Dear Sharon,
I'll be praying for you.
I know God will grant you your wishes.
Blessings,
Pat Ferguson
At 08:56 PM 10/22/2011, you wrote:
>Hey Phil, how have you been?
>
>I'll give you an update on myself, but first I have a question. I
>remember you used to have a duplicating business of audiotapes for
>churches and such. I was talking dreams with a friend, delores, and
>thought of an idea for making some money, or even volunteering, to
>go to places where I can record such things as conferences, and of
>course make copies for those who want them. Just wondering what you
>think? I enjoy traveling, so it might be a good thing either way if
>they pay expenses.
>
>What I've been doing with her is working on a CD project in which
>she reads some of her inspired poetry and I put my music with
>it. I'm using Sonar now, and got a microphone, which she used today
>for the first time. I have a lot to learn about working with audio
>tracks and files. She's also working on a book with more of her poetry.
>
>She had started a women's groupin her home. We have a nice lunch,
>then I play my QChord, then we talk and pray for each other. We
>often get carried away on other topics, but one of the agendas God
>has inspired her to lead is a New Beginning Covenant to improve
>ourselves, with God's help of course. We are putting a notebook or
>more of articles with scripture passages that talk about these
>things. She thought she was supposed to write a complete book for
>weight loss by herself, but He seems to be saying, "We'll walk
>through this together." It all starts at the beginning, in the
>garden, when eve ate the bad fruit. Among the areas we need to work
>on include quitting smoking and needing to lose weight. We sign
>that covenant and the others sign as witnesses. This is kind of
>like a support group, but it's open to anyone in any kind of
>need. We also have birthday parties and would like to do fun things too.
>
>She and I would also like to go to nursing homes to play and read
>poetry. We did our first this past Christmas.
>
>She and two other girls I live with have gone to a small Assemblies
>church, and so far it's been my favorite. But I'm wondering if God
>is calling me to go volunteer at a big Nazarene church where they
>have a class for people with developmental disabilities. You can
>pray with me for wisdom, but I personally would rather continue with
>the smaller one. They are so spontaneous, the pastor's wife could
>ask me to play for the offering just that morning. I enjoy playing
>my QChord during worship, and I don't go to practice with a worship
>team and didn't have to get approval from a board.
>
>My dad now has to be on oxygen 24-7. He's getting more forgetful,
>and has admitted that he doesn't think it's safe to drive to town
>anymore, but just to church maybe 10-15 minutes from home.
>
>Our family have discussions via email to keep tabs on our
>parents. Mom's memory might be fading too, and it's difficult for
>her to do some things, largely because of a bad back, and some
>things stress her out. Sister Judy has gotten Mondays off, so now
>every other one she and I go down to visit and help. Fortunately my
>oldest brother
>lives close by and often checks on them. When he and my
>sister-in-law go on trips, we'll try to cover.
>
>I still go to affinity with the other two girls, but in a way I wish
>I could be doing something else. I would still want to leave the
>house to give our care providers a break though. There isn't very
>much affordable public transportation.
>
>
>
>I can see myself making more spiritual/emotional/mental
>improvement. I'm learning to hope that, no matter what, I'll be
>okay. I've been feeling up and down lately, so I'd appreciate your
>prayers. Thank you. I'm trying a fourth medication to see if I'll
>do better. I hope so.
>
>Well, I think I'll go for now. Any questions, just ask.
>
>God bless,
>
>Sharon
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