Infusion # 8 of
Tysabri was today. So far, so GOOD! Today would mark month 8, and my health continues on GOOD AS GOLD (knocking on wood). I wanted to include some video of the infusion process.
Having the actual needle placed into my vein is not a problem. It is that darn tape that is so excruciatingly painful. When the tape comes off, so does all the hair on my hairy arms. OUCH!!! Today was really a blessing at the hospital. I was so hungry, and they brought me out this meal, and it tasted so good. It looked really good too. I could tell the cook actually put some time trying to make it pretty, it looked good, and more importantly, it tasted awesome! I am not going to diss on hospital food any longer after this experience.
Now doesn't that look pretty? :-)
Today, after I got my infusion, I met up with Tom (Young Life staff) to talk about a the "talk" I will be giving next Wednesday at club. After speaking with him, I am getting so totally excited about it. It is going to be just awesome. I have no worries, God will use it for whatever his purpose is going to be. I just want to make myself a vessel for him to use. Tom is to the left, and I am sitting to the right.....It is kind of a funny picture of us, because I don't usually have my shirt off, I have gained some weight.
In the evening, I went to
BSF. It was such a good time. I get so much out of the talks now, it is very uplifting. I wish I had time to explain things I learned and took from the talk tonight in great detail, but I don't. SO, I am just going to highlight the grand points, and explain in brevity how they are impacting my life.
This last week, we went through (Exodus 6:28-10:29), the first 9 plagues that God sent to the Egyptians. There were some amazingly challenging questions, and insights I took from the talk Jack gave tonight. CQ stands for challenge question(s).
*What will it take to surrender fully to God and abandon all other God's?
~Pharaoh hardened his heart & showed an obvious lack of fear for God.
-Sin has hardened man's heart. It is when I diligently refuse to submit to God that I choose NOT to follow Him.
~I must accept the obvious path God is leading me to. By refusing to do so, I am
"diligently refusing to submit to God." -Courage to do hard things in God's will glorifies Him.
-The longer sinners resist God's will, and refuse his word, the louder he speaks through judgment.
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CQ(?) How has God kept me safe?
How or when have I chosen to ignore God or hiw will?
FINAL NOTE: Satan wants humans to believe that compromising to unGodly things is okay. It is when we compromise, that Satan is able to slowly get rid of the thorny ball, and turn it into a smooth ball, easy to handle. I remember my 5th grade teacher use to tell us that that when we tell lies, there is a ball inside us, that has sharp thorns sticking out of it. Every time we lie, the ball turns a little bit. At first it hurts to lie (regret, guilt, etc.), but after a while, the sharp thorns sticking out get worn off and it becomes very easy and painless. That is how I envision consistent sin, not being given to the lord looking like.
These notes really impact me deeply because of some challenges I have set for myself in my life.
When I got out of class, I had this hunger for food. Any food, and on the drive home I couldn't help myself, I let loose. To taco bell I went. :o/ I never eat fast food, but for some reason I could not help myself.
This is the fateful Taco Bell that helped me to be in a position to forget my phone in my car. Excuse? Yes, probably, but there is truth to that statement. Darn you Taco Bell.
Well, here is how the train car turned out. Pretty cool, but I wanted the background to be blurry, and the train car to be super clear. Didn't get quite what I wanted, and the wheels on the train car are too bright. 
And here of course is the flag pole. I really don't ike it. I guess I don't know what I really wanted. But, I don't like what I got. Up next we have my favorite picture from the reel. It was the overpass, blurry, sweet picture. 
Here is one more before and after picture.
Dang, I almost forgot the "thinking stairs." There are some stairs at school in the Walb Student Union that cause me to think deeply every time I walk on them. It is amazing to me to watch people. I am so fascinated by people and how they do things. I study their interaction with objects, other people, and try to understand their motivation. Many people on campus don't like to make eye contact. I love making eye contact and smiling. But, it is okay if someone else does not. 
