I agree, Geri7, you have such cute ideas. If you lived nearby I'd come and visit you to see in person what you've done with your house! Anon, I wonder if you are in depression. I was there myself several years ago when my soul mate of over 20 years passed away. He had congestion heart failure so it was expected, yet when he actually passed, I went into a depression I didn't think I'd come out of. I prayed that God would bring someone else into my life. Then I met a man several years older than myself who was intelligent and very charming. Unfortunately he was going into dementia which I soon discovered. He really helped me come out of my depression and then it was my turn to help him as he eventually became imprisoned in assisted living. He was finally diagnosed as Alzheimer's which is a death sentence. He had one living relative who was an uncle a few years older than himself. I soon became a go-between for Hal and Leo. I'd visit Leo every week and bring him treats, then e-mail Hal about it. Hal would also call me every Saturday for an update and to visit. I became the little sister they didn't know they had until the end. Hal passed away 3 months before Leo finally passed over a year ago. But I look back on those few years of my life with satisfaction, knowing God sent me to be of use to two people, right when I was about as useless as I thought I could be. When we are weak, God is strong! Now God has blessed me with several female friends I hang out with different times of the week, together or separately. I have the best times with them. I am enjoying life right now as I know God intended me too. Yes, I'd like Him to come soon but I know He has a lot of irons in the fire. It is all in God's timing for the Rapture. Still we know it is soon from Bible prophecy and where we are in current events. Let's pray we make good use of the time we have left. Redeem the time! :rose: :heart: Thank you T.R and Earthangel for your kind words. I didn’t mean to thread-jack this thread. Perhaps I will start a different thread about hobbies and crafts in the “Outside the Box” section and we can share ideas and what projects we are working on? I wish you did live closer Earthangel ... its always fun to have company while working on various crafts. :yes: Sorry to hear about your soulmate passing away. I admire you for reaching out to others and in taking such good care of both Hal and Leo. The Lord is going to reward you greatly for your unselfish loving kindness. I know that wasn’t an easy task ... extremely stressful and heartbreaking when they slowly lose their memory. My dad had dementia for 5 yrs before the Lord took him to heaven. 
