I don't know what happened last night, but this morning turned out pretty awful!  My arm was hurting so so so bad last night, but I managed to fall asleep.  Then I woke up and my arm was hurting even worse, so I had to go break out the big pain meds.  As it took the edge off, I went back to sleep.  Today between the extra drugs and the extra pain, it has robbed me of being able to concentrate on the meeting.  

HOWEVER... through my constant prayer during the meeting, Jehovah helped me to hear one piece of info, that I really needed...  the speaker said his favorite line of all the lines the WT has printed in them is, "A struggling person is not a bad person".   How true.  Just because we maybe having a hard time and are struggling, doesn't mean our faith is weak.  As long as we are struggling, we are still fighting for the truth and doing what Jehovah asks.  I appreciated this so much today, as it was such a struggle to be up and such a struggle to focus.  

Colton is discouraged.  He has been struggling to still attend the meeting Sunday morning after having to work all night.  He has yet to find just what will work best for him so he can be awake and alert.  But other friends are starting to make comments to him that he is a distraction at the hall.  WHAT?!?  At least he is trying, right?  But today, although he wanted so much to go, he was squashed in thinking he shouldn't go.  He has forgotten that Satan will even use the friends to discourage him.  I thought maybe he could sit somewhere less conspicuous so if he dozes off, people won't be snickering at him.  He is going to find a solution to this, it will just take time.  .

Steph had to work again today, but she was able to arrange it so that she could leave for 2 hours to be at the meeting.  She is so frustrated with that.  

OK, i can't take it anymore, I have to move... way too much pain today!!!!!!