Something interesting happened today.  It "happened" to be the day I went to 
see my psychiatric nurse practitioner.  When you use Medicaid-supported 
transportation companies, as I do, you can often be riding with different 
drivers to and from appointments.  I went there with a man, so I was 
surprised to have a woman to take me back to day treatment, whom I hadn't 
seen in a long time.  I'll call her Lola.  Lola often comes to my house to 
pick up Blanca's oldest daughter, Luisa, who has the mind of both a 
3-year-old and a teenager.  On the way back to Daybreak, Lola informed me 
that she'd talked with Blanca this morning, when Blanca called her to change 
something about Luisa's transportation.  Lola has a 14-year-old 
granddaughter who has cerebral palsy, and cannot walk or talk.  She needs 
total care, but her loved ones are not available.  Blanca offered to take 
her in.  As yet, I haven't talked with Blanca, so I don't know how she 
arrived at this decision.  It came as a surprise, because I was hoping, 
somewhat, that one of my friends would move in with me.

With this in mind, I've never been completely happy living here, largely 
because my care providers can't seem to go out into the community much. 
blanca and Jose still have 2 teenagers at home, and Luisa, and an older 
gentleman who is severely mentally delayed and in a wheelchair.  It seems 
the only time he leaves the property is to go to the doctor or the hospital. 
I was told that it takes both Jose and Blanca to lift him, because Jose has 
had high blood pressure as well as other physical problems. 
Personalitywise, I would say that these people are my favorite caregivers, 
but I'd rather be with a very small group, or a couple with an empty nest, 
or even a single woman who likes to go out and do things.

I'm not sure what the lord has in mind for me now.  In a way, it doesn't 
seem right to leave them, because of the recent moving of the Holy Spirit in 
their lives, and the Spanish ministry they want to support.  But I hope He 
doesn't care if I move elsewhere.  So please pray with me that the lord will 
lead me in the best way possible.

Thanks, and God bless you!

Sharon