I will share one of the basic pieces of my life: I have a to-do list. I'm a procrastinator, and a disorganized one at that. On my to-do list for the week is to write a blog entry. But just because it's on the list doesn't mean it gets done this week. I might just get moved every week to the next week until I decide to just neglect it forever. I'll come back to this. . .
An update on my health: I feel grand! Good as ever. Unfortunately, my white blood count is too low, so I haven't had a treatment session for about 4 weeks. Next week I will probably be healthy enough for another treatment. I'm eager to get these done with. I should have only 3 more left. But that's not something I'm focusing on. I'm eager to be disease free, and so far it seems that that's where I'm heading. Not that it's a guarantee, or that it will stick around even for the next 3 months after treatment. But I'm hopeful. Thanks to all who have and are praying. I suppose what I heard from some source (sorry I don't remember who to give credit to), that the reason it's good to have many praying is that when God answers that prayer, many can rejoice in his goodness. Of course that assumes that you're praying the right prayer. God may not choose to answer it in a way that makes you immediately want to rejoice. But that becomes your problem and not mine ;-)
Back to my to-do list. Entry 3 for the week says "Volunteer Search". That's my sloppy way of telling myself to "look for someplace to volunteer, make yourself useful maybe once a week, in something that you enjoy". A few people have offered suggestions already -- Rest Haven, Spectrum, Kent County Jail, PRC. Thanks to all for those ideas. If you have any other ideas, I'd love to hear them. Or if you have specific ideas for what to do with the aforementioned facilities, let me know that too. I'm quite serious about this, even if I do procrastinate on it for a few more weeks. I'm curious to begin exploring my options.
That's it for now. All you silent stalkers, this is the time to comment and make yourselves. I look forward to the input, or random comment, whichever you like!
Adam,
ReplyDeleteRan accross something from Soren Kierkegaard that brought you to mind. Here it is:
"From your hand, O Lord, we receive everything.
You stretch your powerful hand, and turn worldly wisdom into holy folly.
You open your gently hand, and offer the gift of inward peace.
If sometimes it seems that your arm is shortened,
then you increase our faith and trust, so that we may reach out to you.
And if sometimes it seems that you withdraw your hand from us, then we know that it is only to conceal the eternal blessing which you have promised--
that we may yearn even more fervently for that blessing."
I like the image of God's arm/hand. Reminds me a little of how my uncle used to tease me by pulling back his hand just as I was about to grab the candy he was holding.