CATCHING UP

Thought I'd start 2008 posts. Catch up time. Let's see.....what's been happening since last post....hmmmmm. Well I started a new Beth Moore study "Living Beyond Yourself" at Parkcrest Church on Wednesday evenings. It's nice going to another church and meeting other Christian sisters. This is my third time doing a class there and it's just now that I'm starting to connect with a few of the women. Miss Paula the leader is very nice and I enjoy and am encouraged by her humor and love for Jesus. She is a fellow Beth Moore groupie. We enjoy talking about Beth's latest family happenings, especially Beth's grandson Jackson.

Last Tuesday I started up my Tuesday night Bible study group after a Christmas break. We're doing Genesis. This class has given me a little anxiety because we are so small and when one person is missing it makes a big difference sharing and answering questions. Well the last two times no showed up due to various reasons. I feel so dissappointed. Last Tuesday, again no regulars showed up and I was ready to quit. Then Asenath dropped in and I decided that maybe it was God's way to keep me doing it. I so wish these ladies would get excited about the Word. I wonder if it's me as the teacher but no I think they aren't there yet. No judgment intended. If only they would do the homework! But I try and teach these dear ones anyway and we do have good times and leave happy, but it does get frustrating for me. Maybe I need to forget about myself and just keep doing what God has called me to do. Praying about it much, so we'll see what happens this coming Tuesday.

I got an IPOD for Christmas from Frank and Adam & Change, Gina and am loving it. I have downloaded mostly sermons from different speakers and different churches. The ITUNES website if so addicting. One can order music for 99 cents. This can sure add up. So I've put myself on a budget and will not order until payday and set a limit at $20 for the month. One blessing is that the Christian speakers and sermons are free, so I've been downloading those everyday. I now have Chuck Swindoll, John Piper, BEth Moore (of course!!) Kay Arthur, Charles Stanley and many more from various churches around the country.

On Dec. 23 I went to the church where I work to help with Angel Tree ministry. This ministry gives gifts to children who have a parent(s) incarcerated and would not otherwise get a gift from their parent. I was in the narthex (church foyer) when I tripped and fell on my should and dislocated it. Yeah another dislocated shoulder! this time it was the other shoulder. I couldn't believe it was happening! Again! The other shoulder! Lord, why! to make a long story short, my shoulder is so much better and just needs some exercising to get it back 100% I just thank God that there was no major damage like my right shoulder 5 years ago. Now I can laugh about it but at the time the pain was excruciating. Hurts more than labor! Labor pain comes and goes, this pain is there all the time. Thank God for morphine. Since I had experience with the right shoulder I kept telling the nurse to give me morphine! No lie. I sounded like an addict. "Can you give me some morphine?" They finally gave me some, three doses. Ahhh, I like it! Then the doctor had me lie on my stomach, poked around my shoulder blade real hard and the nurse pulled on my arm at the same time and the "pop" my should popped back in. The pain was gone immediately. Thank you Jesus!! Now there is just some discomfort but I can live with it.

Tomorrow is church and am looking forward to praising the Lord.

That's about it for now. However is reading this post, May the Lord bless you and keep you, may His face shine upon you and give you peace.