Hello friends,
It's been a long month for me. I'm not sure where to start. July started off pretty well. I had a table for Glory Displayed at FreedomFest in Menomonie on the 4th and it was the perfect day. I sold some things and got to enjoy being outside with friends all day. I met a lot of great people and found some more small town connections - those are always fun!
July has been somewhat of a roller-coaster ride it seems. There have been really good things and really not so great things all mixed together. My roommates and I were able to have a couple of different groups of people over which was a ton of fun. I also had to cancel on some people because of my health which wasn't so much fun. I got to go to Ladies Day Out in Menomonie with my mom and Aunt. What a blast! Mom and I got henna tattoos and had some fun girl time.
I've been continuing to get my methotrexate in shot form the last couple of weeks. I'm not sure it's working any differently. I get my shot every Monday so I have it on the calendar on my phone to remind myself. On my calendar you can only see part of the words in the week long view. So when I look at my calendar for the week it always makes me laugh when I see Meth every Monday afternoon :-D
We've been having a nasty heat wave here in the Midwest and needless to say it has not been so great for my health. For a couple of days every time I went outside between my apartment and work (half a block...driving) I would have to use my inhaler. The humidity was terrible. On Tuesday I worked all day and went home for a quick supper. I was headed back to church for a Perspectives meeting that I was supposed lead. My roommate dropped me off next to the front doors and I walked in and started coughing and having a hard time breathing. I took my rescue inhaler twice, but it didn't work. It just kept getting worse and worse. Here I was laying on the floor with my feet on a chair, trying not to pass out and trying to breathe as everyone arrived for the meeting. Pretty soon I was shaking uncontrollably and I couldn't move...except the shakes I couldn't control. It got so bad that I had to be taken to the emergency room, which thankfully is about a block away. I spent 4 hours in the ER getting two breathing treatments, a couple chest x-rays, some steroids for there and to take home and a "happy pill" to calm me down and let me breathe better. I've got to say it was pretty terrifying and I'm so glad that there were people there to get me to the hospital. Wednesday I was so exhausted I slept most of the day and was not allowed to go outside until the humidity broke. Thankfully Thursday was much better and I got to get outside some. It was the most time I had spent outside in a week and it was wonderful!
I have been making a lot of progress on Glory Displayed things this month. New prints, new cards and a new page on my Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/GloryDisplayed?sk=app_208527462518885). I also just designed and ordered new business cards. I am busy getting ready for the Dunn County Fair next week. The fair goes from Wednesday to Sunday and it is going to be a lot of long days. I would really appreciate your prayers next week. Pray for good weather and no humidity. They are going to be long days and honestly, without your prayers and the grace of God I'm not going to make it through the week. However, I am really excited about the fair. I think it will be great exposure for Glory Displayed and a fun time. Please pray for strength and energy and the ability to interact well with those who come to my table.
I still have things to get ready, but I am not feeling well today so I'm taking a break. I slept in, I'm updating my blog and we have season two of Psych to watch! I want to leave you with something encouraging, but I'm not feeling it. Let me find something that can encourage all of us. ... How about this? Philippians 1:6 says, "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."
