thread for middle age to older Christian women.

Praying for you to get that "feel good day(s)..Nancy!

Sinus infections are no fun, and can be quite serious too.

Thank you Lisa. Yes, after looking up sinus infections it is not something that you want to ignore for sure. Hope you enjoyed your daughters coming to visit.

Jean, I am glad to hear that Angie's knee surgery went well. It is amazing how fast they go home these days. Praying she has a good recovery and rehab and heals quickly. Enjoy your sleepover with Valentina.

Love,

Nancy

Chris, praying for you as you have your scan tomorrow. Praying for peace and good news.

Praying for all of you today. Chris, I am praying for GOOD news from your scan today.

Gumdoctor, you have been on my heart the last few days. How are you doing? Praying for a breakthrough for you with the possible loss of your insurance and discharge from the Army.

Faith, praying you have been able to have your family in without causing more stress for you.

Faithfilled, I hope you are doing okay on your Tamoxifen so far.

Hershey, praying you are doing well with your LE.

Lisa, I don't know if I mentioned how cute your little dog is. Our furbabies gives us so much joy.

Joanne, praying those spots are ALL vanishing.

Ade, praying that James fever has not returned and for renewed strength as you deal with getting your house ready to sell.

Teka, did you and your DH get over your coughs and colds?

Lita, praying you will enjoy your flowers for many, many more days, weeks, months and years.

I had to do laundry today and it is the first I ventured into my Mom's basement in her house. Well darn if I didn't see a snake and in a place I knew I would not be able to get to. I saw it in the same place several times but with the vibrations of the washing machine it has vanished. We have had people out to help deal with them and to date NO ONE has been able to solve the problem of where they are getting in. When they took this one chemical off the market which the company my Mom used for years told me they are no longer dealing with snakes because they have found nothing to repel them at this point. Lord help us with this problem. A snake has managed to get on the main floor of the house when my Mom was here after my Dad died. She knew how to deal with it back then. It crawled out from under the sofa as she was sitting in her Lazy Boy chair across from the sofa. So you can imagine how that memory creeps me out.

Thank you for those who have prayed for me. I am on antibiotics and even though they are hurting my stomach I do feel better and I don't have as much head congestion so I am so thankful for that.

Have a good day dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

I just posted this in the gardening thread but thought some might like to see it here also. God has a way of showing us His love through such beauty in the midst of dark times.

I struggled severely last fall to plant 9 rosebushes over 3 days in 90 degrees and in 15 min work sessions (all I could do). I did this by myself, by hand, digging wirh a trowel and small shovel...I never thought I could do it or that the rosebushes would survive...

Here is the proof. 9 rosebushes ALL survived the winter and put out these breathtakingly beautiful blooms this week.

We can take lessons from these tiny little things that are not tiny at all. God is in charge.

Love to All here, Gumdoctor

Absolutely gorgeous, Gumdoctor. I envy you being able to plant those beauties yourself. Sadly, I can't bend over or be on my knees anymore.

I can transfer root-bound plants to newer pots but that's about it.

Blessings,

L

Hi, Nancy - I hope you feel better soon & things go smoothly with Mom next week. I so appreciate you thinking of me, I have an outpatient D&C procedure scheduled tomorrow before I can start my Tamoxifen. A pre-Tamoxifen check up with my GYN last week showed I have some thick lining & polyps that need to be taken care of before we can move forward with the Tamoxifen. Just another little speed bump in the breast cancer venture, If you & all the good ladies could please keep me in your thoughts & prayers tomorrow, I would certainly appreciate it. Thinking of you & hope everyone is doing well - Many blessings - FaithFilled Girl

Hello friends, while I've not been posting, I have been reading and really praying for all of you. Chris, as Jaylee said on the Ibrance thread, the longer we go, the harder it is waiting for results. I pray you have only good news from your scan. My last scan in January showed no signs of the tumor. However, I get my bloodwork done tomorrow and see the MO on Tuesday so I'm also having some anxiety. The waiting never seems to get easier.

I've also been experiencing some unusual anxiety about everything lately and don't know if it's another side effect or just too much to think about. We just had DD and DGD here last week and now we have to drive 300 miles to Ohio for DGS's High school graduation at the end of May. I've been getting PT for sciatica but it's only very slowly getting better and that ride will probably make it worse again.

Nancy, I'm so sorry to hear that you've had a cold while having to visit your mom and deal with everything there. I'm praying that you feel better soon and your time there is easy and productive and especially no more snakes to deal with.

Gum doctor, praying that the foot dragging continues on your behalf. Your roses are beautiful. Can't imagine trying to plant in that awful heat with all the drug side effects also.

Lita, you are my hero, you just keep on keeping on. Praying that God continues to bless you with many good days ahead.

Ade, I'm praying that you and James have the strength you need to get the house ready to sell and move. We need to downsize and the thought of doing all that is overwhelming..

Faithfilled, I'm sorry I haven't welcomed you to the thread before this but I'm the other Faith here. I'm sorry you find yourself here but there is so much wonderful spiritual support here, you will be glad you found us.

Jean, Joanne and everyone else I'm forgetting right now, you are all in my daily prayers that God will watch over you and bless us all with ongoing good health and healing.

Love and prayers,

Faith (in the future).

Nancy, glad your mom has had lots of visitors. I know this takes a little pressure off of you too! I will pray for her UTIs (and continuing dental issues). Mine don't often show up well either, but they are definitely there. Hope she gets the relief she needs. I will also pray for your unspoken request. These burdens weigh us down but God is faithful to hold us up in His hands. I am thankful for your continued support too.

Faith840, praying God relieves your anxieties. They are real even if not explainable. Lifting you up in prayer.

FaithFilled, will pray for your procedure tomorrow, that it will go smoothly and without incident. And that you will feel God at your side the whole way.

I have a morning appt tomorrow to discuss last Thursday's scan. It is also my 3-year "cancerversary" so it will be an emotional day for me I am sure. For some of you, 3 years is nothing and you have been battling this disease for many years, but I was dxd stage IV de novo so it is big for me. But God is able to do abundantly more that I could ever imagine. Looking back over my journal pre-cancer days, I am reminded that God has brought me through many different trials and fills my cup to overflowing every time.

Blessings on you all--Chris

Chris, praying for your apt tomorrow. Three years out in Stage four is a BIG deal. Every anniversary is a big deal for all of us. I hope you have many, many more of those anniversaries. Thank you for your prayers too.

Here is a little photo therapy I got yesterday when I was quite upset when leaving my Mom's facility.

Love,

Nancy

Good Monday morning to you all. God's mercies are new every morning and Mondays tend to remind me of that blessed promise.

Gumdoctor, Lita and Nancy your flower pix are a testimony of God's goodness toward us. He could have made creation in gray tones, or us to see in black & white like dogs do. But instead He made breathtaking colors and forms such as you have captured on photos for us to enjoy. Thank you for sharing God's goodness toward us. I don't have roses - though they do beautifully here - so below are what's blooming in MY yard today.

Gumdoctor, I pray for God's peace for you concerning your future. May HIS perfect will for you be done in His time. I am guilty of fretting over my future as my husband wants to move to a remote place not near our 2 children in Ohio. I see us getting older (and maybe sicker) and NEEDING our kids. Yet I have to pray GOD'S will because I truly don't know the future and God does. I have to constantly remind myself of God's sovereignty in my life accompanied by His love towards me. May He bless YOUR future in ways you can't even imagine.

Nancy, I lift up your unspoken prayer. The Lord knows what you need even before you voice your prayers and I pray He will bless the outcome of your concern and grant you His peace and provision in it. May He facilitate the obtaining your mom's wedding certificate and it not be a problem. I am glad there was a bevy of visitors for her. She must feel loved. Bless you for your loving care towards her concerns (as God is giving to you!).

Faithfilled, may your D&C be a breeze for you. As surgical procedures go that was one of my easiest - praying it will be for you too and that you do well on Tamoxifen. (Letrozole was my first cancer med and I had SO much anxiety & depression on it, so you should do better on the new meds.)

Chris, may you have the Lord's peace regarding your scan results no matter what you hear. (Praying for GOOD news!) Celebrating three years post stage 4 with you. That's a BIG deal! He has you in the palm of His hand and nothing can snatch you from it.

Lisa, wonderful, timely banner! Thank you!

Blessings upon your week, sisters.

Proverbs 3:5,6

Ade

Chris, so happy for your good news. That is AWESOME!!!! I am glad your back is better.

Lisa, thank you for that banner. I needed that reminder today.

Ade, love seeing the flowers in TX. I have no idea what those are but woven look of the greenery is fascinating with the pretty flowers.

I took my last antibiotic this morning PTL. My depression has taken some steps backwards unfortunately which I can't really go into as to why but it has. I would appreciate your continued prayers in this situation.

Have a good day dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

Chris, Praise the Lord! I will continue to pray for a resolution for the back pain too.

Faith, I know your anxiety..Both the waiting for results, the longer stage four people continue to get clear scans and blood work the more we seem to wait for that other shoe to drop don't we? Well, I know some people may expect us to not worry as much as we do..but scanxiety is very real..and a clear scan is what we pray for..but God does not say we will never get scared, he just helps us through the fear. I personally suffer from paralyzing anxiety (literally, I was rushed three years ago to the ER with Transient Paralysis!)..So I have learned ways to cope, but it does not always work..especially at times when I am overly tired like after my family visits.

Faith Filled.. I've had a D&C, and it is not so bad. Do expect some cramping afterwards though, and Motrin is what always helped me.

I am on my way this morning to the U of M to see a neurologist about a numb leg. My MRI (had on Sunday) showed no cancer, just degenerative changes, which is normal for me with the osteoarthritis..So please pray that they find out why my right leg has been numb for more than two months now. It is surface numbness..meaning I cannot feel the top of my leg foot and first three toes. I only feel the inside of the leg, and the back, but nothing on the top and outside below the knee. It is identical to the nerve damaged right forearm from the elbow up to the arm pit after I had surgery and nerves got damaged..so I know it is nerve damage on my leg, but the question is why?!

I wish I could write more, but husband is getting antsy to leave..God bless~Lisa

Hi dear ladies. It has been a crazy day. I had some errands to run before going to see my Mom and I had just got inside after bringing in some groceries. I heard something fall and I saw my cat in front of me so I knew it wasn't her doing anything.

When I went outside to go to my Mom's a large section one of her trees blew over into the neighbors tree. There is an empty lot between our houses thankfully. It could have been bad but thankfully nothing was damaged and I talked to the new owners and the guy is not worried about their tree. In fact he asked if he could have the wood from the tree. He offered to help take it down. Our mower guy is coming first thing in the morning to see if he can deal with it. It is always a challenge with something new when I visit. Also my kindergarten tree that is in my Mom's backyard that guy hit by lightning last year doesn't look like it is going to come out of it and it is huge and older than dirt. LOL What does that say about me.

Lisa, I have had numbness on the right side of my face and my right foot for quite a long time. I am currently seeing a neurologist for a brain tumor and it has not been explained. Mine could be from my AI but I know you are not on those. I hope you can get some answers and solutions.

Ade, thank you for your encouragement. I did have some nausea a few days ago and I did take my AB with food. I have nausea sometimes in the morning because of my AI I am guessing. It usually goes away.

This tree going down ended up being a good thing because I got to meet the new neighbors and I won't go into all the details but our first encounter was not quite the way I would have wanted.

Faithfilled, I hope your D and C went as smoothly as possible and that you have a quick and easy recovery.

Have a good night dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

Faithfilled, glad to hear you got through your surgery and praying the polyp is benign. Usually if they think it is benign that is a good sign for sure.

Even though this has been a difficult few days I am SO grateful for our faithful mower who also is as I type taking down this tree that fell. He is so neat and so good and I was so happy he could do it today. He is a Christian and I think my sister said he preached at one time. He is from Georgia and such a gift to us. I remember the time where we were desperately seeking a good mower for my Mom.

I know quite a few of us have many things to be thankful for so this banner is for those but it covers all of us no matter where we are in life's journey.

Have a good day dear sisters. Ade, I would love to see a pic of the yellow flowering cacti you mentioned. The pink one you posted is beautiful.

Love,

Nancy