Amy,
We did a couple nursing home music things. I can tell you they really
appreciate it much. I was one of those who lost sight later in life.
Diagnosed with RP at 26 and gradually declining to light perception now.
Our fellow resident MASH enthusiast Kathy might straighten me out on this
quote by one of the cast members who quoted something like...
"A coward dies many times over but the valiant tastes death but once"
Having RP with a decline of sight and loosing things I could no longer do
gave me the coward scenario, kept dying inside over and over and over,
until I realized to live life as best I can and could and not let it stop
me anymore. So now I try to live life valiantly. Glad to see you have
adjusted. Nothing is too late or impossible for God. I do not put it past
him to heal me, yet do not let that thought be my God anymore either. He
has healed me just as he has saved me. Some days it may not feel like it
but one day it will all be experienced in it's fullness and entirety for
eternity. If he chooses to heal me before I taste that valiant day fo death
here on earth, I'll not be disappointed for sure.
Brad
Vicki and The Rors wrote:
>Amy,
>
>Thanks for sharing with us. How cool that you are involved in nursing home
>ministry. It takes someone who has a real heart for those people and it
>sounds like you really do, especially since you continued after separating
>from the other family. Such a needed ministry.
>
>And many here on this list will understand exactly where you are coming
>from, having lost their vision at various stages during life.
>
>Vicki
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "gordons" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 4:47 PM
>Subject: Re: Fw: Daily Devotional for Friday
>
>
> > Yes, God does have a reason for everything. I know this is really
> > something I had to deal with when I lost my sight. Finally after many
> > people praying for me, I got down on my knees beside my bed and prayed
>Lord,
> > if your not going to heal me show me a reason. It wasn't long after that,
> > that I joined a ministry team that I met at a nursing home. I have been
>in
> > the ministry ever since, but now I am not with the group. Things happened
> > in their family that they had to straighten out. Now, I go on my own or
>my
> > uncle goes with me and sings sometimes. I just felt like sharing that
>with
> > you all.
> >
> > Amy
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:40 AM
> > Subject: Re: Fw: Daily Devotional for Friday
> >
> >
> > > Rhonda,
> > >
> > > I love that. That is so very true. We are not an accident at all. God
>has
> > a=
> > > =20
> > > reason for everything in our lives. Even 9/11.
> > >
> > > Love and Blessings,
> > > Pat Ferguson
> > >
> > > At 06:02 AM 9/10/04, you wrote:
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: PurposeDrivenLife.com
> > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > >Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:27 AM
> > > >Subject: Daily Devotional for Friday
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN=AE LIFE Daily Devotional September 10,
> > 2004
> > > >
> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > God of No Accidents
> > > > by John Fischer
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not=
> > > crushed
> > > >and broken. 2 Corinthians 4:8 NLT
> > > >
> > > > Tomorrow is a day in infamy that has now joined a handful
>of
> > > >other days where you can ask the question, "Where were you when you
>first
> > > >heard about." Depending on your age, you could insert JFK's or Martin=
> > > Luther
> > > >King's assassination there, or Pearl Harbor, or perhaps the Challenger=
> > > space
> > > >shuttle disaster. But most of us can remember exactly where we were
>and=
> > > what
> > > >we were doing three years ago tomorrow, the day we know now simply as
> > 9/11.
> > > >
> > > > According to a message I received recently via E-mail,
> > there=
> > > are
> > > >a number of people who are grateful for what they were doing that day
> > that
> > > >made them late for work. From stopping for donuts, or getting stuck in
> > > >traffic, or having a car that wouldn't start, to spending extra time
>with
> > a
> > > >son's first day in kindergarten, or answering that last telephone call
> > > >instead of going out the door, every one of these people had a
> > split-second
> > > >decision or an aggravation that kept them from being at work on time at
> > the
> > > >World Trade Center in New York, September 11, 2001.
> > > >
> > > > One man apparently was late to work because he stopped in
>at
> > a
> > > >drug store to buy a Band-Aid for his foot, which was smarting over a
>new
> > > >pair of shoes. That is why he is alive today.
> > > >
> > > > So now when you are stuck in traffic, miss an elevator,
>turn
> > > >back to answer a ringing telephone-all the little things that annoy
> > > >you-think about how this may be exactly where God wants you to be at
>this
> > > >very moment. It may even mean your life.
> > > >
> > > > God is infinitely meticulous. He is aware of every detail
> > of
> > > >our lives, and is even working out His will in the midst of them. From
> > our
> > > >perspective, our lives are full of "accidents" and "coincidences." God
> > has
> > > >no use for either of these words in His vocabulary.
> > > >
> > > > So the next time your morning seems to be going wrong-you=
> > > can't
> > > >find the car keys, or you hit every traffic light red-remember that God
> > has
> > > >a plan that takes into account all these things. Every little detail,=
> > > every
> > > >breath you take, is a part of God's knowledge about you today. It's
>all
> > > >about knowing and believing that there are bigger things at work in our
> > > >lives than what we can see. God's plans continue to go forward in
>spite
> > of
> > > >the unthinkable. Someday we will discover all the events of our lives=
> > > woven
> > > >into an intricate tapestry that brings nothing but glory to God.
> > > >
> > > > Who knows what life's little aggravations (or even its
>big=
> > > ones)
> > > >might mean for you today?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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