with God and also feared God, but didn't stay in his despair but realized what God had done for him and the promises that he made to him and his heirs.
We have had a very lazy day today. We neither one have wanted to do much of anything. We have read, listened to the CD, and watched the US Open. Becky has also played some on the keyboard today. It is good to hear her play. Hopefully she will be back playing for church before long.
We have company coming off and on during the weekend and there is also a Greek Festival here. I think the festival is at the junction of Forest Park Ave. and Kingshighway which is really close. We were told it's a big deal and traffic will be busy, so to plan on delays if we're going anywhere. Please pray for safety for people coming to visit.
Have a great holiday weekend but remember to keep God first in all your activities.
Love,
Becky and Barb
We have had a very lazy day today. We neither one have wanted to do much of anything. We have read, listened to the CD, and watched the US Open. Becky has also played some on the keyboard today. It is good to hear her play. Hopefully she will be back playing for church before long.
We have company coming off and on during the weekend and there is also a Greek Festival here. I think the festival is at the junction of Forest Park Ave. and Kingshighway which is really close. We were told it's a big deal and traffic will be busy, so to plan on delays if we're going anywhere. Please pray for safety for people coming to visit.
Have a great holiday weekend but remember to keep God first in all your activities.
Love,
Becky and Barb
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Day +49 September 3
Psalm 135:1-7 "Praise the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord; praise him you servants of the Lord, you who minister in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant. For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession. I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods. The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses."
Dad was up and ready to go early this morning. They had breakfast about 6 and were on their way by 6:50. We really enjoyed their visit and he has called and they made it back to KY safely. We didn't get to do a whole lot in St. Louis but just had a good time visiting.
After they left Becky went back to bed until about 8:30 and then we had breakfast. I worked on laundry and other things until she got up. We went out to the Park about 11:15 and walked about 15 or 20 minutes and then drove through more of Forest Park. It is a huge park, over 1000 acres and has beautiful buildings, fountains, ponds and landscaping with plenty of gorgeous flowers. Becky thought we were lost but I kept driving and we eventually got on Lindell Ave. and found an Arby's for lunch and headed back to the apartment. We enjoyed out outing. She's getting stronger and walking better. She also got a different mask from the respiratory therapist yesterday that is not quite as tight but still has the protection and is easier for her to breath while wearing it.
This afternoon I finished laundry (an apartment size washer and dryer don't hold much at once) while we watched the Cardinals get beat by the Brewers and are now watching tennis. It's going to be an evening of tennis at the US Open for us.
Thanks for your continued interest in things here and for your prayers which we know are the reason she's doing so well. God is so Good to us!!!
Love,
Becky and Barb
Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant. For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession. I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods. The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses."
Dad was up and ready to go early this morning. They had breakfast about 6 and were on their way by 6:50. We really enjoyed their visit and he has called and they made it back to KY safely. We didn't get to do a whole lot in St. Louis but just had a good time visiting.
After they left Becky went back to bed until about 8:30 and then we had breakfast. I worked on laundry and other things until she got up. We went out to the Park about 11:15 and walked about 15 or 20 minutes and then drove through more of Forest Park. It is a huge park, over 1000 acres and has beautiful buildings, fountains, ponds and landscaping with plenty of gorgeous flowers. Becky thought we were lost but I kept driving and we eventually got on Lindell Ave. and found an Arby's for lunch and headed back to the apartment. We enjoyed out outing. She's getting stronger and walking better. She also got a different mask from the respiratory therapist yesterday that is not quite as tight but still has the protection and is easier for her to breath while wearing it.
This afternoon I finished laundry (an apartment size washer and dryer don't hold much at once) while we watched the Cardinals get beat by the Brewers and are now watching tennis. It's going to be an evening of tennis at the US Open for us.
Thanks for your continued interest in things here and for your prayers which we know are the reason she's doing so well. God is so Good to us!!!
Love,
Becky and Barb
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Day + 48 September 2
2 Corinthians 9:13-15 " Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in thier prayers for you their hearts will go out to you because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!"
I thought I'd go on and blog early with the lab reports from today. Thank you all for the prayers for her reports to be better. PTL!! They were better today and she doesn't have to get the shot to increase her counts. Her Hemoglobin had increased from 10.1 to 10.5, Hematocrit from 29.0 to 30.2 and Platelets from 166 to 224. They are still a little low from normal on H & H but better and hopefully will keep going up.
The NP today was waiting on us when we got called back by the nurse for vitals. The NP actually took us back to the room and we were in there about 10 minutes and ready to go home. She said everything was going great and didn't see why, when she got to go home that she would only need to be back every 2 weeks instead of weekly. Of course Dr. DiPersio, the main doctor, has to approve of that but Becky is really excited.
She had the Pentamidine treatment and it took about 30 minutes. We didn't schedule another one because they're going to see if they can be done in Springfield instead of making the trip to St. Louis. If not, they will try and schedule it on the day she's in St. Louis to see the doctor. It will make for a long day but all things will be done in one trip.
As you can tell, we are excited with the report. GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!
Dad and Martha are planning on going home in the morning. We have enjoyed their visit. Pray for their safety in travel back to KY.
Love,
Becky and Barb
I thought I'd go on and blog early with the lab reports from today. Thank you all for the prayers for her reports to be better. PTL!! They were better today and she doesn't have to get the shot to increase her counts. Her Hemoglobin had increased from 10.1 to 10.5, Hematocrit from 29.0 to 30.2 and Platelets from 166 to 224. They are still a little low from normal on H & H but better and hopefully will keep going up.
The NP today was waiting on us when we got called back by the nurse for vitals. The NP actually took us back to the room and we were in there about 10 minutes and ready to go home. She said everything was going great and didn't see why, when she got to go home that she would only need to be back every 2 weeks instead of weekly. Of course Dr. DiPersio, the main doctor, has to approve of that but Becky is really excited.
She had the Pentamidine treatment and it took about 30 minutes. We didn't schedule another one because they're going to see if they can be done in Springfield instead of making the trip to St. Louis. If not, they will try and schedule it on the day she's in St. Louis to see the doctor. It will make for a long day but all things will be done in one trip.
As you can tell, we are excited with the report. GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!
Dad and Martha are planning on going home in the morning. We have enjoyed their visit. Pray for their safety in travel back to KY.
Love,
Becky and Barb
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
September 1 Day +47
Zephaniah 3:17 says, "The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing".
It has been a beautiful day here in St. Louis. We got up about 7, some of us before that, and had leisurely breakfast and visited. We decided since it was so beautiful out that we would drive over to Forest Park and walk for a while and then go out for lunch. We walked about 15 minutes and then drove through the park and went to Steak and Shake for lunch. We beat the lunch rush and had a very enjoyable lunch. We came back and turned on the US Open and also worked on some puzzles. We all had a good time looking up Scriptures for Bible Sudoku. It was like we used to do with Bible drills years ago. Barb's church in WV still does that some on Sunday night.
Dad and Martha brought country ham with them from KY and we enjoyed a meal of ham, mashed potatoes, lima beans, rolls and cantaloupe for supper. The dishwasher is doing it's job now. We thought about the ham affecting her labs tomorrow but didn't give it too much thought though as we chowed down.
Tonight looks like another night with the Cards. Dad teased that he wanted to go to the game but really has a better seat right here in the apartment. Tomorrow is lab and doctor visit day so pray that the labs will be better and she continues to get good reports.
Love,
Becky & Barb
It has been a beautiful day here in St. Louis. We got up about 7, some of us before that, and had leisurely breakfast and visited. We decided since it was so beautiful out that we would drive over to Forest Park and walk for a while and then go out for lunch. We walked about 15 minutes and then drove through the park and went to Steak and Shake for lunch. We beat the lunch rush and had a very enjoyable lunch. We came back and turned on the US Open and also worked on some puzzles. We all had a good time looking up Scriptures for Bible Sudoku. It was like we used to do with Bible drills years ago. Barb's church in WV still does that some on Sunday night.
Dad and Martha brought country ham with them from KY and we enjoyed a meal of ham, mashed potatoes, lima beans, rolls and cantaloupe for supper. The dishwasher is doing it's job now. We thought about the ham affecting her labs tomorrow but didn't give it too much thought though as we chowed down.
Tonight looks like another night with the Cards. Dad teased that he wanted to go to the game but really has a better seat right here in the apartment. Tomorrow is lab and doctor visit day so pray that the labs will be better and she continues to get good reports.
Love,
Becky & Barb
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