Zizzie Happenings

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I have been posting like crazy lately!  Wow! I have a widow friend who recently joined Tastefully Simple and I am doing a catalog party to help her get her business going. Tastefully Simple has lots of easy to make items so family dinner during the week can be easy to put together. Tastefully Simple also has lots of recipes on their website so you have tons of ideas at your fingertips. Check it out and order through my Catalog Party at http://tinyurl.com/k2fh6ux   (on the bottom of the orange box click on shop now) Enjoy and God Bless!

Last night Mike's daughter had a precious baby girl.  Hard to believe that I am a "Grandma" Taylor Dixie ~ 7 lb 1oz ~ 19 1/4 inches long ~ born 11/5/2014 @ 9:31pm The family is doing great! I was talking to Mike's sister yesterday and she was telling me that my "little" nephew is now 5'5", his voice has changed and he is now shaving!  This picture was taken of him and my niece on their last visit to Georgia in July 2010 before Mike passed away.  Hard to believe how fast these precious little ones are growing up!   Did I mention I am feeling OLD!  But oh how blessed I am to have them all in my life!

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My sister is doing a giveaway over at her blog and I wanted to share it with all of you so you wouldn't miss out on it.  Check it out and feel free to share with your friends and family.  Good Luck!

Wednesday I spent the day with my friend celebrating her 73rd birthday.  For some reason I have always been drawn to older people.  God has put a special place in my heart for them and honestly it seems I get along better with older, more mature people than I do most people my own age. When I became a widow I was surrounded even more with older ladies.  In the widows Bible study group, that I started attending a few months ago, I am the youngest in the group but that doesn't bother me.  I am able to share my struggles of widowhood (singleness) and they understand and can share their wisdom with me. Since March, when I started having seizures, I have really been struggling to figure out what God wants me to do with my life.  When I was a little girl all I ever wanted to be was a wife and mother.  God blessed me with Mike in 2002 and I had the privilege of being his wife for 8 years and then God called Mike home...

Today would have been Mike's 48th birthday.

This month I actually went two weeks with no seizures, at least I think I didn't have any seizures.  A few nights I did wake up in the middle of the night and I felt like I had a seizure but I wasn't sure if I was just dreaming or if I really did have a seizure. I can definitely say 2 weeks passed with no seizures during the day.  I thought I was finally on the right medicine and the proper dosage but then this week I have had 2 seizures, so I don't know. I was praying the other day about not letting my life slip away without using it for the Lord's work so I got in contact with the leader from my last two missions trips.  Good Goers stopped organizing missions trips but he did say because I was a previous Good Goer that they would be able to work with me.  I found out they are doing a trip to Haiti in February to help at the Little's Angels orphanage.  When I saw the pictures my heart just melted but with my seizures still not under control, I just don...

I joined Lilla Rose back in 2012, basically just to get the discount on my flexi clips and be able to buy clips at a discount to give as gifts and any money I made I used towards my missions trips to New Mexico. Two years later and I am amazed how God has blessed.  Last year I reached supervisor level and I decided that the profit I made from my Lilla Rose business would go to support a wonderful family who is headed to Togo for medical missions . In February, Lilla Rose had it's first convention which opened my eyes to see the wide range of women in different walks of life who have signed up to sell Lilla Rose and it made me realize the opportunity can be a huge blessing for many and I needed to share the opportunity with others. The ladies in attendance ranged from a 15 year old girl who basically runs the entire business under her Mom's name until she reaches 18 when she can sign up for herself, to a lady who is a truck driver, to a lady who joined just after her ...

Recently I was convicted about saying the phrase "God is Good!"  I found myself saying that common, well used phrase when: someone got a promotion at work  a positive answer to prayer the timing in something worked out perfectly (according to my thinking) but God is Good through trials too.  This is what I have personally been learning.  Since my seizures started I have been on some strong medicine and some of the medicine had really bad side effects for me.  I wasn't able to really concentrate or understand or remember things, so reading my Bible became really hard for me and I have to admit that I didn't really spend time in the word because it was so hard.  Now that I am on a different medicine that allows me to think clearly, I have really been trying to dig into the word of God.  I still struggle, at times, with feeling like I am walking around aimlessly in life with no direction.  I will think, "If I only had a ...

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Since my last health post on my blog I have had 3 doctor visits.  My EEG results were all good, my doctor adjusted my seizure medication because I am still having seizures.  I am completely off of Depakote and am now taking 1500 mg of Keppra a day. My blood results showed my liver numbers are good again.  However my thyroid numbers are double what they should be (which is probably why I am losing my hair like crazy) so now I am on Synthroid to resolve that problem. I had some more blood drawn to have my hormone levels checked to see if that is what is causing my seizures.  I will get those results next month when I go see the doctor again. Thanks again to all for your prayers and may God be glorified through my life. James 1:2-4 ~ Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, la...

  A few months ago I decided that I wanted to find other ladies in my season of life ~ life as a widow.    I found a widow's ministry group at a nearby church and took a huge step out of my comfort zone and joined.  They meet once a month for a Bible study and once a month for a fun activity.  They are always very sweet, loving and accepting of anyone that wants to join, whether part of that church or not.    The Bible study time goes by too quickly and I haven't been able to really get to know many of the ladies.  As I continue to get to know them, I look forward to hearing their experience of how God brought them thru the loss of their husband and learning what God is doing in their lives now.       The fun activity this month was a card class where I was able to show them how to make cards.        I love making cards and sharing my hobb...

Job 1:21b ~  the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

I know many of you have been praying for me and my health since I had  my grand mal seizure back in March .  Yesterday I went to the neurologist for my follow up appointment, to see my blood work results and talk to him about the fact that I am still having mini seizures (on average I'm having 2 to 3 a week)  The doctor reviewed the blood results and determined that my liver is being badly affected by the Depakote medicine I am taking so he is  slowly taking me off that medicine, however since I am still experiencing seizures he is going to increase Keppra which is the other medicine I am currently taking for seizures. He is giving me a month to let my body readjust to the new medication dosage and then he wants more blood work and another follow up appointment.  I also have an EEG scheduled August 26th but I am praising the Lord that He is in charge and I am here to be used by Him. Thanks again for all your prayers and to G...

…marks the 4 year anniversary since Mike went to heaven.  One thing I've definitely learned in these last 4 years is that grieving lasts a different length of time for each person and everyone grieves in different ways. For me, I would say this has been my hardest year so far, and I guess it's because the loneliness has hit me harder.  You may not be able to understand how I can be lonely in a house full of people especially when they try so hard to not make me feel left out. Not having a husband these past 4 years has shown me how much of a balance Mike was for me.  The longer I go without a husband, the more I wonder what is God wanting me to do with my life because  I feel very out of balance. This has been a year of health trials for me and I don't know what is going on but I keep reminding myself that God is in control.  In some ways I feel like my joy is gone and I know that is not true because  true joy  comes from the Lord.  Mike wou...

I haven't stayed up on reading my favorite blogs but the other day I decided I had a few extra minutes so I clicked on Emma's blog to read about their trip to China and in perfect timing a new post was added which was this award. First of all let me say thank you to Emma over at Southern Bell Peppers  for the Liebster Award and for getting me to blog again.  There have been a lot of struggles in my heart/life/mind lately and blogging is actually much harder for me now.  I've never heard of the Liebster Award but it sounded like fun so, here we go with the r ules: - Acknowledge the blog that nominated you. - Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger created. - Nominate 11 blogs with less then 200 followers that deserve some recognition. - Create 11 new questions for them to answer. Here are the questions asked of me, with my answers in pink .    What is your favorite Bible character? These are always hard questions to...

Have you been thinking about joining Lilla Rose ?  If so, now is the perfect time.  Lilla Rose is offering free shipping for all enrollment orders between Friday July 18th through Thursday July 31st. Lilla Rose is a wonderful company with amazing customer service.  Unlike most direct sales companies, Lilla Rose does not have a quarterly sales quota.  They only require $29 a year to stay an active consultant.   That's like buying one or two clips a year! When you sign up, you will also receive your own replicated website (at no additional cost) to send to all your customers for their shopping convenience.

I started writing this post back on August 1st, 2012 and now I just found out that Miss Wylma passed away last week. Not a huge surprise since she was 93 years old but it is sad because I don't believe she truly put her faith in Jesus Christ for her salvation and eternal life. She was counting on her works to get her to heaven.  I finish this post as a reminder that I need to keep my focus on the eternal, share the good news and have a heart for the lost. This is Miss Wylma We went over to her house before she moved away in 2012 and she had all her old pictures out  and she was sharing lots of stories with us. one of my favorite pictures of her Our last picture together… and sitting here now, looking at this picture, I just realized that 4 out of 5 of us are widows. John 14:6 ~ Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  I sure have been missing the country living lately.

 

   

I know many of you have been wondering what's been going on with me.  After my first post in April   I didn't really share much more because I wanted more of a firm answer.  I was also experiencing side effects from the medication and I couldn't think clearly and so I basically stopped reading my Bible.  Yes, I know, that was not the wisest of choices. Many have been praying for me regarding a new neurologist, if for no other reason than to get a second opinion.  God answered that prayer by blessing me with a neurologist literally across the street from my work so I can walk to him and Kathy doesn't always have to take time off work and drive me (my previous neurologist was 45 minutes away). The new neurologist did confirm: the arachnoid cyst in my brain does not need to be removed we will never know why I have lived 35 years of my life without a seizure and then all of a sudden I have a gran mal seizure the m...

First of all, I want to say I am sorry if I have mislead you by not being real on my blog.  It's so easy to put on a happy face and not really let others get to know me but now I wonder how honest is that? I've been working through many things lately and one thing I've learned about myself is that I have a lot to learn about relationships and I'd like to start by focusing on my relationship with God.  I want a deeper, stronger relationship with my heavenly Father. The past few months have been full of many emotions and struggles for me.  The best way I can explain it is I just felt oppressed emotionally, spiritually and physically by this trial. A church friend reminded me to find my joy in the Lord and not in my circumstances because God doesn't promise it will be easy for us (1 Thes 5:18).  I needed that reminder and I am so thankful for dear friends who are willing to speak truth into my life and direct me back to the Bible. I've been listening throu...

  I am so thankful for the 8 years of marriage that God gave me with Mike.  The more time that passes and I am without a husband, the more I am reminded that God created me to be a Help Meet and not a leader.  Keeping my eyes focused on God, as I desire to be in His will.

Happy 40th Birthday to the most amazing, beautiful, loving, forgiving, merciful, giving, incredible, tender-hearted person I know.  I am really blessed and thankful to have you as my sister. Ever since I was a little girl, I've always looked up to her and I've always wanted to be just like her.  She is amazing! I love her long, beautiful dark hair and the sparkle in her eyes. I love how she brightens a room when she enters it.  Her personality is very magnetic. I love how she has taught me, by her example, to be more merciful, loving, tender-hearted and forgiving. I love how she wears many hats of responsibilities and is able to successfully juggle and keep them all in the air. She is one AMAZING WOMAN. Thank you Lord for Kathy! Happy 40th Birthday to the greatest sister ever…I love you!

Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful Mom who sacrificed daily to raise me.   Thank you for ALL you've done.  I love you, Lizzie

Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Thou art the potter, I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will, while I am waiting, yielded and still. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Search me and try me, Savior today! Wash me just now, Lord, wash me just now, as in thy presence humbly I bow. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Wounded and weary, help me I pray! Power, all power, surely is thine! Touch me and heal me, Savior divine! Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Hold o'er my being absolute sway. Fill with thy Spirit till all shall see Christ only, always, living in me! - Adelaide A. Pollard

Giveaway is now over and Winners have been notified.   Just because I feel like having a giveaway, I am giving away a mini Flexi of the Month ~ Aqua Burst.   Here are the ways to enter the giveaway (leave a comment on this post for each one that you complete): "Like" my Facebook page   https://www.facebook.com/LillaRoseZizzie78 "Share" my Facebook page with your FB friends Blog and share about my Lilla Rose site with your friends and family Sign up as a customer on my website www.lillarose.biz/zizzie78  (no purchase necessary) to stay informed on Lilla Rose sales Giveaway ends April 20th

Update - My first appointment with the surgeon is April 23. Kathy and I walked out of the neurologist office this morning totally relieved.  You see, we prayed that we would have answers to why I was experiencing seizures and this morning we got an answer.  I have a 4 centimeter (about 1 1/2 inches) arachnoid cyst in my brain. The next step will be to get a referral to see a brain surgeon.  I'm not at all worried or stressed out about this.  I'm not full of fear.  I have complete peace in the Lord.  I am so thankful God answered our prayer by revealing the cyst to the doctors because I didn't want to go month after month, test after test trying to figure out what was going on with me.  Praise the Lord! To God Be The Glory as I go through this season in my life!

Dear friends of mine from Georgia sent me the book Off Script ~ What to do when God rewrites your life by Cary Schmidt.  I haven't read much of it yet but great book so far.  Tomorrow I go see the Neurologist to get my results from my blood work, MRI and EEG and this book has already been a blessing to me. I can't put it better than he said it so here it is: There are a million unanswered questions.  There are a thousand circumstances we cannot control.  The road ahead is foggy and unclear.  We could respond with panic, fear, anxiety, murmuring, and despair; nut what good would that do-really?  We could freak out.  We could mope.  We could miss all of the delight and blessings of taking this journey with out loving Father. And so, with all the unknowns that lie ahead for you, I invite you to make this decision.  Commit to it.  Determine your course of action. "God, I will love you, trust you, and live for you, no matter what, fo...

1. Deut. 18:1-20:20; Luke 9:28-50; Ps. 73:1-28; Prov. 12:10 2. Deut. 21:1-22:30; Luke 9:51-10:12; Ps. 74:1-23; Prov. 12:11 3. Deut. 23:1-25:19; Luke 10:13-37; Ps. 75:1-10; Prov. 12:12-14 4. Deut. 26:1-27:26; Luke 10:38-11:13; Ps. 76:1-12; Prov. 12:15-17 5. Deut. 28:1-68; Luke 11:14-36; Ps. 77:1-20; Prov. 12:18 6. Deut. 29:1-30:20; Luke 11:37-12:7; Ps. 78:1-25; Prov. 12:19-20 7. Deut. 31:1-32:29; Luke 12:8-34; Ps. 78:26-45; Prov. 12:21-23 8. Deut. 32:30-52; Luke 12:35-59; Ps. 78:46-58; Prov. 12:24 9. Deut. 33:1-29; Luke 13:1-22; Ps. 78:59-72; Prov. 12:25 10. Deut. 34:1-Josh. 2:24; Luke 13:23-14:6; Ps. 79:1-13; Prov. 12:26 11. Josh. 3:1-4:24; Luke 14:7-35; Ps. 80:1-19; Prov. 12:27-28 12. Josh. 5:1-7:15; Luke 15:1-32; Ps. 81:1-16; Prov. 13:1 13. Josh. 7:16-9:2; Luke 16:1-18; Ps. 82:1-8; Prov. 13:2-3 14. Josh. 9:3-10:43; Luke 16:19-17:10; Ps. 83:1-18; Prov. 13:4 15. Josh. 11:1-12:24; Luke 17:11-37; Ps. 84:1-12; Prov. 13:5-6 16. Josh. 13:1-14:15; Luke 18:1-17; Ps. 85:1-13; Pr...