The link is a video clip from Red Skelton’s television show on CBS dated January 14, 1969. If you are not familiar with him, Red Skelton was a movie and TV star; a funny man in his day.
Please listen to the entire clip, all the way thru to the end, please listen until the end. How was he to know then the relevance it would have today, some 40 years later?
Click on the link, and turn your sound on – you need sound – if you don’t have speakers then find someone who does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfz2XDXaeqc
I am finally starting to do better… Praise The Lord. I’ve even made it to church the last two weeks; this past week I was even able to sit in the front row instead of in the very back of the church where I needed to be able to rest my neck.
I do believe that my Lord has started a healing in my body; whether this healing is temporary or permanent I am truly grateful for the work going on in my life. I remain on oxygen; however, I believe that God is using this as a way to bring a new life to my tired body.
I have learned a great deal being down for the last several weeks. God revealed His absolute and omnipotent power to me a few weeks ago.
He must be omnipotent in order to daily provide wisdom for each of His children, all around the world. Just imagine with me… My God is aware of every step Ryan (my friend’s son) is taking while touring Indonesia ~ He hears the prayers of my mother in Florida ~ He knows my concerns as I cry out to Him in California ~ whether you know it or not He is working in the lives of all of you as I pray for you individually.
I know that some who read this have not been saved by the Grace of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ… you are always in my prayers… I pray that God will draw you close to Him and that you will have a desire to learn about my Jesus and what He has done for you.
So much has gone on over the last few weeks… This will be a short entry; my hope is to get back to doing this weekly instead of every couple months. Following are just two of the things that I was working thru and being frustrated by when I wrote the last entry on my blog.
I’m still not receiving the correct amount of money from SSDI… ugh!!! As most of you know I am currently receiving $650 each month; the amount I should be receiving is $1,440 each month. I actually just got off the phone with my worker at the Social Security office… the conversation was left at “we will speak again tomorrow”. As for now the money due to me remains in the ‘Social Security Payment Center’; for some unknown reason the funds have not yet been released.
It’s not just the correct amount of money each month that I am looking for; I also desperately need the back pay that is due to me. This money is also being held by the ‘payment center’.
For some of you who have known my quiet, extremely shy son, Rick the following will come as a complete shock to you.
My son Ricky moved out right around the time I sent out the last update. He still pops in to spend the night once or twice every couple of weeks but for the most part he has now left the nest. I didn’t want to admit it at the time it was happening but this was quite an adjustment for me. Yes, I still have Jen and Nicholas; but not having Rick here has been an adjustment.
I must tell you that I am very proud of the young man that I raised; he is still giving me about $1,000 each month to help with the rent and utilities. For a young man of only 22 years of age I take great pride in the fact that he is taking on the responsibility of making sure his mother is still being taken care of. This will not continue forever, but at least until I receive the full amount of money I am due each month from the government and then we can figure out what will happen next.
At this same time Ricky started having rather serious chest pains. He would have tightness and pain in his chest, his heart felt as if it was going to beat out of his chest, his arms would go numb, and he would break out in a sweat while at the same time feeling dizzy, nauseated and like he was going to pass out. Remember my Ricky is only 22 years old; this was about the same age that Matt was when he passed away of a sudden heart attack (Read More).
At first it was thought this was brought on because of too much caffeine; he was drinking 4 – 6 cups of coffee each day along with 3 – 4 energy drinks. After being off all caffeine for about three weeks he was still having these problems.
He was recently started on heart medication; this seems to have made only a minimal difference. Although he hasn’t had any more attacks the continued rapid heart beat remains a concern. His health insurance kicks in on August 1st at that point he will be able to see a cardiologist. We really won’t know any more until August when he is able to have some tests done.
It has been suggested that he may be experiencing pre-heart attack symptoms. Since Alan’s (my ex’s) father passed away at a relatively young age of a massive heart attack and my father has congestive heart failure I am very concerned about what all this means.
So now you know ‘some of the things’ that were going on at the time of writing the last update. Next week I will get another one out to you filling you in on a couple more things that have been and are continuing on.
Meanwhile, I have been working on trusting in God…
Philippians 4:4, 6-7
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
And now for some fun news…
Nicholas has a new uncle ~ yes, it’s true… Nick’s Grandpa Cesar and Grandma Alicia gave birth to a baby boy on Monday, July 7th. He weight in at 7lbs 12 oz and was 19” long. His name is Jeriah Kaden, but Nicholas has decided to just call him best buddy!
In this picture you will see Grandma Diana (that’s me) with Nicholas, and Nick's Auntie Mariah and Uncle Kaden. As you can see Nick and Auntie Mariah were getting ready to go swimming.
Love to you all,
Diana
If you would like to join me in prayer my requests are that God will make a way for these funds from Social Security to be released immediately and for Rick’s health.
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