Greetings My Friend,
Debbie and Boogie have become our family down here in Virginia and Clintwood Baptist Church is our church family, truly wrapping their love around us and in this love we are softening the hard parts of our personalities. As I write it is Wednesday the day before Thanksgiving, our plan is to celebrate with Debbie and Boogie and I already feel the warmth of their home surrounding me. Watching them work in the kitchen as they finish preparing the meal is amazing. These two women move about one doing this and the other doing that and then dinner is finished for us to partake of. Sometimes after we eat we go into the front room, to talk and visit, the TV is usually on QVC as background noise to our conversations. Once in awhile we will stop to watch something that is of interest to us then we proceed with our conversation. I don't know how these two women have warmed our hearts so, but it feels extra special to us. We went to the Thanksgiving service for the community Tuesday night, afterwards there was some finger food for us to eat and allow us time to talk with each other. The church family has helped Junior feel like he belongs, this is the one church that has truly accepted his rough speaking ways and softened them a whole lot. Our church family has come beside me, believed my stories of the abuse I endured, was patient as I finished growing out of abuse, accepted my over active ways, and then my over silly ways until today I believe I am fairly even in my personality. They have shown Junior and I that we have value and are interested in who we are and what we are able to give to the church. Boogie and Debbie are the same way with us, accepting our warts and wrapping their hearts around us. Brenda has said that she would like to come over later in the day, I am guessing she may even spend the night with us, she has not done much of this for a few years now. Lately, I see Brenda making some changes in her life, two bouts of cancer does that to a person. She is deepening her faith walk with Jesus more, learning to clean up after herself instead of trying to con someone to help her clean her home. She has come a long way and I am proud of her. Friday we will go buy my sister's place so we can see her daughter and their family. This holiday is shaping up to the most active holiday we have had in awhile and it feels good. The people we gather with people who are interested in us, wants our company and are not fulfilling an obligation. God is behind all of these changes, softening the rough parts of our personalities, opening the hearts of people to help us grow and enjoy us being in their lives. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet
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