Rhonda and Everyone, I say Amen to what you said. You hit the nail on the
head, and I do agree with you completely.

It seems that some Churchs today don't accept very well, those who are in
depression. I know for a fact, that there are some on this list who will
agree with what you said. They tend to shun people when they are in
depression, or if they have any kind of mental problems.

Christians are human just like everyone else, and they deserve the right to
be human, and not shunned just because they have problems with depression,
and maybe they have problems dealing with depression. I'm not excluding
myself here, as though I'm doing better, I still have my moments.

I'm praising God for Hawthorn Berries and stuff like that.

I didn't get totally in to an anxiety mode when Vernon was sick yesterday.
I thought I handled it very well. I'm not patting myself on the back, but I
know The Lord is helping me deal with all this stuff.

I'll write more later.

I'm praying for all of you, and also for those who are in depression.

Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson

At 09:29 PM 9/25/2005, you wrote:
>Why is it, that some people think that in order to be living a "CVictorious
>Christian life" one must be perfectly happy all the time.  Loosing a
>daughter at such a young age is hard, grief is normal, why can't people be
>allowed time to grieve in their own way, to learn to face life as it is now,
>let go of the past, all the what-ifs, and should-haves, pretending as
>George's wife  seems to be that nothing is wrong isn't helping anyone
>especially her,  I don't know about the rest of you, but I am tired of
>playing the "I have it all together game" I know a real God, who is  bigger
>than all my real and imagined problems, He is not deminished by my fears, my
>questions, and He is more than willing to help me,  when I awaken at
>midnight and worry about the fuuture, what might happen,  or think of the
>past, what should have been done, or could have been done, I have somewhere
>to go, "You shall know the truth and it will set you free"
>and so I tell God the truth, the truth He already knew, that I am once again
>in the middle of a war, my doubts and fears seem to be winning, and I am
>lost somewhere looking for some peace of mind, Rhonda