The NIGH****CHMAN 6/18
Looking for Jennifer (*IT*, Cruise Director Julie) for an update on her interviews and any decisions she might have made or be making.
Prayer requests are listed below.
Also, please feel free to just visit here. Tell us about how your day went. Your successes. Your failures. Your fun. Whatever. When I post this thread, I do not have access to any chat programs, so this sometimes substitute as that vessel for me.
Continue to keep your thoughts and prayers for the members of our Armed Forces serving around the world, especially during this time of increased awareness. Please thank God for these men and women every day. In addition, please keep the wives and family members in your thoughts.
PEOPLE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT:
Vicki V.
Avis
Jennifer - (Cruise Director Julie) - making decisions on possible positions.
Nina
Lynnette
Jeri
Those who are not yet unemployed, but layoffs are looming
Anne -(Lalocaweta) - Please pray for her as she undergoes treatment for a medical problem she is facing.
Brenda F. - her mother is 84 and in the hospital again.
Dana - requests prayer for her sister, Renee. She had tumor on her jaw removed. Now needs jaw reconstruction on 7/23 - (10 hour surgery scheduled).
Debra - has been put on no work by doctor due to memory loss that is related to recent hospitalization. Also, with the no work comes less pay. Prayers for the financial side of the situation.
George - prayers for Oleta J., Brad's MIL. She is in JPS with pneumonia and COPD among other health issues. On 6/14 they removed liquid from her lungs and the area around her lungs. Also pray for Brad's wife, also Oleta. She is a sweetheart. Give her strength at this time.
Janet (1divaatheart) says her husband doctors will be meeting to determine when they will be removing the kidney that has the tumor. Also, her mother is in a nursing home and is having problem with her Alzheimers.
Jill - pray for her daughter Heather who is taking driver's education. Pray for Jill's hubby, Paul, and Jill as they assist with the learning process.
Karen (Misty750342002) - A friend of Karen's from work (who is like a son to her), Dustin Murphy, is 24 years old and has been diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease.
Ramon - has strayed after 15 years of sobriety. He is now sober for 32 days, but very tempted. Pray for him to make the right decisions.
SandiB - prayers for her as she has some personal concerns right now.
Vicki V. - husband Patrick has Ataxia and Neuropathy of the left side. Which basically means he has virtually no feeling in his left leg and foot. Experiencing fatigue.
Vanessa (Butterfly Reborn) - requests prayer for her family. There were no specifics, but I am sure the Lord knows.
Below are three of God's children that definitely need our prayers.
Gina J. - Pray for her 6 year old Marina, diagnosed with a terminal illness at age 2. She has improved, but still needs our prayers. Pray for this brave little girl.
Vanessa - We have all followed the story of Elizabeth. Here is her Caringbridge page:
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
hey george,
I pretty much havent moved all the sofa all day. Just been doin breathin treatments, inhalers and coff meds. i have 2 meds that are liquids and they are sooooo nasty, but im takin them anyway. Go back to doc tomorrow for more breathing treatments and chest xrays. Hopefully i can avoid the hospital. I been a good girl and doin what im told (for once lol). Hope everyone had a nice day
Hows Oleta and her mom?
When I was born, I cried and the world rejoiced. Now i wanna live my life so that when I die, the world cries and I rejoice
Thank you for asking about the Oletas (her mother is also Oleta). Oleta J (mom) is not showing any improvement, but not getting any worse. Still not good. Still waiting results on the liquid that was in her lungs. They have tried a couple more times to cut down on the oxygen to make her breathe on her own, but it just is not working.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
Sorry to hear the news on the Oletas isnt better. Im sure your poor DIL is a wreck. I know what a strain that can be on everyone involved
Liz
When I was born, I cried and the world rejoiced. Now i wanna live my life so that when I die, the world cries and I rejoice
Glad to hear you made the right choice. Life would be so easy if we all made the right choice all the time. But I guess it would be boring.
Oleta (DIL) is a tough cookie. She is doing extremely well under the cir****tances. I just dread to see how she is after it is all over. But Mary and I will be there for her.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
I'm still recovering from yesterday. I got home and couldn't sleep because I was still processing information. I posted a pretty detailed account on everything that happened on Facebook - a lot of the stuff I shared with you on the phone.
I ended up upgrading the OS on my phone, testing all of my apps to ensure they all worked, and watching part of a movie. I finally fell asleep around 1:30am. I'd been up for over 21 hours. I woke up this morning around 7:15 and couldn't believe how sore my body was. Being cooped up in the car all day makes me achy. Michael called at 7:30 on his way into the office in ATL. I told him I was going to try to go back to sleep for a bit. I think I fell asleep around 8:15 and slept until 9:30 when my mom called.
When I checked my email account that I have on my resumes this morning, I had a rejection notice from interview #3 of the day. The one that had asked me to stay the night and come in to their office today. It was from yesterday at 5:55. So in less than 4 hours, they went from wanting me to stay there to not wanting me for the job? Whatever...
I've really been thinking a lot about the tech job. I hate that the compensation plan is not more in line with what I was making. I understand they're a start up and the plan does pay off after additional years, but I need to eat now, too. I need to review our household budget and see if it's realistic for us to make it on for a year or two because I know I'd have a lot of fun with this job. Start ups definitely fit my personality and things I enjoy doing better than larger, more established companies. I hate that I need money. I wish I'd been born with a trust fund so I could just work on things that I enjoy and can be passionate about instead of having to worry about the money.
I've had a lazy day. I'm tired. I'm sore. I'm a little depressed and lonely. I have a lot I should be doing, but I'm just not there right now. Michael's flight gets in around 11:30 tonight and he's off tomorrow. We should be able to get everything pulled together before Terry and our other guests start arriving tomorrow. I did get a lot of the photographs rehung on the stairway and the china put back into the china cabinet.
Sorry I don't have better news to report. I'll be around until at least 11 when it's time to head to the airport. Prayers for all who need them. Thanks to everyone that's been praying for me. Right now, I feel like I'm not a worthy recipient.
253 / 140 (below goal)
If I were lying, wouldn't my pants be on fire?!?
See ya tomorrow!! I'll call as I'm leaving Mom's [gotta run by the assisted living place on my way outta town]
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