Carol,

I'm praying for God's direction.  Just in my own opinion, it might be better 
to save your hands for writing and reading right now.  I'm sure, though, 
that you are pleased they asked you, and it's hard to pull out.  Will pray.
JulieMelton
visit me at
www.heart-and-music.com
Keep smiling!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 7:07 PM
Subject: YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYER NEEDED, PLEASE


> Hi all,
>
> I have a few things I'd like to share primarily for your prayers but would
> welcome any comments on what I share.
>
> First, as a part of the background to what I share later and so you know 
> how
> it is with me now, to those who don't know, I've been battling with a real
> bad sleep problem for years and years but primarily in the last year.  My
> sleep was nothing for so long that I became quite mentally unwell, or 
> that's
> what it would seem, and I went through all sorts of peculiar neuro 
> problems,
> showing themselves in a sort of form of mini stroke and sometimes I would
> clearly be on auto pilot, talking and having coffee and knowing nothing
> about it.  Finally, with increased meds, I became more and more sleepy but
> felt unwell, so we decided I'd come off them all!  I got almost down and 
> had
> a horrific reaction with awful nightmares etc and depression/doom and 
> gloom
> which I've not known before.  My GP is still talking about being off the
> meds in the next month and maybe we'll try Melatonin.  (Medication and I
> just don't seem to mix these days!)
>
> Anyway, amidst all this, I try to keep going and, I have to say that the
> fact that I am still in my home and appear fine a lot of the time to some 
> at
> least of our callers is a testimony of God's goodness to me.  However, I'm
> also battling with additional physical problems, including a very painful
> arm and muscle damage over some months, a pretty wrecked shoulder, a back
> that never goes away and legs now that are taking a lot of the pain from 
> my
> back.  In addition I've been having some arthritis in my wrists and 
> thumbs.
>
> Now your thoughts and prayers:  I've been asked to play the piano at a
> wedding in three weeks' time.  I used to play a lot until 15 years ago and
> have had little opportunity since that time.  (I only have a small
> electronic piano which is fairly hard to play so don't find I even play
> around on it too much.)  Anyway, I have been practising on and off but 
> keep
> ending up with very stiff wrists and pains and yesterday just couldn't 
> play
> through the items.  I am really wondering whether I'm to pull out of this
> one.  I know others who are going who are far better pianists than I am, 
> but
> it's not because I won't play in front of them that I'm thinking I should
> pull out.  I need my wrists and hands for reading, writing etc. and these
> seem more important to me right now than playing the piano when others 
> could
> do it, even though the bride and groom, for some unknown reason, are very
> keen that I should do it.
>
> My thoughts and feelings are all over the place in this one, sometimes
> thinking I can and should and at others feeling it's just another thing I
> can't do right now.
>
> With three weeks to go, I either have to pull out for good next weekend or
> go ahead.  The current pains and stiffnesss in my wrists and thumbs have
> really knocked me back over the past couple of days to the point where I 
> am
> getting very stressed about it all.
>
> Please stand with me in this, that I will do what He wants and, even more
> important, that I will know just what that is.
>
>
> --
> Carol
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