Care To Join Me?

In 2012, I hired a lady to design this blogspot for me (I like it, it’s definitely my favorite color and the title is one I’ve had for a while – I certainly am Another Woman At the Well!) and made plans to begin doing some writing in 2013.  I cleared up my calendar and shifted some responsibilities for the first of the year and I was getting ready to write – on this blog and (I say this very timidly) a book that I have had rattling around in my heard for more than 20 years.  It was sort of painful because that meant I had to give up some Bible teaching – which I love to do more than anything else.  But, this writing bug had been “there” for so long, I just couldn’t put it off any longer.

Many, if not all of you, know that I am going through some health issues these days.  The Lord knew the real reason that my calendar needed to be cleared and others needed to fill in my responsibilities.   There are many aspects of these health problems that I really don’t like but, one of the worst is how it causes me to be so “self” focused.  Everything is about “me.”  Every conversation or email is about “me.”  Every day is just all wrapped up in myself.  It gets very depressing.  I thought about writing a blog about my journey through this illness – but, then again – just more about “me.”

So yesterday, as I contemplated all this, I was drawn to the book of Philippians in the Bible – it’s a book that Roy and I have used as our “go to” book many times when we find ourselves in trouble or trials.  Sometimes we have both read the whole book everyday for more than a week, just hanging on to all the promises and comfort that is found there.  So, I’m going back there and I hope you will go with me.  Maybe you have found comfort in this book yourself in the past or, maybe you haven’t touched a Bible in years, not even sure that you want to or that you would find a thing of value in it.  In any case, will you just go here with me for a short time?  It’s only four chapters long – you could read the whole thing in less than an hour.  But, I’m going slower because I want to really digest this book at this crucial time in my life.  If you don’t have a Bible, or you would like to do this on the run, here’s a place to find Philippians (and the rest of the Bible) on-line www.biblegateway.com.  The first thing we’re going to read is just the first chapter so in the search area just type in Philippians 1.  Then there is a drop-down list of all the different Bible Translations.  I’m going to use New American Standard, so you can select that one and hit search.  It will come right up.  You can use whatever translation or version you want, of course, but, this is my favorite one!

I’m going to try to post every 2-3 days, depending on treatment dates, etc.  I’ll put something on Facebook when there’s a new post and I think we can get blogspot to notify you somehow – we’ll figure this out as we go along.

I’m looking forward to studying this precious book with whoever decides to join me. 

Philippians 1:3-4  I thank my God in all remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all!

See you here in a few days!