WHATS HAPPENING......SATURDAY.

Dear Deb, Thanks-woman, I swear-you ALWAYS amaze me by what you say and why!! I do kind of feel like maybe I shouldnt post some of the stuff I do-and maybe everyone wouldnt be so worried about me. If the situations my loved ones were facing were just a hang nail or I need five bucks type deals-I surely wouldnt waste the time to even ask for the prayers. I felt like everyone that was affected around me needed prayer-and I dont just ask for prayer here-I do call/email other friends and pray at church or have them put on church prayer chains as well....I am NOT facing it ALL by myself-BUT, I cannot just walk away from my daughters who are hurting, my mother who needed me, or my best friend Mel-I cant. I love these people so much that when they are hurt-I am hurt. Heck-I cry on Sundays when I watch Ty fix up houses for people with cancer-or whatever! Thats just me! You know first hand, Deb, that I cant walk away from my best friend when she is getting bad news-or from my children when their hearts are hurting. I am making the best effort possible not to lose myself in the game-BUT....given the choice-I will pick all of them over myself ANY day of the week. I would lay my life down for them-so...the prayer requests or my postings werent for people to worry about me, but rather-to pray for the people around me that I love and know needed it-I wasnt trying to start anything or get on anyones nerves-just being me....(I guess that in itself can get on someones nerves-and I am not accusing anyone in here of that-just being me-LOL) I know there are times lately that I have been spread too thin-BUT...I look at it this way-when my girls, my mom, my best friend NEED me, or even if they dont need me-and I offer to be there for them, how would I feel if I didnt go-and I miss out on something later should they not be around anymore? I have such a very very small family, I have my parents, my hubby, my 4 children and Mel and Terry. THATS IT....Mike has his adopted parents-thats it....so, since I dont have many-I CHERISH what I do have. I feel very sad that this is going on. I feel sad that I feel like I brought this on, with no intention of any hard feelings and I feel sad that peoples feelings got hurt. Although I do appreciate everyones concerns over my health-and I DO....right now-the ONLY thing I am praying for, for myself-is strength to help the people I love-thats it. Period. I am 39 years old-and there are STILL times that I NEED other people, so I cant just take care of Jon and turn away the others-they are still my kids whether they are 4 or 20.... I am who I am, and I love all of you so much and I am sorry this happened today. Thanks for the words, Deb! I sure appreciate you, more than you know. Thanks for sharing your experience and for telling us things you held dear to your heart! I love you for that! I would love to hear more stories about your best friend-I bet you were like Thelma and Louise, huh? I look forward to that one day-ok? Love to all-will tt you later. Janet

Your welcome Janet! I hope it helps all those involved! Hun, if you don't post what your needing help with, how can we pray for them and you? I guess we could do a blanket prayer but it just wouldn't be the same! I will say though that if thats the way you want to do it I would understand...no questions asked! Blanket prayers, it will be! You can't face it all alone hun...that's why we have God! I, for one am not asking you to turn your back on any of the people you are helping, physically or through prayer! I might be mistaken but I really don't think anyone on here is trying to stop you but I bet there are a few that want to make sure that you are taking some "you" time once in a while! If God has put you there for a reason then thats where you NEED to be and I back you 100%! I am very proud of the fact that your aren't turning your back on these people that need you! Your Mom, daughters and Melissa have a very special gift from God in you...be proud that He picked you to do it! He knows your strong enough! Just take care of yourself in the process! That's all we need! Your are a very special, caring person and God knows this and uses you for that! I know you love these people, I have a special place in my heart for both you and Mel along with MANY others on here! There's no way we could stop loving them! It's our job as Christians to love all and it's our job to intercess for those who can't or don't know how to pray! I would never ask you and I don't think anyone else on here would ever ask your to stop loving them! Yea, I'm a big ball baby when Ty comes on with those troubles families myself and David is usually crying before me! How could you not?? You don't need to change sweetie, God has you right where he wants you! You and that big mooshy heart of yours!...lol Yes, unfortunately I do know what it's like, the handholding of a scared friend, a dying Mother or trying to forgive an abusive Father as he lays dying! You just keep being you and keep letting God guide you to do His work! Like you, I too would lay my life down, doing the Lord's work! That's the way I always thought it was suppose to be! Hun, I truely believe that everyone on here knows that you don't come on here to cause trouble with your postings! They know your here doing the Lord's work like so many of us on here are! Maybe God layed you and your situation on the hearts of Jan and Tammy and they were told to pray over you, so you would have the strength and guidance to follow through with what the Lord is having you to do! He does work in mysterious ways you know! You don't have time to worry about what others think, you just keep doing the Lord's work and the rest of it will come together! REMEMBER, God is in control! Always cherish your family! Big or small, you only get one! Make sure they always know that you love them!! Don't be sad, you didn't cause this! No one is hurt and IF someones feelings got hurt, they will heal! I promise you that! God will heal, those in need!!...Trust Him! Yes, do appreciate your friends being concerned over your health...that's good thing!! That strength that you are praying for is coming your way, know that! Have Faith! Trust in Him! He is there for you!! Again, don't be sad, it wasn't your fault, it was just a misunderstanding....that's all it was! Oh no...the stories of Lynette and I......oh boy, this could get fun or get us in trouble...LOL!! She was a sweetheart, ornery as me but she had a beautiful heart of gold and saw the good in everyone! She, like us put everyone before herself! A truly awesome Lady that the Good Lord gave us to share in our lives even though it was for a shorter time then what we wanted! Janet you remind me a lot of her, everytime I see your picture! You both have some of the same facial features and that long dark hair. She never cut hers, except for a trim here or there. A beautiful lady, that I miss dearly, whose life was cut way too short. We live our lives in God's time, not ours though and we need to remember that!! Well, I pray this post helps you feel better! Tomorrow is a new day and it will be a beautiful day because God made it!! Love & Prayers, Deb M

Hello Missouri, Well, what a great day. We went to the gym this AM and then to IHOP for brunch and then got some new throw rugs for the kitchen at Sears and as we were walking through the bedspreads we saw one we both liked and it 40% off and DH said let's get it. We have very different tastes so when we find something we both like we sometimes just go for it. Came home, cleaned up the house some more, then went out to Wal-Mart for cottage cheese, my food of life, and then came home and cleaned the back patio. Now we have lots of smoke coming up from a controlled burn in Arkansas and they have said shut the windows and don't go outside. It sure smells like a campfire. I sort of like it. Call me crazy!!! Lots of things blooming out here in Nixa. Our pampas grass just shoots up about 3-4 inches every day. It gets about 15 feet tall by the end of the summer. It is in the middle of the yard where the automatic sprinkler**** it and it grows like crazy. We got the yard mowed and blowed for the first time today so it feels like summer altho' I am a skeptic and believe we'll have some more cold days before it turns off really warm. We saw an ad in Southern Living for a bargain rate for a hotel we like in downtown Kansas City so DH said let's go up there next weekend to stay overnight. We are going to go to the art gallery and the Union Station and out to dinner and then of course to Costco before we come home. I love little weekend trips with DH. There's something about being shut up in the car together for 3-4 hours and just riding and talking and being quiet that I enjoy so much. And now that I can't eat much I'm a cheap date!!! I am so looking forward to Monday night. Can't wait to see all of you. I emailed Sugar that she needs to call her Doctor so I think we have a quorum on that opinion!!! Melissa, don't be angry. You know no one on this board is ever tired of you or unconcerned about your problems. We all love one another and if you get your feelings hurt it hurts us all. We are family, remember? You are lucky to have a good friend like Janet and she's lucky to have you. Don't take something wrong and be hurt. I am so concerned for Tony and his family. I ask you all to remember to pray for him and his loved ones that God will miraculously help them find a place to stay. God is able to do more than we can ever know, we just have to remember to give it over to Him. I love all of you, you're in my heart and prayers all the time. Hugs, Lana