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Smeshque: That is powerful and beautiful. Such lovely poetry for the soul.
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Though a handsome mortal had to say "see you one day"
Do not mourn for my temporary home
I now am in awe of God's ray
I am in the company of many; I am not alone..........
IN MEMORIUM of Raymond Richard Tison, 4/3/1952-9/8/2018
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LL- I am sorry, is this someone Dear to you that has passed on? Sorry for the loss.
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smeshque: Yes, it was my cousin, who had Aplastic Anemia that turned into Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Then in late June, it turned into pancreatic cancer. Thank you.
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Smeshque: Yes, I had mentioned the out of state funeral that I had attended in a recent post.
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Llama, I'm very sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family.
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FrazzledMama: Thank you so much. My LO endured an over 2-decade illness.
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I hope everyone is doing ok.

“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” 
1 John 4:4
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“Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” 
Romans 8:39
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Please pray for me.
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Hugs, Smeshque. Praying for you.
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Smeshque: Sent you a pm yesterday. Praying for you - whatever it is God knows.
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Thank you all for your prayers and concern. I am just heavy right now with figuring out some things. Haven't felt much like writing, please forgive me. And those who have sent me a PM, I am sorry to delay in responding, but I will as soon as my mind and heart are cleared of these things. I thank you so much for your prayers, please continue to keep me in them, as you all are always in mine. Much love to you all.

Ephesians 6:18
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” 
Proverbs 1:7
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"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
Psalms 100:4
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It's 2 am, I cannot sleep. I have been in much prayer and meditation. I feel a huge weight off my chest. I have made some decisions finally about some things and I feel at peace with my conclusion. I have missed you all very much and will write more tomorrow. Those of you who have shown concern for me, I thank you. There are such loving people on this site, who genuinely care, what a blessing. Goodnight all, I am going to at least relax, maybe sleep will come. A big turning point tomorrow. Much love and prayers for you my AC family.
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How do we know when we have done the right thing or made the right decision?

When we feel at peace.

I’m living proof of that. In my case one of the biggest decisions of my life was to leave everything behind to come do what I knew in my heart was right. I struggled to make the decision a lot. But when I finally did it and ever since that moment, I’ve had peace. I may be tired (a lot), at times hurt, some other times even angry...but even when experiencing all of that I know deep in my heart, that I’ve peace.

Long story to just reassure you, if you needed any reassurance, that as long as you have peace in your heart, you can be sure you’re making the right decision.

Hope peace also brings rest to you, as rest is fuel.
May God bless you!!
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Not one person is perfect.
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It saddens me that no one carries on here when I am away. I am trying to write more as my load has become lighter hallelujah!
I went back to work as some of you know. Working 12 hour days, 3 days a week. Then it became 4 days, then more and more until they were wanting me to work everyday. Short of help, as management I was having to fill the empty days.
I worked 2 Sundays, for which I am ashamed that I went against my convictions. When originally hired I said no Sundays they accommodated then we got a new director, and she was going to do things her way. Well, even though I received a promotion and a raise, I was in such torment. I wasn't home as much as I should have been and when I was I was just so exhausted to really care about anything. I became like a robot, not feeling just doing.
I started thinking how foolish it was. I did not have to do this job, why was I? Why was I walking around everyday in such a sour mood and not smiling anymore? I don't know. There were some elderly people I came to care about at my work, and I wanted to be there for them. You see they didn't smile when I first started there. But as I started smiling at them and saying hello and stopping to chat, they began to brighten up. And everyday they looked forward to my talks. So I got emotionally involved and it was breaking my heart to leave them, but I knew that I could not choose this job over my family. I talked with the Lord much about it. I was enjoying that extra income, but was no longer enjoying life or my family or anything really.
So after much prayer and meditation the Lord finally released my of the guilt, and I quit. Just quit. I feel peaceful about it, as if that was the right thing. My family seems happy about it. So Monday I will begin school in pursuit of becoming a nurse. I started several times and obstacles have gotten in the way, but we'll see.
Whether I work as a nurse one day or just finish school, doesn't matter. But this is the thing I am going to do.
It has been eating at me for a while. It truly is up to the Lord if HE leads me through that door or if HE has something else planned that I am not aware of. We shall see.
I am just so thankful to have some peace and actually enjoy the days now.
Well guess I just needed to share.
Thanks


Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. Hebrews 2:1
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Congratulations on pursuing your nursing education, Smeshque, that is a big step! I've been in that position before too. I remember a couple of years ago I was working long hours at a job that was okay and decent pay, but very demanding as far as scheduling and not many days off. I had applied for other jobs hoping to be able to do something that I felt gave me more opportunities to advance or better hours, to no avail.

Little did I know what family situations I would face since then, but God knew. In His grace and wisdom, those doors that I thought were being slammed in my face were a blessing in disguise. When I was pregnant with my daughter and ended up on modified bedrest, I couldn't go on working the demanding schedule. He opened the door for me to eventually start my own at-home business to help supplement our income. While I don't make nearly as much as I did before, it has allowed me the flexibility to attend to family issues that have come up, with our kids, and then taking care of mom and all that we have gone through since.

It reminds me of Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
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Thank you Frazzled. I understand that when we see what we think is the door being slammed in our faces, that we fail to see the window being raised.
I am glad you were able to see that you are where HE wants you. And even though money is the grease that slides us through this world. Its more important to be happy and contented than all greasy :]
Now I am stepping towards something, and at the same time I know the Lord can turn me a different direction. And that is ok, I truly just want to do what pleases HIM.
I thank you Frazzled, you are always a bit of light I look for on here. Shine on!
I do like the verse in Jeremiah, it is so true, sometimes we think we know whats best but truly we cannot see past this very moment to know whats best. But our Father HE is all knowing all seeing all wise, and HE leads HIS children where HE wants or needs them to be. God is Great!
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Rosses003: Isn't that the truth, e.g. tough to make decisions, but sometimes one must make the decision.
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Smeshque: Much success on your Nursing School.
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Frazzled: Such beautiful scripture. Thank you for posting it!
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I work every day on AgingCare answering questions as they come in from the 4 daily emails. I may miss some because I'm not as young as I used to be and I have had numerous doctor visits with problems that come up when one is about to turn 72. One would be very fortunate if they never had any health issues; that is a given. So there is nothing to be sad about. I am absolutely certain that there are many wonderful persons on AgingCare who offer much more wisdom than I could ever hope to accomplish.
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“For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.” 
Psalms 100:5
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It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
Psalms 92:1-2
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All of this is so wearing. Sometimes I really struggle as a believer to have to endure it all. Much less to be happy and thankful when I am watching my mother simply struggle to breathe and dumping out nasty commode chairs all day. Definitely a difficult trial.
Whats that saying- about putting the VERY BEST warriors on the front lines? Thats what we have to consider because that is exactly where we are!
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Anniepeepie: I know it can be really wearing one thin to the bone. But if you put faith in HIM, you can get through anything! I will be praying for you. I am going through a vein problem that has been ongoing since August 30 and I have "the best vein specialist in the business." I am just hanging on by one thread.
Hang in there and look to HIM for relief.
Oh, and have you tried to put Vicks Vaporub under your nose? It is supposed to help you, so I've been told.
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Hang in there Anni, my fellow soldier.
I can understand your feelings. This labor of love is soooooo hard at times, especially for our human selves.
When I start feeling that, I think about how the Son of God(God in the flesh) left His perfect home full of love and peace and joy, and came to this earth and was ridiculed, spit upon, lied about and then had to hand from a cross with His hands and feet nailed to it. Suffering and bleeding and dying. I know that was not pleasant at all . But He did that for us.
And we too will have an amount of suffering and trials and persecutions that we will need to endure through. If this life was perfect, how many of us would strive for Heaven and long for it? We would never want to leave this earth. But, because our lives our enduring and trying at times, we dream of Heaven and hope and long for it. Because no one loves us like Jesus. No one.
I will keep you in my prayers.

Don't let the devil make your faith waver. He is a liar.



2 Timothy 3:12
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
2 Timothy 2:12
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
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