I'm back

 It's been a long while since I wrote a blog. I was amazed at how much my friends (audience) liked it. I spent a couple of years telling my life story. I'm not the only person who has had an interesting life, but I wanted to share it so that the young people in my life would know my story. 

Then, I ran out of worthwhile topics to write about and share. I've been ill a lot the past year. When I began to get to a point where I no longer required oxygen daily and had a general idea of my future, I began to straighten out my house. In that process, I found the journals I had written over the first 10 years of my retirement and sobriety.

Something I wrote in one of those journals inspired me to start writing again. Throughout my life, I have had some of the most amazing and tragic things happen. I covered all that in the older blogs. 

Suddenly, I felt I needed to reach out. I was active in my church before I got ill. It's only been in the past few months that I have been able to attend Sunday services, Bible study, and Wednesday night prayer meetings. I still miss some, but I thank God for my ability to attend again.

I wanted to volunteer like I had before the illness. However, I did not feel comfortable in any of the venues available. Now, I am using my free time to pray. I pray for people, the church, and the different groups who make Trinity the wonderful, loving place it has become. I keep a list and add to it when something pops up and needs prayer. This is my way of volunteering. 

I strongly believe in prayer. I've seen it work in my life and others. Even though we pray, we don't always get the answer we want. There is always a reason why.

So, here I am again. I don't know that I'll write every day or what I'll write about. I'll write when God gives me an idea.