papasangel

Three children? You are definately not alone LOL. Faith no matter what your marital status is I would encourage you to leave it in God's hands. If God has a mate picked out for you then He will know the right time for you both to meet. Remember marry in haste repent at leisure. I wish you the best.

I tend to lean more towards hoovers myself. They seem to last longer than most do and if you get one with a hepa filter ( as must if you have allergies) the filters are cheaper too. The best one so far I have seen is the bagless system in which you empty the dirt from a cup.

Cat, oh my sister I wish I could be ther helping you right now. I know its hard and painful to keep on going but hang in there. I promise you that your suffering here on earth is not forever. I don't know why you are going through this painful phase I only know that God has a plan for you. Right now when I see your testimony on this forum I see a woman of quiet beauty and inner strength. I see a person who is compassionate, caring and loving even to God's creatures. If there was any way any of us could take your burden we would but we cannot. Just think of the Glory that God has for you. Perhaps He is using you to reach others with your positive words. So never think down about yourself please. You are a living inspiration of what God wants us to be. Still praying for you sis and so are many others. See you bring a lot of people toghether to one purpose. With much love to you sis. -- papasangel

just a thought. Have they brought up the possibility of taking a "gold" shot? My mom got that and it helped her with RA. They are expensive but the entire treatment helped her a lot. From what I understand they literally take gold and inject it into the area and it works for some.

Cat I know how you feel about being in pain. I had to have surgery on my neck and back twice. The last surgery done on my neck brought me so much relief that I now only occasionaly require something stronger than an asprin or a rub. Here are a few suggestions that I have tried to obtain relief by with very good results if you are trying to avoid pain meds. 1. A hot tub spa session. Medicade will help pay for it if it is ordered by a doctor. You can get a portable one that you can take with you if you move. It is also covered by many health insurance companies with a doctors Rx. 2. Can't say enough about the capscasion cream. If you massage it or have someone else massage the parts that hurt it feels great and gives hours of relief. 3. Thermal (exercise to lose wieght clothes) helps keep body heat in as you walk around and helps keep muscles from knotting up due to being cold. 4. Once you have the muscles loosened up a bit try sedate stretching exercises. Do a spa treatment afterwards too. The indians and the scandinavians use what we call Saunas for overall heat therapy too. The trouble with pain medications is that you build up a tolerance to them over time thus requiring more and more to get the same level of relief. I would tell you about grandads horse liniment but I don't want you to have any more pain from the blisters it raises. God Bless and keeping you in prayer. - papasangel

Yes I am on some medication that makes me retain fluids. But I think the Tea I drink counteracts that pretty much LOL BTW or your arithitis. I have that too try some capscasin ointment or any ointment that has red pepper or capascom (speling?) in it. It helps me a lot and no steroids

Oh Lady C been there done that and even have several T shirts. I got so frustrated with the school system I removed my children out of it. I now homeschool them and they are doing better. In public school a teacher is lucky to have 10 minutes one on one instruction time per student and for those who struggle 10 minutes isn't enough. I don't know what your situation is but be prepared for the school to shift the blame to your shoulders. I know I have had the same thing happen to me. They say that parents aren't supportive and helping their children but for the most part that is untrue. One thing that may help is a tutor situation. Check withyour local college and ask if a student is willing to tutor your daughter for a small fee for a set number of hours each week. You may find someone who can help you there. Otherwise I can suggest homeschooling. It works for many of us who are frustrated with the school system. I do suggest that if you would consider homeschooling you check with Homeschool Legal Defense. They can show you many programs that may help even if its not homeschooling. Hope this helps.

You know sometimes a topic really hits home. I know what its like to be what is known as "morbid Obese" I used to wiegh 503 pounds at one time. It got so that I would look for any way to avoid eating but the truth is I wound up eating even more because I became severely depressed. I felt at one time that my life was not worth living, and that I was just a piece of junk who couldn't do anything right. Well if you are a that point let me tell you something GOD DOSEN'T MAKE JUNK. You are a whole, real person who is hurting deeply inside. Don't beat yourself up I can tell you from experiance you will only feel worse and keep on eating in hopes of feeling comforted. You have an illness. Just like alcholism and drug use except you use food to make you feel better. Today I wiegh in at 182. I feel better about myself and clothes look better on me now. I got there through the grace of God and much prayer. I tried the fad diets and the diets guarenteed to work but they failed. Yes I did get my stomach stapled but that will not do anything till you are ready to make changes in your eating style. I eat what I want in moderate quanities and portions. I keep on the go all the time chasing children etc and that helps. If you are desperate to lose wieght and are contemplating doing something disasterious don't. Anyone who is wanting to loose wieght I invite to write to me via mail and I will help show you what I have done. I will tell you firsthand what it took to make me want to loose wieght. It will not cost you anything except your stamp and envelope. And of course your time. email me at josephinebuchanan@yahoo.com and I will respond to you just give me a few days. meanwhile think about your goals. What do you want to do with your life. Then with God's help through prayer sieze life by the collar and Live.

Cat, I just want to hug you. I know that constant pain can and is wearing and you have been throught some really tough times. It is a positive testimony that you have come through what you have so far with the grace and kindness so evident in your posts. I want you to know that no matter how tough it is each day God loves you very much. He is there with you to help carry you through the tough times. I am adding you to my prayerlist and want you to know if there is anything we can do for you to let us know. Can't promise a miracle but we will try to do the best we can. One day the pain and weakness will be gone and you will have a new body. Until that day live each day in God's grace. (((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))) - from papasangel and her family. PS all prayer warriors keep cat in prayer please.

Perhaps he is searching? Maybe he will find the way through Christ one day when he is ready to listen. Right now I believe its a propaganda stunt.

Thank you for posting that. It was very informative and eyeopening. I think many people want to believe what is in the news. The trouble is that the News reporting dosen't always tell the whole story or even the truth all the time. People are left trying to deschiper the real news from the propaganda. Sometimes its hard to know what the real truth is.

My heart goes out to the people in Iran. This quake toll will rise as there are many unaccounted for and they are still finding bodies. The fact that aid is pouring in from the world for the survivors of this quake shows that Christ's love is extended to all and we can put aside our differences to help one another. Although I am not a scholar I see the beginning of the coming of Christ is drawing nearer. (Praise God). This is a time of coming to the Lord and accepting Jesus as your savior. Revelation tells us that things will be getting worse and worse and that wickedness will reign during the tribulation. World events today show wars, pestilence, famine throughout the world. Keep looking to the Heavens for Christ will come. We no no the time nor the hour but He is coming and I believe its soon. :t:

Oh my! Thats too Precious. Thank you for posting that in here. Merry Christmas. :t3:

George you are truly an inspiration to us. You really do show Christ's love to people. Helping these people out was a generous act. Maybe we should put a set of waders in the love box to you? God bless you and your family. Revka is a lucky woman to have you as life's partner. :t:

May God Bless you. I would like to see stories about teaching principles to children through Biblical stories. Maybe a miniseries of lessons to teach children about peace, hope and love etc. About being truthful, forgiveness etc. That would be great. For teens I would like to see stories that deal with issues of todays times and how to cope with them biblically. About abstenice, respect for themselves and others etc. For adults stories about family virtues etc. Hope this helps. Good luck.

I never though I would be writing this. Christmas for me has always been a time of celebration and joy. It has been a time to reflect on what Christmas is really all about. But this year I can't seem to get into the Christmas Spirit. Its just three days to one of the most joyest events in the world and I can't even find the energy to put up a tree. Why may you ask that I feel this way? I see the word Christmas every where in shopping malls, ads etc. But I don't see the true meaning of Christmas in these places. They use our Saviors birth to attact customers to buy items at huge "Christmas" Sales. It has grown to obscene porportions and is sending the message out that if you don't buy lots of presents then its not Christmas. Movies like Its a wonderful life and miracle on 31st street have given way to Bad Santa and nightmare before Christmas just to name a few, Music that is supposed to glorify Christ's birth have been reduced to songs like "Its Christmas at ground zero" and "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" Where is the rejoicing in that? How does that edify Jesus? How did the world come to this? There has been one pagent I was able to watch on Christmas. It was the Fort Lauderdale Christmas pagent which told the story of Christ from beginning to end. I have to tell you I was awed, truly this pagent did glorify God and His Son Jesus. Why can we not have music and shows like that? Or has the world forgotten the real reason for the Season? I am sorry if this bums people out especially at this time of the year but I felt it had to be said. Let's remember the true meaning of Christmas. Lets remember the gift that God gave us through His Son Jesus Christ. For that matter lets make it "Christmas" throughout the year and celebrate by showing Love and compassion for our fellow man. Its not about presents, for they will in time grow old and forgotten. Its not about getting and gimmie gimmie gimmie for that will never satisfy. Its not about making fun of Christmas and what it stands for. Its about Love, and Hope for the world. May your Christmas be of Love and Hope and celebrate the Gift that God gave us. Ok off my soapbox. - Papasangel

I can relate to what you are going through. I had three children who were picked on so badley and nothing I did helped. I went to countless sessions with the teachers, bus drivers and principals and nothing was ever done except to place blame on the parents. The final straw came after I went to the schoolboard about my daughters coming home with choking marks around their necks, their metal frame bookbags bent because the kids harassing them stomped on them and my youngest son coming home with brusies. I have now been homeschooling them for three years and I am sure they are safe now. It hasn't been easy but it has been rewarding to teach my children at home. Personally I don't ever want to send them back to public school again. With all the violence on tv about shootings etc I feel that they won't be safe there.

Congratulations to the new couple to be. My opinion: Men and women can be friends. The root is to avoid any situations in which the appearance of unseemly behavior may attend to. To married and soon to be married this is where Trust in your spouse )spouse to be) comes in. You have to make sure your actions don't arouse the green-eyed monster. You have to trust your partner not to engage in inappropiate behavior and vic-versa. Most marriages that are ending in divorce is because the trust has been either violated or was never there to begin with. Thats not to say I would give a male friend a kiss or anything that would fall under in appropiate behavior, but a handshake or even a brief hug isn't out of order in some situations.

Dear Rager, I read your post and wept. Although its been many years since I have been with my dad I remember the growing up years well. My Dad was an alcholic and a workaholic. He would work long hours and then instead of coming home would spend time in the bars and gambling. For a while when he came home we would cringe and wait for the inevitable beating that came if someone made him angry. And someone always did. I remember trying to please him any way I could but would fail. It was not until I was much older that I found out my Dads story. He was a throw a way child. His mom didn't care for him and never took care of him. He basically raised himself on the streets. His father never even acknowledged him. I now know that my Dad was struggling with parenthood. He did not know that his children needed him. He knew something was missing but what? So he found the bottle. This is not to say my dad wasn't a decent person at times. He was and he did love us in his own way. He just had trouble showing it. Please for your sake and your dad's. Talk to him, one on one. Let him know you love him and that you want to be there for him and him to be there for you too. Because if you don't forgive him one day it will be too late to say I love you. Its too late for my dad. He died about 14 years ago. To this day I miss him greatly. Your dad is troubled. Be there for him. I will keep your family lifted in prayer. - papasangel

First I would thank everyone who has responded so far. I am humbled when I see so much love that is poured out. I ask that you all keep us in your prayers as October approaches and that God's will be done. In Christ's name Amen.

I have one sister who is a catholic, one I do not know what denomimation she is and one who dosen't go to church. Are they saved? I don't know. But I still pray for them each day.