LIVING UNDER HOUSE ARREST - A WEEK OF BLESSINGS!

WHAT A WEEK OF BLESSINGS!

OUR GOD IS TRULY AN AWESOME GOD!

Monday - Trammell received the $1,000 
Men's Wearhouse E-Card from a wonderful
donor whom we have never met.  
An Angel on earth from Rock Hill, SC.
WHAT A BLESSING!!

Tuesday - We hired the nurse for 4 & 1/2 hours
so I could take Trammell to his 
Men's Wearhouse shopping spree.  
When we walked in the store we
were greeted by the store manager.  After telling 
him why we were there and showing him the e-card
he gave Trammell a discount card for 50% of his 
purchase!  
Trammell ended up getting a $2,000 wardrobe!  
WHAT A BLESSING!!!

Plus we've already found someone to give all
of Trammell larger clothes to.
WHAT A BLESSING 
TO BE ABLE TO BLESS SOMEONE ELSE!

ALSO on Tuesday - We received an invitation
to appear on a TV show called 
"ATLANTA LIVE"
on Friday, Oct. 18th, to share our story and 
Testimony.  
WHAT A BLESSING!!

On top of that all the details fell right into place.
Our dear friend Sandra will be able to care for
David while we are away.  We had funds donated
to take care of the nursing care, our hotel, gas
and food.  
WHAT A BLESSING!!

Wednesday - We were invited to appear on
another show called "Nite Line" to share our
story and Testimony.  We don't have a date
for it yet but I know GOD already has it ALL
worked out.
WHAT A BLESSING!!

This we week also saw things working out with
our house in Greenville, that we sold in June.
It looks like we will be receiving payment for it 
very soon.  
WHAT A BLESSING!!

ALSO this week we are beginning to see
that the dream of having our own show
may be in our near future.
With the help of our new Mentors
Tanya and Rick of Boundless Limits,
who are showing us the ropes,
We now have plans to do a documentary
and a pilot of our show called
"Living Under House Arrest" 
which is all about helping families who
find themselves living through the 
same nightmare as our family.
We've learned so much during almost
7 years and we want to use what we've
learned to Help and Bless others.
We are handing this ALL over to
our LORD.  It's ALL in HIS Hands.
WHAT A BLESSING!!

We continue to want nothing more 
than to be HIS humble servants.

Ephesians 3:20
Now all Glory to GOD, who is able,
through His mighty power at work
within us, to accomplish infinitely
more than we might ask or think.

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LIVING UNDER HOUSE ARREST - Our Purpose

What a Blessing it is to be used for
God's Purpose.

My favorite thing to do in life is 
to help those in need. How wonderful
it is to know that Trammell shares
this same passion.

I know that each time we are able
to help those in need, it is ONLY by 
The Grace Of GOD.

This week we have been BLESSED 
to be able to help three different families.
We consider that a HUGE BLESSING.

We are so excited about what God is 
doing and the Awesome people HE 
is placing in our lives.

We want nothing more than to live
our lives on this earth fulfilling
our "Purpose". 

Ephesians 2:10
God has made us what we are.  In
Christ Jesus, God made us to do
good works, which God planned in
advance for us to live our lives doing.

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LIVING UNDER HOUSE ARREST

Well, another week of ups and downs.
BUT PRAISING GOD as we ride this
Roller Coaster!

STILL dealing with the nightmare of our
house.  PRAYING that GOD will take over
and completely resolve this situation. 
PRAYING FOR HIS WILL TO BE DONE.  
I Know HE has a Plan and I know
when HE is ready to reveal it HE will.  
SO I am NOT going to worry.


WHAT A BLESSING! 
We received the Funds yesterday that will 
enable us to purchase a minivan, 
auto insurance for a year and gas for an Upstate
family in need who have no transportation.  
This donation will also enable us to send a 
shipment of Adult Diapers and bed pads to
two other families in need and for us too!!! 
PLUS buy food and take care of other needs 
for our family!!!
WE TRULY SERVE AN AWESOME GOD!!!!

We are SOOOO GRATEFUL For Those Who
Allow GOD to work through them in a way 
that helps us and allows us to Help other 
families in need.  
TO HIM BE ALL THE GLORY!! 

Another BLESSING!  
We have a new nurse for David who lives 
right here in the condos where we live.  
What a Blessing she is.  We hire her for 
4 hours each week so that we can go to 
Church and run errands. 


Trammell and I have been Praying for GOD to
enlarge our territory.  
To allow our story to touch more lives.  
To be able to Help more people in HIS Name.
And What A Mighty Work GOD Is Doing.
We are so excited about what HE is doing 
and what HE has in store for us.
 We are HIS humble servants and want nothing
more than to do what HE has placed us here to
do.

1 Chronicles 4: 9-10
...And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
'Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and
enlarge my territory, that You would be
with me, and that You would keep me from
evil, that I may not cause pain.'  So God granted
him what he requested.
                                       

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Living Under House Arrest - Ups and Downs

This has been a week of ups and downs.
(You can check out all the details on my
facebook page at "Linda Byce".
The devil has been attacking us from all
sides. 
What that tells me is that he's scared 
of all the Awesome Plans God has in 
store for us.
he is so scared he's bringing out the big
guns. 
(Beginning that sentence with a
small letter was not mistake.  I never give
the devil any honor.  That means never
starting his name or any word that refers 
to him with a capital letter.)

Any time the devil is attacking you don't worry,
it means you've got him worried.  It's when
he's not messing with you that you need to 
worry.  That means you are no threat to him.

We must have the WITS Scared out of him.

The Wonderful thing it that this week just
like always, GOD took every mess and every
nightmare the devil through at us and turned
it into an AWESOME MIRACLE.  One 
Blessing After Another.

We are 
STILL PRAISING HIM IN THE
STORMS JUST AS WE PRAISE
HIM IN THE SUNSHINE!

James 4:7
Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

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Living Under House Arrest - Growing Old

I have written poetry my entire life.
I have a box filled with my poems,
songs and journals from all the way
back to my childhood.

Here's a poem I wrote entitled
"I've Been There".
I wrote it when I was
 29 as I thought about
growing old.
it's Fun to look back and read some
of the things I wrote back then as
I am turning the big 55 next month.

Hope you enjoy

"I've Been There"

Don't talk to me like life has passed me by,
I've Been There.

Don't look at me and sigh that long sad sigh,
I've Been There.

My hair may be the shade of gray, but hey,
I've Been There.

My clothes may not fit that certain way,
But, I've Been There.

I may take life a little slower now,
But, I've Been There.

I know it's not me when the guys say
"Look At That Gal!"
But Hey Kid,
I've Been There.

I've done what you're doing.
I've been where you're going.
And I've got the advantage of knowing
where it is you're going to,
Cause
I've Been There Too.
            By Linda Byce
                          1987

Now days my focus is on Serving The LORD
and Caring for my Family.
Those other things that seemed so important
back then are of less value to me now.
With Age comes Wisdom.

Let's Never Forget,
Growing Old Is A BLESSING.
It is our gift from GOD that allows
us to spend more time doing what
HE Placed us here to do in the first
place.
Be Blessed

God's Gracious Word can make you into
what He wants you to be and give you
everything you could possibly need.
                                    Acts 20:32

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Oh The Miracles We Have Seen

During our 6 years and 8 months of this journey
our family has endured we have seen countless
Miracles.   
God has indeed supplied every single need.  We
have never been homeless. (We came close when
a lady who owned the condo we were living in
had her lawyer send us a letter telling us we had
24 hours to get out because we were unable to buy
the condo.)  We've never been hungry, or gone 
without any basic needs.
Every Time the devil has tried to tear us down 
God has ALWAYS turned it
into an AWESOME BLESSING.

God has supplied even the tiniest needs 
 like manna from Heaven.
Things Like -

* A gallon of tea.  One night I realized after 
I had dragged myself to bed, I had
forgotten to make it  -  about that time 
the doorbell rings and there was our Preacher's 
daughter standing there with a gallon of tea 
they had left over from a youth meeting, along
with other goodies.

* I needed stuffing for pillows I was making - I walked
to the trash compactor and there stacked neatly
was things from someone who was moving and 
didn't have room to take a lot of there things. 
On top of one stack was an unopened bag of 
Polyfill Stuffing. (The same kind I always use.)

* We were flat broke.  Only a few cents in my 
pocket - I was walking across the grocery store
parking lot when I looked down and laying there
so flatten from being run over that it even had
the imprint of the asphalt, was a hundred dollar
bill.  I reached down and picked it up not even
sure if it was real.  It was obvious it had been there
for a while.  And yes it was real alright.

* Our air condition went out - A neighbor gave
us the name of a repairman.  When he came
to check it out he discovered it needed an 
expensive part.  But after further study
he discovered  that there had been a recall
on the part.  We didn't have to pay for the
part or the labor.  On top of that the 
gentleman was a member of an organization
who sometimes helped local families in need.
After he told them about our family a
few members came to our home a week later
and presented us with $1000.00 in grocery
store gift cards.

It goes on and on and on.
Miracle After Miracle.

Even over the past few weeks Blessings 
continue to flow.

* I needed an ironing board - I put it on my
list.  The next day as I went to take
the trash out, there leaning against the
fence was a perfect ironing board. Just
like knew.  I took it home, sanitized it and 
bought a pad/cover for it at the dollar store.

* We needed a kitty door for the
sliding glass door for Chocolate to go back 
and forth to the balcony so she could get to
her litter box we keep in the utility room.
The door that matched our door
happened to be the top of the line style which
cost $260.  NO WAY would we EVER get it.  
Even if we had that kind of money there was
NO WAY I'd pay that much for a cat door. 
- well, two weeks ago, AGAIN as I was taking 
the trash out, there laying against the fence 
at the trash compactor was the very cat door 
we needed.  
The very door we had seen online for $260.  
No one even knew we were looking at cat doors.
No One but Trammell, me and Of Course God.
It looked brand new.  I could hardly believe my eyes.  
As a matter of fact, if Trammell had not found it online
and showed it to me I would have walked right
by it never even knowing what it was.
 I loaded it up and took it back to our condo
where Trammell wiped it down with Clorox 
wipes and installed it.  
It looks Great and works great.

Time and time again God has rain down HIS
Blessings upon us, Supplying every single need.
Many times before we even know there is
a need.

I continue to remind myself each time I even
start to worry about anything, that 
GOD'S GOT IT ALL UNDER CONTROL.
There Is Never A Time To Worry.
Only A Time To Pray. 

Philippians 4:19
And my GOD shall supply every need of
yours according to His riches in Glory in
Christ Jesus.

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Catching Up

Where to start?

So much has happened.

We love our new place.  I signed 
a three year lease so we will be 
here for a while. 

David is the same.  Diapers, baby bottles, 
preschool toys and Nick Jr. cartoons.  
He really enjoys sitting out on
the balcony which overlooks the 
Intracoastal Waterway.  He loves
watching the boats go by.

Trammell is doing great.  He has
lost a lot of weight!  Since January
he's gone from a waist size of 38 to
a 31.  He has set up a Gym in our
extra bedroom and is getting into
great shape.
He still can't feel his legs or feet but
nothing stops him.
He is as awesome cook and does most
of the cooking for us. What a BLESSING!
He works so hard helping me care for
his Dad.  David and I are So Blessed to
have a son like Trammell.

Me? Praying I can just get my health
back so I can give 110% to caring for
my family.  
I don't stop when I'm sick, 
I just move a lot slower. LOL
My liver is doing great now.
My BP has been bottoming out
and because of that I ended up
having an EMS ride to the hospital
a couple of weeks ago.  
After 5 hours in the ER they 
determined that along with my
BP problem I had a really bad
Kidney infection and suffered
from Exhaustion.

Trammell surprised me with a
weekend trip to Charleston last
week for some much needed
R&R.  Plus a tour of the Sea Turtle
Hospital.  It Was Awesome.
WHAT A BLESSING!!!
A Very dear friend of ours 
volunteered to stay the entire
weekend and care for David so
we could get away.
In the past 2,424 days I've now 
had 80 nights of SLEEP.


Our House In Greenville.
The Nightmare continues.
We were able to go to
Greenville the first of June
and began cleaning it out
along with some dear friends
who were kind enough to help
us.
It was a hardship because we
had to bring David and the cat
with us and stay in a hotel for
a week plus hire a sitter for
David every day.
We were Blessed when a friend
contacted a builder who made
us an awesome offer. 
What a Blessing!
He would buy the house for $100,000. 
Sadly that $20 less than we gave
for it in the year 2000.
He would repair the thousands
of dollars in damages then put
the house on the market then
pay us for the house when it
sold.
But his plans changed and he 
and his family had to moved
into the house.
This means that this part of
our (six year, eight month) 
nightmare continues.
We are Praying that he
will be able to pay us for the 
house very soon and we can go
on with our life.

As always, we humbly ask for your
Prayers.
Thank You So Much,
Linda Byce
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STILL PRAISING HIM IN THE STORM
JUST AS WE PRAISE HIM IN THE
SUNSHINE

Book we are reading - The Purpose Driven Life
                                     by Rick Warren

Verse of the Week - So we fix our eyes not on what is seen,
                                but on what is unseen.  For what is seen
                                is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
                                                                    2 Corinthians 4:18