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Post by Cindy on Mar 26, 2016 11:57:34 GMT -5
Thank you, Cindy, for the prayers and comments. I hope Elijah is much better today also, and that nobody else gets it.
I talked to my parents awhile ago and Daddy sounds pretty good. They think it's from the pollen & allergies, so hopefully it's nothing serious but it does make a person miserable!
Praying that God will make the financial "clues" turn into answers for you!
What are you planning for Easter lunch? (This question is for everybody.) I can't decide what to fix and don't want to do a ham; John's BP has been a little elevated and the saltiness of a ham wouldn't help, for sure.
I hear you about it being salty, but that's what we're going to have. Jenn choose it and since she's cooking, she got to decide...well, with a little (lot) of help from Bruce and her hubby, Bob LOL. Besides that, we're having candied carrots, which she's also fixing, and corn and Bisquick biscuits, which I'll contribute. Then Bruce is making a cake (has it done except for the icing now) and I'm making sugar cookies and decorating them for desert. Good day, thanks for posting the lovely video Leigh. I hope you can see your parents this week, how comforting it is to visit with ones parents, I miss my parents. My mother did not believe in God, but my dad did.
Hi Margie, I hope the state of TX get a break from having bad weather.
I hope you can go to church on Easter Sunday Cindy.
We will have communion here, and as far as food goes it is always a special diet for me and I have Ron half on that diet also. I have soup cooking on the stove in the shed right now. I made a large pot early this morning, and I will freeze most of it. I'll be back I need to run and check on that right now. Vegetable soup is done, I turned it off, I will let it sit there for a hour to cool.
The heels of my feet feel better since I bought plantar fascia orthotic supports for my shoes, I like earth spirit shoes to wear.
ttyl, saying prayers for FH members and also their family members.
I'm sorry to hear that you've been having trouble with your feet. That can sure be a pain, literally!
Well, I've got to check on the bible study thread and then get busy here! Oh, I've been reposting the long, more involved study we did on taking thoughts captive and it's done now finally. Stress, worry, fear etc & the Christian
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Post by Leigh on Mar 27, 2016 9:51:52 GMT -5
Happy Easter everyone.
I am at the hospital with John this morning. He started late yesterday afternoon with abdominal cramping and it became excruciating thru the night. Arrived at ER at 7:30 this morning. He just had a CT scan to check for obstruction and hopefully we'll have results soon and I will update, but in the meantime if anyone sees this, please pray for him.
He FINALLY got pain meds about an hour ago and the morpine has kicked in -- YAY!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 14:14:48 GMT -5
Lulu and Leigh, sorry to read that your day is not going well. I had a rough day yesterday, it helped to just sleep, but not as rough as your day is. I will be praying!
I was going to comment about having a simple stomach ache. Donna ate to much food during her Birthday party and the next day had a stomach ache, so she had some chicken noodle soup to feel better and then after she felt better she breaded and fried jalapeno peppers and ate them and felt better. She also shared the peppers with Art, Wayne and Ron who were sitting at her kitchen table and talking. Ron does not like hot food, so I don't use much of those spices when cooking, otherwise I would use more hot peppers in cooked food. But he did eat one of Donna's fried hot peppers, but just one, when offered more he did not want more to eat.
In the summer time here during jalapeno pepper harvest, trucks are loaded with peppers and when driving down the highway the peppers fall off of the truck and onto the highway.
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Post by dogstaff on Mar 27, 2016 17:56:17 GMT -5
Leigh, hope John is doing better. Lulu, praying for you and thank you for the ecard.
We met our daughter at her church for the 8:30 service, then went to their Sunday School. Then went to their house for lunch. We had a good time but I was so tired when we got home about 3 that I took a nap.
Anna, we did have nice weather here, but I was chilled by the wind at times. I put on extra warm clothes when I got home.
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Post by Leigh on Mar 27, 2016 18:04:44 GMT -5
Anna, I am so sorry you didn't feel well either yesterday and am glad you got sleep. Sometimes a little sleep makes all the difference. I don't think I've ever had a fried jalapeno, although I see them as appetizers at restaurants. Like Ron, I don't like overly hot foods, but dipped in a little ranch dressing it might not be bad!
Thank you for the prayers! We got back home around 2:00. The CT scan did not show an obstruction (thankfully!), but it did show adhesions with swelling. They started him on a round of Prednisone to bring down the inflammation and gave him prescriptions for two antibiotics, pain medicine, and anti-nausea meds. He is still feeling pretty awful tonight, although I don't think the pain is excruciating as it was all last night.
Please continue praying for my sister Vicki. She is still not feeling well at all and she said today that it just seems that their whole family is under spiritual attack, and I have to agree, from everything she tells me.
Hello to Lulu, Cindy, Margie, and everyone else.
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Post by Kel on Mar 28, 2016 9:57:56 GMT -5
Hi everyone! Lots of love to you all...
Leigh thank you for updating my prayer thread I really appreciate it.
I will talk to you all soon. Its been busy here.. :(
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Post by Cindy on Mar 28, 2016 11:36:03 GMT -5
Happy Easter everyone. I am at the hospital with John this morning. He started late yesterday afternoon with abdominal cramping and it became excruciating thru the night. Arrived at ER at 7:30 this morning. He just had a CT scan to check for obstruction and hopefully we'll have results soon and I will update, but in the meantime if anyone sees this, please pray for him. He FINALLY got pain meds about an hour ago and the morpine has kicked in -- YAY! not good news for this morning.... Lulu and Leigh, sorry to read that your day is not going well. I had a rough day yesterday, it helped to just sleep, but not as rough as your day is. I will be praying! I was going to comment about having a simple stomach ache. Donna ate to much food during her Birthday party and the next day had a stomach ache, so she had some chicken noodle soup to feel better and then after she felt better she breaded and fried jalapeno peppers and ate them and felt better. She also shared the peppers with Art, Wayne and Ron who were sitting at her kitchen table and talking. Ron does not like hot food, so I don't use much of those spices when cooking, otherwise I would use more hot peppers in cooked food. But he did eat one of Donna's fried hot peppers, but just one, when offered more he did not want more to eat. In the summer time here during jalapeno pepper harvest, trucks are loaded with peppers and when driving down the highway the peppers fall off of the truck and onto the highway. Leigh, hope John is doing better. Lulu, praying for you and thank you for the ecard. We met our daughter at her church for the 8:30 service, then went to their Sunday School. Then went to their house for lunch. We had a good time but I was so tired when we got home about 3 that I took a nap. Anna, we did have nice weather here, but I was chilled by the wind at times. I put on extra warm clothes when I got home. Hugs to all. Anna, I am so sorry you didn't feel well either yesterday and am glad you got sleep. Sometimes a little sleep makes all the difference. I don't think I've ever had a fried jalapeno, although I see them as appetizers at restaurants. Like Ron, I don't like overly hot foods, but dipped in a little ranch dressing it might not be bad! Thank you for the prayers! We got back home around 2:00. The CT scan did not show an obstruction (thankfully!), but it did show adhesions with swelling. They started him on a round of Prednisone to bring down the inflammation and gave him prescriptions for two antibiotics, pain medicine, and anti-nausea meds. He is still feeling pretty awful tonight, although I don't think the pain is excruciating as it was all last night. Please continue praying for my sister Vicki. She is still not feeling well at all and she said today that it just seems that their whole family is under spiritual attack, and I have to agree, from everything she tells me. Hello to Lulu, Cindy, Margie, and everyone else. Hi everyone! Lots of love to you all... Leigh thank you for updating my prayer thread I really appreciate it. I will talk to you all soon. Its been busy here.. :(
We had a wonderful day. I didn't go to church as my body wasn't cooperating with me at all yesterday, not even a little. the kids went though and said the pastor actually asked about me! I was so surprised! Hoping I'll get to go next week. Jenn said the service as fantastic and had her in tears several times. When they got to our house after church, it was time for the kids to find their Easter baskets. I'd given them a clue last Sunday after church so they'd have time to think about it. I told them I was going to hide their baskets and give them a clue that they'd need to find them. I told them that the clue was for them to think about the real meaning of Easter....what happened to Jesus? LOL Jenn reported on their musings each day last week and they didn't figure it out till the day before Easter LOL and then only got half of it! We'd hidden the baskets in the tree that's at the head of our cat Sunny's grave, because Jesus was in the tomb. the baskets were on the lowest branches to they were almost touching the ground. If they'd thought a little harder, they would have stopped and then looked up (because Jesus "rose" from the dead lol) and further up in the branches they'd have found a gift for each of them. They were too excited though and just grabbed their baskets and were off looking for the eggs. Bruce grabbed them and got them to stop and told them they needed to go back and look more carefully, so they did find their gifts, and afterward they ran all over the yard finding all their eggs. I have 36 plastic eggs that I put chocolate Easter candy in, and then hide for them around the yard. In previous years we were careful to make sure each child got the same amount or at least close to it. This year, we just let them go for it, and when they were all done, we came inside and counted the eggs to make sure all of them had been found. Amazingly, they each had 18, so all were found and they each got the same amount!
After all that excitement, the kids played while we talked, then of course we had to finish cooking. Jenn cooked the ham and candied carrots, we did the mashed potatoes (Gracie helped peel though lol) and biscuits. I forgot to do the corn!  Then after some more play time, Gracie said that she'd adjusted her dinner and when we got done laughing and telling her the word was "digested", we got out desert for everyone. Bruce had made a beautifully decorated chocolate cake, and I'd made decorated sugar cookies. When that was done, we all talked some more while the kids played outside some more. I'm so glad they can go outside in my yard since they can't go out on their own at home. Jenn posted her pictures of the day so I shared them on facebook. I haven't uploaded ours yet, but hope to soon.
Have a good day everyone!
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Post by Cindy on Mar 30, 2016 10:24:16 GMT -5
The Lord made a way for me to see the urologist at the last moment, so I went and he did a couple of tests and has arranged for a few more to do. The next one is set up for next week. He put me on antibiotics that I'm to take daily now to ward off future infections. This afternoon I see my primary doctor and see what he has to say.
I'm still praying for you and Ron and Ron's brother Lulu. Hope you're doing better today.
I'm also praying for your sister and John and of course you too Lorrie.
I also prayed for you Anna, hope you're feeling better today!
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Post by Leigh on Mar 30, 2016 11:31:52 GMT -5
(((Cindy))) - thank you so much for the prayers! Glad that you got in to see the urologist and that you're on a preventive antibiotic. You go through so much pain and suffering, anything that might lessen that is a blessing.
John is doing much better and has a follow-up with his GI this afternoon. He's letting me go with him and I have some questions to ask, as he's had two of these spells now since starting Humira. I'm getting my research done and questions written down now, so let me get back to it and I'll talk to you later.
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OH, and I loved reading about your Easter Day, Cindy, and especially enjoyed seeing your photos on FB. I just wish you and Bruce had been in the pictures!
Margie, I forgot to say thank you for the card and the seed packet. You are always so thoughtful!!
Anna, did you get to have communion on Easter? Was it just you and Ron, or did some friends join you?
Lulu, hope you are having a nice week at work. Is Jazzy on spring break?
Oh and ONE more thing... I keep thinking of things to add, haha! I mentioned that my daddy was sick last week but went to the doctor, saw a young nurse practitioner who listened to his chest and said he sounded clear (although he had stabbing pain when he coughed)... so, Monday he was still having the pain so Mother took him back, saw someone different this time who did a chest x-ray.... pneumonia!! It is a mild, viral case, but he is being treated and is feeling better. HOWEVER he drove to the grocery store yesterday and (despite the warnings about drowsiness on the med bottle) must have dozed off and drove into a neighbor's mailbox. Oh NOOOO! Thank goodness it was only the mailbox and not a PERSON!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2016 13:18:13 GMT -5
 Hi! I hope everyone is feeling well in the Lord today.
Don't you just hate it when you feel drowsy when driving the car. I have that happen to me and I wish I could be more awake. I always pray before I start to drive somewhere.
I have heard that soon, especially on sites like FB that a person can only say Jesus was a prophet, to be accepted, and not to say something so radical as Jesus is Lord. I think people that are deemed radical won't be able to post there.
I have been making soup and yogurt regularly, yesterday I made kimchi, that is a food that Koreans eat. It is fermented cabbage with hot pepper paste and other ingredients. It will have to sit on the counter top for a few days to ferment. I made it the best I could with limited ingredients, and of course I will never be adding fish oil or squid to any kimchi I make. lol |
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Post by Cindy on Mar 31, 2016 9:26:49 GMT -5
Wow Lorrie, that's scary that he wound up hitting the mail box, but like you said, that's much better then a person. That's of the reasons I don't drive anymore, it's just too dangerous between the pain and the pills. I'm glad he's being treated now though.
That stuff about not being able to say Jesus is Lord is just a rumor someone started. It's not in any way true now and I doubt if it will be in the foreseeable future. for one thing, they (whoever "they" are) don't have the manpower to police every post online, and there's too many real Christians online to police at the moment. Maybe after the rapture it wouldn't surprise me, but not now, or at least not for awhile.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 11:11:10 GMT -5
That stuff about not being able to say Jesus is Lord is just a rumor someone started. It's not in any way true now and I doubt if it will be in the foreseeable future. for one thing, they (whoever "they" are) don't have the manpower to police every post online, and there's too many real Christians online to police at the moment. Maybe after the rapture it wouldn't surprise me, but not now, or at least not for awhile. I don't understand much about computers but what was said by a pastor and I should have said in the first place, is that they are setting up algorithms, which means a process or set of rules to be followed in problem solving by computers. Under the guise of people stealing media, cyber crime, there will be a central program, DOD, digital rights management, that reports things in a methodical way and the ISP will be able to shut down a persons Internet access. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 22:05:24 GMT -5
 hey, I know I've been MIA, back to working them 10's again...I got a promotion at work, not sure if it's a good thing or not....but been doing a lot of reading, brushing up on my mechanical skills, re-reading the IPC standard and process...and learning the flow of things in the new area I'm working in.... I think of you through out my day, and on my walk with my Boy...so know I love you and pray for you daily.... I've been thinking on how and what to write in the trials forum....just when I think things are settling down, we're back to melt downs on almost an hourly bases...these two kids......  it's really sad...cause they are not *bad* kids......yet.....right now, Gavin, is in there mocking his mother....and she's letting him do it...... well, it's that time, and I'm gonna turn into a pumpkin if I don't answer my pillow's call.. oh, and when I was sad on Easter Morning, it was because of the bad new's from Lorrie and someone else ? I don't remember who........ our Easter was great....although we didn't have our Jazz of a Jazzy, but this coming weekend we'll see her.....  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 11:08:46 GMT -5
Hi Lulu and Cindy, thanks for the prayers
Lulu, I hope you don't feel to stressed. I once tried to mock my mother and one look from my dad told me I would not get away with doing that a second time. I am glad I was strictly disciplined. My sister-in-law did not believe in any discipline for her children and they would use the worst curse words, even at the dinner table. I'll pray about your situation, the situation need prayer and an answer from the Lord. Maybe you need to wear some ear plugs. I have very good hearing so sometimes I need to wear ear plugs when around loud noises.
Nice weather here today but yesterday I thought it was going to snow, it was so cold and cloudy and it did snow in the mountains. I notice every year the month of March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion.
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Post by Cindy on Apr 1, 2016 11:14:46 GMT -5
They already have that to some extent Anna. I used to get emails all the time from various sites about links people had posted on our site. It was frustrating to say the least, constantly being told that I'd be sued.  But I knew we'd done nothing wrong, and that the Lord had my back so wasn't worried about it. I still don't believe what they said will happen before the rapture, although I'm quite sure it will afterward. I suppose it could happen just before it, but I still don't see it happening within this year, unless everything got tremendously worse then it already is. That's always possible of course,but either way, it's certainly not something I'd worry about, because we answer to the Lord, and He will always have our backs.
I'm glad you're doing ok Lulu. I was concerned your news might have been about Ron's brother. How is he doing? I'm sorry to hear about how the kids are acting. That's always hard to deal with. It's great that you got a promotion though! Congratulations!
I'm still not doing very well. I've been to two doctors and have discovered recently that now I can't take antibiotics anymore. Since they wanted me to be on them daily as a preventative measure, that's a problem, especially since having an autoimmune disease makes me more susceptible to infections anyway. I have no idea what they're going to do, or if there's anything they can do. If I got really sick and had to take antibiotics, I'd have to do it and just deal with the horrible burning pain they cause in my legs and feet, but I certainly don't want to have to deal with that every single day, "just in case". I'm going to have to be extra careful now about catching anything from the kids. I never really concerned myself with it before, but I'm afraid those days are over. I just can't deal with the idea of having to be on antibiotics unless there's no chance of surviving without them. So from now on, I'm going to have to let all my kids know that if anyone is even a little sick, I can't be around them. Unfortunately I've already caught what Gracie, Elijah, and Jenn had, and am sick anyway.
As far as the financial decisions go, I did finally make them. I had no choice as yesterday was the deadline. The hospitals here will no longer aid people with their bills unless they have medicare A & B. I have A, but not B, and there's absolutely no way I can afford to get it. There was no way around it, because if I'd gotten it, we wouldn't have had any money to pay either the electric or propane bills, and we also wouldn't have been able to put any money onto our past due house taxes. I tried every possible way I could think of to manage it, and it simply wouldn't work; there wasn't anything we could "give up" that wasn't a necessity. I did that years ago. The good news is that the hospital had mercy on me and gave us their aid up till September anyway. So I'll be able to see the doctor at least up to September, after that, the only thing I'll be able to see a doctor about is my back, since that's paid for by workers comp. But, I know I'm in the Lord's Will, and that's the safest place anyone can ever be, so I'm not going to worry about it. I do appreciate your prayers, they really did help, and the Lord gave me several ideas that I know will help us in the long run. Thank you all so very much!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 12:34:23 GMT -5
Cindy, I guess those on-line job sites don't work out for people. When you said you always take antibiotics I thought that you would not have any healthy gut bacteria. One or two tablespoons of fermented vegetables a day is enough for healthy gut bacteria, I don't much like fermented vegetables but I am making some since for some strange reason I can not drink kefir anymore because I break out in a rash, which I have never heard of anyone doing, to bad because I really like kefir drinks. I have food grade hydrogen peroxide to help me fight off infection if I need it, also I would use it on a snake or animal bite. But I agree we are in the kingdom system of our Lord for all our needs. I sometimes see a person wearing a white face mask out in public, so that they can avoid catching something going around in the air. short cute animal video! www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vnVuqfXohxc?rel=0&%3bshowinfo=0
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Post by Cindy on Apr 2, 2016 9:17:23 GMT -5
I take probiotics to help with my stomach, called Pro15, but I've never taken antibiotics every day before this doctor told me to. Before this, I only took them when I thought I might be getting a UTI. The doctor gave me specific things to watch for and when I saw them I was to take one that day, and that didn't happen very often. While the urologist put me on the same antibiotic as my primary doctor had given me to take preventively when those things occurred, he doubled the dosage and changed the directions saying to take it daily instead of just when those things occurred. It was the higher dosage and taking it every day that caused the neuropathy - or rather caused it to get so much worse. I spoke to his nurse and told them of the problem, so they're now trying to figure out what they're going to do with me.  The neuropathy is actually caused by the Sjogren's syndrome, and/or rheumatoid arthritis and/or back injury that I have, but is apparently activated by the antibiotics. There are medications to treat the neuropathy, but in my opinion, the side effects from those meds, are worse then the problem they're treating and I have no desire to put yet more chemicals into my body.
I felt too sick yesterday to do anything, so today I have to do everything I didn't do yesterday and all of today's chores, including the shopping.... not looking forward to it at all! But, I'll be glad when I'm done. The kids went to Maine yesterday and won't be back till Monday - at least that's their plan. It's been raining here since yesterday and incredibly got up to almost 70!  It's only supposed to be in the 50's today though, and then cooler tomorrow and each day thereafter. What's even stranger is that by Sunday, the high will be about 32 and the low will be about 17! Monday the low supposed to be15 and Tuesday only 9! It's even supposed to snow during those days. It's all Bruce's fault, cause I told him if he took his motorcycle out that it would snow. He did, and that same night the weatherman announced the change! Then of course starting Wednesday we go back to having Spring again!
I guess I'd better get busy, or I'll never get finished. Hope you all have a wonderful day today!
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Post by Leigh on Apr 2, 2016 15:08:11 GMT -5
Quick hello -- just catching up on reading what you all are up to.
We have a birthday dinner to go to in awhile, so I'm looking forward to some 
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 19:39:09 GMT -5
That is some crazy weather isn't it Cindy! Weather is normal here. I watch bp earth watch to see weather conditions around the US.
Yum, birthday cake!
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Post by dogstaff on Apr 3, 2016 19:51:02 GMT -5
I haven't been keeping up with all of you here. Beautiful day so I just hung out with the parakeets on the patio.
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Post by Cindy on Apr 4, 2016 7:43:50 GMT -5
Good morning all! Yeah, it really is crazy...has been for the last couple of years here. Never know what to expect anymore. I'm glad your weather is more predictable, that makes life easier.
Enjoy your cake Lorrie!
I love watching our birds and enjoyed having a parakeet when I was a child. I haven't had one since though due to all the cats we have....didn't think it would be a good mix LOL I hope you're doing well and enjoying your day.
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Post by Leigh on Apr 4, 2016 22:12:56 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I mentioned a few months ago that our pastor is retiring and I'm on the search committee for a new one, so that's taking up chunks of my time. We have received over 100 resumes so far!
Between that and all the sick people... John with his severe Crohn's flare last week, my sister's undiagnosed lung problem, my daddy having had pneumonia (HE is better, thank God!), plus several friends with mystery illnesses, AND everything that's been going on at church with the split... boy I feel really pulled in so many directions. Oh and we have our bathroom renovation underway, and that's at a stand-still until we can work on it.
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Post by Cindy on Apr 5, 2016 9:32:49 GMT -5
Bless you Lorrie. I know you have so much going on right now. May I share with you an expression I heard on the Walton's TV show years ago that's stuck with me, and that I frequently remind myself of when I feel overwhelmed? It went something like this... "When you have a mess of potatoes to peel, remember, you can only peel them one at a time." That always reminds me to settle down and stop thinking of "all of it" and just concentrate on potato at a time. Plus, it always makes me chuckle, which brightens my mood somewhat right away too, which is why I like it so much. Please know I'm not suggesting you need advice in any way, I only wanted to encourage you. I can't imagine having so many large and important considerations to deal with all at the same time, but I know the Lord will guide you and give you the wisdom you need for all of it. I'd forgotten about your church's split, but now that I've been reminded, you might enjoy today's devotion in the devotional forum. (if you have time anyway)
I'm still not doing very well. That doctor wants me to take the antibiotics anyway, but I'm not going to do it. I guess he just doesn't have any clue how much pain I'm already in and what it means to add more to it. But, it wasn't just a stubborn refusal to follow his directions... at least I don't think so. I did pray about it and spoke to Bruce about it. I'd decided that in order to pay past due doctor bills, that I'd have to stop buying the Pro15 I'd been taking as otherwise I wouldn't have the money for their bills. But Bruce said "No!". So when I went to order it again, the Lord -- it had to Him! -- "coincidentally showed me another product made by them, called Pro15 for women, and it's specifically for women who have constant severe UTI's! There's over 800 fantastic reviews of women who were in worse shape then I am and this stuff cured them!!! The worst review was 3 stars but sounded like a 4 or 5 star review LOL. On top of that, it was $2 cheaper then the regular Pro15! So that's what I ordered. I'm also waiting to see if the Lion's Club will help me see my eye doctor so that he can hopefully help me get the pain in my eyes under control again. They said it could take up to 4 weeks. That's ok though as I already have the appointment set for May 12th, hoping that I'll be able to keep it. I figured if I can't, I can always cancel it before hand.
Jenn and Bob made it home safely yesterday late afternoon. They said the drive from Maine was scary and that they almost got hit 3 different times by cars and one big truck that had gone out of control! So thankful that the Lord watched over them and kept them all safe!
Hope you're all having a good day today, God bless you!
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Post by Leigh on Apr 5, 2016 13:47:46 GMT -5
(((Cindy))), that is a great line (about the potatoes), and humorous too. Thank you so much -- and I am ALWAYS open to, and appreciative of, advice and suggestions from my dear sisters here! That must be a message God is trying to get across to me, because even before reading your comments, I've felt impressed to slow down and have more of a "daily bread" approach to life. In other words, don't feel like I need to try and work ahead (thereby ignoring all the little daily things that should get done), but just KEEP UP with what I ought to be doing.
Let me give a small example. A couple of weeks ago, fresh strawberries were on sale at a really low price, so I thought, "I'll get one for eating now, and one to wash, slice, and put away in the freezer for smoothies." So can you guess what happened? The one to eat -- they weren't so ripe so we only ate about half. The other container sat there because I never did get around to fixing them for the freezer. I ended up dumping the whole container into the trash last night. It was a good idea to freeze them, but I should've just said to myself, "There is too much going on to worry about prepping berries for the freezer - just buy one container!" (Even though in reality it would've only taken about five minutes... no reason I couldn't have done it.)
Anyway, I put extra work on myself and then get to feeling overwhelmed. But why did I even go into all that?!?
That is great news about the probiotics Cindy! I hope the special ones will work even better for you - and let us know because I have a friend dealing with chronic UTIs also. If this helps you I'll tell her about it.
I do hope the Lions Club will be able to help with your eye appointment, also.
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Post by Cindy on Apr 7, 2016 10:47:48 GMT -5
Oh Lorrie, you're by no means alone! I do things like that all the time. Ever since we heard the saying about potatoes though, it's been a constant line between me and Bruce. Once in awhile I'll say it to him, but it seems like he's constantly having to remind me!
Because you know people with crohns and those who have constant UTI's, as well as those who have GERD IBS, and other intestine and/or bowel problems, I want to tell you about these two supplements I found with the Lord's help. You know how I feel about vitamins and supplements it's not at all something I'm into or that I would normally even think about since I had that brain tumor caused by vitamin A! But the Lord first pointed these out to me and then seemed to really want me to try these and so I did. At the time I began taking the Pro15, my stomach and bowels were so bad that I was taking a very large prescription dose of pantoprazole and my doctor wasn't really happy about that. But even with that large dose, my stomach was a mess and I was miserable. Nothing seemed to help and he'd tried any number of different meds for me and I'd tried a few on my own to no effect. That's what finally led me to more specific prayer for help and then to the pro15. Having taken it for months now, I can honestly say it helped! I was cautious at first, not wanting to get my hopes up and thinking maybe it was just a coincidence, but time showed that it wasn't. I was first able to cut the dose of the pantaprazole in half, and then, finally able to drop it altogether and go back to a mild, over the counter dose of pepcid once a day! (I have a feeling that I no longer need that either, but haven't gotten up the guts to let it go yet - pardon the pun lol) On top of that, my bowel problems improved as well so that was also quite a relief. I was taking miralax for constipation but after about a week, it would give me the opposite problem, so it was back and forth between the two all the time. Now, I take the miralax about once every week and half and I'm all set. No problems! Plus, since taking the pro15, I can finally eat normal regular food again, just like other people! I still have my moments when I'm not feeling well due to other problems and don't eat "right', but that's another thing altogether.
When I first found the pro15, I did a lot of research on it. According to what I'd learned, I needed to have certain specific supplements and this had all of them and more. There was one other brand that some people said was even better, but after reading everything, I took that to be simple personal preference, and then later when I read it more carefully, discovered that was exactly what the author said. (plus that one was even more expensive, putting it out of my ability to pay) I literally had pages and pages of a word document filled with information on this before I first decided to buy it. I also took the time to read all of the over 2000 reviews and 200 answered questions at the time. Now there's over 4000 reviews and 286 answered questions!!!!! Out of all those reviews it has a 4.3 out of 5 rating.
I don't know if I mentioned this before or not, but Gracie also has what she calls "tummy problems" and constipation. (IBS) One evening after dinner at my house, her tummy started hurting because of this. Jenn gave her my pro15, (I'd checked to make sure it was ok for children) and her tummy stopped hurting within about an hour! That had NEVER happened before. Jenn gave her another one the next morning "just to be sure". It's the only thing that's ever helped Gracie and there are many reviews that say similar things about children on this too.
Here's what Pro15 has in it: Proprietary Probiotic Blend: 5 billion CFU
L.plantarum, L.fermentum, L.acidophilus, B.infantis, L.casei, B.longum, L.rhamnosus, B.lactis, L.reuteri, L.salivarius, L.paracasei, L.gasseri, B.bifidum, B.breve, S.thermophilus
Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) 25 mg
In ProWomen: The strains in PRO-Women are L.plantarum, L.fermentum, L.acidophilus, L.reuteri, L.rhamnosus, and B.bifidum. There are 5 billion colony forming units (CFUs) in each tablet and each tablet also includes cranberry extract and D-Mannose.
Prowomen as a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and over 800 reviews and 46 answered questions at this time. I'll give you the links to both so you and/or your friends can begin their own research if they're interested.
I hope this helps you and anyone you know that has any kind of problems with their stomach, intestines, bowels, or urinary tract.
PRO15
PROWOMEN
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Post by dogstaff on Apr 7, 2016 13:48:20 GMT -5
Got a recall notice for my Honda that a door handle needed to be replaced. That doesn't seem very serious to me but we left it at the dealer this morning and it should be ready by 5. Waiting for the yard guys to show up so I can pay them.
Had my daughter's youngest boy over on Tuesday to help hubby with spreading mulch on flower beds. He spent the night with us and then I drove him to school.
Great weather here!
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Post by Cindy on Apr 8, 2016 11:06:49 GMT -5
That's nice that your grandson came over to help you Margie. What a blessing that must be!
I'm hanging in there. Bruce had his doctor appointment yesterday with our rheumatologist. I went with him as usual, and this time, although I wasn't his patient, he spent more time on me then he did on Bruce! He took one look at us, turned to me and said something like, "it looks like you're having a rough time", and just went from there. He amazes me with his compassion and his ability to see through my "act", for Bruce and I were laughing a joking when he did that. I didn't think anyone would be able to tell I was in pain! He's about got me convinced to try another medication.  I want to do some more research on them first though. He seems hopeful that it might help me and told me to set up an appointment with him for the middle of next month and we'd talk about it. He knows me so well He knows I need time to digest and really live with the idea of trying another one of those meds before I actually say "OK, let's do it".
Well, I'm way behind in my house work too as I'm not able to do a lot each day. So I need to check a couple of threads here and then get myself busy.
But it also occurred to me yesterday, that with all my health problems, and my health getting worse etc. that it would probably be a real good idea if I asked for prayer for myself.... so if the Lord brings me to your mind, and you have the time, I'd sure appreciate any prayers you could send up for me. Thank you all so much!
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Post by Cindy on Apr 9, 2016 9:50:49 GMT -5
A MUST READ!
fresh-hope.com/thread/2161/biblical-labels-millions-people-free
You all won't believe what happened last night! I was asked to lead a funeral service for a co worker of Bruce! You can imagine my reaction when Bruce passed the request on to me! I really don't want to do it, but if the Lord wants me to, I will. They're supposed to call and talk to us about it later today, so I'm talking to Him and trying to decide what my answer should be. 
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Then after some more play time, Gracie said that she'd adjusted her dinner and when we got done laughing and telling her the word was "digested", we got out desert for everyone. Bruce had made a beautifully decorated chocolate cake, and I'd made decorated sugar cookies. When that was done, we all talked some more while the kids played outside some more. I'm so glad they can go outside in my yard since they can't go out on their own at home. Jenn posted her pictures of the day so I shared them on facebook. I haven't uploaded ours yet, but hope to soon.
But I knew we'd done nothing wrong, and that the Lord had my back so wasn't worried about it. I still don't believe what they said will happen before the rapture, although I'm quite sure it will afterward. I suppose it could happen just before it, but I still don't see it happening within this year, unless everything got tremendously worse then it already is. That's always possible of course,but either way, it's certainly not something I'd worry about, because we answer to the Lord, and He will always have our backs. 
The neuropathy is actually caused by the Sjogren's syndrome, and/or rheumatoid arthritis and/or back injury that I have, but is apparently activated by the antibiotics. There are medications to treat the neuropathy, but in my opinion, the side effects from those meds, are worse then the problem they're treating and I have no desire to put yet more chemicals into my body. 
It's only supposed to be in the 50's today though, and then cooler tomorrow and each day thereafter. What's even stranger is that by Sunday, the high will be about 32 and the low will be about 17! Monday the low supposed to be15 and Tuesday only 9! It's even supposed to snow during those days. 
I want to do some more research on them first though. He seems hopeful that it might help me and told me to set up an appointment with him for the middle of next month and we'd talk about it. He knows me so well 
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