No matter how 2010 ends up it will have been an eventful year for me. There have indeed been a good number of setbacks - not least the unexpected worsening of my Parkinson's Disease. This, in turn have led me to have to give up my nursing career which was a really long time in coming, giving up much of the leadership in the writers group and an uncertainty regarding leadership of the Clarke's missionary exploits. In addition the prayer and support group at Treena's appears to have run its course.
But in spite of all of this I somehow remain hopeful. I seem to get the feeling that I am in a temporary vacuum. That out of the hardship will burst much fruit - that God's plan is unraveling as it should and I just need to be patient. The problem is that I am 45 now and am wondering - how long O Lord?
