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Sioni Sais
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Way back in September Mrs Sioni had an operation on her foot to relieve some of the pain caused by arthritis. Yesterday the consultant gave her the clear to wear proper shoes again and start a phased return to work. It will be a few weeks before she can drive and work full-time, but things are looking good!
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Lothlorien
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What good news for her. Arthritis started in my feet many years ago and I can remember how horrible it was . No longer do feet bother me, but it is bad in other parts. I do hope the recovery continues well. Horrible disease.
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churchgeek
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I've accepted a Very Good Job! I hate being new at a job, so I'm nervous a little...but I needed this so much. Thanks be to God!
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JB
Independent Thinker
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Originally posted by churchgeek:
I've accepted a Very Good Job! I hate being new at a job, so I'm nervous a little...but I needed this so much. Thanks be to God!
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Welease Woderwick
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Brilliant, churchgeek!
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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To quote, and for, Neandergirl - YAY for all the yay!
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Don't get your knickers in a twist over your advancing age. It achieves nothing and makes you walk funny.
Prayer should be our first recourse, not our last resort
'Lord, please give us patience. NOW!'
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Piglet
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Congratulations and good luck, Churchgeek.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Huia
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Well done Churchgeek I hope the nervousness of being new will soon fade.
Huia
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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I am grateful for new elastic stockings. For the first time in years, I don't have to struggle to get into shoes. The only downside is the cost. 4 or six pairs a year at current CAD400 a pair.
But worth every gold plated stitch.
eta: When will I ever learn that yipee the emoticon is always autocorrected to yippee the first time?
[ 03. December 2016, 08:52: Message edited by: Uncle Pete ]
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neandergirl
Opposing the thumb
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Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 NIV
We come from love, we return to love, and all around is love.
Lord, ease our burdens, give us peace and enable us to do your work. Tree Bee
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Bishops Finger
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Exactly one year ago, I was diagnosed with a massive brain tumour.
Praise the Lord, one year later, I'm still recovering well (albeit with some minor collateral brain damage) following the successful removal of the tumour (the size of an orange, but happily non-malignant) last May.
Looking forward now to next year, and (with God's help) renewed activity at Church!
IJ
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Stercus Tauri
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Great news, BF ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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As a cancer survivor, I rejoice with you!
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Bishops Finger
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Indeed - and what an interesting and instructive experience it's been (and still is...)!
Praise God for the skill of surgeons, and the blessings of the UK's much-maligned and misused National Health Service.
IJ
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Our words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service. (Wilkie Collins)
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Piglet
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Excellent news, BF!
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neandergirl
Opposing the thumb
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Yay! for all the Yay!
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Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 NIV
We come from love, we return to love, and all around is love.
Lord, ease our burdens, give us peace and enable us to do your work. Tree Bee
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ArachnidinElmet
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Thanksgiving for my new godchildren, as lovely and sweet-natured as my current two. ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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Sipech
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24 hours of good news.
1. Brother-in-law, after trying for several years, has been promoted from constable to sergeant.
2. Friends, after trying for several years, are expecting their first child early next summer.
3. Uncle has just been declared cancer-free.
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Pigwidgeon
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Originally posted by Sipech:
24 hours of good news.
1. Brother-in-law, after trying for several years, has been promoted from constable to sergeant.
2. Friends, after trying for several years, are expecting their first child early next summer.
3. Uncle has just been declared cancer-free.
Wow! All in 24 hours!
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Uncle Pete
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Originally posted by Sipech:
24 hours of good news.
1. Brother-in-law, after trying for several years, has been promoted from constable to sergeant.
2. Friends, after trying for several years, are expecting their first child early next summer.
3. Uncle has just been declared cancer-free.
Indeed, a praiseworthy 24hours. I am just beaming on your behalf.
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Piglet
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Sipech, that's splendid.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Indeed it is!
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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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Gee D
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Originally posted by Bishops Finger:
Exactly one year ago, I was diagnosed with a massive brain tumour.
Praise the Lord, one year later, I'm still recovering well (albeit with some minor collateral brain damage) following the successful removal of the tumour (the size of an orange, but happily non-malignant) last May.
Looking forward now to next year, and (with God's help) renewed activity at Church!
IJ
Excellent news. A mate had a non-malignant brain tumour the best part of 40 years. He's still going strong. May you, with the help of many advances in operative techniques, have a similar future.
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Stercus Tauri
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quote:
Originally posted by Uncle Pete:
I am grateful for new elastic stockings. For the first time in years, I don't have to struggle to get into shoes. The only downside is the cost. 4 or six pairs a year at current CAD400 a pair.
But worth every gold plated stitch.
Seconded! Minor tangent: is there any subsidy available where you are? Mine cost about the same, but I only pay around 25% of it and the province picks up the rest. Thanksgiving for that, too.
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Thay haif said. Quhat say thay, Lat thame say (George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal)
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Bishops Finger
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Thanks Gee D!
They reckon my tumour started about 20-25 years ago, given its size (55mm x 45mm approx.). I'm 65 now, so I don't think I need to worry too much..
A lady I know (now in her late 40s) has had a brain tumour since she was in her 20s, but it's a case of 'watch and wait'. It does affect her, when she's tired and/or stressed, but not to such an extent that removal is the only option.
Praise the Lord for developing techniques and increasing knowledge in so many medical spheres!
IJ
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Our words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service. (Wilkie Collins)
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daisymay
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I went to the scottish church and it is in london and it was very good . I en joyed it.
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Wesley J
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A good, uplifting service is worth a lot, daisymay! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
As for myself, I'd like to give thanks for the dental surgery of last Thursday.
As I could talk to the dentist before about my worries and fears, and he was listening and taking me seriously, this was much less traumatic than I'd thought. (I had been a few times before, but for smaller scale things.) Indeed, you could nearly say I enjoyed it...! ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif)
It is a huge difference if you have a dentist who is not only good at his job, but who takes you as his patient seriously.
Nearly no pain now, after surgery (!), compared to sometimes quite unbearable pain before. Hm... I reckon I could have gone earlier! ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
So, thank you very much for your prayers, of which I have been and am very aware. Another exercise in trust, and which went well.
Thanks be to God.
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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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jedijudy
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Amen, Wesley J! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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churchgeek
Have candles, will pray
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I need to visit this thread more often. It's so uplifting to read! Thanks be to God for all the wonderful things everyone's reporting here.
As an update, I've been at my new job a week, and it's fabulous. It's a church job - Parish Administrator - and I really love the people I'm working with. It seems like just the environment I need to be in. I know it will get stressful sometimes and won't always be roses, but I'm really grateful.
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Piglet
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Excellent news, WJ and Churchgeek!
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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neandergirl
Opposing the thumb
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Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 NIV
We come from love, we return to love, and all around is love.
Lord, ease our burdens, give us peace and enable us to do your work. Tree Bee
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Bishops Finger
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God be praised that Bana Alabed, the 7-year old girl tweeting from Aleppo, has been safely evacuated with her family.
IJ
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Ethne Alba
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Thank you LORD....that what could have been a dismal funeral drinks in the pub.....turned into.....a blooming' great ole mass recollection-fest. Loads of people. Loads of seriously brilliant people + a young baby as well. What more could anyone want.
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Penny S
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Thanks that what looked like a disaster early on has turned out to be, by and large, a nice day, and quite positive by the end.
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neandergirl
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Yay for all the yay!
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Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 NIV
We come from love, we return to love, and all around is love.
Lord, ease our burdens, give us peace and enable us to do your work. Tree Bee
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Sioni Sais
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Blessings for Mo Fayose and everyone doing this sort of thing all over the world at this time.
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neandergirl
Opposing the thumb
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Beautiful!
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Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 NIV
We come from love, we return to love, and all around is love.
Lord, ease our burdens, give us peace and enable us to do your work. Tree Bee
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Praise and thanks for a successful family Christmas, featuring The Dowager, who behaved (mostly) impeccably, didn't fall over, and didn't end up in A&E over the festivities (if that sounds a bit of a let-down, believe me, I'll settle for that!) ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
Thanks also for The Intrepid Grandson's first birthday - only slightly marred by him cutting pre-molars(!). He's walking about very confidently (crawling is for babies now) and is as happy and contented a child as one could ask for
Mrs. S, pretty happy altogether
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Don't get your knickers in a twist over your advancing age. It achieves nothing and makes you walk funny.
Prayer should be our first recourse, not our last resort
'Lord, please give us patience. NOW!'
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Piglet
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Happy birthday, Intrepid Grandson!
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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