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[gloriajean]

Hello my friends!  Today Lori and I bought the car seat for the shower! Now that's done, and Darla had another ultra sound today, girls are doing fine, growing fast!  They are now about 1 pound 10 oz. and 1 pound 11 oz. Everything is going the way it should be, her Mother in law was with her for this one.  Praise and Thanks be to God for answering our prayers for the little girls and Darla.  

Do not run ahead of the Lord, but walk with Him, pray for His guidance

and listen to His answers. Lord, let me put Your will first in my life.

S C R I P T U R E   F O R   T H E   D A Y 

"Be still and know that I am God."  ~Psalm 46:10

M E D I T A T I O N   F O R   T H E   D A Y  

I can relax and not get tense.  I need not fear, because everything
will work out in the end.  I can learn soul-balance and poise in a
vacillating, changing world.  I can claim God's power and use it
because if I do not use it, it can be withdrawn.  As long as I get
back to God and replenish my strength after each task, no work can be
too much.

P R A Y E R   F O R   T H E   D A Y  

I pray that I may relax and that God's strength will be given to me.

I pray that I may subject my will to God's will and be free from all
tenseness.

NOT YET
Author Unknown

Sometimes I ask the question, "My Lord, is this your will?" It's then
I hear you answer me, "My Precious Child ... be still."

Sometimes I feel frustrated, cause I think I know what's best. It's
then I hear you say to me, "My Busy Child ... just rest"

Sometimes I feel so lonely and I think I'd like a mate. Your still
small voice gets oh so clear and says, "My Child ... please wait"

"I know the plans I have for you, the wondrous things you'll see; If
you can just be patient, Child, and put your trust in me.

I've plans to draw you closer. I've plans to help you grow. There's
much I do you cannot see and much you do not know.

But know This, Child ..... I LOVE YOU. You are Precious unto Me.
Before I formed you in the womb, I planned your destiny.

I've something very special I hope for you to learn. The gifts I wish
to give to you are gifts you cannot earn.

They come without a price tag, but not without a cost; at Calvary, I
gave My Son, so You would not be lost.

Rest Child, and do not weary of doing what is good. I promise I'll
come back for you just like I said I would.

Your name is written on my palm, I never could forget; Therefore, do
not be discouraged when my answer is... "Not Yet"

God Is Always Near

One thing can always cheer me
When I'm feeling sad and low
When I tired of daily trials
That I have to undergo,
When those who should
Seem closest, seem like
People I don't know,
One thing can always cheer me
I know that God is near me.

One thing can always cheer me
When I do not understand
How pain and sadness
In our lives
Can get so out of hand,
When the best of human efforts
Doesn't meet the days demands,
One thing can always cheer me
I know that God is always near me.

One thing can always cheer me
More than anything I've known
And show me I will never
Have to struggle on my own
For no matter what might happen
I will never be alone
The thing that will always cheer me
Is just knowing God is near me.

Our lives are in God's loving
Hands, in everything we do
He is with us constantly,
He always sees us through.
And if our faith is strong enough
We'll never walk alone,
For with His great and perfect love
He takes care of His own. 

- Author Unknown

GOD ALLOWS YOU TO TURN
~By Monique Nicole Fox~

God allows you to turn
your life around

God allows you to turn
your sorrows to Him when feeling down

God allows you to turn
your eyes and focus to Him up high

God allows you to turn
your ways into honesty from being a lie

God allows you to turn
and do an about face

God allows you to turn
and be guided by His grace

God allows you to turn
your gray skies to blue

God allows you to turn
get saved and start anew

God allows you to turn
your footsteps to a path of light

God allows you to turn
yourself to that which is right

God allows you to turn
360 degrees
give thanks and praise
get down on your knees

Prayer To Recall God's Presence

I believe, My God, that I am in Your presence,
that You are looking at me and listening to my prayers.
You are so great and so holy: I adore You.
You have given me all: I thank You.
You have been so offended by me: I ask your pardon with all my heart.
You are so merciful: and I ask of You all the graces You know are beneficial to me.
Amen.

April 13  - Jesus Calling

When I give you no special guidance, stay where you are. Concentrate on doing your everyday tasks in awareness of My Presence with you. The Joy of My Presence will shine on you, as you do everything for Me. Thus you invite Me into every aspect of your life. Through collaborating with Me in all things, you allow My Life to merge with yours. This is the secret not only of joyful living but also of victorious living. I designed you to depend on Me moment by moment, recognizing that apart from Me you can do nothing.

Be thankful for quiet days, when nothing special seems to be happening. Instead of being bored by the lack of action, use times of routine to seek My Face. Although this is an invisible transaction, it speaks volumes in spiritual realms. Moreover, you are richly blessed when you walk trustingly with Me through the routines of your day.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.
—Colossians 3:23

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
—John 15:5

Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.
—Psalm 105:4

[lovestopaint]

Glad to hear the babies are doing fine.

Isn't it amazing how they can weigh these babies when they are still

in the womb. God is good.

Blessings to all.

Harlene(lovestopaint)

[gloriajean]

That is amazing, Harlene!  I don't know how they do that!! Thanks for your post!

[NAES1]

Dear sweet friendS,   @PamfromCT

         I am doing better~

I will be with you and "D" later.

                        I needed a break!

COMPLETELY DEPLETED ALL OF MY ENERGY AND NOW ON ANTIBIOTICS

KC made it~ And is 90 percent blended in.

4 DOCTOR CALLS/ 3 ERS AND IT JUST DID NOT STOP

I have so much to tell you~ EVERYONE..............

"D", snappy, Ms Lomo and a few of the others, but I did not want you to worry. I love you girls, Pam and the ones whom are concerned. DooBdoo, I send you hugs and really understand.

                 I send LOVE~

 @PamfromCT

@snappyfrappy 

@dooBdoo

@MsLomo

MUCH  LOVE 

[NAES1]

Hello to our lovingly and understanding dearest friend, @ PamfromCT ~

There is no one particular way in which to tell you how very GOOD you are to everyone, and I definitely include myself. Thank you for being there when so much of STUFF happened. 

I do want to express my disapointment ``when someone coming in, attacking you....as a 3 rd party. Even though I have been away, with what I define as turmoils of many days\ events- almost losing one little abandoned surrendered helpless victim, it was worth it.

I still, to this hour, ask myself, "what makes people act or react" when someone is put in a position they have zero control over".   I, with what we've been through, can not go there again. 

I did not ask for this petty episode to even be in my future, from the beginning. 

 I could give thank you ( s) and beg for understanding, but I, at this time, can only send genuineness messaging of love.

To begin with, KC is now about 6+ lbs from 10. This was substantial documentation from March 28th. 

Although she does not eat on a regular time, I have zero knowledge knowing how she will survive eating only 6-7 temptation TREATs about every six hours, but does drink fresh water at least 3 times a day. Her entire 2 weeks has been either a rapid response trip to an ER facility or struggling to find her life all over, after being dumped at _this shelter_ for 8 days, after being without her main( I am definitely assuming) caregiver. 

She still has frightening episodes if anything out of the normal is suddenly happening. We keep the house completely Quiet. I have keep the phone off of the receiver for 12 days; the mere sound of a ring( on low setting), or a door from the outside causes her to escape to safety- to a spade bedroom, hiding in a dark closet, not coming out for 7 hours. AND! Yes, I have tried to climb over stacks of boxes and keepsakes to find her.

We bought a room size air cleaner for her to have ...[ white noise]°

This reminds me of Exactly what it must be like for an elderly person, all of a sudden, to be hysterically brain confused and put in a foreign care facility!

Nothing like your dear relationship with [E].....altogether different with separate ages. I pray that she is doing much better, but carefully consider her age~

I have not been this exhausted or physically I'll since I was ( possibly) in my mid 20s.

I hope this can just touch the surface - WHY- I have not been here. Do not believe I missed that much, but knew I had to take care of me in order to take care of her. 

Have not been out of the house for nearly 2 weeks, other than to each night by ASAP app't.

If no one can understand this, then I am doing a very poor job explaining.

Hope SM is doing well since I have little to go on, along with everyone else.

I am not in any medical practice for psychology, so I'll close with love and continue on. If I had offended anyone, then for that I am humbly request for some degree in understanding. 

You are one in a million. Never change. There's not one thing I would have denied you earlier or in the future. 

L O V E~

                    NAES

[snappyfrappy]

Dear NAES, so sorry for jumping in on this personal note to your dear friend, but am

just so thrilled to know that KC made it! You are working so hard to take care of her. Poor little girl. But, I'm confident she will little by little learn to trust you and eat enough and one day thrive. You know she is safe and loved. What more could she ask of anyone?

Love you,

snappy

[NAES1]

@snappyfrappy

Hello dear friend~

Oh YES, this was also meant for you. I had not gotten around to the 'hello' girls. I love you ...for your love of God, your understandingunderstanding ℅ of MsLomo and those who never left me. 

I am reading background of your dear sister, whom I had not been aware of since being gone for so long.

PamfromCT was and is as gentle as as a lamb, but never cross her.

She is caring for so many, but I definitely do NOT feel the feedback... From one forum. She is alot like me!

I have to think about THIS. She deserves quality recognition- 100%!

Please @ MsLomo+ all others, cute t And Issy. My pleasure for you to be informed.

NAES with love....MUCH LOVE~