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Ocean:
Judy,
Thanks for sharing...you see, i'm mortified in contracting any smoking-related illnesses. So i quit for a few days than its back to square one >:( Its been like that for the past 2-3 yrs ???
Thanks Mike, George, Arc, RC, RM. I know in my heart that only God can deliver me from my 'flesh'...He has done it in other MAJOR areas. I guess i wanted it [deliverance] NOW before it causes more HARM. I have prayed fervently that if there is a lesson He wants me to learn that He would have to knock my head-out to tell me what :o....
Ditto, Roy Martin....i feel so pathetic everytime i light up :'(.
Roy Coutes...getting 'chantix' to the islands [middle of the Pac Ocean] will be a feat.....the ordinary islander like me don't shop online with visa cards ;)...thanks all the same.
I cannot wait (3 days time) to fly home to mum in Fiji. Perhaps getting some encouragement from a retired nurse(mum) would do wonders to me. I have 8 days to spend with her....will savour every moment with her since i haven't been home since 2004.
Thanks again to all my BT friends here...appreciate the encouragement.
In Hope Always,
Ocean
cjwood:
ocean,
traveling mercies on your planned trip to fiji. i cannot imagine not seeing my momma for 4+yrs, and i can't imagine not seeing my daughter for that long. sounds like you have a deep love for your mum and i know that having your momma's arms around you after so long will be healing in many ways. listen to her experienced wisdom as a nurse when you talk to her about smoking. enjoy having a cup o' tea and giving each other foot massages. my daughter and i enjoy that nicety as often as we can. be patient with yourself regarding the smoking and the struggle it is to quit. as all of said regarding smoking (or another other "thorn/habit"), it is ALL in God's timing. if it is guilt you are feeling whenever you light up, then maybe try to remember something ray smith said about himself when it came to him giving up any particular sin. he said it was the guilt about doing it that was able to cause him to stop. maybe that will work for you, maybe it won't. take heart in knowing that it is God Who is causing you to feel badly about still smoking. i will keep you in my prayers. again, enjoy your time with you mum. let us all know how your visit with her went after you get back.
love in Christ,
claudia
Ocean:
Claudia,
I felt a warm-motherly emotion when reading your post ;)....thank you!! Now that i'm a mum/wife, i have come to appreciate my mum MORE than i tell her over the phone. Expressing affection in the islands is seen as a western habit that is to be shunned :o. But since 2005, i've come to verbalize 'i love you and miss you mum' before hanging up (phone).....and she has always responded likewise.
This may seem like a trivial matter to western countries but i have never heard my mum say that to me while growing up. But her actions was enough to tell me that us/kids were her top priority. I'm blessed beyond measure :D
Yes! i'll give an update on return. Hopefully i can figure the photo attachment 'madness',lol!! Even the current military rule :-[ at home is not enough to deter my trip....home (is) sweet home ;D....like the song on American Idol!!
Warm blessings,
Ocean
cjwood:
i thought about the current uprising, a.k.a. military rule when i remembered you were from fiji. i pray for your hedge of protection in traveling and while you are there, and also prayers for your mum who still resides in fiji. how very fortunate you are to be able to visit the place of your homestead, and what a beautiful place it must be. i personally have always had a deep admiration for the oceans which our Father created. i grew up along the lower texas coastline in corpus christi. most likely not as beautiful as fiji, but i was still able to appreciate the awesomeness of the water.
cheers,
claudia
judith collier:
I'll pray for your safety too Ocean and a wonderful vacation. Judy
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