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Definition for the word - BLOG!!

Quick definitions (Blog)
noun: a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their PERSONAL EXPERIENCES and hobbies !!!!!

JAMES 1:2-8

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

Miss America 2021
Vickie

I John 2:3-6

We know that we have come to know Him if we obey His commands. The man who says, "I know Him," but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. This is how we know we are in Him: Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.

This was my Great Uncle Pete. On the right he is holding my Mom and on the left he is holding me. He was a big shot at L&N railroad. Mama said that when I was little that a big truck would pull up in front of our house and the driver would get out, go around to the back of the truck, open the big doors, reach in and pull out a little sack and bring it to the door. It would be a sack of candy for me from Uncle Pete. He would go to the candy counter at Parisians downtown, buy a bag of that delicious hunk chocolate (you can't find it now and it was so good) and have his driver deliver it to our house in West End. I think that is so cool.
Vickie

I wish I was standing on the beach right now. This is me in my Barney suit at Crystal's wedding. Don't you just love my orange hair? When I ordered the suit I ordered a off-white and it came to me in purple and it was also one size smaller than I had ordered. It was suppose to get to me 1 week before I flew out so I could make any alterations I needed to but it came the day before I flew out. That ugly thing cost me $100 on sale. I guess it was just as good looking like Barney as it would have a beached white whale, huh!
Vickie

BIBLES

How many Bibles do you have laying around your house that belong to you and your family. Counting the ones that you have at work, home, purse, car etc. Also how many different versions do you have and which one is your most favorite?

Doctor's Visit

My doctors visit today went great. I have no H-Pylori. This test use to have to be done by going into the GI lab, being put to sleep, having them run a tube or tubes down your throat and take a sample. Now you just go in having had nothing to eat or drink for 1 hour before you go, breathe into a bag, drink about 2 oz. of this clear liguid that taste like really sweet lemon-ade, wait 15 minutes and then you breathe into another bag. They then come back 3-5 minutes later with the results. Technology advances and changes everyday. Amazing. I have been put to sleep probably 6 times or more for this test. My test came back NEGATIVE!! YEAH!! 8 years ago I tested 99% positive for this. God is soooooooo GOOD!

All in His timing!!

3 months ago I would not have even think of having a gastric by-pass. Then all of a sudden I really started thinking about it and researching it. Since then I have applied, been excepted my the doctor, been going tru testing and found out today that my insurance said YES!!! I am so excited and have such an awesome peace about this. In the mean time I have come back in contact with my best friend from High School and she is a nurse who works for a group of doctors that does this same surgery in Mississippi, which she had done 5 years ago and she has lost 160 lbs. and her husband 200 lbs. She says the only thing that she would have done different was to have had it 20 years ago. Since I started this process, God has opened one door after another. I go in the morning at 9:oo for H-pylori testing and then on Sept 20th for the sleep apnea clinic. These test will help them to decide how they will need to treat me during and after surgery. I'm hoping that I can get the sleep apnea testing done sooner. I'm checking tomorrow to see if they have had any cancellations so they can move me up. YEAH!!!! Thank you Jesus!!

Mama use to always say:'Never eat watermelon before the 4th of July because it will make you sick'! I have come to the conclusion that there is something to these old sayings. I know that I have bought watermelons earlier in the summer and they wouldn't taste right, weren't sweet enough, be too green or be meally. I you wait till after the 4th of July you're able to get the ones that were able to grow in the warmer part of the summer and they get real sweet and juicy. I bought one of those little round ones at the curb market, Saturday, and it was so delicious. YUMMO!! That is one of the best things about summer to me is the delicious produce that you can get like Chilton County peaches and strawberries, vine-ripe tomatoes (I get the salt shaker and eat them like an apple, sooooooo good),squash, cucumbers, okra, etc.......... Other than that, I don't like summer. TOO HUMID!! Even at night. What do you like best about summer?

What is you most favorite scripture?

My Favorite Scripture!

Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

The Year 1905

THE YEAR 1905 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1905. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1905 : The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower! The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour. The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year . A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home . Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had no college education. Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard." Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason. Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!! Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet. There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacist said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." (Shocking!) Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic help. There were about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S. And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and sent it to you in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years. It staggers the mind.

Give Ashtyn a response to her Mommy's news!

What do you think Ashtyn's response would be to her Mommy's news of her going to be a Big Sister?
Vickie

This is the first picture of my new Nephew or Niece! The proud parents are JR and Amber Brown. The big sister, Ashtyn, will be 1 year old this month. I have not heard her thoughts on this yet as to being a big sister. The baby, which JR says it looks like a boy to him, is now 7 weeks old. I think it's a BOY also. "CONGRATULATIONS"!
Vickie

This is one of the books Crystal got from the library. I started reading it tonight. So far, pretty good.
Vickie

This was what I looked like when Danny and I got married in 1986. I was actually smaller than this. This was took the summer before we were married. This is from taking diet pills, laxatives, starving and compulsive exercising. I lost 165 lbs. in 11 months.
Vickie

This was one of the times that we went to Gulf Shores with Stan and Beth. We always have a great time. This was a sunset cruise we took that year. AWESOME!!
Vickie

This was the first trip that Danny and I made to Gulf Shores together. It was in February and we loved it. That's the best time of year to go. We stayed at the Lighthouse which isn't there anymore.
Vickie