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