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The Power of Prayer For those who may not had seen the original posts, my FIL was taken to the hospital last Wednesday because he was not feeling well. There's more to the story. That morning dh got a call on his cell phone on his way to work from his brother saying he was taking their dad to the hospital. So dh detours straight to the hospital. They run blood work on FIL, and all 3 of them wait for about 45 minutes before a doctor comes out and says "still the same". (btw, I found out this change in story later on, not when the initial news was coming in and I was posting about it) This was the first dh had heard anything. This was not an "emergency" visit to the hospital. FIL had been called *back* because of how his blood work came back just a few days earlier. "Still the same" meant "It's still leukemia". Ordinarily, this would be shock *enough* for everyone involved, but there's more. FIL has had a condition called poly-si-themia, which is basically the opposite of leukemia, and had been in remission for quite a while. So we're talking, one extreme to the other really adds to the shock value of it all. So last Wednesday they confirmed, yes, it was leukemia, and took a chunk of bone from him to send off for testing, they said it would be the beginning of this week when we found out how bad it was, what treatment options was, etc.. Well, they called him back in today, the results were back. His bone marrow showed absolutely NO cancer cells at ALL, not *one*. So they brought him back in to run the same tests they ran last Wednesday. ALL tests came back *negative*, perfectly normal, NO cancer *whatsoever*! The doctors are bewildered completely. They said last Wednesday there was not a shadow of a doubt, *he*did*have*leukemia. Today, not one shred at all. So outside his blood pressure, he has a clean bill of health! back top
I was just encouraged....... February, 2003 Judges ch 6 11: And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 12: And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.13: And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. 14: And the LORD looked upon him, and said, **Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?** To me, that says- "Go at it with all you have, and I will take care of what you don't have, I will be your strength.... You will succeed in being the wife, mother, and caretaker of your house as you want to be.... have I not placed you there?" and check this out- 15: And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. That sounds like me. I am so weak. My flesh gets in my way, my pride, my anger, everything. I always think "How in the world am I gonna accomplish all this in my house?" and he says- 16: And the LORD said unto him, **Surely I will be with thee**, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. He is here! He has PUT me in the place I am right now! Back when Brandy was here (2 years ago), I kept my house. Things were organized, the house stayed clean, me and Jackson were totally routine, all that. I would get up at 6am every morning, pack lunches, fix breakfast, have all the dishes cleaned by 9, I was bomb diggity, but I wasn't as spiritiually mature as I am now. The house situation is the complete opposite now. But the Lord knew that I would be in this place, he knew this was going to happen! He wants to help me succeed, I have just been working against him, wanting to do things "my way", and that's why it hasn't happened yet!! He wants to give me the desires of my heart, but I don't think I have prayed but once over my frustrations at home (the little things that have added up over time) But I have prayed over me contemplating starting my own web design business, and all I have done is mention to a couple of people my thoughts, and prospects are already coming in!! :-O He has called me to be a mother and wife, that is in his word. It also says- Psalms:145:18: The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19: **He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them**. Jer:29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12: Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, **and I will hearken unto you.** And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. WOW!! That's some powerful stuff!! 2/03 back top
The things children can do..... Dh went in to Jackson's room yesterday morning. Jackson had been babbling to me about how we were gonna go get his new cute, baby octopus (today, he said 'tomorrow'). What dh found in his room we weren't expecting! We had just moved our 30 gallon tank into his room, with two giant angelfish in it. Dh brought a cereal container out of his room, full of water, gravel in the bottom, with BOTH of those BIG angelfish in it! They were alive and swimming with hat room they had (lol). Dh looked at Jackson with an inquirng look, and Jackson says-- "To make room for my new, cute, baby octpopus!!" (<~~no typo) back top
From the "Best of the Archives" Apr 19, 2001 My blessing for the week........... I've been working w/ds on crossing his fingers for praying at the table. It's been going so-so. Yesterday, I got a bit upset with him, and sent him from the kitchen to the LR, dropped in the kitchen and prayed. When we were starting craft time, I said "baby we are going to pray so mommy doesn't get upset again". Now, usually, when I pray, it is-"Thank you jesus, for this food, amen". He says amen so sweet. (If he's really hungry he says it like three times!) Anyways, I had prayed about a minete. Not expecting him to be still when I was opening my eyes after praying, when I peeped, he was there, fingers still crossed, head down, eyes WIDE open staring at me!!!! Praise the Lord my baby can pray!!! I could cry just thinking about it! That's just proof they watch what you are doing cause I haven't been working on him bowing his head!!! AMEN!! back top
How did Wendy choose her screename? "the condensed story.......We got our internet service, and dh chose our ISP account name Morphius2 from the movie the "Matrix". Well, I thought that name had to be your screename all over the net. iVillage was the first site I joined, it "took" the first try (at a screename for iV), and has been that for the past....3 years? ;o)" back top
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