****for your eyes only****

Took mom dinner tonight. Well, if you want to call a chicken breast dinner, then we took her dinner. It was a delicious chicken breast I might add. Someone from her ward brought the most delicious spinach, coleslaw, candied nut, strawberry, grape, blueberry salad with poppy seed dressing you've ever tasted. Heaven. I would eat that for breakfast - no kidding.

She seems much better today, however, she's nervous about her doctor appointment tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning she is to take her catheter out at 6 a.m. and be in the office by 10:30 a.m. If she isn't in a lot of pain then the hole in her bladder has healed - if she is in a lot of pain then it won't be good news! That will mean that she'll have to have a catheter reinserted and then possibly more surgery to repair the hole. That would mean more surgery and she said, "No more surgery! Enough!" We'll see about that. It was very hard on her - I'm sure due to her age. Tonight she ate well, her spirits were up and all seemed good - she even had neighbors drop by and visit, home teachers who came by and a member of her ward! . . . what a popular lady! I did notice that her coloring wasn't that great - kind of an ashen color - is that a color?! It might improve by getting out and getting some exercise/activity. I'll keep you posted.

THE SPIRIT CAME BY FOR A VISIT:

Isn't it amazing how you can feel like sleeping in on a Sunday when church starts at 9 a.m.? Today was one of those days - lack of clothing adds to the mix! "Oh, think I'll just stay home in my sweats and tshirt", so I thought! It was only a thought as I promptly started getting ready for my 9 a.m. deadline I was only 2 minutes late today - what a triumph! When it's only 'me' to get ready I have the hardest time showing up on time. I miss sitting next to my hubby as he's serving the students of our local collage.

I always FEEL GOOD being there among my friends and neighbors. I love that connection. Again, after sacrament I was tempted to leave for a few minutes and return when YW started - but I stayed. So glad I did stay as I was totally 'fed' and 'fed' well by the Spirit! I didn't deserve such nourishment as I've been such a rebel lately - snubbing my nose at the 'establishment' as if I were a teenager - just not wanting to conform - ticked off at 'stuff' would probably be the best description.

Brother Sellers was teaching today - and he truly is a master teacher - he served delicious 'spiritual food' to me and it was delicious - so delicious. The Spirit testified to me that everything he was teaching was true and good. I devoured it, like I had not eaten for so long. I even took notes because everything was hitting home with me - no dull moments - just having 'ahhhhha moment' after another. It was an emotional experience - had to turn my head so no one could see the 'emotion' streaming down my cheek! I don't want to loose that feeling - know what I mean?

Oh, and BTW - the delicious looking granola bar (pictured above) - I have the recipe if anyone is interested - very healthy.