Oh, Vinny,
Thanks for your prayers. I missed you all so very much and many times when
I would be on the verge of discouragement, I'd think of the people on this
list more than any other. We are family here.
Love,
April
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: Hi Everybody
> Hi April,
> Yay, you're back. This is kind of like Job. The Lord allowed you to go
> through all this, and you came through praising him. and now he is
> restoring those things you need in order to function.
> God bless.
>
> Love in Christ,
> Vinny
> ----- 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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