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comet
Snowball in Hell
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I just learned that a dear friend from college died. We'd lost touch- during my divorce she felt she had to chose sides and I lost. She was so loving and giving, and only 40. She'd battled lupus for years, and our mutual friend just told me it killed her. I didnt realize it could be fatal. I should have fought to stay in touch. She was a good woman.
Please pray for the repose of June, and for her young children. They must be in so much pain.
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Cara
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Back after a busy time without checking in here, so now reading and praying for all the concerns.
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malik3000
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for Comet's June -- may she rest in peace -- and for June's children, for comet and for all who are grieving. And for all who die too young.
for Starbug's M and family -- may their mother rest in peace -- and may the funeral and its arrangements be as stress-free as possible, and for R in R's time of grief
That Nicolmrw's brother T will soon be employed in a good job
for improved health for jedijdy's friend P
for success for Telepath in all her projects, job-wise and personal, and for the Telemum
for Ye led Motherboard's bible teacher and family and her lass members
for Mr. Lamb, for Lamb Chopped's mother and for Lamb Chopped
For every one here and for every need.
(copied from Praise & Thanks thread) I give thanks that yesterday's visit to the doctor treating my melanoma went well. The MRI results showed my liver remains clean!!! [Yipee] And my melanoma treatment will not be affected by any treatment for my newly discovered prostate cancer (generally a much less iffy thing than melanoma). And i heard some good things related to choices in dealing with the prostate thing that have me feeling more confident about that. And I feel very healthy.
Right this minute I'm sitting in the exam room waiting to talk to my urologist about what the options are in dealing with the prostate cancer. There are many possible options. While he is very competent i still have concerns about how sensitive my urologist is about my concerns outside the most narrowly medical. Though I could be wrong (having mild Asperger Syndrome I may not correctly interpret unverbalised body language cues). And I really want a second opinion. Please God may I find the best source for a second opinion, and please God, may I make the best choices.
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God = love.
Otherwise, things are not just black or white.
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Penny S
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Glad to hear of your results, malik.
I would be grateful for a bit of upholding tonight as I have to attend a committee meeting which will be chaired by someone who seems to have as a role model Livia from "I, Claudius" and runs things as if a poster on the Hell board. I have only been an observer so far. (I cannot understand what goes on in the minds of such people - it can't be a nice place to live.)
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Sarasa
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Great news Malik.
Praying for all who post. Can I ask for prayers for my mother in law who is ahving a minor operation tomorrow. She's very nervous, and although everything should go well she is 85 and not as robust as she once was.
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Sioni Sais
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Especially for jj's friend P.
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Offeiriad
Ship's Arboriculturalist
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I'll try to avoid TMI ![[Smile]](smile.gif) but bowel cancer nine years ago resulted in my having Alternative Plumbing courtesy of the NHS. In the last couple of weeks a small hard lump has appeared on my stoma, and I need to take it to my GP, who is likely to send me straight off to a specialist.
Please join me in praying that it is nothing nasty.
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malik3000
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Oferyas
Gussie's mother-in-law
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God = love.
Otherwise, things are not just black or white.
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Telepath
Ship's Steamer Trunk
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For jedijudy's friend P, for healing and employment.
For Brothermr.
For Starbug's M and his siblings.
For the repose of comet's June, and for her young children to be comforted.
For Ye Olde Motherboarde's bible teacher.
For the Chopped family.
For malik3000, melanoma be gone! (Also prostate cancer, begone with little or no damage.) For guidance for malice.
For Penny S to hold her own against Livia.
For Gussie's mother-in-law, for healing.
For healing for Oferyas.
For R.
For the Telemum.
I need to pull off a dazzling feat of technological brilliance by about noon on Friday in order to convince the project sponsors that extending my contract is what the most want out of life. It's cutting into my job-hunting time. Gee, this is all so fun.
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Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
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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Starbug
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Praying for all by name.
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malik3000
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I need for God's Wisdom to guide me.
I really need guidance and discernment and communication skills as pertains to the medical specialist who is dealing with my prostate cancer. I believe that he is an impressively excellent physician of the first order on a purely physiological level. He has laid out for me my several treatment options in a concise and understandable manner.
However i cannot escape the strong feeling that he lacks sensitivity to my concerns, and that he jumps to unwarranted conclusions about my attitude and seemingly belittles my concerns. It is to the point that I get the feeling that he thinks that I, by having these concerns, am somehow in a bit of denial about the importance of my condition, which is emphatically not the case. If he is implying this i feel that is a insulting as well as insensitive. But i don't know for sure.
Being able to have a positive attitude (thanks be to God!) has blessedly helped me as I go through my medical adventures. As I am interpreting it (and i could be wrong) his attitudes seem to run counter to this. Yes i am sure there are other equivalently skilled specialists out there -- and one of my prayers is that i am able to find such a person from whom to get a 2nd opinion and then make the wisest choice(s). But even if i can (or should) switch specialists, i really would like to be able to intelligently communicate with my current specialist.
Am i understanding the situation correctly? Can he understand and respect my concerns? Can he can understand that has no grounds to think that by having my concerns i am in a state of denial about the reality of my medical condition? I do very much respect his clinical skills.
What has helped me so far in my medical adventures has not been being in a state of denial. Rather being able to maintain a realistically positive perspective is vital.
[ 02. May 2013, 07:01: Message edited by: malik3000 ]
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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malik3000
Print out your post and show it to him - seriously!
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Jengie jon
Semper Reformanda
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Please pray wisdom for me, I need to give a person a reference. I know and like both the person and the person I am referencing. I am also aware of some major clashes and some major good things.
How I spin it, and whatever I say will have spin could either get a strong no or a strong yes.
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Telepath
Ship's Steamer Trunk
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The Telemum is off for her pre-operative exam today. For her to, I guess, pass the exam.
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Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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Sioni Sais
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais on 10th April:
Our project manager was taken ill this morning and it was a project board meeting today! He is in hospital wired up for this, that and the other and has now got in touch himself.
The meeting went OK, I hope we can reassure him and that helps him recover. S.
He's back! Yay!
S is taking it easy (it was 'only pneumonia') and is even more aware that a few of us may be overdoing things as we get closer to the deadline, which is a presentation to the board four weeks tomorrow.
for good health and a favourable outcome.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Upholding please for Herself's mum who is back in hospital and is not at all well - she has another scan scheduled for Saturday.
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Fancy a break in South India?
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Telepath
Ship's Steamer Trunk
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Telemum is fine, so far.
I once again urgently need to finish a thing. Story of my life.
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Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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ArachnidinElmet
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Praying through by name.
prayers for discernment for some and strength for others.
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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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Jengie jon
Semper Reformanda
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Just to say the phone call is done and I think I have given the relevant information.
Jengie
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daisymay
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reading praying
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Penny S
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The meeting turned out not to be a problem in its doing, everyone being nice. But things had been done behind the scenes that could be questionable, not in right ordering. People appointed without election or approval by the properly appointed committee. Things will be better organised - rather like the trains running on time in Italy, maybe.
It will be interesting to see how things develop. I won't be so panicky next time.
Thanks for the upholding.
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Telepath
Ship's Steamer Trunk
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Urgent prayer for my funding to be extended if at all possible
And for an unprecedented night's sleep starting now...
(Etc)
for all
And especially for K. And her mother.
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Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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jedijudy
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Praying for all here, and those who need prayers and can't tell us.
I just had a phone call from a church friend that another church friend has had a heavy piece of equipment fall on her at work. She is seriously injured and has been airlifted to a hospital. Please pray for J and her family.
Also a waitress asked our church staff to pray for her pregnant daughter who is having a problem eating and drinking water. For the daughter and wee granddaughter.
Thanks everyone!
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Nicolemr
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Prayers for all. Please keep praying for my brother.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
Prayers and upholding too, please, for my friend S's little niece in ICU with severe fever.
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Fancy a break in South India?
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Starbug
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Praying for all by name. And, Thank You, Lord, for all Your answers to our prayers.
Malik3000, could you take a friend with you to your next appointment, to act as a witness and confirm or deny your suspicions? You could tell the specialist you just need some moral support (which would also demonstrate him that you really are concerned about your condition).
Please pray for M and family, whose mother's funeral is today. Also, i think I might be job-hunting very soon, so need discernment about what to apply for. Thank you.
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Mad Cat
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Reading and praying
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Mary LA
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Praying through by name
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malik3000
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for all, including all with unspoken needs and fears
for Telepath, for funding to be extended, to finish what she needs to finish quickly and well and for burdens and stresses to be lifted. for healing and wholeness for Telemum
for jedijudy's friend J to be healed of her serious injuries and suffer no lasting effects. For the waitress that her eating and drinking difficulties to cease and for the best for her pregnancy, and for her granddaughter
for Nicolemr's brother -- let a good job come quickly!
for Starbug's M's mother -- may she rest in peace and rise in glory -- and for strength and comfort for M and the whole family
for discernment in job-seeking for Starbug
i have a bone scan today -- a usual test when prostate cancer is diagnosed, and the doctor says the odds are high that the results will be fine
and in thanksgiving for all who have been praying for me and reaching out to communicate with me, publicly and privately
Thank you each and everyone ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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Telepath
Ship's Steamer Trunk
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And now I have to finish ANOTHER thing, ideally by 5:30
This thing represents (I'm told...) my best chance of getting my funding extended...
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Spiffy
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Prayers for H and her (adult) son, who's got the newly-converted zeal and is attempting to convince his mother that her life is sinful and she needs to repent of a bunch of things, but first thing to repent of in his opinion is being a lesbian.
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Grammatica
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For me and for all of us finishing our final grades this weekend. To be fair and kind while upholding standards.
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Ariel
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For those who are waiting, those who are worried, and those who are struggling with anxiety for whatever reason.
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Sarasa
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Thank you for the prayers for my mother in law. She has just phoend up, she's home and sounding remarkably chipper. ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Sioni Sais
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais on 10th April:
Our project manager was taken ill this morning and it was a project board meeting today! He is in hospital wired up for this, that and the other and has now got in touch himself.
The meeting went OK, I hope we can reassure him and that helps him recover. S.
He's back! Yay!
S is taking it easy (it was 'only pneumonia') and is even more aware that a few of us may be overdoing things as we get closer to the deadline, which is a presentation to the board four weeks tomorrow.
for good health and a favourable outcome.
Sod it. I spoke too soon. More test results show that he needs heavier antibiotics which will knock him out and yet more tests, so he's off for at least another week.
S, that he is OK and the team that no one succumbs to approaching-deadline stress.
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Welease Woderwick
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
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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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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Tonight, my beloved bible teacher went home together after a short fight with cancer. She was a fighter to the end.
I am happy that the pain is over, but sad I won't see her anymore. ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
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Wesley J
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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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Amos
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Reading and praying.
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Qoheleth.
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... for a young Shipmate, to be confirmed tomorrow.
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Sir Kevin
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Please pray for Z that her quest for a real job this week and most importantly that the interview after school yesterday was successful!
Also, prayers needed for two old ladies with cancer in our TOPS weight-loss group. One is having chemo and the older one is having surgery next week. She's lived through oncological surgery before!
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Ariel
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Thank you for remembering a friend with pets who was struggling to find rented accommodation. She managed to get a shortlist of 5 places to see and has just signed a lease to take one of them, so is feeling much more settled.
For all on here, and for those feeling unsettled, anxious, or worried about the future.
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Telepath
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Praying for each by name.
I have no end of work to do before the funding runs out, Boss thinks that adding another subproject will be the best pitch for getting more funding, but I need wisdom and discernment about how to spend my time next week and how to set expectations. I also have to get some kind of journal paper ready or bust.
Regardless of when I finish this post I want to finish it with both personal and project success. This is the Institute of I Don't Want To Screw This Up In Any Way, Shape or Form.
One way lies riches (well a modest income), fame (well another journal paper) and happiness (well except for the part where I'm sitting here on a Saturday night worrying about this). The other way lies failure and disaster (well a damp squib of mediocrity and an inadequate publication record). I just don't know how to please everybody. I'm just one person with human limitations, bound to Euclidean space time like everyone else.
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