Sunday, March 24, 2013
Catch Up
Ever find yourself just trying to play catch up with life? Would love life to just slow down so you can soak up every moment? That is where I am at right now. I wish time could just slow down so I could really remember and enjoy every moment of it. The past few days have been so much fun. The sun is finally out and it feels like spring. LOVING IT! Got to go roller blading yesterday and today with Thomas. That's right roller blading. The coolest thing ever. A lot more fun than walking but not as hard as running. Today we roller bladed from our house to the cold stone creamery down the street and back. It was about a 2 mile or so journey but really fun. I have loved laughing and just having fun with Thomas. Without having school constantly on the back of my mind it has been so nice to just relax and enjoy the moment. It never feels like there is enough time in a day to spend with Thomas, but I am so thankful I get all the sweet moments I do with him. He makes me laugh so hard my belly hurts. Life is never boring when he is around. I loved our date night last night to the Melting Pot in Seattle. We spent two and a half hours there and it was a blast. Good food and good company. What more could a gal ask for? Sitting here right now listening to him laugh while he plays video games with his brother and good friend online is priceless. The past week has really showed me all the many blessing in my life. The simple things in life are the best. Life is messy and hard, but it's the moments in life where time stops and God's joy fills you to the brim that makes all the mess worth the fight. If that makes any sense. Today I am thankful and filled with overflowing Joy.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Blessings
Today is officially the first day of Spring. As I look outside and see a clear blue sky and beautiful sunshine I am reminded of all the amazing blessings in my life right now. First being the fact that you can actually see the sun and blue sky today. I will never get use to the rainy weather here in Washington. I am thankful to have made a B+ in my anatomy class and finally be on spring break.
I got to sleep in this morning and just have a nice relaxing day at home. First time in a while I have been able to completely relax and enjoy the day. Looking forward to Thomas coming home so we can run and bike together in this beautiful sunny weather.
One very special blessing God has placed in my life right now is the chance to be a bone marrow donor. In 2010 when I sent in a cheek swab to the Be the Match Bone Marrow Donor Registry I never thought in a million years I would get the amazing blessing of being an actual match. I am doing a new kind of procedure where they don't have to go and drill into the bone itself but get the marrow cells from my blood. So it ends up being a fancy way of donating blood in a sense. Four days before the actual donation I take a shot that helps my body produce the marrow cells faster and in excess and then on the fifth day I go in and the put a needle in each arm. One sends blood through a cell sorting machine so they can get exactly what they need from the blood and then send the extra back to my other arm. It lasts about 4-6 hours. There is some symptoms and uncomfortableness but as a whole it is really not that strenuous of a procedure. I get to watch movies and hang out with my mom while it all is going on. I am really thankful she gets to come and be a part of this with me. Another big blessing is that the National Bone Marrow Donor group is flying my mom out at no cost to her so that is AMAZING. :-) So April 11th is my official donor day. Super excited and prayers for the recipent and family would be wonderful. Ever since the process has started I have been praying for the patient. I know from different people in my life who have had to go through a bone marrow transplant it can be a stressful and scary time for the patient and the family.
God is so amazing. How he created the human body and how he made us in the way that he did. I am so thankful to be able to get to be a part of the big picture. I feel so very blessed and am just in awe of God. Whenever I start to feel overwhelmed or pitiful me I start remembering the blessings. I am one blessed child of God.
I got to sleep in this morning and just have a nice relaxing day at home. First time in a while I have been able to completely relax and enjoy the day. Looking forward to Thomas coming home so we can run and bike together in this beautiful sunny weather.
One very special blessing God has placed in my life right now is the chance to be a bone marrow donor. In 2010 when I sent in a cheek swab to the Be the Match Bone Marrow Donor Registry I never thought in a million years I would get the amazing blessing of being an actual match. I am doing a new kind of procedure where they don't have to go and drill into the bone itself but get the marrow cells from my blood. So it ends up being a fancy way of donating blood in a sense. Four days before the actual donation I take a shot that helps my body produce the marrow cells faster and in excess and then on the fifth day I go in and the put a needle in each arm. One sends blood through a cell sorting machine so they can get exactly what they need from the blood and then send the extra back to my other arm. It lasts about 4-6 hours. There is some symptoms and uncomfortableness but as a whole it is really not that strenuous of a procedure. I get to watch movies and hang out with my mom while it all is going on. I am really thankful she gets to come and be a part of this with me. Another big blessing is that the National Bone Marrow Donor group is flying my mom out at no cost to her so that is AMAZING. :-) So April 11th is my official donor day. Super excited and prayers for the recipent and family would be wonderful. Ever since the process has started I have been praying for the patient. I know from different people in my life who have had to go through a bone marrow transplant it can be a stressful and scary time for the patient and the family.
God is so amazing. How he created the human body and how he made us in the way that he did. I am so thankful to be able to get to be a part of the big picture. I feel so very blessed and am just in awe of God. Whenever I start to feel overwhelmed or pitiful me I start remembering the blessings. I am one blessed child of God.
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