All posts by Karen Teig

About Karen Teig

I am a 58 year old Native Minnesotan. I work as a Storekeeper at a local hospital here in town. I have been sober since April 18, 1982 and have not smoked since September 8, 2005. I am a Born Again Christian who loves Jesus and am grateful for each day I wake up. Life is really what I make of it, with few exceptions. God always has a plan.

Weekend

  • Family time before I go back to work.
  • Church.
  • Cold weather but I can stay warm.
  • Good music list set for the weekend and the new work week on my Spotify.
  • God.  So good to me.
  • My back is feeling better.  About 95% healed. Just in time for work.
  • The beautiful sunrise this morning.
  • The air got colder than the lake so there was a little lake fog on the horizon this morning. 
  • Gas prices going down.  Good for my heat. :)
  • This site.  Glad I can always find my way back. 

FRIDAY

  • Grateful for another day.  God is so very good to let me see it.
  • Missing my cat, Skeeter, but also grateful for less responsibilities during my recovery.
  • I go back to work Monday.  The more I think of it, the more it will be good to get back.  
  • 48 degrees on the lake sore this morning and 64 in the house.  Grateful I can handle that temp.  At some point, I will have to turn the furnace back on. :)
  • Comedy.  It does wonderful things to my mental health.
  • Nice warm blankets to cover me on the couch when needed.
  • My Amplified Holy Bible that came in the mail today and has large print.  
  • The sunrises when I can see them over the lake. 

Today

  • I am upright, breathing, walking and talking.
  • The beautiful, fresh air outside.
  • Blessed Bible plans.
  • Laughter.
  • Relationships with my in-laws nine years after my husband’s death.
  • Beautiful sunrise over the lake.
  • A nice nap.
  • New vacuum cleaner.  I just need to use it LOL!
  • My honest and loving sisters in Christ.
  • Good music and books.
  • GOD
  • Time off still to get ready to go back to work.

Good Day

  • I got my old phone account closed.
  • Spent time with my Bible Study friends.
  • Got some exercise walking around the Mall.
  • Bumped into two friends on the bus.
  • Good prayer and meditation.
  • Nice Autumn like evening.  Cooler.  I like it!
  • Last, but never LEAST, GOD!

Busy Day

  • Trying to cancel my old phone account. Grateful for patient people. I at one point wasn’t. ☹️
  • I got my dental bill paid off today. Hooray!
  • It is a beautiful day weather wise up in Duluth, Minnesota. Cooler temperatures are coming, but it’ll still be good.
  • Five more days to enjoy off before I go back to work on Monday.
  • I got up and did my prayer and meditation. God is so GOOD!
  • I  got to hug and give my neighbor, who had to put her dog to sleep, my condolences.  Grateful I could do that. 
  • Good books to read on the way to the Mall while riding the bus. 

October 2

  • My brother turns 83 today.
  • Good time with family and a friend watching football yesterday. 
  • Waking up early this morning. I have to get my body used to early mornings for work next Monday. 
  • Getting earlier news on t.v.
  • Getting my PT, Facebook posts, Bible plan and prayer and meditation finished early. 
  • Getting to see the sunrise, if there is one, this a.m.
  • Great church service yesterday. 

Sunday

  • Worshiping God. Although, nice I can worship God anytime everyday.
  • Another sober and nicotine free day.
  • My family. I love them so much.
  • Football.  Go Vikings!
  • Good sleep last night.
  • Weather still warm enough.
  • Another good Bible plan.
  • Good food today.

Nice

  • I am grateful to wake up today.  Thanks be to God.
  • I have 9 days, counting today before I have to go back to work.
  • I had enough Vacation, Sick time and Personal Holiday time to cover all my medical leave.
  • Great ortho doc who fixed me up and gave me a new hip.
  • Family and friends who supported me through all this.
  • Good Bible quotes each day to help me through.
  • YouVersion.  A great Bible app I highly recommend if you are into the Bible. 
  • Nice delivery guy who delivered my food yesterday.
  • My back is getting better day by day.

End of week

  • Patient lady at the A&T store yesterday.  
  • Back is feeling better.
  • Ate Gyro fries yesterday.  No bueno.  Grateful I learned lesson.  Will not eat them again.
  • Watching the local news this morning.  I do not always catch the full two hours, but grateful when I can catch some 
  • A beautiful sunrise that woke me up this morning.  Thank you God!
  • Although I also woke up from a bad dream, I am grateful it was as dream and not reality.
  • A found a new t.v. show to enjoy.  Something a little different than others. 
  • Laughter.  It truly is the best medicine. :)

Thursday

  • A choice of other places in my house to sleep when I have a sore back.
  • My Bible study friends, who are like sisters.
  • Good transportation for me to use to get around town and do my errands.
  • Good music and good books.
  • Easy of getting my back to work paperwork done.
  • Tylenol for my aches and pains LOL!
  • God and all his grace. :)
  • Good coffee.  I kind of need it this morning.
  • Ease of  resetting my password  online for my credit union as I got locked out.
  • Ten more days off before I go back go work. :