Starting September
Starting September simply
Steady steps and sure
Waiting, watching, walking
September thoughts are pure
Great-granddaughter grins
At a walk-athon with friends
Fund-raiser fun and frolicky
Tackling new trends
Love,
GG
Posts tagged ‘helping one another’
Help!
We live in a beautiful place with a beautiful view and wonderful neighbors.
Our property has about 4 acres and in the center of those is where our house sits surrounded by 13 evergreen trees.
The lawn and trees require a lot of care to keep the trees healthy year round and the sprinkler system working in the spring, summer and fall.
This is the time of year when turning the sprinklers back on and repairing broken ones and adjusting the direction of the water’s flow has to happen.
We couldn’t possibly do all this by ourselves.
Thank God for the helpful guys in our “hood” who volunteer their services annually because without their help, I’m sure we would find it very difficult to live here!
My Morning Visitor
We seldom see moose in our neighborhood during the day. They sometimes come down out of the mountains at night to nibble on our evergreens when their natural habitat up in the Gravellies or the Madison Range is snow covered. But this guy showed up in broad daylight.
He had a ragged spot in his back and a bum leg. Probably had been injured by some other animal that attacked him.
After I got Kenny back inside, Bob & I chased the young moose off to the neighbor’s. He was nibbling on our trees! Fortunately, after I contacted the neighbor and explained, he called the animal protective services. Hopefully they came to help… I don’t want to think about how.
What do you think?
Love, JanBeek
Fairness
My friend, Lilie, posted a comment today touting her belief in “fairness to all, and justice.” I responded in affirmation. Wouldn’t our world be a better place if everyone practiced fairness to all, and justice?
Promote fairness for all. Exhibit unconditional (Agape) love!
And hugs 🤗 from
JanBeek ❤️
Montana Snow
The Christmas cards are done
They’re ready to be mailed
But we can’t leave our home
We’d surely be derailed
The winds were 40 mph gusts, and
The drifts have blown like crazy
I’ll have to ZOOM church tomorrow
And it’s not cuz I am lazy
I’d attend if I could get out
And after church I’d go
To the post office to mail the cards
But I can’t get through the snow
So we are at the mercy
Of a kind and helpful neighbor
When he comes with his bobcat blower
We’ll watch him work and thank him later
He’ll blow out the driveway
And clear a path for us
So we can get to church
Without shoveling and lots of fuss
But if you don’t see us
And if our card to you doesn’t come,
You might send out a sled team
To rescue us… we’re frozen and numb!
That’s our driveway that’s the culprit
The wind swirls the snow in piles
Inside between the rabbit brush
It blows in from many miles
That photo was a light snow
This time it’s at least two feet tall
After our neighbor plowed us out
The piles were a five foot wall!
We haven’t seen a winter like this
This storm has been a doozy
It started way too early this year –
The freezing wind makes me woozy
The Christmas cards are done
They’re ready to be mailed
But like I said, I’m stuck in here
Our Christmas travel might be curtailed
Try coming in through the drifts
I’ve some hot chocolate to share
But if you don’t make it here
Mr Snowman will be content floating there
Hope you’re having a happy December so far.
God bless you! Stay in touch.
Love ya,
JanBeek
Take a look at this photo I found!
That’s me – pregnant with our 1st child, Ty.
And that’s my sis and her hubby with my niece, Denise
and my mom and dad…
1964 Christmas …
Sweet memories!
Rainbow Bridge
Our hearts are hurting today.
Yesterday we had to help our 12 year old Boston Terrier, TazE,
over the Rainbow Bridge.
She was struggling to breathe, rasping…
not eating or drinking for the last four days…
and lost the use of her back legs twice during that time.
Her organs were shutting down.
We were snowed in and unable to get out.
It was terrible to see her suffer.
She had lost all kinds of weight
since this picture was taken
because even when she still was eating,
it was very little.
We knew we were losing her,
but we just didn’t want to let go.
Who will be my walking partner?
Our wonderful neighbor, Rex,
spent over an hour with the snow plow on his ATV
here in our driveway yesterday
plowing us out so we could take TazE to the vet.
The ladies at Mountain View Vet Hospital
in Sheridan/Twin Bridges were wonderfully
compassionate, empathetic, and professional.
TazE went peacefully in my arms.
My heart is breaking,
but I know we did the right thing…
and I believe when I get to heaven
she’ll greet me at the pearly gates!
It wouldn’t be heaven if
our beloved furry family members
aren’t there, too!
Would it?
Bob won’t miss having the toenails to clip.
That was a stressful job!!
But he sure will miss his buddy
when we’re out on our “Lucille”
(she’s our ATV… a red head who is a Ball).
There is a part of Bob’s personality
that only surfaces
when he is with his Boston Buddy!
I will miss that part of Bob!
In Heaven our TazE will be forever young!
Good-bye for now, sweet pup!
See ya over the bridge… keep the light on!
(St. Peter, give her a bone, wouldja?)
Love,
JanBeek
It’s Beginning
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
From my toes to my head … see that hat?
Christmas parties have begun
That’s the luncheon at our Madison Valley Woman’s Club yesterday.
45 ladies showed up from our little Ennis community!
My dear friend, Susan P, came and helped me decorate our house from tree to…
…fireplace mantle and lotsa places around the house.
She did things I could never do by myself.
God bless her!
Those candles on the mantle are battery operated
and can be set to change colors!!
Isn’t that fun?
They can all be one of any choice of 8 colors
or they can rotate.
Good ole CostCo.
They have lotsa fun things
to get you in the holiday spirit!
But nothing depicts the Christmas season
quite as well as this treasure
that I found at our Christmas bazaar last Saturday.
It’s a manger scene made by a darling lady in Nairobi.
She used the bark from banana trees!!
It’s not Christmas unless we
recognize the nativity as
central to the holiday!
Is it beginning to look a lot like Christmas at your house? Tell me about it!
Have fun fixing your home
to reflect this holiday season
in a way that is meaningful for you.
For me and my family, it’s Christmas…
Thanking God for the gift of
Baby Jesus,
sharing time with family & friends,
sending out cards,
decorating with trees, candles, music
and presents…
and the fun has just begun!
Our TazE looks just like this Boston on the right.
She has decided the blanket under the tree is her bed.
She thinks the presents are for her.
Help!
Have fun this Christmas season…
and good luck keeping your dog, cat or kids
out from under the Christmas tree!
Love,
JanBeek
Relinquish
Let’s just relinquish
Let’s give away our troubles
Let’s trust our Maker
It’s easier said
Easier than to be done
But it’s what we’re told
Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me,
all who labor and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you,
and learn from me,
for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy,
and my burden is light.”
Today I woke after a good night’s sleep.
Feeling a throbbing, I looked over at my hand;
It was more swollen than when I went to bed.
The pins holding the pinky in place were buried.
Yesterday I visited the occupational therapist.
She put compression sleeves on the fingers.
They are designed to reduce the swelling.
Maybe it would have been worse without them.
Who knows?
It doesn’t do any good to complain,
To mope around and feel sad and blue.
You gotta keep on the sunny side of life –
And a good way to do that is to let go!
Let go of the doubts and relinquish grumbles.
Find someone who’ll hold your hand and assure you
That everything is gonna be okay – be patient!
Give your troubles to God and put on a smile.
Bob and I seem to trade off times for help.
There I am holding his scarred up hand!
Now it’s his turn to gently hold mine.
We are so blessed to have one another!
I pray that you have loved ones beside you
Who comfort and assist you when you need it.
It’s easier to see the sunny side of life
When God gives you family and friends who care.
So relinquish your troubles to those who can
Be the hands and feet of God beside you.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help – and accept it!
Let others share the sunny side of life with you.
God bless you!
“Bee” well…
Reach out and “Bee” someone else’s helping hand!!
See ya tomorrow (God willing)-
Love,
JanBeek
Stress Less
We overdid ourselves today with five “not so simple” tasks:
1) Get helpers to reassemble our fridge, move it back into the kitchen, and hook it up to water, etc.
2) Move the downstairs rug & pad up into the dining room
3) Move the living room rug and pad back to its place
4) Hang a few pictures back on the wall in the hallway and entry
5) Vacuum the new floors in the living room, dining room, and kitchen & dust everything
It was harder than it sounds – even with wonderful helpers!!
I am going to go to Bob with #8 and then
Take you up on #5
Which of those 9 pieces of advice
do you think will work best for you today?
Tomorrow
gotta clean that fridge and put stuff back into it
(Oh – it’ll be so nice to have it accessible again!)
Good night!
Thanks for visiting JanBeek today…
See ya tomorrow (God willing)…
Embrace Action
All talk and no action
Makes for a sad friend indeed.
A true friend steps up
To help in our time of need.
All talk and no action
Is a sorry commentary.
We’re not called to pontificate;
But what we do may vary.
Each situation’s unique
And calls for a different plan.
Jesus never hesitated –
Likewise, do what you can.
Last Sunday a dear friend
Fell in the parking lot at church.
Someone fortunately saw her,
So she wasn’t left in the lurch.
Friends jumped into action:
Her son was called. “Come today!”
Another brought her to the ER
And got a wheelchair right away.
Their example of action –
Stepping up when there’s a need –
Was exactly what Jesus did.
Remember the bread and fish feed?
Remember the blind man
Who said he wanted to see?
Jesus showed us how to act –
His examples sure impress me!
I want to be like Jesus.
I want to step up and be
The person you can count on
To act at each opportunity.
I’m grateful for the doctors
Who saw Bob’s need and acted.
Today they biopsied bone marrow.
Yesterday a PET scan was contracted.
All talk and no action
Allows health issues to grow.
Emotional issues likewise fester
When not addressed; don’tcha know?
Embrace action, my friends.
Jump in when you see a need.
Do it out of goodness –
Not monetary greed!
Thank you for embracing action, my friends.
Your prayers are faith in action.
You’re the best!
Tell me about the last time you saw a need and jumped in!
Could be as simple as what I did today. I was Bob’s chauffuess!!
(He’s usually MY chauffeur!)
Love,
JanBeek
