Why I call my blog "Currant Bush News"

The other day I was talking to my Mom and she asked "why do you call it Currant Bush news, is it about the President"? I smiled and told her I never really thought about that and then went on to explain why I chose this title, So now I will share that with you too. Awhile back I read the book, "Rejoice!" by Ardeth Greene Kapp. In her book she shares a story from President Hugh B. Brown. President Brown told of having purchased a farm in Canada. One morning he saw a currant bush on his farm that had grown to be about 6 feet high and needed pruning. so he cut it back to "nothing but a little clump of stumps." Then he said; "I thought I saw on top of each of these little stumps, a tear, and I thought the currant bush was crying. I looked at it and smiled and said, "What are you Crying about?" You know I thought I heard that currant bush talk, it said, "how could you do this to me? I was making such wonderful growth... I thought you were the gardener here," I said " look little currant bush, I am the Gardener here and I know what I want you to be. I didn't intend you to be a fruit tree or a shade tree. I want you to be a currant bush, and some day , little currant bush, when you are laden with fruit , you are going to say, "Thank you, Mr. Gardener, for loving me enough to cut me down, for caring enough about me to hurt me. Thank you Mr. Gardener." Sometimes I feel like that little Currant bush then I remember, "God is the gardener here, He knows what he wants me to be." I know that all things that happen, happen for a reason, and I trust in that.

Introduction to My BLOG

Hi Everyone,

Well I have been on a Journey for a while now and thought it would be a good idea to BLOG all that is going on in the life of Debra Nightengale (Debbie).

I am living in a nice 2 bedroom duplex on what use to be Base Housing for Offutt AFB. I feel very safe and at home here. I have had a few challenges, but with Heavenly Fathers help I have come through it still smiling.

I have missed my Friends and Family in Wisconsin, not to mention the beautiful place I called home. I think and dream of Wisconsin often. I look forward to the opportunity to visit and take a vacation at one of the lakes there.

I am currently working in the Pediatric clinic at

Offutt AFB.

I was working 5 days and week, it was just too much for me. So now

I work 4 days a week. I am still working 38 to 40 hrs. but for some reason it is a lot

easier for me to do. I guess I really need that break in the middle of the week.

One of the reasons I have decided to start a blog was to keep everyone updated

on my Bariactric Surgery. I had my pre-op today, and will be having

the surgery on the 30th of Jan. 1 week from today.

I have decided to do this due to the medical conditions I suffer from which limits my mobility and quality of life. This will allow me to have less pain and thus be

able to become more mobile. Hopefully this time next year I will be ready to start

cross country skiing. I have always wanted to.

I will be keeping Family and Friends up to date on my progress, maybe even with

photos. By the way, I asked if I could have a video tape of the procedure. They

said yes. I am looking forward to viewing it.

It is nice to be here with the majority of my Grandchildren around. Jared, Joshua, and their baby brother to be are in AZ. I just don't have enough grandsons

so I need to make sure I count them. They are my Grand babies too.

My Dog Jenni is well, getting grayer every day but still young at heart. I also now have a cat, her name is Abagail Nightengale. She is a well behaved cat and sweet too.

Well I hope you will come back soon, I will try to post at the very least once a month, hopefully more often.

Take care and love to all, You are all in my prayers.

BIG HUGS, DEBBIE