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Monday, June 27, 2005

Letter From Julie

Hi Readers,
It has been a while since I have posted and I apologize. Work has been crazy and I am working towards my Bachelor degree. Classes have been rushed lately.
I will try to do better with keeping up with my postings from now on.
I received a letter last Wednesday for prayer from one of the Lords Helpers site visitors (http://www.lordshelpers.com), and wanted to share that with all of you.


Letter From Julie
I just wanted to share with you all those who have been praying for me about my ultrasound and . First and foremost thanks for the prayers & concerns. This is a follow-up on those prayers.
I went in Yesterday Tue. to have them look at the small mass in my breast they found again last week with the repeated mammogram and the ultrasound.

But first I want to share with you just in case I didn't share yet.
We visited a different church 2 sundays ago. and after church they had a fellowship dinner. There we met Ron and Jane who were hostess of our table. We were sharing with them how we were being hounded by our association to get our back yard in and how we were trying to get a home loan to do it.
They jumped in before we could finish and said, "would ya like some trees for your yard for free. " We said yes how? He said I live in black forest. Which is a area of dense forest around here.
It is dense with pine trees. Pine trees is what they required for our property covenants. So he gave us directions to his house he said go home and change and Kreg & I met him there he took us down by his riverbed on his large property. Where he has a big beautiful home on this hugh property in the middle of a dense forest of trees. There we picked out 2 trees that we gathered to be about the size we needed and 3 more littler ones. Kreg & Ron brought back to our house in Ron's truck and they planted them together.
So we now have 5 ponderosa pines in our back yard.
We submitted our plans they were approved with the 5 pine trees. The next step is to start some work after we get our home loan money. I will send you pictures of God's pine trees. I was hoping to send them as we get some more progress done on our back yard. So you can all see what God has Done for us. If I don't send them remind me please! OK? Because we really want to give Glory to God about this!
Now through your prayers he is meeting our needs each step of the way. It may seem slow to us but God is always on time.

Now back to the 5 by 5 by 6 millimeter growth they found. That growth just looked very black on the ultrasound. First they numbed the right breast with a shot then went in with a needle drained what they believed to be only a cyst and then sent a small portion of this to the lab for analysis.
So I will know for sure if it was just a cyst in a week. I am Believing God it is just truly only a cyst and nothing else.
We almost didn't have the procedure done however because. They said it was going to cost $600 and the deductible hadn't been met on our insurance yet and the ultrasound which we thought was covered also was going to be $150. Who knows what the lab work will be. But we figured this was important to do now since. If we waited till latter it could cost more. Because kreg is thinking of switching jobs. Because he is not making a go of it at the job he is in. We have insurance now but if he switches they offer no insurance at the job he is thinking about going to.
So just pray for God's wisdom on Kreg taking the new job. & for the fiancees to come in. This new job is commission only no salary so it will be a bit scary at 1st but. the possibilities could be better for making more money then where he is currently.

We are in the middle of a home loan pulling money out to do our back yard and pay off bills. Pray that goes through without a hitch and soon! When it does we won't have a mortgage payment for 1 month so that might help till Kreg my husband can start making some money. PTL God is so good we are praising the Lord.

Kreg's brother sent us a check a week ago but it never arrived in the mail.
Well answer to prayer I went to the mail box just now and we got it. One week after he sent it it had a line though the address. So I think it might have been misdirected.
Now his brother called last Thursday the day after he sent the check and asked us to send money back because there was another bill he had to pay. An ambulance bill came through. So pray there won't be anymore bills against his dad's account. Kreg's Dad died in Dec. 04.

Kreg's brother is a drug abuser and had to go to the hospital because of a bad nose bleed that wouldn't stop bleeding because of his drug abuse.
This woke him up and caused him to decide to pay his brothers what he owned them from his dad's death. He oversaw his dad's affairs. He had a scare of his life in that incident.

When Kreg talked to him on the phone he said," hey Butch do you know where you would go if you were to die tonight?" He told kreg not to go there. But he shared to Kreg, "I am not afraid of hell." Like it was no big deal. That stopped the conversation.

Please pray for Kreg's family especially his brother Butch. Pray that he will come face to face with the creator of the universe and get a glimpse of his eternal destiny.
Kreg has 11 brothers and sisters all from same mom and
3 different husbands.

We are also lifting up in prayer our brother-in-law Roger for he has a torn aorta in his heart mussel and there is nothing they can do about it but keep him from lifting heavy things lose weight and keep stress free.
He will not quit his job which is high stress just because he loves it, it is his identity and it gives him a reason for living I think.
He travels all around the world. He is a salesmen for those little plastic containers that are like the ones that the tiny tiny M&M's come in.

Pray for him to meet the savior before he leaves this earth. Pray for his wife Bonnie my sister she is pretty stressed out over this as well. They both need the peace of Jesus to rule and reign in their hearts and minds and come into their lives in a big way. thanks again for your prayers let me know if there is anything I can pray with you about!
Julie
Jesus Cares
Folks let us continue to battle in the heavenlies

Beloved, ...God is looking out to nurture us. He is Jehovah Jireh, the God Who provides all our needs (Jeremiah 29:11-13). All He asks from us is to place our lives in His hands and trust Him! He is trustworthy! He sent His only begotten Son (John 3:16) to die for us, giving us eternal life! That is not only provision, that is love! Amen!

passing on this prayer

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER,
HELP ME TO LEARN TO LIVE LIFE GRACEFULLY.
AS I GROW THROUGH THE GIVING OF MYSELF AND WEATHERING LIFE'S DIFFICULTIES, INSTILL WITHIN ME SOUND CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY THAT BRING GLORY TO YOU AND BLESSING TO OTHERS. AMEN--LADY MICHELLE

I hope you enjoyed reading this letter and will continue to pray for those Julie mentions in her letter.
Until next time, may God bless my brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Linda