tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54750211233787510792024-03-14T03:30:46.616-06:00LIFE --1 Hour At A Time!Trying to live as full a life as possible on limited strength.Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-53025270925926663012014-05-15T20:22:00.000-06:002014-05-16T10:57:57.340-06:00
Earning Money at Home
When
we get sick, or become a caregiver to someone, we often can only work from
home. I have always done this. Always 3 jobs at a time until the last 5 years
or so, when I got too busy with caregiving and my own health problems to even
work from home. Here is the research I did to find LEGITIMATE work at home. I
hope this information helps someone else.
I
admitBluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-26245225485237032652013-10-30T12:59:00.000-06:002013-10-30T23:10:50.916-06:00I Thanked God For My Trash Today!!
I am in the habit of counting my blessings and thanking God for them
daily. Today while I was crying in exhaustion and emptying my garbage, I
surprisingly found myself noticing the items in the garbage and being grateful
for them, and being grateful that I live in these days of convenience, if I have
to be sick.
I looked at the milk carton and was gratefulBluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-4962721498825993512012-08-27T20:21:00.004-06:002012-08-27T20:21:55.962-06:00THE SILVERSMITHTHIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORIES THAT EXPLAINS WHY WE SUFFER.
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they
wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.
One of the women offered to find out the process of
refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week,
the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-71349509767117074432012-08-24T19:47:00.003-06:002012-08-24T19:50:49.036-06:00OH NO!! I was deleting old drafts, and the "posts" page popped up, and I deleted a couple of posts!!! SO FRUSTRATING! It took all the strength I had to make that post yesterday or the day before. It was the one about what we can learn from suffering and trials. Oh man! FIVE of them are gone. Oh well... Everything happens for a reason.
*sigh*.Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-47098300710165488702012-08-23T19:26:00.000-06:002012-08-23T19:32:06.016-06:00My Absence
He who dwells in the shelter of the
most high will
rest in the shadow of the Almighty. –Psalm 91:04
Hello friends,
I’m sorry I’ve only posted 2 posts
in 1 year. My health got much worse, which affected my concentration, so I am no
longer able to think like I used to. I part of each day semi-conscious due to
various health problems, and even my vision changes from Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-25107601140026757982011-12-21T13:13:00.008-07:002011-12-21T13:51:41.370-07:00Struggles, But Protected by AngelsI’m struggling, but also I have felt like I was surrounded by angels' protection twice in 4 days. Went unconscious for 24 hours, then 2 days later, had blood sugar so high it usually stops a person’s heart, so passed out again before I could call 911. Mom is pretty much bedridden with bleeding and peeling and terribly painful feet, no Dr. knows the answer, so I’m trying to do more for her, when IBluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-66791792520652039592011-07-11T21:42:00.006-06:002011-07-11T22:26:31.212-06:00ADAPTATION & ADJUSTMENTChameleons are so amazing. If you go to youtube and look at videos of them, they can hide in front of things that have many colors, even patterned fabric. They have been created with natural ability to adapt to every circumstance. The camoflage is for their protection.Humans seem to have been able to adapt to so many changes of climate and lifestyle and disaster and change in income, change in Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-78916032241354280962011-07-05T13:25:00.007-06:002011-07-05T18:17:15.022-06:00A Benefit from Frustrations
Hello my friends. </ About 2 days ago, I noticed that during the number of hours that I can't move or think or talk, my Mom gets up more, and gets her own ice and drinks. My periods of uselessness help her to slowly increase her strength, and since my down hours are progressively increasing, her strength is also progressively increasing
It frustrates me that with my fibrofog, and Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-2046079519343894592011-07-01T15:57:00.009-06:002011-07-01T18:53:34.702-06:00HAPPY CANADA DAY! Today would also be Princess Diana's 50th birthday. There is a very nice article and pictures commemorating her life @ http://bit.ly/lb9EES. Some people have said I looked like her sister as a teenager. Pic on left is me @ age 16.Susie D. I'm not sure if you know how blogs work yet, but if you click on "3 comments" under the Wheelchair fiasco story, you will see where I replied to you. I will Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-49443373642299127882011-06-23T10:25:00.004-06:002011-06-23T10:32:38.604-06:00THE WHEELCHAIR FIASCOToday I have to lift a wheelchair in and out of the car 6 times and push Mom around, when I have had to use a walker with a seat for many years. I have been shaking with weakness most days this month. I'm sure praying to get through that. One minute at a time I guess. I just dread passing out when I'm out in public, because then I'll be in the hospital and Mom will be left helpless. The Dr. Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-6538365709868580392011-06-23T08:00:00.004-06:002011-06-25T22:42:59.843-06:00Thanks so much for your continued prayers my wonderful friends. Tag created by Moniquewww.pinuptoons.comhttp://amessyhappiness.com/Things are a bit tough here. Mom and I are both getting weaker, because Mom won't eat or drink more than a mouse eats. She can't regain her strength without eating. Also we found out the nurse comes 1/2 hour a WEEK and the housekeeper comes 2 hours a WEEK until she gets a summer job, then none at all. Time to go check Mom again. Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-19606993709139900332011-06-20T13:25:00.000-06:002011-06-20T13:24:56.871-06:00Hallelujah!Hallelujah! One of the church leaders I called found me a very honest, reliable young lady who wants to be my housekeeper!! I know I'll have to teach her everything, but it's always been that way with housekeepers and I. Even if it's at the last moment, the Lord often does meet our needs. I am so grateful. I wish she could come help me today to get Mom home but she is writing her exams for Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-3625219665762761572011-06-19T21:26:00.001-06:002011-06-19T21:26:24.535-06:00Trials Are Growing Pains<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Many people today have said they could not log into blogger. I'm having lots of troubles doing blogging too, so I am sending these by email, hoping they will show up. I can't add pictures to the posts until I can log in. Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses simultaneously. Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-33622779968312219552011-06-17T19:27:00.007-06:002011-06-17T21:04:35.060-06:00I AM OUT OF ENERGYToday I am rolling in pain. I almost went to the E.R. but realized I couldn't if I needed to be strong tomorrow to bring Mom home. Also my brain is not working. Painfog, brainfog, fibrofog, choose a phrase. They are now going to keep Mom until Monday, which will give me a bit more time to rest and get things ready here. I couldn't get to the hospital today, and Mom saod she really needed Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-30809768309076321072011-06-17T12:57:00.003-06:002011-06-17T13:04:01.715-06:00She Comes Home TomorrowMom will be released tomorrow. I'm glad I won't have to go there everyday, but from what the surgeon told me, it will be more work to have her home, so I guess I will be staying upstairs on the couch because I can't take the stairs 20 times a day. The surgeon told us all the details of what would happen if she lives or if she died in surgery. Both options described a very difficult life. I have Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-83124745574741031872011-06-16T20:51:00.001-06:002011-06-16T21:04:10.305-06:00LGMS! LGMP!I remember a few years ago, a TV evangelist mentioned that his most common phrase he whispered under his breath is LGMS! LGMS! His son heard him and asked what is LGMS? The preacher said "Lord Give Me Strength!" So that has been my mantra today, but also LGMP- Lord Give Me Patience. It's always something, when it rains it pours.Today a Dr. that Mom doesn't even know, has never seen, has no Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-20133103886405952192011-06-15T19:08:00.003-06:002011-06-15T19:22:07.455-06:00NEW HOSPITAL POLICIESTo see today's update, scroll down to the post after this one. This is for those interested in what hospital policies were changed.Here are the frightening new hospital policies my Dr. told me about. I know it is in B.C. and Alberta, not sure how if this is a federal policy or not. The surgeon had no idea about them, so I guess it's quite new. It seems like a bad science fiction script from a Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-76162773582118633142011-06-15T16:09:00.007-06:002011-06-15T18:58:33.623-06:00THE HOSPITAL LOST MY MOM!!I'm SO frustrated! Every time I leave Mom, something stupid/negligent happens. I can't stay with her 24/7. I'm so sick now that I saw her for 1 hour after 2 days away. This time, even if I had been there, I could not have gone with her to this test, where the incident happened. They took Mom for heart tests and ultrasound, then instead of taking her back to her room, the put her out in the hall. Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-16087075437654013992011-06-14T20:35:00.003-06:002011-06-14T21:30:33.755-06:00Tuesday June 14 NightUPDATE SINCE I WROTE THE POST BELOW:Mom has more than one Dr. and the second Dr. said she won't be home this week, so I'm praying she'll be protected from these super-infections that the other Dr. is afraid of.I'm home struggling again today. Couldn't get to the hospital no matter how I tried.The Dr. shocked us by saying that Mom will probably come home in a few days. That's good news, but its Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-2839861029893317592011-06-12T21:33:00.003-06:002011-06-14T21:36:14.952-06:00BAD CRASH, But a miracle too. It takes a storm to bring a rainbow!!Hello friends! Thanks for your compassion. I absolutely crashed this weekend, no voice, nearly impossible to walk, spending much of the time semi-conscious, which happens quite often, but I was freed from that for over 2 weeks, in spite of more heart damage due to not taking care of myself after that heart attack 2-1/2 weeks ago.I think I've also had a Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-3322061050874097922011-06-11T14:23:00.009-06:002011-06-11T16:17:07.161-06:00TOTAL COLLAPSE TIME.HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY OLDEST DAUGHTER, CRYSTAL!! Mom and I are both struggling today with pain and weakness and heart problems due to the strange weather. So sorry she has to deal with lupus pain and the surgical pain as well. My brother went early to see my Mom, and called me and told me not to come in for a few hours, Mom needed some sleep, because the hospital is so noisy most nights. I told Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-13960005836874074652011-06-10T11:26:00.007-06:002011-06-11T15:51:58.681-06:00I'M A GRANNY AGAIN!Blogger won't allow me to center this photo right, so click on it twice and it will open so you can see the whole picture.My first grand daughter arrived at 6:30 p.m. Thursday night. I have 4 grandsons, but it will be fun to make girly things for a grand daughter. YAYYY! I wish so much that I could be there for my daughter and also here for my mother. I'm not doing a very good job of caring for Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-28646887740280392982011-06-08T20:49:00.005-06:002011-06-08T23:16:45.085-06:00ANOTHER MAJOR LIFE CRISIS Lots of time in hospital waiting room!Hello my friends. I sent a letter out to most of you that said this:Dear friends;Due to my mother's emergency surgery last night and now critical condition, I probably won't be contacting people for a while, as our hospital's new policy requires that I stay with her as much as possible, or find others who will visit if I can't, because those without an Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-7895487655072937612011-05-20T18:32:00.003-06:002011-05-20T23:08:54.573-06:00Optimist's Creed Cover of book by Christina Larsonand Welleran Poltarness. Below text is in this book.Below is the Creedof the organization called Optimist's Club International. They began in 1919. Our Culture has changed so much even in the past 15 years. Here is a look at how society used to try to believe and act. The Optimist CreedPromise Yourself ...cTo be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475021123378751079.post-49810841656088816002011-04-27T16:01:00.017-06:002011-04-27T17:26:16.777-06:00Tiny Tina's Mini WorldMy youngest daughter was named Tina, because she was so tiny. She was 2 months early and only 3 pounds. She had to stay in intensive care almost until her due date, but she has been more healthy than her parents. Certainly she seemed like a miracle baby to the nurses and other mothers, whose premature babies had horrible life-long disabling conditions. I know how blessed we were, and I thank Bluebirdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443245849821593007noreply@blogger.com5