Sunday, June 21, 2009

o hokey croaking crud - whom shall i fear?

it may be catching up with me, or it may not be, it's up to God, but i may be *ahem* sorta fighting something off...

been feeling something niggling around the edges for a week or so. have been having tonsil stones, and some mild headaching and hot flushing. headache is bad enough to impair life today (drugs, gimme the drugs...) - took tylenol, and flushing is enough that i keep checking my temp, and even tho i feel off, it's totally normal. i was attributing it to sun exposure, but today my forehead (which is hot) was *not* exposed to the sun, and my neck (which is not hot at all) most definately *was*, so i can boot that theory, lol!

i'm not afraid of being sick. it can only happen when it's part of God's plan, and, well, God's plan is to prosper me and not to harm me, so it can only be for my benefit (in the long run). the worst that can happen is i die, in God's timing, and go to heaven. (so what can germs do to me? whom shall i fear?! lol)

and yes, i've been pretty sick, i'm not naive as to the awfulness of being sick. i was down and out with chronic fatigue syndrome for nearly 10 years (until [about the time] i came to Christ), i've had a prolonged bout with intestinal parasites (last fall), and heat stroke (2 summers ago) where i thought i was dying. when i had heat stroke i had deliriously awesome times with God, and with the parasite, i learned an awful lot about endurance. it's all good. :) i also have chronic asthma, and that reminds me constantly on what - or Who - my life depends.... oxygen? NOT!!!! :D

Clover

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