This is where my friends from CA go to the Convention.  They are able to use the place for basically nothing because the brothers and sisters do all the maintenance for the place.  I am not positive on the number, but it seems to me, they use the building for the DC for 18? weeks out of the year.  They really did a lot of work to get the building usable as well.  The brothers had made a deal with the owners, and the owners were so happy with the high quality of work that was done, that the owners extended the deal for long term use of the building.

Shiver me timbers it is COLD!  Its like -12 degrees out right now... not counting the wind chill.  I'm thinking maybe I have some arthritis in my spine, because my back just isn't getting any better.  It doesn't feel like muscle anymore.  Who knows.  

So I am part way through the book of Hebrews now... I'm just so excited that I am still on track for reading the Bible in a year.  I felt this way the last time I did it, but that was a long time ago.  Almost every morning I have been able to stick to my morning worship routine.  The only times I couldn't was when we were at the DC or CA or SAD, and a couple times when I had to leave early for doc apts.  But when I was able I did extra reading so that I wouldn't be behind in the schedule.  Lauren says this year, I have been a lot more calm and focused.  I noticed I haven't had as many "anxiety issues".  We have even had some pretty stressful times and there were times it was a real struggle for me to deal with them, but keeping up with my morning worship has really added peace and comfort to my day.  I certainly have my times when my brain doesn't let me compute what is going on around me, and i have my times when I get short tempered, but I have noticed this year, that I am more aware that I have been wrong in how I have handled matters and quicker to correct those missteps.  In some aspects I feel like I am more humble, but is it humble to recognize I am humble?  haha, Well, I know I still need to work on it.  Another area I can see I am improving is in letting EO take the lead.  While the kids were little, (lets say during family worship) he would give instruction to the kids, and then I would translate  what he was saying so the kids could understand.  Well, I kept doing that... in more recent years, I was almost "correcting him" in what he was saying... when I should have held my tongue.  In the last few years I realized how I was out of line, but I couldn't stop myself before it happened.  Near the beginning of the year I was still doing that.  I prayed so much about it and now at the end of the year, once in a great while I start to do that, but catch myself in mid sentence and stop.  Maybe by next year I won't do it anymore.  Jehovah clearly explains the headship arrangement, and I am working really hard to not over step it.  
So I see I am reaching my goals better than I ever have and I have to owe that to keeping my with my morning worship.  I know I am still full of flaws and have soooooo much to work on, but I see progress at the same time.  I am definitely at peace more than ever before.  I might stress about some things, but I keep waiting on Jehovah more patiently than ever before.  

I feel better spiritually, but physically, I am in terrible shape.  Still my back pain hasn't improved... IDK what to do about it.  I am hoping it will get better in time, but there could be more stuff going on with me and that is why it is giving me so much trouble.  I just don't know.

i am so happy, i was able to get my medication insurance taken care of.  Thanks to Jehovah, there was only one insurance company that would cover all my meds... well, all but one.  And they will cover the one when the doc submits paper work on it saying it is something I need.  Cause it is.  And thanks again to Jehovah because I won't have to pay any premiums or copays for my meds.  And I can continue to get them by mail. I am so thankful for that, because I just can't afford to have to pay so much for my meds.  The one company wanted me to pay over $100 a month plus I had mega co pays on everything.  It was out of my budget.  If I had to pay for my meds, whoa nelly!!  it would cost about $650 a month.  So I appreciate that Jehovah is providing me with what I need.