Archive for the ‘Prayer’ Category
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Feeling A Peace Amidst Anxiety
Thank you to everyone who has been praying for me since my post yesterday. I’ve been feeling a peace since yesterday around noon. I’ve been able to keep busy today, which helps keep my mind off of things. Tomorrow is an important day for me, so please keep me in your prayers. I am sure I will be filled with anxiety until I have some answers.
O God, our help in time of need, Who are just and merciful, and Who inclines to the supplications of His people.
Look down upon me and have mercy on me and deliver me from the trouble that now besets me.
Deal with us not according to our iniquities, but according to Your manifold mercies,
for we are the works of Your hands, and You know our weaknesses.
I pray to you to grant me Your divine helping grace, and endow me with patience
and strength to endure my hardships with complete submission to Your Will.
Only You know our misery and sufferings, and to You our only hope and refuge,
I flee for relief and comfort, trusting in Your infinite love and compassion,
that in due time, when You know best, You will deliever me from this trouble,
and turn my distress into comfort. We then shall rejoice in Your mercy,
and exalt and praise Your Holy Name, O Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. -
The God of All Comfort
Some days it is very difficult to be the mother and wife that I desire to be. I want to be patient and loving, but when I am struggling with things privately, I tend to have very little patience with those I love.
I’ve had a difficult end to my summer and am once again dealing with uncertainty and worry. I am having a hard time getting through the day without tears or raising my voice. Being a mother is the greatest gift in the world. I am so appreciative that God has blessed with the three wonderful children to spend my days with. But even with all the incredible joy I am surrounded by each day, I am also dealing with some significant trails right now.
I’ve found great peace in prayer. For weeks, I’ve been trying to pray as much as I can. For myself, for those I love and even for those who I’ve never met. Life can be very trying at times. We are all given crosses to bear, whether they be for a long or short while. But we are given strength from God if we just believe and turn to Him in prayer.
My friend, Trish, sent this prayer to me:
Almighty God, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
come to my help and deliver me from this difficulty that besets me.
I believe Lord, that all trials of life are under Your care
and that all things work for the good of those who love You.
Take away from me fear, anxiety and distress.
Help me to face and endure my difficulty with faith, courage and wisdom.
Grant that this trial may bring me closer to You
for You are my rock and refuge, my comfort and hope, my delight and joy.
I trust in Your love and compassion.
Blessed is Your name, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.Like the photo of Punky (above), right now, I am pushing on. I am relying on the grace of God to pull me through, whatever that may mean. I would appreciate your prayers right now. I hope that in the future I may be able to share some of this with you, but that depends on so much. Right now, I will be keeping things private and coveting your prayers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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A Not So Routine Check-Up
On Friday, I took Bunky for his 9 month check-up. I assumed it was just going to be routine, no surprises, especially since I didn’t have any major concerns about him. We arrived a few minutes late because Punky was throwing one of his tantrums. Yes, he is four and a half and still frequently throwing major tantrums- more on that later.
We were sitting in the waiting room when out of the corner of my eye I saw Spunky throw up. She had covered a chair, a book and the floor and her clothes needed to be changed. I called the receptionist to help, and she ran to get supplies to clean up. As she did, Spunky threw up again, but this time I was able to get her to land it in a garbage can. I don’t typically bring a change of clothing for my older children, so I took off Punky’s long-sleeved shirt (he had a t-shirt on under) and put that on Spunky like a long over-sized dress. She said she felt fine, and I have no idea why she threw up because she has been perfectly healthy since.
A nurse took Bunky into the other room to weigh him while I cleaned up Spunky. I could hear Bunky screaming it in the other room and it broke my heart. Spunky was finally semi-presentable, so she, Punky and I were able to go to the examine room to be with Bunky. He immediately stopped crying and reached out his arms as soon as he saw me. My sweet boy!
That was when Punky started freaking out- there is no other word for it. He started screaming and crying. He even kicked the wall and window. He took his shoe off his foot and threw it across the room. He was terrified that Bunky needed to get a shot, which Bunky was not going to, but it didn’t matter because he was all worked up about it. He fought with his sister and yelled at me. (A couple of years ago, Punky came down with a really bad case of pneumonia, as a result, he had to have blood drawn and a shot of antibiotics. He has been scared of shots ever since.)
All the while I was trying to take care of Bunky and talk to the pediatrician. At the nine month check-up, they do a heel prick to check the baby’s blood. It turns out that Bunky’s iron count was really low, so they had to draw more blood to check his hematocrit level. The normal range for a child his age is 33-40%. Bunky’s was 8.2%.
The pediatrician also heard a slight heart murmur during the exam, which could be related to the low hematocrit level. I have to now give Bunky vitamins with iron and two serving of iron-fortified cereal a day. I am also going to take iron supplements because if Bunky has low iron, I probably do as well. Hopefully, Bunky’s problem is just low iron and not something more serious. When I asked the pediatrician what else it could be, she said, “we’ll talk about that when we get there,” which made me even more upset. I have to take Bunky back to have his blood checked again in two weeks.
After the appointment, I was feeling like such a failure as a mom.
Punky couldn’t behave to save his life, Spunky threw up out of no where, and now my poor baby boy was not healthy. I felt like I could have somehow controlled all of these things. I needed to make my baby healthy again, keep a close eye on my princess and determine how I could help Punky.
And all this happened before 10am!
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I would appreciate your prayers for both of my boys.
Thankfully, Spunky is completely fine! Grammy’s theory, which I think is probably true, is that Spunky may have been trying to make herself burp. It is her not-so-secret talent that she does to impress people. That girl cracks me up!
I’ll update you as I know more.
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2010 Thus Far…
For some time now, I have felt like I am just getting by. I’ve been very busy and have had a hard time getting things done. I have piles of papers to go through and organize. I even managed to forget to pay the electric bill at our other house. Oops! I need to get life in order. I am really looking forward to Lent this year. It should be a good time to slow down and focus on the things that are important.
I have to say that many of my distractions have been good. I’ve been spending a lot of time with my children, doing crafts, baking, reading books and just hanging out with them. I’ve also been traveling: visiting family for Thanksgiving, Gatlinburg for the New Years and then New Orleans. I’ve had both good and bad days, and I pray that the coming months are peaceful ones for us all.
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This little girl is a teenager in a two and a half year old’s body. She says things like, “Well, that’s just too bad” and “That’s wonderful” or “I just can’t believe that!” After their stay with Grandma and Grandpa, Spunky went through a terrible phase of separation anxiety, where she wouldn’t let me out of her sight. But that has passed, and she is back to her normal, energetic, stubborn self. She still wants me to “cuddle her” at night and naptime, but she is doing better. She also knows how to use her cuteness to manipulate us. But, man, is she adorable! She loves reading and has reached a new stage where she is pretending all the time. She loves playing with her kitchen and taking care of her babies.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bunky is also becoming more independent. Thankfully, he is FINALLY sleeping at night! He doesn’t sleep much at all during the day, though. He maybe sleeps for a total of 1 1/2 hours during the day, but that doesn’t seem to bother him too much. He has started talking. He can say things like “dadadada” “boo” “maaama” and today we think he said his brother’s name. He still adores his siblings and has a lot more fun interacting with them now. He hasn’t started eating any solid food yet, mainly because I want to talk with his pediatrician first. He has terrible eczema, and I want to get that checked out again before I feed him anything. He is a sweetheart!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Punky is growing up right before our eyes. He is currently in the middle of a growth spurt and is eating us out of house and home! He had FIVE bowls of cereal for breakfast the other day and continued to eat just as voraciously all day long. He has been complaining of his legs/knees hurting; so I think he is having growing pains. He has been in Speech Therapy for two months now, and his speech is steadily improving. He is starting to get very excited about going to school (more on that in a later post). Check out what he did the other day:
He loves practicing his letters, whether that be writing them down or learning how to say them correctly. He always tells me that when he “grows big” he is going to teach his sister and brother how to speak correctly and write letters. He loves being a big brother.
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My beautiful mother has some tests done recently, and they revealed something on her sternum. Tomorrow afternoon, she is has a CT-guided biopsy of her sternum. She also had a bone marrow biopsy of her hip done two weeks ago, and everything came back normal with that. She feels healthy. She has been back to her normal self, working hard and enjoying time with her friends and family. Please say a prayer that the biopsy will come back negative for cancer and that the doctors will be able to determine what is going on. Thanks!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In January, we found out that my husband’s aunt has a malignant and rapidly growing tumor that is taking over the speech area her brain. Surgery would only remove a portion of the tumor, thus leaving cancer in the brain. Radiation and chemotherapy would of necessity follow that kind of surgery. The risks of surgery would entail the high probability of further deterioration of speech, as well as the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy, in addition to a significantly diminished quality of life. To do nothing, allowing the malignancy to run its course, would mean a life expectancy of less than a year. Even with surgery, radiation, and chemo or without it, there is no cure. Her condition is terminal. Taking the approach to “do everything possible,” would only promise minimal additional time.After prayerful reflection and medical advice, in addition to prior personal consideration of these kinds of circumstances over the years, his aunt has made the decision to allow the cancer to run its course. While choosing this course will mean a slightly less life expectancy, it will mean an increased quality of life while she is with us and result in a peaceful home going.
From their online journal: “Recently, Joy has made her intentions clear. “I’m so tired. It would be fine with me just to fall asleep and go to Heaven. All I can think about is the joy of Heaven. I don’t want to fight this.” It is with our deep faith in God that we believe He is the Great Physician and is our Healer. We do believe God could choose to heal her while on this earth, but we also know the ultimate healing will be in Heaven. It is with the assurance and promises of a gracious God that as a family we face the future. We rest in the confidence that, “For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.” (Rom 14:8) Finally, “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” (2 Cor 4:18) Our faith still holds to an unfailing God.”
Please keep her and the family in your prayers.
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Praying for Haiti
A 7.0 earthquake hit Port au Prince, Haiti, yesterday. Please keep those affected, both in Haiti and all around the world, in your prayers.
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A Children’s Prayer for Parents
Our Father, Who art in heaven, bless my father and mother, my guardians, and those who are in authority over me, for their love and tender care for me, and the benefits I receive at their hands. Help me, I pray Thee, to be respectful and obedient to them in all matters according to Thy will; and give me Thy grace to perform all my duties carefully and faithfully, to avoid undesirable company and influence, and resist all temptation that may come my way; that I may live a sober, righteous and godly life, ever praising Thee and glorifying Thy Holy Name. Amen.
Bunky always holds tight on to my cross. -
Asking For Prayer Again
I just stopped over at Niecey’s blog to see how Mary is doing
and found out that she passed away.She has left behind a husband and 10 children.
Please Pray!
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Mary Needs a Miracle
Niecey blogged about her friend Mary this week, and I need to ask you all to pray for her.
Mary was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. She had 10 children and one on the way.
Presently, she is in the hospital where the doctors are trying to keep Mary alive for seven more weeks so that the baby can be delivered. There is nothing that they are able to do to stop the cancer and she has fluid building around her heart, which they have drained. Only a few weeks ago, she was hospitalized with fluid buildup in her lungs, and then she was diagnosed with lung cancer which has spread to her spine and liver.
Together with her husband and family, Mary created and operates the largest food pantry in the state of Nebraska. They founded Mission For All Nations a few years ago and for every dollar donated, they give away 7 dollars in food, clothing and household goods.
Please pray for a miracle for Mary and for her family!
You can sign up for Mary’s 24-hour prayer vigil.
O Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, the Physician of souls and bodies, who didst become man and suffered death on the cross for our salvation, and through thy tender love and compassion didst heal all manner of sickness and affliction: do thou O Lord, visit Mary in her suffering, and grant her grace and strength to bear this sickness with which she is afflicted, with Christian patience and submission to thy will, trusting in thy loving kindness and tender mercy. Amen.
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A Mother’s Daily Prayer
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Great Grandpa’s Surgery Went Well
Update: The tumors were BENIGN!
Grandpa will be in the hospital for another week and then he will be transferred to a place with elder care for a little while.
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The surgery for Nathaniel’s grandpa went well.
The doctors removed his gallbladder and 60% of his colon. They found two separate tumors, which were removed.
As of the last time my husband heard from the family, they had not yet been in to see him. I will let you know how he is doing when I hear more.
Thanks for your prayers. Please continue to pray as he recovers.
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O God, our heavenly Father, who loves mankind and are a most merciful and compassionate God, have mercy upon Your servants for whom I humbly pray to You to care for and protect. O God, be their guide and guardian in all their endeavors, lead them in the path of Your truth, and draw them nearer to You, so that they may lead a godly and righteous life in Your love as they do Your will in all things. Give them Your grace, and mercy so that they may be patient, hard working, tireless, devout and charitable. Defend them against the assaults of the enemy, and grant them wisdom and strength to resist all temptation and corruption, and direct them in the way of Salvation, through the goodness of Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
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