Just as I started to feel some much anticipated relief from months of pregnancy related sickness, I came down with a nasty cold. Honestly, I don't remember a cold making me feel this terrible before, but I'm pretty sure that's what it is. It started with a sore throat (a bad one) and quickly took over my body with sinus pain (head, face and ears), terrible back pain and just an overall feeling of sickness. I am going on my third day and feel worse today than the past 2 days. To add to my misery I had scheduled a "spa day" for myself today and had to cancel it. I've had a gift certificate since August and our life was finally at a place where I had the ability to escape for a day and pamper myself a bit. I've been counting down the days and was praying that I would wake up feeling better this morning...no such luck. I rescheduled for next Monday, so I'll start my countdown over. I know I will be thankful that I waited until I feel better and can enjoy each and every minute of it, but while I lay on the couch miserable today, I can't help but feel a little sorry for myself. ;)
One more thing I have to mention is how much I love my husband. I know I don't tell him enough (I'm trying to get better at this by the way), but I see him growing in so many ways, ways that are an incredible blessing to our family. He's the first to tell you that he's just a "regular guy", with regular issues, who screws up sometimes, but at the same time I see him doing everything he can to submit his life to Christ's lead and acting in a way that is not "of the flesh" but rather of a man allowing God to transform him from the inside out. For example, in spite of a very early morning, a long list of tasks to complete at our rentals before renters move in tomorrow (in the freezing snow none-the-less) and then almost 3 hours spent working on long overdue projects around the house, he did nothing less than selflessly serve me all day long while I moved between the bath and my bed, whining about how terrible I felt. The icing on the cake was when he offered to go get me Wor Won Ton soup for dinner. I'm not sure how it came about but years ago when we weren't feeling good we would order Wor Won Ton soup, spice it up with hot oil and eat it...it always hit the spot and did an amazing job at clearing out the sinuses. ;) It has been years since we've done this and so my anticipation was great and it was even better than I remembered. Sitting at the table eating our soup, feeling a bit of relief, I realized just how grateful I am for this life I've been blessed with. I made sure to express my appreciation verbally last night (it can be difficult to go from thinking it in your head to saying it out loud) and fell asleep counting my many blessings despite feeling physically drained.
Okay, that's all I've got for today. I'm going to make my way upstairs to the bath...the only place I seem to find relief. I'm hoping that a day of rest will be just what I need to be back "in the game" tomorrow!
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