Tuesday at 10 AM

Dear Friends and Prayer Partners,

If any of you planning to come to Bay Pines for Louis' military service could bring a video camera and record the proceedings, I would be most grateful. Daryl will be unable to come and I would like for him to see what goes on. Even a camera would do, if anyone has one and is willing to take photos, please let me know.

Love and hugs,
Amaryllis

God's timing

Good morning, dear friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! I hope some of you were able to see the sunrise this morning! It was glorious! Deep orangy-pink clouds and the bright sun behind them!

God really had His paintbrush out.

I was going over in my mind, how perfect God's timing is; During the month of January, Louis was in and out of the hospital about three times and nursing home the same, then finally, to Hospice, which is a wonderful place. All this time I was using parking garages, which I do not like, and walking miles along corridors, eating at odd hours and not sleeping well.

Because Daryl came down to be with his Dad and me, he was in the bedroom when I got up to throw up in the middle of the night,.due to taking Cipro which caused a bad side effect , When I fainted in the bathroom, Daryl got up to investigate the noise I made as I hit the shower doors and that's when he got the scare of his life at seeing me on the floor. He called the paramedics and there I was in the hospital, while Louis was at Hospice. If Daryl had not been with me while Brian was at the bedside of his Dad, no telling what would have happened to me. (The reason I took Cipro that day was because I was coming down with a cold and had started a hacky cough which I did not want to turn into bronchitis, which would have kept me from being with Louis.) It causes vomiting and diarrhea, both of which I had, violently!

So, in the tests to determine why I fainted, the ultrasound was done , which discovered the blockage in my carotid arteries. God has such a marvelous way of working things out!

One day, my friend, Dan, came to visit and took me aside at Hospice and told me that if I was not with Louis at the end, it was Okay. I was in his heart, and he would know of my love. His words were prophetic, because I was in the hospital with Daryl when Louis took his last breath, and Brian was with him. God had planned everything and had put people in the right place at the right time.

" I know the plans I have for you. Plans to help and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11.

I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!

Love and hugs,
Amaryllis

surgery

Dear Friends and Prayer Partners,

Here is another prayer request coming at you! My carotid artery surgery is scheduled for Tuesday the 23rd of Feb. at 6:30 AM Yikes! Dr. Collins does several of these a week and I am very confident with him. It will be done in about an hour or so, and will require an overnight hospital stay and a week or so of recovery.

So, please pray for no strokes as he operates and for a smooth procedure. God has answered so many prayers on my behalf lately, I am sure he has room for one more.

Love and hugs,
Amaryllis

Louis Green

GREEN, Louis F. 82, of St. Petersburg, passed away Friday Jan. 29, 2010, at Hospice House Woodside Pinellas Park. A Florida native, he retired from Littrell Lumber Co. An Army veteran during the Korean Conflict, and a Charter member of the Faith Covenant Church in St. Petersburg. Louis is survived by his loving wife of 61 years Amaryllis; sons Brian, of St. Petersburg, Daryl of Cleveland, TN; grandson Matthew Louis Green; granddaughter Shea Thompson and great-granddaughter, Josie all of Cleveland, TN; sister, Ruth Lasher of Orlando. He was preceded by his daughter Diane. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at 2 pm, from the Faith Covenant Church, St. Petersburg. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association , Suncoast Hospice or Faith Covenant Church. Beach Memorial Chapel 727-360-5577

Published in St. Petersburg Times on February 4, 2010

Bay Pines National Cemetery

Dear Friends and Prayer Partners,

Just for your information, The military service for Louis will be Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 10 Am at Bay Pines. For those of you not familiar with the cemetery, the setting is outdoors, standing. There is a lovely smallish gazebo where the family stands and cars are parked all around the circle. It is a beautiful area. If any of you wish to attend, you are more than welcome, but there may not be room to get very close. Daryl and I were out there yesterday and a ceremony was taking place, which was very impressive.

I cannot tell you how much we have been lifted on a cloud of prayers through Louis' last days and my hospitalization. We sre sustained and lifted up with God's loving arms around us. Thank you so much!

Love and hugs,
Amaryllis

The end - and the beginning

A blog entry written by my son, Brian:

Dear Friends and Family,

Dad passed from this earthly life about 1:20 pm yeaterday.

I spent Thursday night with him since my brother spent Wednesday night. Dad's breathing became progressively more labored and shallow as time went on, until he drew his last breath.

This represents the end of Dad's earthly life but the beginning of his eternal life. He no longer has a mind fogged by Alzheimer's Disease or ears that can barely hear or legs that can barely carry him along. For the first time in years he understands clearly, hears everything said around him, and can walk easily. Most importantly, he is face to face with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Mom, Daryl, and I will miss him, but we look forward to being with him when our time comes.

Arrangement's for Dad's memorial service are pending at this time; I'll send another email when they are finalized.

Meanwhile, Mom came down with a respiratory infection this week and fell in the bathroom Thursday night. Since Daryl is staying with her he was able to call 911. She wasn't injured seriously but is in the hospital recovering from dehydration and a urinary tract infection. The doctor discovered significant blockage in her carotid arteries as well and she will have surgery soon.

Daryl stayed with Mom Thursday night until Friday afternoon, when I came over from Hospice House to relieve him. I stayed with Mom last night and she is feeling better this morning. We expect her to be discharged tomorrow.

Thank you for your past and continued prayers. We appreciate them and can feel them.

Love,

Brian

Hospice move

Dear Friends and Prayer Partners,

Today we finally got Louis moved to Hospice, where he is very comfortable. I am so glad he is there and not in the nursing home. He has only a few days left before he moves again to his heavenly home, but he is in a good place for it.

My dear friend stayed with me after Brian left to go back to work, and tomorrow after her work day is finished, Mari will come to be with me. Daryl is driving down tomorrow to be with his Dad, so please pray for travel mercies for him.

I am either having a bad allergy attack or coming down with a cold, so please pray that I do not get sick this week. There are many decisions to make and papers to hunt up, so I need to be well,

God continues to be so good...Ryan was on the floor again and we exchanged a few laughs and greetings and hugs. He was by Louis at one point at he went by on a gurney and got to say goodby.

I am using the sleeping aids the doctor prescribed, so I usually get a good nights sleep, which is a blessing.

And so we wait...

Love and hugs,
Amaryllis