thread for middle age to older Christian women.

bandwoman1234

Joanne, I saw your words on an email but not your banner after I already picked one out. So today we have two Wed blessings. We can never have too many blessings for sure.

Amen to all of them and the Through it All is so comforting.

Love,

Nancy

bandwoman1234

Amen Joanne.

My ultrasound I had yesterday was good news. I don't have to repeat for 2-3 yrs now. Praise God.

Love,

Nancy

Cindymb

Great news Joanne! God is good 🤗

Cindy

footprintsangel

The Dawning of Day

The Dawning of day

Shall bring the good light.

So welcome after

The long weary night.

It comes not once,

But gradually,

Just like the healing

That God gives to me.

My heart finds peace in

His kind and gentle ways,

Restoring me, like

The dawning of the day.

zjrosenthal

Amen to yesterday's banners. Thank you Jo and Nancy. I had my mamo with contrast yesterday and thank you Jesus and all who prayed. It was negative! Jo, I did have a headache overnight. Better now. My hubby had a laser procedure on his left eye this week. Again praise Jesus, he can now see clearly. Our foster son and his wife who live in Oregon will be visiting us,for the last week in August. I am trying not to stress over it. My house is not in great order but it is what it us. They are coming to see us, not house beautiful. Hope everyone has a blessed day and weekend. Love, Jean

bandwoman1234

Debbie, your poem has hit the mark with me today. Today did bring light to me and a small breakthrough. Thank you.

Jean, congratulations on good news. Praying the laser procedure on DH's eye will be easy, quick and helpful.

Have a great weekend dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

NeverForsaken

Great news, Joanne you found a good therapist so close! I love it when God answers prayers in such a specific way!

And you must be so relieved Nancy not to have to worry about doing another Ultrasound for a couple years!

Debbie, i read your poem, and although today is quite gloomy outside..I am reminded of the light that shines always in my spirit..and the one who renews me day by day.

I went to my ladies Bible study yesterday and then spent some time with one of the elderly ladies when I took her to her eye doctor appt. afterwards..This is the second time I took her and we always have such fun..I pray I can continue to do this.

I keep wondering why I'm more nervous about this PET scan than the last two, and all I can come up with is that because the last one was clear/ NED, I have my hopes up more now than I did before. I know whatever is the outcome that my Lord has a plan for me and that he will equip me for whatever he has planned.

Lita, I read your comment about cancer aging a person ten to twenty years..This is so true! I look at pictures of me before the first cancer back in 2013, and then again just since last summer (before the MBC dx) and I hardly recognize myself now! And to top that off, I certainly do feel more like a seventy three year old than a fifty three year old these days. I suppose on a good day I feel only 63!

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 time you'll understand.

zjrosenthal

Hubby's eye procedure was succesful. He can now see clearly out of both eyes. He can drive safely which helps me too. Love, Jean

bandwoman1234

Amen Debbie. You are hitting the mark for where I am now. Praise God. I will be praying for you for your test on Monday.

Lisa, glad you are able to encourage and help others. That is the best medicine for our own emotional well being too. Everything in God's kingdom is totally reversed from the world's view. When is your next PET scan? We will be praying.

Joanne, I pray that this new LE therapist will be the person God uses to end this nightmare that you have had all summer.

Jean, that is a GREAT answer to pray for your DH.

Ade, how are you and James doing?

Faith, how are your hives?

I attended a fabulous outdoor Christian concert last night. The streets flooded on the way there with such a downpour I could hardly see but I just really felt it was going to miraculously clear off and it did. If you have a chance to hear Jasmine Murray or Micah Tyler it is worth it. They are new and upcoming artists. It was like two separate concerts and each had their own dynamic story of how God has seen them and is seeing them through much heartache and challenge.

More pluses today with Cammie!

Love,

Cammie

NeverForsaken

Thanks, Nancy..It is early Tuesday morning (the 21st).

HersheyKiss

Praise the Lord for miracles great and small!

Jean, I'm so happy that your husband's surgery was a success.

Joanne, you are in my prayers that this new LE therapist is skilled, compassionate, and thorough. I hope that she is able to get to the bottom of this issue. You've endured so much this summer. I'm glad that she is in your neighborhood, too.

Nancy, the outdoor concert sounds wonderful and I'm happy that you safely made it there. And Yay Cammie, keep up the good work!

Lisa, praying for excellent results on Tuesday.

Faith, I hope that your hives have resolved. Itchy skin is no fun at all.

My LE is s-l-o-w-l-y reducing. I read somewhere that Stage 0 and Stage 1 LE can spontaneously resolve. Well, that's not me. But I will take any reduction, slow or otherwise. Thank you all for your continued prayers.

Blessings to everyone.

bandwoman1234

Good morning dear ladies of faith.

It has been one of the most stressful and wonderful weeks all rolled into one. Through my awful Cammie situation He has been so faithful through it all. One the days I didn't think I could take one more day He would give me hope and encouragement. Today was and yesterday was a big victory. It is forcing me to trust in Him more than ever before and that is a good thing.

Lisa, praying for your PET scan on the 21st.

Hershey, I am glad you are seeing some improvement in your LE. I know God has told me many, many time to trust Him. Lately I have been hearing be patient and wait and see what I am about to do. I pray that He will help you in the daily struggle and it will allow your relationship with the Lord to grow more intimate.

Faith, praying you are able to handle company coming in and praying your hives will disappear for good!

Pray for Debbie (Foots) as she has some tests on Monday.

Joanne, continued prayers for a great experience with this new LE therapist which God has placed in your area.

Ade, how are you doing? Praying for you and concerned with not hearing anything for a while.

Have a great day dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

Ade

James and I have been busier than a one armed wallpaper hanger with the hives! (Sorry about the hives thing, Faith - it was my grandfather's saying.) I am praising the Lord for every day that He gives us to do the work we need to do. It's a long story and I won't go into it but our garage was STILL FULL of STUFF from our Ohio move to TX and James is determined to make room for our son's (NON-working) Jeep in order to keep peace in his family. So James keeps bringing in box after box of MY stuff and I have the choice of throwing good stuff away - or selling it on my web-store. So - I have been listing it like crazy, and pitching much of it too. Most of it starts the bid at $1.00 and I am praying it will ALL sell soon.

I have been keeping up with all of your posts and continue to pray for each one of you.

Our friend Karen went through uterine cancer years ago, then this year another form came back at the same time as her hubby Dean was diagnosed with lung cancer and had half a lung removed. They were on chemo at the same time together! Well she is in remission and he - after a year of chemo - just got his port out this past week. Now he is in the hospital with lesions on his pancreas and it doesn't look good. They were unable to have children and all they have is one another and the Lord. They are a WONDERFUL brother & sister in Christ and I would ask you all to lift them both up to the Lord in prayer please. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I love you all and even when I can't post I am praying for you. The fervent effectual prayer of a righteous (in Christ) man (woman) availeth much!

Blessings upon your day, sisters,

Ade

Ade

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bandwoman1234

Amen to that banner Ade. So true and yet not easy.

I am praying for Karen and Dean. In our human state it looks like a very sad story and it is but God knows what He is doing and has a plan. One of our young and very gifted preachers preached a message on just that. It really encouraged my heart.

I love your Grandfather's saying. It is amusing but I get the picture. Just glad to hear you are both okay but very, very busy.

Have a good night. Debbie praying for you for tomorrow.

Love,

Nancy

Ade

bandwoman1234

Ade, that is my favorite Christian band. I love that song. The part that says" your world is not falling apart it is falling into place" is such a concept and truth we can put our faith and trust in. Thanks for sharing that.

Love,
Nancy

footprintsangel

More Then I Deserve

You knocked at my heart,

I invited You in.

With love You took over,

And removed every sin.

You took all my fears,

Replaced them with peace.

You gave me strong faith,

On my life a new lease.

bandwoman1234

Amen Debbie. Praying for a good report for you.

I think I just saw the Ark go by my house. I think we are getting a whole months worth of rain in two days. We needed the rain. My hummingbirds have been going crazy at the feeder yesterday so I am guessing they are powering up for their migration soon.

Cammie has done all of her business in her box for four days in a row. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am and how this has grown my faith. Having to trust God every single day and not knowing what mess I was going to wake up to has been a real test of faith but He was faithful. No matter how I felt and I was really down on many days I heard him keep saying trust me, trust me. Then I kept hearing be patient, be patient. I am left with a royal mess to figure out how to deal with but I know God will show me how and when to do it.

I know that this may seem trivial to many of you going through such difficult things and it the grand scheme of life I am sure it is but I have never been through such an ordeal as this before. It makes me realize how much I take for granted.

Have a good day dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

bandwoman1234

IntoLight

Nancy, yay for the small things! One lesson I have learned through all of this is that God answers the smallest prayers in the midst of the biggest needs. I have learned to pray for those small prayers and then watch for answers. It has grown my faith and reminds me God cares for us all the time in all things. Praise His Name!

Lita57

Nancy, you are a warrior!

There is no way I could deal w/ a cat w/a mind of her own like that. #1: I CANNOT bend over anymore, so how would the messy, runny kitty poop get dealt with? #2: I can't kneel down on my hands and knees to blot up the pee and "crap" either. So, I'd either have to put the cat down, or surrender her to a rescue shelter. Neither option is a great one, sadly.

Keeping you in prayer,

L

Ade

Rejoicing with you Nancy and praying this good girl span is developing GOOD habits for this "backsliding" kitty! I think your amazing love and patience for her (through the frustrations, tears and all) are like an example of our Lord's patient tolerance for our own "badness" sometimes. (Only He has a LOT more patience and love than we can imagine!)

Since James' 2 heart attacks, open heart surgery & very narrow stent insertion one year ago he was SUPPOSED to be on an injectible medication as he is very allergic to statins. While awaiting the very difficult to attain approval he was told the office had LOTS of samples and that the nurse would bring them to the clinic an hour away from here rather than us drive the 3 hours up to the main office. We went and Nurse didn't come out but told the secretary that they were all out! He started to leave then turned around and asked what he was supposed to do now. Secretary went to nurse again and he was told she would mail them as soon as they came in. No meds were sent. This was 6 months ago. We went back today and told the cardiologist what happened when he asked why James was not on it. He was NOT happy! Nurse was called back into the exam room with us and she has no clue what happened and said she DID have the samples that day! she also said that James was approved back in FEBRUARY!!! She then called the pharmacy who said that he did not have a "special" account for this class 5 ($$$$) drug so tht's why they didn't send it to us - BUT FAILED TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO ANYONE!!! Nurse managed to get James ok'd over the phone and they SHOULD be mailing the meds soon. And here we go again - she is to meet us an hour away tomorrow at the satellite clinic to bring samples for until the meds arrive. we have been disappointed over and over as this drug thing has fallen through over and over again. Dare we hope again for tomorrow? Please pray that if this is God's will it will happen finally. James, I think has felt like he was doomed this whole year and now he hopes this will prolong his life (we pray he can tolerate it and that God will make it work for him). Thank you for praying with me. James and I have been together in marriage weathering these storms in life and rejoicing with the triumphs for over 46 years now. We came to the Lord together - and hope to go Home together someday.

Praying for you all with love,

Ade

bandwoman1234

I didn't have a chance to post yesterday. I was gone a good part of the day and then I put together this cat tree which took some time. The reviews that said it was easy to put together and it didn't take a long time made me feel stupid and slow, but I DID it. She likes it. I may have to rearrange my furniture as this is SOO big.

Maybe a setback today. Cammie was sick in the early morning and nothing in box today. I am hoping it will happen later.

Ade, praying that you will FINALLY get those meds for James. So many roadblocks and goof ups. I hope to hear good news from you about this soon.

Lita, I am probably the most tenacious person you will ever meet and when it comes to saving my cat I will do almost anything. I have read a ton of articles from cat behaviorist and am currently reading one book and have another to go. I am learning that most of this was not her fault. I have come a long way to realize that. In the end the goal is to have a much happier cat, a much happier me and that we will live together in harmony with faithful litter box habits. You are certainly a warrior and tenacious!

Lisa, praying your PET scan will produce good results.

Chris, yes this has grown and stretched my faith greatly. Have you recovered from your trip?

Joanne, praying that this LE therapist will work wonders for your arm. I know it has been a very long haul for you.

Take care dear ladies. Have a good day.

Love,

Nancy

Faith-840

Hello again friends, thank you all for thinking of me and praying for me, I really need the prayers. I just wrote a long post to explain it all but lost it so, I'm going to make this short. No energy to do it all over. Long story short, my hives became much worse so I went to the ER and then to the allergist who prescribed high doses of Prednisone, benedryl, Zyrtec and Zantac which is why I'm so exhausted. I see the allergist again tomorrow. I think they might be getting better but I'm afraid they will get worse like the last time when I thought they were gone. All the doctors I have seen seem shocked at how bad they are.

I also went to my MO so he could see them and he ordered more blood tests added to the ones I had scheduled for Friday. Some good news is my tumor markers are stable and the rest of the blood work was mostly ok according to my MO. However, I had to postpone my CT scan scheduled for today since they are afraid the contrast might make things worse. My MO wasn't too concerned about the delay so I won't worry either especially since the tumor markers are good.

In closing, I just want to tell you that although I've not been reading, I'm praying for everyone.

Sending love and prayers,

Faith (in the future).

footprintsangel

That Is What I know

Few things are certain,

But I know beyond a doubt,

Faith in God is one thing

That I cannot live with out.

I don't know what each day holds,

Yet, the Lord is at my side,

And through prayer, I'm confident

What I need He shall provide.

Oh, others might let me down,

But God is steadfast and true;

He will take good care of me...

And do the same for You!  By Steven Schumacher

bandwoman1234

Faith, what a time you have had. I am so sorry to hear that the hives got so bad you had to go to the ER. Praying all the cocktail of drugs you are on will knock this out of your system whatever is causing it. The good news on your blood work is great news but I know when you feel so miserable it is hard to feel anything good but you will get through this. We will be praying for you and you will see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Debbie, right on the mark of my heart as usual. Thank you.

Ade, praying you got those meds for James yesterday.

Cindy, when are you starting chemo?

Have a good day dear ladies.

Love,

Nancy

Ade

Faith - praying they can find the cause of your hives soon! They are not only miserable but can be dangerous.

Debbie - AMEN! That piece reminds me of the worthy saying - "We know not what the future holds, but we know Who holds the future!" There's great comfort in that.

Joanne - praying the therapy will finally bring healing to your arm. That's been way to long for you too!

Nancy - Cammie should be on her little kitty knees thanking the Lord He gave her to YOU! Hope she was good when she finally went again! >^..^<

We got home from Ft. Stockton (an hour away) at five yesterday WITH THE SAMPLES of MEDICATION and were for some reason REALLY exhausted so slept until seven! At nine he took his first injection and had NO REACTION! Thank YOU LORD!!! With this one I think the worst is flu-like symptoms which may or may not go away over time. He is to take these every 2 weeks. The nurse (a year ago) told us we qualified for it free and she had applied for it twice. But when the pharmacy called to start sending it he said it would cost $375 a month in addition to what Medicare Part D will pay. He had not received any paperwork for the free medication. Nurse told us TWICE she had filed it, hmmmm! SO - when she returns from her vacation we will proceed to nag her until she submits the paperwork. Until then the pharmacy is on hold - but we have 2 months of samples to use so hopefully this WILL go through in time. Our doctor neighbor told James that he had been really concerned that James had gone a year with no medication and that this could mean more damage. James' cholesterol is the heredity kind, hard to treat, and his tiny stent could clog up easily and cause yet another maybe fatal this time heart attack. Praying these meds work and no harm was done in this year long delay. THANK YOU all for having prayed! He is more light hearted than I have seen him in a year.

Blessings upon you all ~

Ade

Ade