Prayers for Family, Thanks for Friends

Personally, I want to thank Jeanie K. for trying to restore my completed Coastal Breeze News column for this week, BUT I managed to really bungle it so badly that even SHE couldn't recover it. I messed up badly! After spending hours having fun writing it and saving it after each paragraph, instead of copying it…I ERASED IT! I'm going to try to write another column, but nothing is like the first one, so here goes!

* Most of you know that our family was expecting a new baby girl (my second great-grandbaby), and we even had a baby shower for her at the Elks Lodge on U.S. 41E, which was so much fun, but you would know if you had read that column a few weeks ago. We found out a few weeks later that this little tyke was going to have some challenges ahead, and so would we! The doctor took a scan and found out she would have two Cleft Palates and also a hole in the roof of her mouth. From there on in, we were all praying that God would watch over her and take care of her and the family. She has challenges nursing, so the hospital found something that when mom or Dad was feeding her nutritious milk from momma, all they had to do was push this button, and it would squeeze the milk into her mouth. The good news is that you can see she is doing fine, and the doctors said she has even gained a few ounces! After she was born and they were getting ready to take their precious baby home, the hospital found my granddaughter’s blood pressure was too high to go home. She actually had to stay about five more days until that blood pressure came down to a safe number. We were relieved they found it and took care of the situation. Many prayers along the way helped us get through this. Thanks to all who helped with the praying! Right now, all is well and very happy! But prayers are always helpful. 

The other day some friends from church called and asked if I'd like to come over for hot dogs from the grill! Oh gosh, yes, I replied. So Vern and Sharon invited me over, where they were watching the Indy 500. Yes, I'd heard plenty about the Indy for many years, but had never seen them race or anything. I used to date a boyfriend named Joe, who was a Hot Rod racer, and built them as well. They were beautiful! Anyway, as time went on, Joe raced and made a name for himself and moved away, but I thought that was what the Indy 500 was all about. Wow, was I in for a surprise! Vern and Sharon are from Indianapolis, so they are really up on all that stuff, and it was fun to watch because they could point things out to me. My gosh, those cars - wait a minute, they don't even LOOK like cars. I never saw anything go so fast and be so dangerous in my life. I had no idea! There were so many people there, I don't know how everyone could see, but it was really exciting! Not only that, but Vern and Sharon fed me as well. We had a wonderful time. We have some pretty terrific neighbors in our community. Should I mention Joy? No, wait till next time.