That is such good news.  You getting out.  My first little adventures out my door were mind boggling.  No one could understand what the big deal was.  It has been a yr for me and I have some difficulty but the dear Lord gets me through them.

 

You are taking small little steps but they are big steps to your recovery.  I am so happy for you!

 

Indy

thanks ya'll....I was so afraid of posting that, you just

 wouldn't believe and it 's great that ya'll are so

understanding, it's comforting and truly means alot to me.

hey guess what!!!!!Nippy ate some coconut and raisins today

not from my hand..but still, she ate them...what a day topper.

flesea/lesa

Lese and Linda,

I know I am personally happy you honor us with the trust necessary to share these times with us. I feel it a priviledge every time someone relates a need we can carry to God in prayer. The prayer chain here is so huge. God bless you both with the grace to endure and the possibility of healing.

Lojouner aka Lo

Lesa, Thanks for sharing your problems.....I've found by sharing problems the burden of them becomes lighter.

 

We are indeed, happy to have you here with us as we all learn from each other.  Some teach us  about about birds, some teach us about patience, some teach us about life, some teach us about computers, and some teach us to smile and belly laugh....everyone seems to teach us something that we need and can use.

 

Also we learn that our problems aren't the worst and that they can be handled.

 

di

OMG...I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for anyone to think I thought my problems were the worst

on the contrary...I'm very fortunate in many ways, mostly in that I know no matter how bad things get in this world, my Lord will make sure it's never more than I can handle...maybe in a different way of living, but handling just the same.....and I'm thankful...I'm thankful not just for being able to collect pine cones but for wanting toenjoy that pleasure as simple as it is...you know it's funny., I once had an Australian Shephard(lost in divorce) I wore a t-shirt that read...'my dog can beat-up your dog'...it's funny at the time....this all just brought that to mind, the t-shirt's not so funny any more...but boy! Randy was a big Dog (indoor dog) I'm sorry.

lesa

 

hi Linda...yeah this being Georgia you'ld think I would have pinecones in the back yard

but alas not this yard......I like to decorate with pinecones....we're not doing Christmas this year( donated the tree the the children's hospital) because of the boys (Denny and Kenny) being over there fighting the war....but I need to make decorations just the same  because it's something I always did with Chase and Gabby (the children my husband and I were adopting, they lived with us for 8 yrs)

any how , the pine cones are for them, to keep them in my Christmas thoughts in a high-spirited way....it's silly the things we hold on to, I use the pine cones, we always hunted them together...hahaha sometimes even weeks after Christmas because it was so much fun...we scented some ( pine scent from dollar store), placed a festive cloth in the basket then put in the cones on top of lights...the warmth from the lights kept the scent wafting, other we used to make center pieces, ornaments,gift decor,...and some just for a pine-cone fight, (ouch!)

but for us,...pine-cones...some things you should just never let go of

flesea

flesea,

you are an important member of our group and we love each and everyone of the members and want to help and support them in anything, good or bad, happy or sad, we are here for them.

I hope you will always feel like a family member in the group and enjoy with us the joys and trials of real life. 

Huggles,

Sherry:)

 

 

Something I did when my kids were growing was to get or make (they helped) a new ornament for each every year. By the time they were ready to fly on their own, their first tree would be filled with good memories of growing up. The little things are what make us what and who we are, not just our birds. It's the life experiences we grow from and beyond that help us to reach out to each other... and that's what is important.

((hugs))