I’ve been meaning to blog for awhile now and I finally had a little time so here I am.
A few days ago I had the depression medication I am on reduced to half of what I’d been taking. I’d like to be off it completely before the race starts. My doctor said that the depression I had was situational and so most likely I wouldn’t need to be on meds for long. Well let me tell you, my body is going thru withdrawals! Honestly, I don’t know how people do it. The same day I reduced the meds was the same day I found out I have shingles. What a day! But God is so good. He has blessed me with parents that love Jesus and they have been such an encouragement to me. Last night I felt miserable and my Mom was there to comfort me. Thank you Jesus!
Well on Sunday morning I sat in the back of the church, feeling sorry for myself. My Dad was up front. He is a deacon and was leading our church in communion. I am so proud of him. Well I looked up and right in front of me was a friend of our family named Todd, he was helping with the sound system. Todd has suffered from crohns disease for such a long time now and here he was ministering to the body of Christ! He can’t eat at all. He can’t have lunch out with friends, he can’t taste his sweet wife’s cooking, he can’t taste his own birthday cake. And yet whenever I see this man of God, he has a smile that just lights up the room. You can see the joy thru his suffering. He never complains and always has a kind word to say. I am so grateful to him and other’s in my life. They remind me to seek God and stay close to him and to thank Jesus for all the good things in my life. Today I am thankful that I can eat. What are you thankful for?
