It’s Wednesday, so don’t forget to pray for The Gambia, and for Ajisuun as well.
Anyone else?
Psalm 139
¹O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Thank you, Heavenly Father, for the good report on Leon’s heart. You are the God, who sees, who loves, who heals, who delights in doing good for your children. Guard our hearts and help us to remember to bring all things to you in prayer, that we might have your peace. Help us to meditate on your wonderful qualities and have the fruit of your Spirit developed in our lives.
I especially pray for our family members who need you as we all do. Some need an increasing measure of seeking you; some need to begin seeking you. Give us wisdom and patience for those who hurt us and bother us the most.
I ask for prayer for my husband’s jam group. There has been stress in it for quite awhile now. One of the members has been the main cause and is in desperate need of help. He cannot or will not see it and refuses treatment. Please pray for wisdom and safety for all. Pray for Terry to come to know the Lord and get the help he needs.
I need wisdom in setting some boundaries with Carol. She wants me to take her to see her boyfriend again, which is a whole lot of driving for me (traffic on the several freeways involved is horrific); when she began adding on other errands as well, I was able to say “no.”
She’s appreciative but doesn’t really get that spending my entire Saturday driving her to and fro is a lot to ask.
She’s also talking about moving out of the care facility to live with the boyfriend in a back rental house his family owns (he’d also be moving out of his care facility). I told her she has to think that through in terms of medical care they both need on a pretty regular basis (I’ve given up talking to her about living together without marriage, she’s determined to do this, so I told her I’d say no more about it to her).
I think she also doesn’t realize that they’ll now have to do their own laundry, shopping, dishes & fend for their own meals.
… And probably pay gas & electric bills, cook, clean house … All the things she couldn’t handle when she gave up her apartment 8+ years ago and went into assisted living. (And the boyfriend’s in worse shape than she is, largely confined to a wheelchair.) Neither one can drive, of course.
I sent her a text just suggesting she think about all these things before making a move toward “independence” like that. If they do it, I give it 6 months, tops, before they’re both in facilities again. 😦
Meanwhile, I bought a step stool she can use with my Jeep which she can’t seem to get into anymore unless we park along a curb. If we’re in a flat-surface parking lot, I have to help push her legs up inside, the car is too high for her to step into now. 😦 The step stool is sturdy (made of steel & holds 500 lbs) and 8 inches tall, which is about a curb height I think. Should make it easier for both of us.
Debated over one with a tall handle attached or without — went with the one without as I think she can just hang on to the car roof or door for support. I just hope she can step up on it OK.
Donna,
I have often wondered what her disability is. Perhaps she is unaware that she is so demanding. I would have lost patience with her a long time ago, but I have also had one friend who tended to ask more and more and more of me, so I do understand how easy it can happen.
I think a gentle, “I’m so sorry Carol, I am not available this Saturday” is a nice way to start establishing healthy boundaries. Many will tell you that beyond that you don’t owe her any more of an explanation. I have never managed to get away with that, so I would suggest you tell her as you have told us how stressful working in the newspaper industry is and that you need a respite this Saturday to be alone and not have a schedule so that you can re-charge your own batteries. Or whatever sounds like you.
There have been a few times in my life that I have gone to my doctor and been put on an anti-depressant. All but one time the answer to “are you having suicidal thoughts” has been no. One time I had to admit that I had.
Depression can hit anyone at any time. I am jealous of those who never feel the dark cloud or the need to talk to someone about their problems. Just this past Saturday I ended up in tears in the arms of a poor husband who didn’t quite know what to do. It passed and I am OK.
To use something like this against Heidi Cruz and to say it would make her husband unfit to be President goes beyond …I don’t even have the words to finish that sentence.
This is for the little girl, Gabby, who goes to the daycare next door & is in Forrest’s class. At only 6 years old, Gabby has been diagnosed with ADHD, & put on medication. Emily tells me that now, formerly active, playful Gabby just stands there quietly waiting for the bus while the other kids play. This breaks my heart!
Please pray that her mom will see that this is not good for Gabby, & will take her off the medication.
It is not good at all for Gabby and will lead to long term struggles for her. It is for her teachers. They will not be living her life in ten years.
Thanks, Michelle, that is it. Going from the busy life of the military and the busy life of the Olympics to the slow life of raising children is quite the shock. The arthritis is probably going to keep him from any more Olympics. So the break from here every two years will not be happening any more. He did take the truck driver test, passed it, and may pursue that.
Kim – Yeah, girls are often undiagnosed with ADHD & Asperger’s Syndrome, & probably some others, because they manifest those things differently than boys do. Gabby was very talkative, “bossy”, & didn’t listen well. Instead of dealing with those issues, they’ve drugged her. Heartbreaking. It seems to me like a chemical lobotomy.
I don’t know the child so I can’t make a judgement. I think most of the problem is we have done away with recess and letting children play and make the rules themselves.
The usual suspect is giving me the usual grief. Her dad and I have talked and we are on the same side.
Please pray for this child of mine. I really don’t know how to mother her. She wasn’t raised this way.
Praying for all these requests, and praising God, Karen, on that report on Lee’s heart, that it’s not too serious.
A small request: My teenage piano student is playing in a piano contest on Saturday, and tonight is her last lesson before it. Prayers for wisdom for me as I guide her tonight, helping to prepare her mentally for it. I’ve done some of that already in recent weeks, but tonight really is my last chance. She’s struggled with anxiety about contest performances in the past (with her previous teacher), she says, but she attributes that mainly to nervousness from lack of preparation, and this time she reports she’s going into contest feeling much better prepared.
I’ve worked with a lot of kids in performance situations, so there are some general principles I can apply, but each child, of course, is unique, and I’m hoping to give her something helpful that she can carry into Saturday as the unique individual she is.
Things went well tonight with the above-mentioned student’s lesson. I had her do a simulated performance tonight where she presented her verbal introduction first, as she will on Saturday (stating her name, school, title and composer of her piece, and an interesting aspect of the piece) before she played it for her “audience” (her mom as mom, and me as adjudicator). 🙂 She told me afterwards she was a little nervous, but not much. She handled the nerves quite well, IMO, and she and I both are looking forward to Saturday. 🙂
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Thank you, Heavenly Father, for the good report on Leon’s heart. You are the God, who sees, who loves, who heals, who delights in doing good for your children. Guard our hearts and help us to remember to bring all things to you in prayer, that we might have your peace. Help us to meditate on your wonderful qualities and have the fruit of your Spirit developed in our lives.
I especially pray for our family members who need you as we all do. Some need an increasing measure of seeking you; some need to begin seeking you. Give us wisdom and patience for those who hurt us and bother us the most.
I ask for prayer for my husband’s jam group. There has been stress in it for quite awhile now. One of the members has been the main cause and is in desperate need of help. He cannot or will not see it and refuses treatment. Please pray for wisdom and safety for all. Pray for Terry to come to know the Lord and get the help he needs.
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I need wisdom in setting some boundaries with Carol. She wants me to take her to see her boyfriend again, which is a whole lot of driving for me (traffic on the several freeways involved is horrific); when she began adding on other errands as well, I was able to say “no.”
She’s appreciative but doesn’t really get that spending my entire Saturday driving her to and fro is a lot to ask.
She’s also talking about moving out of the care facility to live with the boyfriend in a back rental house his family owns (he’d also be moving out of his care facility). I told her she has to think that through in terms of medical care they both need on a pretty regular basis (I’ve given up talking to her about living together without marriage, she’s determined to do this, so I told her I’d say no more about it to her).
I think she also doesn’t realize that they’ll now have to do their own laundry, shopping, dishes & fend for their own meals.
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Prayer for husband who is feeling useless and without purpose. Depression. It is easy for me to say our purpose is found in Christ, but I won’t.
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Amen ladies….
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… And probably pay gas & electric bills, cook, clean house … All the things she couldn’t handle when she gave up her apartment 8+ years ago and went into assisted living. (And the boyfriend’s in worse shape than she is, largely confined to a wheelchair.) Neither one can drive, of course.
I sent her a text just suggesting she think about all these things before making a move toward “independence” like that. If they do it, I give it 6 months, tops, before they’re both in facilities again. 😦
Meanwhile, I bought a step stool she can use with my Jeep which she can’t seem to get into anymore unless we park along a curb. If we’re in a flat-surface parking lot, I have to help push her legs up inside, the car is too high for her to step into now. 😦 The step stool is sturdy (made of steel & holds 500 lbs) and 8 inches tall, which is about a curb height I think. Should make it easier for both of us.
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Debated over one with a tall handle attached or without — went with the one without as I think she can just hang on to the car roof or door for support. I just hope she can step up on it OK.
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You’re a better friend than I am, Donna.
Maybe this article will give you some insight, Mumsee:
http://thefederalist.com/2016/03/29/its-cruel-to-politicize-heidi-cruzs-depression/
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Donna,
I have often wondered what her disability is. Perhaps she is unaware that she is so demanding. I would have lost patience with her a long time ago, but I have also had one friend who tended to ask more and more and more of me, so I do understand how easy it can happen.
I think a gentle, “I’m so sorry Carol, I am not available this Saturday” is a nice way to start establishing healthy boundaries. Many will tell you that beyond that you don’t owe her any more of an explanation. I have never managed to get away with that, so I would suggest you tell her as you have told us how stressful working in the newspaper industry is and that you need a respite this Saturday to be alone and not have a schedule so that you can re-charge your own batteries. Or whatever sounds like you.
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There have been a few times in my life that I have gone to my doctor and been put on an anti-depressant. All but one time the answer to “are you having suicidal thoughts” has been no. One time I had to admit that I had.
Depression can hit anyone at any time. I am jealous of those who never feel the dark cloud or the need to talk to someone about their problems. Just this past Saturday I ended up in tears in the arms of a poor husband who didn’t quite know what to do. It passed and I am OK.
To use something like this against Heidi Cruz and to say it would make her husband unfit to be President goes beyond …I don’t even have the words to finish that sentence.
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This is for the little girl, Gabby, who goes to the daycare next door & is in Forrest’s class. At only 6 years old, Gabby has been diagnosed with ADHD, & put on medication. Emily tells me that now, formerly active, playful Gabby just stands there quietly waiting for the bus while the other kids play. This breaks my heart!
Please pray that her mom will see that this is not good for Gabby, & will take her off the medication.
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Karen, most little girls go un-diagnosed with ADHD.
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It is not good at all for Gabby and will lead to long term struggles for her. It is for her teachers. They will not be living her life in ten years.
Thanks, Michelle, that is it. Going from the busy life of the military and the busy life of the Olympics to the slow life of raising children is quite the shock. The arthritis is probably going to keep him from any more Olympics. So the break from here every two years will not be happening any more. He did take the truck driver test, passed it, and may pursue that.
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Kim – Yeah, girls are often undiagnosed with ADHD & Asperger’s Syndrome, & probably some others, because they manifest those things differently than boys do. Gabby was very talkative, “bossy”, & didn’t listen well. Instead of dealing with those issues, they’ve drugged her. Heartbreaking. It seems to me like a chemical lobotomy.
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I don’t know the child so I can’t make a judgement. I think most of the problem is we have done away with recess and letting children play and make the rules themselves.
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The usual suspect is giving me the usual grief. Her dad and I have talked and we are on the same side.
Please pray for this child of mine. I really don’t know how to mother her. She wasn’t raised this way.
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Praying with you, Beloved Kim.
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Praying for all these requests, and praising God, Karen, on that report on Lee’s heart, that it’s not too serious.
A small request: My teenage piano student is playing in a piano contest on Saturday, and tonight is her last lesson before it. Prayers for wisdom for me as I guide her tonight, helping to prepare her mentally for it. I’ve done some of that already in recent weeks, but tonight really is my last chance. She’s struggled with anxiety about contest performances in the past (with her previous teacher), she says, but she attributes that mainly to nervousness from lack of preparation, and this time she reports she’s going into contest feeling much better prepared.
I’ve worked with a lot of kids in performance situations, so there are some general principles I can apply, but each child, of course, is unique, and I’m hoping to give her something helpful that she can carry into Saturday as the unique individual she is.
Thanks for your prayers.
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Amen, Six.
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Seems that Gabby is perkier in the afternoon, which is good, but still.
My neighbor (the daycare provider) is not happy with what she sees, either.
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Things went well tonight with the above-mentioned student’s lesson. I had her do a simulated performance tonight where she presented her verbal introduction first, as she will on Saturday (stating her name, school, title and composer of her piece, and an interesting aspect of the piece) before she played it for her “audience” (her mom as mom, and me as adjudicator). 🙂 She told me afterwards she was a little nervous, but not much. She handled the nerves quite well, IMO, and she and I both are looking forward to Saturday. 🙂
Thanks, all!
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Susan’s husband Paul is having heart surgery in the morning. After that, he will go to a rehab place for a while.
One result of the stroke is that he can’t use his left arm much, so they will be working on helping to improve that, too, eventually.
Again, I ask prayers for Susan as well as for Paul. Thank you.
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Kbells posted on Facebook: “Need prayer again. Injured shoulder, need sleep”
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