Oh my goodness! Will certainly pray for Kelsi and all those involved. Do give an update when you can, God bless!

Hi Mary
Yes, I was born, raised and live in a beautiful paradise called DR!!!  What a coincidence!!  We had a summer house very near Jarabacoa, in a little neighborhood called El Montaña.. great weather and breathtaking sights there.. unfortunately we had to give up the house because we did not have time to go with some frequency and to take care of it.  I'm glad they have dominican friends and that they're spreading God's word outside the US!!  I love your daughter's pre-wedding story.. loved the story when her fiance kneeled down and proposed, and also felt related with the few months left to prepare a wedding because I was also through that process almost 4 years ago.. we only had 5 months to plan and execute everything, and let me tell you we had the wedding of my dreams.. nothing to regret, nothing that I missed or would have done in another way.. She wont become a bridezilla because she has the Power of God making things happening in a miracleous way, and my only advice for her is to hear advices and to let her friends and family help, sometimes we want almost perfect events and we certainly humans can not control everything!  Letting friends and family help will give her some release and time to enjoy this special time, and to be a guest in her own wedding..  I was blessed with a Mom who searched Heaven and Earth for the exact color I wanted for my bridesmaids' dress and friends who took care of every lace to be put in the little chimes, took care of the flower girls' headset, many things I can't even remember.. I hope this is a beautiful time to enjoy together as a family!

Blessings!

D

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

Trish, I so can sympathize and empathize with you. I am so dealing with being attacked by the enemy in every way possible these days. I have had to immerse myself in His word and have learned that if I can let go and Let God and Let God rule and not only leave it at His feet but nail it to the cross I can overcome anything with God. Exodus 15:14-18 states:
" ^14-18 When people heard, they were scared;
      Philistines writhed and trembled;
   Yes, even the head men in Edom were shaken,
      and the big bosses in Moab.
   Everybody in Canaan
      panicked and fell faint.
   Dread and terror
      sent them reeling.
   Before your brandished right arm
      they were struck dumb like a stone,
   Until your people crossed over and entered, O God,
      until the people you made crossed over and entered.
   You brought them and planted them
      on the mountain of your heritage,
   The place where you live,
      the place you made,
   Your sanctuary, Master,
      that you established with your own hands.
   Let God rule
      forever, for eternity!  The Message (MSG)
This is my prayer for you today. Let God rule. With God all things are possible and look how far you have come.
May God bless you and keep you
In Christ
Karyn

Good Morning Friends,
I am posting again to say I have been AWOL.  I have been working a lot of hours and suffering a lot of physical pain from a variety of syndromes.  I have arthritis just about everywhere.  I also have degenerative disk disease in my spine.  Now, they are going to check me for fibromyalgia, but I can't see the rheumatologist till Christmas, because he is so booked.  Please pray this doctor gets a cancellation, and I can see him sooner.  I am in agony.  

I am also struggling with some self-destructive behaviors that do not involve chemicals.  A lot of painful emotions have been surfacing and I am not handling them well at all.  Honestly, I do not want to give them up at this point, because it is so much easier to just keep doing them than to try to stop.  I know God can give me strength, but I do not want to give them up yet.

Sorry I have not been around.  Working two jobs, watching my Phillies till late at night, and trying to keep up with grades is just killing me.

Hugs,
Trish