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PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/22/2008 7:37:22 PM
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Jenny-Fair
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That's cool, Donna.
My video game rules (we have no system, so this is when they are elsewhere or on a 'puter)
No killing visible humanoids
No scantily clad women
So, you can shoot a ship or an airplane, a robot or a monster, but not a person. Therefore, we do play Cow Hunter (or did when we had it) and yes, it was kinda gory...but we eat cows, too, lol.
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/22/2008 8:00:35 PM
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Ellie-Mae
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donna, I want to share with you something that I was thinking about the other day that brought me to tears as I was going to our chiropractor:
As you know, I had cancer and had to have my thyroid taken out which really bothered me because I will be dependent on pills every single day for the rest of my life. I know that this is small potatoes compared to what Brian is going through now, but it was really depressing to me. When I was three they shaved my hair off, took out a part of my skull and later put in a plate. that didn't bother me at all; I was still me and very much independent. When I was 20 they broke my upper and lower jaw in a few different places, rearranged it and put in a bunch of metal to hold it together. that's fine, I am still me, but perhaps a little better looking and a lot more healthy. Four years ago, they took out my uterus and put my innards back where they belonged. Ouch! that hurt a bit because I can't have any more babies... I am not the same as I was. BUT I am doing well and found many things that are so much better now. I was determined not to feel old and broken/ broken down.
In May, they took out my thyroid. I felt old. I felt broken and broken down. I am NOT the same as I was at all. My scar still hurts and I am SOOO dependent on my meds. I was so depressed because I couldn't ever imagine feeling whole again, BUT...
I have taken up running that I was convinced that I could NEVER do. I (who couldn't run 100 yards) am running 2 miles every other morning and then I go canoing in the afternoon, and still have energy leftover for more stuff. I also am exercising on the days that I am not running. My days seem fresher and more vibrant to me.
And you know what? I feel better than I have felt for YEARS! I feel whole. I AM whole... God is teaching me what it is to let HIM make me whole instead of my body which is temperary, and that I don't need a perfectly functioning body to fully live and enjoy life.
As I was crying and thinking about this, my thoughts turned to Brian. Brian will be whole too.
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/22/2008 8:04:33 PM
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WhiteRoseBlessings
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{{{Ellie-Mae}}}
What a beautiful post.
And I'm so completely THRILLED for you!
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/22/2008 9:30:01 PM
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cynthia
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Thank you for sharing that, Ellie-Mae.
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/23/2008 8:33:50 AM
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daughter_of_faith
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Those are great words, Donna! PTL!!!
Also, neat poll.....can't believe it's only 5 more days until your little one joins your family. Then we can finally stop trying to trip you up! 
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/23/2008 10:37:50 AM
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misaham
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Donna, is the 28th the actual "due date"??
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/23/2008 11:19:28 AM
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ezri
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the 28th is the "we are inducing" date I believe...........
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/23/2008 11:29:54 AM
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misaham
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the 28th is the "we are inducing" date I believe...........
Yeah, I thought so. Hubby asked what her due date is and I did not know. I guess it is close to that, but not sure.
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/23/2008 11:46:00 AM
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zoebob
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I think the actual due date is about a week later than that
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/23/2008 12:38:19 PM
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(((((Lisa))))))
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/23/2008 5:34:55 PM
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PrincessDonna
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I love those verses, SharMar...always have. Thanks!
Sarah... 
This afternoon, I started feeling mopey about how these last weeks of my last pregnancy have been spent. But then when I really thought about it...if Brian had not had the accident, I would probably not have seen him much this summer. He would have been busy working, working on cars, and getting firewood from the statelands on weekends. I would have been chasing all the kids by myself and been exhausted from that. This isn't how I would have planned it, but there have been good things too. Never before have I been able to tell my husband to move over in bed so I can snuggle with him in the middle of a sunny Saturday afternoon. Never before have I been so very appreciative of his very presence at home, without him needing to do a thing. Yeah, some things still really stink and I would not have chosen this, for sure (would any of us choose pain and so many unknowns, if we had a choice?). But God is so good and so faithful, and even when we can't understand, His plans for us ARE good.
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RE: PrincessDonna's Encouragement thread - 8/23/2008 5:49:29 PM
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WhiteRoseBlessings
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ORIGINAL: PrincessDonna
Yeah, some things still really stink and I would not have chosen this, for sure (would any of us choose pain and so many unknowns, if we had a choice?). But God is so good and so faithful, and even when we can't understand, His plans for us ARE good.
Amen!
Awesome post, Donna!
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RE: PrincessDonna's hatching thread - 8/24/2008 12:19:43 PM
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How is the smoking cessation going?
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RE: PrincessDonna's hatching thread - 8/24/2008 12:26:08 PM
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Jenny-Fair
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It's not like he can go get them if she refuses to buy them for him! LOL
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I just figured Hope is appropriate for what you all have been through. 
