On Wednesday, my brother Daniel was able to come see me for a couple hours. It is “No shave November” for him, so that is why he is so hairy. Funny…. I’m about to shave my entire head! We were able to go into the museum, for free, and see some awesome exhibits from ancient Greece, the Roman empire, and the Central Andes. We only got through the first part… so I’m going to go back later. We also had a great burger, took some pics, I threw some leaves (FLAG) , and danced. I wasn’t the only one that was dancing a little…. Just the only one with the moves. It was still early in the day for all these college students.
I’ve always been able to appreciate the little things and get excited like a little kid, but now that is even more intense. Those that know me best, know that I’m silly and I’m not really embarrassed by things, which can also be my down fall J When I got back to the room, I was so excited about everything I got to do, I mentioned that I threw some leaves up in the air because, hello, there were piles of leaves. RULES. I’m a pretty good patient for the most part. Yea, I can't floss either. They say I can’t garden for a long time, that is really going to bite. I know that I have a lot of people that will come over and plant my pansies in the spring and Jonathan will put mulch out for me and such, but will I really care about it as much if I can’t do it myself? I don’t know, we will see. My uncle Mike says I’m taking a year off the yard and I’m trying to think of it that way. I never liked being told I couldn't do something. I do have issues with authority at times. Don't worry, I'm trying to be good. I have a hand out of rules I have not looked at yet. I'm not ready.
Later in the day, I got a ton of mail from people in my neighborhood, family, friends, and the best.... the people on my caseload. I have a stack of hand made cards that these wonderful people made me. It was pretty overwhelming to see that they miss me as much as I miss them. I'm going to hang them up tomorrow and will post some pics... they are so sweet. Sniff, sniff.
It is really amazing to see how God is working in this situation. I can't believe everything that has happened in the last 18 days and what God can do if he can just get us still for a little while. Jonathan said that he spoke to the local Be the Match chapter and they are going to do a drive soon and may feature our story. It would be wonderful if I could be a part of getting more people to sign up! Once again, I'm reminded that this is not about me..... tree in a forest, tree in a forest.
I didn't feel very well today, so I didn't do hardly anything. I'm thankful that my mother in law come a brought me some yummy food. I'm so glad my sister came and hung out with me... we just watched a movie and talked. She is so sweet and brought me a cool hat!
I'm having to accept the lack of energy and sign off for today.... but boy do I have a lot to say. Pray God gives me the filter I need.
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