Going Camping This Weekend!!!!

We are going camping this week @ New Life Camp, in Rose City, MI. It's the singles camping weekend, but they don't mind if I bring my children.. so we're going camping!! WOO HOO!! Adventure!!! I am excited, we have not done anything this summer as far as traveling, so this will be our first and last trip this summer!! We are going canoing tommorow, so hopefully that will go well (no tipping Canoe's). Unless it's hot of course (kidding, just kidding). I'll post some pictures from our adventerous weekend next week when we return home!!!

God is Good.. .all the time!!

Blessings, :) Shanda :)

P.S Radiation is going well.. my skin is starting to turn a little "pink" but no burning yet!! (hopefully I won't get burnt at all)

Goodbye Summertime!!!

Goodbye summertime, hello Fall!!! Soon summer will be gone.. I'll put the bathing suits, and shorts away for next year, and drag out the warmer/ Fall Winter clothes. I can't believe how FAST the summer went this year, and how much craziness it held, as I reflect on July 26, the day I almost died!!! Scary events surrounding that day for sure!!! Since that horrible day, I have taken ONE medication to sleep, and I have been sleeping fine. I only need about 6 hrs. of sleep. If I go to bed between 10-11 p.m, I am usually up about 5:30a.m!!! Which will benefit me when the children start school, because I'll have all this nice quiet time before the children wake up (they normally wake up between 8:30 & 9:30). I am also looking at doing EMT school in the winter, to re-obtain my basic EMT liscense, so I can go to Paramedic school this coming Fall, and re-obtain my Paramedic liscense and hopefully work at the hospital I have spent so much time in this last year, hopefully I will be able to get a job in the ER, earning close to $20. per hour. But that will be technically 1.5 years from now, because the Paramedic trainning comes in the Fall, so I won't be able to get a job until Spring, or maybe after summer if we go on the road selling jewelry, who knows.. that's all the future, and who knows what the Lord has planned for my future :) Hopefully GREAT and MIGHTY things to further HIS HOLY Kingdom!!! I could also do medical missions trips as a Paramedic, so that will come in handy :).

God is good.. all the time!!

Love, :) Shanda :)

Small motor skills improving :)

Well, my small motor skills are definatly improving :) Praise God!! Woo Hoo! I can even fill out checks to pay my bills now!!! My signature is different than before, which reminds me, I need to to the secretary of state because they did not send me any of my renewal things in the mail (I sent in a check and they did not cash my check, or mail me new stubs etc.... Now everything's going to be expired because my birthday was over the weekend.. errrr.. that totally stinks!!

I am feeling a little bit better.. more of myself latley, but there is still some darkness in my life, I am hoping that it's the drugs de-toxing from my system. I was on some pretty powerful stuff!! If it had enough power to make me not wake up for up to 17 hrs. and almost kill me, then I would think that they could still be affecting me somewhat. Hopefully that is the "problem" with my mood, and my feeling of heaviness in my life!!

God is good.. all the time!! Thanks for reading my blog today :) Shanda :)

Feeling like the weather.. cold & icky

I know when you are a believer... your not suppossed to base things on your emotions. And I am not basing anything on them.. but I just feel kind of icky. .like this cold rainy day we have been having, now for the second day.. I just kind of feel in a rut.. like in a funk..maybe it's my body getting used to not having chemicals in it (I have taken NO medications since my near-death experience a few weeks ago). I am not sure what is going on with me. I just feel "down" and I don't know why... I know the Lord is good, and spared my life a few short weeks ago. I know he has a future and a hope for me, a good purpose, I just don't feel very "purposeful" latley! Urg.. I hate feeling this way.. I hope I come out of it soon!! Thank you for your prayers today!!

Love, IN CHRIST JESUS,

:) Shanda :)

School just around the corner

Before I know it.. school will be starting soon!! Another homeschooling year ready to kick off in just a few short weeks. Man did summer just FLY by!!! I will be finishing up my last 2-3 weeks of radiation during our first few weeks of school. Hopefully my energy will be up, like it is now so I can handle the school year starting strong. Katie will be in 6th grade this year, so she will start going to Jr. High activities at church...my big Jr. Higher!!! I can't believe she is so big!! She'll be driving before I know it. Well, thanks for checking to see how we're doing. thank you for your prayers!!!!!!!!!!!

Blessings to you today,

:) Shanda :)

Our Quiet Week

The boys are up at camp all week.. and man it sure is quiet around here without them here!! The girls and I are enjoying the quiet time together, yesterday we went to the library, and today Patty and Jesse are coming to visit. They live in FL and are here for 2 weeks, and will be coming by today to hang out with us!! Radiation is going fine.. I will have almost a week under my belt on Wed. 5 more to go!! God is good.. all the time :)....

Quick update

well.. the blood clot in my left arm is gone!! woo hoo!! No news yet on my MRI... but no news is good news right?.. I hope.. I am steadly improving.. my speech gets better everyday.. my small motor skills really stink..and that is frustrating to me, but my Dr. said that "everything will come back".

I started radiation this past week. 6 weeks every day M-F!! So far so good.

The girls come home from camp today..and the boys leave tommorow! Please pray for them (my boys) while they are away at camp.

thanks so much!!

Blessings, : ) Shanda :)

My struggles continue..but I am not alone!

Last thurs. July 26th I almost died... I still don't rember much of my 4 day adventure....I remember sharing my testimonyat church with my singles group...then I do remember a "black-vortex" type of feeling... I was unconcious for at least 7 hours.. possible more.. by the time Paramedics got here.. I was blue @ pousturing (near death). A few more hours and I would have surley died. What a horrible thing for my children to witness... and I am still seeking answers. I had an MRI on my brain & an ultra sound of my left arm (where my blood clot used to be) on Friday.

Please pray for mr children...my girls left for camp today for a week and then my boys will go next week. And please pray for my regaining basic skills.. my speech is slower and my motor skills really stink...

thanks so much, and I will update as soon as possible

God is good!! Alll the time :) Shanda :)