too cute!!!

I woke up at 7 and just couldn't get back to sleep.  My hip was in far to much pain and I couldn't get comfortable.  So I decided to get up and listen to the meeting from last night.  Normally I do it as soon as EO gets home, but ... i for the life of me, can't remember why I didn't.  Well, I think it was because we got busy talking... oh yeah we did.  He was telling me about the nice size group that was there and how we had some visitors and that he was able to visit with them. And a number of others he chatted with. Sometimes we just get talking and I forget all about what I need to do.  Anyway, by the time I thought of it, it was pretty late and I knew I couldn't stay awake for the whole thing, so I just figured I would listen to it today.  

I don't think I posted how I was talking to my mom yesterday, and she has been struggling with the adjustment to her move and adjusting to the fact she isn't well enough to live on her own, cook on her own or anything else for that matter. She just lost another chunk of her independence.  Well she was sort of feeling sorry for herself... as most  people do when they have to go through this drastic life change.  Anyway, being she hasn't really settled into her new life, she has let her letter writing slip.  In fact, when I saw her on Monday, she showed me a pile of stuff she wanted tossed out.  Well, her letter writing stuff was in the pile.  I convinced her to not get rid of those things, but we could take them home and store them in the spare room until she moves into the Town House (we think that will be in the fall that they can move in).  Anyways, we talked at length yesterday about letter writing.  I actually went into detail about how and where I come up with addresses.  How I have different letters written up for different tracts.  And how I keep a copy and follow it carefully so I don't make any mistakes, because I do make mistakes plenty.  I also write in pencil because I make so many mistakes. And I shared with her some other details about my routine.

She said she had no idea how much I go through just to write letters.  She had no idea it was such a challenge for me. And she thanked me for my example of diligence.  She didn't know I put in 15 hrs a month unless I am aux pion and doing the 30 hours.  she didn't know I always try to do it as soon as I wake up in the morning, because it is too easy to put it off and then never get to it. She didn't know how much doing the 30 causes my tendinitis and carpal tunnel bothers my arm.  How i often need to use ice packs the last week or so of the month.  So she said it was encouraging to her to get back to her letter writing.  Needless to say, I was really happy to have been of encouragement to her.  I think if she is able to put more focus in her ministry, Jehovah will be able to help her in her adjustment to her new life.  

My one goal for each day is to be of encouragement to someone.  The thing about that goal is, I don't always know if I have accomplished it for the day, but then, the letters I write, I don't know if they move the recipients to think about seeking out Jehovah.  And that is ok too.  Not that I don't occasionally wonder, but I don't have to know.  Jehovah is the one who draws people to him.  all that matters is we show the people who want to know, the door that opens to a relationship with Jehovah.