Small steps

I have not been online as much

lately.

Moving and setting up house

(and having little or no access to Internet last week)

has put me behind also on blog reading

and commenting.

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I have been struggling with fears,

even though I see how God is taking care of me.

Sometimes one feels alone

even when God, the Holy Theotokos and the Saints

are near.

However, it also a lie of the devil

to try to convince us that we are actually alone.

WE ARE NOT ALONE.

God is with us.

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Margaret has granted me a superior-scribbler award

to which I thank her most kindly.

I do enjoy our friendship via the blog world

and thank God for her.

Now the rules say I am to pass this on.

So here are my five,

though there are so many to chose from.

MamaJuliana - I find her blog dear and her love for

her family always has a heartening effect.

I treasure the prayers she has offered for me

over the past months.

Mimi is perhaps my oldest blog friend

who I did not know in person first.

She would comment and keep my blog company

when not to many others did.

I always look forward to hearing from her

via her blog.

RW is a treasured friend

whose love of art, beauty and space left on a page

I share and am so glad to have her in my life.

Victoria has also been a great

encouragement

to me and I really appreciate her

and her blog.

Elizabeth at The Garden Window has been a

delightful new friend over the past year

and a true prayer support.

There are so many others, including

Pres. Kathy whose blog and stories of her lovely son

are a joy to read; her and her Husband Fr. D.'s prayers

have been a great encouragement to me.

Mat. Donna as well, which to me goes without saying.

That the Geeky Wife cares about me has meant a lot to me,

really touched me! :)

Deb's blog I have been reading I think two years now

and is always a joy.

And November's blog and similar struggles with employment

are also an encouragement to me.

And the list goes on

Know that if I comment on your blog,

it means I read it and appreciate you very much.

Also I have not even mentioned all of my friends who I know

in person

who blog.

So please do not feel forgotten!!

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This month I will not be posting as much, is my guess.

Between unpacking,

figuring out Cleo care,

visiting family and friends in Michigan

and trying to set up some resumes so I can come back

in early January ready to try to find a part-time job

I will not have much time for much else.

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May the Lord preserve us and bring us to His mercy

and to the love of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.