When a loved one suffers with pain, the other one suffer their agony.
Pain ruins the body but hatred ruins the soul.
Love is the only antidote for misery.
“Good works” is now on the endangered species list.
Pray for the things you do every day and for the things you cannot do, but still need to be done.
Healing is an elusive reality, guided by prayer, given by God.

It was a good day for Carol; she received a good report from the physical therapist, and her nurse, on her progress...and her pain has lessened.

The difference between, thinking I am a Christian, and knowing I am a Christian is so like thinking I should eat, and knowing I am hungry.
A good marriage needs more that a bit of time and a scrap of attention; it requires vast amounts of both.
Marriage requires constant vigilance of abiding love seizing very opportunity to bring happiness to the one loved.
All marriages are “fragilely strong” bound together by committed love, patience, and sharing.
Maturity is bound by a willingness to delay desires and to be not subject to the provocations, to satisfy now, what is best satisfied later.
Love requires us, to do any little thing we can, for our loved one, but is never satisfied with doing just “a little” for them.

Carol is better today but still struggles with “enjoying” her healing. We are so grateful for your continued prayers, concerns, and note of encouragements.

Wealth without a generous heart is a curse.
Christmas is a Devine plot, to have the whole world love one another, for a moment of time.
A friend causes me to be myself without fear.
Marriage is love that cannot be explained in any other way.
Often the “Golden Rule” is harder to live in reverse, doing for myself, as I am willing to do for others.
Never do less when more is needed.
Expectations are often the downfall of creativity.

Another rough day for Carol… healing is often a difficult journey.

You will have far more influence while you are on earth, because in eternity, you will have none. Therefore, while on your earthly journey, influence every life you can, for God. Do it, now!!
Wisdom is a seed that grows slowly in young mind but should mature with age.
The choice “do good and shun evil” can only be made before you die.
Your influence last longer that whatever money you leave behind.
You are only “right” when God says you are…so ask first or pay later.
You will be blessed for what you do…not what you say you will do.What you do with your money is much more important than how much you made.

Carol had a bit of a rough night but is a little better this morning. PTL

Cyber Monday is about gathering…Good Friday was about giving.
Remember, in prayers, to ask God for the things that only He has.
The further you are, from a relationship with God you are the more miserable you will continue to become.
Your experiences with God bring strength to your Faith.
Your prayers are no frailer than your Faith.
God has chosen you to minister; you get to choose if you will.
Your prayers mean as much to God, as those of Peter, Paul, or any of the other disciples.

The affect of your collect prayers, for Carol in her time of need, have had an effect that is nothing short of miraculous.

The Bible says to “Love your enemies”, never does instruct you to be bitter towards them!
Bitterness gives no revenge and takes no hostages while it destroys any peace around you.
In the end bitterness will flavor every part of your life.
Bitter people lose interest in being thankful.
Bitterness overtakes your ability to love.

Forgiveness is the only bitterness killer available!
Forgiveness is Love in action.
When you forgive peace replaces your hurts.

Bitterness is a loveless profession.

Carol doing, a half step better today, after losing a quarter of a step yesterday.She is "wonderfully tired" from a special time with family at Thanksgiving...What a blessing it was to have them all together.

Talk about an awkward moment…What are you going to tell God about your life when you are before Him Judgment Day?
Imagination is insight sprinting towards reality.
Inspiration is seeing the possibilities of an idea.
Probability and promises do not come from the same source.
Foresight is the hindsight projected into the future.
Carol had a good night last night, I am pouring coffee down her this morning, all is well and getting “weller”...

Don’t worry…if you do not believe in God…you soon will.

If you are not thankful, now would be the right time to start.

“Black Friday” will never measure up to “Redemption Sunday”.

Whatever you can buy will not be able to keep.

Thanksgiving begins with the giving.

Carol continues in the recovery mode Pray onJJ

As a Christian, your thanksgiving began when you were forgiven; and is blossoming into joy beyond your imagination…forever.
Marriage is when two parts become a whole and then multiply their happiness together.
When you are “thankful” everything else seems to work out better in your life or just feels like it will.
If you are not thankful, you are either: deaf to sounds of your blessing, blind to the love being shown you, or you have not made, Jesus, the Lord of your life!
A thankful life, waters the flowers, of its own heart.

Carol’s pain is being overcome by the joy of having her family surrounding her on this special Thanksgiving Day.

Be thankful for all you can, and for who you can, while you can.
Thankfulness is a gift to your own happiness.
Showing another how thankful you are for them is a gift, that cost little, but is priceless to the one who receives it.
Gratitude is the residue of a thankful heart.
A thankful man is a happy man.
Thankfulness is one of those gifts that just “keeps on giving”.
Be grateful that you can be thankful.

We are so thankful that Carol is continuing to progress in her healing and for those of youwho are invested in her life through prayers and acts of kindness.

Becoming a Christian bring a majesty to your life, that only another Christian can comprehend.
Love is more of a decision, than an emotion.
Priorities, manage your time, which all you have to spend in life.
Truth will be the “gold standard” of Judgment Day, not notions.
What could be right is never quite right, and one knows that in advance.
Love is emotion, surrounded by commitment, and filled with compassion.
The giving of love brings its own satisfaction.

Carol is having her stiches (staples) taken out today. She has 29 of them to remove. She still seems a bit better each day. Thank you all for your continued prayers and concerns

Charity is a way to store, tremendous wealth.
Integrity is a personal treasure.
A successful marriage is a result of caring more for the marriage than for oneself.
Love is more concerned for the happiness of the one loved.
Love that is commitment to the loved one first, increases its own happiness in the end.
Love is much more about commitment than perfection.
If your spouse was perfect, they would have married someone else.

Recycle the love given to you.
Learn what you need to, before you have to!
Wisdom is the volition of knowledge.
“It is the day the Lord hath made”…but every day is!
Peace is the lack of internal conflict more than the lack of external conflict.
Good marriages learn to see though their spouse’s eyes.

Every mountain of doubt resides below a sky of hope stretching across your horizon.
Mornings are a fresh canvas, and the moments brush strokes of meaning, whose worth will only be revealed in eternity.
Favor only what God favors and your life will be a smile, in the midst of life’s tragedies.
The death of a Christian grieves the living but not the dead.
“The death of a saint is precious in the sight or the Lord” because he is coming home!
The passing of a Christian is the progression of praying to God to being with God.

Carol continues to progress on the strength of your prayers.

True guilt means you did wrong and need forgiveness; false involves: I should have, I could have, and the If, I “hads”…if I been there, done this, waited, called, said something, et cetera…which is the devils playground for manufacturing that unforgivable false guilt. (Unforgiveable because it does not exist if is false)
If you did something wrong you know what, when, where you did it and what to do about it. If you are consumed with false guilt you are not quite sure of what, where, when, or even if, you are responsible, but you might have been.
Sin is true guilt and you need to be repent; false guilt is not sin but will bring down your quality of life and your effectiveness as a Christian...so leave it alone, do not accept it in any form!
Carol is on the upbeat and thanking God for her progress spontaneously throughout the day.

Carol continues to progress. She is due to get her staples out today and that should lessen her pain. She is in good spirits and we are looking for a growing recovery as she travels this way of healing.
Your prayers restrict Satan influence in your life or your lack of prayers restricts God’s intervention in your life.The righteous pray for mercy more than perfection.
The road to Heaven may appear to be narrow but it is wide enough to include anyone who is willing to travel it.
Death is only the enemy to those who have made no preparation to go beyond it.

Shame and guilt are used by Satan for your destruction or by Jesus for your salvation.
True guilt leads you to repentance and redemptive freedom; false guilt leads you to frustration and spiritual paralysis.
Satan is the author of false guilt, while God the giver of true guilt.
True guilt can be forgiven; there is no salvation for false guilt…because it does not really exist.

Carol is doing better than expected, but then, I guess that depends or who is just expecting and who is praying. The medical staff classifies it is all, as exceptional progress; I preferred knowing that is the answer to many prayers.
Be sure your purpose is the right purpose or your life will have been valueless.
The purpose of every life is to find God through Jesus Christ His only Son...any other purpose is useless.
Prayer is the process of putting your heart in the Hands of God.
Prayer is an act of Faith.
Prayer is a weaving your hopes and Gods Will in to one unbreakable bond.
Giving require the eyes of mercy.

Carol is due to get out of the hospital today….your prayers “availeth much in the sight of the Lord”! Now please continue to pray for her healing and for her elderly caretaker…Father fill him wisdom and abounding love.
You cannot be good enough to be Godly; but you can be godly enough to be good.
Healing of the body is a gift, not to be taken lightly, but received great thankfulness.
You cannot be good enough to gain the love of God, nor can you be bad enough to keep Him from loving you.
God purposely loves you whether you like it or not, you cannot escape it.
Salvation is a gift not a right, but you have been given right to the gift.
A Christian can be empty handed but never empty hearted!

Carol is making continuing progress each day, slowly but surely, she is moving towards regaining her health. Thanks to the staff at the hospital, but mostly because of your prayers. We all know the real gift of health comes from of our Father’s Healing Hand, Grace, and Mercies. All of which is extend to her, through your faith, washed and cleansed by His sweet and precious love...
“Collective Faith” sustains you when you are weak in faith; and as well in others, when weakness of faith strikes them.
Your faith is the soil that potentially sprouts new faith in unbelievers.
Faith blurs when we focus on circumstances and becomes frail by our lack of its exercise.
Faith reminds us that our weaknesses are being overcome by His All-Encompassing Hands.
Our faith is being reinforces on the inside, by the work of Grace extended to our heart, and on the outside through the prayers and testimonies of fellow believers.

Love gives before it is asked and shares before something becomes a need.
People bring love...not things.Whatever you have that is only yours, you will lose in the end.
It is a tragedy to have a smile that is never shared or a laugh that always goes unheard. It is good to laugh at yourselves but not for long.

Pain binds your life in its own unique way.Faith believes when pain says it’s impossible.
Likely, Carol, will be discharged today, as Medicare allows only 3 days in the hospital for major back surgery. We will be hustling about to get a hospital bed and the like we will need for her at home. She still has a high pain level but we have even higher hopes! Thank you so much for kindnesses and your continuing prayers.

Up to this point Carol’s recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. She walked about 30 feet yesterday and has been requiring less medical intervention that the doctors had anticipated. I see your prayers at work in her recovery and you all have encouraged my faith as well.

What I ask for often exceeds my Faith but it never exceeds God’s ability.Grace is a Faith issue, as well as, a gift from the Father. Grace and Faith are included within one another.
Without you pursuing God, as a Christian, your Faith and your access to Grace become self-limiting.
Grace-vision is the ability to grasp the Father's vision, rather than as we have persuaded ourselves to see.Christian kindness is a gift of grace, resulting from, your given Grace

Without Faith you miss the meaning of life.
Our prayer for our surgeon: May your hands be God's hands, today, as you work on His creation!
Time counts for you are against you depending on how you used it.
Life is full of things that you cannot control but God can.
Stretch your love while you deepen it.
We are off to the hospital for Carol’s surgery. Thank you for your prayers.

Carol's surgery is on for tomorrow morning November &7th. Her infection has cleared up PTL... she has to be at the hospital at 8:30 AM and the surgery is scheduled to begins at 9:30 AM It will be a long complicated surgery for the doctor but a snap for the Father. All prayers are appreciated for the Lord will accomplish His will in this surgery. Thank all of you in advance...
Time measures the length of your life, service measures the breadth of your life.
Loneliness is an attitude more than a condition.
Medicine come from your doctor but healing comes from your Maker.

It is the little things in life that make the big things most meaningful.
Comfort is a Faith issue.
Love does not measure it’s return, only It’s output.

Doctors are God's creations, who are trained to work on God’s creation.
Christians are redeemed to work with God’s creations.
You are God’s creation designed to be love by God and to love God Himself.
You are much more than a few amebae that rolled up on shore one day and decided to become a people!
Just so you will know...God created the amebae too!

A passive believer is a doubter of Grace.
Vote Chicago style…early and often…but vote.
Love large…give large…pray large…and live large!
Carol’s back surgery is scheduled for Wednesday November 7th if she passes the test tomorrow. Please pray for His will be done in her life.

Troubles seem to be a requirement to develop your Faith.
Faith believes …what should be, will be!
Faith appears to be unneeded, when sailing a calm sea, but beware “good times” require a more focused Faith than bad times, which brings its own focus.
Faith is the umbrella over the heart when there is a downpour of doubt.
Without Faith, your soul will be forever without.
“Faith without works is dead”…and so will be your influence with God.

Whenever you begin your new journey, it is have to start from where you are not from where you wish you were.

Being yourself is the only way to be who you are.

The truth is…that the truth is…

A Christian does not find happiness…it will find them.

Without character, someone else will determine who you are.

Without imagination, invention never occurred.

Carol’s surgery has been rescheduled for Wednesday morning November 7th if she passes the pre-surgery exam on Tuesday.

Before you can be found you must recognize that you are lost.
Faith does not look for help in the wrong places.
Integrity sees what must be done and makes no other plans but to do it.
Often, the impossible, is more of a reflection of opinion, rather than reality.
If you will not forgive, you will live in bondage every day of your life.
It is better to be occasionally right, than to be consistently wrong.
Altruism gives because it is right…not because it feels good.

Understanding is a learned gift.

Comprehension involves the head, while understanding requires the heart.

At best I can only imagine what you're feeling; I can never actually know how it is affecting you.

Walking in someone else’s shoes is easier, than walking with someone else’s heart.

Even if I have experiences the same loss or hurt I cannot know how you are experiencing it.

Fortunately, Grace is greater than my pain; but unfortunately, the pain is still there