Card #93 for 2025

Dear blog readers, Happy Halloween.  

I managed with hubby's help to put up a few decorations 

and thanks to the filter on my phone I dressed up the dog. wink

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

Try A Sketch on Tuesday

The stamp sets I used are:

Stampin Up: 

Perfectly Plaid

Making Christmas Bright

Signs of Santa

I thought those little stamped wreaths encircled the

Christmas trees beautifully.  When I was looking for something

to put on the side of the circles, pinecones just didn't look nice

and even evergreen twigs were too big, it's just by chance when pulling

out a few sets that I noticed the little presents in the one set and it was 

the perfect addition to the North pole delivery.  

Here Is Patriot put with his Captain's Hat on for Halloween

Thank goodness I can play dress up with the phone filter,

because to wrangle this dog is a two person job. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

John 5:14 KJV

 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, 

Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗

UPDATE:

I had my surgeon appointment Oct 27th, and I went 

with a list of questions and I asked him none.  Because

he wants to get me hooked back up ASAP.  I was so happy and 

yet very scared.  I have to have a colon barium enema x-ray on 

Nov 7th.  I could really use prayer for the procedure as I have to 

be alert for the whole thing, and that the results come back all

good for us to move forward and get this reversed.  If it's all

good the doctor would like to do the surgery in November.  Praise

God for this good news.  I'm praying my test will show all good

things and my body will be ready for surgery with no 

complications or injuries this time.   He's not to concerned

about the damage to my bladder, ureter and kidney because

he's focused on the intestines and closing up the ileostomy and hooking

the plumbing back up together.  I will have more titanium staples in me now,

but God willing they will last and be ok until I'm a 102 years old.  

Thank you for all the prayers and love.  I truly appreciate it.  

Oct 14th 2025~Update: I had my 6 week appointment after having my stents out of the ureter tube
and sadly it's not going well, that ureter tube is not emptying, and the kidney is enlarged and I now have stones again too. Drawing my blood was a disaster and the tears fell like a flood, my body is so broken from all that has happened. It took 2 jabs to the arm, much digging and my hand went numb,
then they had to dig around for a vein in my hand to use finally the the second poke in the hand and searching they were able to prick a vein with the butterfly needle and a small drip. I'm exhausted. Please continue to pray for healing if it's God's will to make me whole again. I'm so heartbroken by this all, it just means the surgery for the ileostomy will now be postponed until we can figure out what to do with my swollen kidney and not working ureter tube, something that is entirely their fault because of the surgery, this shouldn't have been a thing to recovery from, but here we are, and God willing it will be restored by His mighty hand. Because of who He is and what He can do I trust He will bring me safely through. Counting it all Joy knowing I can trust Jesus. ✟

Here is a link to what happened this summer:  Surgery and Healing it's at the bottom of the post.  I appreciate all the love and prayers.  Thank you kindly 💗