Dear blog readers, I was inspired by the pictures my son sent me
of the train show gingerbread lego layout. It was incredible.
I wish I could have went with. WE love train shows, but
still not doing very well, and can't make the drive.
So I made a card instead.
I will enter it in the challenge at:
Festive Wear
The stamp set I used in this card is:
Stampin Up: Gingerbread man with matching dies
I stamped and embossed the little guy with white.
Then I went to work dressing him in his Christmas
festive wear with matching hat and scarf. His little
hands looked empty so I added a few candy canes as well.
Hard to believe that Patriot pup will be 16 months
old tomorrow. Our little July 4th pup is quite a handful
of mischief. and energy. But all springers are.
The verse I chose for this card is:
Mark 11:24KJV
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
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Thank you for stopping by for a visit.
Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping
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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 💗
