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Cara
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Great news, Dormouse!
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Dormouse
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I give thanks and praise for the invention of the cycle helmet. Without it, there's a good chance that I would be a widow tonight. Instead MrD is spending the night in hospital with concussion and road-rash. 'Nuff said.
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Heavenly Anarchist
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Originally posted by Dormouse:
I give thanks and praise for the invention of the cycle helmet. Without it, there's a good chance that I would be a widow tonight. Instead MrD is spending the night in hospital with concussion and road-rash. 'Nuff said.
(Hugs) my other half once had a minibus door opened on him when cycling in South London and luckily he had a helmet on so only had mild concussion and a broken jaw. Praise and thanksgiving indeed.
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Welease Woderwick
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Six year old A is now out of hospital but he and his family are remaining in the state capital for the moment as he will be having a weekly check up for the next few weeks - they have got a room in a convent guesthouse where they are being well looked after.
I know, we know, that with leukemia in children there are all sorts of things that can happen but this seems a step in the right direction.
Thanks for your prayers and please carry on with them.
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
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LutheranChik
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I haven't been on the Ship lately...I know many of you have prayed for my partner's relief from severe RA-related pain, and I'm so happy to report that, after a great deal of red-tape wrangling and many disappointments, she was finally able to get her needed jaw surgery from a well-regarded oral surgeon the VA contracted with from outside the system.
The surgeon entered her joint from a discreetly made incision along her ear, took out any RA-ravaged shreds of cartilage and smoothed out the joint ends, then constructed a new disk out of skin and cartilage extracted from her hip area. It was a very intricate and long surgery -- 7 1/2 hours -- but went without a hitch.
Even better, my partner has not experienced RA pain in this jaw since...just the normal sorts of "mending" pain you'd expect from this sort of reconstructive surgery, and some achiness when she forgets doctors' orders regarding limiting her jaw movement.;-) Remarkably, she did not need her jaw wired, and she can speak fairly normally...she just needs to follow a mostly-liquid diet through July.
This has been a real miracle, and we're grateful to God and for the prayers and well-wishes of friends near and far.
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LutheranChik
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More good news, in story form: In our sideline as antique traders, we've become friends with a fellow antique vendor who is funny, thoughtful, sweet -- but a severe alcoholic. It's been really hard for us to watch her physical health and mental state deteriorate over the 2+ years we've worked with her. She went on vacation a few weeks ago, then called in sick for her weekly stint at our antique mall...we'd been trying to call her every day for the past week but her significant other kept saying she was in bed and too sick to speak on the phone. After about the fourth rebuff, we got very concerned; was there some sort of abuse happening? Was this guy a murderer who'd lured her out of state and then killed her? (Yes, we watch too much cable TV.)
Well, today we finally got ahold of her. The bad news is that she truly was sick in bed for the past two weeks...but the good news is that in the interim she has stopped drinking and smoking. This is BIG for her, and we hope and pray for the best for her in the days to come.
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jedijudy
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Very good news, LutheranChik! And very good to see you here, too!
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Mad Cat
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My friend just told me I've been a good friend recently. This means a lot to me as:
1. She's been having a really hard time, and;
2. I usually feel like such a rubbish friend.
Thank you God.
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Mili
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I just found out that my friends E and W who I asked for prayer for last year are expecting twins! This is a miracle as they both have fertility problems and were about to start IVF treatment as specialists had told them conceiving naturally was next to impossible. Thank you so much for all your prayers and please pray the pregnancy all goes to plan.
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Nanny Ogg
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Good news ![[Smile]](smile.gif) I was interviewed by the homeless officer yesterday (Friday) and have been accepted as a priority case. They were going to have to write to my landlady but because a housing officer had already phoned her and notes were on my file this was deemed not necessary and because my diabetes injection has to be stored in a fridge I cannot be on the streets.
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I've been offered a new job subject to references, CRB checks, etc. The end is in sight in terms of having found things tough-going at my current workplace for a while now.
I am so very happy and grateful
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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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GOD IS GREAT!
JB's boss's eye operation was successful! Praise the Lord. He can see so much better.
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Kelly Alves
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Gill H
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After almost 3 years of temp jobs and fixed term contracts, I finally have a permanent job. Seems like it will be a good fit too.
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Had a bunch of scans/xrays for follow up from my surgery last year and to check out what my doctor thought might be a lump where it shouldn't be. Thankful that the results all look normal.
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I'm grateful to the NHS (ambulance, surgeons, nurses) who have treated my father-in-law today, following a heart attack. Also, grateful for answered prayer that my husband caught a train south which will mean he'll be able to visit tonight. If the train hadn't been running 2 minutes late, he'd have missed it.
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Five days ago I was devastated to find I was losing the temporary job I loved, seemingly on a management whim. The next day a friend from church says "You might be the answer to the problem a school I visited yesterday is facing". Today I had the interview, and Thursday I go to meet my new class. It's only a temporary post, but it is near to home, seems a lovely environment, and will give me experience (thought a steep learning curve!!) of two new aspects of teaching which will really boost my expertise. From devastation to elation, from insecurity to greater security.. all through my friend being in the right place at the right time. God's hand in this is clear. Thank you God - one of these days I will learn to trust you more!
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malik3000
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Good news, Smudgie. Thanks be to God!
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Stercus Tauri
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Thanks to and for a very special surgeon.
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Sir Kevin
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All my problems from Wednesday morning sorted themselves out and thanks to a generous tip from a trade-show exhibitor whose display I partially dismantled, I got paid for eight hours work when I only did seven. I had a lovely dinner and bought a compact disc from my favourite busker on the pavement outside the restaurant patio!
Also had a productive hour of adoration earlier at my local RC cathedral (5 AM every Wednesday!) followed by early Mass which was sorely needed yesterday...
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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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My brother's lymphoma was caught so early, they are double checking to see it's even lymphoma.
Also, even though my ex was colder and hard-hearted more than I ever dreamed, I am doing so, so much better. My place is shaping up as I filled up a dumpster with his stuff he obviously didn't need and left behind. I am enjoying my freedom.
[edited since I am trying to be a lady.]
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ArachnidinElmet
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Thanksgiving for continued successful ecumenical services in Holy Week (a tradition on my estate for 10 years, nearly cancelled this year but saved at the last minute).
Also thanks for an uplifting and prayerful Easter Service full of non-regular churchgoers willing to participate.
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'If a pleasant, straight-forward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle manoeuvres' - Kafka
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malik3000
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Happy Easter Monday everyone!
When, in Nov. 2011, i was diagnosed with metastasis of a particularly deadly form of cancer, i wondered in what shape i'd be for Easter 2012, and whether i'd even last that year. Here it is Easter Week 2013 and i feel as healthy and whole as ever! I give thanks too that i have been fortunate enough to have available one of the top medical facilities in the U.S., a caring health team, and insurance to pay for it. God has truly been good to me.
I give thanks that the observance of this Holy Week was particularly meaningful for me -- for other reasons as well as those mentioned above.
I give thanks for the church family with whom i celebrated it -- And i give thanks for my whole family, genetic and non-genetic.
I give thanks that in the course of this Holy Week, i was blessed with a little more insight into Jesus as a real human being, something which has tended to be a bit abstract for me.
I give thanks that, after the unpleasantly (to me) cold weather we've been having, the weather for the last several days has been a delight.
i give thanks for Pulsar, my faithful feline companion of over 4 1/2 years, who has helped make this house a home, who is in good health, and who seems to get more affectionate the older she gets.
And i give thanks for the Ship and my fellow mates, and to be able to share with shipmates thoughts (profound and otherwise), snippy comments, prayers, etc., and to learn a few things from.
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God = love.
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malik3000
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forgot to add in my above post:
in thanksgiving that my friend L was with me to snap me back to attentiveness inches before I sideswiped a car Easter Sunday morning (while driving a rented car back home from the early Easter Vigil service). I am somewhat nervous but usually a very wakeful driver. Getting up at 4:30 in the morning apparently had gotten to me and caused my attention to momentarily slip. All thanks and praise be to God that L was in the car with me.
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Thank you, God, for B being much better and now able to get on the train and go up to Scotland! And I got the train shifted and they didn't charge me lots for that! ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Mrs Sioni saw her physioterrorist and consultant this week and they have given her a clean bill of health, so she is back on the road and returns to work on Monday.
She has been warned that she'll probably need a joint replacement in the knee that had the recent break, but not for a while as she is too young. She's quite pleased about that "too young" ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Thanks to all who prayed, and to Lord God, who got me a few electric radiators for the weekend, as the heating had died on early Friday morning.
Some people have literally gone out of their way to provide me with heaters: a manager of the downstairs offices (which are closed at the weekend) borrowed one from a neighbour of his, and drove it here. A friend, who lives more than 50 miles (!) away hopped into his car and brought me those he had.
I guess I'm finally sorted out for now - and the landlord will have to cough up some compensation, as a working heating is part of the contract.
Thank you!
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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malik3000
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Thanks be to God for a blessings-filled last two weeks! ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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Nanny Ogg
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My housing office phone this morning and told me I'd got somewhere to live through the housing trust. She's also phone my landlady who has agreed to withhold any legal proceedings to evict me
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oh thank goodness!
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malik3000
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That's wonderful, Nanny Ogg!!
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daisymay
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And thank you, God, and the praying people - the youngsters got to come and enjoy in Scotland for nearly a whole week!
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Heartfelt thanks that the chiropractor seems to have made a massive difference to Master S's acute lower back trouble - he can now stand up straight!
Long way to go no doubt, but hey, the longest journey starts with but a single step which he is now able to take
The Grateful Mrs. S, thankful indeed
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Nanny Ogg
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I received my official letter offering the bungalow this morning
I'm going to see it on Tuesday and will get the keys when I've signed the agreement.
I've booked a van to move on Thursday
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Kelly Alves
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Hooray,Nanny!
Today I was given my cord, card and certificate for admission into the Alpha Mu Gamma Society.(Foreign Language --Honors Spanish.)
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Uncle Pete
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Once again, I give my heartfelt thanks to those who put up with me every winter.
It may seem a small thing, but not having to worry about everyday life means a lot. Especially in winter.
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Welease Woderwick
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Aw shucks ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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malik3000
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Wonderful, Nanny!!! You have had to put up with so much -- may you enjoy your new home!
Pete, i similarly give thanks for dear friends who have helped me deal with some very important life management issues that, without their invaluable help, would leave me with problems i have been spared. Thank God for the good people in my life.
I want to give thanks that i got Pulsar, my beloved 4-footed companion, to the excellent vet for her overdue (due to transportation issues) annual check-up and teeth cleaning, and that she is in good health, and that she is now legal (with the required county-issued tag hanging from her new collar), and that she seems to be happy and more affectionate than ever. I give thanks that she is a joyful part of my life and home.
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Nanny Ogg
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I have been humbled by a donation from someone I do not know towards my house moving
They are members of a homegroup that some friends belong to who have been praying for my housing situation.
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Mad Cat
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A little win causes rejoicing in my household! Praise God!
Today was rough at work. A combination of lack of experience and carelessness with paperwork meant the boss was angry at me.
I came home and was looking forward to choir rehearsal taking my mind off it all. But choir is cancelled, and I was starting to get in a state and to beat myself up.
Then I remembered my new thought: I could be better at that.
Not - I need to get my act together - or - I'm so stupid - or - why am I so shit at paperwork.
I could be better at that.
Then I said to myself: I've decided not to beat myself up about this mistake. I'm just not going to do that, because it won't make things any better and it's a waste of time.
GOD IS GOOD!
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I went to a specialist today and I don't need a root canal!!!
This may seem like a small thing, but if you knew how much I dislike going to the dentist, you'd understand why I'm dancing right now.
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Mad Cat
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I was freaking out about going in to work today, but my colleagues totally cheered me up with their support.Thank you God!
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Sir Kevin
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quote:
Originally posted by LeRoc:
I went to a specialist today and I don't need a root canal!!!
This may seem like a small thing, but if you knew how much I dislike going to the dentist, you'd understand why I'm dancing right now.
Not a big fan of root canals, but as an alternative to extractions I prefer them! Glad all went well for you. My wife found out earlier this week she does not need surgery for a hiaetal hernia.
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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession.
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Sarasa
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The tests my mother in law underwent a week ago came back showing nothing sinister. She still faces a minor op or two, but she's so happy there was nothing worse. Praise be!
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Cara
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A while back on the prayer thread I asked for prayers for my three adult children.
Thank God, each of them is starting to emerge from a difficult, different in each case, situation....one of them has a potentially life- threatening disorder but has made a huge turn for the better....
..and suddenly I realise the prayers of all the faithful here may have played a part!
I am humbled, grateful, and awed....
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