Author: Sassy

Wife, Mother, G'ma, Catholic, Conservative

03.21.2023

30°F clouds ESE@12mph

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

Looks like we might have some rain today.

Ponder: Jesus seeks us out even when we have allowed discouragement to settle in.

Know you are prayed for.

FitBit & Google

945 am… Got an email from fitbit telling me I had till April 26th to cancel my premium account. I click the link they send me and follow instructions to cancel. They tell me they cannot cancel me, I must go thru Google pay. I follow the link given me. It says I have no subscription. I click the link given to return to Fitbit, I do a chat with Jessa Jane for eons, doing the same things over and over again with identical outcomes. Jessa apparently didn’t believe me and says. When you get this canceled let us know. She ended the session pretending I had ended it.

Tonight about 4, I chat with them again, this time with Andrea. Who put me thru the same rigamaroll Jessa did with the exact same outcome. By this time I was less than friendly. I sent them a copy of the 24 screenshots I’d done thus far. I get email telling me to convert them to jpeg they don’t accept them in about 24 other programs.

I have no clue how to make conversion. Resent the screenshots telling them this was what they asked for, here they are, if you don’t accept them that’s their problem not mine.

I wasn’t planning to call, but removed my payment info for my account there and at g pay.

If you didn’t know, fitbit sold out to Google. They are making huge changes to the way things are being done. Fitbit bit was already turning into a liberal, woke, pagan program, Google is worse.

I’m done I think. Ranting and cooperating.

03.19.2023

14°F clear WSW@15mph

Morning Offering given… prayers for those in the Ecuador earthquake zone; prayers for the 2 women/babies taken to the birthing center during the night.

Village peaceful

Coffee fantastic

It’s up and at-’em day for me this morning. I started the “loaded last night” washing machine. Showered, dressed, waiting for phone calls to pick up new babies/moms/dads to take them home. The original trip to Mayo the man will do without me. Should I write down all the questions I want him to ask our friend who is hospitalized up there? He will have company, never fear, 6 others are going with him.

Very nice day yesterday with my friend Alma, I do believe we have solved the world’s problems…if only someone would ask us how.

The temps are improving, looks like highs in the 40s for next week. I am grateful.

The experiment…slept thru the night, headache manageable, joint pain there but not near what it was, vertigo still lurking but not active yet. Onward we go.

John 9:1-41…curing the man who was born blind. Physical blindness compared to Spiritual blindness…something to ponder as your day goes on.

Here’s hoping you have an awesome day. May you spend time with your family and realize how important that is.

Know you are prayed for.

03.18.2023

7°F overcast NW@17 mph

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

Cold this morning, heard there might be flurries…Only 2 days till Spring. I am so very ready.

Picked up a new book at the library yesterday, one audio, and one hardcover. The audio has too much swearing in it so will be going back. Do not understand why authors fill a page with vulgar language. I didn’t get past the first chapter, and am not willing to listen to the “has no purpose swearing” to follow what I’m thinking might have been a great storyline. The hardcover is book #3 in the Abercombe Trails series, which I find to be quite interesting. The setting is Minnesota’s 1880s uprising era. I still cannot believe I wasn’t taught about this in history class, and wonder if they are teaching it now.

Off to Tomah with a friend this morning. I enjoy her company, she owns a fabric/variety store on the highway. She is the age of my eldest child. I find her refreshing.

I’m beginning a bit of an experiment. In November 2019 I purchased a Fitbit after my bout with Covid-19 (undiagnosed because no one knew what it was but later confirmed by antibodies in the blood) to monitor my oxygen levels. I have worn it religiously since then. I have also noted things going on with my health since then. Vertigo, headaches, ear/sinus issue,s, excessive joint pain, the feeling of an electric pulse running thru my body, excessive fatigue, and various other things. At almost 68 I have been putting these things down to aging and the joys of the golden years. Last week I removed my smart watch, went without hearing aids for a bit, and some of these things lessened. They returned when I returned to wearing them. I am now wondering if Bluetooth has something to do with these issues, so will be doing a little experiment for a while to find out if turning off Bluetooth changes things. I’d love to know if anyone else has experienced these issues and has the same thoughts regarding Bluetooth.

My news feed held a story about a woman (my age) being refused a kidney transplant because she didn’t and won’t get the vaxx. Sometimes the medical world is flat-out deranged in its thought process. Prayers this woman finds healing.

Please continue to pray for the Amish teen in Mayo clinic. She woke up yesterday, but there is still no diagnosis or found reason for her seizures and condition.

How’s your Lent going? My hope is you are drawing closer to Jesus and finding peace in your relationship with him.

CIAY…how goes it? We’re on Day 77. I’ve been comparing today’s Catechism to the old one. Basically, they are the same except the old one is plain, and simple, whereas the new one is not.

We are planning to take April off as much as possible to finish up some projects we have begun here at the house. I’m hoping to set up a garage sale in early June, and I’m hoping I am ready on time. Will have a couple old working vehicles for sale and hope someone who needs a 1st vehicle or cheap car/SUV comes along. I am so glad we are parring down the yard clutter.

Know you are prayed for.

03.17.2023

20°F overcast WNW@19mph

Morning Offering given

Village silent

Weather service issued a special statement for Monroe Co regarding the slippery road conditions that are a result of yesterday’s all-day rain. They advise using extreme caution on all secondary roads and roads that have not been treated until they have been treated. No school delays noted. No road crews seen, as yet

No coffee ready, the man forgot. Sigh, I could make some I suppose but, it has been his job for years. When he said he was retiring from the “J O B”, I sure didn’t think that included making coffee job.

The news feed was filled with “Covid Vaccine warnings” so I made a separate post with those headlines in collages. Should you desire to see the full stories, go to the Epoch Times app and download it. Best $9.00/month I have spent in my life. This newspaper is a real newspaper, they investigate both sides of the story and give you those findings. Other news sources will tell you they are a far-right paper…yep they have been “far more right” about everything I’ve seen in there for the past almost 3 years. Oh, wait, that might not be the other news places’ definition of far-right. I call it as I see it.

Hoping for an easy day today. Hoping yours is too.

Know you are prayed for…offer your day to God; forgive family members who slight you; stop at church to pray; let someone know you are praying for them/or pray with them; comfort a child; remember those who have gone before…

03.16.2023

41°F overcast S@10mph

Morning Offering given

Village waking

Coffee exceptional

A mini miracle happened last night, I slept uninterrupted from 9pm to 4am and returned to sleep till 6am. I feel amazing. The only thing I did differently was removed my Fitbit from my wrist. In fact, I think the last time I slept well I had done the same thing. I might have to continue this practice.

Asking for prayers for an Amish man’s teenage daughter. Last Monday I took them to the hospital as the daughter was having some kind of seizure. She had experienced the same thing last June and the hospital had advised her parents she was suffering from encephalitis. This time they didn’t feel they could help her so they sent her on to Mayo in Rochester. Thus far, Mayo has been unable to find what is causing her problems. They have also told this family they need to have $50,000.00 upfront to continue treatment. How charitable is that? They have on their premises a 14 yr old girl who has been unconscious since early Monday morning, they have her heavily sedated because if they don’t she goes into seizures that fling her entire body around to the point of flinging her to the floor. None of the tests they have completed show anything, they don’t believe she is in pain, and are now guessing what tests to complete but demand $50,000.00 to continue. Yes quite charitable of them isn’t it. The heck with the girl, give them the money seems to be the motto. The father says, she hasn’t improved but I do believe she is receiving a high level of care. Prayers please, for her healing.

Rain is supposed to come in today around 11, we can use the moisture. Warmer temps this morning are very welcome.

My friend Valerie is an artist. She does encaustic. Last year I purchased one of her pieces “Jesus, in the boat”. Last evening she sent me a quote from Padre Pio that I will attach to the back of that piece “…stay in the boat in which our Lord has placed you, and let the storm come. You will not perish. It appears to you that Jesus is sleeping, but let it be so. Don’t you know that if he sleeps, his heart vigilantly watches over you? Let him sleep, but at the right time, he will awaken to restore your calm.”

Jesus in the Boat by Valerie Lynn

The man made breakfast, he has now left for the morning, wishing him a wonderful day. Hard to believe we’ve had 49 yrs together in August.

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for this life, for the gift of love,

and the blessing of our marriage.

We give you praise for the joy you’ve poured into our hearts through this love,

for the contentment of family, and the happiness of our home.

May we always treasure the experience of loving each other in this holy union.

Help us to remain forever commited to our vows,

those we made to each other, and to you, Lord.

Amen.

Know you are prayed for.