I am asking this morning for prayer that this cough I have will go away. I am doing everything I can to get this thing to go away and it keeps hanging on. I am even staying inside out of the wind. I do not feel I have allergies but I think today I will begin taking Claritin along with the Albuterol Inhaler and the Singulair. Both of these meds are prescription and help to keep my bronchial tubes open and seem to working well to do that but this cough just keeps hanging on. I - Praise the Lord - have not had any temperature and I do not want any of that (who does, right?). Thank you in advance for your prayers.
Today my friend, Peggy, and I are are going to try to meet up for lunch. She's in town and we haven't gotten to see each other since before my diagnosis. I'm looking forward to a visit and little lunch and catching up. Friendships are so special and so important and must be nurtured in order to remain in tact. I'm so thankful for my friendships and the understanding of my friends as I have walked through the troubled waters of diagnosis, surgery and chemo.
Yesterday I was able to catch up on a couple of sermons from Pastor Robert Morris at Gateway Church. Both sermons were about words and they were very insightful. In today's world where people say what is on their mind at the expense of others, it would do everyone good to listen to these sermons. Pastor Robert gave out several scriptures that support what God says in the Bible about words and the use of. Something that really stood out for me was ...
God records every word you say for judgment day. Now that's pretty scarey ... and then Pastor Robert followed that with ... Until you give your heart to Him. There are seven divine words to heal a relationship with God or someone else and it's never too late for that ... I was wrong, will you forgive me? Sometimes it is hard to ask forgiveness but it is well worth the end result of mending a friendship. Pastor Robert said there were six words that mean nothing ... I need to ask your forgiveness. He mentioned this is not asking for forgiveness, this is letting the person that they wanted to be forgiven but if you do not ask for forgiveness, these six words mean nothing.
Words cost - Words hurt - Words last.
Choose them wisely because none of us can unspeak words.
Proverbs 26:19 ... is one who deceives their neighbor and says, "I was only joking".
- I have found that people who cut me to the bone and then say "I was only joking" are very insecure in themselves so taking me down, built them up in their own minds. Since my diagnosis, I totally ignore the person when this happens and it happens on a regular basis.
Mathew 12:37 - For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.
- Think before you speak.
Psalm 141:3 - Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
- I have prayed this prayer.
Psalm 39:1 - I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of the wicked."
- How many times have you wished you had not said what you did ... if only the muzzle had been present.
Pastor Robert is a good Pastor and I always learn from his sermons and I am so thankful for that.
I am so thankful to have been ask to do a presentation for a conference ... the topic is Cancer - Do's and Don'ts. My prayer is to share with the audience 1) what happens when you find out you have cancer; 2) how to handle the news your co-worker has cancer; 3) things to say or not say to a person with cancer; 4) answer any and all questions that anyone may have. I have always said ... knowledge is power when dealing with this disease ... whether you have it or not. My prayer is to be given the opportunity to speak at as many functions as possible to educate others on cancer.
I have some cleaning to do today and grocery buying is definitely on the "to do" list. I need to check Pinterest for some easy crock pot recipes. For a few weeks now, I have not had much of an appetite so cooking is very difficult but buying 'take out' is so not what I want to do and I get tired of 'take out'. My daughter and son in law are so faithful in buying groceries for all week and cooking every night. They are my inspiration. Now don't go thinking that Alicia and I get take out all the time because we don't ... Thursday I did get Pei Wei lettuce wraps and last night she wanted fajitas from Mi Pueblos, so we went out and split a single order and still had some to bring home.
Before I go babbling, I will close.
Praises:
* Radiation is going well.
* My grand babies are feeling better.
* Friends - old and new.
* Feeling good.
* Opportunity to speak about cancer.
* Many many more praises.
Prayer Request:
* A friend, P.L. has been really sick, hospitalized, home now and very weak. Pray for her continued healing and strengthening.
* My survivor sisters to continue and hang on through the remainder of their chemo treatments.
* For those who use words and hurt others.
* My cough goes away.
Blessed and praying blessings for your day.
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