tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86700046124506775482024-03-17T20:03:37.940-07:00Teensy Tidbits Creative Writing, Product Reviews, Support Groups, and Expressive Praise ArtworkExpressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-33603773793442834462023-08-26T00:53:00.000-07:002023-08-26T00:53:35.894-07:00HELP & SUPPORT RESOURCES HELP & SUPPORT RESOURCES
There are various resources that may be beneficial to you in your time
of need. Many people are trained to help
ones who are trying to get out of an abusive situation, need counseling, or
even dealing with chronic pain. If
you need help, please contact the organizations below. They may be able to start you in the right
Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-714435239435524432023-08-23T02:50:00.001-07:002023-08-23T02:50:20.787-07:00creative waysHello everyone. This has been a crazy 5 weeks starting with the knee injury. I had to cancel my in person fibro meeting this month and last because of injury. Yet through this, I have understood people more with what they go through with knee or leg problems. I've learned to figure out creative ways of doing things like keeping a bag by the family room so i can carry the cats Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-30753973169002507972023-07-21T12:24:00.003-07:002023-07-21T12:33:58.733-07:00playing musical chairs
Can you believe that someone actually twisted their knee playing musical chairs with other adults? Lol Yup I sure did. I was doing good until I collided with a guy as we were trying to get the last seat avaliable. It happened so fast. The next thing I knew was that I was on the ground in excruciating pain. The guy felt so bad and kept apologizing but I told him Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-56088639654827236212023-06-08T13:11:00.006-07:002023-06-08T13:58:39.481-07:00A letter to anyone dealing with Fibromyalgia
My fibro brothers and sisters. Find out what you CAN do in your suffering. What is your purpose? How can God use you through this fibro and all that you go through in your body. I know fibro is hard yet it is harder when you feel there is no purpose for the pain or with the pain. First step is usually grieving over having fibro (which may include being angry that you Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-37809069150213315742023-03-13T13:35:00.001-07:002023-03-14T00:58:11.530-07:00God used my Bible to bring through a lot
I have had this Bible for a long time. I have used it almost every morning with my morning devotion for over 21 years. I got it when I was in charge of the bookstore at First Assembly of God in San Bernardino before they moved in 2006 and was changed to North Hills.God has used this Bible to help me for many years. It has brought me through happy times, tough times, joyful Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-84353333222698432142022-12-25T01:52:00.000-08:002022-12-25T01:52:25.640-08:00Merry Christmas from our catsWe came home to an ornament and the star (that was the tree topper) on the ground. If walls could talk. Lol
We are trying to figure out if the cats climbed all the way up the tree to get the Star down or did they violently attack and shake the tree. Seems like they had a lot of fun....we were going to put the cats in another room while we left but we totally forgot.I just noticed theExpressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-9712343036508571252022-12-21T01:34:00.001-08:002022-12-21T01:34:37.837-08:00memories of Grandma Muriel
This was made for my family from my Grandma "Gran" Muriel in Christmas 1985. My mom passed it to me years ago. Gran wrote on the back of it but it was deteriorating.
I tried to save it by putting the paper in a baggie. ๐ I loved her accent. She was born in England and would always make me laugh. (My mom was born in the USA yet she had siblings who were born in Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-35726905334738275532022-09-08T01:17:00.001-07:002022-09-08T01:35:47.888-07:00our 3rd year anniversary
My hubby and I had a wonderful time on our 3rd year Anniversary trip.We spent quality time together, enjoyed the beautiful mountain scenery which was breathtaking. We saw someone had a pet goat on a leash by our lodge. Also one night 30 bats flew over our heads one by one while we were enjoying chatting, sitting on a bench at night. It was exciting yet creepy at the same time .Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-38435137319716594722022-08-27T12:53:00.001-07:002022-08-27T13:33:18.323-07:00Bread for your thoughts
We bought a bread maker for $5 at a yard sale. We have been wanting a bread maker. They are pricey so I figured what do we have to lose for $5. I used it for the first time last night. I wasn't quite sure if i was making it right because it didn't come with a manual. I looked up recipes online and bought all the ingredients to make the bread. I followed the recipe and Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-89058806695095139532022-07-14T05:33:00.001-07:002022-07-14T05:34:35.618-07:00just for thoughtCan flies smell? Is there plastic in heaven? Is there building supplies in hell? When does a worm know when he's reached his destination? Since God rested on the 7th day of creation, will we rest in heaven at all? Does it rain in heaven? Does a snail have a nose? Can you smell the inside of your nose? Can you taste your tongue? Can you taste a Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-70323510344680998452022-07-05T07:42:00.001-07:002022-07-05T07:57:38.531-07:00Me with CovidToday is July 5, I'm on my 13th day of covid symptoms. Can't seem to get rid of the cough, congestion and low energy. I can't wait to go back to grocery stores or my friend's homes, etc...
Well at least I have more energy than I initially had. The first week of my covid symptoms, I felt like I had a strep throat, sinus infection, allergy attack, flu, migraine, tmj jaw flare up, bad cold, Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-19481998766055500842022-06-21T03:08:00.001-07:002022-06-21T03:08:16.278-07:00The Rainbow of Love ๐ I have always loved the rainbow. It's beautiful colors of purple, blue, green, orange, yellow and red. ๐ It always puts a smile on my face and peace in my heart. ๐ I remember over 40 years ago when I was in children's church they would teach that God made a promise to man. God would not destroy the earth with a flood again so he sent a rainbow Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-46596397135093843102022-06-20T01:59:00.001-07:002022-06-29T00:43:51.047-07:00Incident with UBER DRIVER. (Safety is the key)Two weeks ago I took an uber on the way back from an appointment. I always check the license plate and the person to see if they match the uber app. On this day, the car matched but the license plate didn't. When I saw the Uber driver pull up, I stood away from the car. After I questioned him about the plate, he rudely said, "it doesn't matter" and started yelling atExpressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-42101083305413959462022-06-20T01:31:00.002-07:002022-06-20T02:37:56.103-07:00it's been a crazy couple of monthsMy hubby and I have had some crazy months.
On April 1 we noticed a small flood In our bedroom carpet when we woke up. Turned out to be a water leak in the water heater. We had water damage in main bedroom, bathroom, and water heater closet.
We slept in the living room for a week waiting for home insurance to do their thing but that was hard on the back so we, with our 2 cats, were Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-33005263085705098612022-01-31T13:12:00.001-08:002022-02-01T00:04:23.721-08:00Be CleanI have read the scripture many times about the lady who went into a home and washed Jesus' feet with her hair and tears. Also she poured her perfume on him. I just thought of something. After she washed his feet she probably had a lot of dirt and dust in her hair because in those days, they most likely wore sandals. She took on the dirt of Jesus' feet. It made me think of Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-87583995014258727522021-10-06T07:47:00.001-07:002022-06-20T10:55:04.273-07:00a spoken tongueWhen I moved to Japan with my family, I was a shy, 11 year old girl and I only knew the English language. I went to a school where they spoke English and everyone on the military base spoke English. When I stepped off the base to go downtown, I visited the stores and enjoyed the culture. Yet everyone mostly spoke Japanese. Yes I was a foreigner in the land. When I would hear Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-90823021027783231782021-09-14T00:13:00.001-07:002021-09-14T00:13:49.248-07:00Traveling with painHere's a little bit of what I did to help me on my travels on a trip I recently took. You may not understand it unless you deal with daily chronic pain. If you deal with pain, maybe some of this will be helpful to you. I went on a trip which was 2 hours ahead of California time. I was getting up earlier each day, about 4 hours or more than usual. Some days I felt like a Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-74071226507138577612021-09-13T23:51:00.001-07:002021-09-13T23:51:49.760-07:00Transform pain? I was reading and something struck me. I know we live in our bodies and that we deal with groanings, burdens, and pain.... but sometimes I forget that our earthly tent (our physical body) so longs for our heavenly dwelling. We may deal with physical pain and suffering on earth yet we will be free from all of that when we are in our spiritual body, in heaven, if we are believers of Him, Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-827067438439625972021-06-20T08:05:00.000-07:002021-06-20T08:05:44.992-07:00thanks to these guysTo the men in different stages of my life, thank you for treating me with love and respect like a father or big brother would. I appreciate you for looking out for me when my father and family didn't. Bob Boartfield Sr. Marlin Hines. Rob Hodson , Rick Pena (husband of Mary Pena ), the late Bill Thornburg, Daniel Cardenas, Terry Henderson And big brothers Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-10994614529632110822021-01-22T08:15:00.001-08:002022-07-05T08:06:40.252-07:00Life in a Pandemic2020. It was one weird and crazy year that I never thought would exist in my lifetime. A pandemic was something I heard about in school in the history books. I never thought I would ever experience a global pandemic in my life, or how to live in one. And never thought I would understand the reality of a quarantine or stay-at-home orders.Covid19 rolls off my tongue like something that seemedExpressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-52348994389956621872021-01-22T06:34:00.001-08:002021-01-22T06:34:49.300-08:00my window viewI looked out the window at 6:05am and saw A beautiful, white, petite cat with brown and beige markings on it, sitting on our patio.
Then she looked like she spotted something. I saw a black and white animal, oh It's probably just Panda our neighbor cat.
Nope. it is waddling. It's a skunk.
Then the cat starts following it in a sneaky way about 5 ft away from it, yet hiding with each corner they Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-34821094555816423682020-11-13T08:06:00.001-08:002020-11-13T08:06:42.184-08:00Keep America Great again?I've been biting my tongue a lot this past year but I can't hold it in any longer on Facebook so I'm just going to say it. If Trump is so good like a lot of people say, why does he act like he does. I've asked some people why did they vote for Trump.1. Because he is for Pro Life. I say Protecting the unborn child is awesome which is what I'm for too, but once that baby has grown, how does Trump Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-72220224453460755102020-07-03T05:30:00.001-07:002020-07-03T05:30:40.981-07:00First half of 2020 written in a hilarious way (not by me)You can read my notes afterwards. I just found this post funny and it basically sums up what we went through in the first 6 months of 2020.Here it goes: I did not write this. I borrowed it from somebody who borrowed from somebody elseโs Facebook page who also didnโt write this. I am posting it so that in 5-10 years, I can read it in my FB memories Edition,In January, Australia caught Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-45678426096131565852020-07-02T03:21:00.001-07:002020-07-02T03:21:51.245-07:00moving forward I may not like wearing masks. I may not like it when they close the indoor restaurants or other places again. I may not like everything that goes on in the world. But I respect the fact that they are trying to keep us safe. So I wear the mask. I order take out if I need to and I pray and try to be content in the circumstance I am in.I learned a long time ago that Life isn't always easy and Expressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8670004612450677548.post-3760597695749891432020-06-21T03:54:00.001-07:002020-06-21T03:54:14.570-07:00Got Masks?We went to a store yesterday. Some people were walking in without wearing face masks or coverings. Due to the covid19, it was and is mandatory to wear a mask. The worker kindly asked each person to put a mask on and said if they didn't have one, she'll give them one. Some people were immediately angry and walked out of the store without shopping. I wish some people understood thatExpressive Praise (Tanya)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587943097302118414noreply@blogger.com0