Good for you Amy.  I think it was Helen said that it pleases the Lord.  And
it does.  It is neat.  Once I had someone show me what kinds of things they
were doing.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Daily Devotional for Friday


>     Thanks, it is neat to have people that have lost their sight just like
I
> have.  I lost my sight when I was a junior in high school.  I also go to
> Wayside Christian Mission once a month and churches that I am asked to go
> to.  I do what is called interpretive movement, movement to christian
songs
> that I make up.  It's kind of like sign language.  I also sing sometimes.
>
> Amy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Daily Devotional for Friday
>
>
> > Amy,
> >
> > Thanks for sharing with us.  How cool that you are involved in nursing
> home
> > ministry.  It takes  someone who has a real heart for those people and
it
> > sounds like you really do, especially since you continued after
separating
> > from the other family.  Such a needed ministry.
> >
> > And many here on this list will understand exactly where you are coming
> > from, having lost their vision at various stages during life.
> >
> > Vicki
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "gordons" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 4:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: Fw: Daily Devotional for Friday
> >
> >
> > >     Yes, God does have a reason for everything.  I know this is really
> > > something I had to deal with when I lost my sight.  Finally after many
> > > people praying for me, I got down on my knees beside my bed and prayed
> > Lord,
> > > if your not going to heal me show me a reason.  It wasn't long after
> that,
> > > that I joined a ministry team that I met at a nursing home.  I have
been
> > in
> > > the ministry ever since, but now I am not with the group.  Things
> happened
> > > in their family that they had to straighten out.  Now, I go on my own
or
> > my
> > > uncle goes with me and sings sometimes.  I just felt like sharing that
> > with
> > > you all.
> > >
> > > Amy
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:40 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Fw: Daily Devotional for Friday
> > >
> > >
> > > > Rhonda,
> > > >
> > > > I love that. That is so very true. We are not an accident at all.
God
> > has
> > > a=
> > > > =20
> > > > reason for everything in our lives. Even 9/11.
> > > >
> > > > Love and Blessings,
> > > > Pat Ferguson
> > > >
> > > > At 06:02 AM 9/10/04, you wrote:
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: PurposeDrivenLife.com
> > > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > >Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:27 AM
> > > > >Subject: Daily Devotional for Friday
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >             THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN=AE LIFE Daily Devotional September
> 10,
> > > 2004
> > > > >
> > > >
>--------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > > >             God of No Accidents
> > > > >             by John Fischer
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >             We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are
> not=
> > > >  crushed
> > > > >and broken. 2 Corinthians 4:8 NLT
> > > > >
> > > > >             Tomorrow is a day in infamy that has now joined a
> handful
> > of
> > > > >other days where you can ask the question, "Where were you when you
> > first
> > > > >heard about." Depending on your age, you could insert JFK's or
> Martin=
> > > >  Luther
> > > > >King's assassination there, or Pearl Harbor, or perhaps the
> Challenger=
> > > >  space
> > > > >shuttle disaster. But most of us can remember exactly where we were
> > and=
> > > >  what
> > > > >we were doing three years ago tomorrow, the day we know now simply
as
> > > 9/11.
> > > > >
> > > > >             According to a message I received recently via E-mail,
> > > there=
> > > >  are
> > > > >a number of people who are grateful for what they were doing that
day
> > > that
> > > > >made them late for work.  From stopping for donuts, or getting
stuck
> in
> > > > >traffic, or having a car that wouldn't start, to spending extra
time
> > with
> > > a
> > > > >son's first day in kindergarten, or answering that last telephone
> call
> > > > >instead of going out the door, every one of these people had a
> > > split-second
> > > > >decision or an aggravation that kept them from being at work on
time
> at
> > > the
> > > > >World Trade Center in New York, September 11, 2001.
> > > > >
> > > > >             One man apparently was late to work because he stopped
> in
> > at
> > > a
> > > > >drug store to buy a Band-Aid for his foot, which was smarting over
a
> > new
> > > > >pair of shoes. That is why he is alive today.
> > > > >
> > > > >             So now when you are stuck in traffic, miss an
elevator,
> > turn
> > > > >back to answer a ringing telephone-all the little things that annoy
> > > > >you-think about how this may be exactly where God wants you to be
at
> > this
> > > > >very moment.  It may even mean your life.
> > > > >
> > > > >             God is infinitely meticulous.  He is aware of every
> detail
> > > of
> > > > >our lives, and is even working out His will in the midst of them.
> From
> > > our
> > > > >perspective, our lives are full of "accidents" and "coincidences."
> God
> > > has
> > > > >no use for either of these words in His vocabulary.
> > > > >
> > > > >             So the next time your morning seems to be going
> wrong-you=
> > > >  can't
> > > > >find the car keys, or you hit every traffic light red-remember that
> God
> > > has
> > > > >a plan that takes into account all these things.  Every little
> detail,=
> > > >  every
> > > > >breath you take, is a part of God's knowledge about you today.
It's
> > all
> > > > >about knowing and believing that there are bigger things at work in
> our
> > > > >lives than what we can see.  God's plans continue to go forward in
> > spite
> > > of
> > > > >the unthinkable.  Someday we will discover all the events of our
> lives=
> > > >  woven
> > > > >into an intricate tapestry that brings nothing but glory to God.
> > > > >
> > > > >             Who knows what life's little aggravations (or even its
> > big=
> > > >  ones)
> > > > >might mean for you today?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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