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