Tuesday Compendium: Odds & Ends
Update: Elena Belle Harris
Thank you all for your continued prayers for Joel, Kimmy and Elena Belle. This morning Kimmy was taken off of the magnesium medication that had stopped her labor. The good news is that she made it to this point. That means that the steroids have had time to stimulate the development of Elena’s lungs.
The prayer is now that Kimmy would not to back into labor anytime soon. The magnesium medication will take a maximum of 12 hours to be completely out of Elena’s system. So we don’t want her to be born until that happens, because it can slow down her heart rate and her breathing. But more than that, the hope is for Kimmy to stay in bed and wait for several weeks before Elena arrives.
Thank you all so much for your comments and prayers. You can also visit Kimmy’s blog and leave her a note directly.
The Blackberry Addiction
A new study out of Rutger’s University has warned that mobile email devices can be so addictive that they require treatment similar to those given to drug users and are seriously damaging to mental health. The Daily Mail (UK) reports:
The study… claims the Blackberry is fuelling a rise in email and internet addiction, with sufferers able to survive only a few minutes without checking for new mail.
One key sign of a user being addicted is if they focus on their Blackberry ignoring those around them.
Sounds like this study could apply equally well to teens and text messaging. The symptoms sound identical.
The Booklist: New Books, More Descriptions
Our booklist has been periodically updated since it was first published, but last weekend it was thoroughly revamped. Every book has a description, including many new titles from our summer reading.
Go browse the booklist.
Two of our sisters in Christ are also in need of your prayers. Kristin Braun, formerly of Spunky Jr. and now at Beauty from the Heart, has been experiencing a variety of health problems for several weeks, including joint pain, fatigue, and headaches. So far doctors have been unable to pinpoint the problem. Please pray for that the correct diagnosis would be made quickly and that God would bring healing.Please also pray for Heidi of A Blessed Servant. This dear sister is also battling serious illness, even while persevering to read through the entire Bible in 30 days. She documents her progress and thoughts (and provides health updates) on her blog. We encourage all of you to read through her posts. God’s grace is profoundly evident.
Heidi’s blog remains the first and only Xanga blog on The Rebelution sidebar. In fact, she has inspired us to read through the entire Bible ourselves (we decided on 50 days). Be sure to visit her blog and leave a comment to let her know that you are praying.
UPDATE: If you don’t have a Xanga account (required to comment), please leave a note for Heidi in the comments section of this post or by email: thelordismystrength [at] gmail [dot] com
Works of the Heart: A New Look
Erin’s blog, Works of the Heart, has a brand new design. Be sure to check it out and keep visiting. Erin has done a great job getting her blog up and running and has posted some great thoughts and articles on the issues of biblical womanhood. Her theme verse is 1 Samuel 16:7, “Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Anything we missed? Let us know in the comments section.
August 22nd, 2006 at 10:12 pm
Alex or brett, if one of you has a xanga membership or knows Heidi’s email: could you please tell her I am praying? (I am not a member and it won’t let me leave a comment or anything) I read through the first page of her site and the Lord is truly glorified. I will not even try to express how it has touched me.
August 22nd, 2006 at 11:06 pm
Alex and Brett: THank you so much for posting a request for Kristin and I…..I was amazed to read this! Also, Praise God Kimmy and her baby are a bit better…thanks for the update.
lioness4Him thank you so much….that is very encouraging to hear! My email should be displayed here in the comment box, and in case it doens’t show it is thelordismystrength (at) gmail (dot) com in case you wanted to send me a note. Thank you again and the Lord bles you…man, who can help but feel blessed when they get to interact with all you doubly kind brothers and sisters in Christ? THe Lord bless you…
August 23rd, 2006 at 12:04 am
Thanks for the update, my family will continue to pray for your family.
Also my prayers are with Kristin!
Reading the Bible in a month…can we say convicted?
Also, thanks for the plug. I sometimes get a little nervous about my post. I am not a great writer and my mom helps me a lot. But I do want to share articles that promote biblcial femininty. I pray my blog does glorify Jesus and I get better at writing.
August 23rd, 2006 at 4:09 am
Thanks for the update on Elena. Still praying.
August 23rd, 2006 at 6:46 pm
I am praying for you, Heidi. I read the posts over at your Xanga and found them encouraging (but I can’t comment). The entire Bible in 30 days! Wow! I am reading it through in a year. How long do you read each day?
August 24th, 2006 at 4:29 am
Still praying for Elena Belle, brother.
“Sounds like this study could apply equally well to teens and text messaging. The symptoms sound identical.” Good call, Alex. Seriously.
August 24th, 2006 at 6:15 am
Elizabeth: I actually haven’t tried to keep track of how much time it is, mostly because I usually don’t do it in one block of time. I usually read/listen until I hit something I need to think on, then I do some mindless task as I ponder it, then go back to reading or listening. It also depends on if I’m listening to it on tape or reading it, because reading it is generally faster. So I really don’t know! Sorry..
I di have to say though I have been amazed at how getting so much bible into my everyday life has changed my perspective. It’s very difficult to have a worldly perpective on things when I’ve got and overload of God’s words rattling around in my brain! =D
August 25th, 2006 at 4:28 am
Hi Heidi! I’m new to your site, so I’m not sure what all is up, but my mom and I thought this site (http://chetday.com/vitaminbdeficiencies.html) might help. The symptoms sounded like things I was reading on your blog. I’m praying!
Morgan
August 25th, 2006 at 8:17 am
Morgan: Thanks for the help! I have been diagnosed with severe Chronic Fatigue syndrome, and one of the symptoms of that is a vitamin B deficiancy, so you’re exactly right! =D My body has a problem absorbing vitamin B, so in order to get enough I have to take mega-doses of it. But thank you very much for looking that up for me and sharing it with me! It really shows a love and kind-hearted compassion for me, someone you don’t even know. THe Lord bless you!
August 25th, 2006 at 1:10 pm
We’re still praying for Elana Bell…and we’ll include Kristin and Heide in our prayers.
Thanks for the update!