Hello to all my dear friends! Sorry for not being around much, but a lot has been going on. Thankfully tax season is almost over. And things are getting back to normal at work.
The funeral was so sad for Amanda's (my DIL) nephew. He was such a sweet and kind of shy little boy. My heart absolutely broke for his mother and grandmother. And his two brothers were so upset. They could not understand why he was sleeping in a box, or why he was being put in a hole. They just wanted him to wake up and come home with them. It was the worst funeral I have ever attended. I hope to never have to attend another funeral for a child.
It could be several weeks before there is an answer as to what caused his death. The coroner ruled out meningitis. That was what they looked at first because of the high fever. They wanted to check the other kids who came in contact with him if that was what caused his death. Thank God none of the others are sick!
Now for a very disturbing event that took place at the wake. The woman who has caused so much heartache and hardship to my family called the dead child's grandmother to offer her condolences and to profess that she still loves the family after all that has happened. The grandmother thanked her, but made it clear that she was NOT wanted nor welcome at the wake. She was told NOT to come to the funeral home and cause trouble.
Needless to say, she and her entourage of thugs showed up and wreaked havoc at the wake. What kind of person intentionally inflicts more pain on a family already suffering from such a terribly tragic loss after expressing love for the family just the day before? It takes a mean spirited, cold hearted, vile, despicable, ruthless, loveless, uncaring, and purely evil person to rub salt into the wounds of a family already suffering from such a tragedy! This woman and her "friends" were escorted off the property by security. She should be embarrasssed and ashamed of herself, but I am sure she isn't. She has no regard for the feelings of others. I pray that someday before it's too late that she sees that her evil deeds are not something to be proud of and that she repents and seeks forgiveness from God and tries to do something good and rightous before judgement day.
Please continue to pray for my son and his family. And for the family of this beautiful little boy. They really need the help of God right now to overcome this grief they are suffering.
I will continue to keep each and every one of you in my daily prayers. I may not get to your pages every day, but you are in my heart, prayers and on my mind every day.
God bless each of you and your loved ones. May HE fill your lives with love and peace. And may HE provide for all of your needs. And most of all, may HE fill you heart with the spirit and love God offers each of us.
Take care and much love to each of you, Debbie

Once again I come to you for prayers for those who really need us right now. Amanda (my daughter-in-law) called me yesterday to tell me that her sister's son passed away. He just celebrated his fifth birthday.

He was running a high fever, so she took him to the emergency room. He was given a shot and some meds and sent home. Danielle put her other two sons to bed and went in to lay with the sick little guy. She stayed with him thru the night. She got up early in the morning to use the restroom and check on the other two. When she went back to the sick one's bed, he was already gone. She called paramedics. They were there in less than 5 minutes, but there was nothing they could do.

The coroner first thought that it could be menengitis that killed him. So he ordered tests for the entire family that had close contact with him. The tests came back negative. So it may be several weeks before they get answers as to what caused this child's death.

It is so sad when the other two keep asking where their brother is. And he and my grandson were so close both in age and as friends that Landin is taking this really hard. He just doesn't understand where this little boy is. Death is hard enough to understand as adults, but to explain to children what is going on is so difficult!

So I ask that you keep this family in your prayers. They are going to need them these next few days especially. The wake is on sunday and the funeral is on monday. I intend to be at both.

Take care. God bless. And thank you in advance for remembering this young woman and her family in your prayers.

Hello! I know it has been a while since I have been on here, but I have been so busy...I have had 2 funerals to attend. I had a friend in the hospital. I have been doing taxes for a number of family and friends. I have taken knitting classes and another computer class for work...And I have had to go have a liver scan and 2 spots of skin cancer removed. That's just for starters!

My son's appeals have been heard. We are waiting for a ruling now. The waiting is the hardest part. He has been moved to a closer and safer prison for now. I have really been praying hard that things go well and that he comes home to his family real soon.

My grandson is still in counseling. It seems to be going well although he still doesn't want to leave home. He wants to wait for his dad to call or come home. At least he is controlling his anger better and not being so mean to Katie any more. And his teacher says he has improved greatly, not so withdrawn or violent towards the other children in class.

My DIL is working steady again. Praise God! She was laid off so much during the holidays that she had a hard time making ends meet. She now has everything caught back up and was able to get her car repaired. She is very hopeful that Mark will be coming home real soon. It is good to see her with an occasional smile. It's been a long time coming.

I have been helping Timothy and his fiance look for a house. They want to buy something and get it fixed up before they get married and move into it. He is finally happy again. He is a very loving son. His divorce took it's toll on him.....We are very close and spent many hours talking about how and why things happen the way they do. I am trying to get him closer to Christ. I seem to think that he is coming around. He listens closer and asks more questions instead of changing the subject....So I am happy for that and real hopeful that he will find and accept Christ into his life.

Hopefully now that things are quieting down on the home front, I will be able to visit with each of you more often....I want you to know that I really do appreciate all of your kind messages and well wishes. And most of all, your prayers. I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful group of good christian friends to help me thru the bad times. You all have given me strength and hope......Please continue to keep my family in your prayers. As I do each of you and yours...Take care and God bless.....Much love to all of you.

Hello to all of you. I wanted to write a different kind of blog today. And I hope all of you as Christians will offer up your help with prayers. I will explain as you read on.

(1) My best friend Linda just lost her father-in law this week.

(2) Linda's family is also about to lose her 45 year old sister-in-law. She only has hours, possibly a day or two at most to live. She has been battling ovarian cancer for 5 years now. It has now spread to her kidneys, lungs, stomach, and lymph nodes.

(3) My friend from work, Sue also has need for prayer. She is a very nice Christian woman whose husband has diabetes. He had all of his toes removed this past June. Now he has set up another infection and has to have both legs removed at the knee. He is only 52 and they have 4 kids, the oldest is only 20.

(4) The best man at my wedding, Clyde just suffered a heart attack last night. He is in intensive care at the hospital. My husband and I went to see him a short time ago. He is also the minister that baptized me some years ago. His family has suffered a lot in the last year including the death of his father and his daughter had a baby who died the day after he was born.

(5) My son has his appeals being reviewed real soon. Please keep him and the 3 judges in your prayers that they may see thru the lies and fabricated stories that were told.

(6) Last and not least, remember the men and women still over in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting so we can remain free. And the families here that are waiting for them to come home.

There are times that we get so caught up in our own lives that we forget that there are others who need our prayers. I pray daily for my friends here on 360 that are suffering hardships, whether they be from health problems, family troubles, or money troubles. My brothers and sisters in Christ are very important to me. Your messages brighten even my darkest days. Please take care and God bless you and your loved ones!