This and that

My favourite time of year, 'Wimbledon'.  I don't think Federer will do it this year, or Murray, but we will see.  My other favourite sport is snooker.

Well we have had another death in the family, my hubby's much loved uncle has died.  We all (the family) sat round his bed all day Saturday until the evening when the machines were turned off.  He had no children of his own but was loved and respected by all the family and neighbours and to some of the nephews was very much a father figure.  He had gone to hospital the week before with bad stomach pains and during the operation to remove a mass they had found, it turned out to be worse than they thought. 

He had bowel cancer plus a burst abcess.  They also found that it had spread to all his main organs and if he had come round from the operation he only had about 2 weeks more to live.  Thankfully he never came round and knew this, he went down to the operating theatre laughing and smiling and thinking he would soon be home.  Lets hope this will be the end of funerals for a while.  The problem is we are all getting older.

Changing the subject, i still haven't booked a holiday yet and i am getting a bit desperate.  Help!!  The g'kids are expecting to go somewhere so is my daughter.  I will have to really get down to looking.  The weather doesn't inspire me, one day hot the next cold.  I'm not so bothered if the weather is bad but the kids don't take too kindly to being shut in some strange place.  They always want to 'go somewhere' cos there 'bored'.  Trouble is if i find a place that is a reasonable price i wonder what is wrong with it that it hasn't been snapped up during the school holidays.  I think i shall just have to go for it and hope for the best.

I am still struggling with too many books.  I am trying hard to get rid of some to make room but i have just bought another lot.  I have little piles of them all over the place.  This is what happens when you work in a bookshop.  Still it keeps my friend in books to read whenshe is on holiday.  Some of my books have been all round the world.  Shame i couldn't go with them!!

I must make the most of it though as we are really struggling at work.  The internet is taking its toll on our takings.  Being a Christian bookshop it is a specialist shop.  You don't get passing trade, you come because you want something.  Unfortunately so many people and churches are buying on line now a lot of shops are suffering and are having to close.  Once lost we can never be replaced, shops cost too much and what a loss to the area.  We don't just sell books, but cd's, gifts, cards, childrens games etc. We also have a coffee shop area so people can meet their mates over a coffee or have a good look at the books before they buy.  Sounds like i am giving a sales pitch.  But seriuosly it will be a great loss to the community and i am too old to go looking for another job.

Going to go and get tea now and watch Murray playing his first match.

Jenny <><

 

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A while ago i could not get onto aol, it would not connect so i clicked onto 'one click fix',.... big mistake.  It deleted my connections and connected me up again via dial-up; but i'm on wireless.

For some reason i could not get onto 'internet explorer' properly and the aol 'help' man in India suggested i find my ethernet cable and use that.  I had put that away in a safe place years ago.  Anyway to cut a long story short, today i finally got re-connected.  Hooray!!  I have had to delete my alerts though and will have to start again.

Also a few weeks before i disconnected myself, i got a bad case of RSI (repetative strain injury) in my right wrist.  This is because i have an optical mouse and use it on my thigh with lots of small movements side to side all evening, every evening.  My daughter and i call it 'mouse hand'.  I had never realised how painfull this could be, i also lost all use of my hand for a few days.  Needless to say i had to give the computer up for a while and rest my wrist.  It still aches when i do things with it and as soon as i start using the mouse i can feel it.  So i will have to be careful and perhaps limit myself.

Has anyone who lives in or near Lakeland Florida been to the 'Florida Outpouring'.  I have been watching it on 'God TV' every night for the last 40 days or more, it has been going for about 61 days.

For anyone who hasn't heard of it, Todd Bentley went to Ignited Church Lakeland to do a 5 day healing conference and there was such an outpouring of healing that it has continued with the venues getting bigger and bigger.  Now they are in a 10,000 seater tent at an airfield.  The 4 hour tv recording of it is going out to 214 countries around the world and people are going to Lakeland from all over the world too.  Our ministers wife has been for a week and so has other ministers in our area.  It has been going long enough for people to go back to their doctors and hospital to get it all their healings verified and come back and show the doctors letters.  Todd Bentley is trying to get as many of these healings proved from doctors reports.

I don't just believe these things automatically, i always watch with a critical eye, although i firmly believe God heals as i have had first hand experieince within my own family.  But after watching every day for over 40 days i have seen some remarkable healings take place and i would say the vast majority are genuine.  Our minister's wife said you have to be there to understand what the atmosphere feels like and anyone who has felt the power of God upon a place will understand what she means. 

Well, to change the subject, i am on holiday for a week and guess what?  I have a bad throat, had a funny tum, pulled a muscle in hip trying to turn in bed and the weather is awful.  But never mind, eh!

Also, The house is sold, everything is all done and settled, it took 5 months all  but 2 days.  2 1/2 months for probate and 2 1/2 months from puting the house on the market to completing.  Thankfully that's all over.  It was sad when the house finally went and we could no longer go there, the keys were handed over, but i am glad its all finished now.  Time to go forward, (my back room is still full of mum's stuff though).

Jenny <><