Well...for those of you who haven't abandoned me & my blog (due to inactivity), a lot has happened & changed in my life since my last post. I was able to get in to see an endocrinologist & was found to have very low levels of the thyroid hormone. The specialist increased my medicine, and it seems to have done the trick. I'm very thankful for that!!!
On the job front, I was notified the end of April that my teaching position was being eliminated at the end of the school year due to budget cuts. It was a bit surreal...was pretty sure it was coming, but I've never been let go from a position. For the first time in my life (since beginning my teaching career 12 years ago), I was without a job. It's definitely been an adjustment, but I know that God has a plan for me so I'm trying to rest in that fact & not fret (although that's easier said than done sometimes).
Due to my job situation, I moved down to Charlotte, North Carolina to live with my parents. I never planned to be living back here, but I am so thankful that they were here to help me! I'm not sure what I would have done had I not had them!!!
Now to the title of this post...I'm getting married!!! For those of you who didn't know or haven't heard the story...here it is:
6 years ago...in a land up north...my youngest sister, Marsha, went to her first SoloCon with me (it was my 3rd SoloCon, but my 1st on in Michigan). After the first small group session, she came back & told me that she'd just met my future husband. I just laughed at her. =) Throughout the weekend & the coming years she continued to comment on my future husband & even began referring to him as her BIL (brother-in-law). Marsha was sure to introduce me to Ron that first weekend and a friendship was formed that continued to grow over the course of the next several years. For the past two years, we have openly talked about our feelings for each other but there were some obstacles that Ron just couldn't get past. Marsha would continually say that it was going to work out for us, but I had come to believe that there was no chance Ron & I would ever be more than friends. Well...Marsha was right! =) God worked in & through a series of events that brought us together. And...on May 1, 2010...I will become Mrs. Ron Mohney!!!
So...I will no longer be sleeping single in a double bed. Woooohoooo!!! It's been a long time coming...but Ron is definitely worth every single minute I've waited for the person God chose for me!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Exhausted!!!
Since having the surgery to remove part of my thyroid, I have been so tired. The slightest activity wears me out. Now that I'm back at work, I'm no longer tired...I'm exhausted!!! I'm going to see an endocrinologist in a few weeks hoping that he'll be able to help me get my levels to an area where I begin to feel more like "myself" (whatever that is).
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
I'm Still Alive...
Yes...if any of you out there are still checking my blog...I'm alive! :-) I honestly didn't realize it had been so long since I'd posted. Believe me that I had plenty blog about!!! :-) So...here's a quick update:
November was uneventful & pretty normal. We had three concerts that month - two were local so that was nice. It's always enjoyable to be able to sleep in your own bed. :-) The highlight of November was that Marsha & her family came up for a week over the Thanksgiving holiday. It was great to see them all and especially great to be able to spend some time with my niece & nephew.
At the end of November, I moved! My landlady passed away in September, and after getting things settled, her family decided to sell the house. At that point, my life was up in the air...depending on who bought it, I might have been able to keep my apartment, or they might have had other ideas. At that point, I received an e-mail from a friend offering to rent me a house he had flipped & hadn't been able to sell. I jumped at the opportunity - felt like it was an answer to prayer in fact! I've been in my house a little over two months, and I LOVE it!!!
December brought with it the typical Christmas hustle & bustle. I had my program for school which adds quite a bit of work & stress. Then there is the shopping & preparing for Christmast along with all of the Christmas celebrations. I also had to pack and get ready for my flight to North Carolina to spend the holidays with my family. By Christmas eve, I was exhausted, but my vacation in sunny Charlotte really helped! It was 74 degrees on Christmas day and just absolutely beautiful! I had such an enjoyable week there. I also was able to spend some time with my friends in Sidney, Ohio the weekend after New Years because I flew out of Dayton. Sidney time is always a fun time! :-)
I just realized I forgot something significant that happened in November, but it actually goes back to September. While I was off recovering from my knee surgery, I found a lump in my neck. After speaking to my sister & the surgeon, it was determined that the lump was just swollen because my body was fighting off infection from the surgery. However, I noticed it again in October so I went to see my family doctor who immediately was concerned. He sent me to have blood work and scheduled me for an ultrasound of my thyroid the next day. After the results came back, I was sent to an ENT in November. The specialst told me that I had a mass in the left lobe of my thyroid, and it needed to be removed. He said it was slow growing, but would slowly grow and cause more problems (I was already beginning to feel it).
Unfortunately it grew quite a bit the last couple of weeks of December. When I got back into town the beginning of January, I called the surgeon's office, and my surgery was moved up to the following week. From there, things happened very quickly. Thankfully my parents were able to come up and spend a few days with me - the day before my surgery and remained here two days after I was released. I was very glad they were able to be here! After they left, I spent the rest of the week in Oak Harbor with Jodi & her family (I was supposed to be supervised for the first week).
Since then, I've been hanging out at home and taking a lot of naps. :-) I've decided that I really need to find a rich husband that would allow me to stay home...I've grown to really like this! :-)
Well...that's all for now. I'll try to do better now that life is heading back towards normal (whatever that is).
November was uneventful & pretty normal. We had three concerts that month - two were local so that was nice. It's always enjoyable to be able to sleep in your own bed. :-) The highlight of November was that Marsha & her family came up for a week over the Thanksgiving holiday. It was great to see them all and especially great to be able to spend some time with my niece & nephew.
At the end of November, I moved! My landlady passed away in September, and after getting things settled, her family decided to sell the house. At that point, my life was up in the air...depending on who bought it, I might have been able to keep my apartment, or they might have had other ideas. At that point, I received an e-mail from a friend offering to rent me a house he had flipped & hadn't been able to sell. I jumped at the opportunity - felt like it was an answer to prayer in fact! I've been in my house a little over two months, and I LOVE it!!!
December brought with it the typical Christmas hustle & bustle. I had my program for school which adds quite a bit of work & stress. Then there is the shopping & preparing for Christmast along with all of the Christmas celebrations. I also had to pack and get ready for my flight to North Carolina to spend the holidays with my family. By Christmas eve, I was exhausted, but my vacation in sunny Charlotte really helped! It was 74 degrees on Christmas day and just absolutely beautiful! I had such an enjoyable week there. I also was able to spend some time with my friends in Sidney, Ohio the weekend after New Years because I flew out of Dayton. Sidney time is always a fun time! :-)
I just realized I forgot something significant that happened in November, but it actually goes back to September. While I was off recovering from my knee surgery, I found a lump in my neck. After speaking to my sister & the surgeon, it was determined that the lump was just swollen because my body was fighting off infection from the surgery. However, I noticed it again in October so I went to see my family doctor who immediately was concerned. He sent me to have blood work and scheduled me for an ultrasound of my thyroid the next day. After the results came back, I was sent to an ENT in November. The specialst told me that I had a mass in the left lobe of my thyroid, and it needed to be removed. He said it was slow growing, but would slowly grow and cause more problems (I was already beginning to feel it).
Unfortunately it grew quite a bit the last couple of weeks of December. When I got back into town the beginning of January, I called the surgeon's office, and my surgery was moved up to the following week. From there, things happened very quickly. Thankfully my parents were able to come up and spend a few days with me - the day before my surgery and remained here two days after I was released. I was very glad they were able to be here! After they left, I spent the rest of the week in Oak Harbor with Jodi & her family (I was supposed to be supervised for the first week).
Since then, I've been hanging out at home and taking a lot of naps. :-) I've decided that I really need to find a rich husband that would allow me to stay home...I've grown to really like this! :-)
Well...that's all for now. I'll try to do better now that life is heading back towards normal (whatever that is).
Friday, October 10, 2008
Three Years & Two Songs Later
About 3 years ago, I was sitting in church listening to the pastor read his scripture reference. It came from Matthew, and was the familiar reference to casting your burdens on Christ. I had heard that scripture many times before, but something inside me was really touched.
I can't tell you what he preached about that day because I just kept reading the veres over & over. While I wasd doing that, a melody started running through my head. The only paper I had was my bulletin so...I used it. I jotted the solfege for the melody down and brought it home. Over the next week, I began playing with the melody & eventually came up with a chorus I really liked.
Fastforward nearly two years...I still have the chorus & haven't been able to come up with anything to go with it. In the meantime, I began writing a second song. This time I got a little further - wrote three verses & a bridge. And...just like the last song...I seemed to hit a wall & couldn't come up with anything else. So I just put them away & let my mind rest (at least as far as the songs are concerned).
The past couple of months my songs have been haunting me - the melodies & words kept running through my head. The second song came together ane afternoon as - was sitting at home. All of a sudden it just came to me so I ran to the paino & figured it out so I wouldn't forget it. Not too lang after that, I was driving one afternoon & started to have a verse for my original chorus run through my head. Thank goodness I have a voice recorder on my phone! :)
Since that time, I have finished & "perfected" BOTH of my songs. It's been a very exciting experience, and I've even enjoyed watcing how God is using my songs already. It's definitely obvious that God gave me the words for a reason. And...once again it's obvious that it was His timing (eveb though it about drove me crazy at times)!
I can't tell you what he preached about that day because I just kept reading the veres over & over. While I wasd doing that, a melody started running through my head. The only paper I had was my bulletin so...I used it. I jotted the solfege for the melody down and brought it home. Over the next week, I began playing with the melody & eventually came up with a chorus I really liked.
Fastforward nearly two years...I still have the chorus & haven't been able to come up with anything to go with it. In the meantime, I began writing a second song. This time I got a little further - wrote three verses & a bridge. And...just like the last song...I seemed to hit a wall & couldn't come up with anything else. So I just put them away & let my mind rest (at least as far as the songs are concerned).
The past couple of months my songs have been haunting me - the melodies & words kept running through my head. The second song came together ane afternoon as - was sitting at home. All of a sudden it just came to me so I ran to the paino & figured it out so I wouldn't forget it. Not too lang after that, I was driving one afternoon & started to have a verse for my original chorus run through my head. Thank goodness I have a voice recorder on my phone! :)
Since that time, I have finished & "perfected" BOTH of my songs. It's been a very exciting experience, and I've even enjoyed watcing how God is using my songs already. It's definitely obvious that God gave me the words for a reason. And...once again it's obvious that it was His timing (eveb though it about drove me crazy at times)!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Here you go, Traci :-)
Someone (won't mention any names...hahaha) told me a couple days ago that I really needed to update my blog. I guess she was right!!! Didn't realize it had been so long.
Since my last post, I've went fishing on Lake Erie with Val, Shawn & the kids, started school, had knee surgery (which had me off school for 4 weeks), started school again (my nephew, Harrison, called to see how my "2nd first day of school" went - he's so sweet), had several concerts, and have been doing physical therapy regularly.
There have been ups & downs, but one thing has remained constant...God has been there! He's laughed with me when I've laughed...cried with me when I cried...and He's carried me when I didn't think I could go any further. I'm so thankful I have Him on my side!!!
Since my last post, I've went fishing on Lake Erie with Val, Shawn & the kids, started school, had knee surgery (which had me off school for 4 weeks), started school again (my nephew, Harrison, called to see how my "2nd first day of school" went - he's so sweet), had several concerts, and have been doing physical therapy regularly.
There have been ups & downs, but one thing has remained constant...God has been there! He's laughed with me when I've laughed...cried with me when I cried...and He's carried me when I didn't think I could go any further. I'm so thankful I have Him on my side!!!
Monday, August 11, 2008
The Rooster Story
We had a concert this past weekend in Angola, Indiana so we traveled there Saturday afternoon to set up our sound system and practice with their praise team. All went really well, and we made some new friends (one of the best parts). After practice, we followed the pastor to his house where we would be spending the night.
Once there, we had supper together and spent the remainder of the evening chatting with the pastor & his wife (Pastor Randy & Robin - two of the most spiritual & gifted people I've met). We went to bed that night with happy hearts and were excited that we'd be able to sleep in (didn't have to be there until 9 am...sometimes our concerts start before 9!).
So...imagine that you are in a peaceful sleep enjoying the cool breeze floating through the window. Sounds great, huh?!? Well it was...until the rooster began to call. Yes...their rooster (who we'd all heard about the night before & had enjoyed the "rooster stories") began to sing his cocka-doodle-doos at 6:30 a.m.!!! He continued this for over an hour. Each time you'd think he was done & would just about fall back asleep...that stupid thing would start at it again!
Needless to say I didn't get to sleep in. And...hence the reason for my status yesterday. I was ready to go outside & wring that rooster's neck!
Once there, we had supper together and spent the remainder of the evening chatting with the pastor & his wife (Pastor Randy & Robin - two of the most spiritual & gifted people I've met). We went to bed that night with happy hearts and were excited that we'd be able to sleep in (didn't have to be there until 9 am...sometimes our concerts start before 9!).
So...imagine that you are in a peaceful sleep enjoying the cool breeze floating through the window. Sounds great, huh?!? Well it was...until the rooster began to call. Yes...their rooster (who we'd all heard about the night before & had enjoyed the "rooster stories") began to sing his cocka-doodle-doos at 6:30 a.m.!!! He continued this for over an hour. Each time you'd think he was done & would just about fall back asleep...that stupid thing would start at it again!
Needless to say I didn't get to sleep in. And...hence the reason for my status yesterday. I was ready to go outside & wring that rooster's neck!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Monthly Update
It was not my plan when I created this blog to only update once a month, but it appears that that's about all I've been doing. Can you say...busy??? (and maybe a little lazy in there as well). :-)
A few posts ago I commented on how my plans for the summer changed due to my upcoming knee surgery. While I have greatly missed working out, playing golf & playing softball, I've been able to keep myself busy. Between touring with Soul Venture, visiting my family, & visiting friends, I've only spent two complete weeks at my apartment (the first one was the week we got out of school & the second is this week).
And once again...plans changed! I was supposed to have my surgery on July 21st but had to postpone it due to an unforseen medical emergency my dad had (most who read this know what that was). So...I am now scheduled to have my surgery on August 25th. We'll see if that date stays the same. :-) I'm hoping it does because I'm really tired of not being active, and it will take 1-2 months for me to get back to "normal" activity according to the surgeon.
Believe it or not...we only have 1 1/2 weeks until school starts for the staff members (students come 2 weeks from today). I'm a bit torn - part of me is looking forward to the new year & part of me would love to have some more summer.
Well...that's all I have for now. I'll try to do this a little more regularly. :-)
A few posts ago I commented on how my plans for the summer changed due to my upcoming knee surgery. While I have greatly missed working out, playing golf & playing softball, I've been able to keep myself busy. Between touring with Soul Venture, visiting my family, & visiting friends, I've only spent two complete weeks at my apartment (the first one was the week we got out of school & the second is this week).
And once again...plans changed! I was supposed to have my surgery on July 21st but had to postpone it due to an unforseen medical emergency my dad had (most who read this know what that was). So...I am now scheduled to have my surgery on August 25th. We'll see if that date stays the same. :-) I'm hoping it does because I'm really tired of not being active, and it will take 1-2 months for me to get back to "normal" activity according to the surgeon.
Believe it or not...we only have 1 1/2 weeks until school starts for the staff members (students come 2 weeks from today). I'm a bit torn - part of me is looking forward to the new year & part of me would love to have some more summer.
Well...that's all I have for now. I'll try to do this a little more regularly. :-)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
OUCH!
In order to save gas and because I love driving with the sunroof open & windows down, I decided to not use my air conditioner on the drive down yesterday. I loved the feel of the wind through my hair & had the radio cranked, but that resulted in a terrible (did I mention that it's pretty bad???) sunburn!
My left arm is a bit red, but not too bad. My left leg has an oval sunburn that came through the window. It's a bit sore, but that's not the worst. The worst of it came in through my sunroof! My chest & right shoulder are fried!!!
My original plan was to go to the pool today & lay out a bit, but I've decided that I'd better stay out of the sun for a day or two.
My left arm is a bit red, but not too bad. My left leg has an oval sunburn that came through the window. It's a bit sore, but that's not the worst. The worst of it came in through my sunroof! My chest & right shoulder are fried!!!
My original plan was to go to the pool today & lay out a bit, but I've decided that I'd better stay out of the sun for a day or two.
Finally here!!!
Yesterday I made the drive to Charlotte, North Carolina to spend some time with my family. I was very excited to get down here so I got up & was on the road by 7:45 a.m. (for those who know me well...you know I was excited to have gotten up on purpose at 6:45 a.m.). :-)
After 6 stops (what can I say...I have a baby bladder), I finally pulled in last night at 6:15 p.m.
It's great to be here, but I don't want to spend much time in a car for a few days. :-)
After 6 stops (what can I say...I have a baby bladder), I finally pulled in last night at 6:15 p.m.
It's great to be here, but I don't want to spend much time in a car for a few days. :-)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
MudHens times 2!
On Sunday evening, our church reserved approximately 120 tickets at the MudHens stadium to see them take on the Columbus Clippers. I have always enjoyed going to the games - cheap entertainment & something I enjoy. But...Sunday night was a bit weird for me - my favorite player has been called up to the major leagues (so it's just not the same...so many new players to choose from), and on top of the...we lost! :-(
But...last night I was getting ready to start supper when I heard the news mention the game. So...I quickly changed clothes & headed down to the stadium to watch them take on the Indianapolis Indians and had a blast. I ended up seeing a couple of teachers from Starr there so I sat with them. We had a great evening - conversation was great, and...we finally won! :-)
But...last night I was getting ready to start supper when I heard the news mention the game. So...I quickly changed clothes & headed down to the stadium to watch them take on the Indianapolis Indians and had a blast. I ended up seeing a couple of teachers from Starr there so I sat with them. We had a great evening - conversation was great, and...we finally won! :-)
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