Hi April! I'm glad things are getting better for you.
Sharon
----- Original Message -----
From: "April Reisinger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:36 PM
Subject: Hi Everybody
> On Sept. 26, I think, anyway it was a Monday, I had a horrible apartment
> fire. Flurrie and I got out just fine but there was extensive property
> loss
> including my computer equipment, bedding, and much furniture. I was
> supposed to go to Jen's shower and couldn't because I was receiving
> donations and getting people to help me salvage what I could. I felt ill
> that week end and returned to work anyway on Tuesdaywith chills and fever.
> That night I went to the emergency room with high fever and they kept me.
> I
> had a raging infection through my bloodstream and on Monday, October 11,
> my
> middle toe on my right foot was removed because of Osteo Melitus. I spent
> a
> couple of weeks in a nursing home and now am back in my new apartment.
> Each
> day God provides something new for me. Today it was my computer. I
> thought
> for sure that since the state had gotten me a computer, that was it, but
> they saw the fire report and now I have a computer again. My brandnew
> freezer had been delivered the day of the fire and it, too was trashed
> along
> with lots and lots of dishes and Tupperware treasures and stuff, but today
> the new freezer was delivered and I had no fire. God is good.
>
> I am making a fashion statement for sure. My right shoe is built so that
> there will be little to no weight bearing on the right toes and I rock
> when
> I walk. LOL. In physical therapy in the nursing home, they did all they
> could to foil my balance and see if I could get up when I fell and stuff.
> They only worked with me for a week saying I could do everything they had
> for me to do. I even fixed the boss's computer because I wouldn't play
> cd's
> for her. She thought she didn't have a sound card, so I found it for me.
> Miss Flurrie was the queen deluxe. They gave me a really hard time about
> her being in the hospital with me because I have an MRSA, (Stapf
> infection),
> but they loved her to pieces in the "facilty", as I call it. She would go
> from room to room visiting the residents by herself. Hahaha. Too much to
> tell in one note, but God enabl3ed me to speak up for Him in the midst of
> my
> own trials and it was sweet to see God's love flow through me to other
> people there. Some of the nurses cried when I left, but I hope we'll keep
> in touch.
>
> I have a goal. The lady next to me said to one of m helpers, "Well, she's
> blind and livng over there by herself, and she'll just do this all over
> again." It hurt. But I"m going to invite her to dinner in a few weeks.
> She needs friends. I hear she is very lonely. And besides, she has a
> dachshound. *Smile*
>
> Love you all,
>
> April
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MV" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:16 PM
> Subject: Benchpressing Brad in prayer
>
>
>> Benchpressing Brad in prayer you ask? Well. Since Vicki is always lifting
>> us in prayer I figure she could get a workout lifting me up in this one
>> lol.
>>
>> I began dabbling in songwriting back in the early 90's, tossed it aside,
>> picked it up, tossed it aside, picked it up, tossed it aside even
>> further,
>> it popped up again and finally gave it a good hard toss but like a
>> boomarang it keeps returning. I've tried to kill the desire with many
>> excuses and lies hopeing it would stay dead. You know stuff like, "You
>> aren't good enough", "who do you think you are anyway", "What do you
>> think?
>> You think you will write a number one hit?" on and on and on. Well I
>> don't
>> want to write a number one hit, I just want depth and truth and let it do
>> what it does. I just like to write and want to do it with more
>> meaning. Recently I tuned into a songwriter's webcast I frequent, and
>> heard a writer that was not only a Christian giving God credit for his
>> position in life as a songwriter, but has proven to be a great
>> encouragement to me as we email back and forth. I'll put his web page
>> below, please check it out and support him he is an awesome writer and
>> musician. My prayer request is for God to equip, inspire, and direct me
>> as
>> I pick up this gift again. I know my strengths and weaknesses and will
>> work
>> on them but as anything in this world worth spit, it needs God's hand on
>> it. Thanks so much for your prayer in the midst of all what is going on
>> in
>> your individual lives.
>>
>> James Casto's web site is:
>> http://www.jamescasto.com/pages/1/index.htm
>>
>> There are some buttons on there where you can listen to a few of his
>> songs.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>
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