BIG ED AND BIGFOOT

 

It was one month ago today that we lost my nephew Edward. He was a giant of a man, six feet tall and seven inches! He was the twin, smiling exactly like his mom, my big sister Pat. I am hopeful they are together in the afterlife. I won't go into detail about Ed's passing but it should not have happened. He was treated so poorly at the hospital and his cries for help went un-noticed. His daughter and son are grieving along with their spouses and the grandchildren.

Edward William was born on October 8th, in Kansas. He was an Army baby and the second son for my sis and her husband. He was a great baby, happy and he grew up alongside Gary, his older brother so they could give me the business when were kids. I am 8 years older than Ed. He was a terror but as he grew older he found all the things he enjoyed.

He once was on a program hosted by Larry the Cable Guy in searching for Big Foot. Ed tracked those woods certain that the big guy was out there. 

Bigfoot Path of the Beast:

Jane Goodall is quoted " I'm a romantic; I would like to believe that Bigfoot exists. I've met people who swear they have seen him, and I think the interesting thing is, every single continent , there's an equivalent of Bigfoot or Sasquatch. There's the Yeti and the Yowie in Australia, the Chinese Wildman and on and on and on. "

Ed had a heart of gold but if he took a political stance, look out! He defended his beliefs no matter if you agreed or not! But he had a soft side. The love of the children and the five grands! All broken at his sudden loss.

Ed and I argued over a Kentucky Derby,  where the winner was told they did not win but the second place horse was the real winner. I don't even remember the year, like you remember Secretariat or American Pharoah if you follow the Derby. But I remember Ed's passion over the second place horse being the true winner! He loved to tell me what he thought and he was quite knowledgeable. 

My heart is broken over Ed's loss. He leaves his beautiful children Andrea (Nick) and their kids Timothy, Mayleigh and Beckett and Gerard (Kari) and Olivia and Elizabeth. Ed adored those kids and grands. They were his world.

Ed was the second of five boys. My sis Pat always said she'd get her girls in the grands and she sure did!

My nephew Gary is the baby who knocked me off my perfect throne as a five year old! He taught Ed how to be a terror to me! haha....

Then there is Charles (Cheryl), Tony dad of Shelby and Joe (Terrie) and his kids Joseph who my sister adored. That boy was the perfect angel. She would love to see that he married Jessica and took her children in as his own. It was the way those kids were raised. Phamily first. Jeremiah and Hannah. Later came Paisley Joe ( a twin to my sis). Oh that smile and they have a son as well Bentley. Jeremiah has his own son and I am not certain of the boys name but what a phamily! My sis is smiling I Just know she is. Then Racheile another twin of my sister Pat. She is a smart young lady and I know how proud my sis would be . There is McKenzie. Soon to be a Mrs. Oh how my sister would love these beautiful people!

Ed was surrounded by so much love and cherished especially by me and my husband Avery. 

Ed was visiting once long ago and staying with my sweet mom. He and Avery read that wrestling was coming to my hometown. It turned out to be a bunch of fat dudes trying to wrestle. No Hulk Hogan, no Randy "Macho Man" Savage! hahaha

The two of them headed to the Colorado State Fair. I remember it well, our son Jeremy had just been born and Ed and Avery won so much stuff they had to get a hand stamp, bring everything home and went back for more!  Memories that helped my heart, even if it is to laugh for a moment.

Ed was like that, always looking out for the little ones. His presence will be missed but Ed will always be my dad's twin. If there was one thing dad loved it was the children. Ed was very much like his grandpa Ed . I believe they will all be reunited along with us when Jesus returns. 

Prayers are sent daily for Andrea and Gerard and the kids and phamily. Life is hard, I hear my mom's voice telling me to pray harder. So I do...

Rest Easy Ed! we missed you at the Derby viewing. You always had so much to say about it. I know every one of the horses that ran was a direct descendant of Secretariat. (smile)\

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3

EASTER BLESSINGS

 

I love Easter lilies. I had one gifted to me about five years ago. It was replanted and it bloomed each Spring but last winter was too hard so it never made it's appearance again.

Who has believed our message
    and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
    and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
    nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
    a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
    he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

4 Surely he took up our pain
    and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
    stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
    he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
    and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
    each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
    yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression[a] and judgment he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
    for the transgression of my people he was punished.[b]
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
    and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
    nor was any deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
    and though the Lord makes[c] his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
    and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
    he will see the light of life[d] and be satisfied[e];
by his knowledge[f] my righteous servant will justify many,
    and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,[g]
    and he will divide the spoils with the strong,[h]
because he poured out his life unto death,
    and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
    and made intercession for the transgressors.

Wanted to wish everyone a beautiful and Happy Easter. 

WHO YOU SHARE IT WITH BY LAYUP and BRODY & BLAKE

 I love music and I found a perfect song regarding the accident that could have taken the lives of our son and his two precious sons. Instead, they are all healing, each day, new milestones for the boys and some joy for their dad and mom and big sister. This simple song says everything I needed to hear to remind me of the importance of putting those we love first in this earthly life. I am sharing the lyrics here. I hope you will take a few minutes to listen to it. Thank you.

Lyrics

Times and places

Are all in who you share 'em with

And it's life, and the point is

Enjoyin' who you share it with

Joy is who you share it with

And the weeks and the weekends

Are keepin' close who you spend it with

And in time, what you find is

The time is who you spend it with

Joy is who you share it with

Ooh, ooh

Who you share it with

Oh, ooh
Who you share it with

Yeah, now is a moment

And a home is who you share it with

I believe what the point is

Is enjoyin' who you share it with

Joy is who you share it with

Ooh, ooh

Who you share it with

Oh, ooh

Who you share it with

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Chad Copelin / Christopher R Henderson

The boys are healing. We are getting ready for the holidays

. A quiet Thanksgiving and than a big CHRISTmas for the little

 ones to include Hannah and Jake and the boy who his

 cousins are anxious to see again. We will be able to

 celebrate his first birthday while they are here. I ask for many

 prayers for good weather to travel in. They are in Western

 NY and they are expecting a mild winter. We on the other 

hand may be in for more wild weather this Winter. We will 

pray and wait and see.  

                                           BRODY

                                           BLAKE

These two young fellas have been through so much in their

 young lives. I am so happy to call them my heroes. They

 have so much more wisdom than so many of us. They are

strong, smart, brave and resilient. I want them to have the

 best life.  They deserve so much. They thank everyone who

 prayed, sent cards and gifts and well wishes. All the meals

prepared for their phamily. The encouragement . They had

 teams of the best of the best doctors and nurses caring for

them. The Children's Hospital was first rate. All the extras the

boys were treated to as they healed. Their security is top of

 the line and everyone from volunteers to attending doctors

 took time to help us in whatever it was we needed. Brittany

 and Jeremy have collected toys and books and such to

 donate the hospital so that other children treated there will

feel loved and cared for. The school the boys attend have

allowed them to set up a bin to collect  items for the hospital.

We have set up our own personal box to fill with gifts for all

the children treated there. When the boys were able to move

 to the regular ward they were able to play bingo and do

 crafts and other fun activities. The joy on the face of a child

 receiving a prize for winning bingo or completing another

fun activity is a priceless joy.

Continue to think about the kids and all the children in

 hospitals everywhere who need prayer and kindness to

help them heal.

"Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone

 feels love and believes in the goodness in people."  Roy T.

 Bennett

A Monday Evening Note

 I am missing from here but trying to get my act together after the past several months. I decided to simply pray about the identity  theft. The DA office praised the thieve, she was only trying to care for her kids. Well, someone else still stole my identify repeatedly. They do not care so i choose to pray. I have been to many churches who help anyone out in a pinch. I have never had to give my name, address, income etc. We donate to food banks at churches. Now my name and address and only the Good Lord knows what else is out there. So I am here praying.

Avery is better since seeing the new Pulmonologist. Grateful he is well and will get continuity of care through this new doctor, who is a godsend.

I had tear ducts clogged. Still having some issues but that sweet young doctor who treated me was a sweetheart. She felt it was the cause of my stress from our precious grandboys and our son in that horrific accident. Once the boys are better and our son is isn't having to run into 100 different directions along with his wife taking care of everything, I think I will feel better too. I know they all will. It is hard to see those little boys hurting. Brody is so good caring for that broken right leg and Blake lets his mom clean that patched right eye. Lots of unknowns but prayer is working and we pray it will all work out for the good health of my sweet phamily.

Speaking of phamily, Hannah and Jake celebrated 5 years of marriage on the 24th. They went camping and enjoyed it. Lots of beautiful photos they shared. Than that darling boy turned 10 months old on the 26th and he decided time to crawl. Now the race is on. He is the cutest camping kid ever! Love that he loves their travels.

This girl has so much energy. These hot wheels are not as fast as they once were but she can make them go and she makes sure you know so you can watch her! She is "my brush my hair grandmother, buddy! " I wish more adults were like her. I remember how I loved brushing my own grandmother's hair for her as well as my Tata Rose. What memories.

Look at these smiles! Someone in the community knew Jarrett Stidham and reached out to him, as he is the Denver Bronco backup QB. Both he and Bo Nix, the starting QB and several other players signed this football for the boys. 

Healing is a long process but with all the love, prayers, and simple acts of kindness have helped in the process of healing these two boys.

FELINE FRIDAY FRIEND FILL IN ANSWERS SNOOPY

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For whatever reason, this crazy blog settings erased the traditional format. 

I have often wondered if my boy Tiger a/k/a Mr./ Mister Kitty would have been a good dad.  FRIENDLY FILL IN ANSWERS Please visit Ellen fifteenandmeowing. dot com and Lorianne at fourleggedfurballs dot blogspot dot com1. I have had CV19 once. It was mild not wild like flu in previous years. I truly believe when they gave me Tamiflu it helped me back on December 31, 2013. That Dear Doctor Segall has since retired, but he was a true physician, kind, caring and wanting to make people well.2. There are no acceptable excuses for rudeness. Not ever.3.I wish Autumn/Fall lasted all year long.4. I probably look silly when I dance, but I don't care. I like to live life to the fullest. Life is short, dance, sing in the rain, catch snowflakes on your tongue. Do the ordinary because later in life you will find out that was all the extraordinary things in your life!

I get Snoopy, we currently have a late September heat wave!

HaHaHa! I have a Snoopy who will dance if you tug on his paw. Shea loves him! He does a cute little two step dance. It is quick fast!There are no carbon copies of you! Remember that! Now go out and enjoy a great weekend!A quick thank you to Pinterest helping me in a pinch always and forever!

Wordless Wednesday and Life in Turmoil

 WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

September 4, 2024, the sunrise this Wednesday morning from my back yard.

Life in Turmoil 

The dictionary says turmoil means a state of  extreme confusion, agitation or commotion. 

I had my identity stolen. I do not when this happened. But I do know not only am I in a state of extreme confusion but everywhere I go to seek help is as well.  I was contacted a few weeks ago by a District Attorneys office. They had someone in custody who committed 24 acts of cyber fraud, identify theft, ,criminal intent to commit cyber fraud and second degree forgery. It sounded so serious, yet here I sit, one day after the "supposed" sentencing of this person without a shred of information to help myself rebuild what this person stole from me. I am beaten down and at a breaking point. Because when I called the phone number provided, they patched up through to someone, who was on vacation, out of the office, away. When I heard from this person they listened to my story and dumped me on someone else who still has made no effort to contact me. I contacted all three credit bureau agencies. One allowed me to speak to a live agent! He immediately sent off my credit report. He said I should have it in 7 to 10 days depending on the USPS! The other two, stick you in a que, no one cares, no one live will speak to you and now they are sending me text messages, we need further info. There is absolutely no justice in the so called judicial system! So wasting to very expensive postage stamps to request these reports via USPS!

My credit is destroyed, I can not even begin to find out when and how and why I was attacked. So when I am told that jury duty is a right we must take seriously, I have to  disagree. I am sitting here with a broken credit history and this person is probably getting community service. No information that she possibly sold my information to others. I Know this because my credit card which was brand spanking new as a result of the old card was  getting ready to be expired . It was hit twice in two days with smaller charges. They closed the account and sent me a brand new card. Before I had finished activating this card it was hit twice. Hmmmm....... she sat in custody, receiving three free meals a day while someone was enjoying the luxury of using my two cards, same account, new and old credit card numbers in a matter of days. 

It is sad time in our country. I can not speak for others elsewhere. But this is a nightmare and it is not going away. You can hire a pricey attorney. No, can not do it! I am ruined. My husband has worked at a major law firm for over 30 years. They do not practice this type of law. If they did, I would be set as the attorneys there are excellent in winning many historic cases.

I've been here contemplating this life we live. It is a sad one when there is not much hope for a better tomorrow. The only hope I have is with God. He has been my comfort. I have stayed as close to Him as I can.  I am circling the drain and as I look at what is happening to America, it is to.

These words were powerful and hit me between the eyes.  Such a truth in our ever unknown world. 

Someone I knew had this verse on their desk.  It is something I rely on as the darkness of the world tempts me with despair. Only Christ can save me so I choose HIM!

I appreciate everyone coming over with kindness and comfort during this loss of my boy Tiger a/k/a Mr. Kitty. To those of you that created mem buttons for me a huge THANK YOU as you blessed my heart with such caring. To everyone who prayed for Avery has he navigated the unknown thinking he was having a major asthma attack and  a very unusual eczema breakout . When a doctor can not figure it out it seemed so frightening but the doctor, the nurse and the gentleman who had to walk my husband around before he would be released were kind, caring and compassion. THANK YOU!

This broken credit of mine is not going to save me. But I will search and see what I can find out. It is sad no one can tell you dates, times, places so I would have a clue as to what to look for. I am doing the best I can with nothing to go forward with.

A third person called me today from the Victim's Advocate office. She could not help me either. Said the person Lori from  Restitution would call. Waiting waiting waiting!!

MY BOY MISTER KITTY

 HAPPY TUESDAY

I wanted to give a big thank you to Ann for created the image on my sidebar. It means more to me than anyone can imagine. I am not good at technology. I have put a few images on my blogs but it is not my expertise. That darn cat will be missed. He was more like a Shadow and followed me everywhere. My son-in-law Zach noticed he liked to escape to the top of their China hutch downstairs.  It is really super tall and My boy would make the jump from the dining table to the small curio and up to that space where he could terrorize the pups but they could not reach him. He was very ornery.  One day Zach set a comfy bed up there for him and I think he wanted to stay there on Sunday but he realized he needed our help so he came down.

I will never forget him. When I lost Boots in 2012 I said I would never get another kitty. But a co worker needed to help her cousin find homes for some kittens. I took the poor boy in. I often thought what kind of life he would have had scrounging around with no one to care for him. so I was grateful and happy he was with me.

He was very ornery and I thought there is no way my Boots could be living in him with one of his 9 lives! Boots was gallant, a very fine gentleman. He was not daring but was a true friend. Someone you rarely find in a lifetime. This guy was like a tornado getting ready to terrorize any pet who got in his way. Except for Rose. Oh that girl could hold her own. Although she was Nick's cat, I always said if she was a person she would be left handed just like me. She never put up with the antics of Mister Kitty. She often beat him at his own game. But as Rose did for  Boots on his last day of life Mister Kitty would do for Rose on her last day of living. He did have a kind heart but he hid it well.

When Hannah's little Roxanne was at the end of her life, the other pets walked on the other side of her. Not Mister Kitty. My Tiger boy was there holding on his friend until her passing. He was broken after her passing. He howled for two straight weeks. I thought for certain we would be in trouble with the law.

Rest easy my sweet friend. I would not allow you to die a painful death. I am grateful I was able to hold you in my arms and in your own gentlemanly way, you folded those front paws as if you were praying for me. But enough sadness right now, I think we will like to remember you and your gorgeous green/amber eyes and in this silly pose as a small kitten:

Go visit Roxanne and Stella, Smokey, Bandit, Rose,  Spats, Tinkerbell, Boots, Rascal, Buttons, Shadow, Leo,  Casey, Layla and Trek. All those annoying pups and the feline friends , you loved them all in this life.