Checking In

I just read your last post. Thank you for catching me up. I have been praying for Echo. She has been e-mailing me with some questions that I have had a hard time answering by e-mail. I have asked if she would be willing to talk with me on the phone, but she just doesn't respond for a long time after that. I think of her and pray for her almost daily, and I will e-mail her again in a day or two to see if she wants to schedule a phone call for next week.

I'm so sorry that study has had to take a back seat for the time being. I have company coming this week and start my writer's group this week, also. I have been so busy, and I'm trying to find a balance again. I don't like being as busy as I've been lately, but this season is just full. Eric is still looking for work, and I am looking for steady clients. I am hopeful that my brother will need me to start writing regularly for him starting in January, but he has not gotten back to me about it. In the meantime, I'm spending a lot of time trying to get articles out there on different sites and checking websites for possible work.

We still need a breakthrough. The money we received is still a stop-gap. On the other hand, I am so excited about how God provided and that it was just in time. I am trusting it will continue to be that way until He shows us what is next.

I have had an awesome week, despite the busy schedule. A friend had breakthrough in forgiveness on Sunday, and I had a breakthrough with my dad. He and I have started e-mailing for the first time in over five years without there being hurt feelings and offense on one side or the other. I have been thinking a lot about it today, and I am still nervous about some aspects of the whole thing, but I am grateful for the breakthrough in communication. God has truly bridged the gap between us, and I thought it was completely impossible!

Part of the problem with my crazy schedule has been that I haven't been able to sleep at night very well. I have been suffering from a series of colds, one after the other; likely a combination of allergies and not getting enough sleep. I keep having to sleep in very late to make up for restless nights. I got some different types of chamomile tea yesterday, and that seemed to help me fall asleep. Phew! However, I still woke up several times. And now I have a really awful sinus headache, which makes it difficult to function.

I know if I can just start sleeping well at night, I will be able to get up early and get a lot done. I don't have trouble with my energy levels at all during the day as long as I get at least 8 hours of sleep, but I'm running out of time at the end of each night because I'm not getting up early enough.

Even though I'm not able to do the study, I will continue to check back here as often as I can and stay posted on your news and keep you posted on mine. I think of you often throughout the week, and I pray for both you and Echo often.

Love you,
Angela