Dear Sharon,
God teaches us many lessons about giving and givenness, as we
open ourselves to Him and to others. He tells us He loves a
cheerful giver, 2 Cor 9:8
Ponder His words and ask Him to reveal to your heart more of
their meaning.
Love in Him:
Carol
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:45:24 -0600
>Subject: Something Rather Strange
>this story about being like Jesus reminded me of what happened to
me today.
>We have a deaf woman coming to Daybreak now, named Ronita (not
sure how it's
>spelled.). She goes to work at a pizza place every day, so she's
probably
>occupied there, but I wonder if she feels left out at Daybreak,
because one
>of our facilitators, Suzanne, has a very difficult time
communicating with
>her, it seems. I talked with Suzanne about it, since I know what
it's like
>to have severe hearing loss, and what works for me. Well, today
we had our
>Easter party. I got 6 eggs from the egg hunt, with candy inside,
except one
>of them had one of nine prizes inside, which I redeemed for a $5
Walmart
>gift card. The idea came to me that maybe I should give Ronita
some of my
>candy. No, I didn't want to! I told the lord I wasn't willing,
and asked
>him to make me willing and help me to want to. Then, during our
last
>activity, in which Suzanne called out numbers for door prizes,
Ronita was
>presented with a tough dilema; She's diabetic, so she couldn't
have the
>chocolates that were being offered. I got Suzanne's attention
and offered
>one of my stuffed animals I'd won today. I got the candy in
trade! It
>wasn't too difficult to give up my stuffed prize, as I don't
really like
>them unless the fur is real. So, what am I supposed to learn
from this?
>I'd like your input!
>thanks!
>sharon
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