Prayers, please

at 03/16/10 9:09PM

We had another death in the family last night. My dad's uncle had a heart attack and passed away last night at about 7:45. The visitation is going to be this Thursday evening, with a funeral to follow Friday morning. We could really use your prayers right now. We've had several deaths/almost deaths in the family recently between mine and Derek's respective sides of the family. My dad's side of the family are not Christians, so it is especially hard when we lose one of them. Thanks for praying.

So sorry about your Dad's uncle. You have certainly had lots of sorrow the last few months.
Just remember, God cares for you, and we care too! Missed you Sunday. We had lots of Tech
students, including Friends of our kids.

by frances at 03/16/10 10:15PM
i continue to pray for your comfort.

by monk at 03/16/10 10:19PM
Sorry to hear of another loss in your family. Prayers.

by derbydi at 03/16/10 10:40PM
I'm sorry for your loss. Praying for you guys!

by ttu_brandi at 03/17/10 10:26AM
said a prayer. I know that makes it much harder when they are not Christians.

by bigdeborah at 03/17/10 11:37AM
I am sorry for your loss, and especially with the condition you say your father's family is in. I will be thinking of you as you attend the funeral.

by anne at 03/17/10 12:58PM
I prayed for your family. I'm sorry for your loss.

by jennifermy at 03/18/10 8:39AM

03/05/10 4:51PM

School, school, school. *sigh*

Passed my TExES PPR Qualifier. :)

Now, more school....

I think you can, I know you can!! Congratulations on passing the Qualifier.

by frances at 03/05/10 9:36PM
You will be so happy and proud when it is all over.

by nugglefriendcuz at 03/07/10 4:17AM
Is there now a little more light at the end of the tunnel?

by anne at 03/09/10 8:40AM

Prayer Request

at 03/01/10 9:46PM *

****UPDATE: Uncle Damon is out of sugery and is in recovery! He will stay overnight due to his kidney transplant history. They just want to monitor him and make sure everything is okay with the recovery. The doctor says that he feels pretty positive about the effectiveness of the surgery. He wants to do a biopsy in a few months to make sure, but says that he is pretty confident that no radiation will be necessary. This is definitely an answered prayer! Thank you all for praying for my uncle!!

Please pray for my uncle and my family tomorrow. Many of you know my uncle, Damon Davenport. He has a cancerous growth in his throat. The docters at M.D. Anderson said that it is Stage 1 so that is good news. They also told him that he is a good candidate for laser surgery to try to remove the growth and avoid chemo/radiation, granted that the cancer hasn't spread to any other areas. As of right now, this is the case. We know of no other affected areas at the moment. He will be having the laser surgery tomorrow a little after noon, so I would appreciate it if you could remember him in your prayers. I know his other family members would appreciate it as well. I'll update tomorrow afternoon after the surgery to let y'all know how it went. I'm not sure if I'll know right away if they were able to get all of it or not. If they aren't able to, he may have to have a little bit of radiation to take care of the rest. More updates tomorrow.

Also, please remember Derek's uncle. I've posted on here about him before and have requested prayers on his behalf. The thymoma-type cancer that he had before has spread to his liver, and they are debating surgery right now as well. I will know more about that in a few weeks. I believe that it will be around March 13th if they decide to do it.

I am trusting in Him. I appreciate your prayers.

"On God my salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us."

-Psalm 62:7-8

We will remember both of them in our prayers.

by nugglefriendcuz at 03/02/10 5:48AM
I'm so glad they have all this modern technology to deal with cancer. Such a horrible disease but there's so many options now adays! Praying for Uncle Damon and Derek's uncle. See you soon!

by orangecrush at 03/02/10 9:39AM
praying!

by bigdeborah at 03/02/10 2:04PM
Am so thankful your Uncle is out of surgery, and the Dr's are optimistic! Also, am praying
Derek's Uncle is improving.

by frances at 03/02/10 5:11PM
i'm remembering them in my prayers.

by monk at 03/02/10 9:07PM
that would be awesome... thanks for finding out for me!

by orangecrush at 03/03/10 9:41PM

01/22/10 3:54PM

I saw something today on Facebook that irritated me. One of my highschool friends was trying to persuade another of our friends to attend church services with her this past Wednesday night. While this in itself is a good act, the reasons behind her motive were not Scriptural. She used the college youth group get-together and food to try to get her to come to services with her. This person is not a Christian, and we obviously know that these activities at Church services are not Scriptural, but I wanted to point this out to remind us to think about the reasons that WE attend Church services. It's easy to get in a routine of Church-going on Sundays and Wednesdays without giving proper thought before hand or during as to why we come together to worship in the first place. I've been guilty of this myself in the past. We are to come together to worship because God commanded us to and wants us to. We come together to sing, pray, study His Word, give of our means to further the work of His Church, partake of the Lord's Supper to remember Jesus and His Sacrifice, and to up-lift our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. All of these acts require forethought and preparation in order for them to be accepting in God's sight. Let us remember to be thoughtful of the reasons why we come together to worship our Lord and not let social gatherings or other reasons be our motivation.

Good thoughts! What your friend did reminds me of that commercial for some "church" in Houston that has teamed up with L.A. Fitness so you can give God your next 12 weeks to get in shape. I always thought what did giving God 12 weeks have to do with getting in shape and what does L.A. Fitness have to do with church?? I guess some people will go for it though.

by kennen at 01/22/10 4:02PM
good thoughts... it reminds me of a "church" in waco that advertises a 30 minute worship... get in and get out. absolutely pathetic.

by orangecrush at 01/22/10 4:24PM
Great thoughts!

by nugglefriendcuz at 01/22/10 4:39PM
Thank you for this. Good points!

by anne at 01/22/10 4:40PM
Thank you, Amber. We all need to be encouraged to do as God commanded, not because its
habitual, convenient, or social.

by frances at 01/22/10 6:46PM
So many trust in man's ways rather than the power of God's word to save souls. Anytime we think we can do it better than God, we are so wrong!!

by sherelyn at 01/22/10 7:13PM
He's doing alright. Its a loooooong process but he is getting better:) Thanks for your prayers... they're stil much needed!!
Also, you encourage me so much by what you have written in this post and in others. Continue to stand strong for the Lord.

by a_soldiers_wife at 01/22/10 10:25PM
yeah the job i had the interview with yesterday was at a private school.... much different atmosphere and if i get this job and work a few years, i might decide to go back to teaching later

by orangecrush at 01/29/10 8:55AM
that's true. well put.

by laughing_eyes at 02/09/10 8:55PM

Wonderful news for TTU...

at 01/09/10 4:26PM

TUBERVILLE!!! YES. Look out for the Raiders next year and be AFRAID! :)

Dear Amber Finley, I am happy that you are happy about TT going to TT. And hope that all our TT alum are in better spirits when we see them tomorrow! I was afraid some of them would go prematurely bald from pulling their hair out over the departure of Mike Leach.

by anne at 01/09/10 4:36PM
I am so excited!!!! :)

by ttu_brandi at 01/09/10 5:45PM
lol

by moe at 01/10/10 8:16AM
ha!

by laughing_eyes at 01/22/10 8:42AM

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03/05/10 4:51PM

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01/22/10 3:54PM

Wonderful news for TTU...

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