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Post by whatif on Jun 16, 2020 19:06:26 GMT -6
Greetings and blessings to all my brothers and sisters in Jesus here at the forum! It has been such a long time since I've posted a message, but I want you to know I've been thinking about and praying for you all and for this ministry. I am in the midst of some difficult times with taking care of my parents, who are elderly, and I am in need of your prayers. They are both Christians, but my mother has developed dementia, which has necessitated my staying with her and my father a few days each week. It is a hard thing for me to watch how angry she can be. Please pray for me and for them, brothers and sisters. I can't be here frequently at the forum, but I so want to come and visit you when I am able as we wait for Jesus' return. I see so many signs that His return is nigh, and I embrace you all in the Lord's Name as times are getting closer and closer. Please pray for me, and I will be praying for you.
Love, Whatif
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Post by Natalie on Jun 16, 2020 19:57:30 GMT -6
Hugs to you, whatif! And prayers, too.
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Post by sawdy on Jun 16, 2020 21:43:23 GMT -6
Hi whatifI will be praying for you and your family. Dementia is a challenge. I can still remember my great-grandma's anger bouts when I was a toddler. My Grandma took good care of her mom but it got to be too much and she was placed in care. She spent many years in care where I learned as a child to help seniors with their hymnals when we would visit her for Sunday Services. I still admire my Grandma for the care and compassion she had for her mother even as her mom forgot who she was. At the end, after years of no longer speaking, my great-grandma was humming hymns as she passed to be with Jesus. I am looking forward to meeting her as the person God meant for her to be and not the version of her I knew here when I grew up. |
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Post by mike on Jun 17, 2020 5:29:28 GMT -6
Greetings and blessings to all my brothers and sisters in Jesus here at the forum! It has been such a long time since I've posted a message, but I want you to know I've been thinking about and praying for you all and for this ministry. I am in the midst of some difficult times with taking care of my parents, who are elderly, and I am in need of your prayers. They are both Christians, but my mother has developed dementia, which has necessitated my staying with her and my father a few days each week. It is a hard thing for me to watch how angry she can be. Please pray for me and for them, brothers and sisters. I can't be here frequently at the forum, but I so want to come and visit you when I am able as we wait for Jesus' return. I see so many signs that His return is nigh, and I embrace you all in the Lord's Name as times are getting closer and closer. Please pray for me, and I will be praying for you.
Love, Whatif
Dear sister I often think of you and miss your graciousness, leadership and the lovingkindness you've always displayed to others here on the forum. I am very excited to see that you posted, yet the post brings heaviness to which we offer our support and prayers. The Lord IS with you and a very present help in time of need (Ps 46:1, Heb 4:16), so we approach our High Priest with your request today as He has been touched with our infirmities, and makes intercession for you and your family! What a wonderful Savior! May the Lord grant you peace during times of conflict, joy when pain is surrounding, strength when you feel as if you cant carry on; and may the Holy Spirit bathe you in the love of Christ. You are loved and missed! |
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Post by nana on Jun 17, 2020 6:58:15 GMT -6
Whatif, I am overjoyed to see you post again but sorry to hear the difficulties you are having. Of course I will keep you in our prayers along with your parents too.
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Post by whatif on Jun 20, 2020 15:29:32 GMT -6
Thank you all so much! I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate your kind words and your prayers!
And how I've missed being here with you! It's so good to come home and enjoy the company of my brothers and sisters in Christ!
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Post by Gary on Jun 20, 2020 18:16:08 GMT -6
whatif, I just now saw that you posted and was sooo delighted. But at the same time I'm so sad for your burden. I will be praying for you, your parents, and your whole family. You did so much for us and to hear you've been praying for us really lifts my spirits. Blessings and maranatha!
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Post by whatif on Jun 23, 2020 21:29:12 GMT -6
Thank you so much, Gary! What a pleasure to be here again as part of this awesome fellowship of believers in Christ! I greatly appreciate your prayers, and I need them so very much.
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Post by yardstick on Jun 24, 2020 21:13:26 GMT -6
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Post by whatif on Jul 2, 2020 0:05:33 GMT -6
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Post by whatif on Jul 2, 2020 0:47:51 GMT -6
Having a difficult night with my parents at the end of a difficult day, brothers and sisters... Thank you for praying, as I will have some tough decisions to make with my other family members in the days ahead, and I am in a struggle to hang onto the peace and courage the Lord provides. Coming here to be with you all, even for just a few minutes when my time is very short, is a relief. I love you all. Pray for me for strength, peace, and courage, because I feel my heart breaking.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2020 4:15:12 GMT -6
praying for you right now
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Post by whatif on Jul 2, 2020 15:51:08 GMT -6
Thank you so much, reepicheep--God bless you!
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Post by whatif on Aug 2, 2020 22:26:08 GMT -6
Just want to give you an update, brothers and sisters in Jesus, and to ask you to continue keeping me and my family in your prayers. We have found a memory care community for my mother that we believe is the best in our area, and we have put a deposit down to reserve a unit, but I admit to you that I am so afraid to proceed, and so are my other family members, because we love her so much. It will be a traumatic thing to separate her from my father, from me and my sister, from her sister that she loves, from her precious little cat that she is so attached to. We want to be sure to make the right decision, and we're seeking out any other options the Lord might present. Because she tries to run from home when she becomes angry, we are frightened she will become lost or that she will fall where no one is available to help. Our hearts are breaking. May I ask you all to pray for some specific things for us?
Please pray that the Lord will give us peace with a confirmation of the open door that we seem to have with the memory care community, or that he close that door so we don't make a mistake.
Please pray that the Lord will quickly provide us with a better plan of action if He chooses to close the door to the memory care community.
Please pray that the Lord will speak to my mother within her spirit even before we have to speak with her about the move, if it is to happen, so He can comfort her and prepare her with peace, paving the way for us so that we don't ourselves cause her trauma, so she won't be terrified.
Please pray that the Lord will comfort me and my family as we handle this situation. I am much afraid of what we have ahead of us, and I know the Lord doesn't give us a spirit of fear, but I confess to you I am afraid and heartbroken.
Please pray that the Lord will comfort my father, because he will be separated from my mother if we move her.
Please pray that the Lord will give us the right words to speak to my mother about our decision, if the move is to happen.
Thank you so much, brothers and sisters, for your love and prayers--and may I ask that, if any of you have dealt with this type of situation, would you give me any thoughts of advice I might share with my family?
Love to you in Jesus' Name, Whatif
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2020 23:56:12 GMT -6
whatif, praying for you and your whole family. May Jesus Christ give you wisdom and peace for your decision. He is the door and He will lead you through this whole situation. In Yeshuas name
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