My calendar said “Blog!” last week, but I didn’t have anything to write about. Now I do!
Final Flight has been final edited and sent! Woohoo! It’s funny how publishers edit things: dialogue is how people talk: don’t mess with it!!!! But they did and it took hours to restore!
Misty Mansion, which I’m retitling Saving Beach Mansion, is in the process with a different publisher. I’m having trouble coming up w/ 7 keywords, tho! I use Hoopla (from our local library) to download books to read, and used its search engine to test various keywords. Very frustrating! “Adventure” only lists Harry Potter (yuck!) and kids books! Really?!?! Not sure “Christian” is necessary, since the genre is already Christian fiction. It’s not a suspense like Final Flight and Trust and Forgive (another one waiting to be published: child kidnapping that features our local law enforcement folks). It’s about a historic mansion, but “historic” doesn’t bring anything exciting. “Coast”: maybe.
Comment if you have any suggestions!
Medical update:
Nerve conduction test showed that I’m NOT CRAZY!!! If I walk more than about 100′ (w/walker, of course!), my legs go completely numb, like they’re not even attached to my body! My feet are so numb that I literally have to say, “Pick up your feet!” with each step, or they drag and I fall! I’ve been using G’pa Potts’ song from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, POSH. I thought he said, “Head up! Shoulders Back!” and that helps a lot. But then I looked up the words: “Port out; starboard home, POSH”. How on earth did I get “Head up; shoulders back”?!?!?! But it helps!! Thanks Disney, Lionel Jeffries (G’pa Potts), Sherman & Sherman (who wrote it) and of course, the ever beloved Dick Van Dyke!
Haven’t had follow-up appt w/neurologist to see if he has any ideas for a solution. He gave me a new nerve pain med, but it’s no more effective than all the others I’ve tried, nor the various vitamins that supposedly work, nor the scam meds online!
More debilitating lately is the ROAR OF THE TRANSFORMER in my head, as well as the bassoon playing various ditties, and the crickets chirping! The high-pitched whistle which has been there since I was a child, that my brain used to turn off, won’t turn off anymore! Supposedly all these Tinnitus symptoms are a precurser to brain damage, dementia and Alzheimer’s, but my mind is working pretty well. My limited stamina affects my focus, and sitting for more than a few hours HURTS!
So this control freak math teacher political activist mom is now OUT OF CONTROL, very dependent on others! It’s amazing what you can’t do when you’re deaf and in a wheelchair! Dumb little tasks that used to take 5 minutes now require me to call my wonderful, handy, patient adult son to come take care of for us. (Larry can’t do lots of those either due to balance and knee issues, and explaining to Joy how to do some things would be hilarious!) The technology that supposedly helps me doesn’t much, since it, like my ears, is pitch sensitive and hates male voices! So the microphone I attach to my iPhone so I can read what people are saying is minimally helpful.
BUT GOD!
The other night when I was complaining to Him about all this mess, He reminded me that I needed to change my focus from what’s bothering me to what I’m grateful for!
DUH!!!
I’m SOOOOO GRATEFUL for my family, who puts up with me, helps me, serves me, cooks for me, cleans for me, and doesnt’ complain that I sleep all day and am up all night. (Did I say that my body clock is completely skewed?! Yep! Tried for weeks to reset: unsuccessful!)
I’m grateful for pretty good, compassionate medical care when I need it. They may not have the answers, but they’re trying and being sweet.
I’m grateful for SUNSHINE!!! Looking forward to SPRING!! (I HATE COLD AND WINTER!)
I’m grateful for a Savior who loves me in spite of who and what I am and what I do!
I’m grateful that, in spite of all the dumb little things wrong w/my body, I’m still basically healthy! No cancer! Hallelujah! No major illnesses or injuries.
I’m grateful to the two publishers who are helping me get two of my five books published! We’ll see how that goes to decide what to do in the future with the others.
I’m grateful for GOOD FOOD! Steak! Fruit salad! Mexican food! Bacon and eggs! Ice cream! Chocolate! (of course!!) The chocolate dipped/covered goodies my granddaughter made for my birthday! YUMMY!
I’m grateful for my kitties, who sleep on my lap and keep me company and warm! They are truly my “emotional support animals”!
I’m grateful that my tropical plants (Sagos that are grandkids of those from our front yard in Rockport! Plumerias, hibiscus, bougainvillea, and various others) have not succumbed to my former black thumb!! They’re all doing well (ok, except for the bougainvillea that fried! “Direct sun: 4 hours/day” does NOT include Texas 110 degree sun for a week!!) They are such a quiet comfort as I sit on the driveway and read in the sunshine.
I’m grateful that, when we lost power the other day for 4.5 hours, it was no big deal because our home was already warm, I was under covers in my recliner (and slept thru it!), and Joy started a fire in the fireplace.
I’m grateful for the GREAT CLOUD OF WITNESSES who have gone before us after investing in my life! So many wonderful people have contributed to who I am. Glad we have eternity to spend together!
I could go on, but those are the major things that popped into my head. You don’t want to read all night! Thanks for joining me on this crazy journey!
The Lord bless you and keep you!
The Lord make His Face shine brightly on you and smile on you!
The Lord grant you SHALOM PEACE & remind you how much HE LOVES YOU!
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