“God does speak—
sometimes one way and sometimes another—
even though people may not understand it.”
~Job 33:14 (NCV)~
Adrian Phillips will be having pacemaker surgery this morning at 10:00. Please be in prayer for him.
Mrs. Barbara Hutchinson has been having problems with an eye. Pray this issue is resolved soon.
Romanian mission trip
wow! i’m so blessed! God blessed our last clinic day today, which meant last vbs day 😦 afterwards, we went to the orphanage-incredible! (i guess that about sums it up!) the kids were so precious! thank You Lord for allowing me to serve You here in Romania! had to say goodbye to my new friends here 😦 that was hard! thank yall so much for yall’s prayers and support!
Victoria Nielsen
Jadon’s Story: Keeping our fingers crossed
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Posted: 22 Jun 2011 06:45 AM PDT Other than being fussy the lamictal increase is working great. It has cut my seizures done in half. I’ve gone from having 80-100 to about 40-50. Yay!!!!! Now the question is will it continue to work. We are praying that it will. We still have to increase it two more times to get me on the therapeutic dose. So our hope in the medicine has gone from 0 to wow maybe this will work. We are already at half the seizures and still have more increases left. You know when my seizures go down that means new tricks. Well I have several new tricks. The first one is signing the word more. I have always signed more but it was more like a clap than the actual sign. Well I’m doing the sign correctly now which means more control of my hands. I’m also getting frustrated. I just want to do everything my big brother is doing but I just can’t. My family is great about accommodating me so that I can do as much as possible. Even if it means they have to hold me and do it with me. I’m also getting frustrated with my speech. I’m trying so hard to tell everyone what I want, I just can’t. I will keep trying hard and hopefully I will get more words soon. So I saved the best trick for last…Drum roll please…I’m pulling up!!!! I can only make it to my knees. I try to stand from the knee position but I fall down. We know I will get it soon because I’m determined. I just started doing this yesterday and I woke up doing it this morning. So all great things around here the last couple of days. The only downfall to this is the side effects of the lamictal. I’m very fussy and I’m waking up for about an hour during the night. The fussiness will stop once I get used to the medicine. We are hoping I will start sleeping through the night again too but hey we will take it. An hour a night with few seizures is much better than several times a night with seizures all the time. Please continue to pray for me. We are leaving next Tuesday for Boston. So we need lots of prayers!!!
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Update on Tom Brister
Tom is doing well this morning and on the way to a good recovery. Keep praying for Tom and his family.
UNDERSTANDING WOMEN
The following guide has been composed (by “author unknown”) for men to translate what women say into what women really mean.
It’s your decision = “The correct decision should be obvious by now.”
Do what you want = “You’ll pay for this later.”
We need to talk = “I need to complain.”
We need = “I want”
I’m not upset = “Of course I’m upset, you moron!”
You’re so manly = “You need a shave and you sweat a lot.”
This kitchen is so inconvenient = “I want a new house.”
Hang the picture there = “NO, I mean hang it there!”
I heard a noise = “I noticed you were almost asleep.”
Do you love me? = “I’m going to ask for something expensive.”
How much do you love me? = “I did something today you’re really not going to like.”
I’ll be ready in a minute = “Kick off your shoes and find a good game on TV. It’s going to be a while.”
What’s wrong? Nothing = “Everything.”
Okay, okay, so that’s a bit of an exaggeration (translation: “maybe I can still get out of this without taking too much grief”). But one of the greatest challenges for men and women is in the realm of communication, isn’t it? And men, God has given us a tremendous responsibility toward our mates:
“Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.” (I Peter 3:7)
With understanding? Yes, with understanding.
Thank you, Lord, for the blessing you have given me through my wife. She is truly the joy of my life. As I daily try to express my love for her, help me to grow in my understanding of her, my patience toward her, my expressions of appreciation for her, my willingness to admit wrong and my willingness to forgive her. In Jesus Christ, Amen.
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina
A wise woman told me yesterday that the key to a successful marriage is compromise.
Anna Lee
The Prayer Link 