Mom is 84!

 

March Journaling

1.     Went to dinner at John and Esther’s and to encourage each other after a tough week at church. Had butter chicken and played cards.

2.     Working on my lesson for this week about the ten commandments. Then the following week is March break so I’m off.

3.     Church.

4.     Chiro and massage. VBS meeting. I’ll be doing snacks again.

5.     Crocheted a silly goose, a mouse, a bunny, and a donut bear.

6.     Crocheted a leggy froggy. Prayer meeting.

7.     Taught my class, then went downtown for dinner and our seminary course on Romans. More drama at church. The elders have spent sooooo much time on these issues.

8.     The grandkids are coming for three nights. It is March break.

9.     The situation at church imploded, but things should get calmer afterwards.

10. Church, minus two couples.

11. Made a big frog, a pink and a grey mini whale, a clown fish, and a light green snake.

12. Made a reversible octopus and a teal-coloured mini whale. Working on my podcast; I am not teaching this week because of March break.

13. My aunt in London has bone cancer. She is 79. My mom went for an abdominal ultrasound. Her doctor wants to see her on Thursday to discuss the results of it and her bloodwork. I’m concerned. She may have gallstones or something worse.

14. Prayer meeting was incredible. Four times the number of people as a week ago and such peace and great fellowship. Same as Sunday.

15. Went to the doctor with my mom. No gallstones but her liver needs more investigation, bloodwork repeated. Downtown for our course.

16. Getting all the paperwork together for the accountant to do our taxes. So tedious. I hate doing it….but it’s necessary so we get our money.

17. At church for a joint men’s and women’s ministry breakfast. Also packing blessing bags for the unhoused.

18. Finishing up paperwork for taxes and to sign my mom up for the free government dental care plan. Crocheted an orange and black striped snake for my grandson and made five cute oysters. My youngest granddaughter wants all of them. Annual general meeting tonight. It went well.

19. Telephone appointment with my mom’s doctor. Her liver bloodwork was normal, but her ultrasound showed some coarse texture but no cirrhosis, fatty liver, or lesions. She will be referred to a liver specialist anyway. Crocheting. Made a little hen, a donut buddy snowman and a mini blueberry. I want to make some small items to add to keychains or hooks for backpacks.

20. Dentist. Prayer meeting.

21. Watched the first half of the Ten commandments movie. Downtown for a course.

22. Dropped off our taxes and ran some other errands.

23. Went to a seminar at church on finances.

24. Church, then my husband counselled a friend who is having marriage trouble. Made a few brown chickens, a chicken nugget keychain, and some water bottle holders. One is for my mom’s birthday.

25. Making the final payment on our upcoming trip. Made a yellow and black striped snake, a pink chicken, a grey hippo, another blueberry keychain.

26. Housekeeper. I had forgotten, so had to scramble to tidy up. Booking appointments for my mom, working on a message for an upcoming women’s meeting at another church, and working on my podcast message. I’m at Joshua chapter twelve.

27. It’s my mom’s 84^th birthday; so glad she’s still with us and fairly independent. Heard today that our friend Esther, who we travel with has cancer. So shocked.

28. Our Romans course. My husband was off this week writing his paper. We drove downtown and had dinner at our usual place, The Blake House.

29. Good Friday. We’re having a joint service with the Mandarin church plant.

30. Crocheting like crazy. A baby seal, a koala donut buddy, a gator, chicken nuggets, oranges, a watermelon slice, a red hen and a giant white hen. And two mini whales.

31. Resurrection Sunday. Christ is risen!