LIFE IN JOHNS WORLD

Wanted to update a few things.I work at The Estates.It has around 150 apartments for the Elderly.They each have their own apartment.Some have private caregivers.I have two clients there.I work around 56 to 64 hours a week.It is a Blessing, What are the odds of two people living in the same building get a call after years of waiting for a Kidney transplant.They had their surgeries two weeks a part Laura age 79 was home 9 days after her surgery.She came walking in the lobby No walker no cane and no assistance.Everyone stopped and gave her a nice round of applaus.God did the miracle. Then theres Tom age 76 his recovery has been a little harder but he is managing.I wish I could end my entry here on a happy note.Two nights ago  while I was working a night shift, My truck parked right next to his.Someone sawed his steering lock and stole his truck.An older kind of beat up truck.Mines not new its a 1998 with a plaslic sliding back window.It was parked right next to Toms.They didnt take mi

This is a picture of my step Dad.I never called him that.To me he was and will always be my Dad. He married my Mom when I was 10 along with Mom came me and five Sisters, Dad took us all in. He called Mom his Queen.I know for a fact God brought him to our broken home. After our Dad died suddenly at the age of 56. Mom was left with five kids and a limited income, (Bio)Dad's social security pension wasn't enough to cover everything so once a month Mom drove to Stockton Ca  ( 45 min drive) to get free food commodities. The food consisted of can goods,bread, rice etc. We never really knew joy or Family time until (step)Dad married Mom and moved in with us. He had a color console television that had a remote control that actually changed the channels with out us getting up. I thought we were millionaires lol ( remember this is in 1980) Dad taught us how to Laugh, truly appreciate life, set goals and respect others. On this day in 2008 he asked my Sisters and I to all stay the ni

August 2016   Thought Id post an entry tonight Over the pass year a few of us from my Church have been taking food, blankets and clothing down to the river where the homeless are living I have not been able to go with them. I work every Thursday when they meet. Last night my Pastor called me over to him and asked me to go with a brother from our Church down to the river to help move a lady name Carol. Earlier in the day the Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department acting on the authority of The Corps of Engineer's gave notices to the thirty or more people of which 19 were sighted for trespassing and two were arrested for unrelated warrants. They  were told that they have four days to get out or they could  face jail time and have all they're stuff or lack there of taken from them. I met a woman named Carol and her little dog, She has been staying down by the river since November. She was very polite and tried to smile when speaking to me, Her items were neatly folded in a pil

This is a true story lol So the other day My Sis and I stopped in the mini mart by her house. New owners recently purchased the store, My Sister who purchases one bingo ticket day and thought shed meet the new owners, After all she will become a regular customer lol.From behind the cash register a woman from India greeted us with a friendly smile .Sis says to her while tapping her finger on the glass case that held all the bingo games " Id like a Number 13 please" The Owner smiles at Sis searches for the number 13 bingo ticket, She then pulls out the ticket not handing it to my Sister she immediatly scans it and says "Not a Winner sorry you lost, that will be three dollars" My Sister somewhat aggitated. "What the heck, that's not how you play Lotto scratchers, I didnt even get to play it.You dont do that, You gotta give the customer their ticket to LET THEM scratch off the ticket, Thats part of the fun part to see if your a winner" The cashier re