I Come to the Garden...

Thanks 3jaysmom:  I've mostly lurked about the boards over the years, but lately have been participating a bit more.  Though we are miles apart, we still have the Lord as a common bond.  I enjoy the fellowship.  I enjoyed reading Meece's testimony.  What got me participating on this thread, was the topic of grace and works.  I've been on the threads for second cancer and the stage IV board as I've just learned I have more cancer in the left breast.  I got the metastatic diagnosis 2 years ago.  I meet with my onc next week when I get my Zometa drip.  He will be explaining why they won't do anything for this new cancer.  Because of all the positive thinking and name it/claim it, blab it/grab it, confess it/possess it teaching, it's hard to have bc conversations with fellow believers in my life here.  On this thread, I hope I can be inspired and inspire others.  It's suppose to be a beautiful day today.  Enjoy.  Jean

My assurance is to be built upon God's assurance to me.

God says " I will never leave you , so that I may bodly say : " The Lord is my helper, I will not fear. In other words, I will not be obsessed with my apprehension.

I will be full of courage. I will take a deep spitirual breath. I will face that which I have apprehension about, and say "The Lord is my helper.."

I tend to get apprehensive before each chemo , which for me number 5 is next Wed, but I have to hold on to God's promises. He is our strength

Hello Ladies!

Back home and loving being with my family! Praying for all affected by hurricane Irene. Meece, I love that song!

Zumbagirl and Padiddle ~ I will be praying for you gals for courage and peace as you face your treatments.

Hugs to all!

Hi Ladies we made it through the hurricane but we had 2 huge trees fall in our yard.  It missed my daughters room by inches.  I Praise God that he kept us safe.

Jean, do you not have a port in? that helped me so much... i could never get stuck that many times, bad veins......prayers for all of you in tx, and all round having a bad time......3jays

Good morning.  The hurricane did little damage around my area.  We had flickering power, but never lost power.  Our rivers and streams are full and making a mighty roar, but they will settle in time too.  I am thankful.  The NH State Police called all church pastors on Saturday and asked that they would cancel Sunday services, so our pastor complied.  My husband and I watched a sermon online instead.  I chuckled when I saw he picked a sermon entitled "Whatever Happened to Repentence Preaching."  I thought it was an excellent sermon.  One of the scriptures in the sermon was 2 Corinthians 7:10 "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldy sorrow brings death."  I will make it a point to read this chapter and pray that the Holy Spirit help me understand this.  

I didn't think anything offensive was said about the atheist thread.  Whether a person is healthy or fighting disease, they need a savior.  

As far as a port, mine was taken out in 2002 when I finished my initial chemo treatment before the radiation started.  The metastatic disease did not occur until 2009.  No one has ever mentioned having another one put in.  I have metastatic disease in the sternum, so that might be why.  I had an abnormal mammo two weeks ago on the remaining breast and just learned I have a second breast cancer.  My onc called after he got the biopsy report and recommends doing nothing (no change in treatment).  He will explain more about this this Thursday.  

Psalm 106:1  "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever."  Thank you Lord for your love for each of the women who come to this thread to encourage and be encouraged.  May we rest in your love and be led by your spirit this day.  I give this day to you Father.  Amen

Hmm, might be time to retire this thread for me. I had found it a peacefull respite for almost 130 pages and then the judgement came! I have no energy to plead my innocence. I'm done.

I want to pray, here in the Garden.  Thank you, sisters.  GG

Good Shepherd, so many of us not only have cancer, but we have other situations that make it even harder to bear the cancer, so please send us some angels to protect us from further harm.  And then there are those, no matter what they do, that the cancer spreads, and while nothing can be done about the course of disease, please give comfort to those who must suffer more.  Lord, I lost my beautiful dog just before surgery, it does not seem real to me, I still cry a month later.  He was with our family 14 years and so I find his loss hard to believe.  For all the dogs in this world, I pray You spare them hurt and pain, for they also miss us, miss love they should have, miss simple provisions and shelter.  Since these creatures are part of our world, so too might I ask You include them in Your world of peace.  Heavenly Father, when we cannot get up yet again and again, be we military, prisoners, or the sick, help us up with Your compassion, help us up with our burdens, settle up our troubled hearts.  For, as the Scripture says, You are with us always, even unto the end of the world.  In Jesus' name, Amen.   

Dogeyed:  I lost a dog last summer that I had for 17 years.  It was very difficult.  I pray for God's peace to come to you during your time of mourning.  I pray for comfort for you for great is His love, higher than the heavens.  His faithfulness reaches to the skies.  Jean 

When I come to the garden, I think of it as a safe place to discuss and fellowship without judgement. I personally haven't noticed anyone judging. If someone shares what they learned in a sermon I can take it or leave it. We don't have to agree with anything posted here.  I believe it is the intent of the posters who come here to encourage no matter where they are coming from. I love the messages in the songs posted from the beginning, and the discussions of late on grace. Grace is a safe place to be and we all need grace. I apologize if I offended anyone...for sure it wasn't my intent. Blessings to all of you

Maybe yes...there needs to be a thread where we can spiritually discuss issues that we struggle with such as healing. I mentioned it because I don't want bc women to feel guilty in the garden if they are not healed here on planet earth. If this thread is just a place to just share verses and spiritual songs, I will for sure respect that...just make it clear and I will abide by the original posters vision for this thread..

I thought about this accusation of judgement and re-read the posts.  I see no judgement in the posts.   Jean

Good Morning All! I read this verse this morning on biblegateway.com and it really touched my heart! God is so gracious and loving to us! Everyone of us is a necessary and worthwhile addition to His family! Have a wonderful day everyone!

“That's plain enough, isn't it? You're no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You're no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He's using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what he is building. He used the apostles and prophets for the foundation. Now he's using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together. We see it taking shape day after day—a holy temple built by God, all of us built into it, a temple in which God is quite at home.” Ephesians 2:19 MSG