Emily~Anne

Shalom Artsylady, Amen! Great points!!! Ditto!

Good thread! Jesus is to be Savior AND Lord of our lives. Not just Savior.

Thank you so much for the prayers Patricia. I too feel my husband will be blessed with a lift.

It's ideal if they are opposite sex, but I wouldn't necessarily rule out a dog because it is not the opposite sex of your current dog. Our dogs are both males. We aimed for a female when looking for Henry, but Henry was such a good fit, I couldnt pass him up based on his sex alone. Henry is calmer than Riley (who we have had for 12 years now), yet at the same time more playful, which helped to spunk Riley up in a good way. (Riley was depressed before we adopted Henry, he had just lost a companion of 12 yrs)

Hmmm, it says I need to be registered with Yahoo. Does that mean I have to download the whole Yahoo instant messenger program? Cause I have tried to do that twice before, and each time, my computer broke within a couple days. Maybe if I dump some of the other programs my computer can handle yahoo? (we have alot of games that came with computer that we never play) Or, maybe I could have a friend from church post at yahoo on our behalf? Hmm,, you certainly have me brainstorming!

Wow, that would be amazing to be blessed like that Lady C! We'll give it a try and let you know what happens!

I didnt know about that! *sigh* I think unless we can get a lift for the van, it is best my husband just not go anywhere alone.

By the way, I posted at a board where other paraplegics/quadraplegics and spouses post. A huge complaint seems to be people helping even though the person has said he/she does not want help. So though it's nice to ask, make sure if the person says he/she does not want your help, that you leave them alone.

It wasnt a traditional wave, it was a motion to please come over type wave. hard to explain it. It was the kind of wave where your palm faces yourself and you wave your fingers in towards yourself.

My husband desperately needs a lift. Insurance pays for everything, even house modifications, but they will not pay for a wheelchair lift in our van. They will even pay for a power chair, which absolutely needs a lift as it is too heavy to get into the van without a lift. But...they wont pay for the lift. If you are a woman alone and a man needs help, I would suggest you ask the man if he needs help, and then offer to go get him some help rather than help him yourself.

Whoops!

He didnt get the help he needed, and as a result he really hurt his shoulder. (the one that is usually the better one too) I wish someone would have checked if he was ok. He needed help getting his wheelchair into the van. He thought he was gonna be able to do it himself, but when he reached back for it, he could feel it catching in a real bad place in his shoulder, so he tried to get someone to help him. We thought my husband was doing better with his shoulders. *sigh* He will probably need several days if not weeks bedrest. Our little ones birthday is on Dec. 11th. (He will be 4) Never be afraid to offer help. If someone is offended, please dont let that person jinx it for others who may really need help.

Sorry for the totally messed up title, it was too long and it has a typo. Drives me batty that I cant fix it!

My husband, (a paraplegic) spent 15 minutes trying to wave down help in a parking lot today. Everyone just waved at him and continued on their way. The wheelchair was very visible, why didnt it occur to anyone that my husband just might need help? Why did noone ask him? I am wondering if the general population has had bad experiences with offering help to those that didnt need it? I am a tad puzzled here as to why noone helped my husband. If people do get offended when people offer help they dont need, they need to think about the fact that they are discouraging people from helping other strangers who may actually need help.

Killing in self defense is not killing in anger or for retaliation. Killing in self defense to protect self or another being's life is ok. Killing to retaliate is not ok. I would certainly do whatever I could to not have to kill someone in self defense, but if it comes down to it and mine or another's life in actually edangered by an attacker, then so be it. I do not believe 'turn the other cheek' has absolutely the slightest thing to do with this kind of situation.

Ah! See, I was leery of this persons quote (though I essentially agreed with the quote itself) cause I had a feeling maybe there was something not good about the person I did not know. The quote does sound right, but I hestitated as far as knowing what was behind the person who wrote it, kwim? I agree that Bib's post is a very good one. It provided the most scripture. I guess I basically agree with the quote only if it is BIBLICAL truth that is being referred to, but I do not agree with the person who quoted it.

Jude 1:17-23 A call to persevere 17But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires." 19These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. 21Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 22Be merciful to those who doubt; 23snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear

This is a GREAT way to do the nativity! I am going to do this! I will bump this up occasionally to make sure everyone gets a chance to see this. Thank you for posting this Vickilynn.

Peace if possible, truth at all costs.-- Martin Luther Just wondering what you all think of this quote, and do you think it is biblical or non biblical?

Yes, I was curious, thank you for taking the time to share this. ((((((((((((((Vickilynn)))))))))))))

Amen. Matthew 7:13-14 The Narrow and Wide Gates 13"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Other one: I was reading about allergies to Christmas trees the other day, and read that often it is not the tree, but dust being stirred up as ornaments are unpacked. Just wanted to share what I read in case it may help you any. It was suggested in this article that ornaments be taken out of their packaging outside and then brought in. My husband has asthma due to allergies as well, especialy in the fall. It doesnt look like fun at all.

Sheesh, that could give someone a seizure looking at that house.

Imagine having to take down all those lights when the season is over?