I completely forgot about this thing for a long time, and then when I remembered it a few weeks ago, I couldn't get logged in. The "forgot password" option wasn't working. I tried one more time tonight, and here I am.
So incredibly much has happened since my last post, and it's been a roller coaster of a time. I wish I could say it's been a good ride. Some of it has been, but most of it hasn't. I can't remember right now all that I posted about, so I'll do my best to follow up on things.
I did make it to Israel, and it was one of the most amazing times of my life, and the power of that trip lasted for quite a long time. I may post some pix here, but I took over 550 and it's really hard to choose which to post. While I was there, my mom nearly died again. I called home on Thanksgiving morning there (the night before here), and after talking to my dad for a bit, I asked, "Where's Mom?" I was surprised she hadn't jumped on the phone as soon as she heard it was me. My poor Dad, I could hear it in his voice, the dreading of me asking that question. They didn't want me to worry about Mom on my trip a quarter of the world away. The good part was, by the time I found out she was in the hospital, she was no longer in critical condition, so the worst was over. The best part was that the night before (in Israel), we were at a church service that was broadcast worldwide, and my mom was able to see it back here in the states. They said seeing me like that did more for her than all the meds they had at the hospital. *sigh* If only life were really that simple.
And then I came back, and life started up again, and the further I got into 2008, the worse life got. I'm now out of church and not trusting God very much. I have a few people in my life that have tried to help me see the true source of my troubles, and a part of me knows they are right. My heart, though, is still very broken and cynical. I've posted some of the reasons why on this blog, but perhaps not all. As for the music group goes, I still get sad sometimes at the loss of what might have been, but I really don't think about them often. There is only one person that I even have contact with who is still connected to Nashville in anyway, but we only connect about once every couple of months. I still have all their cds, except the last one, but I nearly never listen to their music. It's hard to, knowing what kind of people they really are. I'm just glad that there is Air1 and that genre, and that I've never gotten to know any of them. Ignorance truly is bliss.
I guess that's all for now. Now that I have my password again, and I'm pretty sure no one that I know will ever see this, I may post more and more open with my true self. Perhaps.