Father in Heaven we ask that you open the right doors for Sharon and that it will be what she desires.  In your precious name we pray Amen

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Christ is the reason for the season. If there was not Christ. There would be no Christ-mas. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!! 
Karen Carter 
Class of '74

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From: Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]> 

> 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