From JimB:
We did CAT scans today. What we did not do is get any results. Sue-z is still retaining a lot of fluid, her feet and legs are swollen and we do not know what is going on. I suspect there will be a flurry of new tests and some new meds in the morning.
FWIW
jimB
Jim, I'm sorry. Prayers continue for Sue-Z and for you and your family.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
If A Dog Was Your Teacher...
...you would learn things like:
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy.
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people rub your head.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.
ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY!
Thanks to Doug.
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy.
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people rub your head.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.
ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY!
Thanks to Doug.
"Video Wrap-up Of GC"
From Lisa at My Manner Of Life:
Thanks to Susan Russell for drawing attention to this fine video by Jim DeLa (Director of Communications, Diocese of Southwest Florida). As Susan writes, "You could just cue up this 6-ish minute video in the Parish Hall on Sunday, do a Q&A after and call it a day on the "What did they do at General Convention" Forum!"
The video has already made the rounds of many of the blogs, but here it is again, at 6 minutes plus, if you have not seen it and care to watch.
A Great Big Thank You!
Ever since I returned from Anaheim, I've wanted to post about the very hard work of the members of both houses at GC. I'm late, but you know how the saying goes - BLTN. It was no vacation at Disneyland for the bishops and deputies. In addition to the regular sessions of the two houses, there were endless committee meetings which started early in the morning and others that lasted late into the night. A good deal of the work of the convention was moved along with the help of the committee meetings.
From my heart, I thank all deputies and bishops for their dedication and hard work at the convention. Most of them returned home exhausted. Being on the premises, I witnessed their diligence firsthand, and I gained insight into the great gifts that they contribute to the well-being of our church.
Several delegates who have served at more than one convention told me that GC09 was one of the best-organized in their experience. I thank those who worked for months, and even years, before convention to ensure that the actual work of the meetings proceeded smoothly.
Bishop Katherine and HOD president, Bonnie Anderson, deserve a good deal of credit for the calm, assured, and fair manner in which they conducted the meetings of the two houses.
And last, but not least, because the convention could not have happened without them, I commend the many volunteers who gave so generously of their time and presence. In my dealings with volunteers, in nearly every case, I found them to be helpful and unfailingly polite and patient.
Thank you all! Virtual hugs and kisses to all, including those of you whom I don't know and will never know.
From my heart, I thank all deputies and bishops for their dedication and hard work at the convention. Most of them returned home exhausted. Being on the premises, I witnessed their diligence firsthand, and I gained insight into the great gifts that they contribute to the well-being of our church.
Several delegates who have served at more than one convention told me that GC09 was one of the best-organized in their experience. I thank those who worked for months, and even years, before convention to ensure that the actual work of the meetings proceeded smoothly.
Bishop Katherine and HOD president, Bonnie Anderson, deserve a good deal of credit for the calm, assured, and fair manner in which they conducted the meetings of the two houses.
And last, but not least, because the convention could not have happened without them, I commend the many volunteers who gave so generously of their time and presence. In my dealings with volunteers, in nearly every case, I found them to be helpful and unfailingly polite and patient.
Thank you all! Virtual hugs and kisses to all, including those of you whom I don't know and will never know.
Monday, July 27, 2009
The Things I Do For My Grandchildren
Do you want to hear about my day? I know that you do. I know Lindy does. Lindy said at Facebook that she lives for the minutiae of my life, and I believe her, because Lindy ia a truth-teller. Here goes.
My grandson (or part of him) is pictured above, proudly wearing his T-shirt that his dad bought for him. He had the persistent ear infection that I mentioned in my prayer request. Thanks be to God, the ministrations of doctors, and the prayers of all of you, the infection is much better.
The doctor who treated him at urgent care on Friday night, told my son that he should see his pediatrician today, my first destination after I picked up my grandchildren at their house. My granddaughter, the little mother to her brother, made the doctor's appointment. I would have done it, but she wanted to do it herself. After his pediatrician pronounced his ear free of drainage and visible infection, the children wanted Blizzards. If there's anything I can't resist, it's a Blizzard. I don't need a Blizzard, but if I'm in Dairy Queen, I will have a Blizzard. We each had our Blizzard.
After we slurped our Blizzards, we came to my house for an hour until it was time for GS to go to his handwriting class. Then I was off to drop him at the handwriting class, which lasts an hour, and then on to my son's house, which is nearer to the location of the handwriting class. After about 45 minutes, I left to pick up GS at his handwriting class, returned to his house, and waited there for my son to get home from work. Then I came home.
When I was much younger and had young children, I disliked running around and dropping children here and there and everywhere. That was NOT one of my favorite activities as a mother. It made me cranky. Now here I am approaching
About my grandson's T-shirt - my husband and my sons are responsible hunters, and my grandson will likely join them when he is of age. I eat and enjoy what they kill on their hunts. I won't listen to complaints about hunting from any meat eaters. Vegetarians amongst my readers are free to complain. If you eat meat, I won't listen. At my house, the game is there, and I eat it and enjoy it. Eating game seems more humane to me than eating plastic-wrapped meat from the market.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury Reflects On GC2009
At the Archbishop of Canterbury's website, you will find Dr. Rowan Williams' reflections on the recent General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Anaheim, California. Read it and parse it, if you like.
My quick and unofficial reflections (which I may come to regret) follow:
Dr. Williams' response is so very Dr. Williams. He suggests, once again, the two-track system that will reflect the differing paths that members of the Communion may choose with respect to signing on to the Covenant. Of those provinces which choose not to sign the Covenant:
If those who elect this model do not take official roles in the ecumenical interchanges and processes in which the 'covenanted' body participates, this is simply because within these processes there has to be clarity about who has the authority to speak for whom.'
Translation: I wanna be the Anglican pope.
However, a realistic assessment of what Convention has resolved does not suggest that it will repair the broken bridges into the life of other Anglican provinces; very serious anxieties have already been expressed.
TEC needs to get out the tools to begin repairing the broken bridges. What a laugh!
“Whatever the human respect and pastoral sensitivity such persons must be given, their chosen lifestyle is not one that the Church's teaching sanctions.” Therefore, he stated, they should not be ordained priests and especially not bishops.
To teh gays: The Church won't recognize same-sex unions.
Those who are not married to their partners are living in sin.
Those living in sin can't be in leadership positions in the church.
Mind-boggling! Then Dr. Williams should be consistent and defrock those priests in the Church of England living in "their chosen lifestyle".
He throws the word "church" around with such abandon that it's hard to know to which "church" he refers. There is no world-wide Anglican Church.
So much fodder, but how much effort should I devote to this reflection by Dr. Williams?
The Times news story seems to imply that Dr. Williams is a tad, just a tad, unrealistic about the state of the Anglican Communion.
My quick and unofficial reflections (which I may come to regret) follow:
Dr. Williams' response is so very Dr. Williams. He suggests, once again, the two-track system that will reflect the differing paths that members of the Communion may choose with respect to signing on to the Covenant. Of those provinces which choose not to sign the Covenant:
If those who elect this model do not take official roles in the ecumenical interchanges and processes in which the 'covenanted' body participates, this is simply because within these processes there has to be clarity about who has the authority to speak for whom.'
Translation: I wanna be the Anglican pope.
However, a realistic assessment of what Convention has resolved does not suggest that it will repair the broken bridges into the life of other Anglican provinces; very serious anxieties have already been expressed.
TEC needs to get out the tools to begin repairing the broken bridges. What a laugh!
“Whatever the human respect and pastoral sensitivity such persons must be given, their chosen lifestyle is not one that the Church's teaching sanctions.” Therefore, he stated, they should not be ordained priests and especially not bishops.
To teh gays: The Church won't recognize same-sex unions.
Those who are not married to their partners are living in sin.
Those living in sin can't be in leadership positions in the church.
Mind-boggling! Then Dr. Williams should be consistent and defrock those priests in the Church of England living in "their chosen lifestyle".
He throws the word "church" around with such abandon that it's hard to know to which "church" he refers. There is no world-wide Anglican Church.
So much fodder, but how much effort should I devote to this reflection by Dr. Williams?
The Times news story seems to imply that Dr. Williams is a tad, just a tad, unrealistic about the state of the Anglican Communion.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Please Pray
Aitchellsee, who sometimes comments here, writes to ask for prayers for a friend of hers, S., who may suffer from Aspergers. S. had been living with her mother, until her mother died 6 years ago. Now she's having health problems, and her life is deteriorating to the point where it seems she may not be able to live on her own. She's calling on Aitchellsee to help her, and A. wants to help, but S. is quite needy and wants more help than A. feels she is able to give at the present time. The two live about 35 miles away by train from each other.
S. wants A. to visit her, because she feels she might die due to circumstances that seem to A. unlikely to cause death, and she wants to be assured that her parakeets will be taken care of, should she die. A. wants to take another mutual friend along with her to help her assess the situation when she visits, but S. doesn't want the other friend to visit. A. is uncomfortable about visiting S. alone, but she wants to help her long-time friend.
I'm condensing a long email as best I can. In short, please pray that A. finds a way to help S. that she is comfortable with and that S. gets the help she needs.
Lord, have mercy.
S. wants A. to visit her, because she feels she might die due to circumstances that seem to A. unlikely to cause death, and she wants to be assured that her parakeets will be taken care of, should she die. A. wants to take another mutual friend along with her to help her assess the situation when she visits, but S. doesn't want the other friend to visit. A. is uncomfortable about visiting S. alone, but she wants to help her long-time friend.
I'm condensing a long email as best I can. In short, please pray that A. finds a way to help S. that she is comfortable with and that S. gets the help she needs.
Lord, have mercy.
Roseann - Recipe And Update
Bishop Barbara Harris Preaches At Integrity Eucharist
Ann Fontaine at What the Tide Brings In posted the entire sermon of Bishop Barbara Harris at the Integrity Eucharist. She is wonderful. I could watch her over and over. She's a small woman, but she is a powerful force.
Photo courtesy Susan Russell.
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