Today is Monday, a work day following a weekend of work. It started off with me running late and needing to get gas ( of course!!) Today had the makings to be a rough day at work, but it was a great day! Our office AC was fixed after a week of struggling through the Texas heat playing games outdoors with patients, walking around in our open campus, and writing progress notes in an non air conditioned office! Today after my second group I walked in and its was a delightful temperature! That right there puts smiles on faces and helps everyones mood! The work day ended with selling 6 WR shirts and 4 Faith Bands! One of the best and most comical doctors at the hospital even bought one… which came with a few jokes! I also enjoyed a sweet Jesus moment with a sweet friend and co-worker talking over being committed and living a life representing this commitment (rich words for a monday morning… still processing that convo 🙂 ). I was so grateful for so much support from the people I share life with 40 hrs of my week!
Following work I met up with one of my former coworkers and just got to share life and hear about the richness of peace and comfort Christ has brought her in the last few weeks since leaving the hospital. Then went to watch a movie with a few friends where we laughed and relaxed. These are my stories of Joy for this day!
But, as the title say there is also pain, Today a cat I have had since I was 16 is dying. Her name is snow white and it is hard letting go! She has welcomed me home from college, traveling the world, comforted me after my wreck and cuddled with me in my sadness. This sweet animal warms my hear and knows my voice. It will be sad when her voice is not present when I come home from work tomorrow or when I get home from the race next year! Preparing for this race is a roller coster! All of the other racers on my team and I are extremely aware of what we are walking into and away from! Our comforts and things that represent stability and home, our families, our animals, our beds. Snow white is all of this for me and I am glad I am here to say good bye in her last few hours in stead of thousands of miles away where I can tell her thank you for being more than just a pet in my house for these many years!
Thanks for reading along with me in my blog, I hope y’all continue on this journey of this next year! This will not be my last tear written blog I’m sure, but hopefully you will enjoy the read!
Love Christina
