ASKING FOR PRAYERS FOR SWEET LITTLE LIZA

 I haven't done a 

PRAYER REQUEST 

in a long, long time.

However, one of the blogs I follow,

Tom The Backroads Traveler

has a little granddaughter named 

Liza.

                                       This was taken just before her surgery.

Liza is just 12 years old and was

diagnosed with oral cancer.

This past week she had major surgery

and faces a long road of ongoing recovery.

Tom, and his family,

 need all the support 

they can get.

You know as a parent, or grandparent,

you just feel totally helpless

when something like this happens.

You wish you could 'fix' life and

make it all go away.

We can't do that---but---

what we can do is

PRAY.

If you have access to a prayer chain

please add sweet little Liza's name.

If you remember, 

my hubby had 

Stage 4 head/neck cancer

 and was

given a 3% chance of survival.

You all put him on prayer chains

around the world and 

3 months later,

with radiation and chemo,

he was cancer free and remains

cancer free going on 9 years.

I believe in the power of prayer

and I know many of you do, too.

So-please pray!

Thank you so much to all of you

that have been so faithful following me-

even though

I have not been nearly as active 

blogging

these past couple of years.

Y'ALL ARE THE BEST.

A PRAYER REQUEST FOR A BLOGGER'S HUSBAND

 I haven't done a 

Prayer Request 

in a long time.

My friend, Gay Van Beek,

has a blog called 

Canterbury Cottage Designs

Gay recently reached out

to ask for prayers for her

handsome husband,

John Van Beek.

             John has Stage 4 Bladder Cancer

that has metastasized.

Surgery and chemo are part

of the plan of attack.

I think the worst part is how helpless

you feel with that type of diagnosis.

However, I am a firm believer in

miracles and healing.

Please lift John and Gay

and their family in prayer

as they walk this path.

If you are not a pray-er,

please send them well-wishes

and positive thoughts for healing.

Thank you all so much,

and I know how grateful

Gay & John are for any

prayers and well wishes.

REMEMBERING MY BROTHER, CHARLIE-----MISS YOU EVERY DAY

 NINE YEARS AGO TODAY

my brother, Charlie,

walked into the hospital ER

because he wasn't feeling well.

On February 5th,  2013,

 4:04 pm he left the hospital.

He didn't leave the way we hoped,

nor the way we expected.

He went to a different home

than the one he left that last Tuesday.

He developed a very rare cancer

that affects less than 1% of

cancer patients.  It is fast moving

and there is less than a 1% chance

of survival.

I  struggled trying to figure

out why this has happened.

Then a peaceful thought came to me.

Our little granddaughter,

Anna Bella, 

needed an Uncle

to keep her company.

A great-uncle.

Great in more ways than one.

Wasn't he a cute little boy?

We knew that last morning that his

time to be with us was to be

short-lived.

They put him on a morphine drip

and he gently drifted away

without pain.

What you don't know about

my brother is that he was a 

joker-He loved to make

people laugh.

He was the "smiliest" person

I ever knew and he

dearly loved a good joke.

You know, even in moments of 

blinding pain there are

sparks of laughter,

After we said our good-byes and 

gave him permission to go "home",

we were all sobbing.

I told him: "You are so, so loved here

and Mom & Dad

and our grandparents and 

uncles and cousins and family

are all waiting for you-waiting to

welcome you to Heaven".

My sister-in-law added...

"And Snow White".

What? I asked.

Maybe you read a different

Bible than I do cuz I don't

think Snow White is in Heaven.

Everyone in the room erupted

in laughter.

In the burst of laughter

my brother, Charlie,

took his last breath of

life on this Earth.

We knew then that he 

was free to go because

in spite of our sadness

there was one last smile for him.

I'm betting that right now,

up in Heaven,

he is setting our little Anna Bella

up to some mischief

just like  I my father used to 

set him up.

He passed so-so peacefully,

with nary a complaint.

You did good, Charlie,

very, very good.

Now I feel like I have a 

GUARDIAN ANGEL

that watches over me.

As a family, we have moved on,

walking different paths than the ones 

we were on and that is okay.

Happy memories keep us company

on those days when we mourn

our earthly loss.

Take a moment today to 

tell someone you love them.

If there are rifts in your family,

mend them while you have time

for tomorrow is never guaranteed

and there are no "do-overs"

when death comes to visit.

Have a wonderful, blessed day.

I hope YOU have a 

GUARDIAN ANGEL

in your life!

As I write this, my hubby's brother,

STEVE

is drifting towards heaven.

Please pray for a peaceful passing 

for him and comfort for his wife, Carol,

and siblings.

ps.  Snow White?  She was Charlie's cat.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND HIS WIFE AND ALSO MY SON-IN-LAW JASON.

My son-in-law, Jason,

is fighting the good fight

against brain cancer.

He has very aggressive chemo

which takes it toll.

He is a trooper and

and a fighter.

Please pray for him,

his wife (my daughter Mindy)

and his three children.

You can read the original post here.

My brother-in-law, Steve,

and his wife, Carol, are home 

in Wisconsin now.

You can read the original post here

Please continue to send up

prayers, well-wishes and 

healing thoughts for them

as he fights cancer that

has metastasized.

He has two grown sons and one

sweet grandchild, Ollie.

As many of you know,

my hubby has had three bouts of cancer.

We know the battle!

All prayers, well wishes and 

healing thoughts accepted and welcomed.

PRAYERS FOR A SPECIAL FAMILY MEMBER

 I am posting this to ask

for prayers for a special family member.

I grabbed this pic from FB so it is not the best.

Steve & Carol

are missionaries that have been

traveling south for many, many years

to minister to people.

They are some of the happiest people

I know and I am blessed to have

them in my family.

For the past several years

they have gone to Mexico

to help build churches and other buildings

and start ministries there.

Steve became an ordained pastor late in life.

They have the biggest hearts of anyone 

I know.

Steve has been diagnosed with cancer

that has metastasized.

He is very ill at this point

and needs a miracle.

Barring a miracle,

please pray for peace and healing

in his wife's heart and soul

and pray for a smooth transition 

from this earthly life to his heavenly home.

They have a faith-filled marriage

but that doesn't make this process any easier.

Please feel free to put this on

any and all prayer chains. 

Thank you-

If you are not a pray-er,

please send well-wishes and 

healing thoughts their way.

A SUNDAY PRAYER REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL BLOGGER

 Many of you know our

Ricki Jill Treleaven.

Her blog is 

The Bookish Dilettante

She has always given of herself

to all of us in many ways.

She has shared her book reviews,

her artwork,

her travels,

her family

and her sweet self.

Sadly, she has been hit with that

horrible word

CANCER.

She has breast cancer.

Even though she has breast cancer

it does not define her.

She posted about it on her blog 

but said she will do 

NO MORE POSTS ABOUT IT

until she rings the bell when she

finishes treatment.

Here is what she posted:

Right before Thanksgiving, I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  It required quite a lot of diagnostic testing, and I had my first chemo treatment on December 27th.  My prognosis is very good because it was caught early.  I will not be blogging about it at all because cancer does not define who I am.  It will, however, limit my activities because my immune system is being destroyed.  BUT I have fun things planned to do at home, and since all other activities (in person art classes, all travel, DAR, sorority functions, and church) are completely off limits, I will be spending more time blogging.  The only other time I will blog about cancer is when I get to ring the bell after my last treatment.  

She knows that I am doing this post

so feel free to leave her a message here.

She just does not want her blog

flooded with anything to do with

CANCER.

So, all you praying people know what to do.

Thank you all!

~Sending you MY love~

If you are not a pray-er, then

please send well-wishes and 

healing thoughts and vibes her way.

UPDATE ON JASON'S BRAIN SURGERY- KEEP PRAYING~

I posted already 

an update on

Facebook & Instagram

but I know not all of you are on those sites.

Jason's surgery was yesterday

and it went well.

Today he moved out of ICU to a 

regular room and he should be 

coming home this weekend.  

                 We don't know what the road to recovery

will look like.

We don't know what follow up treatment

lies ahead of him yet.

What we DO know is that

God has Jason in the palm of his hand

and will pave the path

as he moves forward.

If you are a 'pray-er',

please pray.

If you don't pray,

please wing good thoughts

and healing thoughts his way

and enfold his family in those

thoughts and prayers.

Thanks to all of you that have reached out

with love and messages of hope

and encouragement.

 

PRAYER REQUEST FOR MY SON-IN-LAW, JASON'S SURGERY FOR BRAIN TUMOR

 Life is always full of surprises.

Just when we think things are

going along swimmingly,

something happens.

This time it happened to my 

son-in-law, Jason.

He started a brand new job

last Monday.

He was sitting in the airport

waiting to fly out and 

he had a massive seizure.

EMT's/Hospital/MRI

Results:

A rare brain tumor.

He had no symptoms until the seizure.

I am so thankful it happened in the airport

and not while he was in the air.

This coming Tuesday he is scheduled

for brain surgery.

Please pray for him, 

his wife, my youngest daughter, Mindy,

his kids and the rest of the family.

If you are not a pray-er,

please wing healing thoughts,

best wishes and positive vibes

their way.

I will be headed down to spend the 

next week or so with them.

As always,

thank you so much for all your

prayers and good thoughts.

SAY A PRAYER FOR KRIS-JUNK CHIC COTTAGE-HER MOM HAS PASSED

 Good Morning~

Many of you know and love

Kris-Junk Chic Cottage.

                                   Early this morning

her 88 year mom passed away

after battling cancer.

                               Keep Kris and her family 

in your prayers as they 

deal with the loss and all

the loose ends that 

Kris will have to tie up.

She has been a wonderful daughter-

going above and beyond what

many would have done.

She has the heart of a true caretaker

and being an RN has

served her well.

If you are not a 'pray-er',

please wing good wishes

and healing thoughts her way.

Still waiting on a new computer here...

A BLOGGER ASKED ME TO PASS ALONG THIS NEWS AND ASK FOR PRAYERS-DEBBY RAY

I am sure that many of you

know and love

Debby Ray.

She has always been a

delightful blogger and an even more

DELIGHTFUL PERSON.

You might know her by her blog

My Favorite Things

As many of you know,

she has been struggling with some health issues.

In the midst of her health issues,

they sold their home,

bought a lot close to family,

moved into an RV and are

building a new home.

Debby Ray asked me to share this with you-

“I will be taking a break from blogging for a while and am not sure at this point when I will be able to return. I have no idea how to even begin to write a blog post and there are still so many unknowns ...all of the details are not really important at this time. I have been diagnosed with cancer of the liver bile duct... most of you know I have been fighting this for quite some time. Through the years we have brought our many prayer requests to each other and I have felt yours and have been so grateful for them.
So after 13 days in NC, it looks like I will be able to get out for Mother’s Day. I will be returning to TN the first of the week to get a treatment plan in action at Vanderbilt. Thank you for your prayers! I hope to post updates as often as I am able. Much love to all!”
Debby

Debby is such a dear heart-

please pray for her and all she is going through.

Life is uncertain enough during these times

without the added stress of worrying about

something besides CV-19.

Please leave a message here for her

and she will pop in to read them.

Thank you all so much!

As always, if you don't pray,

please wing healing thoughts and well-wishes

her way.

Have a wonderful upcoming weekend.

Stay Safe!

PLEASE PRAY FOR CONNIE'S HUSBAND, STEVE...AND FOR CONNIE.

Many of you know Connie from her blog
CRAFTY HOME COTTAGE

Connie and I are not only blogging friends.
We keep in touch because

we both have husbands

that deal with health issues.

Not only does it have an effect

on the patient,

it also takes its toll on the caregiver.

Steve is in need of prayer.

He is a very private person,

so it is hard to be open about

how ill he is.

Cancer has ravaged his body

and, at this point,

hospice has been called in.

Above he is shown with Connie

in happier times.
He is the love of Connie's life,
her soul mate, her courage,
her love and her life.

Please pray for Steve & for Connie.
There is a hard path ahead of them.
It is a path none of us wants to walk.
The days and nights will be long,
but still, too short.

If you don't pray, please send
good wishes and thoughts their way.
Connie will be happy to know that
she has people here standing beside her,
sending her love.

As always, thank you all so much
and I will keep you filled in as/when
I know more.

BACK WITH A PRAYER REQUEST---

You KNEW something

would drag me back

to blogging

didn't you?

Well, it is my dear friend, 

JETTIE.

I know you won't believe this

looking at that baby face

but she is in her 70s!

YES.SHE.IS

(disgusting, isn't it to look that young at that age)

Once again she is having surgery

tomorrow morning

on her hip for an infection

that has never fully cleared up.

I believe this is her 

SEVENTH SURGERY

on her hip-in about a year's time.

This time they are taking the

hip replacement part out

and putting in an antibiotic 'spacer'.

I believe that will be in for about

SIX WEEKS OR SO

and then she will have another

surgery!

Please pray for a successful surgery

AND 

for her spirits.

I can't begin to imagine how

discouraging this must be.

If you are NOT a person that prays

please wing good thoughts

and healing wishes her way.

I have other requests coming up

but needed to get this one out today.

Thank you all so much!

This is such a 

GREAT GROUP-

You all have no idea how special

YOU are!

WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR FRIEND LAURIE-WHERE THE SPRUCE TREES GROW

I have followed

Laurie 

since she started blogging,

I think.
Her first blog, as many of you will remember,
was called
In My Dreams I See.

Laurie has had many 

ups & downs over the years.

Many of you know her story,

that she had an accident at

a home she where she was working-

a brain injury.

A brain injury that affected

her eyesight---that most

important sense for an artist.

Her sight has gradually worsened

over the years,
along with a host of other problems
caused by the brain injury.

Now, sadly, her sight has been taken

from her AND to add insult

to injury (literally),

her blog disappeared.

She is back up and running-

of a sort-but is unable

to SEE the pictures

we post.

She will follow along as best she can.

Please Please Please

pop by her blog and 

cover her with 

BLOGGER LOVE.

She will appreciate it

and you will be glad you did it.

The link is:

Where The Spruce Trees Grow

And, if you are so inclined,
say a little prayer that she
is able to deal with this
adjustment in her life.

Thank you all so much!

I will be back in a day or so 

with the results of

Pick Your Favorite Christmas Table.

PRAYER REQUEST UPDATE-GOOD NEWS AND ASKING FOR CONTINUED PRAYERS FOR ABBY AND THE TWINS!

Such wonderful news!

I will post it in 

Katie's words.

Katie Ricker

 · 

All the glory goes to God as we got positive news today🙌 It has not spread and all margins are clear. This has been a time in our walk with the Lord that has forever changed us. I never completely trusted Him till now and this time we decided we would praise him even with bad news and uncertainty. I prayed for hours each day and God revealed himself in so many ways. I never felt closer to Him and I pray I never forget the peace and love He brought us both. This has made me appreciate the man I love more then ever. To see your husband more concerned for you then himself is noble. He woke up from surgery with tears coming down his face saying he surrendered as the nurse prayed with him. I know that not everyone’s story ends this way and many things make no sense especially when we lose those we love. I know that during this time heaven seemed like it could not come quick enough as this world carries pain but it’s not the way the story ends. To each person who sent us texts,prayed, made meals etc you made a huge difference and we thank you more then you’ll ever know. I raise a hallelujah🙌🙏

Thanks to all of you that prayed

OR

winged healing thoughts and wishes

their way.

This man has been saved for

a higher purpose-

raising his children

and loving his wife.

Don't forget to keep

Abby & her twin babies in your prayers

and thoughts.

You can read about that

HERE if you missed it.

Thank you so much!

It is always wonderful

to be able to post 

GOOD NEWS!

Will be back in a day or so

with the results of 

PICK YOUR FAVORITE

OCTOBER TABLE!