Deborah

Thank you so much, Peter! I know a work is going on in my husband that transcends the physical realm!

I've already posted about the accident my husband had the end of March of this year: /t12493-manifestation-woman-grabbing-me-by-the-heel (A ladder collapsed and my husband fell off it and shattered his heel and his right wrist.) This injury is besides a back injury he had in 2004 that makes even walking hard for him at times. A complication of this accident is an ulcer that has developed on my husband's right foot. This ulcer has been around since May of this year. The doctors have tried dermagraft, apligraf, a regular skin graft, stitching it shut..you name it, they've tried it. Tonight when I was cleaning the wound it didn't look good to me. Sometimes lately I'm like and at my wit's end because this injury has stolen so much from my husband and our family. It's like our whole lives revolve around going to doctors. Please pray this ulcer WILL HEAL. I know the evil one may be able to bruise our heels but we get to crush his head. I say now, let it happen now, and not later, and may God be praised for healing my husband body, soul and spirit.

Yep! I can relate as well! I come from a large family and I have ALWAYS felt like the outsider! I have gotten to the point where I avoid family gatherings (the few I'm invited to because of obligation) because I am ignored and disregarded. I ONLY go if I feel the Holy Spirit gives me a green light to go and I don't allow guilt or a feeling of obligation to manipulate me anymore. Lately the Holy Spirit has been showing me how, as Christians, our presence is a blessing. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit, the kingdom of God is inside of us and so we are bringing something very awesome and valuable with us wherever we go. HF, if these people don't want you around, they are missing out!!! It's their loss!!!!!! The prophecy of Jesus in Isaiah 53 tells me Jesus really understands what we are going through--He was despised (it says that twice) and rejected by men, people hid their faces from Him, he was not esteemed. My personal opinion is this rejection is part of our prophetic calling. Matthew 13:57 says "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and IN HIS OWN HOUSE." Then remember when Jesus' brothers and sister and mother were trying to "talk" to Him and Jesus said His mother, His brother and sisters were those who did the will of the Father in heaven (Matthew 12:50)? Unless the Holy Spirit tells you differently, go where you're celebrated, HF, not where you are only tolerated, and know when we all get to heaven we will ALL feel included, loved and accepted in the family reunion that really matters.

May this be your best year yet!

Sam and Hannah say little Cloe and wonder if she's a cat like them!

Jesus, I pray for Sunshinelove. Help Sunshinelove find a church home where Sunshinelove will be celebrated and learn to become more like You, a place where Sunshinelove's gifts will be welcomed and allowed to grow. I also pray you'd give Sunshinelove employment soon, and favor with at least one employer. I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen

She really did tell Sam off! She hissed at him and then started talking in her cat language at him for a long time. Sam hid under the bed and even my big dog got scared of Hannah and asked to go outside! Hannah's a little more friendly today but I notice her ears go straight back when Sam comes near her. I hope they go back to being the friends they once were: (Sam on the left, Hannah on the right)

THANK YOU everyone for praying!!!!!! Last night my son had a dream Sam was in the house, acting like he'd never left. My cat's veterinarian called this afternoon asking if Sam had come back. Sam hadn't returned, but after I hung up the phone, I felt I should go looking for him again. Behind my house are a lot of trees and brush. "Sam, Sam" I called. I thought I heard his meowing. Eventually I found him!!!!!! He looked like he had never left, except maybe he was a little skinnier. He had no cockle burrs (pretty amazing considering he was in the middle of brush) he had no mud on him (remember the rainstorm?) even his fur looked like it was brushed! The only problem seems to be with my other cat, Hannah. She is really angry with her Uncle Sam for abandoning her and hasn't decided if she's going to forgive him yet.

Thanks, Genevieve! I thought I heard Sam about 3:30 this morning, but he wasn't at the door. I'm considering inviting my nephew and his friends over after school today and see if they can find him, maybe he is trapped somewhere.

Matthew 12:31 says "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men." The religious leaders in the context of this verse went beyond saying unkind things about Jesus and the Holy Spirit. These religious leaders had become so spiritually blind they saw bad as good and good as bad. They had rejected Jesus, the Source of forgiveness. They were so hard hearted, they were not worried like you are. The fact that you're worried about commiting the unpardonable sin means you have not commited it.

Thank you, Connie. We got an inch of rain and 70 mph winds last night but still no Sam My neighbors agreed to keep an eye out for him. This cat calls me "Mama."

In the midst of national, international and personal tragedy of epic proportions, I hesitate to post this, but the Word says we are to cast ALL our cares on the Lord. This is my latest concern: My cat Sam ran away. Sam's an indoor cat who requires daily medication and he's my baby who comforts me probably better than any human ever has. Please pray I will find him; the area where I live has lots of predators who could do him harm (which is why he's an indoor cat) and cold and wet weather is in the forecast.

Awesome! God certainly has a way of providing, doesn't He?

Yes, I know, God's timing and choice is the best! I know this also has to be David's choice, not mine, but I plan to stay on my knees until his Princess Charming appears!

Actually I did answer the job question: "My son is a tall, handsome 20 year old who helps run the family business." Since my husband's accident at work (a ladder collapsed under him) my son has had to learn the heating and air conditioning business and he's done very well. He has responsibilities my husband wasn't handling until he was in his 30s. My sister, who doesn't give many compliments, probably said it best. "If I had my life to live over and I had my head on straight, I'd marry a guy like David," she said. "He's handsome, respectful, has a good job, gets along with his parents, his customers love him and he does hard things without complaining."

My son is a tall, handsome 20 year old who helps run the family business. He has had a call on his life from the time he was very little. One time when he was really young we walked into a Bible book store. I pointed out a picture of Jesus. He said in a very matter-of-fact way, "Mom, that's not what Jesus looks like." "Oh?" I asked. "What does He look like?" "He's brighter than the sun. So bright you can't see Him," he said. I asked David's Sunday school teacher if this had been a topic of conversation. It had not. David's revelation seems to have been firsthand. I've raised David to know God's Word (he read the entire Bible out loud to me when I homeschooled him 12 years and he memorized hundreds of verses of scripture). I ask prayer for David now as he seeks a girlfriend. Girls are attracted to David, but the ones who aren't Christian don't like he won't drink with them. I've been praying and praying he'd have a Christian girlfriend but one who texts him all the time isn't allowed to go on dates even though she is also 20 years old (her parents are EXTREMELY legalistic). My son is really frustrated right now because he wants a Christian girlfriend and he's just not sure how to handle this situation.

My emoticons (especially the one below) are a little upset they aren't getting some new friends coming from your computer, Connie! Hope they show up soon!

Steadygaze may I say this to you? THESE DEATHS ARE NOT YOUR FAULT! I have a sister who commited suicide so I know a little of what you're feeling. With my sister what it boiled down to for me was this: SHE made the choice. As an adult, she was responsible for her own choices. We are to help bear one another burdens, but the burden Jesus asks us to carry is light. Maybe you weren't there for Keri and your friend once but how about all the times you were?

I love this!

Congratulations on your baby girl! I'm really happy for you and your family.

Colossians 1:22 says God reconciles us to Himself through the death of His Son and makes us 1. holy 2. blameless 3. above reproach in His sight. When we are born again, that's our position in the spiritual realm. I was just reading this verse this week and I thought back to a terrible terrible time in my life in 2002 when I lived through a character assasination. I was unfairly accused. But do you see that verse? It says we are ABOVE REPROACH!!!! Isn't that awesome? I pray what has happened in the spiritual realm already for your husband will manifest itself in the physical realm and that every word, every accusation against your husband will NOT stand.

Thank you, Butterfly! I've been leading worship in a Bible study that's affliated with the church I talked about earlier and I'm really enjoying it--the Lord has been giving me words and music to new songs. One lady told me just this morning one of "my" songs came across her mind today and it gave her hope, so praise the Lord for that! My husband's injury (a ladder collapsed when he was on it, shattering his heel and wrist) has put on hold any plans I could make to travel a long way Sunday mornings.

I'm very glad your father's cancer is gone, very glad indeed. His hurt, need of love, shame and emptiness can only be healed as he lets God do His perfect work. No human can solve any of these problems. You are very right to pray for your dad and ask for prayer for you dad, but ultimately the choice for healing is your dad's and your dad's alone. May God bless you, Abigail!