Sunday's stuff

Sunday's can be joyous, or a drag.  Today was a drag. 

After church, Greg asked me to come and pray with him and a woman.  The woman was Kristie.  She's a single mom, had been living with the kids father for 3 or 4 years, but recently left him.  She lost her job two weeks ago, had just bought a car and is already broke.  And broken.  She needed someone safe to share her heavy heart, and to ask for help.  She's doing all the right things - children's services, all the right agencies for food stamps, unemployement, help for the kids.  But these things take time and a car note is due.

I like Kristie, but I still can be very cynical.  I have a hard heart towards people's problems for some reason.  I see her tattoos and her newly done nails and wonder why she spent money on those things.  We prayed with her and Greg gave her $40 and 3 Kroger gift cards of some unknown amount.

While we were talking to Kristie, BOTH Greg and I had messages on our phone.  When Kristie left, Greg went one way and I went the other to check our phones.  Greg's call was from Margaret Evan's saying she almost lost Tommy.  We've heard this MANY times - she tends to over exaggerate.  But this time it was a bit more serious than in the past - he actually lost consciousness.  It seems his medications where all out of wack.  things are better now for them.

My phone call was from Melody Allen.  A friend in our homeschool group, Rebecca Rice, was taken to the ER with Gall Stones.  Melody has the BIGGEST heart and such a servants attitude.  I want to be like Melody.  She immediately called Rebecca when she heard the news and then Hannah and Melody went to take care of Rebecca's kids for the day.  Rebecca is scheduled for gall bladder surgery tomorrow.

This weekend was the FCFE mom's retreat.  We had prayer requests, then broke up into small groups and got more prayer request.  The burdens are overwhelming.  I feel so oppressed.  I'm feeling without joy.  I know God is in control, but there is SO MUCH STUFF going on in everyone's lives.  sigh.  Lord come quickly.