The guest room has been converted back to my room. Coworking nearby is going to bow to library choices the next town over, still within a 20-minute commute. Sewing is looking up, as there’s a weekly sew-in at a quilt shop nearby. My “jars of oil” income will be partly from that. I recently networked with several artisans, and at least three independent authors were in that group. I have plans to follow up.
The first week home included four days of dad doing work in KY & WV. The second week has doctor appointments, and now some research into mom’s health. The third week will include a drive to Indy for a few appointments of my own. I’ll need to add “find & train a new team” to my list of moving admin tasks. (I’m allergic to doctors.)
I didn’t leave in time to attend Deaf Church last week. Once again, even going to a spot down the street where I’ve never been, I was right where I needed to be. Funny how He does that. An unwritten blog article on “Adjust Your Expectations” will now include the difference between what we expect from experiences in the world and what scripture tells us to expect from God. Big difference. Meanwhile, C.S.Lewis said that when you’re not quite satisfied with experiences here, it should help you realize you were created for somewhere else.
Sunday evening, a place was suggested, and I was given the opportunity to share that too many deaf people still grow up believing they’re automatically disqualified from Jesus’ love and eternal salvation. Deaf folks are working to reach one another, the ASLV Bible translation exists, a few other countries have scripture bits in their signed languages, and the Jesus Film in ASL will be released in at least 235 theaters next month. It’s a dent, but there’s much more to be done.
One of my efforts will be to network with hearing leaders so they become aware of the few but forgotten people in their communities and of the resources available for their discipleship. Anyone can participate in that. Contact me, and let’s chat about it.