In Case You're Wondering

In case those of you who visit my web site are wondering what happened, I managed to totally mess up all of the changes my web master did to my site. She added a new header, updated my About Patti page and added two new blog pages.

Enter non-techie me and my creative granddaughter! We thought we would add some font and color changes, but somewhere along the line, we managed to initiate template changes as well, which wiped out all the HTML on my web site! It's all still there somewhere, but my web master is writing on deadline for the next few weeks and won't be able to do a total fix for a while.

My granddaughter thinks this is her fault because she made all the "clicks" in blogger. I reminded her that it was me who gave her the go ahead to make the "clicks." If only we had known that in our "clicking" fervor to design we were destructive!

In the meantime, my new web pages are accessible at the top of the sidebar, but until I get everything straightened out, I won't be promoting them a whole lot. My About Patti page also takes you to the Doteasy for now.

So sorry about this! I'll let you know when I'm back up and running at full speed.

Thanks for reading my blog!

What we need

The Lenten season has come and gone for another year. I posted a few weeks back that I was going to give up chocolate this year and explained the reasons why.

I learned an amazing thing during that period of self-denial. I don’t need chocolate. That realization leads me to wonder how many other “things” I indulge in every day that I can do without. God provides so much that we take for granted. He doesn’t always provide all that we want, but He definitely supplies all that we need.

Today, I feel God fulfilling one of my deepest needs, the need for His calming presence. My husband is in surgery as I write this for what the medical profession calls a "fem pop bypass" to his left leg. It took him some time to get to this point since he was supposed to have the surgery last year. 

An angiogram ordered by his cardiologist revealed that he needed open heart surgery first. He was supposed to have a quadruple bypass, but damage to his aorta allowed the bypass of only one artery. That was done the day before Thanksgiving. 

I don't know why my anxiety level was higher this morning prior to this current surgery than it was the day of the open heart surgery. Maybe it's because a lady in our church recently had leg surgery that went terribly wrong and resulted in an amputation. 

Whatever the reason, my husband and I said a prayer this morning and when the two of us together gave it all to God, it lifted a great burden from my heart.

The operating room nurse just called out to the waiting room to tell me everything is gong great. My husband has waited a long time for this surgery and I'm so blessed to know that God is with him every step of the way.

Thanks for reading my blog!