Hi Sharon,

I love that.

I hope and pray we can all be like that.

That is totally Loving!


Thanks much.

Many Blessings,

Pat Ferguson
"I can Do all Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me" Philippians 4:13.

At 02:55 PM 7/30/2016, you wrote:
>I remember sending this to you last year, when I turned 50.  Now, 
>this past Monday the 25th, I turned a year older, but for the sake 
>of keeping the number rounded as a decade, I'm going to leave it as 
>it is.  I hope I've just started a  tradition to send this every 
>year now, as I'm sure it is something we should always keep fresh in 
>our hearts.
>
>Yep, I'm 50.  It's kind of hard to believe  this! I've been rubbing 
>it into myself over and over, but I'm realizing more clearly that 
>I'm still a largely under-adult girl, still liking to play 
>around.  I hope I never grow up completely.  I'm not saying that 
>it's okay for me to  just play around, be lazy or irresponsible  my 
>whole life.  I know that I need to not take my free finances that 
>makes it possible for me to live in a family-type home  for granted, 
>and automatically expect to get free meals.  I have to remind myself 
>that most things cost money, which, were it not for a supportive 
>family and government funding, I'd either have to find any good job 
>and work hard, or be homeless.  But in the middle of all the 
>productive activity I must do, I want to become more and more 
>child-like in faith in God, who is The faithful Creator; to be  like 
>a child who understands more and more that there's nothing for me to 
>worry about if I but only    communicate with Him through His 
>written and  personal Word  and  prayer with  focus on who He is, 
>trust Him, and obey when I'm given instructions.  This is my picture 
>of a child, who loves and trusts her mama and daddy.  She is 
>carefree, and playful when she's not doing her chores, and does  not 
>worry about the bills, taxes, if, when or where the next paycheck 
>will come.  Perhaps as a very young child, she might not even be 
>anxious about whether or not she will get her next meal,  confident 
>that they'll always be  faithful.  So that's how I want to become, 
>like a trusting, teachable, responsible little  girl.
>
>
>Sharon H.
>
>
>Sharon H.