The Best Things in my Life

The Best Things In My Life Right Now- To be honest, I kind of feel
like I am going round and round with these blogs. Talking, more or less,
about the same thing over and over. But, then, that also seems how my life
is. The same thing over and over with little variation. So I just write
whatever I feel the Holy Spirit wants me to write on that particular day.

By far, the best thing in my life right now is God. To be blunt, He is the
only reason that I didn't cave in long before this. It has been a long,
difficult road and, frankly, I am weary. I don't know how but, somehow, God
keeps me going. He is also my best friend. I have some wonderful human
friends but, no matter how loving and loyal they are, they can't be with me
all the time. I spend a lot of lonely hours but they would be a lot lonelier
without the Holy Spirit being with me all the time. He is there when I need
somebody to talk to. Even if I can't talk like other people. And He doesn't
need my speech board either! Times that I am not at my best, He still is at
His best and waits patiently for me to settle down and turn to Him again.

The rest of my "bests" are not in any particular order. I just wrote them
down as I thought of them.

One of the best things in my life right now is my computer. To be honest, I
am lost without it. First of all, it is my Bible. When I first got a
computer, there was no internet so I was limited to one version of the Bible
but now, with the internet, I have lots of translations to chose from. It is
also a means of communicating. Sometimes, when people are visiting who are
not comfortable with my speech board, we use it to talk. I keep up a
correspondence with quite a number of friends and relatives via e-mail. The
computer gives me a certain amount of independence as I can contact
whosoever I need to contact without the nurses having to it for me. Finally,
it is my source of entertainment. Sometimes, especially in the evenings, I
simply don't have the energy to do much other than watch tv. Most times, I
can find some sporting event or documentary to watch. Once in awhile,
though, I turn off the tv and read a good novel.

Another best thing in my life right now , and the most frustrating, is that
speech board of mine. To be honest, I am lost without it because, without it
with me at all times, I can't talk to anybody should the opportunity arise.
That is why I don't take it well when people wander away with the speech
board in their hand. While it is not conducive for lengthy conversations
with most people, it is invaluable for a sentence or two and, especially,
when I need something. I can't even imagine the frustration of needing
something and not being able to tell anybody what I need.

Church is one of the best things in my life right now. Of course, I could
listen to good speakers on tv or online but it is not the same as actually
being in church. Not only is it an excuse for me to get out of Long-term
Care, it is a totally different atmosphere. Where the focus is on God and
everyone is focused on the same thing.

One of the best things in my life at the moment are my friends. I have some
very good friends who, not only do things for me that I can't do for myself,
spend time with me during the week and break up the tedium of my day-to-day
life. Of course, though, my very best friend, Jesus, is always with me.

Maybe my favorite best things, aside from Jesus, are my grandkids.
Unfortunately my real grandson doesn't live here so I mostly see the little
imp on skype. He is pretty cute, though. (said like a true grandma). But I
get to see my "adopted" grandkids a lot. No matter how bummed out I am
feeling, they always make me smile.

A final best in my life are the nurses. I have been in Long-term Care a long
time and I consider most of them of them as much my friends as my
care-givers. I spend a lot more time with them than anybody else and they
have seen the best and worst of me. We have had lots of laughs together and
those "fun times" are helping me to cope. Of course, my life is not all
laughs but, even in the bad times, I know they care. That means a lot to me.

So there you have it. The best things in my life right now. I know there is
a lot more coming in the future but, for now, I am thankful for what I have.