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Hey Griff....just wanted to contact you to let you know that I need prayers for my Mother..friday night she fell and broke her hip..she has had surgery and is in the Hospital now...I'll prob be making the long drive to stay with her for a couple of days...she needs your prayers as well as the rest of our family..she is the glue that keeps our family together..she's that wonderfully positive person that always is there when something bad happens or there to celebrate when something good is going on...thank you..please spread to as many ppl. that you know will pray for her...I know God will make all things better..he is the great physician....please pray for me too..thanks..rico
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Griff--sorry I haven't written in a while...I have been doing some soul searching...but my prayers have been answered on a couple of different levels and now I'm ready once again to move forward...Isn't it so awesome how God answers our prayers even without us knowing it sometimes....It's all in my last blog so I won't reiterate...I thank you for constantly reminding me to cast all my cares upon Him and He will answer our prayers...I was almost to the pt. of mental and physical brk. before these prayers were answered and now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel...it's just going to take constant prayers and work to get there...I'm getting back to full swing and getting stronger daily...I have learned a great lesson...even though I pray for things daily...I wasnt fully relying on God to answer my prayers and tell me what I needed to do to make my situation better....thank you for being a great friend and fellow Christian...God can heal all pains, give such blessings and all we have to do is believe with unquestionable faith that God will answer prayers...my Wed. night class study on Matthew is going great..Morning bible study is studying James ...finishing in Revelations I hope...our new pastor has brought our church a long needed healing....it's going to be some time for some ppl. still but I can see it happening already...love you in Christ...rico 2120 days ago
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Carol it was good to hear from you and to see and hear you are doing so good as a trainer and just a good all around person...I had my chance to get my wife on board and missed it---just let it slip through my fingures...man do I feel stupid now..we were in DG and my wife picked up a greatest looser book and said we might learn something from this book...and I let her put the book back at the checkout..cause I wanted it for 3.50 instead of 5.00...that was so stupid...I never get her thinking healthy much anymore...what should I do..go back and get it and say were worth it and we need to work on this together..and yes I believe we can learn from this book like you said...I don't know...just like I went to my new preacher...which is so goood...he was the preacher at our church 30 yrs. ago..and he knows what to say..and says it so well...I am teaching Matthew in Wed night class now...and I know that eventually were going to have to talk about divorce and some have been divorced in that class and what should I do..I told him I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or drive someone away...but I want to teach it the way Christ would want it taught..and in his words it's pretty black and white...and it's also pretty tough...if you've been divorced...but there are all kinds of topics that can be hard to teach but with love and kindness I want to teach His word...how's your Rev. teaching going in our church that has been one book that is overlooked the most...not by the preacher's but the teachers...I don't think they feel adequate enough..or something...don't know what books or commentators do you use in your study...I always like a good commentary to help me along..I'm not a man of many words and it's good to have someone else s words to make the hr. class not seem forever or run out of things to say..well thanks for writting me and I know you are super pumped for your fighter...I am still punchin when I can...getting better at staying more active longer...I went on a hike up and down some hills yest and when I got back carring about 40 lbs. of fossils they wanted to know where I got them...and they couldn't believe how far I had walked and back....it didn't seem like nothing just because i was finding awesome fossils because of the rains lately....had a great time...you have a super St. Patty's day...Rico ps: I'll be praying for you that you stay cancer free....you are a remarkable and wonderful person...and a great friend..thank you..rico 2141 days ago