tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888359864522351795.post4149621555959455362..comments2023-10-05T08:20:31.111-04:00Comments on On the front porch: Figured I needed to update...Buggie_Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974815016165200598noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888359864522351795.post-36853094812742972852010-03-06T22:55:32.172-05:002010-03-06T22:55:32.172-05:00Terri, I don't mind a bit. Some of my best fri...Terri, I don't mind a bit. Some of my best friends are folks I've met on the net... as far away as California... and tho I'll never see them face to face in person, they're as near and dear to my heart as those right next to me. I think God is Internet savvy and allows us to make connections we might not otherwise get to make... forge friendships we might not otherwise have. Your thoughts and prayers are a blessing to us, and we thank you. <br /><br />That verse is perfect! I've got a song on a Randy Travis CD that's become my mantra... This is the chorus...<br /><br />He never promised that the cross would not get heavy, or the hill would not be hard to climb.<br /><br />He never offered victory without fighting, he said help would always come in time.<br /><br />So remember when you're standing in the Valley of Decision, and the adversary says, "Give in." Just hold on, our Lord will show up, and He will take you through the fire again. <br /><br />I'll put that on repeat and just listen to it over and over. No matter what, He is always right there. <br /><br />He's been there this time too... Joe was really scaring me. He was ready to just give up here about 2 weeks ago. Stop the treatment and just lay down and die. Our church had a sermon on "Why aren't you dead yet?" If you're not dead, God has a plan for you that you've yet to fulfill. Joe took that to heart. He's decided he's not through living yet. Praise the Lord! I told him, I can't make him not give up... only he knows how much more he can take with the treatment and all of the side effects. I don't want to loose him prematurely tho, so I'm glad he's still aiming to fight. No matter what he ever decides, I'm here for him. <br /><br />Things are on the upswing, it seems... Joe's getting stronger, the diarrhea is still there, but it's not as frequent. And he's started eating better... Praise be! I'm hoping, and praying, that he'll be well enough to get out of here by Monday. I've had about as much of the "Roper (name of the hospital) Hilton as I can stand.)<br /><br />Well, it's about bedtime... so I'm going to get my last minute things done before I crawl in between the sheets. <br /><br />Thanks again, Terri... you're a dear! (*"*)Buggie_Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974815016165200598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888359864522351795.post-49452713861927552692010-03-06T17:57:55.461-05:002010-03-06T17:57:55.461-05:00Susan, I hope you don't mind me writing someti...Susan, I hope you don't mind me writing sometimes because I realize you have no idea who I am. I am not even sure how I came across your blog, I know I saw blogs listed on google and I had thought that maybe I would start writing one myself. When I came across yours I didn't go any further and you and Joe have become part of my thoughts and prayers. I always wish there was something I could do and the only thing I know to do is pray for both of you. I feel you have shown such strength, commitment and compassion and I know God will take care of you. I read a verse that made me think of you.<br /><br />"No matter how steep the mountain, the Lord is going to climb it with you.<br />- Helen Steiner Rice<br /><br />Take care, my prayers are with you and if there is something I can do please tell me and I will try the best I can.<br /><br />Territlc313https://www.blogger.com/profile/04551867421798452236noreply@blogger.com