TRISH -- that isn't normal procedure here either; and my doctor will hear what I think about it when I go see him next week. He is a nice man and there will be no problem as he starts taking over DH care in the near future. The attending nurse was surprised he was being released, as was I. In the future I'll ask that the nurse tell me when I can talk to him myself; usually they do that anyways, but there was some interference here.

PRAYER REQUEST -- for my DAD : poor thing had bad news from the tests but he is braving things well at this point. He has a tumor outside the colon: that was why it was missed, but I am so glad that they kept looking until they found out what was wrong. He has already started radiation and chemo at the same time. They are trying to blitz it in order to shrink it over the next month, so they can take it out more easily.

I encouraged him tonight that he's a tuff guy and I know he can do it; they said as much themselves. So far he has had only a few side effects and sounds in good spirits despite what he is going through. I told him that if I can tuff it out, that so can he (and it is for only one month not four like I did). He may have to take more later on, but one stepatatime!

I THANK GOD for all the strength HE is giving our family at this time; we have been going through a lot, but HE just keeps us going. I took out my book of hymns one night and sang them for two hours, and that helped lift my mood for days. Then one night I found some beautiful songs on the net and I have been singing and listening to them too. They really help to lift your spirit when you need it.

Here's one I particularly love ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyTDwiPbob4

Rosebud, prayers going up for your father.

Rosebud I will keep your Dad and you and your family in my prayers.

THANKS, EVERYONE -- I know that he would appreciate that so much. He's been through so much lately and on a roller coaster ride himself. At least a half dozen times them thinking there was cancer again and finding nothing to finally finding this tumor. You get that terrible disappointed feeling, but then quickly get into "so now I gotta do what I gotta do" mode. That's how I felt too ...

No wonder he feels hit hard with two brothers with cancer and both passing recently; his wife with cancer over and over (finally gone after taking her bladder out); a daughter (me) with a huge tumor & chemo and his SonInLaw with Alzheimers; and of course, himself. They were half owners of the B & B that burned two years ago too and his part was only habitable early this summer.

STILL -- WE PRAIZE GOD for giving us all the strength not only to face all these trials as a family and individually, but we THANK HIM for giving us so many answers to prayer; so many great doctors and medical staff; such great medical procedures by so many great people; his healing touch in so many ways; so much faith; so many supportive friends & loved ones; and so much PEACE throughout all of this. The key thing is to keep going; no matter what.

And yes, it may feel like we are walking through H**L, but GOD can grant us the Serenity we need to make it through to the other side. HE has certainly shown me and other family members that for sure. I know GRACE is a very strong Christian lady and she has been so amazing through all of this. I cannot tell you the half of how many, many times in so many ways that HE has answered my prayers specifically before, during, and after. While I am still recovering from the residue fall-out from the chemo esp in my muscles and nerve endings, each day I feel that I am healing a bit more.

Then you add the DH thing on top of that; sometimes, I can't believe it myself that I am dealing with so much at one time. I know that JESUS must be carrying me through all of this for I know how weak I am; and how very strong HE is. I think I must call out to him at least 6-12 times a day "help me Jesus" esp when DH is having one of panicky hallucinatory episodes (like this am).

PRAISE GOD, a friend from down south has been working behind the scenes making calls for me (GOD BLESS HIS GREAT BIG HEART) to arrange for help for DH and me here at home. I have had so much to do with DH & doctors & hospital & appts & the PGT affair, and cleaning the house, etc. All with an aching body and a bum knee that is reacting badly to all this :rain: and dampness we have been having lately.

THANK GOD, that DH slept the whole night through last night; I got up every 3 hours to check. Hopefully, I`ll get a bit more sleep tonight myself. THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS -- they mean so much to us all ... :hug:


EDIT2ADD: this post made me think of this song by Josh Wilson ... CARRY ME -- enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZmBQn_018



AND this one is soooo positive ... STAND by Britt Nicole ... wow, what a voice!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRAP_THjLDc

PRAYER REQUEST -- could you pray that I am granted to be DH's Financial Trustee asap, as they (the PGT office of Ontario) have redirected our funds to Toronto; and they haven't put any money back into our checking account to cover our gas bill, our mortgage, and taxes which are all due on August 1st and 2nd.

I don't understand why they would do this, and risk ruining our perfect credit rating, esp after his Rep promised they would make sure the money was in there on time. I checked today and there is only what is left from last month. I purposely left some money in there to cover the lawyer's bill for the WILL & POA, which they insisted I do now too. Normally the money for the bills is in our account by now. I cannot see why they just didn't leave it as it was until a decision was made in this case.

We have only a modest income and to me, they are being irresponsible if they mismanage our money when it is in their hands. I have never missed paying our bills on time in our entire marriage (or beforehand for that matter). Plus, I praise GOD that I learned the gift of thrift even when our income was dismally small. I always paid our bills first and then made due with the rest over the month. THANKS friends ... :hug:

Urgent request sent.

THANKS, BARGOO -- listen to this wonderful song by Love & the Outcome ... HE IS WITH US, ALWAYS! Hope you are feeling well ... :hug:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYLoigK4WSI


EDIT2ADD -- I just got off the phone with DH's client Rep and she says that she is going to redirect our funds back into our account very shortly, so I'll keep an eye on that. I THANK GOD that I thought to get an overdraft protection on our account many years ago, as she says it may be a couple of days late. THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS & PRAIZE GOD for helping me in this situation. I hope everything will be settled soon; and will continue to pray until I see our funds back in place again ... :hug:

Rosebud Praying this is resolved quickly and things back in your control.

Bargoo I pray you are doing okay. You have been on my heart and in my prayers a lot.

Prayers continue for all.

THANKS TRISH -- I appreciate all your prayers and kind support here.

PRAYER REQUESTS -- for my BIL (Steve) who fell down the stairs in their home and damaged his knee (the right, I think) very badly. It is swollen with water, and he only has Tylenol 3 to deal with the pain. My sis reminds him to "suck it up buttercup" -- just a private joke they have going between them when it comes to pain ... :lol: Poor guy; his back was just getting better then he falls down the stairs and wrecks his knee.

AND FOR ME -- I have been under so much stress lately (with DH) that my blood pressure is now sky-high at 167/? over something. I was so shocked by the top number that I didn't pay attention to the bottom one. That is the highest it has been in my life. I have to get a monitor to see if the blood pressure issue is becuz of stress or weight gain from the steroids. Either way, I am already eating much, much better since I've been home.

I ran into an old friend yesterday and today; and she told me that she also had an ovarian tumor removed four years ago; and gained weight from the steroids. She said it is harder to get it back off too. The stuff really does it's job though; it stops the nausea and vomiting; but the weight-gain side effect has to be weighed in as a factor. My friend, RACHEL, says that she is doing fine with a substitute but she has lost weight (and I was already much smaller than her at the start).

Plus, he is checking my cholesterol too. So I am trying to eat better with almost no cholesterol for the next while. I want to try and get it to a good level by myself before taking any meds for it as the side effects are muscle aches, which I am already getting from the chemo, and the damp & rainy weather lately.

DH is so confused these days; he just came upstairs with one of my suitcases and said it belonged to some girl who has been living in our basement for years. I showed him the tag which has my name on it and asked him to bring what was inside up to me (but he can't find it). We had another very bad incident earlier this week; if that happens again, he will have to go back to the hospital. Today, I just told him to take care of things himself.

I just can't risk my health anymore; and my sleep has been so erratic lately. THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS ... :hug:

Prayers sent.

Rosebud-I pray without ceasing for your situation. I know God will give you the means you need to deal with the gov't and help your DH. Those steroids can make bp go high and, even if you're not on them at this time, it can take months for those side effects to go away as it takes a long time for the body to break down the steroids and get them out of the system. If you can tolerate it, magnesium citrate powder (you can mix it in juice) helps reduce bp. But, must be careful as it also causes diarrhea. I've noticed also that, on days when I have to take my milk of magnesia (another form of magnesium), my bp goes very low.

Bargoo-praying for you, too!

:grouphug:

RONNI -- Thanks for your prayers; and for that info & the magnesium tip. I have some magnesium and calcium supplements that I had bought just before I left for surgery; and they were just sitting here in a drawer -- I wonder if they would help? I think I'll take them for the next two weeks (when I see my doctor again) to see if they help; it's worth a try anyways ... :hug:

EDIT2ADD: my supplement has 167 mg of Magnesium + 333 mg of Calcium + 200 IU of D3 as well. The pills are enormous in size, so I had to cut it in half to swallow and still had a bit of trouble (I may break it up in four if that keeps up). My DH just chews some of his pills ... blech, but I may have no choice. Do you think that is enuff magnesium? They did an xray and said that I had osteo-arthritis in my right hip and lower spine (may be elsewhere, who knows?), so this is why I got them. My only concern is that I don't want to get calcium stones; that happened to two of my siblings and a few other people I know in person.

Rosebud-The milk of magnesia I take has 1200 mg Magnesium hydroxide and the magnesium citrate powder dose is 3900 mg. When I take the Mg citrate powder I have to take only about 1/4 the dose or I'm in the bathroom allllll day-lol! So, I know a dose of about 1000 mg decreases my bp a lot (going from 120/80 range to about 90/60). That would be way too much Calcium in your system to take the combo tablets to get to the magnesium dosage you might need. The cheapest option, of course, is the Milk of Magnesia liquid. I get the magnesium citrate powder from Swanson Vitamins on-line. They're very trustworthy and reputable. http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swans...227-grams-pwdr

Hope this helps:hug:

Rosebud- prayers going up for your BIL and for you and your husband. I'm sorry things are so rough right now.

THANKS FOR PRAYERS AND WORDS OF SUPPORT EVERYONE -- they mean a lot to me; more than you'll ever know. Sadly, the PGT (Provincial Guardian & Trustee) did not put our money back into our account on time to pay the most important monthly bills as they had promised (mortgage etc). I have a wonderful financial advisor at our bank and they have offered to help us during this time. I had left extra in our account which will pay for all the utilities plus the overdraft can pay for an entire month of bills on top of that.

I don't want to touch our savings if I don't have to, so we'll see what happens. If they are extremely late and this goes on more than one month, I will be filing a complaint with the head office in Toronto/London; and may even contact our MP as well.

bbl ... gotta deal with some stuff with DH ... ;)

To me, this shouldn't be allowed in a case such as ours -- where a married couple are both dependant on their shared incomes. We are married and have always been together; we are not single individuals and our finances are well looked after. When I talked to the rep and shared with her that I read the legalities of this issue on their government site that said when the person has a spouse or immediate family helping them already, there was no need to involve them (the PGT). Now the Rep is claiming they were misinformed about "the law"; and that the doctor felt he had an "obligation" to do it. What does that mean? Obligation to take OUR money away from us? I call that theft; and in any other case, that is what it is. I think that is a bunch of "hooey" ...

In the meanwhile, I am going to trust GOD that all will work out in our favor; and that the Rep will keep her word to not only return our money to us, but redirect our income back to us as well, so that we can get on with our lives in peace. I am also hoping some good will come out of all of this too. Today, I found a book on finances that I had read many years ago; and I am reading it again and have found a few more tips that I will implement when we get our money back. My lawyer also gave me some really good tips while I was there too.

I did something that I am so grateful and proud of yesterday -- I cut part of our lawn all by myself. Our neighbour is 81 years young and she cut her lawn with an electric lawnmower in two parts; half one day and the other half, two days later. I decided to try the same thing. I watched her and noticed that she walks very slowly, so I did the same thing and did wonderfully. First I did about 2/3 of the backyard from the house to the shed, then did the small front yard so it looks good too. On Monday, if it is sunny, I will do the tiny side yard and the third part of backyard. That saved me $30.00 alone; over the whole summer, that savings will be even higher. I felt impressed by GOD lately that he wants us Christians to become more financially savvy.

My financial tip this month is -- a dollar saved is a dollar earned.

This gives me encouragement to try the snowblower this winter. DH's brother encouraged me to try as did my sister and her DH as well. It is self-propelled so all I have to do is walk slowly behind it. BIL says that I just have to be sure to dress warm on the cold days, and cover my face well. Well, I figure if I can't work and make more money, I can at least look for even more ways to save some. I already cut our own hair and that saves us $15.00 a month or more.

We've had :rain: and :sunny: on and off all day here. I hope it will stay clear enuff for me to go to my walk to the lake tonight. There is a bit of a wind out there, so I will need a jacket tonight. I think I`ll go a bit earlier too so that I get home earlier. :)

So, my husbands cousin is in the hospital dying of cancer. We went to see him today and to see him in that state really shook me up. A friend of his from church came to visit him while we were there and read him some scriptures and my husband gave him a priesthood blessing (but it just didn't feel right, I can't explain it) Anyway, I hate hospitals and the only reason I went was because that scripture came to mind 'visit the sick and the afflicted' so I sucked it up and put my scared feelings aside and went. I just felt like us visiting him now and giving him the blessing and my mother in law saying that we'll pray for him and put his name on the prayer roll at church is all just too little to late--like we waited to long to care and now that he's dying we're going to pray for him. I know that we don't know him very well, I've only seen him once before today but I feel like what we did today was just hollow, empty. I know God hears all of our prayers I just wish that we had cared enough a long time ago and that maybe that would've made a difference.

*sigh*

:hug: KAITIE -- we will pray for him anyways; GOD loves him and wants him to be comfortable and at peace. Plus GOD ultimately decides when your DH's cousin goes home. So I will pray that he will be comforted at this time with lots of love and caring people around him as well as for a peaceful passing when that time comes. I always pray for every possible positive outcome no matter what the circumstances. I am sure that your visit means a lot to him too; probably more than you realize. I know that I sure appreciated someone coming to see me any time I was in the hospital, as it isn't always fun laying there all day alone. I'm so glad for him that he has friends and loved ones around him at this time.

Katie These are never easy, but I understand how you feel. However, I agree with Rosebud. Y'all being there probably meant a whole lot to him. Praying for all concerned.

THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS FOR MY DH -- he was very agitated this AM; and again early this evening. I called a friend to come to visit and stay the night with me. I pray GOD will bless her for this as it helps me a lot. DH seems to calm down when company comes; and I gave him some new meds tonight that I hope will help him sleep better too. We've been under a lot of stress lately and hopefully that will end soon ... :hug:


Don't you kinda feel like this song should be a Christian Banner Song; I do ...

It's called HELP ME FIND IT by Sidewalk Prophets ...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsjZ94K7UQs

Prayers continuing for all:hug:

I have a request-Our DS2 heads back to college tomorrow. It's earlier than usual, since he's a senior and has to help plan football camp this year. He's getting to move into an apartment and found a nice one on the 1st floor of a house with a guy who's a couple years older and graduated. Things were set to go until he found out that the current 'renter' can not move out until Saturday, but DS2 has to be there Friday, so he's having to go and sleep on the couch until we can bring his furniture on Sunday (not going on Saturday, because there's a football banquet on Sunday). This just kind of threw him for a loop, as he's been struggling with the depression a bit just thinking about going back to school anyway. He has what they called an 'adjustment disorder' which simply means that when he has things planned out in a certain way and they don't go that way, he has a hard time adjusting to the new plan and gets depressed that it worked out differently. He knows this happens and realizes it's part of the illness, but it still takes him some time to get back to normal. So, he could just use some prayers to get settled in and back to school (classes start on the 20th) with an optimistic attitude. Thank you all!

RONNI -- sending up prayers for your DS2 about this situation for peace of mind with life's little delays. Sometimes you can plan and plan but life can throw a monkey-wrench into those plans and screw things up for us. I know how he feels, just as we have had to wait for our own money to come back to us this month.

We are learning to trust GOD so much lately; and GOD knew this was a sensitive area for me as we were poor for a good part of our childhood, and I still have memories of that today. We had some very lean years when we first got married, but GOD carried us through and I learned a lot from those experiences. That was one reason I took bookkeeping in high school and accounting in college ...

GOOD NEWS NEWS -- THANK GOD, our August's money was finally transferred into our account on the 7th (a bit late but our overdraft covered our mortgage, etc). I also thank GOD for the wisdom all those years ago to get that for emergencies like this; and other financial wisdom I learned over the years (like paying off all debts, learning how to make credit work for us, putting savings away each month, and having a monthly personal allowance so we each had our own pin money, etc, etc, etc. )

I will share these tips with you each month from now on: I really felt that GOD wanted me to share this with other Christians at this time. Interestingly, I just mentioned this to a Christian friend who then admitted to me that she was in terrible debt right now, and was broke for the rest of the month. I told her that I will help her if she needed money for food but she said she had enuff for now. I know that she has enuff money to live on with some left over, but she made some big purchases that have caused this problem.

Her mistake -- buying things and owing debt when she should have waited until she could afford them. So now she can't do what she wants to do in a comfortable and peaceful way becuz of that error. I am praying that she will learn from this experience and be more careful next time. Even if she has debt, she should set aside enuff money for her food and transportation each month. Pay debt off with a steady monthly payment so she can still eat and get around.

Ronni Praying for your DS2 that the Lord will help calm him and give him peace during this time.

Rosebud Glad you got your August money. I know about having to live on a budget. Money has been so tight since DH kids lived her all those months and we had to pay more. Didn't have to live so close paying bills etc before then. Still had a difficult time when they left because helping DH grandson and him living here during the summer and being a normal teen, I don't think the kid ever gets full. LOL DH has hit the gap in his meds insurance so we are having to pay 80% for meds. So just too much at one time. But God has helped us before and somehow He will get us through this time too. It does help that we don't buy anything on credit unless we can pay it off when the bill comes in. Hope your friend can learn that too. She is blessed to have you to help her out.

Bargoo Are you okay? You are in my prayers.

Ronni- praying for your DS2.

Rosebud- praying for you and your DH, and glad you got the money. Your advice on finances is timely- I'm not in trouble but I find myself far too often living for the moment and not saving money the way I know I should.

THANKS DEE -- hey, I am still learning stuff through this experience myself. I prayed that GOD would use this to teach me and others through it: IOW, turn what started out as a bad situation, into good for us. I am re-reading a book I bought many years ago; and since our circumstances are different now, there are some tips that I can use now that didn't apply to us before.

The biggest lesson I learned is that I would like to have a bit more in savings just in case; esp now that I can do that. Moreover, I am glad that I listened to GOD all those years ago, and took measures that helped us out today. I would have really been in a pickle if I hadn't; plus I am grateful for the offer of help from our bank. I can be really frugal in a pinch, and that has helped us out before and will again, I'm sure.

I have some plans that I will implement over the next few months that will help us as well. It is good to be prepared just in case something unexpected happens out of the blue, just like what happened to us recently. I also found out today that the bank had changed the way some transactions are done and was able to have some changes made to our benefit as well.

So there seems to be many things that I am learning from this incident; and I am glad to share that with others through this journey as well. There is a scripture that always pops into my mind when I am considering buying something that says, "why do you spend your money on things that are not bread". I will look that up to make sure I have it right.

Isaiah 55:2 -- Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. See Isaiah 55:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 55 (Whole Chapter)

I ask myself "do I need this now" or can it wait; and "can you afford this now" or should you wait? If you look around today, there are many places that you can look to get the things you need (and want) for better prices. I went shopping today and found so many good sales that I was under my budget by $50.00; so that will go into my emergency savings fund. I had started this a while back and I hope to have it ready in only two more months. :D

SPECIAL PRAYERS PLEASE -- could you please send up some special prayers for DH & I tonight. Apparently he had some kind of misunderstanding or disagreement with a neighbour about something (they won't say what it was about for some unknown reason). So her son came to tell me that they wanted him (not sure if he meant us, but I think so) to stay away from his mother. He was gonna say it, but I asked him to let me do it; and just as I suspected DH doesn't recall any such conversation taking place. So he is either denying it or can't remember it (which is more likely). It was very embarrassing for me for many reasons, as he brought up stuff that really had nothing to do with me and that I don't fully understand any co-relation. So I asked DH to stay away from them and their house and I know he will be upset as he thought they were friends but he was wrong; and so was I (as I thought the same and obviously I was wrong too). We were misled to believe that we were friends. They know he has ALZHEIMERS but he admitted that they can't handle it or something to that effect. Please pray for me as I am so sad and embarrassed right now although I know my LORD will help me somehow. I have so much on my plate right now that I really didn't need this kind of problem too. I'll have to go try and find DH soon; ask for angel help to find him ... thanks so much.

UPDATE: THANK GOD DH came back home and is fine; and I talked to my SIL and she offered me words of support. I told the man that I am doing the best I can considering the situation. I wish they had been more understanding but I think a lot of this has more to do with them than us; and there was a lot of projection going on there. You know, my mother always used to say that it was very hard to make friends with neighbours unless they were very mature and balanced people; so it was best to keep an arms length, which I have always tried to do myself. May the LORD help us deal with this situation in the most peaceable manner that we can. Thanks again ... :hug:

THE BENEFITS OF STRUGGLE ...

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared -- he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.

Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily; but it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened!

In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were GOD's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If GOD allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been; and, we would never fly ...

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Great post, Rosebud! :)

Amen.

Great story, Rosebud. I'm going to copy it for my son :)

Prayers for all. God is listening. He knows the needs and He does provide:hug:

DS2 is doing much better after just a couple days, so it's been a much quicker adjustment than usual for him. Thanks for the prayers!

:grouphug:

Rosebud, I worked in finance for many years, here is a tip many people don't realize regarding credit card debt. If a person has credit t card debt and pays only the minimum payment they will never get the debt paid off. I am not referring to you, Rosebud but people in general who may be in trouble financially.
I was watching The Doctors the other day and they had a tip re Alzheimers patients. Their suggestion , old music, not just any old music but maybe music that they may have learned way back in grammar school or perhaps something their mother may have sung to them. It seems to bring calmness to them and good memories.

Bargoo So glad to see you. I've been missing you. Hope you are feeling well.

Prayers continue for all.

Your welcome everyone -- actually, DH brought it home for me last Sunday from his church; it really spoke to me, and I was sure you all would like it too.

BARGOO -- I am also glad to see you back. My DAD is taking chemo pills every morning and night; plus goes for radiation Monday to Friday. I reminded him to take his nausea pills and he says that now he is taking them (esp the day before) that he is feeling much better. I hope you are feeling well too.

ALSO, thanks for those tips: I so agree about the credit card issue; some people actually think that is all they are supposed to pay each month (the minimum, I mean). That is a huge mistake. They should pay as much on it as they can afford after paying all their home expenses, food, and transportation, etc. If they have more than one debt, then pay the most on the one with the highest interest rate; but pay something on each one very month until they are paid off. Plus, I recommend something into savings as well, even if it is only $25.00 a month; something is better than nothing, but then up that as the bills are paid off.

Yes, I think that is a great idea about the music that reminds them of their family or childhood -- we have lots of music here that he likes to listen to like fiddling songs, and we even put the Christian radio station on as that seems to calm him too ... :hug:

RONNI -- glad to hear that DS2 is adjusting well at this time. With this his last year, you want him to be at peace as much as possible so that he can finish off well.

THANK YOU for your prayers for the neighbour issue; I have been able to talk to the son more since then and between us, we are trying to smooth things over. He doesn't handle things the same way I would, but I told him I would do my best to see that DH behaves as much as I can anyways. The LORD has given me some excellent ideas that I have put into place and they are working for us right now.

I wanted to share a song with you all that really gives me a lot of comfort whenever something stressful comes into my life. It's the lyric version so you can sing along like I do; and I love to sing this when I am out doing my walks each day too ... enjoy!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ultJ4zoNMuY

NO MORE NIGHT sung by David Phelps

Well, this day had some more surprises in store for me, but I will not get into that at this time or ever in fact; as the LORD gave me such a peaceful touch today. HE has instructed me to TRUST HIM in all things (and to just sit back and wait), and HE will work them out no matter how bad it seems, so I am ... and, no matter which way things go, it will always be HIS will, in the end. Now that is a great answer to my prayers (as I had asked Him how I would know what His will was for my life right now with so many crazy things going on at the same time). Again -- the answer was: Just wait & see what happens: THAT will be my will for your life.

I sometimes have worried that I may interfere with GOD's will becuz of my human weaknesses (or sin); and I was assured today that in our weakness, HE is stronger. When we are at our weakest, is when His power is strongest. And that HE is fully aware of what has been going on and will work something positive out of it for us in the end. Others may try to hurt us or even to manipulate us; but OUR GOD IS GREATER! It may feel like our lives are in a whirlwind and nothing makes any sense, but GOD is still in control, no matter what man thinks. All this turmoil just means that GOD is working in your life.

POSITIVE PRAISE REPORT -- Then GOD gave me the idea to walk uptown today and have dinner with DH; and afterward, we walked all the way home. I can't believe I did it, but HE gave me the strength even at the last hill. What a miracle this is for me. I haven't walked all the way up town since I was in my twenties; so to do that now at my age, and with canes is nothing short of a miracle for me.

A German man stopped us along the way as we were returning home, and told me to take my time and walk slower; that was a sweet gesture, and surely he was an angel sent to encourage us. I took his advice, slowed down and took more one-minute breaks; and that helped me a lot. THANK YOU GOD for that advice. I made it all the way and was still able to walk around the house tonight ... :D

Rosebud-that's wonderful news about your walk! I'll be praying for you and your DH and all the situations surrounding. You're an inspiration to me in keeping faith when it seems that the darkness just wants to close in!

What a Mighty God we serve !

THANKS, EVERYONE -- your support and prayers mean a lot to me ... :hug:

THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS FOR MY DH & I and my DAD at this time; it is so very appreciated ... DAD finds the gravol pills are helping him a lot with his chemo/radiation treatments. DH's new meds are helping him the longer he takes them; we upped the dose (the doctor) and that seems to be helping. I think some good plain talks have made some difference too. I have been arranging things for us to do each day and trips/activities throughout the week but it's so odd that he then asks to go back home after a while. I do all the tasks that he finds difficult and only get him to do really small, uncomplicated things or I just let him choose what he wants to do.

PRAIZE GOD, my walks are getting better and better as well. I have been pushing myself more each week, making new routes to try in different directions each day; it makes it more interesting too (one day up town; one day to the beach; one day to the park [although we really need a nicer park in this town]; one day to a restaurant or store; one day do a northern loop and another a southern loop, including various walks to and around our beautiful lake). Some day I hope to make it all the way around, but that will take some time yet.

PRAYER REQUEST: for our friend, MAGGIE (actually my SIL'S SIL), who hasn't been feeling well. She has fibromyalgia and other issues but they aren't really sure what was wrong with her; maybe just overdoing it on a hot days. Our neighbour's son is sick again and doctors don't know what is causing it, so prayers that they will find the cause & cure & spiritual growth (love & forgiveness & reconciliation of family members) for DANIEL and his mother. Thanks Warriors ... :hug:

THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS FOR US AND FOR OUR FAMILY -- I was talking to my sister and her DH today, and there have been many amazing solutions to the issues around their house repairs. They received two huge rebates on jobs done or to be done on the house. What a fabulous answer to our prayers -- PRAIZE GOD!!!

My DAD is doing well with his chemo and radiation treatments; taking the gravol & nausea meds before and after is really helping him a lot. He is doing great!!!

And like I shared in the Encourager's Thread, my DH is improving a lot with the doubling of his medications. The hallucinations; and irrational fears and anxieties have lessened considerably over this month. Even my neighbour commented on how much more quiet he is now. So he is more at peace and that makes it more peaceful for the rest of us too.

PRAIZE GOD, we are seeing a lot of answers to our prayers; and we are so very thankful to Him and you all for that. :hug:

PRAYER REQUEST -- this lady needs our prayers; her name is Angelic M; she has cancer and is an alcoholic; she came from a home with an abusive, alcoholic father (who has stopped both and changed drastically). She really needs to meet JESUS or she may pass away in a very bad state. She tries to reach out to her family but they are fed up with her and her ways. This whole family needs healing (including two brothers & a sister & their mother for GOD's Love in their hearts: to forgive past hurts and love each other today while they still can. There is so much bitterness & grudges being held in 3 generations of this family, so it is being passed down from one generation to another. They all have personal issues and/ ill health that I believe is directly related to this family disharmony, which pores out to those around them too).

I believe there must be a reason that I have met this family and feel so compelled to pray for them all. I really notice a need for love, compassion, and forgiveness towards one another and others as well. May they ALL meet our LORD JESUS CHRIST to learn about His amazing Love and compassion for everyone, including Angelic.

Hi Rosebud,... my heart saddens the way Satan has attacked you and your family these last two years. I am going to ask Jesus to give him a good swift kick and tell him to leave your family and you alone. Jesus can do anything and I believe in him. Praying also for your friend and pray that Jesus showers her with amazing grace.
Praying the same for Bargoo and Ronni also.