I gave Blood today!

Today I gave blood! That may not seem like a big deal to you but there are so many things that I can not do. And this is one thing that I can do. The information that they gave us at the donation center says I helped 3 people by giving blood. I am celebrating a victory!

I also drove myself to the donation center and got my scooter out of the trunk by myself!

Yesterday, I went to a family birthday party also by myself! My husband was bowling in the city tournament. A really big deal to bowlers.

I also was able to go with my husband to a viewing in Fayette, OH. A trip that long is hard on me, but I went anyway to be there for a family member (of the deceased). It was hard, but I made it and am doing O.K.now.

I am very thankful to God for his help!!!!

Thursday

Today is not a great day. I hurt, I can't think very clearly. I needed Don's help just to put clothes in the washer. Our brand new dishwasher is broken. The door lock is frozen locked. Fortunately, the door was open. We called the Whirlpool service number and they will send someone out on Monday to fix it. Don had cleaned out the fridge.(Kudos to him) and now all the plastic containers need to be washed by hand. :(
However, I want to tell you about what happened this week. Don had decided that he needed to get my car working. The battery had been dead for most of the winter. So last Sat. after he ran a errand for Cher, he retrieved our battery charger that Cher and James had borrowed earlier. Then on Tues.he charged up my car. (He had read in the obits online that someone in his hometown had died and the viewing and service would be on Sat. and he didn't want me to be stranded without transportation) On Wed. he got a new battery and got the slow leak in my front tire fixed, so now I can drive my car!!!
That evening I found out that the birthday party for one of my grandsons will be on Sat. So now I can go to the party without asking for transportation. Praise God for his goodness!

Ebenezer

Today is Monday. I had a very good weekend. Friday was a good day, so I went to the library (one of my fun things to do!) Then Saturday was our family's monthly birthday celebration. Our family has 15 people in it whose birthdays are spread all year, so every month we have a birthday celebration to get together and to of course celebrate the birthdays that month. We all look forward to it. Well, perhaps, no one looks forward to it as much as I (Grandma) does. Anyway, it was another good day for me and the weather was great. I got my son, Dana, to walk me out to see how he made his chicken coop! I had been curious about it and found the time interesting and educational.
So anyway, I was quite tired on Sunday, but we decided to go to church anyway, and of course, God blessed me with his presence and in being able to talk with different people. I did have to rest the rest of the day, though.
Today as I was reading my devotional book "The Daily Bread" it was talking about the stone that Samuel set up. He called it the "Ebenezer Stone" "Thus Far as the Lord Helped Us"
This idea has always captured my attention, but how do you put up a stone to show how far the Lord has helped us? The devotional book suggested: Keeping a journal, Keeping a prayer and answers to prayers journal, and telling others what the Lord has done for you. So I am telling you that God has answered a prayer for me today, and He gave me a fantastic weekend!