***TUESDAY ROLL CALL***

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! What a glorious day! Answered prayers all over the board! Thank you Jesus!!! We need to continue to pray for the Culpeppers. Thank the Lord Joie is doing so much better and it sounds as though Randall is doing better too! Annette's prayer request for having a closer walk with the Lord manifested itself this morning with her waking up early and the Lord touching her heart with a beautiful verse. Letty's fitness membership working out so beautifully. We need to keep the ones who are having surgery today in our prayers - the ones I know - Stephanie, Kristie, and Kelly, and lots more! Please keep Dawn G. in your prayers - her surgery is next Monday. You can visit her surgery page at: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/status.php?N=G1130200795 I went skiing again last night and I cried on the way home and thanked the Lord because the whole night was just fabulous! I skied for 3 1/2 hours straight and praised God! My husband said that my form has improved drastically. It is hard for me to write this because it is an area that I cannot even begin to express my thankfulness to the Lord about! This surgery gave me back my life! I pray that all those who are having or recently had surgery will experience the joy this surgery can bring. No questions today (mostly because in my emotional state right now I can't think of any because I just want to praise the Lord!) ah - yes tell us what you are thanking the Lord for today! My answer is above! I love all of you and thank the Lord for all you prayer warriors - what a precious gift we have on this board! Thank you Lord! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Good morning Lynda! What an AWESOME praise report!! May the Lord continue to bless you and everyone on this board! I love you all, Letty

Love you Letty! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Lynda, Hi I was surprised to see so many posts when I came on this morning! It seems that God has been revealing Himself to many people. Praise Him!! Thank you for remembering me in your prayers. I go to my doctor today for my final appointment. I am very excited. QOD: 1. I'm thanking the Lord for His will. Sometimes it doesn't make sense, but I want to thank Him anyway. Yesterday my DH had an interview for a job at 8am. He felt uneasy about it simply because he wanted to be home with me after the surgery. He knew there was no way that he could take time off if he were to start right away. Even so, he accepted the interview and intended on going. Yesterday morning he got up and can you believe NEITHER of our 2 vehicles would start!!! He couldn't go to the interview! Of course my first thought was, how can I go to the doctor tomorrow? As everyone knows we have virtually no income right now so I had no plans on fixing 2 cars. WELL, let's just say that God has a sense of humor!! Nick calls and leaves a voicemail message for the manager stating why he didn't show up along with an apology. Right after that he goes outside one more time...both cars started right up!! God just wanted to make it clear that he was NOT to go to that interview!! Isn't that funny? Love, Dawn 6 more days

Hey! Dawn! This is so cool. I was praying for you because I hadn't seen you post for awhile and when I came into the computer room to email you, there you were!! Sounds like Nick is suppose to be with you after surgery! It will be a neat time for the two of you grow closer. My husband was a huge help and support and we did grow closer as he watched the struggle after surgery but as you can tell by my above post he is so encouraging (telling me my form is getting better - I should have asked which one - my bod or my skiing?!). Anyway I will be praying for Nick's employment situation that God will honor his desire to be with you after surgery and then give him an awesome job! I am so glad the cars started up and I will be praying for your doctor visit tomorrow! How exciting!!! I love you! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Good afternoon Lynda and everyone else!! I can't believe how we are growing on this board. This is just wonderful! (That is one thing I am thankful for) I am so very thankful that Joie Culpepper is doing better. I have been praying for her and her family. I continue to pray that God performs a miracle in her life. I am also thankful that Kelly is out of surgery and so far, doing good! That is another praise! And even though we live so very far away from family and I miss them terribly, God has blessed us here with friends and a church family that we are growing to love more and more as each day goes on. Lynda, you make skiing sound like so much fun! I've never been much of a snow person myself but you make it sound like so much fun I may have to give it a try some day. I am also very thankful for my brothers and sisters here on this board. Anyway, back to work. I'll ttyl. Shel

Hi Shel! Thank you so much for the update on Kelly! I will continue to pray for her and thanking God that everything is going well so far. I am sorry that you are missing your family and I pray that God will cause you all to grow closer and I am thanking Him that you are loving your church family more and more - what a blessing! While I was skiing last night a lady in the lift line was upset because she wasn't skiing very good. I asked her if she was enjoying herself otherwise and she smiled and said yes! I said it isn't how good you are but how much you enjoy it! Her whole attitude changed and she thanked me. Why do we have to be good at something to enjoy it?! I love to crochet - I know I'm not good at it, but I really enjoy it and isn't that what counts? It is so fun to find things we enjoy - they are gifts from God! Shel, I am thankful for you and your obvious love for the Lord. I love you! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Lynda, and all, Happy Tuesday! It sure has been wonderful to see how the Lord answers prayers! In the case of your skiing and even situations like Dawn's cars not starting etc... I agree with Shel that you make skiing sound wonderful even though I know it has to involve snow and snow has to involve cold and so on---you get the "drift" But it is wonderful how the surgery can result in weight loss that definitely can result in getting back parts of your life that had been given up to the weight. I am already finding that to be true. One of the things I had given up was horseback riding. I look forward to getting that back! We have several horses but I can't ride them because I'm not THAT good. They are high spirited thoroughbreds and I love them dearly but would not dare ride. I was a bit of a dare-devil rider in my younger years but am now older and wiser (and bones more brittle )... so I will be looking around for a nice sedate little old lady horse to match myself... but I think I will feel much the same euphoria as you Lynda, on the slopes! PTL for all the answered prayers and those that will even yet be answered! Blessings! Gina

Hi Gina! What a wonderful desire to want to ride again! I will be praying that the Lord gives you the desires or your heart in that area. I wrote Shel that it isn't whether we are good at something but rather if we enjoy it - because it is those things or activities that we enjoy that are gifts from God. I can picture you on your horse enjoying a great ride! You are a blessing Gina and I am thanking the Lord for you and your encouragement! I love you! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Hi Lynda and all~ I have missed you. I have been praying for you, but I just haven't had the energy to check in. The computer is downstairs and stairs are hard for me still. I am doing fair. I am having tummy problems. I see the doctor Thursday, so I am hoping he will shed some light on things. I have some areas that are pulling/herniated/loose??? Who knows. And, I am also suffering from PAINFUL gas (any suggestions are welcome!) So, I feel like if I post it will just be downer stuff. I will try to post more often. This positive girl is struggling with her faith right now. I am glad to see all the new friends and old friends too. God is really growing this little corner of the world isn't He? Praying for Steph ALL DAY today!! I hope surgery is a smashing success. I talked to her and prayed with her last night and she is so positive and her faith is so strong. What a gal. Dawn~I hope all goes well for your surgery too. I will be praying!! Blessings~ Becky