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Monday, February 23, 2026

Pick Myself Up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello friends
Hope everyone is having a great Monday
Hope your week is productive and goals met

I'm having a pity party today. I didn't invite anyone to join me
I can't define my feelings today, or any day to be honest
This morning when I woke up my body was already fighting
with me. I've felt bad since last Thursday but tried to push myself
forward. By Saturday I was in the ER receiving IV fluids and receiving
the same speech from my MD I hear all the time. I understand what is
being said because I'm a nurse and have given the speech 100 times.
Feels different when roles are reversed. 

I am fighting so hard not to get in a depressed place.
Been there before and climbing out of the hole isn't easy.
I have great support from family, friends and church family
The devil wants to be a part of my journey. He wants to tear
me down by getting in my mind and filling it with lies, fear,
temptations and despair. I rebuke the devil and the work he
is trying to do in my life. HE is working overtime today, he knows
I'm weak BUT my God is stronger than him
I don't know what will happen during this "illness" journey
The unknown is very scary, but I have to keep my eyes looking
upward. God knows my fears and anxiety because he made me
I'm only human. Being afraid doesn't mean I don't trust or have faith
God knows where my heart is. 

Being able to post these emotions help a lot. I want to be as
active as I can in my life. My grandchildren seem to always know
when I need some extra "Annie" love. They don't know I may have
cancer, I don't want them to know right now. All they know is I
have rheumatoid arthritis which gets me down. A lot of my fear
is leaving and missing out on important events in their lives. 
Funny how we don't think about these things until we are faced
with trials in life. 

I'm going to stay as active as I can in PSP
That is one thing that takes me away
I'll try to continue doing tutorials and I have other thoughts
running through my head.

TY for reading and I'm asking for a quick, short
prayer daily.

tk-Rhonda-siggy
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Friday, December 19, 2025

Sorry for MIA

Thank you to my friends who have reached out to me
and my lack of posting past few weeks.
First, Bob is doing GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was released from hospital a week ago and is now
staying in an apartment owned by hospital. He will stay
there around 8-9 weeks as long as health continues to improve
He is so happy to have HIS PILLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are so thankful God has brought him through this journey
and continues to walk with him every day.

My health is nowhere close to his battle and I hate to
complain. So, just a short detail of my battle
Went for 6-month check-up 2 weeks ago with primary and
rheumatologist. Received a call last week about labs being
critical high on 3, severe levels on 4 and dangerously low
on 2. The low levels happened about 5 months ago which was
caused by some new medication I had started. Went back to the
other meds and felt fine. I had some weird symptoms I had never 
experienced before but as a nurse I convinced myself they were normal.
Long story short, I will be receiving 2 weeks of iron infusions in hope of
bringing values back to normal. Hoping these infusions will bring
other levels where they need to be. After the second 
infusion, labs will be collected again with results being
higher!!!!!

In the meantime, I will be absent in the PSP community
I will doodle around in my time and attempt to keep my brain
as functioning as possible, may even learn something new
Work is on the back burner for now

I am asking my friends, and foes, to lift me up in your prayers
All I ask is for God's will to be done and pray that I accept his will even when
I feel the cross is too heavy to bear because Lord I known where my strength
is found. Help me fight the enemy with everything I have, Take my fears away
and Lord I pray others See Jesus in me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TY for the prayers I know will be prayed
I love you Lord and I know you love me even more
TY for everything you are going to do for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I give you all the praise and glory right now
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving

"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God
in Christ Jesus for you."

I want to wish everyone a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving
Thank you for the friendships throughout the year
This year has brought a new meaning to my family
We are a Christian family and have always been thankful
for all the blessings we receive
Witnessing a family member receive a second chance at
life has revealed how precious life is and should never be
taken for granted.
To the family who lost a loved one our prayers are with you
during this holiday season whether it be your first or many years
We can never repay the precious life you gave
This candle will burn for everyone as a thank you

Happy Thanksgiving



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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

UPDATE - Moving Forward

Bob is doing GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was taken off ventilator late Saturday evening
Sunday morning, he asked for grits and sausage
PT got him up and he was able to walk halfway around hallway
Later that afternoon he was walked ALL the way around!!!!!!!!!!
He was moved out of CCU to room on Monday
Plans are, if he doesn't experience any setback, 10 more day in
hospital then he will move into an apartment within the hospital
for 6 weeks to continue rehabilitation
Praying for this journey. He has come a long way and we thank God

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Thursday, November 13, 2025

UPDATE on Prayer Request

Update on prayer request a few days ago
HEART HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bob texted me at 6am with the good news
Transplant was scheduled for this morning but due to
several organs being harvested, Bob will get his tomorrow
We are so happy as a family. God is so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We know there is a family somewhere grieving a loved one
We don't want to forget them during this process
I hope Bob gets to meet the family one day
I will keep everyone updated
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Monday, November 10, 2025

Prayers Requested

Good Morning Friends

Sorry for the delay in posting. Life has a way of throwing curve balls.

I'm asking for prayers today for my first cousin, Bob

He is needing a new heart and has been placed on the transplant list

He has been in University of Birmingham hospital since middle of September

I had the opportunity to visit him this past weekend

He is currently on a heart machine which is keeping him alive

He would die if machine were turned off for 10-12 hours

He is alert, oriented and in good spirits

All this occurred after having an ileus in May

That caused a viral infection that went to his heart

He thought he was experiencing allergies but got weaker and weaker

If he doesn't get a transplant soon, he will have a make a decision a make

He could get a heart pump which will give him the opportunity of

leaving hospital but may be dropping his name on list

We are praying for a transplant

If you are reading this, I'm asking you to say a quick prayer

We know God has a plan and we trust in his will

Thanksgiving is upon us, and I am blessed and thankful to be a

child of God. Thank you to everyone for your prayers during

this time of need.

 

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Thursday, May 16, 2024

Forgiving Yourself

Good morning family and friends
It's a beautiful morning in Ga
I walked out the back door and sat on our
steps drinking coffee admiring the beauty of nature.
Birds are flying and singing, bees are buzzing around me
grass is green (needing cutting), just simple things we take
for granted. God gave us all these things.

I have been fighting with myself on forgiving
I think the first step is forgiving myself
If I can't forgive myself of things I've done,
how can I forgive others
I was reading in a devotional book yesterday and
name of lesson was Jesus forgave, but did he forget?
Title really caught my eye
Lesson gave 2 examples on subject
One was where a debtor goes to the king explaining
how he couldn't repay the debt he owed. The king forgave
the man's debt and took the loss on himself. 
This man, who had his debt forgiven, was not so forgiving
to the second man who owed him. He had the second
man sent to prison until his debt was paid
When the king heard of what happened, he punished
the first man for his unforgiving
Moral of this was we should forgive others because
one day we may need to be forgiven

Second lesson was on Peter when he denied Jesus 3
times as predicted. Jesus gave Peter 3 chances to prove
his loyalty, one for each time Peter had denied him
Jesus didn't say there was nothing to forgive, he forgave
what Peter done, but he didn't forget either.
In his forgiveness, he didn't hold a grudge against 
Peter, he moved on with his teachings
Moral is people do us wrong during life, but Jesus teaches
to forgive and not hold grudges. We should acknowledge 
the wrong that has happened, confront the one who done the
wrong then take the teaching Jesus taught on love, kindness, 
and forgiveness. We may not forget but don't harbor the hurt,
we must truly forgive with a heart of love.

This is not easy to do, God understands. 
I have carried some tragedy in my life around for
20 years, things I need to forgive myself for
My goal is to work on forgiving me, then I can forgive
others who I feel betrayed me.
God is so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to leave a few Bible verses that speaks
on forgiveness.
Ephesians 4:32
Mark 11:25