Resting Report

I have been resting.  Resting in Christ is possibly the most freeing experience.  In a way it seems self-indulgent and irresponsible.  It’s funny how choosing trust, dismissing fears, relying on God, and dismissing worry can feel like it looks lazy and reckless.  Maybe that is my head trying to pull away from my heart again.  However, choosing trust brings an amazing sense of peace.

I am going into my 4^th week of health.  Praise the Lord!  Oh my, holy granola Batman, is God so good!! It’s strange, I almost don’t know how to talk about my life when everything is going well.  I feel like it is me saying hey I’m so awesome, look at all I am doing, isn’t my life so great?  Well I guess it is like that, but it is look, God gave me health, He gave me rest, He gave me energized zest to do the things I love!! So if you want to rejoice with me, here are a few of the things I have been able to do!

Travel to Corvallis for Varsity House worship twice!  I have been able to visit my brother, see him play in his first IM football game, take him out to lunch, try miracle berries, and search for nerf guns.  I have been able to bake vanilla cupcakes with pumpkin pie frosting, chocolate marshmallow cookies, chocolate cupcakes with cookie dough frosting, and a chocolate raspberry cake.  I guess I have had a thing for chocolate. I have been able to make lemon basil pizza, lime tilapia, homemade tortilla chips, and peach cobbler.  I was able to go to my best friends open house for her new apartment and a surprise birthday party for one of my favorite friends!  I got to go to the OSU vs. Utah game and the Varsity House Halloween root beer mugger!  I was able to dress up as Audrey Hepburn and keep up with my friends throughout the night.  I also was able to see Cirque du Soleil here in Eugene and it was amazing!  I have never seen anything like it.  Dylan even got called up from the audience.  He was born for the stage/podium.  I was also here to take my midterm, which went smoothly!  I can’t tell you what a relief it has been to be well and caught up in school.  I am almost like a normal student!

For those of you who would like to know how to pray… I would love prayer for continued health.  I have started to notice an increase in my cough and have been praying extra hard for protection for my lungs.  I am scheduled for my minor surgery next week to have my port placed.  In order to have the surgery I need to go into it with ideal health and lung function.  Please please pray that I gain back my strength and that the surgery goes smoothly.  I am really looking forward to having a port again!  The surgery is on the 8^th at 6:30 a.m. and then I have a clinic appointment on the 9^th. 

Lord please equip me with powerful lungs and a happy liver!

Thank you!