Hi all!

Just thought I'd tell you more about how I'm living these days, since 
someone asked me for details, (and there's a lot!).

Aside from my emotional struggles, I love it here!  We all seem to get along 
okay, but I haven't been in San Juana's "clubhouse" for a long time.  I like 
to call her room the clubhouse because that's where the girls like to spend 
some of their time, watching TV, and maybe telling secrets or doing makeup 
and nails together, etc.  And there's gracie's room that I like to call the 
Bible Room, because she likes to read her Bible, King James 1611 version, to 
be specific.  She likes to do cross referencing as a hobby.  Then there's my 
room, the theater, since I'm apparently the only client with a VCR/DVD combo 
player.  Maybe tomorrow I'll invite them to watch the Jesus Video, with or 
without voice description, whatever they prefer.  I wish I could arrange 
rockers/beanbag chairs, etc, around the room and have a big screen and 
speakers all around to make you feel like you're really in the story! 
Anyway, I'd like to make it a point to interact more with them on Sunday, 
since I like to keep busy with my computer and stuff on Saturday, except 
when we four-some girls go out.  Last Sunday, Tabbitha, San Juana and I 
played Uno.  San Juana has some trouble sorting out what card to put down, 
or whether she must draw when she has none.

On Saturdays we sometimes go to the Dollar Tree, Honks, Walmart, or a thrift 
store where there are lots of clothes.  San Juana likes to go there, and it 
sounds like Gracie does too.  Today we were out for a long time.  We went to 
all the places mentioned above, and ate lunch at the McDonald's in Walmart. 
After we left Honks, we took Gracie to the nursing home where her friend 
lives.  She likes to go visit her every Saturday afternoon.  I feel sorry 
for this lady.  I believe she's in her mid to late fourties, but she has to 
live where she can get intense care because she falls and hurts herself 
often from seizures and what sounds to me like osteoporosis.  Gracie says 
she would love to go out to eat or go shopping, or maybe even to live with 
Tabbitha, but apparently her mother won't let her.  I wish there was a 
ministry that would visit shut-ins to brighten their day and give them 
something to do if they have enough energy, and to take them out if they 
want to go, even if it means beds on wheels!  When it's nice, we might go 
walking on a green belt by the creek, where you can hear the ducks and sit 
on a nice bench.  During weekdays, Tabbitha and I often walk back and forth 
along the road to her house.  we don't like to go very far because there's a 
dog that she's afraid of.

Tomorrow I plan to go to the Nazareen church where they have listening 
devices.  I'd like to find a more Pentecostal congregation.  Please just 
pray that The Lord will put me in the right place of worship and fellowship. 
As for Daybreak, yes, I can hear and converse somewhat better there, 
depending on whom I'm listening to, but unless I turn up volume or 
sensitivity, (which I don't feel comfortable about doing), it's still 
difficult to understand speakers at a distance.  Thus I might equally have a 
hard time hearing in Church if I don't have some kind of system.  I hope I 
can get an FM system that will connect with the implant.

Well, I guess that's enough for now.  Have a great Day in The Lord tomorrow!

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Sharon