XOXOXO...AMY...XOXOXO
ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS
I APOLOGIZE TO MY FOLLOWERS HERE ON
"THERE'S AN ANGEL ON MY FRONT PORCH!" FOR
NOT BEING AROUND VERY MUCH.
PLEASE REMEMBER I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER BLOG
CALLED
"SIMPLY DEBBIE."
IF I HAVE NOT BLOGGED HERE JUST POP
IN OVER AT
"SIMPLY DEBBIE"
AND SAY HI.
YOU CAN GET THERE FROM CLICKING ON
MY PROFILE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW BUT MY
PROFILE PICTURE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT IS AN ART PROJECT THAT AMY MADE FOR
ME. IT HANGS OUTSIDE OUR OFFICE DOOR.
WHEN I STARTED THIS BLOG, I KNEW
IMMEDIATELY IT WOULD BE MY PROFILE
PICTURE. EVERY TIME I COME TO MY BLOG
THERE IS THE PICTURE OF WHAT AMY
LOVED MOST AND WHEN SHE WAS THE VERY
HAPPIEST: CREATING ART!!!
WHAT WE LEARN FROM THE HATCHING OF
A CHICKEN EGG!!!!
WE ARE GOING THROUGH A TRIAL THAT
HAS US CONFINED. WE ARE STRESSED,
WE ARE SICK, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW DRS.
ORDERS, WE ARE IN MOURNING OVER THE
PASSING OF A LOVED ONE, A DIVORCE. ALL JUST
EXAMPLES OF A TRIAL THAT HAS US BOUND
UP TIGHT. WE CAN'T MOVE. WE FEEL LIKE WE
CAN'T BREATHE AND EVEN HOPELESS.
WE FEEL NUMB. WE ARE NOT QUOTING
SCRIPTURE AS OFTEN. WE MAY EVEN BE
MAD AT GOD AND NOT WANT TO TALK TO HIM
OR ABOUT HIM. WE CRY AND YELL AND
NOW IN THIS PICTURE WE SEE THERE IS A
TINY BREAK THROUGH AND WE CAN SEE
SOME LIGHT. WE THINK IT WOULD BE
BENEFICIAL TO LISTEN TO OUR CHRISTIAN
MUSIC BUT NOT READ THE BIBLE YET AS
THE TRIAL IS REALLY STILL GOING ON AND
WE STILL CAN'T MOVE. WE SEE THAT EVERY-
ONE ELSE HAS A GOOD LIFE...THEY HAVE NO
TRIALS...WE YELL, "WHY IS IT ALWAYS ME
THAT HAS THESE PROBLEMS. I AM A GOOD
PERSON!"
OUR FRIENDS WANT TO GRAB HOLD OF OUR
SHELL AND CRACK IT OPEN AND LET US OUT.
IF A CHICKEN WAS RIPPED FROM HIS SHELL
AT THIS TIME, HE WOULD NOT LIVE.
BIRTH/TRIALS ARE A PROCESS WE MUST
GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO LIVE AND LIVE
SUCCESSFULLY AS JESUS WANTS US TO.
WE HAVE STRETCHED AND STRETCHED,
"NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME WILL
PROSPER,"...STRETCH SOME MORE, "I CAN
DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO
STRENGTHENS ME," "I CAN WALK THROUGH
THE FIRE AND NOT GET BURNED...I CAN GO
THROUGH DEEP WATERS AND NOT DROWN,"
BECAUSE "little i" RELEASED MY FAITH AND
"BIG I" DREW CLOSE TO GOD, WHERE HE WANTS
US /ME TO BE. IT IS A PROCESS WHERE THERE
ARE NO SHORTCUTS. WE JUST HAVE TO GO
THROUGH IT.
THIS IS MY COMFORT IN MY AFFLICTION,
FOR YOUR WORD HAS GIVEN ME LIFE.
~PSALM 119:50
SO WE MAY BOLDLY SAY:
"THE LORD IS MY HELPER;
I WILL NOT FEAR;
WHAT CAN MAN DO TO ME?"
~HEBREWS 13:6
BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING; BUT IN EVERY-
THING BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, WITH
THANKSGIVING, LET YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE
KNOWN TO GOD;
AND THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH SURPASSES
ALL UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD YOUR HEARTS
AND MINDS THROUGH CHRIST JESUS.
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST
WHO STRENGTHENS ME.
~PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7, 13
PRAISE REPORTS
LEILA-CONTINUES CHEMOTHERAPY AND
THE TUMOR CONTINUES TO SHRINK...PRAISE
YOU JESUS
ANASTASIA-CONTINUES TO BE IN REMISSION
PRAISE YOU JESUS
MEGAN-MY DIL WAS T BONED IN HER CAR
SATURDAY NIGHT BY AN 18 YEAR OLD WHO
WAS SPEEDING AND RAN A STOP SIGN. IT
TOTALED HER CAR BUT SHE ONLY RECEIVED
A HALF DOLLAR SIZE BRUISE ON HER
RIGHT KNEE. THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE
SHE AND HER 16 YEAR OLD PASSENGER CAME
OUT OF THE WRECK ALIVE. PRAISE YOU
JESUS...RICHIE'S SISTER AMY AND HIS WIFE
MEGAN WERE/ARE THE LOVES OF HIS LIFE.
PRAISE YOUR HOLY NAME FATHER GOD
THE SIXTEEN YEAR OLD RECEIVED A
SWOLLEN LIP, WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED
PRAYER REQUESTS
ELISABETH AND ROY-ROY HAVING SERIOUS
CHEMO THIS WEEK
GYPSY LULU PASSED ON TO HEAVEN-
PLEASE PRAY FOR HER FAMILY AND
CLOSEST FRIENDS
DENISE-HAS ALS
THE GULF-THE OIL BE CLEANED UP;
THE FISHERMEN BE RESTORED TO THEIR
JOB, THE FIGHTING STOP, THE BEACHES
ARE CLEANED, THE MARSHLANDS AND
ANIMALS BE RESTORED, JOBS NEEDED
JANN
KATHERINELLEN-HER BIL DIED AND SHE
HAS BEEN HELPING FAMILY
NELLIE
CYNTHIA-HUSBAND JIM DIED
BERNIE-WHO SO GRACIOUSLY THINKS
ABOUT EVERYONE BUT HERSELF
MARY CLAIRE-CANCER
SHERRY-COUNTRY WINGS
SHEILA
LISA-RARE CANCER
RENEE-UTERINE CANCER
DENNIS-COLON CANCER
RON-COLON CANCER
HANNAH
DOUG-CANCER
CEEKAY-CHEMOTHERAPY
LADY KATHERINE
JOHN-DIALYSIS
MONTE-DIALYSIS
HOLLY AND CASS
WILL
CLYTIE
TERESA-ONLY DAUGHTER DIED
SHAUNA
ARCHEE
JACKIE
GINNY AND CLARENCE-HE BROKE HIS HIP
TRE
TORRE
STACEY
BEKAH
DORIS AND RICHARD
TAWNA-HAD SURGERY ON KNEE
KRISTIE
CAROLE
BETTY'S SON
GLORIA
TOM
TED-STILL HAVING CHEST PAIN
RM
SWEET ANNIE
BARBARA
GINA
TERESA GUNN
JAMIE
SALLY
SHARON ANN
BILL M
SHEILA'S HOUSE TO SELL
RICHIE AND MEGAN'S HOUSE TO SELL
PATRICIA
JEAN
PAM
COLLETE G-CANCER
ALL THOSE WHO ARE IN THE MILITARY
AND THEIR FAMILIES
ALL THOSE UNEMPLOYED NEEDING JOBS
ALL THOSE WHO ARE MOURNING THE
DEATH OF A LOVED ONE
DO NOT LOOK AT THIS PRAYER LIST AS
DEPRESSING BUT A CHANCE TO PRAY
FOR SOMEONE IN NEED. YOU ARE ALWAYS
BLESSED WHEN YOU PRAY FOR SOMEONE.
I PERSONALLY KNOW HOW A PERSON CAN
BE IN SO MUCH PAIN, YOU CANNOT PRAY.
I KNOW I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT THIS
FAR WITHOUT YOUR PRAYERS WHEN AMY
DIED AND HER SOUL WENT TO HEAVEN.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME
TODAY. THE POST WAS LONG BUT I HAVEN'T
POSTED SINCE MAY 19, 2010.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME WHEN YOU
VISIT AND I AM TRYING TO VISIT EACH
OF YOU MORE.
YOU ARE SO APPRECIATED.
ANGEL HUGS
ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS I USED OF THE CHICKEN EGGS WERE
FOUND ON THE INTERNET UNDER FREE IMAGES. IF THEY ARE YOURS
AND YOU WANT THEM REMOVED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL PROMPTLY
REMOVE THEM.
It truly is a miracle that they walked away from that t-boning. I think your prayers for my son protected him recently, he made a mistake driving and was also t-boned. My car is ruined but the important thing is he and his passenger were only shaken up, not hurt. And without airbags, that poor old car is "stripped" and didn't have the door airbags. But you have prayed relentlessly for him and put a bubble of protection over him. Thank you Debbie, you may have been paralyzed for a time with grief and agony, but you have never stopped since praying for others and reaching out literally worldwide with your posts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteI ♥ your all-caps posts! I feel good everytime I read a new one~
ReplyDeleteYou are GOLDEN to reach out to all of us and ask for prayers for us! I appreciate it so much, as I know others on your Prayer request list do. Thank you so much for taking the time~
We see the Oncologist again on Tuesday. I will post after that.
Have a beautiful week Debbie~
♥,Lilly
Oh Debbie you are so sweet, I love how you pray for all of us and we all need prayers. Know that I am keeping you and your family in my prayers always......so thankful that there were no serious injuries from the car accident, God is good......:-) Hugs
ReplyDeleteI love your posts - I love the chicken egg story too - especially "THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS". Wow.
ReplyDeleteThank you for being a prayer warrior. Even going through your own grief, you still reach out to others. Only through God could you do this, He shines out from you like a beacon.
God bless your day --
Love the chicken story. Glad to hear there were no real serious injuries in the car accident. Thanks for visiting. The Koi pond is at a credit union.
ReplyDeleteHope you are enjoying your week.
Debbie you are in a holding pattern - everyone needs their own amount of time to deal with things. Just keep your heart open.
ReplyDeleteYour prayers for everyone is a great ministry - and you are not alone in your pain - although I know it feels that way.
Love, sandie
Beautiful and warm post !
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend ♥RINI♥ the Netherlands
I love the chicken hatching pictures and "poem". You are a wonderful example and inspiration in the extent to which you are willing to share your hurt and the way you have dealt with it. Prayers for you, Debbie, that overflow cornucopias!
ReplyDeleteGlad that my hula post brought some good memories of your daughter. May God continue to supply his grace and strength in your life.
ReplyDeleteDebbie ~ Thank you so much for the sweet comments on my blog and sharing your some of your story with me. I read and re-read it with tears running down my cheeks... You have an amazing gift and ministry through your blog!! I admire you for using it to glorify God!! I love that you put "As for me and my blog, we will serve the Lord." :) I pray that you will find healing through all of the prayers and encouragement you give to others and I pray that it will return to you 1000 fold!!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you sweet friend!!!
I am putting you on my prayer list as well :)
((BIG HUGS))
Michella
You have a beautiful post !
ReplyDeletelots to learn for me .
♥RINI♥
Good morning Debbie, I am so thankful my company is still sleeping and I had time to read your entire wonderful, thoughtful post. We lost a precious niece to a badly handled surgery many years ago. She was 27 with three small children. I so understand your struggle with acceptance of such sad losses, especially Amy who wanted so badly to live. Our Lord and TIME is the only healer.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your sweet comment about my PS post. I am blessed to have wonderful children and grands. They will be going home today after a wonderful week of fun and loving moments. Oh, and a ton of COOKING AND BAKING. HA!
Blessings to you today and always,
Jeanne