Monday, March 24, 2008

Autumwood Banjo Début




Well, with Great Gratitude and Thanks I would like to Thank our Dear friend and Resident at Autumnwood Hospital Harold L. Smith for his prayers and encouragement to play banjo. Since we have been singing at Autumwood he and I struck up a great friendship. Harold told me “I played anything with strings on it.” Including banjo. He told me how he was a Nazarene Pastor and later in life how he and his wife had a “Nursing Home” Ministry. He told me you need to get going on that banjo and play it because it will add to your and Raymond’s Ministry!!” Then he said “I and my wife are going to get busy and pray.” Wow!!! And I believe they have!!! I can’t tell you it is like The Lord has given me a wild fire to play!!! I hear banjo music in my head as I am walking around just doing my daily chores at home!!!! I have been soooo blessed!!! Prayer has worked for my banjo playing!!! Harold and his wife Orpha got the ball just a movin’!! Before that for 4 years I have been a banjo wanna be trying and very discouraged now I have new hope, life and new music!!!! You know most people relate banjo music with "that's too twangie of music" but I truly believe The Lord is going to help me to make it lovely for Him!!!! Another Harold L. Smith Thank You--- Harold had his son Davis E. Smith, bring us 2 of the pieces of music he wrote to honor The Lord. One is named “The Other Side” (1984 D.E. Smith Publications Copyright) it was arranged by his son David.The other Harold wrote was named “Thanks” (Copyright D.E. Smith Publications U.S.A.)also arranged by his son David E. Smith. What a honor and joy it will be when we learn these songs and sing them and tell the story about Harold and Orpha’s prayers for me to play the banjo as I am playing Harold’s Wonderful Written songs on the banjo!!!! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD!!! (Which it seemed impossible for me to play the banjo!!!) Thank You Harold and Orpha and all other’s that may have prayed for me to play banjo!!! With Much Love and appreciation, Susan L. Bugg and Raymond too!!!
One week later. Praise The Lord!!! I am soo happy I debuted my banjo when I did because now our dear brother and friend Harold L. Smith has gone home with The Lord. I am sooo happy to have met him !!! From his quick reaction to his wife "lets get busy and pray," he has inspired me to always be prepared to pray and encourage!!! Harold encouraged me even the last time I saw him here on this earth!!! I truly believe from all his friends and families stories of what a wonderful man he was he inspired many, many people to follow The Lords leading and be a light to the WORLD!!! What a honor and a privilege to know him!!!! God is soooo good!!!

Purple Is A Pretty Color Autumwood Deckerville Hospital


During the time Raymond was in his Leprechaun "Getup" he got lots of cute comments about his "nice legs". Well, this was the cutest!!! One of the Residents had said Raymond had "Nice Legs" to our sweet friend and she she said"Yes he does" to the Resident and all of sudden we saw her TURN RED BLUE AND PURPLE WITH A DEFINITE BLUSH since she said that. Our sweet friend ran back and forth at the back of the room almost trying to like HIDE her RED PURPLE COLOR BUT THERE WAS NO WAY SHE COULD EVER HIDE THAT PRETTY BLUSHING COLOR!!!!! We thought that she was adorable and what a nice complement for Raymond!!! He does have very nice legs!!! But some of the costume's he has to wear to show those legs, poor guy!!!Darling!!!!! Here is Raymond and our "Blushing Friend" at Autumnwood at Deckerville Hospital!!!

Thursday, March 13, 2008

St. Patricks day Fun At Harbor Beach Lakeview Extended Care & Rehab Facility

Raymond and Richard Jam !!


Volenteer Chuck and Friend>
Raymond sings to True Irish Woman "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"
"Happy St. Patricks Day!!!! Here we are at Lakeview Extended Care & Rehab Facility, What a nice party the residents had!!!!! Everyone was ready to sing Irish Music!!!! Of coarse you couldn't have Irish music without a Lepricoln!!! Meet Raymond the Lepricoln!!! His costume was hot off the presses of my sewing machine!! We sing here every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month we join our friend Richard Roberts at this facility to have a whoppin' good time!!! What do you think of my costume and Raymonds? A friend had said to me joking, "You let your husband out of the house like that??" I am sooo blessed to have a husband that goes all out for the cause!!! The ladies noticed Raymond had nice legs! On that thought of Blessed with nice legs I would like to end with some Irish Blessings.

An Irish Blessing
Grant me a sense of humor, Lord, the saving grace to see a joke, To win some happiness from life, And pass it on to other folks.


An Irish Blessing
A BLESSING FOR YOU AND YOURS May the grace of God’s protection And His great love abide Within your home-within the hearts Of all who dwell inside.

An Irish Blessing
May the best day of your past Be the worst day of your future.
An Irish Blessing
May this home and all therein be blessed with God’s love


Christ be with me, Christ be within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger Christ in hearts of all that love me Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. FROM THE BREASTPLATE OF SAINT PATRICK



Here is the best kind of Blessing that is straight form The Word Of God For You!! May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for one each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 1 Thessalonians 3:12
God Bless You !!!! Irish Couple? >

Some of the gang!!!