Greetings my Friend,
With the revival over with, I believe I will be able to add more to my day/week. For three weeks we went to the revival at night. I was able to do a few things around the house, take a nap and attend the nightly meetings. I believe the afternoon nap has allowed me to stop to rest for a long period of time, wake up and do a few more things. I love my evening walks and porch time which is exercising my body and quieting my mind. I am noticing the sounds of the night are changing, for awhile I heard frogs, now I am hearing a symphony of insects fill the night air. It is beautiful, this quiet time reminds me of all God's wonderful works in creation. It has been nearly a month now since I have quit turning on the TV until the 10:00 news. With the TV turned off, I find that I seek to keep busy longer into the day and for some reason I feel more alive, in my own world instead of caught up in the world TV drama. I hope to begin to go to Wednesday night Bible study again, I like the idea of being with friends and studying the Word with other believers. When we went to Ward in Michigan we had Bible study groups we were involved in, accountability groups and even hosted Re-married Workshops for a few years. As my health declined I pulled back from being involved at church with medication to manage my Parkinson's and a good afternoon nap I believe I may be able to add one more night to my weekly activity. This will give me a chance to be social and to grow in God's Word. Church is a great place to learn how to grow in my faith then I am able to be about God's business when I am out in the world easier. I like to think of church as the training ground for my faith where I learn how to love those that are difficult to love, to be a friend to the unlovable and to share my life's journey with. Through the years since my retirement I have learned to slow down, stay home and be content, now I can balance my time more with social activity. I can not commit to volunteering or to things where others depend on me, I still am not able to maintain a regulated schedule day in and day out. Attending Wednesday night Bible study is dependent on my ability to handle the interactions and not wear out. If it is bad night, I won't go and no one is relying on me. Compared to where I was a year ago I am a lot better although I still need to take my daily naps. I am grateful I am able to keep our home in order, write and now I am able to go for a short walk in the evenings. Life is good, God is great. God has brought a measure of healing into my life with medication that has given me the ability to walk again. I see that sometimes healing is not a snap of God's finger type of healing but a step by step process of learning how to manage my illness, do exercises, take medication, supplements and to trust and obey God. May God bless you and keep you. Love Janet
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