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The verse that gets me through the rough times: ".... for all things work
together for good to them that love the Lord." Romans 8:28
I've made a decision to practice what I preach,
as far as charities go. Any money that I make from this site, 5% will go to the MS Society for multiple sclerosis research
and programs that help MS patients and their families.
UPDATE: 7/10/08: Added prayer requests for two
of my uncles, my nephew, my husband, a friend's husband, my best friend, and my son's friend who just joined the Navy.
M uncle, is battling lung cancer again and needs prayers
that he'll beat this diesease again.
Another uncle has emphysema, tests show he may have had a heart
attack, plus he has a lung nodule they're watching on x-rays and scans to see if it grows, whether it could be cancer or not.
Pray that it's not cancer.
My nephew just had an apartment fire, he didn't get hurt but
he lost almost everything. He needs prayer to get him through this tough time.
Also my husband is having a lot of problems with arthritis
and a bulging disc in his lower back. This is his busy time of year work wise, and I worry that he's overdoing it.
He needs prayer to take away his pain, and that he'll take care of himself.
A friend's husband has a lung nodule the doctors are watching
closely . He doesn't always return for his scans like he should, so pray that he doesn't have cancer, and that
he'll go back to the doctor the way he should.
The same friend has just had a bout of medically induced hepatitis
that was really serious. Pray the doctors will have the wisdom to know which medicines caused this and not put her on
them again, and that she'll have a 100% recovery.
My son's friend Jeff, who lived with us for a short time, has joined
the Navy. His dad died just about a week before he left for boot camp, and I worry about him being alone at this
time. Pray that he's happy with the decision he made, he has comfort for his grief, and that he's kept safe.
CHEROKEE PRAYER
Oh Great Spirit, Grant that I may never find fault with my neighbor until I have walked the trail of life in his moccasins.
PRAYER REQUESTS
A lady in my church, Libby, is battling lung cancer and just
had a set back with some possible liver metastasis. Also her dad, who lives in Nashville, is battling lung cancer and
is in bad shape. Libby isn't able to spend a lot of time with him because of her own health, which is hard for her to
accept. She needs your prayers.
There's also a young man named Mike in my church who is under the
care of hospice at home, in end stage cancer. He pretty much sleeps around the clock now. The doctors didn't expect
him to live past the middle of September, but he's still hanging in there. His mother, wife, and child are having a
hard time dealing with the thought of losing him, so they all need your prayers.
A good friend of mine from high school lost her dad, and if that wasn't
bad enough her sister is causing a lot of problems with the estate, even though there was a will. She's just making
everything as difficult as she can. And another friend from high school recently lost her brother, way too young.
Please remember all these in your prayers.
My uncle is doing fairly well with his lung cancer. He's
scheduled for another biopsy later this week, however. Please keep him in your prayers.
I'd like to request prayer for myself as well. I have a pelvic
ultrasound every year with my GYN exam because of my mother's history of ovarian cancer. I had two large cysts, so went
back after 6 weeks for a repeat ultrasound, and this time the two large cysts had become one VERY large cyst. My CA-125,
which is a blood test for ovarian cancer, was normal however. I have to go back in January for another repeat pelvic
ultrasound, so I'd appreciate your prayers.
Two people my husband works with have been recently diagnosed with cancer - one
with breast cancer, one with lymphoma. Also, the one with lymphoma is going through a divorce.
A lady wrote in requesting prayer for her daughter and
her family, saying that they need strength to survive. Please remember them in your prayers.
Also my husband two friends have started a business. They're
doing fine with it now, staying quite busy. I don't want you to pray that we'll all be rich, just that the business
won't go under!
A fellow Tennesseean that's been very loyal to this site
wrote requesting prayer for her dad. He's receiving chemotherapy treatments as well as radiation therapy, for esophageal
cancer. Please remember this gentleman and his family in your prayers.
A very sweet lady from South Carolina named Brenda wrote
and asked me to add her to the prayer request list. She's raising two granddaughters, ages 13 and 15, alone and is battling
lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Obviously this is a strong, determined lady! She's having some major problems
from these two diseases lately though, with lots of problems getting her hands to work for her at all - even getting stuck
in her bathroom for three hours because she couldn't get the door open, until her granddaughters came home from school and
let her out. Don't you know that was the longest three hours of her life? Please remember this lady
in your prayers - she says she prays everyday that she'll live to see her granddaughters grown. If praying for her will
help her - and I believe with all my heart that prayers makes a lot of difference in peoples lives, I've witnessed it firsthand
myself more than once - then I know I'll be glad to do this for her and that I can count on you all to do the same!
The lady from Stargazers world - link on my links page - is having
a lot of health problems, as is her new husband, and they need our prayers. There names are Michael Dennis Wood
and Martha Lou Wood.
Have a prayer request? Let me know and I'll add
it here.
Cherokee Blessing
May the warm winds of Heaven blow softly on your home,
And the Great Spirit bless all who enter there.
May your moccasins make happy tracks in many snows,
And may the rainbow always touch your shoulder.
CHARITIES
To help victims of South Asia earthquakes, check out these links:
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Mobilizing to provide medical assistance, blankets, water, sleeping mats and tents.
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Dispatching teams to assess damages and the needs of victims.
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Assessing immediate needs on the ground and preparing emergency response.
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On the ground providing emergency relief, including water and tents.
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On the ground assessing the response effort and responding to victims.
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Sending emergency staff to distribute aid and make further assessments of the damage.
Be a Volunteer
Choose from the organizations below that are responding to the earthquake or search for other related charities.
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Search Red Cross volunteer opportunities in your community.
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Join your community's Emergency Response Team.
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Browse local volunteer opportunities.
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Good Ways to Help - or go to NETWORK FOR GOOD BELOW, which is where these links came from.
Here's a link to a great charity/crochet
site with addresses for multiple charities taking crochet donations, as well as crochet tips/tricks/patterns also on the site.
Check them out! www.hooksngrannies.com
I found this charity called SHAWL MINISTRIES in my "meanderings"
through websites on the net. It's a fascinating site. It tells how the ministry got started, has poems, prayers,
inspirational stories, music, patterns, links - lots and lots to look at and enjoy, plus ways to help out others as well.
Here's the link - http://www.shawlministry.com/
I also found this site that has A LOT of info on ovarian cancer, signs
and symptoms, info on the disease, etc. Many of you know this is VERY CLOSE to my heart as I lost my mother to this
terrible disease in April, 2004 after a five year battle. She put up a heck of a fight as she was in an advanced stage
when she was diagnosed. There's also info on making donations, but even if you have no intentions of donating, PLEASE
take the time to check it out and learn a little about this terrible disease - it could save your life, or the life of someone
you love. Here's the link - http://www.ocrf.org/aae06.shtml
KAPS4KARING
Here's a link for this site, which donates chemo caps for cancer
patients. There are free patterns, and an address where the caps can be sent. Please check them out
and see if you can help. You all know by now that cancer is very close to my heart because of my mother.
This info came from Beverly Qualheim of http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/. Thanks Bev! http://www.kaps4karing.com/
HEAD HUGGERS
BASKETS FOR CHARITY
Have a charity that's close to your heart that accepts donated crochet items?
Pass their info along and I'll add it to this page. Cancer is close to my heart because of my mother, so if you're looking
for a place to make donations to, consider cancer centers/oncologist offices. Many of the chemo drugs that they
give are refrigerator, causing the patients to chill during treatment, so these places can use blankets, afghans or laprobes.
Of course anyone on chemo has a chance of losing their hair, so consider kerchiefs/turbans/chemo caps to donate as well.
You can also check with the local American Cancer Society office in your area. :)
Indian Blessing
Let us walk softly on the earth
With all living beings great and small
remembering as we go that one God
kind and wise created all.
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