Pleasant Surprise

So last Monday I got a shot to get tested to see if I have tuberculosis.  Now 2 years ago when I had gotten it and nothing happened.  This time the bottom half of my arm became itchy and a little swollen around where I had gotten the shot.  On Wednesday I went to the nurse to see if the results where positive or negative. (Now my roommate had gotten it taken the same time and she just had a little bruise the size of a baby’s fingernail.)  I was pretty nervous.  The nurse had a funny reaction once she saw my arm and said, “I’ve never seen this before.”  The immediate response in my head was, “CRAP! I have TB and now I can’t be a teacher! What am I going to do?!” (Granted, I thought the worst scenario but I was worried!)  I even cried a little because I had no idea what TB was.  So I went to a doctor the next day and he said that he doesn’t see that kind of reaction too often.  He scheduled me for a chest x-ray just to make sure I was all clear and had no TB.  On Thursday morning I got the chest x-ray bright and early, waited all day for a call from the doctor…no call.  Called them in the morning and left my number…still no call…. until about 2:30 in the middle of a class.  I was so relieved of the news that I had gotten: no TB, it was just an allergic reaction. 

Needless to say that the day after I had gotten the TB shot, I read Psalm 34:1-4:

            “I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.  My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad.  Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!  I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.”

The day that I got the news that I might have TB I went back and read this chapter over again and it hit me- God is still with me through my trials and I need to praise him no matter the outcome.  I sighed a big sigh of relief and prayed that God would give me comfort in the next few days as I was awaiting the results.  Lastly, he delivered me from my fears.  I didn’t have a fear that I would have TB or that I would have to take pills for the next 9 months to make sure that it didn’t become active while I was alive, I had the belief that I can handle all things through Christ who gives me strength.  Even if I had TB, I would still praise God because it is just one more reason to.  

A New Day

Since today marked a new day, I started anew this morning and left my yesterdays in the past.  I chose to keep a smile on my face even if I didn’t feel like it because it kept me thinking positively.  I am starting to do my devos in the morning hoping that they will make my day go a lot better and smoother.  I feel a lot more relaxed after half way completing a couple assignments that are due Friday and I am not stressed at all to finish it.  It’s such an awesome feeling- the peace of God.  Hopefully I can keep this up!

p.s.- I'm not sure why, but it's relieving to write these blogs because I have no time to talk to anyone about it.  It's so much better than keeping it all bottled up inside.

Stuck Like Glue

       Okay, so I have been so swamped with work and longterm projects that it’s all building up to this week and next week.  I’ve been struggling a lot to juggle college, homework, volleyball, boyfriend, and my personal time with Christ.  I also recently picked up on taking pictures for people as a little side job and the time that it’s taking me to edit and get developed the pictures is wasting so much of my free time (that I didn’t really have much of in the first place).  Anyway, It’s only Tuesday and I’m down in the dumps and I have no idea why.  I just have so much running through my mind that I don’t have time to stop, relax, and smile.  This is what I always tell my one friend to do but there is no one to tell me.  I try to always be positive and give it over to God but this week I feel as though I am in a valley and I have no clue why.  I’m hoping that refocusing my priorities again will help my week go better.  My new priorities:

1.      Personal time with Christ

2.      School

3.      Friends (boyfriend)

4.      Volleyball

5.      Photography

Let’s see if this works….

Also, Shawn & I celebrated our 3 years of being together yesterday but I’m waiting patiently to actually go out and celebrate for it :)