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Title: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: PKnowler on March 23, 2007, 02:17:18 PM
I would like to ask for prayer for my oldest daughter Brooke. She has had many health problems in her life.
She is 26 years old and she is 4 months pregnant. This is her 3rd pregnancy, the other 2 were miscarried. The doctor said that she probably wouldn't get pregnant because of the high dose of meds they have her on because of the cancer but if she did she could lose the baby. They have adjusted the medication since finding out she is pregnant though but I would like prayers for my grandbaby.

She had surgery to have her thyroid removed because of cancer 5 years ago.

She has suffered with Endometriosis which has cause excruciatingly painful cycles for her that leaves her incapacitated and throwing up because of pain every month.

She has had problems with depression to the point of suicidal thinking.

She has had a problem for many years and taken many trips to the doctor because of the pain and the doctors always told her nothing was wrong. Well she has finally been been diagnosed, it's called interstitial cystitis (IC). IC is a chronic bladder problem that can cause pain and other symptoms. People with IC can have an inflamed and irritated bladder. It feels like a urinary tract infection with the urgency, pain and burning. But there is no infection so that's why the doctors said there was nothing wrong.

IC can lead to:

    * scarring and stiffening of the bladder
    * less bladder capacity
    * bleeding in the bladder

It can damage the bladder if it is not treated which is my daughters fear. The IC has become worse since she has become pregnant and she has gotten no relief from the pain for 3 weeks now. Normally it would flair up and last a few days then go away for a while. There are a few things they can do to help but not while she is pregnant so she is suffering in pain. She calls me and tells me she doesn't know if she can handle it anymore. Which causes me a lot of stress. It grieves me that she's suffering and because I know she suffers from depression and I have already lost one child to suicide.

She works at a bank and has taken alot of time off because of the pain and she really needs to keep this job because of the insurance, not only for the pregnancy but because of the treatment for her cancer. She needs regular scans that cost over 10k each.

Her co workers tease her when she heads towards the bathroom and say stuff like: does it burn!
And... maybe they make Depends in a cute thong.

There are other problems but those are the most crucial.

I would really appreciate your prayers for her and her unborn baby.

Thank you!
~Paula



Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: DWIGHT on March 23, 2007, 02:23:40 PM
Hi Paula,

I will pray for her, the baby and you.  I feel your pain and know what you must be going through.  God bless you and yours.

Your brother,

Dwight
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: Robin on March 23, 2007, 03:30:17 PM
I will be praying for all of you Paula and the baby.

You know I'm in a similar situation with my son and my grandson. I know the fear and pain that can be involved. I was unable to say the words God's will be done until this month. My husband's suicide made that very hard for me because God's will scared me after that. So after 30 years I was finally brought to such helplessness this month that I could say the words God's will be done.

I also pray that God's will be done in your life and your daughter's life and the baby's life and that he gives us all enough faith and grace to endure.

Many hugs and prayers,
MG
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: Kat on March 23, 2007, 06:53:36 PM

Hi Paula,

I will pray for God to give you strength and faith,
and I will pray for your daughter's suffering and that precious life she is carrying.
My heart goes out to you all.

mercy, peace, and love
Kat
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: rj on March 23, 2007, 07:24:00 PM

   I will be praying for you, and your family Paula

  rj
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: iris on March 23, 2007, 09:24:42 PM
Paula,

You and your family will be in my prayers.
May God give you all the strength to get through this.


Iris
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: gmik on March 23, 2007, 11:47:45 PM
Oh, dear Paula, know that I will be praying for you & Brooke & the baby. I am so at a loss to know what to say.  It breaks my heart that someone as young as Brooke has had such trials. Tell Brooke we love her and want the best for her.  We can love her w/o knowing her, because we love you Paula. 
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: rk12201960 on March 24, 2007, 08:38:33 AM
Hi Paula,
I read you letter yesterday before I went to work. sorry I didn't reply but I have and will continue to pray for you and your family.

Blessings love and peace to you and yours.
Your brother
Randy.
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: LittleBear on March 24, 2007, 10:44:37 AM
Dear Paula,

I'm so sorry what you and your daughter are going through.
I will pray for both of you and your grandbaby that God will carry you through this and His presence be close to you.
I know someone who has interstitial cystitis, and it is a debilitating condition. She has to catheterize herself a few times a day.

Much love to you,

Ursula
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: hebrewroots98 on March 24, 2007, 12:39:39 PM
Oh dear sis!  I am so sorry about all of these trials that both of you are going through.  You are definately in my prayers, as well as baby!.  It pains me that you all are suffering like this; as I know that you have your plate full already.   And shame on those at work for beign so calloused, how rude!   (Bless your heart.)   We are all here to help you to carry your burdens right now Paula, we are family and as such we stand behind you and we will lift all of up before the Lord, THE GREAT PHYSICIAN!...Try to just give your cares to HIM because OUR HEAVENLY FATHER CARES SO MUCH FOR YOU ALL!   Tell your daughter (and yourself) that God will NOT give her more than she can bear, although it obvioulsy feels like it's too much right now;

JUST KEEP FEEDING HER GOOD WORDS AND THIS WILL HELP HER DEPRESSION...

(PROVERBS 15:13)- A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow (depressed) of the heart the spirit is broken.
Much love to you sweet sister!   
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: hillsbororiver on March 24, 2007, 12:45:04 PM
Hi Paula,

You, your daughter & family are in my prayers.

His Peace and Comfort to you,

Joe
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: PKnowler on March 24, 2007, 04:24:04 PM
I wanted to thank you all for your support and prayers! I feel the love!  :)
Thank you all for caring. I am very blessed by this fellowship. God does
give me grace to handle what I am going through but we do need and appreciate
your prayers.

My daughter is not walking with God which grieves me but the other day
she said something like - maybe I should go to church. (She doesn't understand that
I haven't been going to church but she does know how important God is in my life.)

Anyways I told her it would be good to seek God that a lot of times He uses crisis in our life
to bring us to our knees and draw us to Him.

My husband deals with chronic pain. He has Reiters Syndrome which
is a form of degenerative arthritis. Sometimes the pain brings him to tears but his pain draws
him to God.  He says "where else am I going to turn." He feels a special closeness to God when
he is in pain. He says it is much like a child seeking out their parent when they've been hurt.

Well You all have a Blessed Day!

~Paula  :)

Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: sansmile on March 24, 2007, 04:40:51 PM

You and your family are in ours prayers Paula

God Bless
Sandie x
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: Deborah-Leigh on March 24, 2007, 07:37:09 PM
Hello Paula

The precious presence of Christ and wisdom of compassion shines through these words of yours : Anyways I told her it would be good to seek God that a lot of times He uses crisis in our life
to bring us to our knees and draw us to Him.

My husband deals with chronic pain. He has Reiters Syndrome which
is a form of degenerative arthritis. Sometimes the pain brings him to tears but his pain draws
him to God.  He says "where else am I going to turn." He feels a special closeness to God when
he is in pain. He says it is much like a child seeking out their parent when they've been hurt.

Paula, God will work all things to good because you love Him. Thank you for sharing your pain and vulnerability with us all.

May His peace strengthen you, His wisdom continue to lead you and His love continue to carry you on His wings as you hold on to your family through these trials and agonies you are sharing with your saviour.

You are blessed.

Peace to you

Arcturus :)
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: PKnowler on March 24, 2007, 11:46:41 PM
I got an email from my daughter today. She sent me a link she wanted me to look at.
She said "mom I want you to know how it really feels to have IC. It's about a lady
who struggled with IC for years until she couldn't take it anymore.

http://www.barryyeoman.com/articles/ic.html 

Once again my daughter is sending me a message.  :'(
And there isn't anything I can do to make it better.

~Paula

Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: Robin on March 25, 2007, 12:59:10 AM
Has she tried the medication they mention Paula?

I went through this with my 13 year old grandson this month. He was not coping with his migraines and became suicidal. He would not get up out of bed or leave his room. I know what it's like to be helpless to help. We took him in and started Prozac and that helped him cope better again.

I cried out to God on his behalf since he doesn't know yet how to cry out himself. I don't know if that was right, but it's all I have. This is what taught me to once again say thy will be done, thy will be done, thy will be done. It also showed me that we have a mediator who cares as much for us.

I will continue to pray for your daughter.
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: Robin on March 25, 2007, 06:28:58 AM
Here is a message forum that may help your daughter cope. Sometimes just knowing you're not alone helps so much.

http://www.ic-network.com/forum/

Here is the main site.

http://www.ic-network.com/
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: Deborah-Leigh on March 25, 2007, 06:35:25 AM
Helplessness is part of the process of leaning into Christ to find out and experience that He is our self sufficiency....but why does it have to be so painful (Rhetorical question...we know why...the contrast is great and the purification of our faith as gold is tried in a furnace.)

I think those websites for your daughter could be most helpful that MG gave to you Paula.

You are in my thoughts and I feel for you and your family....I too feel quite useless and helpless so my words to you come straight back to me.............for my own edification!

Peace to you

Arcturus :)
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: PKnowler on March 25, 2007, 01:21:00 PM
Thank you M.G. and Arcturus and everyone else who is praying.
Your prayers and concern means a lot!

M.G. I have already checked into that website. It's a great site with a lot of info.
I signed up myself so I could read the messages and learn something that might help.
I was encouraged by the post. I have given the website to my daughter and she is
afraid to join. She said she doesn't want to read horror stories of people having their
bladder removed and all the medications people have to take.

It's true, to function people with IC have to take alot of meds and then have a back
up of strong narcotics on top of all the other drugs they take for when a flare up happens.

She can't take the medication they recommend while she is pregnant and she quit taking
the antidepressants when she got pregnant. The best way to control this disease while she is
pregnant and otherwise is through diet. They give her a list of things she can't eat that
causes the flair ups. Mainly the diet restricts acid producing foods, which is a lot of foods.

I went to see her yesterday and she hadn't eaten all day- (that's her way of being on the diet)
and she had taken 6 Tylenol with codeine. She looked drugged. I got so mad! I told her
she has to take care of this baby and eat and not take so many pain meds. She said it kept
hurting so she took more and more. I know that she normally wouldn't be like this, she would
care for her baby but this pain has her crazy!

M.G. I'm sorry to hear about your grandson. I pray he can find some relief for his migraines.
It is so hard to know that people are in suffering and in pain.

But we have the blessed hope:
Romans 8:18
    I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be
revealed in us.

Yes Arcturus, we need to be helpless and lean on Christ. It is all a process of dying to ourself
Gal 2:20
    I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.

M.G. while I ask for relief for my daughters pain & suffering I say with you- Thy Will Be Done.
God give us grace and mercy to go through what you have for us to go through and
thank you that you do. Amen!

Blessings, Paula  :)




Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: gmik on March 25, 2007, 05:47:44 PM
Thanks for the update Paula.

Prayers continuing....
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: DWIGHT on March 25, 2007, 06:24:57 PM
Paula and M.G.,

I feel for you both from the depths of my heart.  Sometimes, this life seems so unfair and we wish that their pain could be passed onto us instead.  Nothing is worse than to see our own children suffer, I would gladly take their place in a moment.  I'm going through this now with both of you and all I can do, it seems, is to turn to Him.  I know He knows..I know He cares..I know He loves us..but it's still hard and painful inside.  This difficult pain will drive us all to His loving arms so that we can learn of Him.  "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Matt. 11:28-30.

God will do anything to His elect so that they can, "learn of me,"  anything.  But He will not leave us nor forsake us and this is His promise to all of us.

My prayers are with you both and so is my love...I will rejoice with them that rejoice and weep with them that weep.  Remember that He is the God of all mercies.  Lord have mercy on us and our children.

Your brother,

Dwight
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: Deborah-Leigh on March 25, 2007, 06:48:31 PM
Dwight

How are your family? How is your precious wife and how good to know that you see that the pain within is HIS moulding power bringing and drawing us to HIS promise for HIS highest calling in our lives.

We are all called.

HE alone is our peace and mercy in times of our suffering... just know that you are all in my thoughts and feelings for you...and my thoughts are part of me....this is why it is so vital that peace be our bond.

HE is the Prince of Peace....how much we all need HIM! He is with us...He sees everything, knows everything and is in charge of everything.....we are learning this...we are together in this life learning HIM and HIS testimony through ours and the teachings right here where we have access to floods of truth and revelations and honest gifts of HIS grace to those HE has touched and of those who He sharing HIS life with right now.

Your Arcturus :)
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: DWIGHT on March 25, 2007, 07:55:37 PM
Arcturus,

Thank you for your warm thoughts and comforting words.  My wife's surgery is scheduled at the same time as the Nashville conference, the end of May. My daughter with the back problems will know tomorrow when and where her surgery will be, she is in a great deal of pain, and my daughter with the cancer will know what kind of treatment she will be getting soon.  She is to see an oncologist next week.  My daughter with MS and glaucoma is beginning to lose sight in one eye and is not responding to her medication.  She says that when she looks at something, she sees a dark ring around the object, almost smokey in nature, plus she gets frequent mi grains.

Last night, while I was praying, the Lord whispered to me like He did to you and said, "learn of me."  I could almost not contain myself for the tears, and asked Him to teach me Christ.  He is all we need to know.  For I determined not to know anything among you except Christ and Him crucified.  We need to determine within, not to know anything save Christ.

Gena knows, as a teacher, that the best way for children to learn, is if you show them lessons.  God is showing us lessons, and by His grace we will learn.  If we learn Christ, we will learn the deeps things of God, for He is the deep things of God.  And one of the deep things of God is that we love one another as He love us.  I feel your love sister and I love you, and all that know our Lord in spirit and truth.

Your brother,

Dwight

   
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: GODSown1 on March 25, 2007, 09:17:43 PM
Hi Paula,
           I feel for U & ur family, I know words cant really soften the Pain suffered by uZ all, But! one thing I do know is GOD LOVES! Yous all so very much, Just have Trust in Him, with all ur families, Mind, Heart & Soul GOD be with uZ alwayZ!,
            muchLOVE!! Pera
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: Robin on March 29, 2007, 07:14:35 PM
Paula and Dwight,

I am still praying for both of you and your family.

Check in when you can Paula and let us know how you are.

Hugs,
MG
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: hebrewroots98 on March 29, 2007, 09:45:14 PM
Yes Paula and Dwight,
You both have been in my heart and prayers also, you are missed; how are you both doing?
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: PKnowler on March 29, 2007, 11:25:04 PM
Hey Robin and Susan,

    I'm doing well, thank you. My daughter had an ultra sound the other day and her baby is doing good. They say it looks like a girl. My daughter is very happy about that.

I am concerned for baby though. My daughter has to take Tylenol with codeine every day just to function.
I know she needs to have some relief from the pain though. I made her a week worth of meals the other day to help her stay on her diet. I hope it helps.

How's your grandson doing Robin? He's in my prayers
--------------------------------------------------------------

Hey Dwight,

    I'm still praying for your family. I'm sorry to hear that your daughter is starting to lose sight in one eye.
My mother has Multiple Sclerosis. Her very first symptom was in her 20's. She woke up one morning and couldn't see out of one eye. She never regained sight in that eye- so bizarre! She didn't have any other symptoms until 20 years later. One day she woke up and couldn't walk. She said she had to lean on the wall just to get to the kitchen to make coffee. Then she couldn't hold onto anything and she dropped the coffee everywhere so she went to sit down and sign a birthday card for her sister and she couldn't write. She figured she would wait until her husband woke up for him to help her but when he woke up she found that she couldn't talk- only jibberish came out.

They admitted her to the hospital and did a multitude of test. She was in the hospital for about a month. It took them a while but they finally came back with a diagnosis of MS. After much therapy she slowly started regaining her dexterity and motor skills being able to walk and write and talk. She has been in full remission for the last 20 years. It's such a strange disease. She knows it could come back at any time.

One thing my mother said was that it wasn't a painful disease. I've heard different from Montel Williams though who also has MS. Well, none of us knows what tomorrow holds though. I pray your daughter has a remission.

You and your family are in prayers.

Bless you!  :)
~Paula



Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: hebrewroots98 on March 30, 2007, 12:54:19 AM
Dear Paula,
I am so sorry and feel so helpless here.  I read the article and am wondering if your daughter can get ahold of some of that anesthetic medications that could numb that area for awhile long enough to give her some relief.  Also, Is she staying all by herself right now, and if so, would she be better off being with someon?  Does she have immediate support around her besides you?  I wonder if it would help her (If she is by herself), to be around family who she can have at her side if she needs support?  This is a terrible and scarey thing to sit back and watch; let alone tohave to experience.  I wish there were something that we could do!  (Have you thought about calling that Jewish center that was mentioned on the site and asking them if they have any sample meds that they can offer her.  Or better yet, ask them if they could take a new patient (and a benevolence case if this pertains to her,) and ask them if there is anything that they could help with.  I would try and call as many places in the country as there are that deal with this and see if someone coffer her some relief.  I know that is a lot to do, but I don't know of anything else!   (This reminds me of a 'plurasy' type of situation; only of the bladder.)  I am still praying here!!!  Gods' will be done... :)

Much love sis!!!!
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: PKnowler on April 04, 2007, 01:53:36 PM
I wanted to give you all an update on my daughter Brooke.

Brooke needs to eat a special low acid diet to avoid the flare ups from the IC.
She was having a hard time staying on the diet because it is so new so I helped her out and made a week worth of meals for her. It was very frustrating to figure out what's acceptable and what's not because everyones different with this IC. There are some general guidelines but Brooke is going to have to figure out what her trigger foods are. I wasn't 100% sure that what I fixed wouldn't give her a flare up- so I prayed.

Brooke called the other day and said she was pain free! She has not been taken the codeine either. Praise God! A read a testimony from someone that overcame the pain from IC naturally through diet, pure water and coral calcium so I sent Brooke with my bottle of Coral Calcium and told her to only drink pure water. Well it seems to have worked! Praise God!

On the down side she found out her thyroid levels were dangerously low so they need to adjust her medication so she doesn't loose the baby. She did go in to the doctor yesterday and the baby is still doing well though. Praise God! I would appreciate your continued prayers for Brooke and her unborn baby.

Bless you All!  :)
~Paula

Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: PKnowler on April 04, 2007, 02:05:43 PM
Dear Paula,
I am so sorry and feel so helpless here.  I read the article and am wondering if your daughter can get ahold of some of that anesthetic medications that could numb that area for awhile long enough to give her some relief.  Also, Is she staying all by herself right now, and if so, would she be better off being with someon?  Does she have immediate support around her besides you?  I wonder if it would help her (If she is by herself), to be around family who she can have at her side if she needs support?  This is a terrible and scarey thing to sit back and watch; let alone tohave to experience.  I wish there were something that we could do!  (Have you thought about calling that Jewish center that was mentioned on the site and asking them if they have any sample meds that they can offer her.  Or better yet, ask them if they could take a new patient (and a benevolence case if this pertains to her,) and ask them if there is anything that they could help with.  I would try and call as many places in the country as there are that deal with this and see if someone coffer her some relief.  I know that is a lot to do, but I don't know of anything else!   (This reminds me of a 'plurasy' type of situation; only of the bladder.)  I am still praying here!!!  Gods' will be done... :)
Much love sis!!!!

Hey Susan,

   I'm sorry for my delay in responding. I meant to answer your question sooner.

I don't know about any anesthetic medications. I'm sure the doctor would prescribe it if it would help though. She is not alone she is living with her boyfriend. They have a wedding date set for the 14th of this month. Her boyfriend has been supportive thus far. I did order some sample meds of an aloe based medication that helps IC. I haven't received it yet though. Praise God she has received some relief through diet, pure water and coral calcium for now.

Thank you for your prayers and concern!

Bless you!  :)
~Paula

Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: hebrewroots98 on April 04, 2007, 08:06:38 PM
Hi Paula,
I thought that I read something off of that IC site (that you had posted) about a numbing med? ???  Ya know Paula, there should be a suppliment or something at a naturall health store that she could take to get some relief from; have you had a chance to call and speak to the mgr yet; also, they might give you a referal to somone else? 

I am glad that she is not alone; as that will help her out alot versus suffer this through by herself.  That is great that she is getting married too
.
ps- I will PM you on some naturalpathic things that will help her out alot. :D
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: Kat on April 05, 2007, 12:35:12 PM

Hi Paula,

It is so good to hear your daughter is doing better  :)
I will continue to pray, as I know there is a ways to go in her pregnancy.
And now you have a wedding to prepare for, prayers for you too  ;)

mercy, peace, and love
Kat
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: PKnowler on April 05, 2007, 03:19:09 PM
Hi Kat,

   Thank you for your prayers and concern! I appreciate it! Brooke went to the doctors yesterday for an ultra sound on her bladder and kidneys and she found out that she has some kidney stones and one of her kidneys is not working properly. I don't know if that has been the problem all along or if this is a compounded problem. She has had the IC symptoms for years though, so I don't know. She is still doing well and not in pain which is surprising since she has kidney stones. I've heard they are very painful. With IC the pain can come and go. Anyway, I'm glad that she is having a reprieve from the pain (without the codeine.)

Blessings!  :)
~Paula
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: hebrewroots98 on April 05, 2007, 07:53:51 PM
...I love it when a prayer comes together... ;)
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: DWIGHT on April 05, 2007, 10:17:03 PM
Paula,

Thanks for the update, that's good news.  Still praying.

Dwight
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: gmik on April 09, 2007, 07:50:14 PM
Since I was down in Fla. all week I re read this entire thread today to refresh my memory on things.

WOW!!!  What beautiful, heartfelt emotions & wisdom on this thread.  Even tho we are talking about Brooke & baby & all family concerned, and that is heartbreaking & terrible to go thru----I don't know what I am trying to say, but  I see God all thru-in the scriptures, the love & prayers, and His moving on Brookes behalf...I've got chills of blessings!!!!

Will keep praying of course, but God is on the move!! woohooo

Love ya Paula, keep being the inspiration you are to Brooke and all of us.

Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: hebrewroots98 on April 10, 2007, 12:30:41 AM
Hi Gena!   Welcome back, we missed you!  I hope you had a good time and got to renew yourself :D.

Paula, how is Brooke doing?  (And you too?)
blessings!
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: PKnowler on April 10, 2007, 01:06:08 PM
Hi Gena,

    I was wondering where you were. It didn't seem like you had posted in a while.
I missed you! I'm glad you're back! I hope you had a nice time in Florida. I really
appreciate your prayers and concern for Brooke. I see God moving in everyone's
prayers and loving concern too. It is a miracle that Brooke's baby is doing well after
all that she is going through.  :)

Hi Susan,

   Brooke and her baby are doing well. Praise God! Brooke and her finance are going to Eureka Springs, AR this weekend to get married. They decided to elope instead of having a traditional ceremony. They have some great elopement packages in Eureka Springs that includes the
ceremony, a room with Jacuzzi and fireplace, carriage ride, champagne, roses & pictures.
Hey, I think I want to elope and get married AGAIN!  :)

I am very thankful that Brooke's finance is sticking by her and being supportive as she is going through these health problems.

Blessings, Paula  :)
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: hebrewroots98 on April 10, 2007, 02:06:14 PM
Hi Paula,
that is great news for Brooke. I am so glad that she feels better finally; b/c I know that when she feels better that mama feels better ;) :D

You are so right...that makes me want to elope too ;D....but, I think I will see what awaits us on our 17TH anniversary.... this July, on.....07/07/07.....now there is bound to be something good in the works with a number like that ??? ;) ;D   we shall see.... 8) 
Title: Re: Prayer request for my daughter
Post by: gmik on April 10, 2007, 05:17:14 PM
Hi and thanks gals for the welcome back.  It was lovely in Florida, we were in a condo on the beach.  Nice to see my son and daughter in law too.  Guess what???  We even had lunch w/ Joe- (yes Hillsborough River).  It was great meeting him in person.  Can't wait to meet more of you all at Nashville.

I LOVE Eureka Springs.  The bed & breadfasts there are so cute & gingerbready.  Take the trolley up the hill and shop all the way down.  What fun!  Well, Brooke might not want to shop all the way down the hill.  Great restaurants.  I still dream about the food at the Hungarian place next to a motel on the main drag!!

What a great place to get married!  I wish them all the best!!!