I've been reading through My Utmost for His Highest and this was my reading for May 2nd. I thought I would share it with you all...enjoy!
The Passion of Patience
"Though it tarry, wait for it." Hab 2:3
Patience is not indifference; patience conveys the idea of an immensely strong rock withstanding all onslaughts. The vision of God is the source of patience, because it imparts a moral inspiration. Moses endured, not because he had an ideal of right and duty, but because he has a vision of God. He "endured, as seeing Him Who is invisible." A man with the vision of God is not devoted to a cause or to any particular issue; he is devoted to God Himself. You always know when the vision is of God because of the inspiration that comes with it; things comes with largeness and tonic to the life because everything is energized by God. If God gives you a time spiritually, as He gave His Son actually, of temptation in the wilderness, with no word from Himself at all, endure and the power to endure is there because you see God.
"Though it tarry, wait for it." The proof that we have the vision is that we are reaching out for more than we have grasped. It is a bad thing to be satisfied spiritually. "What shall I render unto the Lord?" said the Psalmist. "I will take the cup of salvation." We are apt to look for satisfaction in ourselves - "Now I have got the thing; now I am entirely sanctified; now I can endure." Instantly we are on the road to ruin. Our reach must exceed our grasp. "Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect." Of we have only what we have experiences, we have nothing; if we have the inspiration of the vision of God, we have more than we can experience. Beware of the danger of relaxtion spiritually.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
Musings
3 movies you must all watch...
1) Dan in Real Life (you laugh and cry)
2) Lars and the Real Girl (don't let the sex doll keep you from seeing this movie, its very clean!)
3) Once (musical in nature)
I love movies that make you think, cry, laugh, and reflect on things in your life. I found that all three of these movies caused me to do that. Also, the soundtrack for Once is amazing!!!!
Anyway, I have a ton of musings, but they just don't seem to want to go on "paper". I kind of feel like my head might burst, but not quite sure how to process it all. I'll probably have a few weird sleepwalking dreams and then they will be sorted out and processed...I just hope I don't walk around naked outside or any of the other things I dread when I know I'm sleepwalking but have no control over.
*sigh* I think I'll go to bed. A tired, overly emotional girl should never be allowed to blog...
1) Dan in Real Life (you laugh and cry)
2) Lars and the Real Girl (don't let the sex doll keep you from seeing this movie, its very clean!)
3) Once (musical in nature)
I love movies that make you think, cry, laugh, and reflect on things in your life. I found that all three of these movies caused me to do that. Also, the soundtrack for Once is amazing!!!!
Anyway, I have a ton of musings, but they just don't seem to want to go on "paper". I kind of feel like my head might burst, but not quite sure how to process it all. I'll probably have a few weird sleepwalking dreams and then they will be sorted out and processed...I just hope I don't walk around naked outside or any of the other things I dread when I know I'm sleepwalking but have no control over.
*sigh* I think I'll go to bed. A tired, overly emotional girl should never be allowed to blog...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Chapin
Today I made Chapin for breakfast, which transported me right back to Guatemala. Chapin (for those who aren't familiar with it) is a traditional meal in Guatemala. It is often eaten for breakfast and sometime dinner (the main meal is usually lunch). Chapin consists of several items....eggs, fried plantains, frijoles negros volteados, queso fresco, fruit, salsa and a bread of some sort.
I had received the black bean recipes a few weeks ago and just didn't get around to making it. There are actually three ways of eating then as you go through the stages until you reach the final product for Chapin.
1) Caldo de frijols (broth of bean). You cook black beans overnight in the crock pot with a whole onion and a whole head of garlic. Serve with rice, sour cream and croutons.
2) Frijoles colados (beans strained). You blend the beans to a puree and then mix with sauteed onions and garlic. Serve with eggs or however you want to eat them (they are kind of runny).
3) Frijoles negros volteados (black beans turned). You saute some onion and then add the black bean puree with some oil and stir....and stir.....and stir until you think your arm is going to fall off. Once it drys out and forms a ball, it is ready.
Spoon on a plate, add some scrambled eggs with salsa on top, a few pieces of fried plantain, a tortilla, the cheese (I used cheddar since I don't like queso fresco). It totally took me back to sitting in the Italian restaurant in Panajachel in the morning with the team waiting for our Chapin breakfast. Yum! I made a big batch of bean puree and plan on eating it all week....its soooo good!
I had received the black bean recipes a few weeks ago and just didn't get around to making it. There are actually three ways of eating then as you go through the stages until you reach the final product for Chapin.
1) Caldo de frijols (broth of bean). You cook black beans overnight in the crock pot with a whole onion and a whole head of garlic. Serve with rice, sour cream and croutons.
2) Frijoles colados (beans strained). You blend the beans to a puree and then mix with sauteed onions and garlic. Serve with eggs or however you want to eat them (they are kind of runny).
3) Frijoles negros volteados (black beans turned). You saute some onion and then add the black bean puree with some oil and stir....and stir.....and stir until you think your arm is going to fall off. Once it drys out and forms a ball, it is ready.
Spoon on a plate, add some scrambled eggs with salsa on top, a few pieces of fried plantain, a tortilla, the cheese (I used cheddar since I don't like queso fresco). It totally took me back to sitting in the Italian restaurant in Panajachel in the morning with the team waiting for our Chapin breakfast. Yum! I made a big batch of bean puree and plan on eating it all week....its soooo good!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Langugae School
I thought everyone might be interested in checking out the language school I am planning on going to in Guatemala. I've heard good things about it, and even got a recommendation for who to do my home stay with. They also do some community service, offer dancing and cooking classes, bike rides through Antigua, and an opportunity to climb an active volcano! Anyway, here is the link...
http://www.ixchelschool.com
http://www.ixchelschool.com
Monday, April 14, 2008
First Day of Work
Today was my first day on the new job and boy am I tired. My brain hurts! The physical assessment stuff came back pretty quick, but the 20 step process (I kid you not) to give any medication or IV fluid is insane! It takes me 10 minutes to give a Tylenol and its not because I am busy or tied up anywhere! Anyway, I'm tired and I have another 12 hour shift tomorrow so I am going to bed.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Numb Tongue
Yep, my tongue is numb, actually its only the right side of my tongue. My adventure started on Tuesday when I went in to have the final work done on my crown. They numbed the right lower side of my mouth real nice, did the needed work, and then off I went. Everything was going away nicely when I went to bed, except that the right side of my tongue, and my lip was still numb. I figured it would go away overnight, so off to bed I went.
Well, I woke up the next morning and something just seemed wrong. Not in a bad way, just different. Once I woke up enough, I realized that my tongue was still numb. "This is odd", I thought to myself. I reasoned that I had been lying down for the whole night, so maybe it didn't just go away, but it will surely get better as the morning wears on and I am up and moving about.
It didn't, which then made me call the dentist. The nice receptionist (who also works as an assistant) explained that this can be normal when you get injections. Sometimes the needle bruises or partially severs the nerve. It usually resolves......in 2 weeks to 6 MONTHS!!!!!! Yep, it can take up to 6 months (or sometimes longer) to regain taste, hot/cold, and sensation!
Has anyone else had this happen or heard of this before? I hadn't! So, right now the right side of my tongue is numb, I can't taste anything on that side, nor can I tell if something is hot or cold. It makes drinking hot coffee or tea mighty interesting to say the least. I hope is resolves sooner than later as you don't really appreciate your tongue and what it does for you until you can't feel it.
On a brighter note, today was my last day at the office. It was filled with a lot of goodbyes, instructions, and tears. Dorothy (the other nurse) bawled as I was saying goodbye. To be honest, I think it has more to do with her being left with all the work, and not so much with her missing me personally. I understand, I know how much work there is! She got a full realization of how much work I plow through each day when I was gone in Guatemala. I can process a stack of 25 charts in under 15 minutes *brag, brag*. Anyway, I am completely going to miss the people, but not the work, paperwork, or phone calls ("Yes, I am 2 seconds pregnant and I'm wondering if I can open my door to go outside? Will this hurt my baby? Are you sure? Maybe you should check with the doctor and call me back.") Laugh away, but its pretty close to the calls I get. How ever did we manage to reproduce all these years if breathing will hurt your baby???
I start orientation at the hospital on Monday, and then the following week I start my orientation back to the maternity center. That will probably be on day shift for the next 4-5 weeks and then on night shift for 1-2 weeks. It all depends how quickly everything comes back. I'm aiming for only a 3-4 week orientation if I can help it.
The time line for my 6 month trip to Guatemala is tentatively set....meaning I will either 1) be going mid Feb for language school, doing the RRB clinic trip mid March, and then start with Tito, or 2) do the RRB trip mid March, then language school, then Tito. I'm looking into various language schools and picking the brains of a few friends who have been down there doing this type of thing. I'll be contacting Tito probably in the next few months to make sure he can use me for the spring/summer next year and then I'll start firming up plans.
I will close with a picture from Guatemala, which reminds me why I want to go back, and no its not Oscar related (mom, I know that is what you are thinking!)
Well, I woke up the next morning and something just seemed wrong. Not in a bad way, just different. Once I woke up enough, I realized that my tongue was still numb. "This is odd", I thought to myself. I reasoned that I had been lying down for the whole night, so maybe it didn't just go away, but it will surely get better as the morning wears on and I am up and moving about.
It didn't, which then made me call the dentist. The nice receptionist (who also works as an assistant) explained that this can be normal when you get injections. Sometimes the needle bruises or partially severs the nerve. It usually resolves......in 2 weeks to 6 MONTHS!!!!!! Yep, it can take up to 6 months (or sometimes longer) to regain taste, hot/cold, and sensation!
Has anyone else had this happen or heard of this before? I hadn't! So, right now the right side of my tongue is numb, I can't taste anything on that side, nor can I tell if something is hot or cold. It makes drinking hot coffee or tea mighty interesting to say the least. I hope is resolves sooner than later as you don't really appreciate your tongue and what it does for you until you can't feel it.
On a brighter note, today was my last day at the office. It was filled with a lot of goodbyes, instructions, and tears. Dorothy (the other nurse) bawled as I was saying goodbye. To be honest, I think it has more to do with her being left with all the work, and not so much with her missing me personally. I understand, I know how much work there is! She got a full realization of how much work I plow through each day when I was gone in Guatemala. I can process a stack of 25 charts in under 15 minutes *brag, brag*. Anyway, I am completely going to miss the people, but not the work, paperwork, or phone calls ("Yes, I am 2 seconds pregnant and I'm wondering if I can open my door to go outside? Will this hurt my baby? Are you sure? Maybe you should check with the doctor and call me back.") Laugh away, but its pretty close to the calls I get. How ever did we manage to reproduce all these years if breathing will hurt your baby???
I start orientation at the hospital on Monday, and then the following week I start my orientation back to the maternity center. That will probably be on day shift for the next 4-5 weeks and then on night shift for 1-2 weeks. It all depends how quickly everything comes back. I'm aiming for only a 3-4 week orientation if I can help it.
The time line for my 6 month trip to Guatemala is tentatively set....meaning I will either 1) be going mid Feb for language school, doing the RRB clinic trip mid March, and then start with Tito, or 2) do the RRB trip mid March, then language school, then Tito. I'm looking into various language schools and picking the brains of a few friends who have been down there doing this type of thing. I'll be contacting Tito probably in the next few months to make sure he can use me for the spring/summer next year and then I'll start firming up plans.
I will close with a picture from Guatemala, which reminds me why I want to go back, and no its not Oscar related (mom, I know that is what you are thinking!)
Thursday, March 13, 2008
New News
Oh, where to begin......
I am adjusting to being back from Guatemala, although I REALLY miss it there. I am still working on my "thank you" letter to send to those who prayed/donated for me to go....a month later isn't too bad, right?
Still haven't heard from a certain man in Guatemala, and am beginning to think I won't, so I have been struggling with letting it go. It sounds so easy, but for me, its one of the hardest things to let go of. It's one of those areas that I have always struggled with trusting God. Maybe thats what I'm supposed to learn through this situation....I just don't like it though! When you are getting up there in years (don't laugh anyone who is older than me), seeing younger (much younger) siblings/cousins getting married and having kids, knowing your eggs are wasting away, and are super lonely, it makes it REALLY hard to trust in God's timing.
Anyway, as a result of a very strong desire to go back to Guatemala for 6+ months next year (2 months of language school, and then the rest working with the clinics there), I have decided a job change is in order. Actually, I've been considering a job change for a while, but this really kicked me into gear. Last week, I approached the maternity center here at Evergreen about coming back to work full-time. The manager just about jumped over the desk to offer me a job, which after much consideration, I accepted. What I really had to weigh, was the fact that I would be on night shift (horror of horrors!). I do awful on nights (7pm-7:30am), and I will warn everyone now, I'll most likely be a sleepy grumpy person until I can get a day shift. The plus is that I get some flexibility in how I want my schedule to look. I'm going to request Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday nights. This will allow me to pick up an extra shift every so often, and still leave my Sundays and Thursdays free for church. I start hospital orientation April 7th, which lasts for a week.....can we say boring!
Dr Dydell took the news very well, and has been very supportive. They are actively looking for a nurse to replace me. Dorothy is doing ok, although I notice she is getting a bit more panicky every day. I think that if we can find someone before I go, she will do better.
I also resigned from being the CO of Alpha Base (the good guy Star Wars costume group) and have notified both bases that I will mostly likely not be active. As much as I love, LOVE Star Wars, there are more important things in life and Guatemala really opened my eyes to the excess and waste of money that I am guilty of. Convicting!
I am learning some Spanish by using Rosetta Stone online software, which is working ok. My vocabulary is improving, but my grammar is not doing so hot. I've never been good even with English grammar and the Spanish stuff is even worse! Here is a sampling of my Spanish to wow and impress you all....
Hola
Adios
Una manzana es verde.
Un perro es grande.
Mi camiseta es azul.
Cafe es calor
Come estas? Muy bien
I know, I know....impressive! Have a great weekend!
I am adjusting to being back from Guatemala, although I REALLY miss it there. I am still working on my "thank you" letter to send to those who prayed/donated for me to go....a month later isn't too bad, right?
Still haven't heard from a certain man in Guatemala, and am beginning to think I won't, so I have been struggling with letting it go. It sounds so easy, but for me, its one of the hardest things to let go of. It's one of those areas that I have always struggled with trusting God. Maybe thats what I'm supposed to learn through this situation....I just don't like it though! When you are getting up there in years (don't laugh anyone who is older than me), seeing younger (much younger) siblings/cousins getting married and having kids, knowing your eggs are wasting away, and are super lonely, it makes it REALLY hard to trust in God's timing.
Anyway, as a result of a very strong desire to go back to Guatemala for 6+ months next year (2 months of language school, and then the rest working with the clinics there), I have decided a job change is in order. Actually, I've been considering a job change for a while, but this really kicked me into gear. Last week, I approached the maternity center here at Evergreen about coming back to work full-time. The manager just about jumped over the desk to offer me a job, which after much consideration, I accepted. What I really had to weigh, was the fact that I would be on night shift (horror of horrors!). I do awful on nights (7pm-7:30am), and I will warn everyone now, I'll most likely be a sleepy grumpy person until I can get a day shift. The plus is that I get some flexibility in how I want my schedule to look. I'm going to request Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday nights. This will allow me to pick up an extra shift every so often, and still leave my Sundays and Thursdays free for church. I start hospital orientation April 7th, which lasts for a week.....can we say boring!
Dr Dydell took the news very well, and has been very supportive. They are actively looking for a nurse to replace me. Dorothy is doing ok, although I notice she is getting a bit more panicky every day. I think that if we can find someone before I go, she will do better.
I also resigned from being the CO of Alpha Base (the good guy Star Wars costume group) and have notified both bases that I will mostly likely not be active. As much as I love, LOVE Star Wars, there are more important things in life and Guatemala really opened my eyes to the excess and waste of money that I am guilty of. Convicting!
I am learning some Spanish by using Rosetta Stone online software, which is working ok. My vocabulary is improving, but my grammar is not doing so hot. I've never been good even with English grammar and the Spanish stuff is even worse! Here is a sampling of my Spanish to wow and impress you all....
Hola
Adios
Una manzana es verde.
Un perro es grande.
Mi camiseta es azul.
Cafe es calor
Come estas? Muy bien
I know, I know....impressive! Have a great weekend!
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