THOUGHTS AT THREE A.M.

LYRICS TO :" YOU CAN GO!"

There is a river runnin' deep in your soul- it's the power of God,

can't you feel it flow?-You've got a glowing that will light up the dark,

you've got the Kingdom of God in your heart!

You can go now,You can go-You've got the treasure that the world needs to know!

You can go now, you can go, You've got the power of God, Let it flow!

You've got a promise from your Father above and there's nothing on earth that

can stop his love!

You are the light he wants set on a hill-You are the one who can walk in his will!

You can go now, you can go, you've got the treasure that the world needs to know!

You can go now, you can go, you've got the power of God...let it flow!

With a Christ filled heart, and the cross behind, with the power of God-

and the name that binds, you can walk in faith, you can always know-

When the Lord puts love in your heart, it will flow!

You can go now, you can go! You've got the treasure that the world needs to know!

You can go now, you can go! You've got the power of God let it flow-

You can go now, you can go! You've got the treasure that the world needs to know!

You can go now, you can go! You've got the power of God let it flow-

You can go now, you can go! You've got the treasure that the world needs to know!

You can go now, you can go! You 've got the power of Go-o-o-o-o-d  -

Let it Flow!

OUI?

(As sung by David Meese)

THREE BEAUTIFUL THINGS ON MY TRIP TO THE LAB!!

SUDDEN INCENTIVE, JUST THE RIGHT WAY, AND A BRIGHT BREAKFAST!

1.I had to be there this morning, on an eight hour fast (water only) at 8 a.m. But Yon son and I usually have breakfast at 6:30 or so...so when I got up, I went about running my blood sugar,and was horrified to see that it was at 75. Now with my machine, low starts at 88! So, I could see myself going into a severe insulin reaction. However, instead of calling and canceling, and eating and taking my pills, I told Yon to go get the car out, warm it up,and I would dress and we would go right away.

2.We had planned to be on our way at 7:45. Amazingly, with our extra added fire under us, we pulled away from the house at exactly 7:45! In addition, being with Yon son, who is an excellent driver,a professional cab driver who knows all the streets in the Quad-Cities,and was able to get us to the hospital in record time, shaving several minutes off our trip, I had no worries about being on time. Also, he was right there, to help me get past the front desk, showing my medical insurance card, and into the lab waiting room without my irritability from the insulin reaction showing. I couldn't help it, it's just another aspect of the situation, but there was Yon, his cheerful nature keeping me level, his hand on my shoulder as my temper went on the boil,when having to wait...what I felt was too long in the waiting room. I wasn't being difficult. I was afraid that any minute I was going to be disoriented, shaking, and perhaps even going into a coma! This may sound strange, but I was happy as a little toad in a puddle when they called me in, and I was able to present a steady arm for them to draw blood! But, praise the Lord, between Him, and Yon son, I was able to hold it together, until she was done filling three vials of blood,and bandage my arm, and we were out of there!!

3. What a joy! We went right downstairs to the Little Edgewater Cafe,found some delectable Cinnamon rolls and moist and fruity,triple berry muffins and my decaf and cocoa, and we went to a nice little table facing the windows overlooking the man-made pond full of geese and ducks. There is a little fountain in the middle to keep it from icing over, so the birds and fish can make it through the winter.  What a lovely sight to feast your eyes upon while finally being able to eat,after a forced fast like that.And as we ate, and I took my pills, and the sugar got into my blood stream,I started to feel more like myself,and we chatted about the folks around us,and the adorable geese and ducks,and a brilliant sun came out from behind the grey clouds,and it was as though a whole new day suddenly had begun.

OUI?

THREE BEAUTIFUL PAY-DAY THINGS!

ARTFUL DASHING, NOT OVER TIL IT'S OVER, AND EXCELLENT TIMING!

1.As is not uncommon, Yon was too weary to stay up and wait for the checks to come out,so as soon as breakfast was over, we made a bee-line for our bedrooms. When he got up, he called, and what do you know? The checks were In! In just a couple minutes that man was out and down the road so fast, he was like blur going past my eyes! I was barely awake,and he was already gone!

2.He got all his running done in record time, and brought home an armload of goodies, dinner, and flowers and late Christmas presents that he wanted to get me, but just couldn't, and so I got them now! Nifty stuff that he knew I would find just perfect,like a book light,clips on the book, with earphones, and a built in radio,for late night drifting and reading and dreaming. Once again, he spoiled me rotten!

3.Amazingly enough, we both woke up early enough he could get  his check cashed, pay bills, and bought money orders for the phone bill, and his tithe before he went to the store,and made out the phone bill money order himself! (shock!) He also took a bath, and shaved, and had time to relax and enjoy his dinner, and set up my bath for me,and he was still on time for work. Now that is beautiful timing!

OUI?

NEW YORK'S TRANS-FAT LAW STEPS OVER THE LINE!!!

Now, I know that New York enacted this ban on trans fats a few months back in order to be responsible for lowering the fat in the American diet. Someone in that great state decided that we adults are too stupid to know that foods like, oh, KFC, for instance,are high in fats,and so they decided to be good parents,and just remove that bad stuff from us incompetent idiots. That one has been simmering in my brain ever since. But now it's reached a rolling boil, because many states are following their lead. This is not a good thing. More than that, THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!! Just who do they think they are? If I want and ask for Fried Chicken, I know, heck, everybody knows this is not a healthy dinner! Let's not get stupid here! Yes, protect children from unhealthy staple foods if you must, but for the government to make LAWS banning certain eating establishments from cooking the delicious foods that they are famous for is unconstitutional! Schools lunch menus should be regulated, and banning soda pop and candy machines from the school is a good move also, but choosing how food should be cooked, for the general population is an infringement on our right to choose! This is supposed to be a free country. Last I looked, I had not moved to a communistic country where the government can dictate to us what we can, or cannot eat! Contrary to what we have been led to believe, the new oil, with " No trans-fats" does not taste the same as the oil KFC has traditionally used to fry their chicken! Therefore, what this law has done, is to remove from our society the fried chicken we have enjoyed for decades. If this is allowed to stand, unopposed, Kentucky Fried Chicken is no more! GONE! Never to return! No matter how badly you want it, the law says, you can't have it! Why? Because some people eat too  much of this sort of thing, and they get fat. Wise up folks! It is not illegal to be fat! Some people are fat, and some people are skinny, and some people are just right, and every last one of them has the right to eat the way they want to eat,and the law shouldn't have a dang thing to say about it!!

I would like to know who put the state of New York in charge of the fat intake of it's citizens. Was there a referendum? A poll taken of which I am not aware? Has there been a class action suit brought against KFC,accusing them of some insidious plot to sneak more fat into unsuspecting patrons chicken? Did they really think fried Chicken was healthy, and have now found to their horror that it has a lot of fat in it? Has an investigation now uncovered this plot, and this is why the law was made? What's next? Pizza? Ice Cream? Fudge?

Making certain our food is prepared in a clean and healthy environment and kept at the correct temperatures to keep it safe to eat,and that it is proper and wholesome to begin with is as far as the law should be allowed to go, as far as regulating our food. Tampering with the traditional recipes is going too far,unless some sort of food poisoning is involved. I think making companies like KFC change the way they fry their food is stepping way, way over the line,and if it is allowed to stand, there will be more meddling going on.

This needs to be stopped Now!

OUI?

YOUR FOOD POLICE;TAKING OVER FAST FOOD! EVERYTHING NOT PROHIBITED IS MANDITORY!!

We're getting closer to it all the time, the time when our way of life, our freedom of choice for simple things, will be all but obliterated. The food police is closing in on everyone,to the point that they are now contradicting themselves, almost on a daily basis. Am I the only one whose head is spinning here, with which foods are good for you,and which ones are bad? Eggs? Eggs!! It's tough enough for a diabetic to make healthy food choices, without them first coming out and saying you mustn't have eggs more than twice a week...and then my food program recommends high proteins in the morning! Well, alright, but from where should that protein come? Bacon? Oh, Horrors! Not bacon, with all that fat! Turkey bacon then? No, too much salt! Sausage? NEVER! Salt, and fat...and don't forget the spices! And,even if I could afford to have steak for breakfast, it too is RED MEAT! Yogurt? Yogurt is good, but most of them have way too much sugar in them for me.Besides which, Dairy creates more mucus,and I already have sinus problems, and asthma! So, where does that leave me? Peanut butter?  Well, if I could have it on an English muffin, or two pieces of toast, I suppose that would work, but I have to limit my intake of Carbs. So, P-Butter is out, unless I sit around licking it off a spoon like child, and I don't think that would be very filling, or go with the rest of my breakfast; decaf coffee,and a small orange juice. Besides that, I detest peanut butter,mainly because the governments filth allowance is way too high. yeah, filth allowance. Insect parts and rodent hairs. Yuk! 

The nutritionists said eggs are not good for you, and yet, all of a sudden, they are a wonderful food! HUH? sigh. If it weren't for the fact that my medication is more effective if I begin my breakfast with protein, I would be glad to have raisin bran, or oatmeal, or even Cheerios, with some skim milk, and let it go at that. Yet, it seems I am forced to have those dreaded eggs. I sit around for several minutes every morning, just considering what to eat. My list of food choices, is limited, but mighty! No salt, no sugar, low carbs, no caffeine, up the good cholesterol, reduce the bad cholesterol,five to seven servings of fruits and vegetables every day,Oh! but no grapefruit (which I love!) because it seems there is something in grapefruit that causes insulin resistance! (Isn't that a fun fact?) Whole grains,and lots of water,and no alcohol. Yeah, well, I don't care about that, because I don't drink. But, it's there on the list, so I include it. My point is, it's bad enough that I have all these restrictions on my food intake, without the food police getting into the act,and making it even more difficult to make a decision about something as basic as what to eat for breakfast. Especially when it is at the crack of dawn, I'm not hitting on all cylinders anyway,and I desperately need to get some food into me so I can take my pain medication. It's about all I can do to hold myself erect and sip my coffee,and then to sit and make complicated choices,when I am still pre-verbal is just too much to ask sometimes. Okay. I know that everyone involved is just trying to help us all make good choices, and keep our food supply safe, and not add to the public problem of being over-weight. But with all their studies,and "new findings", wouldn't you think they would research those findings a little more carefully, before they blather it all over the news,and then turn around and come out with contradictory findings a few weeks, or months, or even years later? Well, obviously my personal dilemma has been going on for some time, and the news casters and the researchers and their new finds aren't being very helpful, so in casting about for a tasty, quick, low-carb,high protein breakfast item, I hit on Hardees croissants,(bacon egg and cheese, or ham, egg,and cheese.) They are delicious,and I can open them, and pull some of the ham off, and it's not too high in salt. And now, all of a sudden, the food police are starting to pick on my Hardees! Well, as far as I am concerned, they can just stop it! Yon son can pick up a bag of croissants on his way home from work in the morning, and they are fresh and hot when he arrives,and all he has to do is make the coffee,and there's breakfast...and he doesn't have to turn around and cook right away, right after working 12 or 14 hours overnight.

Let's get this straight right now! If I choose to go to a fast food place to get a meal, I know it's not going to necessarily be healthy. It's fast! If I want healthy, I can go to a healthy food store! Leave my fast food alone!!! 

OUI?

WHEN SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL, AT LEAST YOU STILL HAVE THE BARREL!!

So Yon  son just came in for a pit stop, and I turned away from the computer long enough to ask, how are you doing tonight? Not good. came the reply. Well, this is just the way things go sometimes, especially just before pay day. He's on a every two weeks schedule, and things get real tight at the end of the two weeks. I could feel he was real dispirited,but before I said anything back, I stopped and thought how great things have been for us, in contrast to the way things used to be when I was working and raising him....since we've been saved. A sense of peace came over me then, and I smiled at him, and said, It'll be alright, honey. The Lord will provide. You know, he always does, somehow, some way, he always comes through for us. After all, it's not like we are in need, yet. Our bills are paid, our rent is paid, and we have food in the house,and even though we may have a little shortage of creature comforts, for the most part,we are not in dire straights. Not like back when he was first diagnosed with hepatitis C, and the only work he could do was dumpster diving for cans! He couldn't work even an eight hour shift, he was so sick, all he did was sleep, try to consume something he could keep down, and then spend a couple of hours collecting cans so we had some money. Well, those days ended when he got saved,and he went into remission,and was suddenly full of energy and anxious to get back to work full time,and he has been working full time ever since.What a change.The Lord has blessed us abundantly ever since.

So, when we have shortages from time to time, it is good to look back on those experiences, and see how the blessings have flowed into our lives, as we have grown spiritually. I can see how it not only has changed our day to day living, but how differently we, and more specifically, I have responded to seeing a shortfall coming up.  I used to fret, and stew and worry,but as I have grown in the Lord, he has taught me patience. I don't imagine I was a whole lot of fun to be around during hard times in the past, because I was in constant turmoil mentally. Now, the Lord has granted me peace,because over and over, he has proven to me he is an On time God. 

And now, Yon son is learning it too. Sometimes he is inclined to stress, but more and more, he and I will trade a look, and he will say to me, " God will provide." Not only because I have reminded him of this,but also because with the Lord, each person, each believer has to learn it for themselves. That is why Jesus is called our personal savior. Spiritual growth is personal,and as with any human being learning takes as long as it takes. He meets us where we are,and takes us where we need to be, one experience, one lesson at a time. The mistake so many people make is in thinking, I can't accept Jesus until I am good enough...but that is backwards. With that sort of criteria,no one would ever get saved, because the unsaved will never be good enough! You have to get saved, to get to be good enough.

And, meanwhile, as you grow in the Lord, and trust him, he takes real good care of you.

God will provide!

OUI?

PHILLIS DILLER ON LENO'S SHOW TONIGHT! AND SHE WAS WONDERFUL!!

Of course, she has always been fabulous! I have watched her career since she started into show business,and I was just a kid, and she was quite mature even then, but when she came out on stage tonight, she looked great, and did a small portion of her stand-up routine, just the way she used to. Of course, back then, she always had a looong cigarette holder,and a cigarette in it, which she used as a prop to gesture with,and she'd take drags off it for effect, because her timing is such,that for some jokes, she had to let the audience think about it, before she dropped the laugh line!Of course, the cigarette and holder were missing, and yet, did you notice? That hand was held out there, just the way she always did, but with nothing in it.The gesture was there, even if the prop wasn't. But tonight when she came out, wearing that shiny silver jacket, looking so cool, and then she strips it off, saying she looked like a baked potato, I  knew she was just as sharp and witty as ever. And when she announced that she would be 90 in just a couple of months, I was amazed! She looks better now than she did when she started, as I mentioned in an earlier post. If you saw the show, and taped it like I did, then you know whereof I speak!

Those clips were priceless! The get-ups,and the fright wigs! Wow!Another grand  lady of the "theater" who never found it necessary to resort to nastiness in order to get a laugh. And, the mark of a true trooper, when she bungled the line about the rug, she recovered,and went on! Now THAT is a sign of greatness.

Yeah, she doesn't move as fast or as fluidly as she once did, and some of that hysterically funny laugh she once had is toned down a bit,but, HEY! Don't we all just hope we are doing as well as she is when we hit 90 years old? And I am just all agog that Leno was able to get her to promise to come back on the show for her birthday! That is going to be fabulous!

And yes, I did not stutter.I said Ninety Years OLD...not this stupid, so many years YOUNG that folks are insisting upon lately. After all, a person has to have something on the ball to get to that age, let's not demean it, by calling it young!

OUI?

LYRICS TO:"SUDDENLY I SEE" THEME SONG TO "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA"!!

Her face is  map of the world- is a map of the world -

You can see she's a beautiful girl, she's a beautiful girl-

Everything around her is a silver pool of light-

and people who surround her feel the benifit of it and they should count-

She'll hold you captivated in her power!

Suddenly I see-Suddenly I see this is where I wanna be-

Suddenly I see- suddenly I see,

Why the hell it means so much to me--

I feel like walking the world, like walkin the world-

You can hear she's a beautiful girl, she's a beautiful girl-

She fills up every corner like she's born in black and white-

makes you feel warmer- when your trying to remember what you heard-

She likes to leave you hangin on a word-

Suddenly I see- Suddenly I see-

This is where I wanna be

Suddenly I see- Suddenly I see-

why the hell it means so much to me-

Suddenly I see- Suddenly I see-

Why the h... it means so much to me !

And she's all alone-she's lookin' at me-

I can see her eyes looking from the page in the magazine-

Suddenly I see- She's got the power to feel,the power to give, the power to see-

yeah,ya,ya-she's got the power to feel, the power to give, the power to see-

Yeah,ya.ya- she's got the power to feel, the power to give, the power to see-

Suddenly I see,Suddenly I see,

this is where I wanna be-

Suddenly I see why the h... it means so much to me-

Suddenly I see-Suddenly I see

this is what I wanna be-

Suddenly I see-Suddenly I see

why the h... it means so much to me....

I think I heard this one on "Ugly Betty" too! Note: written and performed by K.T.Tunstall OUI?

LENO ANNOUNCES PHILLIS DILLER TO BE ON HIS SHOW THIS WEEK!

It's true! The week of January 22, 2007, Jay Leno just told his audience that Phillis Diller is going to be guest on his show this week! Get your VCR's ready,and consult your local t.v. schedules for the time and day! I know,many of you don't even know who she is, but let me tell you, if she does any of her old comedy routines, you will love her! She was the first of very few top female stand up comics who did her own material, long before anyone ever heard of Rosanne Barr,and all of her jokes came from her own life. She wasn't glamorous, or (forgive me Phillis) even pretty, but she was real, and then took what she had, ratted her hair out to the max, wore outrageous costumes, and talked about her husband, "Fang",and her homemaking "tricks",like how to use up leftover sauerkraut; Silver it,and hang it on your tree! It stinks, but it's beautiful! And then, she would throw her head back and give out the most raucous laugh! It was so insane you couldn't help but laugh too! I first heard about her when she was still appearing at the "Hungry Eye!" In California, and it wasn't very long at all, she was totally famous!

Since then she has made enough to rid herself of "Fang" and had some beautifying work done,and she looks better now than ever before. Let's hope she never lost her sense of humor,and that wonderful laugh!

Check it out for yourself. I think you'll be glad you did!

OUI?

THREE BEAUTIFUL SICK-TIME THINGS!!

PARACLETE, SWEETS, AND SOFTLY!

1.Having someone, a Paraclete,(one who is called along side to help) who, without being asked or told to, will run for a pan, or a cold cloth, or a hot water bottle,just when you need them the most. Lucky me! I have three! Yon son, Mogwi, and Sherry!

2.This latest down-time, it was just Yon who was there.Both Sherry and Mogwi being down themselves, and not able to do other than to call and ask how I am, bless 'em....but how wonderful that they cared enough to call! So, I had three sweet little voices chirping in my ears, and making me laugh in spite of the discomfort. And Yon made me special soups to tempt me to eat, even when I didn't want to, and brought me candy...not a bar, but a huge two pound box of fancy chocolates to keep my blood sugar up,while I was off my feed. Sweetest of all, he also dragged me out of bed to run my blood sugar test, take pills,and at least try to eat what he had cooked.Thank God I taught that man how to cook!

3.While I was up, Yon son did things behind my back, to make me more comfortable. He ran my laundry, so I would have clean clothes (jammies) to change into after my sponge bath, and a fresh and clean bed to fall back into, all with extra fabric softener so my room was extra sweet smelling, and my sheets were cuddly soft. He even pulled the shades so the light wouldn't be in my eyes,and convinced my bird, Teddy (somehow) to sing more softly. He even brushed out my hair, and gave me back and neck rubs. With care like that, is it any wonder that I am feeling so much better?

OUI?