I have to admit lately I am overwhelmed by most everything. So I have been making a conscious effort to find joy in the little things. This morning I crawled out of bed at 6:30 to take Hannah to dance and on the
way home I was overwhelmed by the beauty around me on the
drive home. Good thing there was no traffic to be aggravated by
the crazy lady (😉 me) who stopped to take several pictures.
Hannah, Lucas and I have been reading The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. The passage that has stood out to me the most is this section discussing the fleas in the concentration camp barracks where they slept.
'The fleas! This was too much. "Betsie, there is no way even God can make me grateful for a flea." "Give thanks in all circumstances," she quoted."It doesn't say 'in pleasant circumstances'. "Fleas are part of this place where
God has put us."'
I do not have a problem with fleas but, I had my ultrasound and chest
x-ray on Monday. My chest x-ray was clear but, my ultrasound showed that
my liver is enlarged. I have had more than a couple of moments of trepidation this week. This coming Monday I meet with the doctor
and discuss a game plan.
This does not necessarily explain my odd bloodwork results but it does explain the discomfort I have been feeling lately. I have had pain around my
diaphragm on the right side and some right arm and shoulder pain. This is
pain that I would have chalked up to break through arthritis pain and taken Tylenol (I take Nabumetone daily for the arthritis) but I have been pushing through without it this week because Tylenol is not your livers friend. Did I
mention how scary it is the lookup an enlarged liver on the internet? Yeah
probably not my best idea.
My mama is always quick to remind us to count your blessings when
times get tough it puts things in perspective ~ there always seem to be
more things to be thankful for than not. So, me I'm just over here finding the joy in everything I can.
