02/23/15
For I know what I have planned for you,' says the LORD. 'I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 NET)
Dear Daughters,
This thought of having a regular moment just with you came to me as I sat in church yesterday. I am well, so don't worry that the reason I have thought of this is because I will be shortly fading into oblivion. But I do realize that I am in the last season of my life and want to share my thoughts with you while I can.
I still believe that God has great plans for me even at this age and I am excited at how He will use me. Right now I am in a holding pattern, trying not to jump ahead of His plans. So upon awakening, my mornings are spent having devotions, Bible study, and prayer before I begin other tasks for the day, and I am having a great time. Unbelievable that such small things could fill my heart. I don't know if I'll ever have this opportunity for these lengthy quiet times again so I am taking full advantage of it. Still, there is a yearning to move in the direction I should be going. Once the Lord shows me where that is, I pray that I will be brave enough to accomplish it.
I have just begun reading again my writings on Grandpa and am pleasantly surprised that some of it is good. Lots of revisions to make and facts to still obtain. I think this work will take me about 2 years to complete, but who knows, it may take 5.
Tomorrow eve my Bible Study group will have dinner at Kapiolani Community College's Dining Room. We will be celebrating 10 years of study together, beginning with our acquaintance at New Hope's Women in the Word study and solidifying our friendship with our homegrown book studies. This year I offered to end the study should they want to move on to other things. If they opted to continue, I asked that each one share a commitment to the study and to the group with me. Seven of the 8 could do so, and we are having a rich time together, our various personality quirks honestly bantering with each other.
So begins my Monday's with Mom. Going forward, I will try to keep my thoughts honest and brief, and no response from you is required.
xxxooo
Mom
For I know what I have planned for you,' says the LORD. 'I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 NET)
Dear Daughters,
This thought of having a regular moment just with you came to me as I sat in church yesterday. I am well, so don't worry that the reason I have thought of this is because I will be shortly fading into oblivion. But I do realize that I am in the last season of my life and want to share my thoughts with you while I can.
I still believe that God has great plans for me even at this age and I am excited at how He will use me. Right now I am in a holding pattern, trying not to jump ahead of His plans. So upon awakening, my mornings are spent having devotions, Bible study, and prayer before I begin other tasks for the day, and I am having a great time. Unbelievable that such small things could fill my heart. I don't know if I'll ever have this opportunity for these lengthy quiet times again so I am taking full advantage of it. Still, there is a yearning to move in the direction I should be going. Once the Lord shows me where that is, I pray that I will be brave enough to accomplish it.
I have just begun reading again my writings on Grandpa and am pleasantly surprised that some of it is good. Lots of revisions to make and facts to still obtain. I think this work will take me about 2 years to complete, but who knows, it may take 5.
Tomorrow eve my Bible Study group will have dinner at Kapiolani Community College's Dining Room. We will be celebrating 10 years of study together, beginning with our acquaintance at New Hope's Women in the Word study and solidifying our friendship with our homegrown book studies. This year I offered to end the study should they want to move on to other things. If they opted to continue, I asked that each one share a commitment to the study and to the group with me. Seven of the 8 could do so, and we are having a rich time together, our various personality quirks honestly bantering with each other.
So begins my Monday's with Mom. Going forward, I will try to keep my thoughts honest and brief, and no response from you is required.
xxxooo
Mom