Pray Pray Pray

Here is the update on my friend.  Below is a post from a blog that a sorority sister of Elizabeth's has set up for her... If you click on the title below, you will be directed to that blog.  We need many many prayers.  Thank you.

Time to Wake Up

Elizabeth had a good restful night of sleep. The meds were lowered a couple of times yesterday, but Liz was beginning to fight the tubes and when her heartrate rose they induced sleep again for her to rest. Praise God that at this time her motor skills seem to be functioning well as she was kicking her legs and bending her arms!!

Today is a new day! They began weaning Elizabeth off the sleep meds at around 6:30 am and are waiting for her to wake on her own. Elizabeth is ready to come off the ventilator because she is breathing on her own (another PRAISE!). They will leave it in until she can follow some basic commands that the doctors give her.

SO, this is a critical time. Our prayers are being heard, but we need to pray now more than ever!

PRAY. Pray that our Elizabeth would wake up on her own. Pray that it would be easy for her.

PRAY. Pray that her eyes would open and that she would be able to follow commands that the doctors give her.

PRAY. Pray that she would be coherent. Pray that the same compassionate, loving, sweet Elizabeth that we all know wakes up.

I know we are all scared right now.... but I am claiming this verse of scripture that a sweet follower of Elizabeth's blog posted yesterday:

"Because [s]he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue [her]; I will protect [her], for [s]he acknowledges my name. [S]he will call upon me, and I will answer [her]; I will be with [her] in trouble, I will deliver [her] and honor [her]. With long life will I satisfy [her] and show [her] my salvation." - Psalm 91:14-15

Prayers for Elizabeth...

I want to dedicate this post to my friend Elizabeth.

On Sunday, September 12 three best friends were involved in a car accident on I40 heading towards Conway. The wreck happened around 1:30 am. Two of the passengers were rushed to a local hospital where they were treated and released for minor injuries. Elizabeth, the third passenger was unconscious at the scene and med flighted to the hospital.


Elizabeth suffered from a bruised lung and was set up on a ventilator to help her breathe. She has been sedated since then from the intubation. She is recovering in Intensive Care. She has had several scans of her brain, all revealing no signs of brain swelling or bleeding. Until Elizabeth can be awake, the full extent of her brain injury (if any) cannot be known.

Elizabeth thankfully has not suffered any other injuries such as broken bones or internal bleeding. At this time doctors are awaiting her lung to heal so that sedation can be lowered and the intubation removed. At that time she can be better assessed.

 Elizabeth, you are such a strong beautiful person.  Hang in there.  We love you so very much!

Pray, Pray, Pray. Thank you.

Frugal...

Hello... I am back. Have you missed me?  Life has been crazy busy.  Work is taking everything that I have plus some.  When I go home, I don't want to be anything but a hermit.  Sad I know, but hey, that's life.

 As everyone knows, this economy sucks.  Watching my family be affected by it makes me really put things in perspective.  Life isn't about glitz and glamour.  So I have decided to start becoming frugal and try to become debt FREE. This is going to be extremely hard for me because I am not a saver.  Never have been.  I can't save a dollar if it killed me.  I am not good with money, I don't know how to budget money, and I don't know how to spend money (the correct way). So I am going to start putting most of my earnings into a savings.  Not a big fan of banks so it won't be a "bank" savings account.  I am going to do like my great grandfather did, bury coffee cans of money.  Maybe not to that extent but I am going to have a hidy hole or two. 

We shall see how it goes....  so friends, if I say no, it isn't because I am being mean, just trying to save money.   

IT'S FRIDAY... YIPPEE!!

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Ta Da..

Here is the finished project... I think it turned out well.  C-man was sooo excited!

Go Hogs...

My little cousin requested a razorback canvas for his birthday to hang in his room.

  Here is the work in progress:

Phase #1

Phase #2

As you can see the ear and mouth area were not to me satisfaction... So I am in the progress of painting over them and starting over... plus painting in the details.... I will show the ending product.  I am hopefully going to do be done with it before Sunday!

Bed of Roses...

Just checked out the 2nd book of my new series from the library today... So excited!