We will not be moving ot Apeldoorn after all. Our parents can't give us the house for rent for more t han two years, and this won't work out for us. This kidn of sucks, as it makes me uncertain as to whether we'll be able to live with our husband at all. Apeldoorn and this house in particular had lots of advantages, but I'm not so sure about a ( Read more... )

Hi, Carol here. I have been thinking of setting up a separate LJ for me to share my faith-based thoughts, feelings and christian music, but I think I'll just stick with this blog. I really would like to meet other christians though for fellowship and exchanging of ideas, but maybe I'm too shy to post in christianity. I particularly want to learn more from ( Read more... )

I just discovered this song when looking for comtemporary christian music, and so love it. I think it captures what the christian faith means for me: that God takes me for who I am.

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-Carol

As we may've shared, our parents have a house that's been for sale for 2 1/2 years. It's in the city of Apeldoorn, about 40 miles from here. They offered it for rent to my husband and me. Over the past few weeks, I've discussed my fears with my husband, and we've come to realize it may be a suitable option after all. I have talked to my therapist, ( Read more... )

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This is my second attempt at adding my cards to an entry - yes, I figured out how to upload them. I hope I didn't mix up the flowers and butterflies on the different cards when I chse titles. I am sorry I can't provide a description, since I on't know which card is which (why doesn't LJ preserve the original file names?).
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I've been dooing lots of cardmaking lately. Last night, I made one for my husband. Some people said it would be more suitable for a female, as it had pink and purple flowers on it. However, everyone I showed it to, liked it. Unfortunately, I have not yet figured out how to upload images to my scrpabok, or I'd show you guys some of what I've made ( Read more... )

I have a new perseveration a sof late, and it is cardmaking and scrapbooking. I am blind, so one would say this is impossible, but I scrap in an altered way. I don't use photos, but use braille instead. My cards are made of mostly tactile materials, such as embellishments, 3D images, etc ( Read more... )

We just read an interesting sermon on suffering, and especially on the fact that we should rejoice in our suffering, because through pain, we share in Jesus' suffering. This is not a new concept to me, but it is still hard. After all, it is also true that to be reunited with Jesus in the Kingdom of God is our only real hope in this sense. This ( Read more... )

Ever since 2004, when I've gone to any medical specialist besides psychiatrists, I've been told that whatever symptom I came in with was either "nothing" or the doctor didn't know what was wrong. This makes me feel like a giant hypochondriac, or rather, an attention-seeker. I am beginnign to suspect that all the symptoms I've had since 2004, and ( Read more... )