thread for middle age to older Christian women.

footprintsangel

In His Time

Did you know that He carries you?

You are one of His lambs.

And He comforts and guides you

By his strong, loving hands.

He never grows weary

And won't turn you away.

He knows all Your heartaches,

And gives grace for each day.

He has walked through the valleys

Of darkness with you.

Have you given Him praise

For the trials you've come through?

Then look up and give Him thanks,

He is working out His plan.

Even though your load seems heavy,

In His time you'll understand.            By Theo  Cusato

footprintsangel

Lesson of Faith

Until I learned to trust You, Lord,

Your strength I never knew.

Until my sorrows multiplied,

I seldom prayed to You.

It took the bitter sting of time,

Some empty, pain filled years,

To fall before Your throne of grace

And know You shared my tears.

Oh Lord, You sent me the storms to prove

You were my hiding place.

You've brought me glad, eternal joys,

Anointed me by grace.

Now that I've learned to fully trust

And come to You in prayer,

You've blessed me in my weakness, Lord,

By always being there.    Gene Appleby

bandwoman1234

I will check in later. Enjoying the poems, the beautiful handmade dolls from GM and Chris, the poems and prayers from Debbie and Joanne with the devotional. I am off to swimming and will be praying for all of you

Love,

Nancy

footprintsangel

God Blessed Me Today

God already blessed me;

He blessed me today.

In many a wondrous

And kind, loving ways.

He sent me the birds

Their melodious song,

Sent me a rainbow from Heaven

Gave right to whats wrong.

He blessed me with sunshine,

He blessed me with rain

Gave courage, endurance

To conquer all pain.

There's nothing compares

With our Father above,

And all of His blessing

He giveth with love.    By Katherine Matheney

bandwoman1234

Dear ladies, I need prayer NOW. I have had another episode like I did back in December. I was taking a bath and my skin started burning everywhere. My back and face and wrist were the worst. When I got out of the tub I looked like I had a horrible sunburn all over my back and arm and face.

The last time this happened I thought it was a reaction to a medical procedure where they gave me a local shot but I had blood work done last Wed and I doubt if it was a reaction to that. I won't be going swimming as planned and it feels a bit better. The last time I did this it was over two or three days and the burning and redness would last about 30 min and then it would be done.

I will see my pcp next Wed and I don't think he is going to have a clue. My prayer is that I could find the source of what is going on. Thank you.

Love,

Nancy

IntoLight

Father, I pray that you will heal Nancy of this terrible skin affliction right now. Remove her itchiness and redness, and give her relief. Please help her find the source so that she may avoid it in the future. Hold her tightly and give her peace. In your Holy Name.

Ade

Lord, we lift our sister, Nancy, up to You now and ask that You relieve her discomfort. Grant the doctors wisdom to correctly diagnose it so it may be prevented in the future. Take away the burning and replace it with Your healing balm of comfort. Thank You for Your loving care for her. Amen

HersheyKiss

Dear Jesus, I pray that you will heal and restore Nancy's skin. Please provide guidance and direction to her physicians as they figure out this ailment. Thank you for your loving kindness, Jesus. Amen.

GmaFoley

Amen..

footprintsangel

Heavenly Father, Please help Nancy with skin infection, that

Your healing arms of love will help her with pain. So the doctor 

can help Your healing touch,  with their wonderful ways You help

them to help Nancy. For we all love her so much. Amen

footprintsangel

You Are  The Potter

You are the potter, Oh Lord

We are the clay.

Mold us and make us

More like You every day.

Make us be patient,

Generous, loving, and kind.

Sow seeds in our hearts

Of Your Nature Divine.

Fashion us to be obedient

And follow Your Holy will.

Teach us to willingly receive

The gifts that You instill.

Help us to fulfill our purpose

On our earthly journey as we roam,

So that we can remain forever

With You in Your heavenly home. 

bandwoman1234

Thank you ladies for your prayers. I really appreciate them. I don't have high hopes that any doctor will be able to figure this out. This time in some ways it was worse and in some ways better than back in Dec. when it happened. It affected much of my body this time and the burning sensation seemed worse. I didn't have chest pain and a fast heart rate which goofed up my thyroid production and it took a long time to even out last time. Hopefully it has not done that again. I think it is possibly a reaction to a toxin or an allergic reaction. Either one of those things could be going down a path of no return.

I have basically laid around all day and done nothing just to be sure nothing else was going to happen. I am highly sensitive to many things but I have never done anything like this until Dec.

I would appreciate your continued prayers as I think this could be a very difficult situation to pin down.

Have a good evening dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

zjrosenthal

Dear Jesus please heal Nancy and reveal the source of this reaction. Love, Jean

GmaFoley

I have had some of those issues in the past Bandwoman - It seemed to happen after radiation. Any time it warms up and the showers would make it worse. Also if your faucet or shower head has any mold spores, it can irritate. We are blessed with good well water here, but in cities they put additives like chlorine in the water. I have to use all unscented soaps and shampoos or I will break into a rash.

Dear Lord, I pray Bandwoman finds the source of her irratation. Please calm down the rash and I ask for you to open the doctors eyes and brain to solve this problem for her..... Amen.

Faith-840

Nancy, you have been in my prayers since I first read of your awful episode. I posted a prayer last night and somehow I just noticed it's not there but I wanted you toknow I've been praying. Joanne has some very good questions for you to think about. I will continue to pray for you to have an answer and no repeat of that episode.

Faith (in the future).

footprintsangel

Expections

A babbling brook, a chirping bird,

A note of music yet to be hears. 

Some say; " There is no God!"

A drop of rain, a falling leaf,

Children playing make believe.

Some say: " There is no God!"

A clear blue sky, a brilliant star,

A tiny moonbeam shining far.

Some say " There is no God!"

A laughing Child, as unshed tear,

The memory of a bygone year.

Some say: " There is no God!"

A soothing hand, a gentle sigh,

The Gates of Heaven, see them nigh.

Behold: Our God!

footprintsangel

My Master walks beside me

Each day the whole year through.

He is the light that guides me

In every thing I do.

He's with me in the midst of roses

And with me in the midst of thorns;

He's with me in the sunshine

And with me through the storm.

In every changing season

His blessing come my way.

My special thanks I offer Him

Each and every day.    God be with You, as He loves You soooooooooooo much!

bandwoman1234

Thank you all for your prayers and suggestions. This was not a rash but just bright red covering about 75% of my whole body. Since it happened in Dec as well that gives me some clues and possibly rules out others. I really highly doubt that any doctor is going to figure it out. I think it is going to be trial and error on my part to see if I can figure it out.

I do know my AI has magnified many things in my body and I will be on that for until the end of July 2019 unless my bone density scan coming soon shows bad things.

I have not done too much since this happened. I had an apt yesterday which I made. I am resuming swimming today and am praying nothing bad happens from the chlorine.

I have fibromyalgia and that is a whole set up things right there and could be related. I am putting on my Nancy Drew hat (for those old enough to know those books) and see what I can figure out.

Lisa, how are you doing?

Faith it is good to hear from you. How are you doing?

Debbie, thanks for reminding me that God is with us through the thorns.

Praying for you dear ladies.

Love,

Nancy

footprintsangel

My Prayer

Lord, with earnest heart I pray,

Guide me, hold me, one more day.

With Your loving hand in mine,

Make me whole and pure and fine.

Along the road I walk today,

Guide my path and show the way.

Cleanse me now and make me whole--

Whole in body mind and soul.

Always, God I pray to thee;

Help me Lord, and walk with me.

The path is long, the road is steep--

I stumble, fall and often weep.

Help me to rise and walk today

With Your hope and love, that comes my way.

In all I do and all I see,

I feel Your presence there with me.

Lord, my God please guide my way.

Walk beside me every day.  I love You Lord  Amen

By Edna and some words changed

bandwoman1234

Isaiah 40:29-31 New International Version (NIV)

29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

HersheyKiss

Nancy, I've always loved that Scripture. Thank you for posting and reminding me of God's immeasurable strength. He carries us through the storms.

zjrosenthal

Starting a course if HepC treatment this Sunday for 12 weeks. Prayer requesyed for no sude effects or tolerable ones. Thanks. Love, Jean

footprintsangel

More Than I Deserve

You knocked at my heart,

I invited You in.

With love You took over

Removed every sin.

You took away fears,

Replaced them with peace.

You gave me strong faith,

On my life a new lease. By Helen Parker

footprintsangel

Jesus is Coming

Jesus is coming--

He may come today;

Are you ready and waiting--

Walking His way?

Don't be caught sleeping

When Jesus appears;

Your days will be spent

Sheedding great tears.

He wants to be with you

And make you His own;

His love will uplifts you

As He guides youhome.

Jesus is coming--

He may come today;

Be ready--He's waiting--

He is the way.

bandwoman1234

Thank you Debbie for all of your uplifting posts.

Dear ladies please include Debbie (Footprintsangel) in your prayers. She really needs a healing touch and and provision in her home.

Jean, I am praying for your Hep C treatments.

I am praying for all of you.

Lamentations 3:22-26 New International Version (NIV)

22 Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."

25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.

footprintsangel

Heavenly Father, Please be with and comfort this wonderful 

group, bless them with Your peacefulness  and love ( That You

indeed are my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I shout 

for joy. Psalm 63)  Lord, guide those that are facing mountain,

to remember the faith of a mustard seed can move  it. Please

be with all those that are hurting and need Your comforting arms 

around them. As You help Jean, Nancy and others that are in

need of Your healing love. For You know every challenge these

caring friends are facing.( May Your kindness, O Lord, be upon

us who have put our hope in You( Psalm 33:22) Thank You for

being with those that are going through treatments and giving

strength to those that are weary ( Blessed is the man who trusts

in the Lord, whose hope is in the Lord. Jeremiah 17:7)  We love You

and Thank You for loving and carrying us in Your arms of love.  Amen

bandwoman1234

footprintsangel

My Hand In His

When life is bright and sunny

Or when the sky is gray,

It comforts me to know my God

Is never far away.

I cannot go beyond His reach

No matter where I roam.

I'm safely held in His care,

Away or here at home.

My hands secure in His each day,

I follow where He leads;

He knows the way and I'm assured

He will supply my needs.

When I must journey on from here,

I will not go alone;

He who safely guides will lead me

To my Heavenly Home

footprintsangel

Solutions

When we have a problem

The solutions is at hand,

We can take it to the Master

For He'll always understand.....

The answer may be different

Than what we've planned or sought,

But in God's great wisdom

Some lessons have been wrought..

So we'll keep on praying,

Asking guidance on the way,

Knowing God will lead us

To the solutions right each day.

Ade

Got through 6 days watching 3 grandchildren but am bone tired. Have new area on the cancer side to ask about next month. (

I have an unspoken prayer request - (thanks).

Praying for all of you ~*~ and thanking you so much for your encouraging posts...needed right now

Hugs,

Ade