People In My Life

-To be honest, I wasn't too sure that I would even be
writhing a blog this week. I had made up my mind that, if something came
into my mind unbidden, I would write but I wasn't going to specifically seek
God about it. A couple of days ago, this popped into my mind so it must be
from the Holy Spirit.

Though not, technically, people, by far, the most important presence in my
life is that of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. If They weren't here,
frankly nor would I be. I know that. Probably, the two things that mean most
to me are these. They are with me all the time. Even if they wanted to, there are
simply times when people are not able to be with me But the Holy Spirit,
representing God and Jesus, is with me 24/7, good, bad and blah times.
Secondly, I always have somebody to talk to, even though I am not able to
speak so people can understand me.

One human being who has had a profound influence on my life is the man that
led me to the Lord. Even though I know that if it hadn't been him, God
would have used somebody else, I will be eternally grateful to him.
Thankfully,though, he didn't just lead me to the Lord and walk out of my
life. During the early years of my Christian life, he spent quite a bit of
time with me, including driving me to church when I first started attending.

Other people who are having an influence on my life at present are my pastor
and his wife, also a pastor. Even though most times they
are not involved in my day-to-day life, their teaching and preaching is a
constant source of knowledge and inspiration for me. I would also have to
say that previous pastors have also had a big influence on my life.

Friends play an important part in my life. Especially the ones who spend time with me. I am in a constant battle with my thoughts so, having somebody with me, helps to keep negative thoughts at bay. There is not much that I can do on my own so it is wonderful to have friends who do little, or not so little things for me. People who are praying for me also play a big part in my life as I know how important prayer is.

Other people who play a big part in my life are my e-mail contacts. Chatting by my speech board is slow and frustrating so a lot of my interaction with friends and relatives is via e-mail. Even though writing e-mails is a long, slow process, I enjoy doing it because it allows me to express my thoughts much better than with the speech board. An added bonus is that, because I am thinking about what to write in the e-mail, it keeps me from yucky thoughts.

The nurses, ah yes, the nurses! Where would I be without the nurses? Not only do they give me good care but, for the most part, I also consider them my friends . Let's face it. I spend a lot more time in Long-term Care than anywhere else and they have seen the best of me, the worst of me and everything in between! I have been in Long-term Care for a very long time and many nurses have come and gone but I have always been treated with consideration and friendship.

So, even though a lot of my time is spent with just my computer and the Holy Spirit for company, there have been, and still are, some people who are really important to me. This blog is mostly just to say, "Thank You".