I had a great weekend. I rested Saturday morning before I went in to skating. The medicine is still hard on my stomach but it's not keeping me down.

Skating went really well, I had fun and felt really good. I had a great day also on Sunday. I had no underlying pain or discomfort and truly felt good, not just looked good. (So many times it is all that I can do to smile and stay upright and people will come up to me and say, "You look good!" Drives me nuts!!!)

People at the ice rink noticed that I was feeling better and people at church noticed too. A lot of people thought my color was so much better, and it was! Dan said it was so nice to have me back. He said it's been about a month that I've been out of it.

Today I was really tired, but didn't feel horrible. I went to my aquacise class and really, really over did using my arms. I paid for it by not being able to breathe. I just backed off the arm exercises for the rest of the class. This morning my blood pressure was up and my heart rate was 94. After I came home from the class my blood pressure had dropped to 94/50 and my heart rate was up to 104 at rest. So, I think I over did it. I'm paying for it now. But, I think I am still feeling pretty good, just really tired.

I am behind in my daily devotions and on Saturday I was reading Wednesday's and wow, was it an awesome devotional. It really hit home with what I go through with my health. I thought I would share it with you.

A Living Hope

Life is hard for everybody, but it's much harder from some than for others. Puttting our trust in Christ as our Savior does little to change that. Nothing in the Bible promises us a free pass merely because we are Christ's followers: In fact, some of our wounds may not heal and some of our deficiencies may not be corrected during our lifetime. They may even get worse. Yet our deformities and weaknesses are only temporary.

Anticipating what God has in store for us can put a smile in our heart. Hope gives us poise and lets us live with inner strength, because we know that one day we will be dramatically different than we are now.

Take heart in what God has in store for you. Live today with the courage God gives you. Make what you can of your afflictions. But rejoice, because all that degrades and limits you is only temporary. It will be gone-some of it sooner rather than later.

If you have a living hope in Christ, you cand deal with your past because of your future. God's glorious best for you lies ahead. ----Haddon Robinson

Lord, give us grace to trust You when Life's burdens seem too much to bear; dispel the darkness with new hope and hlep us rise above despair. ---Sper

The scripture verse that goes with this is 1 Peter 1:3-9

Have a great day!