The Weekend, Bible Study & A Meet Up

Hello Everyone,

We had such a great weekend. Hubs and I did absolutely nothing! I love weekends like that.

Saturday we had Ray and did we have fun. We had bought Ray a used pop up tent a few weeks back well Saturday we discovered we were missing some poles. So being the problem solvers that we are we used the rods that came with our two person motorcycle tent. Let me tell you that before we could get it up Ray was in it! He then was running back and forth putting all of his toys in there with him. He was really having a great time. We have decided that we are going to try to find him one with Diego on it – he loves Diego. lol

On Sunday all of my family but me and my sister were at the lake. I don’t like going to the lake because of my transplant I can’t get in the water. Well that’s what the doctor’s told me. I have an appointment on Thursday and am going to ask again.

Summer, Josh and Ray came over also on Sunday to wish hubs a Happy Father’s Day. Larry wanted another painting from Summer and she painted him on canvas with oils a picture of Big Al leaning against a goal post with a hounds tooth hat on. If you are an Alabama fan you know exactly what I am talking about. Whenever there is a present to be given to him from Summer Larry requests that she paint him something. He absolutely loved it! He had been bugging me all weekend about what the painting would be of. I am happy to say that I did not give in an inch!

Praise the Lord!!! My hubs who was laid off back in April was called back to work!!! He went back yesterday and let me tell you it was just in time. We have made it on my income alone and due to a little tightening of the belt we made it through. We have not gotten any extras (other than my lunches with my sisters lol) and it is good to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I tend to get a little testy when we are low on funds and hubs even remarked that I hadn’t been. I told him that I hadn’t felt like I needed too. I can only attribute that to God because I had the feeling that every thing was going to be ok.

I am excited about today! Today is the start on The LPM Blog of Summer Bible Study!! I am also excited that I am joining a group of ladies here in Birmingham for that study. Jamie at Happy Harper Stories is arranging this group and I am so thankful that she is. She was truly a God send to me. Oh and she has an award for me that I need to go pick up too.

I had so much fun Thursday when I went to my first blogger meet up. I met some great people there and am still trying to visit their blogs. Unfortunately the pictures I took are stuck in my camera as my batteries are dead AGAIN! But hop over to Alabama Bloggers and check out the Rachel’s post about the meeting.

Well I guess that’s all I have for now, I am sure I am forgetting something. Until next time

Have a blessed day!

Big News!!

Hello Everyone,

Stellan has been discharged from the hospital in Boston and will be on his way home tomorrow. Thank God!!!

This little guy and his family has been through a lot. Thank God he is better and can go home. Click on his picture to read updates from his mom.

Have a blessed day!

Answered Prayers

Hello Everyone,

So yesterday was another long day. I got to the transplant clinic lab at 8:30 sat and waited til they called me for my lab work. After that I went and sat and waited for them to call me for my appointment that was at 10:30. But I didn't get called back until 12:30. Finally at about 12:50 I seen the doctor. Now I didn't see the doctor that I seen here. Instead I seen the head over the whole department. I know him well.

So the good news is all of my lab work with the exception of one are great. I am not rejecting my kidney. But I do have too much protein in my urine. Now having a lot of protein in my urine is how they first knew that I had a kidney problem back in 1994. So I do have to have a biopsy on Monday. I have to be at the clinic at 6 a.m. for lab work, then the hospital at 7 a.m. for the biopsy. Then I have to stay there a few hours then home to rest. I also will have to go back at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning for lab work and then stay until 9:30 a.m. for my appointment. At that time they will have the results of my biopsy.

Now what do they hope to find out with this biopsy. Let's see I remember three things in particular. Number 1 - the protein in my urine may be caused by one of my medications. Ok good they have other medications that they can change me to. Number 2 - my kidney may have an infection, treatable and if too far gone they can "get as much life out of the kidney that they can". Number 3 - that the disease I had in my kidney's is now in my donor kidney.

So I was saying prayers and so were many of you and my family and friends that my numbers would be good and that I wasn't rejecting. You know what? That happened! Thanks to you all for the prayers and God for answering our prayers.

On the bright side I get two days off of work. lol

Now my prayer is going to be, and I am asking you all to join me, is that the biopsy shows the least worse thing that can be wrong with my kidney. Does that make sense?

So now today I am praising God for the good news that I got. He is so amazing and he continues to constantly bless me.


Have a blessed day!