> Hi,
> I've got some troubles in life, and I'm asking anyone who can to keep me in your thoughts & prayers. Also if anybody can lend a helpful word of encouragement or advice, it'd be much appreciated.
>
> Please, pray that my parents' divorce goes well, and for a speedy emotional recovery.
> Also, I'm asking you to pray for my health. I've been having some pain in my chest since I was about nine years old. I still don't know the exact cause, but the doctors told me that it's nothing to worry about, and my life is in no danger, all scans came back as normal, but that still doesn't really help my pain at all.
> Pray for my depression to stop. From time to time I feel really bad about everything, and it's icky.
> Pray for my flight back to Florida in a couple of weeks to go safely, that'd be a big help.
> Pray, please, for my mother to get the job in Tennessee that she interviewed for, since it's the only job that would allow enough money for us to live comfortably with only her making the paychecks anymore.
> Last, but not least, pray for me to be safe while learning to drive, it's been a challenge so far.
>
> Thanks so much for praying for me, I know it can make a difference. If anyone else needs comfort or prayer, please don't hesitate to ask me, or anybody else who can. I'll pray for you as well.
>
> -zK

That learning-to-drive thing really got my attention. I learned to drive in 1949, when traffic moved slowly and heavy traffic meant a car every two of three minutes. In today's traffic, I would be scared silly if I had to do it over again. You have to learn to contend with multi-lane highways the cross each other with lane markings, red lights, green lights and various colors of arrows. I was sitting at a light in Knoxville the other day (It took forever!) and just to pass the time, I counted 13 light units over that one intersection. Some of them had as many as 4 lights.

It used to take a block for cars to get up to 30 mph, but now they are going faster than that by the time they cross the intersection. Scary!

I remember those chest pains. I used to get them every time the teacher called on me. Once in 5th grade I had to give an oral report and I thought I was going to drop dead. But now, at 72, I keep hearing doctors tell me I have a good heart. Your mind can play mean tricks on your body.

I hope you enjoy Tennessee as much as I do.
Howard