It’s Friday, so please remember to pray for Mumsee, Mike, and the nestlings.
Anyone else have something to share?
Psalm 113
1 Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord, you his servants;
praise the name of the Lord.
2 Let the name of the Lord be praised,
both now and forevermore.
3 From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.
4 The Lord is exalted over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like the Lord our God,
the One who sits enthroned on high,
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
8 he seats them with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He settles the childless woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the Lord.
Wandering Views 
Praying for the real today.
mumsee
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Amen.
Last night I (6) read about assertiveness on the Mayo Clinic website, of all places. Afterwards, I prayed that I could be both assertive and within God’s will in the piano parent phone call later today, whether I have an actual conversation or end up leaving a message.
Then today I read something far better, from our church’s November newsletter, a portion of which I’ll share below.
The pastor wrote his message based on Philippians 4:12-13: I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
The pastor commented in part: “…True contentment starts with a recognition that I don’t deserve anything good from God, and yet it pleased him to pour out his grace in my life. Not only does he give me tremendous earthly blessings, he’s given me something far greater in Christ. In him, I am a forgiven child of God. Through his saving work, I have a treasure in heaven that will never perish, spoil, or fade. And because of him, I can face any situation with confidence — not trusting my own strength but trusting in him and his grace.
“The source of our contentment isn’t found in earthly blessings, human feelings, or present circumstances. The source of our contentment is found in the Savior who bled and died for people like us. May that be the source of our contentment each and every day!”
God’s perfect will in delivering what I need right when I need it is beyond compare!
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Amen and continued prayers for all of the above -dj
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Praying for DJ, peace and what she knows will come to mind. A quick in and out and success on the test so she can put this behind her for the upcoming cataract surgery.
mumsee
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So thankful, 6, that you received those “apples of gold in silver fittings!”
I am going through a little booklet, Abundant Grace, A Gift from God, that has a little message or activity of the day and a space to thank God daily for grace He gives. Today it said to take a blank gift tag and in the To blank put your name and on the From blank put God. In capital letters write ABUNDANT GRACE on it. Use it as a Bible bookmark. A nice tangible reminder!
Praying for you, AJ!
A while back a close friend had a small tumor in one of her kidneys. It was suspected to be cancerous. She jimped into surgery. Her kidney was removed. It was not cancer. I was left wishing that she’d sought out a second opinion. She is in CA.
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Thank you for the prayers. It’s most appreciated. 🙂
Aj
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Today went much better with Boy.
Last night, I asked him to promise me that he would be good about going to school in the morning, and he did. Of course, I realized that that promise may not mean much in the midst of the anxiety of the morning, but I thought it might help a bit.
So when Nightingale told me that he had successfully gone to school, I jokingly told her that it was “obviously” because he had promised me. “You’re welcome,” I added. 🙂
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Glad it went better with Boy today, Kizzie.
No resolution yet with the lessons situation, though I did reach the one I wanted to speak with on the phone. Suffice to say it’s still a convoluted mess and I’ll leave it at that.
Thanks for your past prayers.
~6
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I’m so sorry, 6. 😦
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Thanks, Kizzie. It’ll come out alright in the end, how ever God works it all out.
I’ve been researching “semi-retirement” the last few months and making tentative plans, which the studio owners know about, so it may be that, with this particular family, I might decide to “punt” them over to another teacher at the studio early on when I begin downsizing my numbers.
So Mumsee’s comment earlier this week could be thought of as a “disenroll” from my student roster without it being a disenroll/dismissal from the studio itself. I didn’t think about it from that angle until now. Though I definitely wouldn’t wish on any of my colleagues the kind of experience I’ve had with this family. Maybe they wouldn’t take advantage of a piano teacher who is different than I.
Or maybe they would and another teacher would be able to deal with such nonsense better than I can.
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DJ, I missed the part earlier about your upcoming cataract surgery. Prayers that it goes well.
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I came here tonight to see how it went for you, 6. I was hopeful it had gone better,but thankful that you have a creative way to deal with it
Also praying for dj to have a good cateract surgery as most are simple, quick., successful, and uneventful. And the world appears distinctly more colorful afterward. Blessings of a speedy recovery from God. In Jesus’ name, Amen
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Thank you, Janice.
I drafted an email addressed to all three of the adults tonight while I’m up with insomnia. Any prayers welcome that I will read with clarity tomorrow (or today I mean, after some decent sleep) and tweak as necessary before I send it. If I send it.
Thanks for putting up with all my writing about this stuff. I just want to enjoy family time this weekend and shut down my business brain, but it’s hard for me when there are loose strings with difficult clients.
~6
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