my careless contagion

I wrote an awful lot here. I wrote about love and loss and my dark desire for fruitcake. I loved. I lost. I ate fruitcake. That kinda sums it up, huh? Yeah, but I still have some hopes.  My hope for the girl I loved so hard is she simply follows the Lord's leading, and I know she will. She is a very special person. God is moving through her. I've seen this in many people's lives, including my own, but there is a second life that begins at age 40. I see it happen most with people who are of faith. There is a bondage and a wandering of sorts sometimes in the first 4o years, and then God brings them into the promised land. I've seen it many times. You can call me crazy if you want. Maybe it has applies here; maybe it doesn't. But I know she will follow her Lord to the end. And He has something very special planned for her. And I have many hopes. I believe God has someone for her, though she may not know who it is yet. Maybe he's already in her life. But he's th...

My friends, if you have time and the inclination, will you pray with me? My dear friend is in a dreadful spot. She needs a way out. She needs a door to open. My friends, she is stuck and hurting. Pray with me, if you will.  Heavenly Father, we lift up to you my friend Cindy. Lord, she is hurting. She despairs of life. Many unfair circumstances persist in her life. And she is unable to move forward, though she desperately wants to. She is laden with heavy burdens too heavy to bear. Lord, you know Cindy, and you know she is kind, one of the kindest of your creation. She is a special woman, and we ask that you show her your special plan for the rest of her life. We lift her up to you in prayer and supplication. We ask that you station your angels around her and her family to always protect them from the attacks of the enemy. We also know she is very hard on herself. Remind her you can do so much with a broken vessel, perhaps more than one that is whole. Pour your love into her and let...