Thanks for all your prayers. Alex says he feels better than he did yesterday. He has slept most of the day. He appreciates all the prayers. He said hes been reading the comments. He couldnt believe how many of you are praying for him. Weve also had a few phone calls checking on him. Today I went to meet with my uncle, who is my financial advisor. Were working on the last of the financial paperwork. Im really grateful I have an accounting background. It has really helped these past months. Many of you know I was a preschool teacher for 14 years. I was also an childrens minister for seven years. But my degree is in Economics with an area of concentration in Accounting. I worked for an Accounting firm for about six months. I knew it wasnt for me. I love children. When I retired in the spring, Grant requested I stay retired for one year. He said after that I could decide if I wanted to go back to work. I really want to honor that request. I was volunteering in my sister, Debbies first grade classroom at Cumberland Trace before Grant died. I am about ready to start volunteering again. I love being with her and with her children. Im thinking Ill try to get a job with the school system in the fall. I think I want to be either an instructional aide or an ESL aide. Im praying about it, seeing where God wants me to be. I want to share something with you. My cousin works in an inner city community. She was with a group of ladies talking about Grants death a week or so after his passing. The ladies asked her if I could afford to bury him. She was able to tell them yes. That melts my heart. I am reminded of how blessed I am. I have been able to afford the funeral, grave and memorial stone for my beloved. I sometimes forget how many in this world do without every day. The fact that these sweet ladies were concerned for me is humbling. As I have shared many times before, I have so many things for which to be thankful. The New Year was very hard and emotional for me. But I am grateful to God that I am feeling stronger now. God has, once again, in His mercy and grace, comforted me. Even though I have not yet moved the bedroom furniture, I was able to sleep soundly last night. I think, just making the decision to move it helped me. I continue to thank God for all of you. You encourage me more than you will ever know. p.s. I will have something to share with you tomorrow. Something that I am excited about. I just have to see if its ok to share it yet.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:43:20 +0000