Somewhere on this desk is a compelling article I wrote specifically for your encouragement. It is filled with helps and hope for your daily tasks. Surely it will appear before another month passes.

Somewhere on this desk is also a calendar that I think should be turned to the last week of March or first of April. Some say, “time passes more quickly as you get older”. I will admit, in my world, I could almost agree to that statement! What happened to the last two weeks of April? By the time you read this it will be the second week of May! Yikes!

In the meantime, I want you to know that I do pray for you. I pray you are finding comfort and peace in your life; that, with me, you are sorting your priorities and making time for yourself.

My brother in Joplin had surgery this week (only sibling-and he and I are the older generation in our family). We are going down for a few days, my husband has the car loaded already! And, of course, he is “patiently waiting” for me to wind down and get in the car!!

I will be speaking in Diamond, MO, Saturday on “Finding Comfort in Christ” and will be sharing some of that soon with you. The Lord has helped me put it together the past few weeks by giving me daily (if not hourly) reasons to find comfort in Him. He is faithful!

It seems each week there is another death in our group of friends; most my age or younger. With that in mind I want to help you in the coming months be prepared for all of life’s issues. We all need to be sure we have done all we can to prepare our families.

Most of all I want to be an encouragement to you. I appreciate your comments, e-mails, and your prayers as we work together to care for others.

Much love and hugs … watch for that next article!