Who would like to share a request or praise?
Psalm 136:1-9
1 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Wandering Views 
Paul’s surgery is this morning. Also please continue to pray for my co-worker. she found a lot of closed doors yesterday and her husband is pressuring her to come home. She needs to stay and fight for her daughter.
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I continue to pray for Paul and for your friend and her daughter Kim…good for her….she needs to fight for her girl…never give up….
My morning has begun with learning some devastating news about two of my nieces….and it’s hard not to cry….
My younger sister told me my niece Jill’s MS has gotten worse…she is noticing the loss of speech….and both of her arms are numbing….an MRI is scheduled for next week…she is 38, mom of three daughters and married to a very busy basketball coach…she is an insurance underwriter. My Daddy always said Jill was like his fourth daughter…how he loved that girl….
Her other daughter Kylie, who is only 23, has been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration….she goes in for further testing on the 6th of March
My sister has a very difficult relationship with Mom…there is much drama in their relationship…lots of hurt feelings, anger and angst…she doesn’t want Mom to know and she is “taking a break” from our Mother….I just hate things like this….prayers greatly cherished
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Kim and NancyJill, prayers for both of you and the situations you mention. May God’s peace be with you.
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You have my prayers.
Our work situation continues to be extremely stressful. Two staffers left this week, including our assistant city editor who’s been with the paper for years (and in journalism all his life — going now into PR where he at least will have some better retirement benefits & cost of living raises; everyone’s just desperate to flee the current situation).
I’m working on refocusing and doubling up my trust in God, which seems to have slipped through all of this angst. Pray that I can continue to stay grounded in daily Scripture reading, prayer and journaling, while refraining from the complaining and giving in to the stress and fear at work these days.
Meanwhile, I’m also beginning to put out feelers to see if there might not be another job somewhere else for me. My age is a deterrent, I doubt I’d get far just be throwing a resume online. But I have a lot of contacts and maybe there’s something I can transition to. Pray that God might lead me in this and open a way of escape if that be His will and pleasure. !
I don’t feel in danger of being laid off (although probably more cuts will come so that is possible, of course). But we haven’t had even a minor cost of living raise since 2004, only a succession of pay cuts with no hint that those will ever be restored as we’d originally hoped (along with rising medical costs, of course, with especially significant increases in the past 2 years).
What’s odd is that the top management seems to have no inkling that morale has slipped so much in that environment. They continue to cut away at our resources (both financial and staffing) and then ask us to do more work.
We all love journalism, we love what we do. It’s just so heartbreaking that the business is in such a big mess. 😦
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Continuing to pray for you, Donna.
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Donna. I have an idea for you. My phone number is on my FB page if you would like to call and hear my idea.
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A woman interested in a change might consider taking some time to live in a home with some really nice people. She could spend some of her time teaching her dogs how to chase sheep. Other time could be spent teaching some children how to write.
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Mumsee, believe me, I was *this* close to chucking it all and heading north today. Worst day I’ve had in a while, the wheels feel like they’re just coming off at work. 😦
Kim, I’ll be in touch, I know you have your hands full, though, with a recuperating husband!
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