Favorite Things To Do

-After I receive my healing, I am sure that my activities will be vastly different but, for now, I  am pretty limited in what I can do. However, there are a few things that I like to do.

1. I like to read the  Bible-I am not sure that this is not my favorite time of day. I start reading the Bible and I forget all the other crud in my life. I like to do my Bible reading first thing in the morning after I get up and at my computer. For two reasons. I don't have much stamina so I like to read the Bible while I am at peak stamina. That way, I concentrate more on what is being said and make fewer mistakes on my computer. The second reason is that I am not a morning person AT ALL and reading the Bible puts me in a better frame of mind for the rest of the day.

2. I like to go to church-When I first started coming to church, I was so excited when Sunday came and I could go to church. After so many years, most of the excitement has pretty much worn off but I still like to go and never miss if it at all possible to go. While I know that I can worship, pray and read the Bible by myself, it is just good to do so with others. Plus, I know that God speaks through the pastor so I always listen for something God may be speaking to me.

3. I like watching little kids-Before church, when everybody is visiting in the foyer, because it is so hard for me to take part in conversations, I like to watch the little kids play. It always reminds of what Jesus said that we need to become like little children.

4. I like to eat-And I better qualify that or you will think think I am a total glutton! I really don't eat a lot here at the hospital but, when I go out to eat, be it a restaurant or somebody's house, I usually eat more than I should simply because it is so good to get different food. The food that others may take for granted is probably a treat for me. So, yes, I admit that one of the pleasures in my life is eating-provided it is not hospital food!

5. I like visitors-Not only do they help pass time for me, it is a real pleasure to actually have a conversation with somebody. However, I do understand that a lot of people feel intimidated by my speech board and, to be quite honest, I don't have a lot of patience left with it either. So I am quite happy with people coming to read to me without saying a word.

6. I like exchanging e-mails with people-I may not be a big fan of technology (not even a little one) but I do like my e-mail. It allows me communicate much easier than with my speech board. And getting e-mails from other people is something I look forward to. But the e-mail also gives me more freedom as it enables me to contact others without the nurses having to do it for me.

6. I like special occasions-By special occasions I mean anything that relieves temporarily from the hum-drum of my daily existence. Things like guest speakers at church, weddings, showers, trips to Edmonton or Lloydminster, etc.