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Dear God,
-taken from Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenagers by Jodie Berndt |
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lying {whisper a prayer}
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“The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.” Proverbs 12:22
-taken from Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenagersby Jodie Berndt
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braces {whisper a prayer}
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| braces {not what he wants}
today, nick (my 14 yr. old son), gets his braces put on. to say the least, this is NOT what he wants. it’s hard to convince our children of things they “need” even though it’s not what they “want”. hard to convince them that they “will appreciate it later in life”. i remember when i got my braces put on. i don’t remember hating it. i just suffered through, like everyone else. knowing that today starts a process that will last at least a year, i pray he adjusts quickly & doesn’t feel self-conscious about them. it’s hard enough being a teen, nowadays, let alone if you feel you stand out from the crowd.
taken from – Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenagers |
{whisper a prayer} for your teen
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-taken from “Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenagers” by Jodie Berndt i love using these books that use the scriptures as prayers. it is a great way to see how the Bible applies to OUR daily lives. we know that the Bible speaks truth. promises that we can claim because they are the words of Christ. quick little prayers that we can use as examples when praying for our teens. |
our children {whisper a prayer}
Dear Lord,
(-taken from Praying God’s Will for My Son by Lee Roberts) |
prayers for our nation {whisper a prayer}
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| “Lord, We live in a nation that is free to elect those chosen for public office. We confess that the servants who are chosen are there with Your approval. Let us faithfully support those elected to office, giving honor to their position. Let us help them fulfill the obligation and responsibility for our nation. With prayer and understanding, let us unite ourselves to the one purpose of living a life which “In God We Trust”.”
-taken from “If My People…A 40-Day Prayer Guide for Our Nation” |
staci {whisper a prayer}
| good morning (afternoon) to you! hope everyone had a fantastic labor day! we did! a day of family/food/fun. bought ladderball. (ever tried it?) it’s a great backyard game for all ages. had our own tournament. my dad was the only one to endure the entire thing, and beat us all. it was a lot of fun!!!!
you may remember last week, i asked you to pray for my friend staci. she has breast cancer and had her first dose of chemo last thursday. we’ve been praying and waiting to hear how it went. i received this update this morning: |
| Dear family & friends:
Staci had her first round of chemo along with a slight case of a sinus infection. Because of the sinus infection, they had to give her some type of extra medicine with her chemo and then give her an antibiotic. She had the chemo early afternoon Thursday and by the evening she was very sick and vomiting. This lasted most of the night and through Friday. She had to go back Friday afternoon to get the shot that goes to her bones to help keep the bone marrow counts up and help with infection. Since she was still getting sick, they prescribed yet another nausea medicine and by Friday evening, she was able to at least rest better. She has not been able to eat since Thursday morning and they are encouraging her to try to make herself eat. They said that with this shot they give her that for the next 2 or 3 days her bones and body will ache. Everyday her mailbox has been full of cards and this is great. She enjoys reading them. Thank you all for sending her those cards. I enjoy seeing a smile on her face when she reads the funny ones. She just can’t believe when she opens the cards of all that have rememberd her. A friend, Betsy Askins, sent books for the kids to read about “mommy having cancer”. I had the opportunity to sit with Kylie and Mason tonight and read one of them. When we read about mommy having cancer and having an operation, Kylie would say “that’s just like mommy”. But when we read the part about mommy going “bald”, she was not real sure of that. She wanted to know if we could go out tomorrow and buy mommy a wig so she wouldn’t look like a man. Pray that when Staci does lose her hair that Kylie will be able to handle this. She was pretty quiet after we talked about that so I know it’s laying heavy on her mind. Of course Mason said “me shave my head too”. Kylie said, “not me!”. Staci went to run her hand through her hair and already her hair started to come out a little. This is all happening way too fast. As always – I ask you to continue to pray for Staci, Chad, Kylie and Mason. I appreciate the cards that have come in that are for Chad also. If any of you are “caregivers” you understand that usually all the attention goes to the one that is sick, not the one that is taking care of them and doing everything so I truly appreciate that you have included Chad on the cards. Also, please remember my mother, Jeanette Bowers and mother-in-law, Dee Buchanan. This is very hard on them with Staci being their granddaughter and that they can’t be with her either. In Christ’s love, Ann Buchanan |
As you go about your daily routine, maybe you could whisper a prayer or two for Staci and her family. (thank you)
“My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.” Psalm 73:26 (-taken from “Praying the Scriptures for your Children” and “Prayers of a Godly Woman”) |
what i need to hear {whisper a prayer}
| You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I cant even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me! Psalm 139:16–18 |
| isn’t it awesome that God knows what you need to hear and finds ways to reveal Himself to us? the verse above was in my inbox today…..just what i needed to hear.
my heart has been burdened for my friend Staci….her family has gone to our church for many many many years….i used to babysit for her and her brother when i was a teen. i lost contact with Staci. she grew up. got married. has 2 beautiful kids. moved away. her parents and extended family still live here and go to our church. Staci has breast cancer. today she starts her chemo. i pray that God gives her strength beyond comprehension and a peace that only He can give. there has been a facebook group started for staci, so that those that love her can keep up-to-date on her status. the following was the most recent update:
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| As you know, Staci had a double mastectomy on July 2nd because of breast cancer. We met with the oncologist this morning, Thursday, August 14th to see where she goes from here.
She was diagnosed with “HER 2 Positive” cancer. This is a very aggresive cancer and by the time it shows up on scans, it most generally is too late to treat. Because of this, starting on August 28th, she will have a very strong chemo called Cytoxan and Adrianycin every other Thursday for 8 weeks. The day after the chemo treatment, she will have an injection that will go directly to her bones to help fight infection and to keep her bonemarrow counts up. She will lose her hair around 16 days after the first chemo treatment. She will be nauseated and around the 7th or 8th day after her chemo treatment, she will probably be so weak that it would be hard for her to even brush her teeth. After those 8 weeks, for the next 12 weeks, one day each week -she will have another type of chemo treatment called taxotere. It is not as severe as the first 8 weeks. But she still may have some of the same side effects as the first 8 weeks. After those 12 weeks, every week – one day a week for a full year, she will have a drug administered just like the chemo is administered called Herceptin. This may go from one full year to two years but they won’t know until then. She will not lose her hair or get sick from this but the problem is that it could make her heart become weak. It also can cause congestive heart failure. They will have to monitor her heart every week for this. Of course, this was not what we were hoping to hear and they were quite frank with us about the seriousness of this type of cancer. Without this treatment and because of her young age, the cancer would definitely come back. But with all this treatment, she has an 80 – 90% chance that it will not. Staci teaches down syndrum, autistic and severe behavior children at her school. She wants to try to teach during this as much as possible but she is also concerned about the stress this will put on her students because of the inconsistency of her not being there all the time. Prayer requests: |
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if you have time today and feel so inclined, maybe you could whisper a prayer for Staci and her family.
(-taken from Prayers of a Godly Woman: Second Edition) |
happy 14th nick!
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this is my absolute favorite picture of nick. such a cutie pie. my baby is 14 today. he is developing into quite the young man. happy birthday, nick! we love you!! God has blessed our family with you & we are thankful for your life.
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whisper a prayer
Dear Lord,
I am Your creation, and You created me for a reason. Give me the wisdom to follow Your direction for my life’s journey. Let me do Your work here on earth by seeking Your will and living it, knowing that when I trust in You, Father, I am eternally blessed.
Amen
Romans 12:2
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
1Peter 5:6
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.”
(taken from “Prayers of a Godly Woman: Second Edition”)