Prayers Needed Please

"PMZQ wrote:

I read all of Ayn Rand's novels.....my favorite novel to this day is her 1st major novel from 1931 called "We the Living". Kira is one of the all time great heroines in literature.

I love to read to.
Right now I'm reading Joyce Meyer's book on living without stress.
It's really good and full of good Biblical teachings. AND it's helping me.
It's title is "In Pursuit of Peace". I know you would love it Mary and Kev, it is really geared to any one.
Mary, all of her books are good, I have quite a few. I think you would really enjoy her. We saw her in person and she's so wonderful.
Sorry, got off topic.

"PMZQ wrote:

Reading was the key for me as well. I was always in the "blue" group (the highest rank) in 1st through 3rd grades. My parents started me reading Dr Suess books at age 3, and by the time I was in the 7th grade, I was tested at a 1st year of college reading comprehension. Get them started early, set aside reading time without TV or radio or computers on, and they will shine.

Funnily enough - I credit my dad. He would never let us read "garbage" as he called it - comic books, cartoons, etc. were off limits completely - said they would rot our brains. :lol:

"njfinfan wrote:

Funnily enough - I credit my dad. He would never let us read "garbage" as he called it - comic books, cartoons, etc. were off limits completely - said they would rot our brains. :lol:

Oh remember I grew up in a very conservative Southern Baptist family. As a child it was schoolbooks and the Bible for me. :wink2:

"dolphindebby wrote:

I love to read to.
Right now I'm reading Joyce Meyer's book on living without stress.
It's really good and full of good Biblical teachings. AND it's helping me.
It's title is "In Pursuit of Peace". I know you would love it Mary and Kev, it is really geared to any one.
Mary, all of her books are good, I have quite a few. I think you would really enjoy her. We saw her in person and she's so wonderful.
Sorry, got off topic.

Funny thing about Joyce.. every time I listen, I hear something I needed to hear.

I read a LOT. My Mom got me started and it was encouraged in our house. Dad had dyslexia and once told me he had never read a book for pleasure in his life.. a great sadness came upon me. As a kid, I had near 100% recall for what I had just read, and I was a speed reader, some of that follows me still even after all the abuse I enacted upon my intellect as a young man. I have a Clancy and a Cussler working, both of which I have read before. Just got done with Sick Puppie.

"cnc66 wrote:

Funny thing about Joyce.. every time I listen, I hear something I needed to hear.

I read a LOT. My Mom got me started and it was encouraged in our house. Dad had dyslexia and once told me he had never read a book for pleasure in his life.. a great sadness came upon me. As a kid, I had near 100% recall for what I had just read, and I was a speed reader, some of that follows me still even after all the abuse I enacted upon my intellect as a young man. I have a Clancy and a Cussler working, both of which I have read before. Just got done with Sick Puppie.

I love both Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler Marty. Have a ton of their books.

Update!

"njfinfan wrote:

I love both Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler Marty. Have a ton of their books.

We just got in the mail (today - Saturday) our 3rd adjournment till February 27th, courtesy of the Assemblywoman. Denise, her Chief of Staff, said her boss mentioned after meeting with me, "that mortgage company is going to be sorry they messed with a constituent in my district" and that she is bound and determined to keep us in this house at least until summertime. We have an interview with the Department of Community Affairs on Wednesday. Wish us luck!

Chris, Mary and the girls

"njfinfan wrote:

We just got in the mail (today - Saturday) our 3rd adjournment till February 27th, courtesy of the Assemblywoman. Denise, her Chief of Staff, said her boss mentioned after meeting with me, "that mortgage company is going to be sorry they messed with a constituent in my district" and that she is bound and determined to keep us in this house at least until summertime. We have an interview with the Department of Community Affairs on Wednesday. Wish us luck!

Chris, Mary and the girls

Thank you for updating us. :)

That's great news. Wish you the best of luck!

Great news. Will keep praying. God bless.

As to reading. I read continually and voraciously (mostly theology and history of religion books along with the OT and NT).

A couple of books that I think are great that I've read of late - really both are great for someone who is religious or non-religious. Both by Timothy Keller:

The Prodigal God - story of the father and two sons (commonly referred to as the prodigal son - but that story is really about the elder brother who won't accept the father's forgiveness of Jesus). A short, easy read.

The Reason for God - best book on apologetics that I've read (and I've read almost every scholarly book on this that one can imagine - I have 40-50 in my library) in many years - maybe since Miracles or Testimony of the Evangelists - perhaps one of the best I've seen on apologetics. Thought I was reading a long lost twin! ;)

Casually - I like reading John LeCarre and used to like Clancy (early stuff). I am, of course, a WFB Jr. fan. ;)

Continued best wishes!

Thanks you guys. Your prayers have indeed worked for us. We truly appreciate it.

Great news Mary!

Excellent news Miss Mary, and I wish I could give Thanks from my Mobile (Note to Mal and George :up:).

Good things continue to happen to good people!
I haven't forgotten what you and I last PM'd about, I just haven't seen that same opportunity recently, but keeping my eyes open, and of course the thoughts and prayers coming your way.

Kenny

"njfinfan wrote:

We just got in the mail (today - Saturday) our 3rd adjournment till February 27th, courtesy of the Assemblywoman. Denise, her Chief of Staff, said her boss mentioned after meeting with me, "that mortgage company is going to be sorry they messed with a constituent in my district" and that she is bound and determined to keep us in this house at least until summertime. We have an interview with the Department of Community Affairs on Wednesday. Wish us luck!

Chris, Mary and the girls

Excellent news Mary. The Lord is also bound and determined to keep you in that house. :up:

"Xiidaen wrote:

Great news Mary!

Thanks Michael. How are you and Kristine doing? Good to hear from you. OT: You going to be in town for the draft party at Mike's?

"azfinfanmang wrote:

Excellent news Miss Mary, and I wish I could give Thanks from my Mobile (Note to Mal and George :up:).

Good things continue to happen to good people!
I haven't forgotten what you and I last PM'd about, I just haven't seen that same opportunity recently, but keeping my eyes open, and of course the thoughts and prayers coming your way.

Kenny

Thanks Kenny my friend. Funny you should mention that - I was thinking about that the other day. Thanks, also, for keeping your eyes open. Even though Chris is only making half what he used to, he loves the job and, especially, his boss. He calls me every morning after his boss picks him up and the boss and I say to each other "morning dear" (boss is happily married with 5 teenage girls :no:) - so he feels wanted and happy, which makes me ecstatic. Are you and mama in Texas already?

"PMZQ wrote:

Excellent news Mary. The Lord is also bound and determined to keep you in that house. :up:

Thanks Kev! I think I agree with you! :up:

"azfinfanmang wrote:

Excellent news Miss Mary, and I wish I could give Thanks from my Mobile (Note to Mal and George :up:).

Good things continue to happen to good people!
I haven't forgotten what you and I last PM'd about, I just haven't seen that same opportunity recently, but keeping my eyes open, and of course the thoughts and prayers coming your way.

Kenny

I will try to remember to modify that template when I have a little bit of time. :knucks:

Great news Mary! Hope it keeps going!

"njfinfan wrote:

Are you and mama in Texas already?

Yeeh haw and y'all come back now, yhear :wink2:

"Celtkin wrote:

I will try to remember to modify that template when I have a little bit of time. :knucks:

Time? I thought you invented Time :up:

Mary, these are great news. I respect your resilience in your dire straights, and I believe that ultimately, good things come to those who pursue them. Keep up the pressing politicians, the banks, whoever. Someone higher than I is looking out for you, yet you keep taking the steps to protect your family. Proactive action is so crucial in your situation. May you continue to get great news.

"HolliFinFan wrote:

Mary, these are great news. I respect your resilience in your dire straights, and I believe that ultimately, good things come to those who pursue them. Keep up the pressing politicians, the banks, whoever. Someone higher than I is looking out for you, yet you keep taking the steps to protect your family. Proactive action is so crucial in your situation. May you continue to get great news.

Thanks so much Lisa. I truly appreciate your support. I respect you immensely. I felt that I couldn't not be as proactive as I needed to. Sitting back and waiting for phone calls to just come in was not going to help us and I felt that both of us having worked for years and years and paid into the system, that we didn't deserve to be treated like this. And, yes, quite frankly, I got angry and told Chris I'm not just going to sit here. I'm going to go meet with and call everyone I can to get them involved in trying to stop putting a hopeful and happy family out on the streets.

Very glad to hear the housing news Mary, I haven't prayed for you as much as I should but I definitely think of your situation from time to time and had been hoping things were moving in a better direction.

"dolphan117 wrote:

Very glad to hear the housing news Mary, I haven't prayed for you as much as I should but I definitely think of your situation from time to time and had been hoping things were moving in a better direction.

Hope, support, thinking of us, praying for us - all the same to me. Thank you very much. It's been a rough ride, but all of you guys' support means the world to us and now that hubby is working, he's actually thinking (when it gets to 1 year, hopefully he doesn't get downsized again before that) about relocating to Florida, since the company he works for has an office down in Pembroke Pines.

So glad Chris is happy in his job. That's 99% of the battle in the work place.
I had no doubt you'd hang in there and get it done girl. I only have smart, witty, good and highly intelligent friends.:up: Oh, and Dolphin fans as well!
My prayers are always with you, Chris and the girls. :hi5:
Love ya!

Thanks Deb!