We made it to Montgomery safely. Thank you, Jesus. Dustin drove in lots of snow while I slept. :) We had lunch with our parents and siblings before we left, which is always nice. The place we are staying is Azalea Hills and it is very nice. The lady who greeted us was so kind and they had us a goody bag in our apartment for us. We were both very pleased. They have a small gym here and I used it this morning. I was doing my Bible study this morning and came across a verse...so the rest of this blog will do with my thoughts about this verse. I am a person who really stays concerned with people's well being. I am nosey and way too blunt, and those are terrible faults, BUT I genuinely care about people. I am that person who sees a Facebook status and fears someone is depressed and I must make it better. I love cards, notes, and texts to check on people. I almost went into counseling(and still may get my Master's in it) because I enjoy hearing peoples stories and helping in anyway I can. I enjoy solving problems and encouraging people. I say that to say this...several people have been on my heart lately. This time of year is so joyous but it can be very depressing for some. People who have lost loved ones or have family away from them or sick people that they really want better...this is a hard time of year for them. So I have decided to make it a goal to reach out to people using the wonderful FB (facebook). If there is someone you know who could use some encouragement, please let me know. I may not be in that small community at the moment but the World Wide Web does wonderful things and I can still speak(or write) a word of encouragement to them from here. I don't have much to do during the day so please put me to work. The verse I read that confirmed all this was: "Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and live a life of love..."Ephesians 5:1-2a. I want to imitate God. I am a dearly loved child. I am loved by a wonderful man, amazing parents, the best grandparents a girl could have, aunts, uncle, friends, but most of all a God who sent His Son to die a horrible death so that I might live in Joy and Hope. Some people lose sight of that joy and hope...I do sometimes. A stressful situation or just a bad day or time in life, it can send us all into the dumps. So if its you or someone else who needs to be reminded of joy or hope or you just need to vent: let me know. I will listen or be a counselor..or more than that a friend. My email is hjh0614@gmail.com for those of you that don't wanna leave a comment. Please help me use my time in a useful way.
You will be a wonderful counselor, should your path take you that direction. I will say that it was one of the most fullfilling things I have ever done. At times, it is difficult and lonely. You can't share the troubles of others due to confidentiality. And sometimes you take home huge burdens that you just can't fix. I still worry about some of the situations I knew about. Most of all though, I felt that in some small way I helped a few people. And when it is all said and done--that is what we are supposed to do. Help Others. I will send anyone your way; including myself. LOVE YOU HALEY HENSLEY TERRY!
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I love this idea! I tend to have some of the same traits, except when I think someone is struggling, I don't want to necessarily encourage them... I want to FIX IT for them. I've found out a few times lately that you can't fix someone who doesn't want to be fixed. You'll be good at this. I do have someone on my heart that is struggling right now and I don't know really know how to help them. I'll email you the person's name so you can see what you think.
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