Nita left us three years ago and I cannot believe that I was confused and thought the anniversary of her death in 2022 was later in this month.
But no.....Nita went to heaven on the 7th....
I should have remembered and called her husband and children.
But I forgot. I forget a lot lately and have been concerned that I may have dementia.
This morning I received a message that said my MRI report was available.
I read the text and took my time making a first cup of coffee and took it out to the gazebo to read the report. All is well. I had a TIA in 2022.....it was weird as it was 2-2-2022 at 2:22 in the afternoon.
I'll never forget it. I was writing in my book Children in the Closet and had given myself 20 minutes to write before taking a break. I had just looked up at the clock and then the world shifted. I was in the camper at the ranch and it felt like the camper had tilted. There was a vacuum sound and I was unable to stand up straight. I was concerned that something had happened that endangered Louis Dean so I lurched my way out into the front room. It took a few minutes before things went back to normal.
Well, that TIA showed up in my brain but nothing else. Praise God!
My main concern has been if I can keep my mind together so I can take care of Louis Dean.
I am so grateful for this good report!
I've been working on my book and am nearly at the end of chapter 43.
I think the writing will go faster now.
2003 was such an important year in my life and it's an emotional journey to go back and relive that time in both words and emotions.
Still, I'm making progress and am looking forward to completing my story.
Louis Dean and I meant to go to church today but I had a restless night and didn't get much sleep.
It's a real challenge to get Louis Dean up and ready and out to the car and I just wasn't up to it this morning. Instead I watched Fellowship Church online and knew I had made the right decision.
Louis Dean has a doctor appointment this week and I have discovered that he can't handle too many activities without getting disoriented.
He can't really follow the church services anymore so I concentrate on reading the Bible and devotional books with him instead.
Today I did my routine housework while Louis Dean worked on some projects outside.
It's not easy but we make it work.
I made Chinese food for our late lunch and early dinner. Sweet and sour chicken with rice and pork egg rolls.
We ate and then watched our movie of choice....
Such a fun movie and SUCH a relief from watching a John Wayne movie!
Just saying!
My art table is set up and I intend to finish Sam's Santa this week as well as start a few new paintings.
The very firsts for 2025.
I normally paint a new Santa painting every year but I'm not sure I can do one for 2025.
This is a possibility...
Or maybe this one....
Or maybe one of my past paintings and that's what I'm leaning towards.
Closing my journal entry for Sunday, July 13th.....
Life is still good while it continues to be a challege.
I think that's true for all of us - no matter our age.
We are all facing issues and making decisions every single day of our lives.
Everyone!
Let's pray and trust God in making our choices.
