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December 31 2009: HAPPY
NEW YEAR! As I write this final post for 2009 I just want to
Praise God for being our great friend during this past year. We
have been blessed and have been comforted in so many ways. From my
dad's passing in August, to meeting our monthly financial commitments,
God has been there. We look forward to see what he has in store
for us during 2010.
To bring you up to speed on our situation with the water damage from a
month ago, we are still without flooring in most of our house.
However, we do have kitchen cabinets back in with a temporary counter
while a new one is prepared. We have new tile in our master and
guest bath. The master bath is done, the guest bath still needs
baseboard and grout. We just had drywall and painting done in
several places including the guest bath which is why the tile isn't
finished in that bathroom yet. That will probably happen next
week. So things are coming along. Look for updates on the
new 2010 Litvinland Journal/Blog
soon
As I close this year's
journal, I just want to thank all of you for your friendship. We
love all of you and hope that 2010 is a great year for you. We are
excited because we know we are close to the second coming of our Saviour,
Jesus Christ, the Son of God. We encourage you to consider
checking out the links on the left side of this page for information
about God, prophecy and times we are living in. God Bless you! |
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December 8 2009:
As you may have noted below, we had a water leak inside our home a
little over a week ago. The result is all our flooring will have
to be replaced as well as much interruption to our normal activities.
Service Master has been working almost daily here for a week, removing
flooring, finding wet spots and using their blowers and dehumidifiers to
remove the moisture. It has gone about as well as could be
expected. They expect to be done today and hope that is the case.
We just had a visit from the contractor that will coordinate the repair
of our home. The representative indicated that everything looked
pretty straight forward so hopefully it will go smoothly and be done in
several weeks. When the kitchen cabinets had to be removed, the
counter top was damaged as was expected. The good news from that
is that we get a new kitchen countertop and so we are taking advantage
of that and getting a nicer laminate and formed edges. We are also
going to replace the sink with a stainless steel one.
So though we are down to
one bathroom, no kitchen or utility room and that our lives have been
greatly disrupted, we are thankful that our little catastrophe will be
repaired and we will get a couple upgrades and all it costs us is our
deductible, a few extra dollars for the upgrades and some inconvenience
for a few weeks. Our insurance company has been very helpful and
we are thankful to them as well.
We'll post some photos
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December 2 2009: Hi
everyone. Sorry for such a long time between posts. We had a
nice Thanksgiving with family here at our home. Jeri's folks were
here, as well as my mom and my Cousin Darrell, his wife Beng and
daughter Hana along with his mother Josephine also joined us.
Thanksgiving weekend however ended on a sour note.
Early Monday morning, about
3am, I got up to uses the bathroom and heard water running. I had
replaced the kitchen sink faucet on Friday, the day after thanksgiving
and somehow the fitting though tight had pushed the connecting pipe
below the end of the fitting and was leaking. We had water a 1/4
inch deep over half the house. Our insurance is coving it though
and we have had Service Master in and the flooring repair people.
We will be inconvenienced for a few weeks, but it looks like we
will get it all repaired. More on all this later.
We just praise God for his
goodness, even when the devil tries to discourage us, all things will
work together for good to them that love God. |
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October 30 2009: We
need your prayers. As you know I have been unemployed since March
of 2008. We have done OK and we will get by. However, we
need some changes to take place so we are asking God what He wants to do
in our lives. We are listening and want to do whatever He wants us
to do.
We are living in amazing
times, the end times. I have been saying for some time, "it's
going to happen soon". What is going to happen soon? Well I
don't know specifically, but whatever it is will lead to a Jesus Second
Coming and the end of the world. This is only frightening if you
are not assured of salvation through a relationship with God. If
you want that relationship, then look to the links for Amazing Facts on
the left side of this window. There is a lot of information and
it's just a click away. Please, check it out. I'll be
praying for you! |
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October 19 2009: Hi everyone!
Hope all is well with you? I just saw a news item on Yahoo about
bogus (fake) security software and how it has been downloaded innocently
to millions of computers. Here is the link:
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/us_cybersecurity_symantec
I have been aware of these for sometime and have told people I know, NOT
to ever install one of these, but I know that they look so real and
legitimate that often people will just click on them thinking they are
needing to do so and end up with a real mess. So PLEASE, install
legitimate anti-virus software from Norton/Symantec, McAfee or if you
want a free one, AVG
Anti-virus. Once installed, keep these programs current, check for
updates. Most updates will run automatically, but check to make
sure the AV is updated and current. |
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September 29 2009: Just a note about
cyber crime. I just saw a
news story on CNN about it, with regard to
getting a email supposedly the from US Census with personal information
questions. I have also had reports of people getting email from
Yahoo for example inquiring about use of a Yahoo email account,
requesting passwords etc. DO NOT REPLY to any email requesting any
information like this. No viable business is going to request that
you send any email to them with your password in it. SO PLEASE if
you get a email that is asking for personal information, or warning that
your account will be canceled if you don't send them personal
information, IT IS BOGUS. DO NOT REPLY to them.
Sorry to be so forceful about this, but I just
wanted you to be aware. If you get something and you have
questions about it, forward it to me. I'll be happy to evaluate it
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September 9 2009: We have been
cleaning out my folks garage for a couple weeks now. Lots of stuff
from the last 60 years to go through. While taking a load to the
transfer station a week or two ago, I noticed that my wedding ring was
missing. Not a huge deal for us as we wear the rings just a symbol
of our marriage and any band would do. The ring is special though
because it is inscribed with the words, Cam 
Jeri 4/2/95.
We have been working hard, wearing plastic gloves and what not and I
figured somewhere along the line, I just lost it. Since I have
lost weight, it has been very loose on my finger and I actually have
lost it one other time and had numerous times when it just fell off.
Anyway, Jeri had today off work, so we went out
to get some hay from Daryl Cate. When we got back, we were
cleaning the barn so we would have room for the hay. Lots of
cobwebs out there so it was time to do it. Anyway, I took a break
and was sitting next to the fence were I feed Lady and Lily and as Lady
was coming over to say hi to me, I looked down and there was my ring!
I suspect if fell of there while I was giving them hay. I usually
shake the hay to break it apart so it is more like grazing for them.
Anyway, I believe it is a miracle that I found it. Now some
would say that this isn't a miraculous result and that's OK. You
can think what you want. Though it's just a simple band of gold
and in reality not that important to Jeri or me as we only wear them as
a symbol of our marriage, we are thankful to have it back. I had
just decided to replace it with a Stainless Steel wedding band as I
found them at Amazon for just $7.95 and stainless steel works as a
symbol just as well as gold does. So Praise God for simple things,
He is Good! |
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September 9 2009:
Link to my father's memorial page. |
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August 15 2009:
As you have seen on our main pain, my father passed away early last
week. Here is what happened. On Wednesday August 5 we took
dad into Hillsboro for a lab draw. it was the second one of the
week, he had gone in Monday as well. The report from the Wednesday
draw was that he was very anemic and needed a blood transfusion or he
wouldn't be here very long. He had reports of anemia before
(actually had been going on for several months) but had rejected blood
transfusions before. This time though he decided he wanted one.
We asked him several times and he never wavered. He wanted the
transfusion. So we went into the ER, reported the problem and they
got to work on it. Of course blood transfusions are a little more
complicated so it end up that he needed to be admitted to the hospital.
He got three pints and seemed to be doing better. On Saturday he
was moved from the progressive care ward to a regular hospital room with
the intent to get him back to a position of being able to go home.
On Sunday we went in about lunch time and he had his lunch there so we
helped him eat a little of it, but it didn't agree with him. He
did successfully eat some pears. We indicated we will help him in
the late afternoon to get something from the menu that he would like.
When we asked him about his evening meal he was not interesting in it.
Shortly after that he vomited again and we think he aspirated.
Shortly after that he went into Cardiac Arrest. He had asked to
have his heart restarted when we were admitted so they successfully did
so. He lived another 6 1/2 hours. We were able to exchange
good byes and our love. He passed away peacefully at 12:47am
Monday August 10 2009. |
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July 29 2009: Just
a note about purchasing computers. (disclaimer, I get no
compensation for this information, I just provide it for your general
information and use). If you are considering purchasing a
computer, I recommend purchase from Costco. Reason is, that Costco
gives you a 90 day no questions asked return policy (hold onto your
receipt). Also, Costco extends the manufacturers warranty by one
year, giving you 2 years of warranty on your purchase. You do need
to call them (look for their computer/electronics concierge service at
www.Costco.com
for the warranty service). |
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July 29 2009: I
just watched “Expelled:
No Intelligence Allowed” a documentary hosted by Ben Stein (yes, Ben
Stein of Ferris “Bueller’s
Day Off” and “Ben
Stein's Money” fame). This is an excellent documentary about the
current state of the argument between Evolution and Creationism or
Intelligent Design. I have always found Ben to be an interesting
character. In this documentary he asks great questions of both sides of
the Evolution/Intelligent Design controversy. This video is available
as an instant download via Netflix
if you have a Netflix account that
allows download viewing.
Watching this documentary
caused me to think of my scholastic training in church school for twelve
years and appreciate the fact that I had that teaching. What it did for
me is instill in me a basic belief in God and that I am here because God
wanted me here to believe in Him and to share that belief with others.
I
recently had a short discussion with a relative about church school
versus public school and the comment was made that church school just
didn’t challenge and compete scholastically to the level as public
school does. With my 12 years of church school I (though it began 48
years ago) I would agree that my church school teachers did not
recognize my scholastic needs and challenge me in a way that inspired me
to learn at the level I was capable of. However, what they did do was
show me a loving God and helped me learn to trust in God for a lifetime
and that to me is far more important than being scholastically
successful. Now, can a person be successfully successful and have a
clear, loving understanding of God? Yes, but from what I have seen in
this world it seems that as the documentary above shows, a public
education is heavily weighted toward believing there is no God. That
would suggest that a person’s ability to accept belief in God becomes my
scholastically less likely if you have a minimum of training about the
love of God. |
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July 25 2009: An
update from the previous post. All of the presentations from the
Prophecy Festival are very good, but one that I especially think it
excellent is the one by Tim Roosenberg on the Papacy and Islam. I
highly recommend you watch/listen to this presentation. |
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July 23 2009: As
you may know, one of the links to the left of this page says "It's Going
to Happen Soon" and that link goes to where I talk about the times we
are living in and my belief that we are living in the last days of this
earths history. The church I belong to has long exclaimed that
"Jesus is Coming Soon". I believe that soon is very soon. I
encourage you to use the links to the left for additional teaching on
this subject and my prayer as I right this is that Jesus through His
Holy Spirit will guide you to the truth of His love for you.
About two weeks
ago there was a Prophecy Festival near Eugene Oregon. This link
Click Here will take you to a page where you
can view each talk that was given at the seminar. though those
talking are mentioning my church in a way that suggests that the
information they are sharing is mostly for church members, please do not
let that discourage you from listening to the information. This is
vital information to your salvation, to you recognizing the truth about
the Love of God, Jesus and his Holy Spirit. |
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July 16 2009: Hi
all! Sorry it has been so long. We have been entertaining
friends and family for sometime now and it has just been busy.
Jeri's folks just arrived to spend a few days so they can attend Oregon
Camp Meeting. We had a nice few days in Roseburg 4th of July
weekend.
Still no Mr Riley cat.
It has been 3 and half months. He could still show up, I have been
praying for him daily, but realize that with his age and what I saw that
night, it is looking less likely that we will have a miracle.
However, I know God is Good and loves me and Mr Riley, so it is still
and always will be possible.
My dad's health
continues to be an issue. I suppose that is good because he is
still with us even though according to the medical field and his health
statistics he shouldn't be. And even then, as bad as those numbers
are, he is doing well enough to go outside on his own with his electric
wheel chair. He wishes he was well enough to have and work in a
garden, but that he cannot do. |
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June 23, 2009: We just spent
several days at the coast. Had a great time with friends Dino and
Cindy. Here is a
link to some
photo's that we took. |
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June 2 2009: The startup company I
have been working with is in a critical time in the startup process,
seeking clients! We would appreciate your prayers for God's
guidance and His will in all the efforts of our company personal as the
call potential customers. Thank you! |
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June 1 2009: As
you probably know, by my link on the left side of this page, I believe
we are living in the last days of this worlds history. That said,
do I have a time table for the actual "End
of Days"? NO, I do not. I base my belief on the signs of
a world that is more chaotic and out of control daily. However, I
don't think that is what brings on the "End of Days". I simply
believe as
Matthew 24 in the bible states, all the things mentioned that are
what has been happening the 20th century and now in the 21st century,
all the signs of the times are even more obvious.
I just found this set of articles by
Jonathan
Gallagher, I liked them and wanted to share them with you.
There are a couple parts to the presentation, so you want to right click
on the link and open it in a new tab:
I hope you found these
presentations as interesting as I did. - Cam |
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May 23 2009:
After two months of working with my friend and several other people on
her startup business it is finally in the operational mode. We
hope to have some clients soon. Our interim web page is
www.a1-it-solutions.com.
Next Tuesday it will be 8
weeks since Riley disappeared. I still hold out hope that he will
come back, but with what happened to my folks cat, reality is such that
he probably is gone.
Jeri's shoulder and arm are
still bothering her. Unfortunately the physical therapy has run
out. It's pretty silly that you pay as much as we do for medical
insurance and they have limits on how much can be spent on therapy!
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May 6 2009:
This morning my mom called and said one of her cats was missing.
She also said she had seen something, dog like, probably the coyote in
their back yard. I walked around the yard and didn't see anything.
This evening, Jeri and I went across the street to our neighbor and
walked around her yard and a little ways into the forested area behind
her yard. Unfortunately, I found something. I am pretty sure
that it was my mom's cat or what was left of him. I feel awful. If
it was Felix, he was a great cat. He loved my dad and my dad loved
him. Dad already mentioned that he missed him.
Now, I'm not mad at the
coyote, as he/she is just trying to survive as well. I am mad at
the devil because this is a small example of how awful sin is. Sin
takes life, God gives life and I know someday and it will be soon, this
will all be over, those that have decided to trust God will live and
those that want to believe the devil's lies, will die and it will be
FINISHED! Then there will be no more pain, no more suffering
and I am ready! I hope you are too. |
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May 05 2009:
Tonight marks the 5th week that our kitty Mr. Riley hasn't come home.
We still hold out hope that he will just show up like he has many times
before, this has entered the second longest time period he has been
away. We miss him terribly and call him daily, hoping that he
shows up. We appreciate all of your prayers and it is those
prayers that have given us peace regarding him. We know that God
knows what happened, where he is, and we commend him to God's care.
If that results in his coming home we of course will be thrilled.
If we never see him again in this life, we believe we will in the next
and we are excited and look forward to that for many reasons. |
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May 05 2009:
Jeri and I joined Netflix a couple months ago after I had an opportunity
to check them out as a potential employer. That didn't work out,
but their business plan impressed me, so though I had not been interested in using
their service before, I thought I would try it. Jeri and I have
been using this service now for a couple months and we are very happy
with it. The DVD's are delivered in one day from the day I order.
You can queue up movies and the next one on the list is shipped the very
day they receive the last one you sent back. The shipping process
is very easy today via the US Mail. We can also view some movies instantly using the instant view option
that some movies have. We have the $8.99 a month plan which
allows a single DVD per mailing.
I just received this offer
below, so am passing it along to you. Normally they only allow a
14 day trail, so a month is pretty good. So if you want to try
Netflix free for a month, click on the redeem button below...and enjoy!
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April 28 2009:
Today on Yahoo, there was a
story about viruses or worm viruses that are
initiated by a user getting a prompt that their computer is infected and
offering to sell a program that will clean the virus. In
actuality, the program purchased is the virus and not only do the
perpetrators have your money and credit card, but access to your
personal information anytime you use it to login to a bank account or
other online service.
So, what should you do.
Well, the most obvious is be cautious of popup windows in your web
browser reporting that a virus has been detected. I would simply
close that window, do not click anywhere on the window other than the
red X in the upper right corner. You can also find the popup in
your task bar, right click on it there and select close.
I hope this helps and that
with it you avoid this scam. If you have questions, you are
welcome to contact me. |
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April 24 2009: Today is our Lily's
third birthday. Click here for a
photo from her birthday in 2006 and one taken just a few minutes ago.
Also, it has been almost 4 weeks since we have
seen Riley. We missing him very much, but trust in God to meet his
needs and bring him home if it is His will. |
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April 22 2009: This statement is
mine, not necessarily Jeri's! Today there is a news report about
the current United States administration is pursuing whether laws were
broken by the previous administration regarding interrogation by use of
torture, such as "water boarding" and other forms that we probably have
no comprehension of. First I will say that politically, I am a
conservative in many ways but would also be considered a moderate.
There are things I believe in on both sides left and right politically,
but there are things on both sides that I disagree with too. So
back to the torture issue, I BELIEVE IT IS WRONG. I wrote
that in CAP letters to emphasize how strong I believe this. You
may ask, well what if you were a victim of terrorism that could have
been prevented by our government using torture to prevent it?
Though of course I would wish that no one would be affected by any
terrorism, that does not convince me to justify torture to prevent it.
The basis of this belief is simple and biblical. It is found in
the Bible book of Matthew chapter 7 verse 12 and is known to Christians
as "The Golden Rule", Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that
men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the
prophets. I believe as a Christian, my calling is clear.
I am to treat others as I would want to be treated, even if they don't
treat me that way. It is my prayer that God bless me with the
power of the Holy Spirit to do just that.
***Addendum*** April 27
2009: I just received a email with a link to this
Religious Liberty
blog which is a confirmation of my statement above regarding
torture. I believe that those that support torture now in an
attempt to gain information thought to protect us from terrorism will
eventually find nothing wrong in using the same tactics to convince the
few who do not choose to believe in the same religion that the majority
accept, to change their belief to that of the majority. It is sad
that this will happen, but happen it will. Praise God for the
prophecies telling us that this would happen and now we can see how they
can be fulfilled! |
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April 10 2009: I
wish I had good news to share, that Riley has come home, but he hasn't
:-(! We hold out hope and we have faith that he still will come
home. It has been awhile since he has been gone this long.
We have seen no sign of him being in a struggle with the coyote, so that
is the main reason besides our faith for our optimism.
I have continued working
with the startup company my friend from church is starting. We
have been getting organized and planning strategy. This week was
exciting as we got a really nice IBM x3755 server with all the
components. I had the opportunity to create a virtual server then
successfully install a free Linux software on it. First time I
have ever done anything like that! I am also working on the
webpage for the company. I will share more about the company once
it is officially open for business.
Jeri continues to
have pain in her shoulder. It flared up after she took photos at
the Wildlife Safari in Winston last weekend.
Click here for a
few of the photos she got there however. |
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April 4 2009:
It has been 4 days since we we last saw Riley and he has not shown up.
Unfortunately, Jeri and I were scheduled to go to Roseburg which we did.
My mom has been checking for him several times a day with no sign.
We have not given up up. He has disappeared for several days
before and then just showed up. We pray for him and God's will be
done. Jeri and I had
a nice 14th anniversary on Thursday. Help her folks get new cell
phones and now they both have one! We then had a nice Mexican
lunch and later desert with Jeri's aunt Bev and uncle Weldon.
Looking forward to a great
Sabbath day today! |
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April 1 2009: This
is not a April Fools! Last night about 11:30 Cam went to let Riley
and Buddy in but they weren't there. We always leave them out
until we go to bed or they (Buddy to be exact) whines and complains
about wanting to go back outside. Anyway as I said they weren't
there. Cam kept looking out the window and then he saw it, a
Coyote! We have heard that they are around, but had never seen
one. He quickly went out and chased it away. In the next few
moments he also saw a skunk and two raccoons, all within a couple
minutes. Anyway that was late last night. Buddy showed up
shortly after all that so he is OK, but Riley didn't and still is not
here this morning. Now he is a cunning old guy and has been very
alert when preparing to go out, so I now think he knew that the coyote
was around. So hopefully he is just hold up someone, making sure
it is safe to travel before venturing out. To complicate matters
further, we are scheduled to leave later this morning for a few days in
Roseburg with Jeri's folks. Your prayers for Riley would be
appreciated! I'll let you know updates as we know them.
Cam's time with Bhagyam and
Franklin has been going very well. They are still in the Business
preparation mode, trying to get a business plan defined and doing other
pre-launch activities. Your prayers for that business are greatly
appreciated!
Tomorrow, April 2 is our
14th wedding anniversary! It is hard to believe that it's been
that many years already! Thank you to all our family and friends
for their support during that time. We love all of you very much!
We continue to be in awe of
how prophecy is being fulfilled right before our eyes. As you
know, we believe we are living in the final days of this world's history
of sin. There are scary parts of this time but probably not for
the reasons you may think. We're afraid of giving up our trust in
God during these difficult times, but now is the time to trust him with
all our hearts. If you are interested knowing God with all your
heart then I recommend looking on the left side menu on for "It's going
to happen soon.." and the Amazing Facts links there as well. God
Blessing to all of you! |
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March 27 2009: The
last two weeks have been fun. Cam has been training with his
friend Bhagyam Moses for the new business she is hoping to start soon.
Several others have been training as well and helping with the vision of
this new company. The general business is to offer network
solutions for improving network system performance while reducing the
overall cost of investment for medium to large size businesses.
Bhagyam has worked the last 6 year developing the tools and processes
for doing this and her former company has encouraged her to start a
business to continue to offer the products and support she has provided
for them. It has been a great two weeks and we all hope and pray
that God's Will, will be done and that the business will be able to
start soon.
In other news, Jeri
continues to have pain on her right side, mostly in the shoulder, but
down her right arm as well. Per a doctor's recommended
prescription, she has started more physical therapy. We hope and
pray that it helps and the pain is relieved.
Just a week till Jeri's and
my 14th wedding anniversary. We plan to go to Roseburg for several
days to celebrate. Should be a fun time with the family there!
The video below is from You
Tube and I saw the original mention of it on the news today. It is
a video of a model train layout in Hamburg Germany and it is probably
the largest lay out in the world. The video is amazing.
Enjoy! (Update, video was no longer available
2-26-2010)
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March 19 009: About
10:30 last night, I realized that I had lost my wedding ring.
Don’t know why I didn’t notice it before then. I thought about it for a
few minutes and realized it could be about anywhere. We had been to
Goodwill, then the feed store, back home in the barn, back and forth to
the barn, then out to the manure pile with a couple loads. So I had
been all over and hadn’t noticed, obviously that my ring had fallen
off. Since I lost weight, it has been quite loose on my finger on
my left hand. If working sometimes, I will put it on the right hand as
it is a little snugger there.
Anyway, I did remember that I
had heard the sound of metal hitting metal out in the barn, but it
didn’t occur to me at the time that my ring was involved. I thought
that my coat zipper which has a big hunk of metal on it had just hit the
hand truck I was using to move the hay from the pickup to the barn.
Anyway, I went out last night
with my flashlight and looked around but didn’t find anything. I told
Jeri about this morning, we both felt sad, but it’s no big deal.
Figured it would turn up sooner or later…hopefully.
A few minutes ago, I thought I
would go look again. I went over all the areas I had gone through, but
no luck or blessing for that matter. I had prayed about, explaining
that having the ring was more sentimental than important for any other
reason and asking for God’s will to be done.
I decided to look in the barn
again and thought this time I would just move the bales of hay a little
and see if I could see anything there. Lo and behold, under one of the
bales, between the top and bottom bale…THERE WAS THE RING!.
Praise God for answered prayer and leading me
to where the ring was. |
| March 15 2009: Last
week was an exciting week. I had two job opportunities present
themselves, interviewed for one and had a interview scheduled for the
other one for this week. The first one is with a start up company
and is actually the one that is most exciting as it is one where they
wanted me. The product/service that they offer appears to be a
good one for the times we are in so hopefully it will be not only an
enjoyable job but one that will be lasting for awhile. The other
job was with a company that I am knowledgeable of through a temporary
agency and though I think it could have worked well for me, it would
have been a long, daily commute to the office. So the first job
sounds like the best for me. I will tell more about it as I get
through training and get started with it. The first job
sounds exciting and is working with people I know. I have decided
to pursue it for now and canceled the other interview.
Jeri had her MRI and
Orthopedist doctor appointment last week. It was good news and bad
news rolled into one as the doctor doesn't want to do surgery which is
good and bad as it means no surgery, but it also means that the problem
which is a frozen shoulder and a long time to continue dealing with her
pain. Her shoulder is a little better today after a lot of rest
night, 16 hours of sleep. Hope and pray it continues to improve or
at least is less painful for her. |
| February 27 2009: It was on a
Friday, one year ago basically today, though technically, February 29,
2008 that was my last day at Tektronix, my former employer of 34 years
and 9 months. It is hard to believe a year has gone by already.
However, it has. What a year it has been. My original
thought was that I would leave Tek, work with my folks and wife and try
to move to Roseburg all together so we could be closer to her family.
That hasn't happened at least not yet. My dad's heath is not good,
though considering all his problems, he has done well to still be with
us. It has been a good time for me to be able to assist my patents
with getting to the doctor and other appointments. I intended to
start and look for work in the fall which I did, but in the middle of
September while at a nieces wedding in California, the housing crises
became the headline news and the stock market responded and went down.
That started a slide in employment with many companies laying off
workers which is still going on. I have applied for several
jobs, but have basically not heard anything or very little from anyone
regarding my applications. I have thought about self employment
and that would be the best thing to do from a time availability issue,
allowing me the freedom to continue to assist my folks with their needs.
However, the government makes self employment pretty complicated so I
have been trying to figure out how to that. So anyway, that is
where I am today. Hopefully I get it figured out and be able to
make a little money to help with our expenses. The good news is or
at least I hope it will be good news is that I can draw from my
Tektronix Pension beginning in September of this year when I turn 55.
Hopefully that will add to our income enough to make our ends meet. |
| February 20 2009: Jeri
is still in great pain in her shoulder. It dislocates very easily
and that results in great pain. Your prayers for her are
appreciated. On the the other hand or leg in my case, my knee is
doing great. I'm not one for a shot to fix a problem, but it
certainly worked in this case, reducing the inflammation and the
swelling is all but gone.
We are in Roseburg, arriving
yesterday afternoon. Will be here till Sunday afternoon. Had
a great drive today around the country side and even made it up the
Callahan, a mountain range to the west of Roseburg. It was a
beautiful clear day, could see forever from the top.
Unfortunately, we hadn't planned on the ride and therefore left our
cameras at the folks, silly us. But that is what happens
sometimes. |
| February 10 2009: First a report
on Riley. He is back to his normal self for which we are thankful.
Yesterday, Jeri and I both had medical
appointments, hers was for her shoulder which has been causing her
server pain and mine for a knee problem. Jeri started physical
therapy on her shoulder. The PT appears to have done a great job
of determining what the status of the shoulder is and what therapy to do
to prepare for further possible procedures. The belief is that
there is a something loose floating in her shoulder area. The PT
will work to strengthen the shoulder in prep for a MRI and possible
surgical repair of the issue in question. As for my knee, the
doctors diagnoses was that it is arthritic and that the solution someday
would be a knee replacement, but that would be the last option and only
done when other options no longer prevented pain. The good news
for me is that though I have discomfort and have had some fluid on my
knee, with a rest and with anti inflammatory medication (IBProphen) it
doesn't bother me as much. So to help with the reduction in
inflammation, the doctor gave me a shot (I don't remember what it was)
but the knee is doing much better today and over the next several days,
the shot should help reduce the inflammation and fluid which we will
hope will happen. |
| February 7 2009: Early this
morning I noticed that one of our cats, Riley, was having a problem with
one of his front paws. He was favoring it like there was a
problem. Later this morning, I showed the problem to Jeri and we
both determined that we needed to take him into the vet and have the
problem checked. We did and it turned out that he had a small
abcess from a thorn or other sharp object in the palm of his paw.
The Vet cleaned up the wound (which was barely visible) and gave us some
antibiotic to help clear the infection. He already appears to be
feeling a little better. We are thankful that God answered our
prayers and that the problem is minor. Riley should be back to his
normal self in a few days. |
| February 7 2009: Friday evening I
found a email that was sent to me by a distant relative about a letter
written by theologian Dr Samuel Bacchiocchi about President Obama, Islam
and the Catholic Church. I found it to be a fascinating read.
Now some of you may be offended by what is says, but I believe the
information presented is to important to not share. So here is the
link:
http://www.biblicalperspectives.com/endtimeissues/eti_217.pdf.
My prayer is that God through His Holy Spirit will guide you as you read
this document. |
| January 20 2009: Today, the 44th
president of the United States took the oath of office. It was not
a ordinary inauguration day, for today a man took the oath of office for
the presidency of the United States who some thought they would never
see. Barack Hussein Obama II by all expected accounts should not
have won the presidency. He is of African American heritage and
has an apparent Muslim name. But win the presidency he did and
today I had the privilege of watching his inauguration as the 44th
President of the United States of America. Regardless of your
political view, this was a amazing day. From this day forward, as
long as President Obama is the President of the United States, I will
pray for his safety and for God to bless him.
Also today in Portland Oregon, the Mayor, Sam
Adams, (who just took office the 1st January of this year) apologized
for lying about a relationship that took place several years ago.
The reason he lied is because he Gay and the relationship was with a
reported 18 year old male intern and Mr Adams thought that if the truth
was out, it would effect his bid to be Mayor of Portland. As I
have stated in a previous posting, if I am given the opportunity
to vote on a Gay issue, I would vote against it. It has nothing to
do with hate. It has to do with right and wrong. That
said, the mayor asked the citizens of Portland to forgive him for lying
and I do. However that said, he apparently thinks there is nothing
wrong with having casual sex between two consenting people, even when
one is almost twice the age of the other and one is just a teenager.
I find that attitude to be extremely sad. It is why homosexual
relationships are wrong. Unfortunately, this is what the gay
community wants us to accept as normal lifestyle and want us to support
by recognizing such behavior by voting to allow marriage. What
happened with Mayor Adams is a glaring example of why gay marriage is
wrong. With these two stories in mind I
share this link to a chapter of a book you may find interesting:
http://www.whiteestate.org/books/gc/gc36.html
|
| January 11 2009: I normally don't
stay up very late, but tonight I Just happened to see that a movie
called
Tiger
Cruise which is loosely based on the events of
September 11 2001 and a cruise where family members including some
children of the crew of a Navel vessel, a Aircraft Carrier in this case
are traveling back to San Diego on board the navel ship. I don't
know if this actually happens but for the purpose of this movie that was
the premise. The plot is how the the crew and family members deal
with the attack on the United States.
I
won't bore you with the details of the movie, but it did take me back to
those days surrounding 9/11 and the sense of national pride we all felt
and how all of us flew our flag as a tribute and stood together in unity
over our fellow citizens that lost their lives on that fateful day.
A lot has happened since then. Our world is indeed different than
it was. From a biblical standpoint, it is going exactly where
prophecy tells us it's going.
Anyway, the movie caused me to be proud of my
country again. Our current President, George W Bush has had a
tough, if not an almost impossible job to do. He said just shortly
after the 9/11 attack that the war on terror was not a easy war.
It would take a long time to wage. This has turned out to be true.
I don't know if there is anything he could have done to make things
different than they are. I do know that regardless of public
opinion, if he felt he had to make an unpopular decision, he did so and
stuck to it. That is hard to do for any person. We all like
to be popular. So I want to thank President Bush 43 for trying to
do the best job as he thought he should do it. In honor of that, I
have decided to once again and forever fly our country's flag in the
upper corner of this web page.
God Bless the United States of America |
| January 1 2009: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We all say it and I'm sure we mean it. But then there is the
reality! The word economy is teetering on collapse, there are
major wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and just the last few days, the
Palestinians and Israelis are exchanging rockets and air attacks.
Many people have lost jobs, myself included, though I essentially chose
to accept an offer to leave. I am thankful that my hopes aren't
based on what happens in this world but rather based on promises of God.
Philippians 4:13 for example: "I can do everything by the power of
Christ. He gives me strength.", So I invite you to ask God to be
in your life! |
