Thanks too Susanne and Sam for the memes, links on the left.
Thankful for my new glasses. I can see way better now. I like my old frames and I can get lens for just reading. I may do that, especially since I am doing a lot more reading now. Speaking of reading, I am on book 9 of the Left Behind series. I am at the part where the Jewish people have fled to Petra. The Anti-Christ is going after people to get the mark of the beast and if they refuse, they get their head cut off. This is all based on the Bible.
Thankful that I was able to visit my 82-year-old aunt on Thursday at the rehab care facility neat me. She fell and broker her pelvis. My cousin is planning to take her in when they release her. I know how much work it is to be a caregiver. I helped take care of both my parents. Mom passed in 2010 and dad in 2013. I sure miss them! My aunt is my mom's baby sister.
Thankful for the groups I am in through church. Our pastor is doing a series on stress and worry. We discuss the questions in our small group. One key thing is to take it to God and try not control something we can't.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Thankful that the weather is getting warmer. Hubby and I got the pile of bags we had in the garage for giveaway. I have several boxes I have to go through and purge.
Thankful for our daughter. She turned 35 on Tuesday and could not make the party on Tuesday so we took her out to lunch Thursday for Chinese food. 
Saturday 9: Only Love Can Hurt Like This (2014)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this week's song, Paloma Faith sings that she thought she wouldn't care if her lover left but now she's begging him to stay. Can you think of something you were surprised you missed when it was gone or over?
We can miss material things, but we seem to find something else to fill in. One material thing I miss is my Roman soaking tub from my old house. Some things can't be replaced. I lost my parents back in 2010 and 2013. I miss them everyday. It is not the I am going to die feeling when I first lost them. It is more a realization of how much I miss them, and questions I have that I can't ask now that I am gone.
2) Paloma obviously has a powerful, versatile voice. She's also a trained dancer. Tell us about two things you do well. I am gook at Bible journaling and I think I am a good Mema!
3) She was a judge on two British TV shows: The Voice and The Voice Kids. Do you watch competition shows (The Voice, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, etc.)? If so, are you any good at picking the winners?
Yes, I do love many shows like Dances with the Stars and American Idol. I chose correctly on the last 2 contestants. I was so sad to hear that the singer Mandsia passed away at the age of 47. She was a contestant on American Idol in 2006 and was also a Christian. I was able to hear her when AI went on tour near us. She came out and praised God when she came out on stage. I was also able to hear her at a Toby Mac Concert. I read her book Idol Eyes and may read it again when I am through with the Left Behind series.
One of my favorite songs on her True Beauty CD is God Speaking.
4) This week's song was written by Diane Warren. She's one of America's most successful song writers,
having written more than thirty Top 10 hits. Think of your favorite song. Do you know who wrote it?
Shout to the Lord by Darlene Zschech.
5) She's made a fortune writing love songs, mostly from her Hollywood Hills office. Diane spends up to 10 hours a day in a room she describes as "cluttered," and admits it's an unlikely setting to write about romance, yet it works for her. Describe a setting you consider romantic.
Celebrating at the beach. We usually go for my birthday and sometimes our anniversary.
6) In 2014, when "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" was popular, Joan Rivers died. Best known as a comedienne, she was also a successful businesswoman, promoting her jewelry line on QVC. Do you ever watch shopping networks? No.
7) The Apple Watch was introduced in 2014. Are you wearing a watch as you answer these 9 questions?
Yes, I have Fitbit watch my son gave me for Christmas a couple of years ago. I use it to track my steps and sleep.
8) One of the best-selling books of 2014 was The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. It won awards for best YA (young adult) fiction. Is YA a genre you often read? No, but my granddaughter does.
9) Random question: What's something on your to-do list that you just can't get around to doing?
Decluttering! It is slow going, but I am more encouraged to get it done.
