Mary Bazal would benefit from your ONE prayer...now please.

Hi Rick - will you please put Mary Bazal on your prayer list? She has breast cancer - at the beginning of her journey - and all the voices praying for her can help her find the way.

Thanks!

love you
karen

A cancer fighter needs your prayer for painless passing...

I received the email below from one of long-time and very loyal customers whom I consider a friend. Please include in any prayer chains you have going. Thanks.

Cecil Griffin

Griffin Equipment Co.

Phone: 713-681-6550

Fax: 713-681-6552

Cell: 281-451-9939

From: Bill Chambers [mailto:bchambers@ajmonier.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 6:25 PM
Subject: Urgent Prayers Needed

Hello Everyone,

   I am in need of some serious prayers. My mother is in a bad way right now. The cancer that she has been dealing with for about 15 years has metastasized and is now in her liver and they don’t know wherever else. It is inoperable and they are telling her that she has 1-2 months. I have known that these days were coming ever since we found out that she had cancer 15 or so years ago but WOW!

   I am leaving here as soon as I am finished with this e-mail to go to the hospital to meet with the hospice people. If it is Gods will then so be it. I am simply asking that you pray that she be have no pain and the peace that comes from only one thing, knowing that we belong to Jesus Christ. Don’t get me wrong here, if God wants to heal her then HECK YEAH, LET’S GO.

   I thank you in advance for your prayers for her. Her name is Floy Wideman and I happen to love her very much. This really is hard to go thru.

Thank you guys

Bill Chambers

Project Manager / Estimator

A.J. Monier Co.

1446 N. Flores st.

San Antonio TX, 78212

Ph. 210-223-9151

Fax. 210-223-6002

Cell 210-889-5044

A ship sails...Farewell Stacee's sister...

A ship sails and I stand watching till she fades on the horizon and someone at my side says "She is gone."

Gone where?  

Gone from my sight, that is all.  She is just as large now as when I last saw her.  Her diminished size and total loss from my sight is in me, not in her.

And just at the moment when someone at my side says, "she is gone", there are others who are watching her coming over their horizon and their voices take up a glad shout "There she comes!"

May the soul of the departed be embraced in His presence.

A ship sails...Farewell Greg's Dad...

A ship sails and I stand watching till she fades on the horizon and someone at my side says "She is gone."

Gone where?  

Gone from my sight, that is all.  She is just as large now as when I last saw her.  Her diminished size and total loss from my sight is in me, not in her.

And just at the moment when someone at my side says, "she is gone", there are others who are watching her coming over their horizon and their voices take up a glad shout "There she comes!"

May the soul of the departed be embraced in His presence.

Hurt the Devil...

The Bible 
Did you know?  When you carry “the Bible”, Satan has a headache.   When you open it, he collapses.  When he sees you reading it, he loses his strength.   AND when you stand on the Word of God, Satan can't hurt you!

And did you also know?  When you are about to share your faith with others, the devil will discourage you...are you going to let Satan rule your faith?

Revelations 3:20
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.

Nicholas Toms Franca...has passed

Beautiful son, brother, relative, soulmate and friend....

You taught the world to not waste time, to LIVE,  not just exist, to love with all of your heart.  Thank you for the gift that is you.... Your journey truly has changed the lives of many.  We are so proud of how you chose to fight the unthinkable.......... 

At 3:50am on May 1, 2011... you had enough....  You didn't do it like they said you would.  You didn't show slow signs for a couple of hours.  Your heartrate dropped, then stopped with no effort, no struggle........ 

So many of his friends came to say goodbye yesterday.... 

Now fly with the angels dear son... so many others are there to welcome you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prayers for peace to surround the Franca family as they sit watch with Nick...heavy hearts tonight:

It is time to accept the things we cannot change...

Today we had a meeting with Dr. Gonzales and a whole team of people.  Nick is not going to get better.  His bilirubin continues to rise, his kidneys are weakening, his lungs are filling with fluid.  Jeff, Jim, Alyson and Kelly and I were there to absorb the finality of what they were saying.  Kelly is having the hardest time.  Nick was her knight in shining armor... They are soul mates and she is feeling very lost, knowing he will leave her soon.

We moved from ICU to the regular unit and discontinued most meds, accept pain meds and platelets.  He is very comfortable.  We won't go home to hospice because first, it won't be long, and second he needs platelets daily and we don't want him to suffer with internal bleeding.  Dr. Gonzales cried as she spoke to us about his tenacious in your face spirit.... she loves him as all of us do.  We all want peace for my precious son.

We don't know if it will be a day or a week.  He is not really conscious....  we will keep vigil by his side and keep you all informed of what will be next.........

http://www.lyricshall.com/lyrics/Laura+Story/Blessings/

From: Sylvia Pituch

Date: April 21, 2011 7:34:31 AM CDT

To: undisclosed-recipients:;

Subject: Prayers for Nick's journey......

From Nick's dad..........please continue to pray......have followed Nick since his dx at age 16......have met with his mom and family on a few occasions and continually keep in touch with her ......my heart is so heavy for them........Lord, hear our prayer.   Thank you. 

 We have received some very critical information since Caryn's last post this morning.  Some of this information is medical data that indicates Nick's situation is grave.

  I was shocked, confused, bewildered                  

  As I entered Heaven's door ,                         

  Not by the beauty of it all,                          

  Nor the lights or its decor.                         

                                                       

  But it was the folks in Heaven                       

  Who made me sputter and gasp--                       

  The thieves, the liars, the sinners,                 

  The alcoholics and the trash.                        

                                                       

  There stood the kid from seventh grade               

  Who swiped my lunch money twice.                      

  Next to him was my old neighbor                      

  Who never said anything nice.                        

                                                       

  Bob, who I always thought                            

  Was rotting away in hell,                            

  Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,                    

  Looking incredibly well.                             

                                                       

  I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal?                    

  I would love to hear Your take.                      

  How'd all these sinners get up here?                 

  God must've made a mistake.                          

                                                       

  'And why is everyone so quiet,                       

  So somber - give me a clue.'                         

  'Hush, child,' He said,                              

  'they're all in shock.                               

  No one thought they'd be seeing you.'                

                                                       

  JUDGE NOT!!                                          

                                                       

  Remember...Just going to church doesn't make you a    

  Christian any more than standing in your garage makes

  you a car.            

                                                       

  Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil...    

         It has no point!