Sharon,

I will pray for Tawny.

Also, I think the things you want as far as living situation are good.  Will 
pray for God's will in those.
JulieMelton
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www.heart-and-music.com
Keep smiling!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 8:49 PM
Subject: Please Pray for Tawney and Me


> Hi all!
>
> I've been talking on the phone with my friend Tawney.  she sure goes 
> through
> a lot!  Tonight she doesn't have the medication she needs, so that's one
> thing to pray about.
>
> Another thing is that she shared more about herself with me, and I 
> mentioned
> Phil's ministry, and introduced her to the way we pray in our sessions.  I
> hope things happen right away!  One thing I learned out of this is that 
> God
> can use me even when I think I'm not ready or can't handle the process.  I
> thought that if I prayed with Tawney right then over the phone, something
> might happen that I couldn't, or didn't know how, to handle.  Yes, there 
> is
> training material for this ministry, and I think it would be a good idea 
> to
> walk through it, but you know what?  God doesn't need training!  Tawney
> asked me when I would do it, and if I wanted to do it now.  She said yes
> when I asked her if she wanted me to, so I did, and she prayed too.  It
> wasn't like the pattern of, I pray for God's revelations, then we wait, 
> but
> oh well, I don't think God likes it when we rely too much on formulas.  So
> now let's see what God will do!
>
> A third thing for which I would like prayer is this:  For a long time I've
> been wanting to live with a certain couple.  for reference, I'll call them
> the Browns.  when I first wanted to move out of an Assisted Living 
> situation
> into a Personal Care Service, now called a Certified Family Home, Judy, my
> sister, and I, met the Browns.  I spent part of the weekend with them and
> wanted to live with them, but they decided that they couldn't give me the
> attention I deserved, because they had a niece and nephew, who were 
> troubled
> teens, in their home.  then, about a year and a half later, I had to move
> because the people I was living with were no longer available.  I called 
> the
> Browns again.  the man said that maybe they could take me 5 years down the
> road; the children were still living with them.  So I moved elsewhere.
> About 2 years later, after struggling with conflicts, I moved again, to 
> the
> home where I'm living now.  I miss the traveling, the camping in the 
> camper,
> sitting in the hot tub, 4-wheeling and other vehicular excursions in the
> desert, and going to community activities.  this is part of the 
> description
> of where I lived before coming to this home, where we rarely go out, by
> comparison.  We were trying to make it so that Tawney could come live with
> us, or at least Blanca's daughter-in-law, but last night I told her that I
> might move out if I can't go out into the community more with Blanca or
> Jose.  I know that I need to learn to be assertive and ask, which I do
> sometimes if I need to go to a store.  so Tawney plans to look elsewhere 
> for
> a home.  I will look too, and see if the Browns can prepare themselves for
> next year, if they still want to do that type of health care work.  I'll
> make it a point to she if someone will take both Tawney and me, because we
> want to live in the same house.  I don't know.  maybe I'm expecting too 
> much
> of this type of care.  If god wants me to be content to stay here, please
> pray that He'll help me accept it.  At least we go on outings at Daybreak,
> and Judy and I try to get together once a week, and of course some of my
> birth family goe on trips every once in awhile, so I know I should be
> grateful.  If the place where I want to move to does not have room for my
> music studio, I won't go there, so please pray that, if it's okay for me 
> to
> move, that He'll see to it that I have room for it, and, if possible, that
> Tawney can move in with me.  Thanks!  I don't want to sound like an "I 
> want,
> I want," character, but I would really appreciate your prayers.  May God
> give you all a good night's sleep, and reveal to you that there are
> infinitely better days ahead for us!
>
> Sharon
>
>