A woman at church & I have been friends for about 4 years.  When we don't connect at church for a couple of weeks I will send an email or message on Facebook.  I let her know I'm thinking of and praying for her.  She will respond and end most messages with "love you" or "hugs".  I will sometimes get requestes from her in regard to a situation that needs prayer.  But that's the only time I ever hear from her.  She has never initiated an email or FB message just to say "hi or I'm thinking about you". 

So, is this really a true friendship???  I realize the answer is NO.  And I've come to the conclusion that while I feel short-changed, I can't change her.  I haven't initiated any correspondence with her for almost 2 months and in that time she hasn't written me.  One-sided friendship is really no friendship at all.
 

Seems it's time for another post.  It has been awhile, but since no one knows I'm writing this it's no big deal. 

I have a sinus infection and been under the weather.  It's not fun, but not complaining because it could be worse.  There are many more people who are chronically ill and suffering pain that a little sinus trouble seems so very minor in comparison.

Sunday, June 24th, is a worship night at church.  In addition it will be an evening of prayer.  My pastor asked me to talk on praying for one another from Ephesians 6:18.  He said 2 others would be speaking on different aspects of prayer.  He didn't give me any further instruction.  So, since the 10th I have been praying, studying and meditating on the subject.  Some thoughts are formulating.  My hope is that one of the other speaks will go ahead of me.  Going first is always hard.

Writer's block

After deciding to write a blog and acutally having a couple of entries I suddenly got writer's block.  It's not that I didnt' have anything to write, because I had plenty.  It was that after reading what I had posted I wondered if I was good enough.  Silly, huh?  There are not set standards for blogging.  I didn't have to take classes or pass a test.  And I'm delighted to say I didn't have to do a term paper for someone to grade.  And it wasn't so much about grammar and composing sentences.  It came down to:  would anyone think my blog was worth reading.  Then I decided it really didn't matter.  My entries are to find a way to express what is on my heart and if no one else reads them...so be it. 

Ah, sweet relief  :-)

Here is my 2nd post.  I've taken the plunge.  Well, OK, so I'm only standing in an inch of water, but entry by entry I'll wade deeper into the blog pool.  :-) 

Some of my entries will be about my Lord and Savior.  Some will be on my daily life with Type 2 diabetes and newly diagnosed osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) in both knees.  Some posts will be musings, random thoughts, and ideas about life. 

Today my only thought is:  Thank You Lord for your grace poured into my life in such abundance that it overflows.  Amen

The beginning...

I read blogs and know several people who have their own.  I decided to give this a try.  I'm not sure where this will go, but it will be a joyful ride.  Would you like to join me?