¹Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
5 Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
8 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
6 arrows, I just wanted you to know I had frozen shoulder. I went to therapy, too. The interesting thing was that my therapist did not tell me she also had the condition until I was almost done with the therapy. She was experimenting with hers.
She told me her mother had it decades ago and really suffered with therapists who made it move after extreme pain. She also told me her orthopedist said that it would get better eventually on its own.
The long and short of it, was that she was right. She regained the use of her arm as did I. She did nothing but wait. I had a cortisone shot and then therapy. I also recovered and still do exercises to try to stave off surgery for the underlying cause.
I know your pain. I pray it will soon be behind you.
Tomorrow, our church will have a candidate for pastor preaching in the morning. Then there will be a meeting of the congregation at 6 in the evening to vote on him. The meeting is scheduled for an hour & a half, so I imagine there may be a time of questions-&-answers, or something like that. Please pray the Holy Spirit’s guidance is plain to us all.
Also, because of this meeting, Lee will get even less sleep than usual, so please pray for his limited sleep tomorrow night to be restful & refreshing. (Yesterday he said he almost fell asleep on the way home. It scares me so bad when he says that.)
Thanks again for all the prayers over the last few days. I am praising God that I am already today experiencing a small but noticeable measure of improvement. And I will continue with my exercises!!
Kathaleena, thanks for your comment. (And Mumsee and Kare yesterday.) The information you ladies have given me have caused me to ponder and research more, now that I know what I have, and know more about others’ similar experiences.
Can I request prayer one more time?
I am feeling very misunderstood by my siblings. Old grievances are coming to the surface again for me as we discuss how to help our parents in their current medical situations (my mom’s bad back, and my dad’s irregular heartbeat, which has been acting up again due to the stress of my mom going to the ER twice last week). Prayers that I won’t blow up in group emails with my siblings. I’m feeling on edge for a number of reasons, and my husband is stressed and frustrated with my siblings, as well.
Haven’t been able to get to sleep yet tonight (my brain won’t shut down with thoughts about the extended family situation), BUT…
…while lying on my back in bed, having a vigorous conversation in my head about that whole thing, I suddenly realized I had both my arms up and behind my head. And it didn’t hurt!
I haven’t been able to get my left arm behind my body in months!
I do believe that frozen shoulder is thawing! God is SO good! And I am so grateful for your prayers, everyone. Thank you very, very much.
Well, the ambulance and two deputies came. They talked him down from his emotional high. They decided he was not a threat to himself at this time, or to me. He did hit me a few times and kicked me, but that just comes with the territory. I could have pressed charges but we will be pursuing mental health, probably medication. All is well for now, though the volcano continues to rumble, thanks for praying.
Praying for the nest, Mumsee, and for you and your husband, Kare.
Things got a little scary with the extended family situation tonight, but a crisis seems to have been averted now. Thank you for all the prayers you have offered about that situation, though I haven’t provided many details.
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6 arrows, I just wanted you to know I had frozen shoulder. I went to therapy, too. The interesting thing was that my therapist did not tell me she also had the condition until I was almost done with the therapy. She was experimenting with hers.
She told me her mother had it decades ago and really suffered with therapists who made it move after extreme pain. She also told me her orthopedist said that it would get better eventually on its own.
The long and short of it, was that she was right. She regained the use of her arm as did I. She did nothing but wait. I had a cortisone shot and then therapy. I also recovered and still do exercises to try to stave off surgery for the underlying cause.
I know your pain. I pray it will soon be behind you.
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Tomorrow, our church will have a candidate for pastor preaching in the morning. Then there will be a meeting of the congregation at 6 in the evening to vote on him. The meeting is scheduled for an hour & a half, so I imagine there may be a time of questions-&-answers, or something like that. Please pray the Holy Spirit’s guidance is plain to us all.
Also, because of this meeting, Lee will get even less sleep than usual, so please pray for his limited sleep tomorrow night to be restful & refreshing. (Yesterday he said he almost fell asleep on the way home. It scares me so bad when he says that.)
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Thanks again for all the prayers over the last few days. I am praising God that I am already today experiencing a small but noticeable measure of improvement. And I will continue with my exercises!!
Kathaleena, thanks for your comment. (And Mumsee and Kare yesterday.) The information you ladies have given me have caused me to ponder and research more, now that I know what I have, and know more about others’ similar experiences.
Can I request prayer one more time?
I am feeling very misunderstood by my siblings. Old grievances are coming to the surface again for me as we discuss how to help our parents in their current medical situations (my mom’s bad back, and my dad’s irregular heartbeat, which has been acting up again due to the stress of my mom going to the ER twice last week). Prayers that I won’t blow up in group emails with my siblings. I’m feeling on edge for a number of reasons, and my husband is stressed and frustrated with my siblings, as well.
Thank you all so much for praying.
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Haven’t been able to get to sleep yet tonight (my brain won’t shut down with thoughts about the extended family situation), BUT…
…while lying on my back in bed, having a vigorous conversation in my head about that whole thing, I suddenly realized I had both my arms up and behind my head. And it didn’t hurt!
I haven’t been able to get my left arm behind my body in months!
I do believe that frozen shoulder is thawing! God is SO good! And I am so grateful for your prayers, everyone. Thank you very, very much.
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Prayer here, please, we have called the sheriff and the mental health folk for the thirteen year old boy. Thanks.
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Praying mumsee, keep us posted
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Well, the ambulance and two deputies came. They talked him down from his emotional high. They decided he was not a threat to himself at this time, or to me. He did hit me a few times and kicked me, but that just comes with the territory. I could have pressed charges but we will be pursuing mental health, probably medication. All is well for now, though the volcano continues to rumble, thanks for praying.
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Husband’s gallbladder surgery is tomorrow morning.
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Praying with you, Kare.
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Praying for the nest, Mumsee, and for you and your husband, Kare.
Things got a little scary with the extended family situation tonight, but a crisis seems to have been averted now. Thank you for all the prayers you have offered about that situation, though I haven’t provided many details.
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