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Well... yesterday was an interesting day. One that I will remember for the rest of my life. So... bits of my yesterday in order of importance...

I got home from work yesterday and everything seemed normal... I noticed it was a bit chilly in the house so I went around and closed all the windows, and did some other mundane stuff, then suddenly heard a knock at the door. I thought it would be the neighbor boy, asking if he could mow my lawn again this year when it needs it, but I should have known better, because Jacob knocks like a cop (little, little boy, big big knock).

Well, I opened the door and suddenly was confronted by none other than shimmin, down on one knee, asking me if I would marry him. My reply was "Of course I'll marry you!" but I was so surprised that I couldn't even figure out which hand to give him. Somehow he ended up handing me the ring and I put it on myself. It's a very pretty ring, silver in color (I'm told this is white gold) and a very pretty stone. Shimmin is amazing, and I'm very excited about the prospect of sharing the rest of my life with him. We plan to get married in the fall, although we haven't set a date.

Anyway, in other news... I installed a shower myself above the clawfoot tub in my bathroom, as some of you know. Anyway, I've had a problem with water pressure dropping to... not quite to what could be called a trickle, but to such a point where rinsing shampoo out can be a trick. Anyway, I have speculated this only happens during neighborhood key water usage hours, because it's worse at some times than others. Anyway, yesterday it got really bad, and I got really annoyed and said "Just stop it!" then figured I might as well do the real McCoy thing and said "In Jesus' Name, stop it!!!" Well, you can guess what happened b/c I'm telling the story. I heard a click in the pipe somewhere, and then the water came out way better than it ever has before... I had previously thought that at offpeak hours I had full water pressure, but that was nothing... I have a real shower! That works! And isn't weak or wimpy! Anyway, that was pretty exciting.

Also, yesterday morning, I did some praying for my mom who's been a virtual invalid and hasn't been able to walk or take care of herself (even toilettries) for a little over a year due to a botched knee surgery that led to her shattering her kneecap and breaking both tibias and fibulas, and her right femur. So yesterday morning I got to think about how I was really sick of having this bear of a woman in the place of my mom (I can't blame her... in her situation I'd likely be hundreds of times more bitter than her), so I decided to sit down and pray for her. And then, in one day, after weeks of no word on the surgical parts and no surgery date to fix her, and a pesky wheelchair, she got two great phone calls. One was the insurance, who said that her new electric wheelchair was in, and the other was from the surgeon's office, saying that the new hip/femur/knee part has been made and that provided it passes the stress test, she could be in surgery for it in four weeks... and they also said they may want to do the left knee first, and then she'd be in for that in just two weeks! It's amazing how things have looked up for her. When I called her yesterday afternoon, in addition to being happy for me for my big announcement, she was really happy about her life too, which was the first time in a long time for her.

Anyway, yesterday, which I thought would be an ordinary day, wasn't. Life is great, and I am still convinced that I hold my position as the most blessed person in the world.

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  • cool cool cool :)
  • A good strong shower is a wonderful thing. A wedding ring with a great guy attached is probably a little more wonderful. Having a mom who was basically incapacitated years (spinal injury) due to getting hit by a truck (she's almost good as new now after the surgery a while back), hearing good news on the mom front is truly amazing. Congrats on all counts!!! ^_^
  • I'm very glad to read all of that. While I haven't run across shimmin/jacob on /., you make him sound like a wonderful guy and a great match for you.
    Mazel Tov, many happy years, and all possible joy.

    Delighted as well to hear the news about your mother. I hope that it all goes great.

    As for the religious stuff, well, we both know that we diverge a great deal on that one, but, well, I've been meaning to mention somewhere on /. that, in large part because of you, I've currently got two Bibles by my bed (the
    • As for the religious stuff, well, we both know that we diverge a great deal on that one, but, well, I've been meaning to mention somewhere on /. that, in large part because of you, I've currently got two Bibles by my bed (the other one still on a shelf for now) and have been spending some hours looking in them for what they've got to say about the situation in Iraq and other things on my mind.

      Thats kewl. What kind of stuff are you reading? The book of Daniel has a lot of interesting stuff to say about th
      • Actually, I made the, urm, time-consuming, decison to allow myself to stay in Proverbs. This does slow me down a lot as I read a line. Stop, think for a while, look back, stop for a bit, read a line, stop . . .
        I tried to RT*M with Kings and Numbers but it felt too much like Homer's catalogue of ships.
        What I've been meaning to do is really dive into Isaiah. I remember its passion as always having gotten me thinking.

        Much data. very much data.

        Rustin
    • Oh! The neighbor boy's name is Jacob, now shimmin's. Shimmin is on /. quite a bit, although he mostly reads and only posts occasionally. He's great!

      As for the religious stuff... may I give you a good piece of advice... which some here on /. may disagree with, but I think if they think about it they will agree eventually... last night at church shimmin's dad happened to be teaching the class I was taking, and he said something remarkable that I really wanted to tell you. What he said was "It's better to
      • You have a very good point.

        Actual houses of worship tend to freak me out. Always have. Even the Unitarian "Society" and churches that we went to when I was a kid did that when services were under way.

        However, yesterday I ran into the guy I worked with most closely at the Salvation Army post 9/11 and we have promised to stay in touch.
        I would be curious to see what he's like as a pastor.
        Since I know that the philosophy of the Salvation Army, as manifested in their operations structure and other things I d
  • happy happy for you.
  • ... do you?!?

    I'm joking! CONGRATS! I hope you all the best!

    So have you guys thought about dates or anything, or do you plan on just getting used to the engagement?
  • Wow! What a great day.
    Getting married this fall. You must have it already planned. That seems fast...
    Anyway, good luck!
  • for reminding me that there is still good things happening out there in the world today.

    I am patiently waiting my turn. :)

    Congrats Liora.
  • Great news Liora! Shimin's a lucky guy I'm sure.. I'm happy to hear it (on all counts)!!

    I think it's awesome that you took everything to prayer and saw some cool results. It's good to know that God cares about the "little stuff" just as much as the big stuff. Here's some good Bible verses from James 5:

    [13] Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
    [14] Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in
  • That is all. :)
  • Mrs Blackneto and I wish you well.
  • Sounds great. All the best.
  • Congratulations on the engagement! May you and Shimmin have many long happy fulfilling years together.

    Coupled with the good news concerning your mother, I hope you're really enjoying the wonderful things happening in these turbulent times.

    Have a wonderful life with Shimmin, I send you my best.

  • congratulations! i wish you happiness, but it sounds like you don't even need that from me because you already have it.
  • Sorry I missed the JE thanks for the email.

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