our February parish prayer intentions
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Posted:Jan 31, 2008 1:16 pm
Last Updated:Jan 31, 2008 7:34 pm 2046 Views
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...that the mentally handicapped may not be marginalized, but respected and lovingly helped to live a way worthy of their physical and social condition.
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prayer for today please
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Posted:Jan 26, 2008 9:54 am
Last Updated:Feb 14, 2008 12:57 pm 2357 Views
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big step for me and maybe something that will help you keep me/us in your prayers.......I have shared that many of the staff at my older boys group home are either unskilled/afraid of him/just putting in the minimum required of their job........that may or may not be the case but I cannot change that......previously I attempted asking for help with J but the staff had their own, very different agenda.
part of the reason I get so overwhelmed is because I don't delegate well......well, it's time my has a volunteer position/job. he's 17.5. The group home leisure activities are restaurants, movies, walks and tv.
For one year now I've brought this up......if you'll excuse the expression on deaf ears.....all the residents are deaf and 2 of the staff......all the staff quit recently....4 before Christmas and 2 in the summer so now I can turn over a new leaf.......delegating......[very diplomatically because I am just a parent]......don't even get me started on politics of government employees....Trust me, I am constantly working on my christian attitude! I've attempted today to get staff to take J to a big pet store where he might get a volunteer position feeding animals......[another option is 2 hours filling shelves at another situation]
GBU
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another scammer
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Posted:Jan 26, 2008 9:43 am
Last Updated:Jan 26, 2008 7:03 pm 2306 Views
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from Liberia
in the photo there is snow on the fence behind him........I didn't realise my profile said I was blind as well..............lol
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nostalgia
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Posted:Jan 25, 2008 10:09 pm
Last Updated:Jan 26, 2008 9:21 am 2239 Views
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trying to be positive about this....
I've just returned from visiting my older handicapped at the group home and we ended the visit be reliving a lot of fond memories by looking at photos.
this is also a prayer request.....he is needing med changes and his really struggling with his emotional wellbeing at the moment....we did however still have a nice visit.
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learning to not worry
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Posted:Jan 23, 2008 4:05 am
Last Updated:Jan 25, 2008 10:13 pm 2227 Views
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I know! I know!
I cannot believe my ears either.....
praise Jesus!
it's really happening and my youngest is teaching me how to do it....
but earning my trust, he is teaching me how to not worry.
He is not doing anything too scarey as a and I am slowly learning to trust him.....
and by trusting him....I worry less!
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tips for 2008
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Posted:Jan 21, 2008 8:45 am
Last Updated:Jan 22, 2008 5:56 pm 2222 Views
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Twenty Tips For Better Living In 2008
1. Rise and pray every day: "Again today, dear God, I commit and trust
my life and way to you. I'm available. Please use me to be as Jesus to
every life I touch."
2. Don't sweat the small stuff.
3. Remember these simple sentences: "I was wrong." "I am sorry."
"Please forgive me." "Thank you." Say them whenever needed and say "I
love you" often--whether needed or not.
4. Come apart and rest a while before you come apart. Stress is a killer.
5. Remember, "Nothing changes if nothing changes."
6. Don't nurse grudges: "Failing to forgive is like drinking poison
and waiting for the other person to die."
7. Carpe diem. Seize the day. Opportunities will pass... not pause.
8. Quit the blame-game. It's choice, not chance, determine / choose
your destiny.
9. Control your thinking or your thinking will control you. "What the
mind dwells on the body acts on."
10. Invest your life in a worthwhile cause by having a noble purpose
for which to live--one that is bigger than yourself. One that will
help make your world a better place in which to live.
11. Be a positive realist. You will always see what you are looking
for: "Two men look out the same prison bars. One seeks mud, the other
stars."
12. The greatest abilities are availability, dependability and
responsibility"
13. "There is no pillow as soft as a clear conscience."
14. "Smooth seas never make skillful sailors."
15. When God is silent. "I believe in the sun even when it isn't
shining. I believe in love even when I am alone. I believe in God even
when he is silent."
16. Cry when needed. "Every unshed tear is a prism through which all
of life's experiences are distorted."
17. Laugh a lot. It is still the best medicine.
18. Remember, "The bumps are what we climb on."
19. Fear not. At least 95 percent of the things we fear never happen.
Trust God for the other five percent.
20. Have faith and put God first with your time, talents and tithe.
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protection
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Posted:Jan 16, 2008 8:54 am
Last Updated:Jan 22, 2008 5:55 pm 2328 Views
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"For i am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing shalll be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38 -39)
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prayer family
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Posted:Jan 15, 2008 9:18 am
Last Updated:Jan 15, 2008 9:49 am 2071 Views
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........just coming right out and saying it.
Blair has started a prayer family and all are welcome....
......please find us in the groups area.
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from my cousin in Seattle
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Posted:Jan 12, 2008 7:26 pm
Last Updated:Jan 15, 2008 9:19 am 2063 Views
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Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.
Each and everyone one of us are going through tough times right now, but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can. Keep the faith.
This prayer is powerful, and prayer is one of the best gifts we receive.
There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's continue to pray for one another.
The prayer:
Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. In Jesus' precious name. Amen.
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