I Forgot All About This Blog!

I can't believe that I forgot all about this blog!  I came back to this site; and was very surprised to see this!  Oh dear, life is just too fast and furious these days. 

Well, in keeping with the theme of Diamonds from Bible study, I want to post about an online Bible study that I am doing right now.  It's called The Resolution for Women.  And it's really good.  This week's chapter is about listening and how everything we say comes from the abundance of our hearts.  I am so bad when I talk to people at work - I try to multitask - I have to get that last thing done on the computer when someone comes in to talk to me...and I have realized through this book that that is rude.  A person is giving me a piece of themselves (their time) that cannot be retracted or taken back - and how do I respond?  By getting one last thing done?  Now sometimes, there are tasks that need done, but most of the time, I could plan ahead better so that by the time my friends start coming for Bible study, I could be a bit more free. 

How refreshing it is when someone I am talking to puts everything down and talks to me.  Just me.  No phone calls, or text messages are more important than me at that very moment.  That's the kind of friend I want to be with others.  And how wonderful it is when someone else is actually listening to just me - and not thinking of what they are going to say next, or thinking of their own experiences...but just listening to me.  How it makes me feel loved and special when 2 sentences into my expressing my feelings, she doesn't cut it and talk for the next 15 minutes about how SHE feels.  I need to be that kind of friend more often. 

It's Over!

He's home, my son is home - it was a very difficult year, 14 OKNG members were killed, two in my son's unit!! I just praise the Lord that He kept Josh safe. More to come!