So, i’m gonna attempt to catch up to what has been goin on as of late.  Well, since I’ve been back from my sisters house in Nevada, and moving her and her family to Scio, OR; I’ve been one busy gal [lol].  One of the more enjoyable things I’ve been doing is volunteering in my church’s Boy Scout Pack and Troop by being a Merit Badge Counselor for 15 Merit Badges!  And a residual thing that has sprung from that volunteering is opening up an account with http://www.classb.com to design some troop and pack and so forth tee-shirts for fun mostly; but now, I have almost 100 shirts…when one or two ideas come to me, it is usually followed by a dozen or so more, most of the time, more.

Something else that I’ve been busy with is helping a friend I chat with online since last winter who is from Missouri.  We usually talk about things that I won’t mention in this venue, but needless to say, it is talked about in more a semi-clinical point of view then discussed in a cras and disgusting manner; so put your eyes back in your head and close your mouths everyone ok…now, something else I’ve been doing while chatting with her is helping her face some of her major demons; those things which haunt her and torment her daily.  She is showing more proactive interest in the church, however, I don’t wish to push her for I know she will pull away if I do for something as important as this.  According to her, she has actually been thinking about this for some time now; but she never really had any one whom she felt this comfortable with while talking about such things, and now she does.  So I’m glad that she does feel comfortable discussing these things with me, so I can help her in what ever way that I can.  She has many concernes and fears and latent demons that she is trying to exorcise from her psyche, but it is a long process.  She started going to therapy to discuss some nerve damage in  her hand and how it affected her writing music and playing the guitar; something she desperately loves, but because of the nerve damage, is unable to really and truly enjoy it currently, for she can barely play the fretboard fingerings right now.  So, in our last conversation, I mentioned that she should seek after other avenues to regain back the feeling in her hand so that playing the music she loves and prefers, can once again be fully enjoyed to her hearts content!  She still seems resistent, but I’m still hopeful that she’ll come around.  Time will only tell.  This lovely woman I call sister and friend is so very talented, that I can only hope that she finds it within her to have some faith in the miracle she seeks to be able to play once again and to dazzle all who hear her music!

Love ya hon, stay strong!