My dad has pneumonia and is coughing up blood. They are now taking him off his blood thinners. He has a variety of issues. Please pray for him, those making decisions and my mom.
Please pray for my job situation and for wisdom for me. The disdain shown for my co-workers by my boss is very disconcerting, and I wonder what she thinks/says about me when I’m not around. 😦 I have applied for another job, but have heard nothing as yet. Husband says he would be fine with me resigning, but I can’t quite wrap my mind around that as we still have a large debt each month that my salary is back up for.
You are our source of strength when we are weak. You are our ultimate platform. You make sure to shine light when darkness seems to encroach upon our lives or the lives of our loved ones. Thank You that we can always trust in You no matter what. Your love is truly unfailing. We all need it. Please help the lost who turn away from You in disgust. They are really disgusted with themselves, but they turn it upon You so undeservedly. Please help the lost to be found and see the light.
Lord, Michelle’s missionary friend, Hillary, is one who helps in Your seeking out the lost and shedding light in their lives. Again we come to Your throne of grace and mercy and ask that You would supply her need for resources to return to the mission field. Help her to encounter those who would be willing to share their resources once they understand exactly what she is engaged with on the mission field. Help her to be able to promote her work and herself in a compelling way to generate the needed support. I have heard a lot about Crowdfunding lately. Should she pursue that? Show her, please, exactly what You would have her to do.
I also lift up Kathleena’s dad. Please help him during this bout with pneumonia. Strengthen his body as only You can. Help him to pass through this time of illness without getting too weak. May the doctors know how to deal with his complications so their treatments have synergy toward repair of his weakened body. I pray that according to Your will that he will grow stronger on a daily basis. Help the family to have complete peace about any decisions they need to make regarding his care. I pray healthcare workers will be diligent in meeting his every need to bring him quickly back to better health.
Please, Lord, bless the Nest this afternoon and evening. When so many personalities are gathered together it can make for interesting interactions. I pray all are encouraging of each other. Thank You for the love and respect earned and shown to Mumsee and Mike. Please help Mike with his medical condition and may he get proper treatment and up-to-date advancements that may work better than things tried in the past to give him relief of symptoms. Bless those young people at the Nest who have residual emotional dysfunction from any trauma they may have experienced earlier in life. You know their individual issues that may never be understood by anyone other than You. Please help them through Your strength and the help of the Nest to be overcomers of their pasts. Thank You for happiness and sweet blessings that the country life offers. Please give good community support of the Nest.
Lord, again I lift up Kim during this season of suffering of wounds from the past and possibilities of on-going hurts. Help her to be thick-skinned around people who try to take the wind away from her sails. May her spirits soon be lifted. Bless her with faith to keep her focus on Jesus when it hurts to look toward people.
And finally, at least for the moment I am at now, I offer up intercession for Kare and her work situation. Lord, you know I have been in those prickly work situations where there seems to be no solution. Sometimes it seems there can be such a sour atmosphere in a work unit. Maybe the work itself is not so bad, but the people relationships have gone rancid or maybe even rabid. You know what ails that boss. Sometimes it seems mental/emotional dysfunction can be causing great difficulty for a group when it is the people manager who is exhibiting such drastic displays of disrespect and purely aggravating behavior. Please help all in the office to learn how to cope with what is there. Help those, especially, who have to be at work because they have no other choice. Help Kare to make a wise decision given her husband’s stance on her situation. Maybe Kare helps the other workers to bear being there. Please help her to know what to do. It is so hard sometimes when people work under such pressures.
Thanks, again, Lord, for Your listening ear and heart. I know You have big ears in Your heart. At least that is what I imagine. You are ever great.
In Jesus’ loving name I pray, Amen
I mentioned here two or three months ago that I was considering whether to start up my piano-teaching business again after an eleven-year absence. My husband had brought up the possibility, and after thinking and praying about it, I decided I would. Then a few days later hubby had misgivings and told me he didn’t want me to resume it anyway.
We revisited the topic last week (I was the one who mentioned it this time), and with a little ambivalence, he gave the go-ahead. It’s becoming more clear that the amount of money coming in is getting harder and harder to work with, and hubby, workhorse that he is, always tries to add new income-generating work to his plate. There are limits to his endurance, though, and he’s just beating his body something awful trying to do everything he’s already doing. To add more would just be far too much, even he admits.
So that is why I brought up the piano lessons again, so that I can take some of the financial burden off of him, earning income in the area that is most suited to my gifts.
If you could pray for the following things, I would be so grateful:
That (for his sake) he will not change his mind again. (He often has second thoughts on major decisions, and sometimes reverses course as a result.)
That he will have the stamina to do his work.
That we will both find the right balance of paid work, unpaid work (household maintenance, etc.), family time and relaxation.
That I will be able to proceed with confidence in re-establishing my business and in teaching the actual lessons. (I am a little nervous about it, as it’s been so many years since I’ve taught other children than my own, which is a bit different.)
And most of all, for wisdom along the way as we make these changes.
Thank you for your prayers. I was surprised to find that my dad was going home today, when we visited the hospital. He was in great spirits. He has a very difficult time slowing down. The last time we saw him, he had a hard time sitting up and was not leaving the bed to urinate, so it was wonderful to see him up and about. He was also talking about the things he wanted to do, such as mowing the lawn! You know, he just sits on a machine. 😉 He is going home with oxygen prescribed, although, he is sure he won’t need it, except at night. I admire his spirit, but warned him to give himself time and lots of rest. He hates to have to do that. I understand, but sometimes we have no choice.
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My dad has pneumonia and is coughing up blood. They are now taking him off his blood thinners. He has a variety of issues. Please pray for him, those making decisions and my mom.
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Praying, Kathaleena.
Please pray for my job situation and for wisdom for me. The disdain shown for my co-workers by my boss is very disconcerting, and I wonder what she thinks/says about me when I’m not around. 😦 I have applied for another job, but have heard nothing as yet. Husband says he would be fine with me resigning, but I can’t quite wrap my mind around that as we still have a large debt each month that my salary is back up for.
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Heavenly Father,
You are our source of strength when we are weak. You are our ultimate platform. You make sure to shine light when darkness seems to encroach upon our lives or the lives of our loved ones. Thank You that we can always trust in You no matter what. Your love is truly unfailing. We all need it. Please help the lost who turn away from You in disgust. They are really disgusted with themselves, but they turn it upon You so undeservedly. Please help the lost to be found and see the light.
Lord, Michelle’s missionary friend, Hillary, is one who helps in Your seeking out the lost and shedding light in their lives. Again we come to Your throne of grace and mercy and ask that You would supply her need for resources to return to the mission field. Help her to encounter those who would be willing to share their resources once they understand exactly what she is engaged with on the mission field. Help her to be able to promote her work and herself in a compelling way to generate the needed support. I have heard a lot about Crowdfunding lately. Should she pursue that? Show her, please, exactly what You would have her to do.
I also lift up Kathleena’s dad. Please help him during this bout with pneumonia. Strengthen his body as only You can. Help him to pass through this time of illness without getting too weak. May the doctors know how to deal with his complications so their treatments have synergy toward repair of his weakened body. I pray that according to Your will that he will grow stronger on a daily basis. Help the family to have complete peace about any decisions they need to make regarding his care. I pray healthcare workers will be diligent in meeting his every need to bring him quickly back to better health.
Please, Lord, bless the Nest this afternoon and evening. When so many personalities are gathered together it can make for interesting interactions. I pray all are encouraging of each other. Thank You for the love and respect earned and shown to Mumsee and Mike. Please help Mike with his medical condition and may he get proper treatment and up-to-date advancements that may work better than things tried in the past to give him relief of symptoms. Bless those young people at the Nest who have residual emotional dysfunction from any trauma they may have experienced earlier in life. You know their individual issues that may never be understood by anyone other than You. Please help them through Your strength and the help of the Nest to be overcomers of their pasts. Thank You for happiness and sweet blessings that the country life offers. Please give good community support of the Nest.
Lord, again I lift up Kim during this season of suffering of wounds from the past and possibilities of on-going hurts. Help her to be thick-skinned around people who try to take the wind away from her sails. May her spirits soon be lifted. Bless her with faith to keep her focus on Jesus when it hurts to look toward people.
And finally, at least for the moment I am at now, I offer up intercession for Kare and her work situation. Lord, you know I have been in those prickly work situations where there seems to be no solution. Sometimes it seems there can be such a sour atmosphere in a work unit. Maybe the work itself is not so bad, but the people relationships have gone rancid or maybe even rabid. You know what ails that boss. Sometimes it seems mental/emotional dysfunction can be causing great difficulty for a group when it is the people manager who is exhibiting such drastic displays of disrespect and purely aggravating behavior. Please help all in the office to learn how to cope with what is there. Help those, especially, who have to be at work because they have no other choice. Help Kare to make a wise decision given her husband’s stance on her situation. Maybe Kare helps the other workers to bear being there. Please help her to know what to do. It is so hard sometimes when people work under such pressures.
Thanks, again, Lord, for Your listening ear and heart. I know You have big ears in Your heart. At least that is what I imagine. You are ever great.
In Jesus’ loving name I pray, Amen
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Amen.
I mentioned here two or three months ago that I was considering whether to start up my piano-teaching business again after an eleven-year absence. My husband had brought up the possibility, and after thinking and praying about it, I decided I would. Then a few days later hubby had misgivings and told me he didn’t want me to resume it anyway.
We revisited the topic last week (I was the one who mentioned it this time), and with a little ambivalence, he gave the go-ahead. It’s becoming more clear that the amount of money coming in is getting harder and harder to work with, and hubby, workhorse that he is, always tries to add new income-generating work to his plate. There are limits to his endurance, though, and he’s just beating his body something awful trying to do everything he’s already doing. To add more would just be far too much, even he admits.
So that is why I brought up the piano lessons again, so that I can take some of the financial burden off of him, earning income in the area that is most suited to my gifts.
If you could pray for the following things, I would be so grateful:
That (for his sake) he will not change his mind again. (He often has second thoughts on major decisions, and sometimes reverses course as a result.)
That he will have the stamina to do his work.
That we will both find the right balance of paid work, unpaid work (household maintenance, etc.), family time and relaxation.
That I will be able to proceed with confidence in re-establishing my business and in teaching the actual lessons. (I am a little nervous about it, as it’s been so many years since I’ve taught other children than my own, which is a bit different.)
And most of all, for wisdom along the way as we make these changes.
Thank you.
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Thank you for your prayers. I was surprised to find that my dad was going home today, when we visited the hospital. He was in great spirits. He has a very difficult time slowing down. The last time we saw him, he had a hard time sitting up and was not leaving the bed to urinate, so it was wonderful to see him up and about. He was also talking about the things he wanted to do, such as mowing the lawn! You know, he just sits on a machine. 😉 He is going home with oxygen prescribed, although, he is sure he won’t need it, except at night. I admire his spirit, but warned him to give himself time and lots of rest. He hates to have to do that. I understand, but sometimes we have no choice.
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