This and That

Here it is Tuesday the last day of Sept. Can you believe this month is already gone? Look at the calender, just 3 months for Christmas!!

This is the first day in 3 weeks that I haven't delivered mail. I am resting today. Well, I did wash clothes, but otherwise I haven't done much of any thing else. My jeep is in the shop, so am also afoot. :( Hopefully, they will get it fixed this time.

Myra came back to work on Sat. She looks good and feels 'great'. Denise had the biopsy 2 weeks ago and it came back negative. Thank the Lord! for answered prayer. God is so good.

Lyndsy is still babysitting, so I guess it will last at least this semester, maybe longer. I don't know. She is enjoying being with Gracie.

Mom is trying something else to help my dad to get better. Please pray that this will be the trigger and help him to get well. He is just as tired as mom with this illness he has had. It has been almost 5 years now. Those of you who know him know how bad he has been. Thank you for the prayers on their behalf.

Well, the dryer is finished, guess I'll go and fold clothes.

Have a wonderful day in the Lord's presence.

Howdy folks

Thought you'd like to hear how Myra is doing. Today, we found out she may be back to work on Saturday. She will go to the physical therapist on Fri. and she feels like he will release her. If he does, she is going to the Dr. to hopefully get a release to come back. She hasn't taken any pain meds for some time now.

I have enjoyed filling in for her. I really enjoy being on the route as it is just the Lord, me, myself and I along with Klove radio station. We really get to praising the Lord!! If Myra is back on Sat., I will be doing Rt. 1 and then Rt. 2 on Mondays again. Just 2 days a week. Some day, if it is the Lord's will, I will have a Rt. of my own instead of subbing.

As I have to be at the Post Office by 6:30 in the morning I wll need to go. Thursday morning I will need to be there before 6:00. I also sub for the lady that sorts the mail.

Need to go and get some snoozes.....love ya'll.

Ike did land.......

but didn't hurt us too bad. I talked to Cliff last night and he got more of Ike than we did and he lives close to St. Louis, Mo.! He said they had 6 inches of rain at his home where we had only 3 at ours. Isn't that strange? We had some winds but nothing like they had there. Again, God skirted this hurricane around us on the other side. Gustav was to the east of us and Ike was to the west of us. Isn't God good?

good and bad

Hello to all!

Just a short note as it is almost time to leave for church.

Monday, the lady I sub for most of the time at the Post Office had an accident and was severely burned. She is in great pain. Please pray for her. Myra is her name. Because of this, I am running the route everyday until she is able to come back to work. Also, Denise, the lady who sorts the mail in the mornings, is having a biopsy tomorrow. She is also having anxiety attacks. Please pray for her, also.

I'll let you know how things work out. I don't know when I will have a day off, other than Sunday.
Love to all.

Another One?

Hey to all,..

Well hope this finds you all doing great. Especially if you went to church this morning. Pastor gave a wonderful message. Jack had to work and Lyndsy teaches the preschoolers during childrens church.

Another one? It sure looks like it could be. Ike no less!.. It looks like Ike may come into the gulf to test the faith and whatever else the people of Louisiana have within. Our governor has done a wonderful job of trying his best, with God's help, of keeping all of us safe. I am thankful for a governor that shows his faith in the Lord.

We are doing great after Gustav. I have even worked an extra day for the PO. THANK THE LORD.!!

Will talk to you later. luv ya!!

WHEW!!!

WOW! Gustav came ashore and visited our state with a vengeance. Most of the state was affected by the winds and some more than others with rain and wind. God was gracious to us who live in Sabine Parish. The winds were not as bad as foretasted. We did not get the rain foretasted. We were without electricity for 24 and 1/2 hours. I was unable to post here before this morning, due to technical problems with the internet. Sorry. Jack's brother, Curtis and his wife, live in Baton Rouge and rode the storm. They are still without electric. According to the news reports, they may be without for over 4 weeks. They had some damage to an outbuilding, shed, and the top of a tree in their front yard fell. Curtis was outside at the time it fell, and told Jack he hurried into the house. They do have a camper to stay in, if it is at their home and not at the district church campground.
We received 3 inches of rain at our home. We had no wind damage. There were leaves and a few twigs, small limbs on the ground and on our road. Our road was very sloppy due to the slow, ground absorbing rain we received. The mud on the road was slush and Jack said approx. 6 inches or more. I am glad I didn't have to go out yesterday morning. We did get out for church last night. There were 2 trees that fell on the church property. Thank the Lord for His goodness.!

I am also thankful that our cell phones stayed up to where we could use them. I was able to talk to Mom during the storm time. During this time, Eileen fell and they thought she might have broken her hip, as she landed on it. According to the x-rays, it was not broken (thank the Lord). She does have brusing on the bone instead. She is in great pain and very bruised. Mom has been using a walker lately, due to twisting her knee. She has been in pain with that as well as everything else going on in their lives. Wish we lived closer to each other to where I could help. The Lord knows all about this also. Isn't He Good!?

Well, enough for now. Hope you all have a great day. I love you all and I know Jesus loves you more. Mary

He's showing his face

Yes, he is showing his face now. Somewhere around 7:30-8:00 this morning the outer bands of clouds have appeared. The wind is starting to pick up. No rain, yet. They are saying we are in direct path of the storm, even though we are so far inland. According to the reports Gustav is going to be a minimal hurricane or a large tropical storm when he comes to visit us.

Hopefully, we are prepared for the worst. We have water, lunch meat, a grill and a roof over our heads. We will not starve as God has supplied our needs. Yes, the electricity will most likely leave us for a few days. Hopefully not for weeks. So, if you don't hear from us for a while, you will know that we have no electric. I will try my best to keep you updated as well as I am able.

Love to all,
Mary and family