Above is a pic of my youngest daughter and me.
My Husband, My brother in Christ
Update on the MS exacerbation
I have had several people e-mail me today asking about the multiple sclerosis and how I am doing.
Here is an e-mail I sent to one of them:
Bumbled, Blundered, Bungled, Botched & Baffled Babel Gab
(Carla has a great post on misunderstood words, twisted words and a lesson on responding.)
After much prayerful consideration, I re-read and re-wrote alot of this post this morning. I found that writing about words and communication was one of the more challenging topics to write on. I also found that some of the Scripture I quoted was not relevant to where I put it. I re-read it and thought, "Wow. What was I thinking?" Obviously the result of writing in haste and not prayerfully considering my words. Funny that it would be this particular post that I would do that.
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VI. A Biblical Vision of Manhood and Womanhood in the Church, Part 3
Women have a very definite and respectable place in the church but it is not in the pulpit or in any teaching position over men.... so what CAN women do?
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Look in the mirror and LAUGH
MOMMY POST-DRAMATIC EXPRESS SYNDROME is one of the BEST articles I have read on what I suffer from on a daily basis. READ IT... and do not miss out on the opportunity to see yourself in the mirror and laugh HYSTERICALLY!
Laugh Lest I Cry
How does the MS affect me daily: (this is for you, Amy)
I cannot say that when I sense an exacerbation I respond as I should. But I do see progression in that. I still dread it and tend to cry a bit... no more punching holes in the wall. But then, the Lord does not allow me to wallow in self-pity for long... actually the time for that is becoming less and less. Perhaps because when I rest in Him through it, I know He IS carrying me, strengthening me and it becomes a precious time of fellowship with my Lord. Why? Because to get through each day with a heart of joy in spite of the circumstances, I must keep my eyes on Him even more fervently. Plus, it is great fun to laugh at myself... and the fact that even though my brain just told my ring finger to type the letter "s" once... it just typed it ten times. As my mother-in-law said... I could actually sin with my left hand and my right hand really would not know what my left hand was doing. If I go to lift my left arm, for some reason it tends to occassionally go way higher than my brain just told it to go... so what do I do? I figure my left arm just decided to wave at that person I don't know, and I just smile and go on. If my left leg turns left, when I told it to turn right, well, there I am on the floor again trying to do the splits while my children are piling on top of me givng me kisses... you know... that "mom's on the floor again, let's get her!" conspiracy.
V. A Biblical Vision of Manhood and Womanhood in the Church, Part 2
This is my fifth of a series of weekend postings from Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth by Wayne Grudem. (Click the archives on the left sidebar to find the other related postings that are in Roman numerical order.)
Also, I will list page numbers in parentheses from the book that these excerpts can be found on.
Chapter Two: A Biblical Vision of Manhood and Womanhood in the Church in "The relationship between the family and the church" (80)
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I AM, I SAID, I WANT...
This is something that looked fun from Kim...
Don't Sugar-Coat the Truth
My pastor's wife called last night. We, no matter what is happening, tend to make each other roar with laughter... even in the midst of tears. She asked what I needed prayer for. I told her that right now when in pain, I tend to lack compassion for my children.
You see, we have the 3 B rules. If it isn't Broken, Bleeding, or you are still Breathing... than "give me a hug, I love you so much, go play... you are fine."... and they are. They just needed a show of compassion, but not "overkill."
Through this time, I have stepped the 3 B rules up a knotch...
