thread for middle age to older Christian women.

Kindergarten

Dear Jean, Oh My! Why jail?

zjrosenthal

Oh dear Jo, bless your heart, thank you for that post. I have been and will continue to pray for you and yours whether you post or not. God has this. That's what he keeps telling me "I have this." Love, Jean

bandwoman1234

Praying for you dear ladies.

Joanne, prayers for you and your family. If you don't have time to post we all understand.

Jean, praying for Alexia today and many days in the past.

Leta, praying for a solution to your awful pain.

Praying for those who need a financial miracle.

Praying for those who are in active treatments and have to change drugs and for those who are in the midst of treatments.

Some banners need to be repeated at this is one of them.

Love,

Nancy

Kindergarten

Always praying for you, dear Joanne!! Our God is an awesome God!! Nothing is impossible For Him!!!

Please rest and take care of You!!

zjrosenthal

Thanks for the prayers,for Alexia. The judge let her stay on probation since she is on the waiting list for rehab. God is good. Love, Jean

Kindergarten

Praise the Lord, Jean!

bandwoman1234

Jean, that is great news! Thank you Lord.

bandwoman1234

Dear sisters,

I know many of you are weathering some very scary personal storms right now. I am praying that your rainbow will come soon.

Love,

Nancy

ARCats

Nancy, I'm always in awe of rainbows, because He who created it is faithful.

Joanne, you and your family are in my prayers.

Jean, Praise God for his favor.

Prayers to all that are going through pain and hard times.

God Bless

Lita57

Dear Ladies,

I just received word that my friend (also the illustrator of my two young adult fiction novels) has just been dx'd w/cancer. She's a few years younger than me, and will have a full hysterectomy w/lymph node removal. I don't think she knows what stage it is yet. She would appreciate prayers.

Thank you,

Lita

bandwoman1234

Leta, just prayed for you friend. I am sorry to hear of another member of our club that no one ever wanted to join.

I have had this song on my heart all day and when that happens I like to share it with you. Listen if you have time.

Love,

Nancy

Lita57

Nancy,

Thank you ).

Lita

Mini1

My friend that I have asked for prayers has passed away. His funeral is tomorrow. Will be the third funeral in 2 months. Very sad.

capinva

sisters in Christ

I have not posted lately because life is busy. I was doing really well. Tumor markers had dropped to 15 and I was helping on the farm and enjoying my good health. That changed 2 months ago. Had a gallstone attack & after getting c t scan saw mets to pelvis & spine & tumor markers started rising. I am starting Xeloda on Saturday which is pill form. I have a very hard time swallowing pills & this cannot be taken with food. Has to be taken 30 mins after meal. I am still able to work but next week I'm alone in the office & not sure how this will affect me. I would really appreciate your prayers. Satan is putting a lot of fear in me. I keep praying but the fears are there.

I am so glad we have this thread. I pray for you and I need to catch up on reading the posts.

Thank you for your prayers. May everyone have a peaceful night & minimal to no side effects

Charlotte

Anonymous

capinva, so sorry for this news. Prayers went up and will continue as you travel this new fork in the ca road.

Everyone, I have been lurking whenever I come to BCo and have seen and prayed for your concerns. God is great and He has not, and will not, leave us.

Blessings.

bandwoman1234

Dear ladies,

I am having computer issues so will probably have to take my computer in this weekend. It was tied up for hours yesterday trying to update and just cycling and going nowhere. I posted this verse because sometimes we just don't know what the Lord is doing in our lives but He asks us to trust Him. Charlotte, I am so sorry to hear your news. I posted this verse for you and now for many of you in this same situation and for those who are dealing with challenging life issues which is probably all of us. I have continued to pray for you and my heart is heavy for you and for those who are dealing with mets. During my lap swimming I do pray for you dear ladies and throughout the day as the Lord often lays on my heart those who are particularly going through a hard time. I know for many of you are in need of a physical healing and some of you are in desperate financial need as well and some dealing with both issues. I pray that the Lord will encourage each of you today and especially He will comfort you when waves of fear try to invade your heart and mind.

Mini, I am sorry for your loss. Prayers for all the family and friends.

Phyliss, good to hear from you and I hope you are doing well.

Love,

Nancy

Proverbs 3:5-6New International Version (NIV)

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.[a]

Lita57

Capinva, who told you that Xeloda (capecitabine) can't be taken w/food?

I've been taking Xeloda since May, and my MO said to take directly AFTER a meal, but not later than 30 min after. Most people's stomachs don't empty w/in 30 mins...especially the proteins and fats, which take longer for the stomach's acid to break down. Carbs exit faster because sugars get absorbed quicker (if there's anyone out there w/dietician or nutritionist experience, please confirm or correct).

You shouldn't have a problem swallowing those pills one at a time if you save a little bit of food at the very end of your meal so you can swallow the pills with (for example) spoonfuls of yogurt at breakfast, apple sauce at lunch or mashed potatoes at dinner. I've been taking the pills w/in a minute after I finish a meal, and I know they're in my bloodstream and doing something because I have all the lovely side effects

Hope this helps ) Lita

Faith-840

Nancy, the verse you posted from proverbs has become one of my favorites. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Sometimes, that is all we can do. I've been reading all the posts and pray for each of them that God will find a way to help those who need it so. Sometimes there just seems to be so many things to pray for, but also to be grateful for. I hesitate to ask for prayers when there are so many serious problems everywhere. However, if there is room on your list I need to ask for prayers for my husband who is having a lot of joint and muscle pain that keeps him up at night and without much sleep, I think he is falling into depression and all my suggestions are falling on deaf ears, including seeing his doctor. It began after his mild stroke in 2014 and grew worse when my cancer came back. So, we could both use prayers.

May God bless you all with His healing mercy.

Faith

bandwoman1234

Hi Faith,

My laptop which is the one that I usually respond to on BCO is in the shop and I may not get it back for a couple of days. I am waiting to see if it is going to live or die at this point! I had my desktop tied up this evening removing malware and such so I haven't been able to get online until now and it is quite late.

Faith, I will certainly pray for your husband. I know how very difficult it is for the spouses and family. Actually one of the spouses of my close friend from this thread who died exactly six months ago has been on my heart as well as her twin boys that are still in college.

I was sort of watching this country music awards show tonight as I was multitasking. Carrie Underwood sang the lyrics talked about this world being our temporary home. Of course those of us who know the Lord know that but this song really ministered to me and the Lord was reminding me that there are so many better things in store for us after we leave this old world.

As I walked through the last months of my friends life with her( in cyberspace only) she got closer and closer to the Lord as her situation became more serious. My constant prayer for all of you that are in very uncertain times with your health is that you will all draw closer to the Lord because that is where your safety is. That is where all our safety is no matter what we are going through. I love the Psalms that talks about abiding in the shelter of His wings. He is our safe place and I pray for you and for your husband and for all of you dear ladies that you can draw closer to the Lord and rest in His comforting arms and in the shadow of His wings. He is waiting to take each one of us home at His appointed time. In the mean time I know for myself I want to really live each day here on earth before I go to my eternal home. Cancer has taught me to appreciate life and to embrace it with my whole heart.

I hope we can all pull together and support each other. I know there are ladies that pray but don't post or not very often. I hope we can pull together and give each other emotional support besides prayer support. I know many here are going through some very hard times right now and may not have the strength to post.

Have a good night's rest dear ladies.

Love

Nancy

bandwoman1234

Dear ladies,

Please take a moment to listen to this. I know many of you are in a place of brokenness and and dismay. I think this will minister to you.

Love

Nancy

auroaya200882

Amen! That is a great song! Thank you for reminding me Nancy! When I was young in the faith my prayers were more like orders to God and then when He didn't respond in ways I liked I became resentful or loss faith. Nowadays when I pray I always end the prayer saying: In the name of Jesus, Your will be done and not mine. That's my theme.

Aurora

ladyb1234

All, I ask for your prayers again. A very dear and long time friend over 20 years passed away suddenly early this week. Another friend gone too soon. I ask that you pray for her family as she was planning the funeral of her Aunt who passed away 6 days before her. She is an awesome and powerful woman of God. Her mother and family have been co-laborers with us for many years. Her mother is showing so much strength but communicating very clear her broken heartedness over losing her youngest sister and oldest daughter in a span of 6 days. Targeted and specific prayers for her my friend's two oldest sons who are grieving very sorrowfully and spewing a lot of hatered toward GOD, THE FAMILY AND JUST LIFE. My friend's mother is calling on all intercessors she knows to stand against the onslaught of the enemy as she knows this is a spiritual battle. I am asking each of you to help stand in the gap as evil is try to overshadow this of family of God during this time. Thanks in advance.

Love across the miles,

Angie

ladyb1234

Nancy and Aurora, your words ring so true! It is during our difficult times and when God doesn't answer according to our will and wants that faith tends to wax and wan. As women of God we are an open book to many who watch us go through our life's suitations and they are taking note of our responses. Standing faithful and being an ambassador and witness for Christ is important in Winning and maturing souls in Christ.

Thanks so much for the song and powerful words!

Capinva, Jean, Joanne, Nancy, faith and others praying for you always.

Aurora, Mags And Lita, praying your current treatment is bring stable results and continued regression.

Love across the miles

Angie

Faith-840

"Thy will be done" is a beautiful song and it is really hard to trust in sometimes but that's what we need to do. Thank you for posting that Nancy. Thank you for your many prayers for all of us

Angie, I'm so sorry this has happened to your dear friend and I will certainly keep that family in my prayers. The devil's work is all around us and we really have to fight hard against him most of the time. There is a prayer I turn to often and just the title says it all. "Jesus help me" it's good for all situations.

Peace to all of you, Faith (in the future)

capinva

thank you ladies for praying for me. I was able to swallow the Xeloda this morning without any trouble.

Nancy I love that song . Such a powerful message.

Faith praying for you and your husband.

Angie praying for your friends family and for you. So hard to lose someone we love.

Praying for all on this thread. Praying for peace and no side effects

Charlotte

auroaya200882

Angie, praying for your friend"s family that God strenghtens their faith in this difficult time. God is in control.

Aurora

bandwoman1234

Good evening ladies,

I am still without my laptop so I am just now getting to respond. If you haven't had a chance to listen to that song i hope you all will do so. I am glad that some of you had a chance to listen. I will share later why she wrote that song but for now I am praying for you dear ladies.

Angie, I am praying for your great loss and for the tremendous grief this family feels. I pray for the sons who are angry and need compassion in their grief as they are lashing out. I pray against the enemy and that he would be bound and not have any hand in upsetting this family any more. We pray protection over this family and that in their honoring God and giving Him praise and glory it will thwart the darts of the enemy.

Charlotte, I am glad to hear you were able to swallow your pill. That is an answer to prayer.

Joannes' granddaughter who is going through such a difficult time with her children having to be carted back and forth from their mom to their Dad and fighting for justice for her children is having surgery on Monday. She will have the other half of her thyroid removed at that time. Joanne and her DH will be at the hospital for her and I know this whole ordeal with the children has been so difficult for them. Please pray for this whole family and that her granddaughter will get through the surgery with a quick recovery so she can continue to fight for her children.

Some have the belief that we as Christians must have a rosy life and be happy all the time. The truth is we suffer pain and agony as the world does. We have moments of fear and doubt just as the world does. We have times of disappointment and times of feeling that we can not take one more day of our life just as the world does. The difference is that we have a hope that the world needs. We are still human and go through the same emotional gymnastics as everyone on this earth. When we come to the end of ourselves we still hang on to the hope of glory in Jesus. We know that His promises are true. In the end we will see that it was all worth it. Some of us may be on this earth for a very short time. Others may live into their 90's. In the end for those who believe in Jesus and that He is our savior it doesn't matter how long we live on this earth because in the realm of eternity it is all a nano second in the big picture. God has everything under control and He is working good in our lives no matter what it may appear to us with our limited human vision. I have said this many times and I continue to tell myself this as well. We CANNOT base our faith on our feelings.

I heard a quote today on the radio from what Sheila Walsh apparently posted on her Facebook page. I am loosely quoting as I don't remember verbatim but here is the gist of it. She says on the days that I feel lonely and unloved I remember who I am in Christ and I straighten my crown and move forward. I love that. God chose us before we were even a twinkle in our parent's eyes. He loves us so much and if we can even have an ounce of that penetrate our heart and mind and soul we will all be okay. In fact we should be better than just okay. We should put on our dancing shoes and celebrate that.

I love and care about you dear ladies and I hope that you can all have a restful night and have a good start of a new week tomorrow.

Love,

Nancy

bandwoman1234

zjrosenthal

Am I the only one here having a hard time getting back tobliving. The life I had before cancer doesn't exist any more and I am feeling very lost. I do read every day and pray for you all as I read. Love, Jean

zjrosenthal

Am I the only one here having a hard time getting back to the land of the living? The life I had before cancer doesn't exist anymore and I feel very lost. I don't know if it's the AI or just everything I've been through but I find myself crying very easily lately. I do read your posts and pray for you ladies as I read every day. I thank God for this thread for I feel very lost alone. Love, Jean