[EZMONEY]

CHRISTIAN ENCOURAGERS ~ MAY

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You've found a great place to come and vent, share or ask for prayer support. This is a great group who will be very encouraging, caring and loving....anyone is welcome to join!

A Servent's Prayer

Jesus, My Jesus....How marveleous your ways....
Far more splendid than my mind can envision.
What an honor to be chosen by you.
A lowly child I am, but empowered by the Holy Spirit to fulfill the great hope to which you have called me.
I give myself totally to you, Lord.
Take my imperfect heart and make it perfect.
Peel away the hardness.
Close the doors I have opened to the temptations of this world.
Gently remove the roots of painful memories, sins, doubts and fears.
Discard anything that separates me from you.
Lord, fill the emptiness with the light of your love that I might be a beacon calling the lost back to you.

To love as you love.....
To serve as you serve.....
To forgive as you forgive.....
Always mindful of my nothingness while doing great and marvelous things in your name and for your glory.
This I pray, Jesus, in YOUR name.
Amen

[EZMONEY]

HI GALS ~

I am home early today since I finished a project. I may go to another one this afternoon, if my brother gets home from his project in time.

I think I will get a few miles in on the treadmill in a bit. Angie told me this morning not to walk the dogs if I beat her home, they have a vet appointment and she/we will walk them there later.

If any of you are looking to focus on just a teeny-easy 5 pound loss join us over in WEIGHT LOSS SUPPORT under EZ'S GUARANTEE! I don't know how to do the "link" thing and Angie is at work. I think C-D did it in April's Encourager.... We are getting a lot of support there! I have AWESOME ASSISTANT COACHES!

CHEETARA ~ I am guessing the man was not a christian. I say this because he was a friend of friends of ours at church, Pastor brought that up in the service but did not say anything about the assurity he would be in heaven as a believer....which leads me...again guessing...that he was not. When Angie and I told our friend and his wife how sorry we were to hear, he just said something about bad luck...not "well he is in a better place"...so again...just guessing....

CCMOMof5 ~great job on the devotions at the jail! I hear ya on the gas!! I drive a lot in my job, easily up to and over 200 miles many days!!

SHY ~ Hope the answer for your daughter's schooling comes soon

WILMA ~ Hey stranger I am struggling on our wednesday weigh in's!! I was up to 178 this week...kicking it down hard ...I hope...I have to...I am in charge of the 5 Pound Guarantee thread!

ROSEBUD ~Prayers for Pierrette I have been doing a small project after work for a teacher friend of ours...she has 2 boxer boy puppies, about 6 months old...boy are they a handful

C-D ~ RED wine does make everything better I read last week that Columbia Crest Grand Estates 2004 Merlot is quite good for a cheaper wine....thinking about trying it

HELLO TO ALL! LAUREN ~ AUNT SUE ~ DORA ~ JULIA ~ SUZZYQ and all the others! C-YA soon

Well gotta hit the treadmill in case I go to work this afternoon...

[penmage]

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[EZMONEY]

Heavenly Father, we ask for your comfort to surround CAITLIN as she enters this upsetting time of surgery in her life. We ask that Your will be done in all matters concerning her and her doctors, as they use the skills You have blessed them with. In Jesus name we pray...Amen.

[bargoo]

Praying for 100% recovery for Caitlin.

[JuliaDH]

I have bee struggling a little with feelings of accomplishment vs pride. I feel great that "I" have been able to lose weight. But have not really been giving God any credit. But I don't feel obsessivly proud of myself. I just want to keep myself grounded knowing that it is God who is giving me the strength to make healthier choices for me and my family. Does this make any sense? Anyone else struggle with this?

[Justwant2Bhealthy]

HELLO EVERYONE ~ We had another lovely sunny day today; it was a bit chilly, but I don't mind that at all with all this sunshine. We have been really busy the last two days. We went up to our lot like I said and built a rock garden around where we buried our girls there; it looks really nice. I want to plant some perennial flowers in there later.

YESTERDAY, was shopping and errand and bill day this week; so it was a busy one for us too. Our car was acting up on us, so we had to come home sooner than we had planned; something is draining the power out of our battery. Dh is out there trying to figure out what it is; he has been looking for the culprit all day and still isn't sure what it is. Me thinks we bought a lemon ...

SUZZYQ ~ there are lots of nice supportive people here with lots of great ideas. You can look around and read a bit to get familiar with this site. Did you have a plan in mind yet? You can start off with walking for exercise which is pretty simple. I'm sure you'll find something here that will help you ...

GARY ~ Yah, male dogs are a little more work than females. Our girls were angels really. NIKO is sweet and fun, but he is a handful right now; which we kinda expected. He's all pooped out right now as DH took him for a nice long walk after dinner to tire him out. Oops, I spoke too soon; now he's running all over the place, throwing his ball around; well, at least he knows how to keep himself amused.

WILMA ~ that's OK; at least you didn't gain; poor Gary gained and now has to try and lose those 5 lbs again, and that's upsetting for sure. Best wishes for your building project (the garage); your DH must be really excited about that. Hope you don't get too pooped out moving all those gardens.

CAITLIN ~ as I posted in your thread, I have sent prayers for your upcoming surgery. Father, we ask that you bless the hands of these surgeons and give them your wisdom as they operate on Caitlin; and may you bless Caitlin with complete peace and a speedy recovery as well. We ask these things in Jesus' name and thank you, in advance ~ Amen and Amen.

HI TO SHY, COUNTING, SUE, JULIE, CCMOMOF5, BARGOO, ROSEBUD67, LAUREN, KAREN, LORIE, DORA, ALL OUR MIA'S too ...

We spent the morning putting up a new clothesline with one of those new-phangled pulley-rope-glider-thingys ~ LOL! Not sure what they are called, but it works great! Haha ... WE had a good day; and had fish for dinner tonight (one of DH's favorites).

AND THANKS so much for the prayers for my friend, Pierrette; I know that she will appreciate it a lot. Hope you all have a great evening; your fellow encourager ROSEBUD^PRAYERS^ continue, as always ...

[Justwant2Bhealthy]

Here's a link to GARY'S 5 lb CHALLENGE called EZ'S GUARANTEE A 5 POUND LOSS ~ in the Weightloss Support Forum ...


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...95#post2180695

[EZMONEY]

ROSEBUD ~ Here are some of the damage my "girls" did last night

[EZMONEY]

JULIA ~ As Christians, we know that ALL of our strength comes from God. We need to acknowledge that in prayer...daily...for OUR benefit. I think what God really wants from us is to take that "new found loss...enthusiasim..energy" and GIVE IT BACK to Him! However you choose! He trusts You to do the right thing...which you will through prayer and guidance!

I have been blessed with a wife that "kicks" my butt...in a loving way...well most of the time! ...OK...at least by EXAMPLE to do "healthy things" for my body!

God wants us to do what each of us can to "encourage" others...in His WORD...I have found many ways here on 3FC to share the message...sometimes offending others...sometimes others have been very receptive...not up to me to decide.....

There are a lot of women out there on 3FC that need "encouragement"...maybe that is why you are here...to share...

God doesn't need the credit...but He wants you to share the blessings HE gave you!...

get moving

[CCmomof5]

Happy Friday to all those that work out of your home. I hate to say it but sometimes I dread Friday's cause it means everyones gonna be home for two days and I have to deal with complete chaos and of course, the wrestling they all do.

I have to go get checked out by a specialist, I guess there are lots of "nodules" all over my thyroid and they have to decide whether or not to biopsy them. So prayer for that would be welcomed.

Please know that I am praying for all who have requested it, specifically Caitlin right now.

Gotta go Hubby just woke up and I want to talk with him before he has to get ready for work. Trish

[Shy Moment]

CC
Will keep you in my prayers. Please let us know how things are going. Oh I do understand, the weekends the kids are in and out and fighting all the time. My gosh you would think they were 5 and 6 years old instead of 17 and 21 lol.

Just
Could just be an alternator who knows, hope is it something simple and inexpensive. Clothes lines, oh don't even talk about clothes lines. I told my son I needed a new one put up. Well he did. I said double knot the thing, he said he did. I put up 8 blankets and went out and 4 of them were on the ground. Don't think he did as great a job as he told me he did lol.

Julie
There is nothing wrong with being proud of our accomplishments. After all, we are the one that doesn't put the food into our mouths and makes ourself get up and exercise. I do make sure I give God the credit for my strength and will power. He is where I get it from. Never hurts to let people know you understand thru God all things are possible. It is just another say to spread the word of Gods love and support that we all need.

Caitlin
Of course I will add you to my prayers. God's love is endless, he has enough for everyone.

[rosebud76]

Praise the Lord it's FRIDAY!!!! The baby shower is tomorrow and I"m real excited about that. I have just a few last minute things to do. I was able to get all of the setup and decorations done yesterday, it is so nice that my husband is the Youth Pastor of the church b/c I can get in any time that I need to. My Mommy is coming to visit for the weekend. YAY!!! Daddy is helping my brother add onto his little bitty deck this weekend and next and I think they felt bad b/c they haven't been able to come and visit in a while and they were just up a few weekends ago to visit Matt too. (f.y.i. I live 2 hrs from mom and dad, and Matt (the bro) lives another 1 1/2 hrs on the other side of me, I'm in the middle) Plus the Casting Crowns concert is tomorrow night. Wait, I think I've told you all this before. LOL My brain is fried after a long week of BLAH.

My prayers are with you all and the special requests too. I hope you all have a FANTASTIC weekend!

[EZMONEY]

Hi Gals ~

Angie has saturday school today so I took the dogs out for 4 miles then added 2 more on the treadmill. I am down another pound this morning

Went for Italian last night to celebrate my daughter in law's birthday. I split a pasta and shrimp dish and stayed away from the bread...I think I added "back" the calories on the split...I found a new Italian beer

LAUREN ~Have a great time at the baby shower!

Hi SHY

I hope the chaos isn't too stressful CCMOM

ROSEBUD a friend of ours is supposed to bring her golden retriever puppy over for a playdate with mine today, should be fun!

HELLO ALL YOU MIA'S! Have a great week-end ~ WORSHIP WHERE YOU CAN!

[Justwant2Bhealthy]

HELLO EVERYONE ~ hope you are all having a great weekend; we have rain, but it's our first big rain of the season. Sun is supposed to be back on Monday ...

CCMOM ~ prayers for your tests; hope all goes well.
CAITLIN ~ prayers continue for you too.

SHY ~ DH says it has a brand new alternator; I wonder if they can be defective? He then thought maybe it was the starter; he's still not sure (it doesn't run at all now and needs more repairs). Well, DH put it up on the ramps and found some bigger problems; oil leaking all over the place: the oil pan is shot and the exhaust has a hole in it ~ Oh boy, was he upset or what. But it's OK, becuz last Saturday I bought a newer car from a friend of a friend. We have been having problems with this car since April and Dh was upset, so I said 'OK, I'll pick out the next one'. Anyways, we got a call that she had decided to buy a new car this year and wanted to know if we would like to look at her old one. We went to see it last Saturday and I bought it right then. It is five years newer than ours and is in great shape compared to ours; the repairs to ours will cost more than what I paid for hers, as she was very kind and gave us a great deal. The final paper work will be finished on Monday and then we can bring it home. We hope this one will last us about 3-5 years. I think someone upstairs was looking out for us!!!

GARY ~ WOW, those girls had fun tearing up that ? stuffed toy ? Our neighbour's dog likes to do the same thing and the stuffing blew all over our yard; I was raking it up yesterday and my back is sorry for it today ~ haha! Well, at least I got a lot of walking in this week, but I'm taking it easy this weekend. NIKO likes to play with his rope toys and his yellow tennis balls the best; FETCH is his favorite game. Have fun with the puppy; aren't they cute at that age? LOL!!!

HELLO TO EVERYONE ELSE ~ have a great Sunday everyone and take good care of yourselves, your fellow encourager ROSEBUD^PRAYERS^ continue for you and yours ....