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sparkey · 12-31-2008, 04:42 PM

I do not know about the rest of you, but I have had one heck of a year. I had my home hit by a tornado as many of you recall and lost 9 acres of trees. My log home luckily was still standing and repairable. It is almost redone and then we got the ice storm 2 weeks ago and the only few trees I had left at the end of my driveway snapped off and landed on my telephone wires/electrical and lost them and the power for almost 5 days.

Today after being in bed for almost 5 days with terrible pain in my arm/wrist/shoulder and not being able to feel like I could live anymore, I finally get out of bed and go to work. We started getting snow at 8am and it is now up to about 6 inches. Everyone left at noon-2pm due to the weather. My day was going okay and then my mother calls me and seems to ONLY call me when there is bad news.

My cousin in Florida ( male) OD'd this am or last night and they found him this morning. The wake/funeral is Sunday. My poor aunt just buried my uncle and my grandmother this year a few months ago and now she loses her son. I really do not feel much like celebrating today as he was only my age ( 47 ) and such a handsome man with a wonderful girlfriend who we thought was turning his life back for the better.

It is such a shame as he had drug problems all his life and was in prison for theft when they buried his step father and grandmother. He was in and out of prison pretty much most of his life for stealing for drug money. He gets out and now this? At this sad, unfortunate time I wish everyone a very happy New Year and hope it is a better year for us all.

jayne · 12-31-2008, 05:18 PM

Lord Sparky you have had one hellish year......We have had a really wonderful year here...I got to go to Pa. and meet so many of you....No big storms good rain fall and my daughter came home from Afganistan whole...My children are all healthy and for the first year in 6 we are not fussing with WC over something....everytime money got short the good Lord found us a path to make it thru......I am still eating chicken from the truck roll over....And my husband and I still love each other more than ever...I wish you a better year next year Sparky

chrischris · 12-31-2008, 05:20 PM

I know 2009 will be a better year. I realize that my new job is just a job. It is not my life. My priorities are in order. Come on WC, throw it at me. I can handle it and come up smiling. You will not run my life this year. I'm taking my life back.

jayne · 12-31-2008, 05:27 PM

chris I am coming to Calif this year God willing we want to go up and see the redwoods are you anywhere near?

sparkey · 12-31-2008, 05:35 PM

That is what I need. A good outlook on the good things to come. Thank you both for making me feel positive. Nothing could be as bad as it was this year. Please put a prayer in for me Jayne. Seems like I need to be on the list for better things to come. I am hopeing that I find a new specialist that will find out what my pain is from and finally be able to live my life again, or at least know what is wrong.

The house will be beautiful and at least my family was safe and they are all still very healthy. I do have alot of good things to look at. I just need to look at the positive things is all. Not the negative.

jayne · 12-31-2008, 05:56 PM

Sparky you are always in my prayers and if you would like send me your name by PM and I will put you on the church prayer list to find the source of your pain....we are a small but powerful praying church...I asked for a special prayer awhile back when I was so scared for Del he means so much to us here.even our men were on their knees praying for Del and he is cancer free......Some day I hope for Red and Del to walk in my church and feel the total love and peace that place brings to even me and I can be a nasty hateful thing but I am trying to be better but slide back alot

hurt at work · 12-31-2008, 07:35 PM

my dear i wish you the best and a better year to come.sorry to hear all of this and i hope things get better for you.

sparkey · 01-01-2009, 06:45 AM

THank you so much. I really do wish to be put on a prayer wish. I am catholic and believe very much in prayer, although I do not go to church often, he is always in my heart. I really think I need some things on my side this year. Happy Birthday and Happy New year.

PS. thank you Hurt. You always make me smile : )

~~capricorn~~ · 01-01-2009, 09:11 AM

Sparkey wishing you good thoughts, peace and good health for this New Year. You have had so much. I am so sorry to hear about your cousin. Addiction of any sort is tough on all involved. I pray your pain eases and something is found to help you. I personally know the power of prayer here. I believe Jayne's Church led the crowd in God hearing that my husband needed healing. He listened..................

Capricorn Smile

red1030 · 01-02-2009, 12:14 AM

sparkey.... you have had a very difficult year ... I was so worried about your when your lovely home when through that storm. I know it was tearing you up in side. Then when all of that happened with your daughter, that was tearing you up in side. Sometimes I think that the pain should be more than most of you should be expected to handle and yet life contunes with all the rocks in each of our paths. You have had your fair share of the rocks, but I have seen a women who found the courage to skip across those rocks to the other side and continue on wiht your path. I know that sometimes it just seems very unbearable...for me as well... however, my faith is in our lord, who I know holds the keys to yours and my heart therefore our lives. Heres to a better year in 2009....besides what could be better than knowing that know matter what happens, you can always come here and know that you are loved. Love and am so happy to hear that your home is being repaired...I became very attached to it, when I was attempting to paint it... Red