Sweetie, you have mono!

August 12, 2007
I had taken Abby and a friend to the pool Friday. When we came home, I noticed my throat starting to hurt. By 8:00 that night, I felt worse than I had ever felt in my life! I thought I would be the first one in line at the after-hours clinic the next morning. Wrong! At 7:55 (they don't "open" until 8:00) I was fifth in line! Scott and Abby have both had viral sinus infections over the past 4 weeks, so I thought it was my turn. After sitting in the doctor's office with chills, the worst sore throat EVER, and telling her my symptoms, she suggesting testing me for mono. Mono? Didn't she hear me say Scott and Abby had a sinus infection and now it's my turn? (I could diagnose myself, I just need you to write me a prescription!) So in comes the nurse t0 draw blood (yuk), do a strep swab (double yuk...and let me add I have NEVER had strep no matter how bad my sore throats so I am not a willing participant when it comes to that terrible test!) They turn out the lights (because my head it hurting so bad), and I wait. I was crying like a big baby and my thoughts turned to Terry Hester. All I have heard is how sweet his testimony has been during this whole ordeal. Lord, why am I such a baby? such a complainer? so weak? I began to pray for him, and I starting thanking the Lord for every normal day that I take for granted.
The doctor finally comes in and says "Sweetie, you have mono". What??? I can't have mono? She suspected Scott might have had it and it went undiagnosed (which would explain why he was so sick for so long). So three shots and 2 prescriptions later, I am heading home for a 3 day bed rest before school starts. Oh, yes...let's talk about that! How do you start the busiest time of year with mono? On your knees! So many people have asked "Are you ready for school to start?" I would say oddly "Yes, but I feel 'weird' about it ya' know...almost too prepared?" Now I know why. Everything is ready to go, and I just need to trust God daily for strength! But don't I need to trust Him daily even when I feel good and strong? Don't I need to rely on Him always and not just when I'm sick? Wow, God is so good to continue to teach me lovingly and gently. Oh, how I pray for wisdom and that God would "teach me to number my days, because all the days ordained for me were written before one of them came to be." I do pray that this would be my best year ever. I pray that my students would know the Love of God by the way I love them. I pray that I can serve them the way God would have me to. I pray that "he would increase and I would decrease." I covet your prayers!
-When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll,
whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, "It is well, it is well, with my soul!"