Who has a request or praise to share today?
Psalm 135:1-7
1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.
2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.
3 Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Wandering Views 
Thank you to those of you who prayed for me yesterday. I needed those prayers. Today has started out much better.
This is a good psalm, AJ. There are many things for which I can praise the Lord, and I intend to do that today. I especially love the “sing praises unto His name” part of verse three. I’m going to gather me some arrows around the piano today and sing praises to God!
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I have been in the psalms a lot this past two weeks. It is an encouraging portion.
Prayer for the Nest. We have a meeting with a social worker tomorrow.
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Wishing I could give you a big hug Mumsee.
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I don’t know what has happened to me. I have so many blessings in life, and trials much less severe than a lot of people, but I sit on my porch steps on a beautifully mild, sunny day with a lump in my throat and tears on my cheekbones. It seems something has snapped off inside of me and I don’t know why.
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6 Arrows, is there someone you can talk to? Many of us would welcome it, but after my studies that I mentioned Saturday/yesterday, I don’t think anyone should put something on the internet they wouldn’t want retrieved.
That includes web searches.
We can pray anyhow. The Lord knows.
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Because sometimes no matter how blessed you are a good cry is a good cry and makes you feel better.
No one’s life is perfect and we each have our trials and burdens to bare. Yours may not be to the degree of someone elses but they are yours and you have a right to feel the way you do.
Have a good cry and then a conversation with God. Then perhaps a conversation with your husband or a good friend.
As much as I have spilled to everyone here about my life and times I will be glad to listen to you. I have nationwide calling on my cell. I’ll even call you to save you the charges.
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Not sure what age you are, 6 Arrows, but certainly hormones have the power to do that to a lady. I know you just want to snap out of it. No one likes to feel mopey. Maybe there’s a nutrient you could find to help. Sometimes extra time alone with the Lord will help. Don’t give up trying to find what you need to see your feelings in the right frame. I found when I was memorizing Bible verses when helping to teach Bible Drill that the extfa concentration on God’s word was a powerful mood enhancer.
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I’m glad Janice brought that up. I thought about the age thing but was afraid to mention it. There was a time when Elvera felt like that and just wanted someone to hold her. That’s all, just to be held a while. It worked.
However, for another, but related reason, she had to go to the hospital for a day or so.
That’s why, when a woman is in the hospital, I never ask why. If they want me to know, they’ll say what it is.
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My family is probably putting Dad in an assisted living facility in the next day or two. It’s gotten too much for Mom. I know it’s needed, but I’m still having a hard time accepting that Dad isn’t in very good shape. Hope to visit them sometime soon.
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Prayers requested for myself and my family-of-origin situation. I have plans to go home this weekend and have mixed feelings about it.
6Arrows: Sorry you’re going through a rough patch. Hormones can wreak havoc on a woman’s emotions. So can a low thyroid, which is fairly common as one ages, as well as a low B12 level. I’ll be praying for you.
Makeitman: Sorry about your Dad. It can be very painful to see our parents aging.
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Chas, Kim, Janice, Ann, thank you all for your love and concern.
Kim, check your inbox. I’m sending you my phone number. I truly appreciate your willingness to listen.
Janice, I’m 50 (will be 51 in September), so hormonal issues are very likely playing a part. Usually getting enough sunshine and adequate sleep help, though; however, I’ve had plenty of both of those things lately, and I’ve still struggled with anger this past week, and tears today. The usual things that help my mood and outlook (prayer, Bible reading, exercise, and what I mentioned above) don’t seem to be helping as much lately.
Ann, I didn’t think about low thyroid, but that’s maybe something I should get checked out. It was normal when I had it checked a little over a year ago, but things can change, and I’m not sure how accurate standard thyroid tests are. Seems like I’ve heard that they miss problems fairly often. And my B12 was at just about the lowest level within the normal range when I had that checked last year. I’ve been supplementing with several B vitamins, including that one, since then, but I may need to try a bit more B12 for a time to give a little boost without getting too out of balance with the other B vitamins.
Chas, thanks for mentioning Elvera’s having felt the way I do for a time. That really does help to know others who have come through challenges like what one is currently facing.
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Praying for you, Mumsee, makeitman, and Annmsw.
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Sometimes,6 Arrows, it seems we are tough for a season when things are harder and we are just focused on getting through something (like a year of homeschooling) and finally when we think we can catch our breath, that is when the emotions that have been put on hold jump to the surface. Maybe a bit of that is playing into your anger and sadness. Homeschooling can be quite maddening if something gets you off schedule or you have to get battle worn and weary from trying to get a reluctant student to move on a subject.
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ANNMS…you KNOW you will be in my thoughts as you deal with your mother. My nasty little secret is that I sometimes fixed the drink that put my mother to bed…not suggesting that YOU do that, but just shared it any way. It made life easier for a while. OK now you laugh. Everyone else can be scandalized that I even suggested it.
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Praising God for an uplifting phone conversation just now with the sweet and sunny Southern belle who just posted right above me. 😉 God brings blessings in so many delightful ways.
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And 6 arrows, don’t forget the sheer fallen-ness of our world, us and those around us:
http://marshill.com/2013/07/28/5-reasons-god-calls-us-to-wait
” … the broken condition of the world makes everything we do harder. Nothing in this life really functions as originally intended. Something changed when sin entered the world, and in rebuking Adam, God summarized that change: “cursed is the ground . . . through painful toil you will eat of it. . . . It will produce thorns and thistles for you. . . . By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food” (Gen. 3:17–19). Sin brought friction, trouble, pain, sweat, and a thousand other thorn-and-thistle complications to absolutely every aspect of life. We find ourselves waiting because everything in a fallen world is more laborious and entangled than it really ought to be. … Processes and people are all affected—everything and everyone has been damaged by the Fall. … in a world that is broken, everything we do is harder and more complicated than it was ever meant to be.”
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Janice, I think you’re right that when we push down emotions, just trying to get through something, they can spring back up to the surface with even more intensity. Kim mentioned the same thing when we talked. I so appreciate all these words of wisdom I’m receiving today! (And not only today.)
We’ve adopted a lighter home school schedule for the summer, and I’ve enjoyed that slower pace, but we’ve had some recent behavioral issues with one of the children that have sort of disturbed the peace compared to the easier days that came before them in this more relaxed season.
Trying to find a good way to balance child training and home school planning/teaching, and learning how to give myself permission to not be perfect and grace when I fail at what I want to accomplish.
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Donna, that looks like a great link. Off to read it now. 😉
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Wow. Excellent. Thank you, that was just what I needed. I always do want my results NOW!
This really spoke to me: “You see, waiting is not only about what you will receive at the end of the wait; waiting is about who you will become as you wait.”
Process and product. I have the end goal in mind, but often fail to see the blessing in the process that gets me there. That’s a good reminder for me to see the gift in the now.
And this especially was a comfort: “Waiting, therefore, is not a sign that your world is out of control. Rather, it is a sign that your world is under the wise and infinitely attentive control of a God of fathomless wisdom and boundless love. This means you can rest as you wait, not because you like to wait, but because you trust the One who is calling you to wait.”
Amen. Thanks for passing along those thoughts, Donna.
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You’re welcome, it’s funny because my friend and I yesterday were talking about “why are we waiting for so long” for this, that or another thing to happen or come through for us???? I spotted this link in my twitter feed this morning & sent it on to her earlier.
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I just received a card from a friend who is home in PA visiting her parents.
On the front it had a bear in the bathtub and says, “When life gets too hective, I’ve always found that a nice, hot bath can solve most problems.” Inside it says, “I have been here since last Thursday”.
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6 Arrows – I’ve had some teary days lately, too. (Actually, I think I cry at least a little bit just about every day these days.) Just want you to know I’m praying for you.
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Thanks, Kim. I know you “get” it. I might be messaging you my number for moral support, as well!
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Go ahead Ann. You know you can get me in Facebook I think my number is there.
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Thank you for your prayers, Karen. You have mine, as well. It is hard when the tears are an everyday thing, even if for only a short time each day. I feel for you.
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Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and the prayers that were offered up on my behalf today. God blessed me so very much through them.
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Kim, I think that you have just found how God wants to use you now that you have a bit of extra time. I dub thee the official blog encourager.
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