Can I remind you, God is good, has His own sense of timing, knows all and does not always reveal His secrets.
Woke this morning with severe coughing and have battled it off and on all day. My Kaiser Dr. called me this morning to ask me to come in, I did and she listened to my lungs, they were clear but the coughing continues. So she is trying a couple different things, thinks this is based on drainage from sinus and wants to attack it from that angle. My visit to Kaiser cost me $70 today, money I sure did not have as I got an amazing .11 in the mail today, that is right 11 cents is all. That is a bummer for sure.
Tomorrow morning I'm back at a different Kaiser to see a sleep expert who will check out my breathing equipment, hope she can help thought I think I'm pretty good there in that department. I've stood her up for two appointments so I think I'd better keep this one. No work to do, at least no new orders so I'll just use the time for my health.
Ellen and I have had a chance to talk a couple times today and I've enjoyed learning what she is doing. She managed to talk the front desk of her dumpy little hotel down from $75 a day to just $35 day, a good move which will save money for us. We hope to very soon facilitate her coming this way. We are tired of being apart. At the moment I'm waiting to hear from you but so far tonight her phone has not allowed her to make contact. Her phone gets really bad at night, probably from sharing wifi with many other people nearby.
I ask you to pray a little longer that we can be together. We have felt God's leading over and over again over the last 5 months and are just anxious that we can make this last step and be together.
Oh God please let it happen.
Love to all,
Tim
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Good day, hard day, emotional day
Hi
This has been a tough day coughing wise for me, worse again, not fund.
Walked this morning, spend an enjoyable hour with Ellen. She is facing severe challenges at her little hotel, needs her bill paid and soon and I'm not able to help right now, since bad people stole lots of our money it has created a severe hardship, bills need to be paid that were already paid in the past, very hard to find money all over again. Our prayer is that the bad people be arrested and money restored from them but so far that has not happened. so we really need your prayers big time right now as this is a critical week for our future and I do care for her very much.
I worked hard today writing up reports and God was good to me with checks in the mail , that helped a lot in covering bills that had to be paid today.
God is good to us but He must be so busy with so many people needing His help.
I'm about to sell the Civic, tomorrow it gets a new windshield. So I'll be sticking close to home from 8 to 12, the hours a person might come to work on it.
Sending love tonight to friends and family,
Tim
This has been a tough day coughing wise for me, worse again, not fund.
Walked this morning, spend an enjoyable hour with Ellen. She is facing severe challenges at her little hotel, needs her bill paid and soon and I'm not able to help right now, since bad people stole lots of our money it has created a severe hardship, bills need to be paid that were already paid in the past, very hard to find money all over again. Our prayer is that the bad people be arrested and money restored from them but so far that has not happened. so we really need your prayers big time right now as this is a critical week for our future and I do care for her very much.
I worked hard today writing up reports and God was good to me with checks in the mail , that helped a lot in covering bills that had to be paid today.
God is good to us but He must be so busy with so many people needing His help.
I'm about to sell the Civic, tomorrow it gets a new windshield. So I'll be sticking close to home from 8 to 12, the hours a person might come to work on it.
Sending love tonight to friends and family,
Tim
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Busy Sunday
Up and walking in spite of a really terrible cough, the meds don't seem to be cutting it very well, still coughing as I was when I started the meds last Monday.
Did an appraisal this morning, beautiful home with everything updated, what a kitchen, a backyard with outdoor kitchen, Tahoe blue pool, even a flat screen above the outdoor eating area, great people, they own a boat repair facility in Livermore, great to meet them for the future.
I worked in today and the girls came to visit for awhile, Kallie stayed the afternoon with me and is was great.
Now just finished talking to Ellen, it was late where she is, always good to catch up with what she is dealing with and I'm so proud of her accomplishments recently.
Hoping to be together this week!
Please pray that God will guide as He knows best.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Did an appraisal this morning, beautiful home with everything updated, what a kitchen, a backyard with outdoor kitchen, Tahoe blue pool, even a flat screen above the outdoor eating area, great people, they own a boat repair facility in Livermore, great to meet them for the future.
I worked in today and the girls came to visit for awhile, Kallie stayed the afternoon with me and is was great.
Now just finished talking to Ellen, it was late where she is, always good to catch up with what she is dealing with and I'm so proud of her accomplishments recently.
Hoping to be together this week!
Please pray that God will guide as He knows best.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Friday, September 26, 2014
Quite a week
God is good, all of the time, its more than a phrase, its the truth.
This week has brought great distress to me, to Ellen. This week we discovered that some of the funds we paid through trusted channels were not used to pay actual bills but were stolen and misused. That discovery really hit Ellen hard as these were people she trusted, they would hand receipts to her for paid accounts but the receipts were faked. She discovered that she actually owed thousands of dollars when we had been told everything was up to date and paid. It was a very hard hit and almost tore us apart. Yet after she took in the hard hit she began to think about what she could do. She knew I did not have more money to replace what had just been paid in good faith. So she is working on selling some land that she owns in a tribal area in Ghana to raise funds. This girl never gives up, I am so proud of her for her courage and positive attitude.
The week has been tough because all week no money came in the mails but today several checks finally came, one report that was paid for was 3 months old, why do they wait so long to pay? Its sure hard to live with. But I am so thankful that today funds did come in.
My health has been bad this week, constant coughing, lungs rattling, just not a great week in any way. Was great to see my long time friend Roxanna this morning, she just popped in and we have a great talk like we always do.
So tomorrow morning is one of Keanna's last soccer games at 9 am. Hope the weather holds for the game.
Sending love to all tonight and seeking your prayers for God's guidance and that He might recover some of the money stolen from us in such an awful way.
Love
Tim
This week has brought great distress to me, to Ellen. This week we discovered that some of the funds we paid through trusted channels were not used to pay actual bills but were stolen and misused. That discovery really hit Ellen hard as these were people she trusted, they would hand receipts to her for paid accounts but the receipts were faked. She discovered that she actually owed thousands of dollars when we had been told everything was up to date and paid. It was a very hard hit and almost tore us apart. Yet after she took in the hard hit she began to think about what she could do. She knew I did not have more money to replace what had just been paid in good faith. So she is working on selling some land that she owns in a tribal area in Ghana to raise funds. This girl never gives up, I am so proud of her for her courage and positive attitude.
The week has been tough because all week no money came in the mails but today several checks finally came, one report that was paid for was 3 months old, why do they wait so long to pay? Its sure hard to live with. But I am so thankful that today funds did come in.
My health has been bad this week, constant coughing, lungs rattling, just not a great week in any way. Was great to see my long time friend Roxanna this morning, she just popped in and we have a great talk like we always do.
So tomorrow morning is one of Keanna's last soccer games at 9 am. Hope the weather holds for the game.
Sending love to all tonight and seeking your prayers for God's guidance and that He might recover some of the money stolen from us in such an awful way.
Love
Tim
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Good day
This has been a good day, while I'm not feeling great, chest congestion and lots of coughing I'm still able to work and get things done. Ellen and I have enjoyed conversation a couple times and I'm waiting right now for one more short session before we sleep.
We expect her to be able to fly in the morning, due to the kindness of our loving heavenly Father and a friend all the bills are being paid in the morning, hotel, rebooking fee and everything else which will clear her way to fly to SFO. Please join us in praying for that flight. It means everything to us to be together finally after such a long time apart.
New orders came in today and I was able to see one this evening in Pinole. That one went very well, the lady got home just on time and I got there on time which was nice. Now I've just driven home and I'm tired and worn out this evening. I'll see a property nearby in the morning and then use the day to write up reports until its time to drive the airport to meet Ellen, I just pray that it will happen for us.
So grateful for generous help today, it means everything to us and Ellen is so thankful. She has been telling me for the last day that she was praying for something big to happen and today it certainly did, her faith is stronger than mine and I'm learning a lot from this young lady from Ghana and her excellent training as a young girl in faith and trusting. Her mom is a saint as she has to raise Ellen alone, her day died when she was just 5.
Please pray that God will be in full control tomorrow.
Sending love to all,
Tim
We expect her to be able to fly in the morning, due to the kindness of our loving heavenly Father and a friend all the bills are being paid in the morning, hotel, rebooking fee and everything else which will clear her way to fly to SFO. Please join us in praying for that flight. It means everything to us to be together finally after such a long time apart.
New orders came in today and I was able to see one this evening in Pinole. That one went very well, the lady got home just on time and I got there on time which was nice. Now I've just driven home and I'm tired and worn out this evening. I'll see a property nearby in the morning and then use the day to write up reports until its time to drive the airport to meet Ellen, I just pray that it will happen for us.
So grateful for generous help today, it means everything to us and Ellen is so thankful. She has been telling me for the last day that she was praying for something big to happen and today it certainly did, her faith is stronger than mine and I'm learning a lot from this young lady from Ghana and her excellent training as a young girl in faith and trusting. Her mom is a saint as she has to raise Ellen alone, her day died when she was just 5.
Please pray that God will be in full control tomorrow.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Monday, September 22, 2014
long day
woke up this morning coughing and feeling very rough
emailed my Kaiser new doc and she was on two week break but emailed back instantly a med to pick up at the pharmacy, started at 1 pm today, feeling better already tonight.
rough day with little money in the mail, needed a good mail day to settle things, did not happen, praying that God will bless with last push to get Ellen on a plane, out of her hotel and into my arms, she is very encouraging and prays without ceasing, keeps my spirits up by her messenger talks we have, she says she will "hit" me and then uses the messenger system to send a message. At my end it lets out a loud signal and my heart jumps when I know it is her.
sure helps a long lonely day go by faster when I get to spend an hour with her sharing kind loving words and future plans. she hopes to teach me things in the kitchen and I hope to teach her how to drive, she has never had a license, most people don't own cars in Ghana, Africa where she is from, they walk or use taxis to get from place to place. she is looking forward to living in America and I'm so ready to move forward with my life and not be alone anymore. We are both asking God many times a day to help us and so far He has helped dozens of times, just not right now.
we need your prayers and support right now. it has been a 5 month friendship that has come to mean a great deal to both of us and we are not willing to turn our back on each other. if we can't get her here by flight then I intend to fly to Chicago and we will rent a car and drive by across the country, will take 3 days and we will be home with no more delays. we are both fed up with delays imposed by officials at the airport for different things that always cost money and never seem to totally work out.
Sending love to all tonight,
Tim
emailed my Kaiser new doc and she was on two week break but emailed back instantly a med to pick up at the pharmacy, started at 1 pm today, feeling better already tonight.
rough day with little money in the mail, needed a good mail day to settle things, did not happen, praying that God will bless with last push to get Ellen on a plane, out of her hotel and into my arms, she is very encouraging and prays without ceasing, keeps my spirits up by her messenger talks we have, she says she will "hit" me and then uses the messenger system to send a message. At my end it lets out a loud signal and my heart jumps when I know it is her.
sure helps a long lonely day go by faster when I get to spend an hour with her sharing kind loving words and future plans. she hopes to teach me things in the kitchen and I hope to teach her how to drive, she has never had a license, most people don't own cars in Ghana, Africa where she is from, they walk or use taxis to get from place to place. she is looking forward to living in America and I'm so ready to move forward with my life and not be alone anymore. We are both asking God many times a day to help us and so far He has helped dozens of times, just not right now.
we need your prayers and support right now. it has been a 5 month friendship that has come to mean a great deal to both of us and we are not willing to turn our back on each other. if we can't get her here by flight then I intend to fly to Chicago and we will rent a car and drive by across the country, will take 3 days and we will be home with no more delays. we are both fed up with delays imposed by officials at the airport for different things that always cost money and never seem to totally work out.
Sending love to all tonight,
Tim
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Good work day
After a rough night, chest congestion, neighborhood dog barking etc I woke feeling rough this morning. Ellen helped a lot as I walked around the lake with her kind and caring comments.
Then it was shower and prepare for the day.
At noon I inspected a really nice place worth over 1.5 million, its a sale and has great appeal. Then I drove back home and wrote and emailed the report to the lender
This evening I've been working on more reports and chatting with Ellen. She is such a lift to me and always reminds me to pray for God help.
Love to all of you tonight
Tim
Then it was shower and prepare for the day.
At noon I inspected a really nice place worth over 1.5 million, its a sale and has great appeal. Then I drove back home and wrote and emailed the report to the lender
This evening I've been working on more reports and chatting with Ellen. She is such a lift to me and always reminds me to pray for God help.
Love to all of you tonight
Tim
Saturday, September 20, 2014
A great family day
Not all Sabbaths are the same for sure.
Today found me walking around the lake at 7 and talking to my sweet heart on the messenger.
At 9:20 I caught up with Keanna who was in the middle of a fierce soccer game at a nearby field. Losing badly to the best team in the league sort of felt like a victory and Keanna got some great kicks in, so fun to see her race around on the field and face off with girls that are twice as large as she is.
Then she and I went to McDonalds at the newly remodeled one north of town, it is nice and we enjoyed a quiet meal there. I go for the deal, $1 buys diet iced tea and $1 buys a side salad. Then we went to the Dollartree and she found some very nice duct tape in colors, by the time we got home she had created a nice little wallet for me from her green duct tape! Then I took her to a swimming party at our center here in discovery bay.
I had a quiet afternoon at home and have been working on entering a years worth of checks into Quick book pro. Lots of fun to see where the money went!
This evening I had the opportunity to once again spend some time with Ellen over the phone and now I'm heading to bed.
As always we ask for your prayers that God will help us with our lives.
Sending love,
Tim
Today found me walking around the lake at 7 and talking to my sweet heart on the messenger.
At 9:20 I caught up with Keanna who was in the middle of a fierce soccer game at a nearby field. Losing badly to the best team in the league sort of felt like a victory and Keanna got some great kicks in, so fun to see her race around on the field and face off with girls that are twice as large as she is.
Then she and I went to McDonalds at the newly remodeled one north of town, it is nice and we enjoyed a quiet meal there. I go for the deal, $1 buys diet iced tea and $1 buys a side salad. Then we went to the Dollartree and she found some very nice duct tape in colors, by the time we got home she had created a nice little wallet for me from her green duct tape! Then I took her to a swimming party at our center here in discovery bay.
I had a quiet afternoon at home and have been working on entering a years worth of checks into Quick book pro. Lots of fun to see where the money went!
This evening I had the opportunity to once again spend some time with Ellen over the phone and now I'm heading to bed.
As always we ask for your prayers that God will help us with our lives.
Sending love,
Tim
Friday, September 19, 2014
At last its Friday night.
Jazz the big lab next door is barking, probably raccoons on the deck which she will not tolerate. Ray and Lois are at their San Jose home this weekend so Jazz is here by herself.
I've just come back for the Spaghetti Factory in Stockton where I had a really good meal.
This has been a grueling day seeing property this morning and then writing reports afterwards until this evening. Glad to have reports to write.
Prayer brought in two orders this afternoon within minutes of each other. I'm seeing one on Sunday in Danville, 1.5 million and of course they are paying me a whooping $375, we used to get $475 for that kind of report but times change.
Keanna has soccer in the morning, this little gal is becoming quite the sports person, no longer afraid of her own shadow she is doing great things now. Fun to watch. Kallie is also finding herself. I've included a couple photos that I shot last night of Keanna getting the award for perfect score in Science in the state testing. Nice!
Sending love to all,
tim
I've just come back for the Spaghetti Factory in Stockton where I had a really good meal.
This has been a grueling day seeing property this morning and then writing reports afterwards until this evening. Glad to have reports to write.
Prayer brought in two orders this afternoon within minutes of each other. I'm seeing one on Sunday in Danville, 1.5 million and of course they are paying me a whooping $375, we used to get $475 for that kind of report but times change.
Keanna has soccer in the morning, this little gal is becoming quite the sports person, no longer afraid of her own shadow she is doing great things now. Fun to watch. Kallie is also finding herself. I've included a couple photos that I shot last night of Keanna getting the award for perfect score in Science in the state testing. Nice!
Sending love to all,
tim
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Early morning
So no walk today, I was in Pleasanton at a home ready to inspect at 7:20 after fighting traffic from 6 am on. Still it felt good to get it done and it helped the family a lot as they go long days.
This afternoon was great, Kallie from school at 2:37 and then to her house at 4:15, then to watch Keanna play baseball in her final game of the season. What a difference from the start of the season, she played second base and did it very well, she is so little that she has to work harder but she did great. Steve coached this season and really did a super job, so proud of him.
Then it was back home to work a bit and to a 7 pm School Board of Education meeting where Keanna was honored for getting 100% on her science exam for the state last year. Nice award and great honors, she was one of 4 from her entire school and I could tell she was proud. She should be.
Want to say God is good and its true all the time, today was a very tough day in some parts of my life, was betrayed by someone I totally trusted and it cost me big time yet God will make good things come out of it I know.
Sending love to all
Tim
This afternoon was great, Kallie from school at 2:37 and then to her house at 4:15, then to watch Keanna play baseball in her final game of the season. What a difference from the start of the season, she played second base and did it very well, she is so little that she has to work harder but she did great. Steve coached this season and really did a super job, so proud of him.
Then it was back home to work a bit and to a 7 pm School Board of Education meeting where Keanna was honored for getting 100% on her science exam for the state last year. Nice award and great honors, she was one of 4 from her entire school and I could tell she was proud. She should be.
Want to say God is good and its true all the time, today was a very tough day in some parts of my life, was betrayed by someone I totally trusted and it cost me big time yet God will make good things come out of it I know.
Sending love to all
Tim
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
busy day
Wow what a race today was, in Oakland this morning and the duplex I inspected by terrible, stunk so bad, agent with me had to leave, probably take $100K to make the place right. People can be such pigs sometimes.
Weather was good today, drove lots of miles and enjoyed listening to a great book by Nora Roberts.
Got an order this afternoon for Discovery Bay, saw it on the way home, wrote it this evening and just emailed it to them now. Also got paid which is always nice.
God is good and no matter what comes this way I will love Him and treasure His divine love and forgiveness.
Ellen may come tomorrow, that is my prayer and will you join in with me for that to happen.
Much love to all
Tim
Jerry and Donna re OK. Fire came within 1/2 mile of their home. Scary
Weather was good today, drove lots of miles and enjoyed listening to a great book by Nora Roberts.
Got an order this afternoon for Discovery Bay, saw it on the way home, wrote it this evening and just emailed it to them now. Also got paid which is always nice.
God is good and no matter what comes this way I will love Him and treasure His divine love and forgiveness.
Ellen may come tomorrow, that is my prayer and will you join in with me for that to happen.
Much love to all
Tim
Jerry and Donna re OK. Fire came within 1/2 mile of their home. Scary
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Weed burns so sad
My brother Jerry and his wife Donna live in Weed. Yesterday Weed caught on fire and over 100 homes have been destroyed, churches schools and other buildings have all gone up. My brother was evacuated last night and spent the night with Donna's daughter and son in law at their place which is further from town. Jerry reports that their place is safe for the time being and that they are back home with the power restored now.
Thankful, yes we all have reasons to be thankful. I've been thinking about what I'm thankful for today, its been a rough day for me as my friend Ellen was to fly to SFO today where I was to pick her up, it did not happen and so far I'm not sure why, what happened to delay the flight for her. Right now I'm waiting to hear from her this evening, the last time we talked was about 10 this morning and its been a long day in between without hearing from her.
Please pray that God will lead in our lives, how we need divine guidance right now.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Thankful, yes we all have reasons to be thankful. I've been thinking about what I'm thankful for today, its been a rough day for me as my friend Ellen was to fly to SFO today where I was to pick her up, it did not happen and so far I'm not sure why, what happened to delay the flight for her. Right now I'm waiting to hear from her this evening, the last time we talked was about 10 this morning and its been a long day in between without hearing from her.
Please pray that God will lead in our lives, how we need divine guidance right now.
Sending love to all,
Tim
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Great work day
Up early, walking the 3 miles, loving the morning. Then to work.
At 11 I picked up Kallie and took her to her horse riding lesson. What a great experience. The teacher is a young woman who did a great job with Kallie saddling up the horse, riding, and then doing the wash down afterwards. All in all a very good experience.
Then it was a trip to a nice new home in a subdivision and measuring it, finding comps and then coming back to the office to work. This afternoon I've been cranking out work and I'm still at it tonight.
Can I ask you to join me in prayer this evening, it is possible that my friend Ellen may be able to come to SFO in the morning and I certainly hope so.
Take care my friends
Love to all,
Tim
At 11 I picked up Kallie and took her to her horse riding lesson. What a great experience. The teacher is a young woman who did a great job with Kallie saddling up the horse, riding, and then doing the wash down afterwards. All in all a very good experience.
Then it was a trip to a nice new home in a subdivision and measuring it, finding comps and then coming back to the office to work. This afternoon I've been cranking out work and I'm still at it tonight.
Can I ask you to join me in prayer this evening, it is possible that my friend Ellen may be able to come to SFO in the morning and I certainly hope so.
Take care my friends
Love to all,
Tim
Thursday, September 11, 2014
heart still pumping
So today was a walk around the lake, work in the office and then have a Echocardiogram on my heart, why? Not sure but I had it and it took more than an hour. Tec said it was to see if there were any changes from 2011 when I last had it done. Doc says no changes so I guess that is good. Ordeal to go through.
Then I did an appraisal of a nice place over in Concord, really flipped, everything new and nice, then back home to work for awhile.
Personal distress today that was not pleasant, hard to balance personal life with making sure work gets done, lots of things are hard to keep in balance and I want my Ellen here with me so much but there remain hurdles to overcome before that can happen.
Please continue to pray that God will lead us both through this possible future together. We just want what God knows is best.
Sending love to all tonight,
Tim
Then I did an appraisal of a nice place over in Concord, really flipped, everything new and nice, then back home to work for awhile.
Personal distress today that was not pleasant, hard to balance personal life with making sure work gets done, lots of things are hard to keep in balance and I want my Ellen here with me so much but there remain hurdles to overcome before that can happen.
Please continue to pray that God will lead us both through this possible future together. We just want what God knows is best.
Sending love to all tonight,
Tim
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Good evening
Hi there
Busy day,
Walk in the dark at 5:30, chat with Ellen while I walked which made the walk faster and more pleasant.
Leave for Milpitas to see Mia at grand parent day at her little day care school, we had a blast and what a sweet heart that girl is. We did some sort of hand on paper covered with paint, my hand was blue and hers was green, very cute. Then I left to see a house in downtown San Jose, then it was drive to Hayward and then to San Lorenzo to see yet another home. Then it was home to grab pill bottles and go to Kaiser to refill the blood thinner and the diabetes meds. While I was there I grabbed a pizza and apple in the café.
Been home for awhile, set up files and chatted with Ellen for awhile before she gave up to go to bed for the night. Hope she can come soon, please pray that God will help us as we try to make this last leg of the trip to be together! Can't wait.
Now I'm off to bed and until morning I'll sleep deep and solid. The dreams will be pleasant and joyful.
I'm so thankful for a safe day with Mia and Timothy in the middle of it. What incredible kiddos they are. And a safe day blasting around on the freeways in the green beetle with a great book playing.
God is so good to us, today was my first Social Security direct deposit and it felt great to get money that I've waited for years to receive. What a blessing that is.
Sending love to all,
Busy day,
Walk in the dark at 5:30, chat with Ellen while I walked which made the walk faster and more pleasant.
Leave for Milpitas to see Mia at grand parent day at her little day care school, we had a blast and what a sweet heart that girl is. We did some sort of hand on paper covered with paint, my hand was blue and hers was green, very cute. Then I left to see a house in downtown San Jose, then it was drive to Hayward and then to San Lorenzo to see yet another home. Then it was home to grab pill bottles and go to Kaiser to refill the blood thinner and the diabetes meds. While I was there I grabbed a pizza and apple in the café.
Been home for awhile, set up files and chatted with Ellen for awhile before she gave up to go to bed for the night. Hope she can come soon, please pray that God will help us as we try to make this last leg of the trip to be together! Can't wait.
Now I'm off to bed and until morning I'll sleep deep and solid. The dreams will be pleasant and joyful.
I'm so thankful for a safe day with Mia and Timothy in the middle of it. What incredible kiddos they are. And a safe day blasting around on the freeways in the green beetle with a great book playing.
God is so good to us, today was my first Social Security direct deposit and it felt great to get money that I've waited for years to receive. What a blessing that is.
Sending love to all,
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Work day
Good evening,
Well its just about bed time but at the moment I'm just winding down. I started writing reports at 6 this morning, no walk and no breakfast, just reports. I took a break at lunch and made a really good tasting tortilla with melted cheese and many cut up cherry tomatoes along with a chopped up egg and some salad dressing. Tasted very good.
Then this evening I drove into Brentwood to return library books and had Burger King. Yvonne turned me onto this long ago. I now have a vege burger without bun, just lettuce and tomato and a side salad, senior drink and the cost is very low and the meal is just right.
So today I've been able to crank out many reports and my eyes have held up OK. I'm taking the steroid drops three times a day and they seem to be helping a lot, still lots of redness but much less pain and pressure. I'm thankful to God for relief. I am so into praying for important things that I almost forgot to ask for healing.
Today was such a great day weather wise, cool and breezy, just like I like it.
Tomorrow is a big day. I'm off to see little Mia at her school, and tomorrow is a special grandparents day celebration so I'll be there at 10 in the morning until 11. Then I'll drive to a property somewhere in San Jose and do an inspection. Once through I'll head to San Leandro to do another inspection and perhaps even yet another one later in the day. So thankful for work that came in today.
Good is good and all the time. Please pray for Ellen and me so that we can bridge this one last gap and meet each other.
Love to all
tim
Well its just about bed time but at the moment I'm just winding down. I started writing reports at 6 this morning, no walk and no breakfast, just reports. I took a break at lunch and made a really good tasting tortilla with melted cheese and many cut up cherry tomatoes along with a chopped up egg and some salad dressing. Tasted very good.
Then this evening I drove into Brentwood to return library books and had Burger King. Yvonne turned me onto this long ago. I now have a vege burger without bun, just lettuce and tomato and a side salad, senior drink and the cost is very low and the meal is just right.
So today I've been able to crank out many reports and my eyes have held up OK. I'm taking the steroid drops three times a day and they seem to be helping a lot, still lots of redness but much less pain and pressure. I'm thankful to God for relief. I am so into praying for important things that I almost forgot to ask for healing.
Today was such a great day weather wise, cool and breezy, just like I like it.
Tomorrow is a big day. I'm off to see little Mia at her school, and tomorrow is a special grandparents day celebration so I'll be there at 10 in the morning until 11. Then I'll drive to a property somewhere in San Jose and do an inspection. Once through I'll head to San Leandro to do another inspection and perhaps even yet another one later in the day. So thankful for work that came in today.
Good is good and all the time. Please pray for Ellen and me so that we can bridge this one last gap and meet each other.
Love to all
tim
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Home again
Dear Family and Friend
Sometimes God gives us a break. On Friday afternoon I drove the motorhome down to Henry Cowell Park in Felton. Nikki had purchased tickets to camp months ago and the site was perfect midst the Redwoods. We had roaring fires at night thanks to firewood from Ron, he had just brought it over for the winter ahead. Steve loaded a bunch in the Pilot and we had huge fires both nights, so fun to sit and stay warm as the nights grew cold there, in the 50s.
Nikki produced great food and had everything we all needed. The girls slept in the front beds in the motorhome and I slept in a tent while Steve and Nikki too the bedroom in the coach. I was concerned about sleeping in the tent without a breathing machine but God was good. We discovered that the inverter system in the motorhome would hold all night producing 110 electricity to run the machine. I ran a drop cord to the tent and slept very well. But I failed to take any warm clothes so the mornings very very chilly and cold. I lived just fine.
Tonight I'm dealing with a very bad eye, its red over the entire while part of the eye and it hurts when I blink. I'll go to Kaiser in the morning for an exam I guess.
Right now I feel bed time calling.
Please pray that God will lead in our lives tomorrow.
Tim
Sometimes God gives us a break. On Friday afternoon I drove the motorhome down to Henry Cowell Park in Felton. Nikki had purchased tickets to camp months ago and the site was perfect midst the Redwoods. We had roaring fires at night thanks to firewood from Ron, he had just brought it over for the winter ahead. Steve loaded a bunch in the Pilot and we had huge fires both nights, so fun to sit and stay warm as the nights grew cold there, in the 50s.
Nikki produced great food and had everything we all needed. The girls slept in the front beds in the motorhome and I slept in a tent while Steve and Nikki too the bedroom in the coach. I was concerned about sleeping in the tent without a breathing machine but God was good. We discovered that the inverter system in the motorhome would hold all night producing 110 electricity to run the machine. I ran a drop cord to the tent and slept very well. But I failed to take any warm clothes so the mornings very very chilly and cold. I lived just fine.
Tonight I'm dealing with a very bad eye, its red over the entire while part of the eye and it hurts when I blink. I'll go to Kaiser in the morning for an exam I guess.
Right now I feel bed time calling.
Please pray that God will lead in our lives tomorrow.
Tim
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Safe day
This morning it was up to Sonoma to see a little work/live condo. what a nice town Sonoma is and both agents met me there, great experience. Then I drove to Richmond to see a sale, one that just came in this morning and I grabbed it, got an appointment and researched it before I left. So I ended up getting home after 5 today but it was a rewarding day.
Spoke to friends during the day and did a lot of business from my Iphone which is always nice. There were pockets of bad traffic here and there but I hardly notice anymore.
Ron brought some cut up wood from his deck, it will be very nice for fires this winter but right now its in my driveway and has to be moved. Well lets see, not in the morning as I have to be in Berkeley at 10 to see a little house. Then back and up to Elk Grove at 5. Glad for work and very thankful to keep busy.
Sending love to all
Tim
Spoke to friends during the day and did a lot of business from my Iphone which is always nice. There were pockets of bad traffic here and there but I hardly notice anymore.
Ron brought some cut up wood from his deck, it will be very nice for fires this winter but right now its in my driveway and has to be moved. Well lets see, not in the morning as I have to be in Berkeley at 10 to see a little house. Then back and up to Elk Grove at 5. Glad for work and very thankful to keep busy.
Sending love to all
Tim
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Kaiser to the rescue
This morning I was more dizzy than any of the other days, I could have fallen over very easily. Ellen persuaded me once I was on the walk to give it up and return back home so I just did the park walk and gave it up. I worked in the office for the morning and then was at the adult medicine department at 2:15. They took me right in and found that I had already cleared the left ear, no wax but the right one had wax so they cleared that out with ease. Then I met my new GP and I'm impressed. We went over my meds, she added on that she thinks will help protect my kidneys and we talked about everything we needed to. My lungs were clear and everything is in pretty good shape. It was a great visit and a good start to a patient doctor relationship, she also said that any new family member would be welcome to come under her care, that was good to hear.
Then I went to have my blood drawn, not so good. My girl with the needle was a student and did I mind? Well of course not. But I did mind when she missed the vein and things hurt a lot. Then I waited until someone else came and of course they hit it first time and I was through. Just not fun to be hurt by a needle.
I was quite dizzy driving and made it home, then did research and left again for Pleasanton, about 30 minutes away. Did a house and looked like I was a drunk, could not walk a straight line if my life depended on it. Got it done and finally got back home but had dinner at Fuddruckers and eating a full meal seemed to calm the dizzy situation down a bit. Now I'm heading to bed, tomorrow I'm up early and then to Sonoma to see a home.
Sending love to all and thanks for the prayers for my health, I am better. Its been so nice to have someone express caring and prayers for my health over that last few days. Such compassions is rare and I for one appreciate it a lot.
Love to all
Tim
Then I went to have my blood drawn, not so good. My girl with the needle was a student and did I mind? Well of course not. But I did mind when she missed the vein and things hurt a lot. Then I waited until someone else came and of course they hit it first time and I was through. Just not fun to be hurt by a needle.
I was quite dizzy driving and made it home, then did research and left again for Pleasanton, about 30 minutes away. Did a house and looked like I was a drunk, could not walk a straight line if my life depended on it. Got it done and finally got back home but had dinner at Fuddruckers and eating a full meal seemed to calm the dizzy situation down a bit. Now I'm heading to bed, tomorrow I'm up early and then to Sonoma to see a home.
Sending love to all and thanks for the prayers for my health, I am better. Its been so nice to have someone express caring and prayers for my health over that last few days. Such compassions is rare and I for one appreciate it a lot.
Love to all
Tim
Monday, September 1, 2014
Incredible work day
I've used yesterday and today as work days, yesterday had me welcoming home a very dirty motorhome from Burning Man. In prior years the renters carefully had the motorhome washed in a truck car wash so all the exterior was sparking clean, then they put a 3 person house cleaning crew on it at their home in San Francisco. Let me tell you it came back as clean as when it left, yes there was damage to the undercarriage from acidic sand which can never be removed but that goes with renting to Burning Man. This time there was no effort to clean it at all, the frig was a mess, carpets were bad, dust covered everything and the windows were filthy so now I charge a cleaning fee and the renters won't like it, but the contract clearly says it need to be returned clean or a cleaning fee can be charged, the renter promised that he knew how to keep the coach clean, he had rented 4 times before so I trusted that, well it was wrong.
So that weights on my mind, I don't like conflict at all. My Ellen also weights on my mind, we have both come to the conclusion that this is the week for God to help us meet and begin our live together in SFO. We are praying so hard that God will touch hearts of key people in Ghana to let you her travel, so far they have found various ways to block her from traveling this final leg of her journey. We talked a long time this morning, over an hour and a half and she lifted my spirits so much by her encouragement and positive comments. I woke feeling very rough, with fever and very dizzy, not as bad as yesterday but still rough. During the night the fever broke again so my bed was wet and I was cold as a result. She said the right things to encourage me and walked the entire 3 miles with my by messenger and then stayed with me for a long time after I got back. I love this woman and I hope God can help us find a way to facilitate the trip to SFO. We both can't for that to happen, we just want to be in each others arms but its really up to our loving Heavenly Father.
This morning after the walk all I wanted to do was come in and rest but I decided on a different direction. I drove the motorhome into the driveway and dumped the tanks. The renters brought it back with full tanks too, I'll charge for dumping. Then I drove to Safeway to top off the fuel. It only took about $14.00 so they did a good job of filling the tanks, the propane was down a bit but I didn't feel it was worth driving to Brentwood for 2 gallons when it would take 2 gallons gas to drive there. So I went to Starbucks and had a multi grain bagel and a decaf with Splenda. I drove back home and determined that the coach was driving correctly, the oil was up OK. It was just dirty every place I looked, so disappointing, the last people have been so careful about cleaning, that was what I expected from these guys, did not happen.
Well I looked around after parking the motorhome and plugging it into electrical power to make sure the frig is working and the AC. Then I started trimming roses and then with blood running down my hands from the thorns I loaded up the trimmer and trimmed the whole front yard area, then I moved to the back yard. In my conversations with Ellen I had mentioned that I wanted to get the paddle boats back into the water but was not sure I was strong enough or steady enough to do it. She wanted to be here to help me but said she would pray that God would give me strength. God did help me, I felt very rough all day but I was able to carefully clear a path and then pull the paddle boat on its side to the back deck where I could let it down and then I could slide it toward the water. Of course just before the water it has to be turned up on its side one more time to fit through a gate and then it was down to the dock. It took time to hose the spiders out and then launched it. In a few minutes I was out on the water paddling easily to the middle of the lake where I took a photo of the house and email it to Ellen. I sat under the awning and sipped a Coke and then water before coming back in, I was so happy that I had accomplished something I've been thinking of for weeks and something I wanted done before Ellen arrives. Then it was back to get the second paddle boat, this one came easier as it is lighter and it now sits on the dock. Then looking around I tackled a very sticky and emotional spot. Nan had a lemon tree for perhaps 20 years and kept it alive, it produced a couple lemons each year and amazingly made it through freezes, storms, heat and winters. But a couple years after losing her I lost the lemon tree too. So it has sat there with it very sharp branches looking terrible year after year. Today I removed it, not an easy task at all but it totally filled a big garbage sack from Home Depot and I had to move it with a hand truck gut its gone now and I feel good. Once it was gone I look around and discovered a lot of leaves and debre everywhere. So I went for my garage vac and using it worked for over an hour picking up stacks of trash and leaves. What an amazing device and it did a great job so tonight the entire deck looks much better than it did and I hope that Ellen can come and will enjoy it.
Will you please continue to pray for my health, this continual fever has me emotionally low and very low energy, that is why I pushed so hard today, I know that if I get outside and work hard my body responds well and tonight while I am beat, sore and tired I also feel good and my balance is the best it has been for 4 days. How I appreciate having Ellen praying for me and encouraging me to trust in God's power, to drink lots of water and to get rest.
Will you pray that God can help Ellen to be allowed to fly to me. We are so close now and we both long to this final chapter to be over. Please pray that God will challenge the forces of evil that are against her as a young woman. Women in Ghana are not respected very much or even listened to, Ellen longs for the freedom that living with me will afford her. She is anxious to meet the church friends and to join the family. Her most frequent desire is to be in my arms and to be SAFE. We take being safe for granted, she does not take it for granted at all.
This afternoon Carol called from N Carolina, it was so great to hear from she and Roger and we talked for awhile. They are doing well and it was good to hear from them. How Nan and I loved them, great friends in Christ.
Sending love to all,
If you feel like helping in our quest to get Ellen here contact me privately. My cell is 925 998 9855.
Tim
So that weights on my mind, I don't like conflict at all. My Ellen also weights on my mind, we have both come to the conclusion that this is the week for God to help us meet and begin our live together in SFO. We are praying so hard that God will touch hearts of key people in Ghana to let you her travel, so far they have found various ways to block her from traveling this final leg of her journey. We talked a long time this morning, over an hour and a half and she lifted my spirits so much by her encouragement and positive comments. I woke feeling very rough, with fever and very dizzy, not as bad as yesterday but still rough. During the night the fever broke again so my bed was wet and I was cold as a result. She said the right things to encourage me and walked the entire 3 miles with my by messenger and then stayed with me for a long time after I got back. I love this woman and I hope God can help us find a way to facilitate the trip to SFO. We both can't for that to happen, we just want to be in each others arms but its really up to our loving Heavenly Father.
This morning after the walk all I wanted to do was come in and rest but I decided on a different direction. I drove the motorhome into the driveway and dumped the tanks. The renters brought it back with full tanks too, I'll charge for dumping. Then I drove to Safeway to top off the fuel. It only took about $14.00 so they did a good job of filling the tanks, the propane was down a bit but I didn't feel it was worth driving to Brentwood for 2 gallons when it would take 2 gallons gas to drive there. So I went to Starbucks and had a multi grain bagel and a decaf with Splenda. I drove back home and determined that the coach was driving correctly, the oil was up OK. It was just dirty every place I looked, so disappointing, the last people have been so careful about cleaning, that was what I expected from these guys, did not happen.
Well I looked around after parking the motorhome and plugging it into electrical power to make sure the frig is working and the AC. Then I started trimming roses and then with blood running down my hands from the thorns I loaded up the trimmer and trimmed the whole front yard area, then I moved to the back yard. In my conversations with Ellen I had mentioned that I wanted to get the paddle boats back into the water but was not sure I was strong enough or steady enough to do it. She wanted to be here to help me but said she would pray that God would give me strength. God did help me, I felt very rough all day but I was able to carefully clear a path and then pull the paddle boat on its side to the back deck where I could let it down and then I could slide it toward the water. Of course just before the water it has to be turned up on its side one more time to fit through a gate and then it was down to the dock. It took time to hose the spiders out and then launched it. In a few minutes I was out on the water paddling easily to the middle of the lake where I took a photo of the house and email it to Ellen. I sat under the awning and sipped a Coke and then water before coming back in, I was so happy that I had accomplished something I've been thinking of for weeks and something I wanted done before Ellen arrives. Then it was back to get the second paddle boat, this one came easier as it is lighter and it now sits on the dock. Then looking around I tackled a very sticky and emotional spot. Nan had a lemon tree for perhaps 20 years and kept it alive, it produced a couple lemons each year and amazingly made it through freezes, storms, heat and winters. But a couple years after losing her I lost the lemon tree too. So it has sat there with it very sharp branches looking terrible year after year. Today I removed it, not an easy task at all but it totally filled a big garbage sack from Home Depot and I had to move it with a hand truck gut its gone now and I feel good. Once it was gone I look around and discovered a lot of leaves and debre everywhere. So I went for my garage vac and using it worked for over an hour picking up stacks of trash and leaves. What an amazing device and it did a great job so tonight the entire deck looks much better than it did and I hope that Ellen can come and will enjoy it.
Will you please continue to pray for my health, this continual fever has me emotionally low and very low energy, that is why I pushed so hard today, I know that if I get outside and work hard my body responds well and tonight while I am beat, sore and tired I also feel good and my balance is the best it has been for 4 days. How I appreciate having Ellen praying for me and encouraging me to trust in God's power, to drink lots of water and to get rest.
Will you pray that God can help Ellen to be allowed to fly to me. We are so close now and we both long to this final chapter to be over. Please pray that God will challenge the forces of evil that are against her as a young woman. Women in Ghana are not respected very much or even listened to, Ellen longs for the freedom that living with me will afford her. She is anxious to meet the church friends and to join the family. Her most frequent desire is to be in my arms and to be SAFE. We take being safe for granted, she does not take it for granted at all.
This afternoon Carol called from N Carolina, it was so great to hear from she and Roger and we talked for awhile. They are doing well and it was good to hear from them. How Nan and I loved them, great friends in Christ.
Sending love to all,
If you feel like helping in our quest to get Ellen here contact me privately. My cell is 925 998 9855.
Tim
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