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Friday, August 31, 2012

"Thank You for my life."

Source: google.com via Rachel on Pinterest


I think I might have an ulcer from stress, and from trying to take care of my acid reflux with natural remedies (AC Vinegar and Aloe Vera juice).  At this point, it is almost comedic to me. But I think I have to stop drinking coffee if I want to keep my esophagus.

This has been a rough season for me, (post college, and my weird stomach, and finishing ALIAS) and might continue to be until the plane touches down in the Paris airport in a few weeks.

But what I have gotten out of it is

-more loving, desperate quiet times
-a hunger for God and his word
-an appetite for books and fiction in general
-time to paint, call people on the telephone, time to watch old movies, time to run 4 miles a day
-anger to run 4 miles a day
-plants. A lot of them
-a clean, happy room
-a better version of me?

I have so much to be grateful for, and I say it out loud to myself, while I choke down tea instead of coffee, and drink nothing but water at night.



Patricia: Nobody knows anything, Joe. We'll take this leap, and we'll see. We'll jump, and we'll see. That's life, right? 
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

2 comments:

kaylee said...

I am pretty sure I have a stress ulcer or five, too. My stomach is always horrible. I'm sorry!

But I am so excited for you to go to Europe! And I miss seeing you at college. I think I will be going through the same thing in the spring, I don't want to leave. I will pray for you!

Rachel said...

I just read your blog! Yeah dude, it just seriously blows to finish college. It's hard because I always think, is this really all there is? Working, eating, gym, and TV? But God has blessed and will continue to bless and I honestly have tons of energy for "projects" that I never did before! But I just wish I had a kid to homeschool so I could start learning all over again.