Life As It Is Now: My TBI Six-month-iversary

Life As It Is Now: My TBI Six-month-iversary – Chia Chatters

GUEST POST from Don – Pesticide Exposure

GUEST POST from Don – Pesticide Exposure – Chia Chatters

Thursday Thrilliance – Dec 11, 2025 Edition

Thursday Thrilliance – Dec 11, 2025 Edition – Chia Chatters

Dec 11, 2025 @ 12:18 Good afternoon family & friends❣️ We've been having the most gorgeous snowfall for the last hour or so, with great big fluffy flakes! I have the top half of the front shade open, and the side curtains, so I could watch. I think the PoiBoiz have been watching too, from their cage tops. Pete has been wrapping Christmas gifts; we aren't doing a huge haul this year, and everyone has already been warned, so most of our shopping has been done. Things are staying low key. I plan to do a Thrilliant Thursday post and I am looking forward to that; today's daily video reflects the theme as well. It is the 6-month anniversary of the accident that caused my TBI and I may or may not write a "life 6 months later" type post. Will for sure be putting Don's guest post up, no matter what else I can get to though, as always; my stats show he has quite the fan club and I don't want to start a rebellion hahaha! Anyway I am not in any shape to tackle a trip to Sam's today. (We decided to stick with Sam's instead of going back to Costco; will talk about that in the future.) And I still have a bunch of photos I want to edit to share. So, if I can manage it I have a full day planned and I'd better get started. Have a great day and find thrilliance everywhere you look❣️ 🙌 🎶 🌟 👑 🌟 🛐 ❄️ 🎄 chia.owly.net/aint-that-the-truth ~ chia.owly.net/video-of-the-day ~

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"We all know the story, don’t we? After all, the images and decorations at Christmas so often portray the shepherds standing at the manger. Any nativity scene would seem to be missing something if they did not have the shepherds."

Christianity.com

4 Reasons God Chose Lowly Shepherds to Announce Jesus' Birth

Read 4 Reasons God Chose Lowly Shepherds to Announce Jesus' Birth by Greg Grandchamp and more articles about God and Wiki on Christianity.com

(NOTE: this link will take you to an easy-to-read and enlightening 5-part slide show about the shepherds.) (goes with the graphic below)

Dec 10, 2025 @ 18:50 Good evening family & friends❣️ We had a great snowy day today, the snow fell until mid-afternoon. I had a fun photo session with my PoiBoiz today...the neighbor came and plowed us out...Zoey and her dad shoveled all around and snow-raked the roof...the grands had a snow day so Leelan got called into work and Lyra wanted to go Christmas shopping and Luna came here while their parents took Lyra, and we had a great time with Luna! I took lots of pictures, she brought her snow suit and was thrilled that the neighbor made piles of snow on the front lawn with the driveway snow, she had a blast on those and also got to play with Zoey for a few minutes. So it was a good day all around! Tomorrow I hope to get all of today's photos edited and share the best ones. I also think I will do a Thrilliance post rather than Fursday, just for a change. And of course Don will have a guest post. Anyway I am on my way to bed and wanted to say good night, and I will see you in the morning❣️🥱🤕🙏🛌

Wednesday Wags – Dec 10, 2025 Edition – Chia Chatters

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Wednesday Wags – Dec 10, 2025 Edition

Wednesday Wags – Dec 10, 2025 Edition – Chia Chatters

Dec 10, 2025 @ 13:12 Good afternoon family & friends❣️ It is a lovely white wintry day here, with about 6" of new snow on the ground! So beautiful to wake up to! We have no plans today, won't be going shopping due to weather now, but turns out our youngest grand will be coming over for a while so that's going to be fun! I was planning to try a new squash dish with supper today, she might want to help me with that as she loves to cook with me. After an 11-hour sleep last night I am hoping I won't need a nap today at least until after she leaves! Anyway, that's the story for now and I will see you later, hope your day is going well so far❣️ 🙌 🎶 🌟 👑 🌟 🛐 ❄️ 🎄 chia.owly.net/aint-that-the-truth ~ chia.owly.net/video-of-the-day ~ chia.owly.net/#mini-devo "The story of the birth of Christ is significant to Christians as this is where the story of Christmas begins...let's take a deeper look at their journey, including why they went to Bethlehem, how they got there, and the events which transpired at the time of their arrival." artzabox.com/a/blog/bible-stories/the-journey… (goes with the graphic below)

Dec 9, 2025 @ 12:44 Good afternoon family & friends❣️ It's just past noon and been a long day already - phew! Was up before 06:00 to get ready to accompany Pete to his appointment with a new doctor for some new developments he has going on...we were there for a couple of hours and learned quite a bit, the doctor was wonderfully informative and ordered quite a bit of testing, some of it in Ann Arbor (with potential treatments there), so that will be coming up. I'm glad that I went. Anyway I'm needing to go back to bed so I had something to eat then did the "morning 3". Because of weather conditions Pete cancelled his afternoon appointment in Clare - happy about that for selfish reasons. I am not sure if I will be back again today or not (🤕😵😣) but I hope you have a terrific Tuesday and I will for sure - God willing - see you tomorrow if not before❣️ 🙌 🎶 🌟 👑 🌟 🛐 ❄️ 🎄

Tuesday Titters – Dec 9, 2025 Edition – Chia Chatters

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WHAT I EAT – ChiaChow

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Chia Chatters – …about life, laughter, love, & the Lord

"Elizabeth’s words and actions invite us to reflect on our own openness to the ways that God chooses to act in our world. What is God doing through unexpected people in our society today?"

Working Preacher from Luther Seminary

Commentary on Luke 1:39-45 [46-55] - Working Preacher from Luther Seminary

Having learned from the angel that she will give birth to the Son of God, Mary hurries to visit her pregnant relative Elizabeth in the hill country...

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Monday Memories – Dec 8, 2025 Edition

Monday Memories – Dec 8, 2025 Edition – Chia Chatters

Dec 8, 2025 @ 12:52 Good afternoon family & friends❣️ And happy Monday! I got a late start - which seems to be becoming a habit - after a 16-hour night in bed. Finally woke up just after 11:00, made my tea, tidied up the kitchen while it was steeping, got the PoiBoiz out, fired up my laptop and started my browser - which, since a couple of updates ago, takes 3-4 minutes to get going - and visited my happy place so I could post before noon. Yes, people do post there at other times of the day occasionally but for the same reason I don't wear white after Labor Day or pearls in the daytime and count every step when I ascend or descend a flight of stairs, etc., I do not. Anyway I have no plans today, what will be will be. It is sunny but cold outside. I would like to say that I will accomplish much but apparently I'm no longer in control of that situation so we shall see. For now, I will put the PoiBoiz back in their respective homes and get dressed. I hope you have a great day and I will see you later❣️ 🙌 🎶 🌟 👑 🌟 🛐 ❄️ 🎄 chia.owly.net/aint-that-the-truth ~ chia.owly.net/video-of-the-day ~ chia.owly.net/#mini-devo “'Root' means descendant, branch of the family. The Messianic king was to be of the family of Jesse the father of David." strengthwithdignity.com/root-of-jesse-the-mes… (goes with the graphic below)