Update

MOST MARVOLOUS PROGRAM

I’VE BEEN INTRODUCED 2 THE MOST MARVOLOUS PROGRAM, WHERE AS LONG AS I CAN COPY TEXT, I CAN PASTE THE TEXT INTO THE PROGRAM, IT’LL AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE THE FONT SIZE (I COPY SMALL FONT, PASTE IT IN, & W/NO ADJUSTING, THE FONT IS LARGE), READ 2 ME, & HIGHLIGHT THE WORD IT READS, SO I CAN FOLLOW ALONG! I HAVE MANAGED ALREADY 2 READ ABOUT 60 EMAILS, BLOGS, THE “FINE PRINT,” CHURCH STUFF, ETC. I AM MORE EDUCATED ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND ME, AS STUFF I ONCE PASSED ON, SINCE THERE WAS NO1 2 READ 2 ME (& I DIDN’T WANT 2 WAIT, & ADD IT 2 MY ENORMOUS “2 DO” LIST), WAS PASSED ON B4, BUT ISN’T NOW!

IT STARTS, STOPS, & PAUSES. U CAN ADJUST THE VOICE, READING SPEED, & FONT SIZE. READS SHORTHAND (“2” IS “TWO”), MONEY, ETC. TYPOS R STILL TYPOS, BUT U CAN REALLY ENLARGE TEXT, SO U C THE TYPO, & CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

STILL HELPS 2 RECIEVE MANY EMAILS ENLARGED BY FRIENDS, BUT NO LONGER WILL I HAVE A LARGE STACK OF EMAILS, NEEDING 2 BE READ 2 ME, ONLY 2 DISCOVER A MISSED EVENT OR BARGAIN! THIS OPENS WORLDS 4 ME, & HAS AGAIN CHANGED MY BALANCE OF TIME, AS I CAN NOW READ BLOGS, THE “FINE PRINT,” ETC. & BEST OF ALL, IT WAS FREE (BUT THERE’S A VERY INTICING UPGRADE, 4 SOME1 LIKE ME– A $50 UPGRADE, & IT FAST FORWARDS, REWINDS, STARTS READING
ANYWHERE, IS LIKE A 2ND TOOLBAR, ETC.). IT’S EASY 2 INSTALL. & THERE’S NO HARM IN TRYING A FREE PROGRAM!

I THINK ALL STROKE SURVIVORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS–C THE RT. SIDE OF THE PG.

FINALLY ME!

IT’S A GOOD SIGN THAT I HAVEN’T POSTED…HAVE A LOT WAITING, BUT IT’S DIFFICULT 2 FIND THE TIME—I HAVEN’T MASTERED THE NEW BALANCE (I’M SLOWER & NEED MORE TYPING TIME, BUT ENJOY FAMILY TIME MORE–ESP. SINCE I CAN TALK 2 EVERY1, NOW).

I USUALLY TAKE PARTS OF THINGS I’VE WRITTEN (IN EMAILS, MY JOURNAL, MY COMMENTS 4 CHURCH, ETC.) 2 HELP TYPE A POST (HELPS MANAGE TIME), BUT DOESN’T HELP IF MY EMAIL IS 2 PERSONAL, OR DISCIPLING A KID, & I’M NOT FINDING TIME 2 TYPE MY JOURNAL, ETC.

SO, HERE’S FOOD 4 THOUGHT. These quotes will give you energy to try a little harder or just keep at it, to help you remember why you’re here and who you want to become:

You are the only person on earth who can use your abilities.
-Zig Ziglar

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

-Voltaire
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the
end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow”.
— Mary Anne Radmacher

“even if you feel that your dreams and goals have washed out in the past, build them up again. Each new day is a fresh start, a clean slate, a new chance to change, improve, and try again. In the very process lie opportunities immeasurable for growth and good fortune. “
“Music and the Spoken Word,” from “Beginning Again”

“We can be blessed with wisdom when we understand, in very personal ways, that on the other side of suffering is a depth of feeling, a perspective on life and love that we might not otherwise have known. :
“Music and the Spoken Word,” from “Unexpected Blessings”

“Every great endeavor starts small, sometimes as little more than a dream… But even small beginnings, after all of the roadblocks and the dead ends, can lead to great things when they ride on the wheels of a dream.”
“Music and the Spoken Word,” from “Big Dreams on a Small Island”: (http://www.musicandthespokenword.com/messages/):

I gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which I must stop and look fear in the face…I say to myself, I’ve lived through this and can take the next thing that comes along.

-Eleanor Roosevelt

SO CUTE

FIA WAS TYPING AN EMAIL 2 MY MOM, & TOTALLY USED A SHORTCUT SHE’S SEEN ME DO (SHE LOVES 2 RECITE STORIES 4 ME 2 TYPE, W/ONLY A FEW SENTENCES ON EACH PG., SO SHE CAN DRAW A PIC. BELOW MY TYPING): IF I PLAN 2 USE A LENGTHY WORD OR PHRASE REPEATEDLY, I RIGHT CLICK & COPY IT, 2 LATER PASTE IT IN… SHE DID IT, PURPOSELY TRYING 2 BE LIKE ME , & I WAS SOOO PROUD! LOL
SHE ADORES BEING LIKE ME 4 SOME REASON (SIMILARITIES—SOME SHE DOESN’T EVEN REALIZE: PIERCED EARS, SCRAPBOOKS—A SIMILAR LOVE OF STICKERS & CREATIVE WRITING HELP FOSTER THIS, ADORES LEARNING ASL, MUSIC LOVER WHO LIKES SINGING & DANCING &, LOVES TYPING/JOURNALLING, PLAYS TEACHER, SCARED OF SPIDERS, ETC.)
FIA ACTUALLY SAID SATURDAY THAT SHE WISHED SHE HAD A STROKE! I’D NEVER EVER CURSE HER W/1, BUT THAT’S EITHER THE DUMBEST THING THAT I’VE HEARD, OR THE MOST BRILLIANT.
DUMB: IT PRETTY WELL EXPLAINS ITSELF!
BRILLIANT: SHE IS WILLING 2 HAVE A TRIAL, IN ORDER 2 GET THE BLESSINGS! OF MY KIDS, SHE’S FOUND QUIET TIMES THAT WE R ALONE, WHERE SHE CAN SIT ON MY LAP, & CONFESS NOT RECALLING ME B4 MY STROKE (HECK, SHE WAS BARELY 2!) FROM HER COMMENTS, I KNOW SHE WASN’T REFERRING 2 NOT WALKING OR TALKING, BUT, TRULLY, WHO WOULDN’T ENJOY BENEFITS LIKE FOOD BEING BROUGHT 2 U & FED 2 U?
I’M MOST HONORED THAT SHE’S ABLE 2 LOOK PAST MY DISABILITIES, & C OTHER BLESSINGS FROM A STROKE, W/O A LIST!

BTW, SHE WAS ON MY COMP., CHECKING EMAIL, & IT LED 2 YOUTUBE, WHERE SHE ASKED 2 CHECK OUT HER VIEWING #. SHE & JESS ALWAYS CHECK THE VIEWING # ON 2 LINKS:

HERE’S ZACH’S, 4 FUN:

IF U’VE SEEN THEM, THEN U CAN STOP READING: IT ONLY COUNTS EVERY NEW COMP. THAT LOOKS. OTHERWISE, CAN I ASK U 2 LOOK? & MAYBE LEAVE A TEXT MESSAGE? (FIA THINKS I AM THE COOLEST PERSON, BECAUSE MY WEB VIDEO HAS BEEN VIEWED MORE & HAS 2 TEXT RESPONSES!

THE RESULTS…

THX 4 THE PRAYERS—IT REALLY HELPED, & HELPED ME BATTLE PBA! IT WAS MY UNSEEN ARMY!

I MANAGED NOT 2 CRY–ACTUALLY, IT’S HOW U C IT: THERE WAS “SILENT CRYING.” BUT THERE WAS NO HOWLING, OR STRAIGHTENING MY LEFT LEG, OR ANYTHING.

THIS WAS A BIG DEAL—NOT JUST BECAUSE I COULD DO SOMETHING I LOVED & NEVER SAW AS POSSIBLE….& NOT BECAUSE THE ACTUAL PART MEANT SO VERY MUCH, BUT BECAUSE I DID WHAT I HAVE TRIED 2 DO FOR ALMOST 5 YRS.—WHICH WAS 2 NOT HAVE ACTUAL OUT LOUD TEARS, DRAWING ATTENTION 2 MYSELF. SO, 2 ME, IT WAS A SUCCESS!

REMEMBER THE LIST I STARTED LAST DEC., “BLESSINGS FROM A STROKE”? THOUGHT OF 3 MORE:
1. I CAN DISCIPLINE MY KIDS ANYWHERE—EVEN ON STAGE!
2. IF A ZIPPER BREAKS IN BACK, WHO CARES? NO1 CAN TELL! & STAPLES WORK WONDERS!
3. I CAN GIVE THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE WORDS, LIKE I SAID WAS NEAT IN MY ENSIGN ARTICLE (WHEN SONGS WERE SIGNED). (LIKE THE SIGN 4 “GOD”—A PALM STRETCHED HEAVENWARD, & EYES LOOK UP—IS JUST A NEAT VISUAL REPRESENTATION).

I’VE SLOWLY BEEN ADDING 2 IT, & AM APROACHING #50! I AM SHOCKED THERE’S THAT MANY, ESP. KNOWING THAT I’VE 4GOT SOME!

IN THE PLAY, THERE WAS 2 ANGEL LINES. THE 1ST LINE, I PLANNED 2 START SIGNING, BUT SINCE IT WAS 2 LONG, I’D “PASS THE TORCH” 2 JESS, SO SHE COULD READ THE REST. WHEN JESSIE READ, IT WAS THE HARDEST. I SILENTLY CRIED AT THE END…SHE WAS SO NERVOUS, & I WAS SO PROUD OF HER!

LAST X-MAS I MENTIONED HOW I RELATE 2 THIS SONG—NOT AS IF I WAS A HEAVENLY ANGEL, BUT THE HERE & NOW: “HANDEL’S DREAM” FROM THE UNFORGOTTEN CAROLS, BY MICHAEL McLEAN.

THE STORY IS ESSENTIALLY ABOUT AN ANGEL, WHO CAN’T SING (NEITHER CAN I, NOW, THOUGH I HEAR SONGS IN MY HEAD/HEART), BUT AUDITIONS ANYWAY, 2 ANNOUCE CHRIST’S BIRTH. I LOVE HIS STATEMENT THAT “IF U COULD HEAR WHAT’S IN MY HEART, U’D LET ME SING!”

HE’S LATER INFORMED THAT HE HAS A “DIFFERENT” VOICE (I BELIEVE I DO 2), & THAT SOMEDAY, HE WILL BE GIVEN A VOICE, & HEARD (I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT I WILL 2).

THAT NIGHT I WAS GIVEN A VOICE, & HEARD!

BUT, I WANTED THE FOCUS ON CHRIST, NOT ON ME. I’D REALLY PRAYED NOT 2 CRY, DESPITE MY EXTREME EMOTION— I REFUSED 2 LET MYSELF THINK OF “HANDEL’S DREAM,” BUT I TOTALLY FELT IT!

THANK U 4 YOUR HELP!