As we approach Thanksgiving eve, my heart and mind has still been fixed upon the subject of my last three posts.
I'm thankful for the freedom of speech that I am enjoying as I write on my blogs.
I am thankful for the freedom to openly worship my Lord and King Jesus Christ.
I am thankful that we can freely assemble together in corporate worship as the Body of Christ.
I pray that soon this war would come to a close. May all those who openly disrespect our troops in the military, may their lips be silenced. For they are so blind as they can't even comprehend, the reason they can even say what is on their minds in this country is because of the tremendous sacrifices of these brave men and women. How ironic.
May God Bless America. May she continue to be a beacon for freedom and truth.
Annette sang her first solo in the church choir. It was the beautiful song used in this video clip.
Hello Friends, It's been a while since I've posted. I want to thank the many of you who prayed for my friend Kristy.
The Lord called her home March 28th at exactly 5:00pm. The
account of our day together that the Lord gave to us is underneath our
picture. It is from an email that I sent out.
Cathy and Kristy Photo taken November 23, 2005
When Dorothy and I prayed over Kristy Sun. night Mon. morning, I looked
at her eyes and talked to her, the lights were dim and it was
peaceful. Her eyes were mostly closed and I didn't think she
could see or hear me but the more I talked to her the more her eyes
opened, I could hardly believe it. She would gently close her lids and
open them in response to certain things. Dorothy talked to Kristy
too. I left around 6:00am, Dorothy said she would stay so I could
sleep. When I went back up at lunch she woke up from a nap when
she heard me talking to the nurse and her eyes opened wide but more
than that, she was moving them, if I asked her to look at me, she
turned her eyes to look. March 27th, her room was filled with
smiles, joy and laughter. I raised her up to help clear the
congestion and with much joy told her to pucker up so I could put her
chap stick on, Catherine Z and I couldn't believe it when she formed
her lips to prepare for the chap stick and Catherine jumped with
laughter and with that Kristy gave a small smile. She stayed
awake the rest of the day. When I had to leave at one point, I
asked Kristy if she could tell me goodbye and she began to move her
lips. At 11:00pm Karen helped me massage Kristy and we talked to
her. Kristy held my hand very tightly. Little did I know then,
why. I left her cd on and at 2:00am tues. morning, she was
starting to look sleepy so I thought it best if I leave for a while
because I thought I might be keeping her awake. At that point I sensed
some changes (I was hoping she was just tired), I knew that the Lord
would send others in very soon. Darlene (Kristy's close friend)
arrived near 5:00am and at some point Beth and Catherine came too (Kristy's close friends).
I went back after lunch with her juice, the ladies from the church
arrived and there were groups of us praying all over the place. Somehow
it was 3:00pm and Catherine asked me if I was going back in the room
and I said no, I had to leave for a while, I had to leave......
You
may recall from earlier posts when I shared of a time when Kristy was
in Philly and in very bad shape. I started to sing "I Love You
Lord" to her, one of her favorite hymns. She started to sing out
of nowhere! After I left at 3:00pm, Beth and Darlene sang this
song and held her hands. As they sang "I Love You Lord" He
called her home. I miss her so much.
So many things are rushing through my heart and soul this morning as I read about the passing ofMissey GrayMy heart is very heavy. As I have been praying and readingabout
the recent sicknesses and deaths, I believe in my heart that the Lord
is preparing me and calling me to be strong as I have been watching my
friend slowly die of a brain tumor. I know that He can change
everything this very minute. He also very graciously allowed me to be
His hands administering a diet to my friend Kristythat raised her from her death bed in Aug. 2005,
I couldn't believe my eyes or my ears as my friend began to move and
speak again but I can't go into detail about all that transpired
between Aug and now but it has been heart wrenching watching her lose
her ability to swallow as she spends most of her time in a semi
conscious / sleep state. During her awake times, if one of her
fav Christian CD's are playing it is not uncommon to find her hand
raised to the Lord in worship. As I've read about the others, the
tugging on my heart will not go away as I ask any one who visits to
please lift Kristy in prayer along with the others that we have been
praying for. *Jesus wept*keeps ringing loud and clear,
but was He groaning for Himself or Lazarus? The Word tells us
that the onlookers said "Oh, How he must have loved Lazarus" as they
watched Jesus cry. Yes indeed, Jesus *did* love Lazarus but I
believe He wept for Martha, Mary and yes, for us. Jesus knew He was
going to call Lazarus from the tomb, Jesus is stronger than the grave,
He was more so groaning for us. If He takes Kristy to be with
Him, she will never die again as Lazarus did. The pain is very
real for those of us left behind. I always tell new homeschool
mothers when their children seem to do nothing but wear them out, cherish these moments, for they will soon be passed.
Psalm 90:12 - So teach us to number our days, that we may apply hearts unto wisdom
Likewise,
our time here on earth will soon be over. The weeping for our
loved ones will last but for a season but joy comes in the morning.
I believe that as Jesus groaned and wept, He had been weeping for
us. He knew the many tears that we would shed................
Please be in prayer today for a little girl namedCandice Joy She is scheduled to have surgery today 2/26/06. Dandelion Seeds has organized a prayer schedule and a few slots are still opened if you would like to commit to a specific time.
Update- Candace, by the Lord's grace, came through the surgery very well. The surgeon was able to close 2 of the openings in her abdomen.
A little girl by the name ofEmily will be having surgery on Tues. and DandelionSeeds has another prayer list organized.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, Thank you so very much for keeping my friend in your prayers, please continue to do so. Kristy is continuing to make a steady progressive recovery. This is a picture of Kristy with her husband Frank and their 7 children. Kristy is now able to talk, she is walking and is on a special diet given us by the Lord. I will post more detailed updates soon!
This is an update for you dear sisters who have been praying for Kristy. After watching what had unfolded with the Shiavo's and her parent's fight to keep
her hydrated, we are watching very closely that our friend does not
experience something like that (not by her husband but by the
system). As of August 8th Kristy has again spoken, commenting
that flowers that had been given her were gorgeous and greeting
visitors. Praise be to Jesus Christ our Lord! Cathy These are portions of email that I've sent to my friend who is close all the way around.
8/04 I
went back up at 5:45pm and Carol was there. There was a tray of
food they brought in at Carol's insistence and she fed her. The
Lord answered. We need to keep praying that her food and water
will not be stopped. DH and the kids came up then I
left. I went back up around nine and she was sleeping
peacefully. I left close to ten. She slept the whole time
because she was awake most of the day. Kristy wants to eat and
drink, you and I know that she does and our Heavenly Father is mightier
than the powers that be. My eyes fell upon these scriptures as I
was heading out the door to see Kristy at nine............... Luke 8 verses 45-50 I asked the Lord to send the wholeness that Kristy already has in His presense in heaven to be released here on earth. That is my prayer as of this evening.
Sleep well in the Lord tonight! Talk 2 U soon Cathy :-)
Zach 2 : 5 Luke 8 : 45-50
8/05 I went up to see Kristy tonight at around 9:20pm, she was sleeping peacefully so I didn't disturb her. A
cup and straws that I had left there as the Lord instructed, the
lid was turned over and the cup was wet on the bottom. Carol was
there at supper time so I'm certain between she & DH they made sure
that Kristy ate, as a package of cookies had been left over on the
table. On my way home the Lord had shown me how He brought to pass the scripture that He placed upon your heart.....Zech 2:5.......Remember in my last email, I said that it seemed the Lord coordinated everyone's visit at just the right time??!!! IT'S THE WALL OF FIRE AND PROTECTION AROUND HER!!!!!!!!!! :-)
I did not see a cup of ice chips and sponges at the end of the day but
a cup that had had water in it!!!! Oh...keep praying, our
Heavenly Father came through again!!!!!
In
my comment a day ago I said that I would post an update. This is
an excerpt from an email that I sent to a dear woman who is praying.
Bless you so much for caring and praying! It was a 4 hour drive
from Altoona (where we live) to Philadelphia (the hospital where Kristy
is staying. I was near devistated on the ride there and shaking
when we walked in the room but I know it was the Lord's will for my
husband and I to be there today (or rather yesterday).
Kristy complained of
headaches last month and the local hospital here where we live in
Altoona, found a tumor and rushed her to Philly for a
biopsy. After the surgury, if I understand correctly, she still
had speaking abilities but an infection set in and now she sleeps
alot. She eats on her own with someone feeding her, she nods her
head yes and no and wakes up when called. I told her I would sing
to her and we were so surprised when she joined in singing "I Love You
Lord" then "Majesty" then "Shout to the Lord". She sang them all
with me!!!!
I tried to put myself in her place, what her thoughts might be and what
she needed to hear at this point and I told her I want to encourage
her, asked her not to give up and that we are crying out to the Lord on
her behalf. She absorbed my face with her eyes as I did the same
with her and she smiled. I told her she was pretty and that her
skin was smooth as I touched her and she smiled again. I told her
that I didn't want her to feel alone and that I wanted to stay with her
until she gets out and she smiled again!!!!!! Several times tears
rolled down the left side of her face. The infection caused her
to lose "some" control of one of her eyes but she
looked so pretty and peaceful to me.
I know that whatever God decides is right but I know that He can always
change His mind, that's one reason we pray as we intercede, I have to
continue to ask of my Father because I don't hear Him telling me
that I should not ask. When our family pet was sick
on two occasions in the last years of her life, at 13 God
restored her and at 14 1/2, He restored her again and I was
lead to ask Him to, but at 16 I knew it was time and I let
her go into His hands. I just remember those lessons that
He taught me last year from that, like He caused me to
remember those times so I must ask Him to
continue to show me and others how we can help bear the burden of
our sister in Christ, how we can encourage her. I love Jesus no
matter what His will. I just sense that I should keep praying and
praying. The tumor is on her brain stem. At the last minute
I grabbed a book written by a Dr. Doug Kaufmann called "The Germ that
causes Cancer" and lo and behold when I called her husband to report on
our visit on our way home, he said he is open to other ways to help his
wife and he wants to read it, I wasn't even planning on taking that
book, it was an after-thought. I could hear the need he has to
read all that he could find. Our drive home was filled with so
much hope and a confirmation that the whole day went just as the Lord
wanted it to. Everything was a total surprise to us!
I want to help her fight this disease. I rarely ever post
prayer requests or ask for prayer in church because I just quietly take
my cares to the Lord and He has always taken care of everything but I
really need support and prayers from the Body of Christ for my sister
in Him and I thank you so much for caring and asking me about her. I
just don't ever want to hear my Awesome Heavenly Father say to me
someday I received not because I asked not.
For those of you who are praying but just haven't posted, I thank you.
I'm
very happy about the new friends that I have met here on hsblogger so
this is the first place that I thought of to share an urgent prayer
request. It is with deep sadness in my heart that I share with
you, a longtime friend of mine has been diagnosed with brain
cancer. In most cases there is time to look at all of the options
when you receive a cancer diagnosis but this type of cancer is called
glioma, located on the brain stem. It's an agressive type of
cancer. After she received a biopsy an infection set in so no
treatment can be started. At this point she is responsive off and
on. We are asking the Lord to remove the infection and to even
touch and remove the malignancy. We are not ready to say goodbye
to her. She is a wife and the mother of 7 children, the youngest
being 5 years old. She is in her mid-thirties and her name is
Kristy. Please join with me in lifting up the needs of this woman
and those closest to her, that our Lord would restore her. I will
be traveling to see her tomorrow. She is in a major hospital in
PA. I've heard that it is in the valley's that we taste the
sweetness of the Lord more so than when we are on the mountains. I
realize that she would be in a better place in the fullness of the Lord
but for the sake of those who would be left behind we are crying out
for the Lord's mercy and for a healing touch if it pleases Him.
We cry out to Him day & night. Thank you so much for reading this blog and for your prayers.
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