Breathing Treatment/Mucinex D

This morning when I woke up my throat felt a lot better and so did well everthing, however I sounded worse. I was sneezing and coughing more than ever so my mom took me to the doctors. I do not like doctors at all.. and to make things worse Mrs. Royalty called and asked me to babysit. I felt horrible, of course I wanted to babysit, why did I have to get sick? Moving on... the doctor came in and checked my breathing... yikes... I have never had a problem with breathing before but he said my "oxygen flow was poor" or something like that, so they gave me a breathing treatment. I have never had one before, and never want one again. It was not painful or anything, but I am still very jittery and get light headed whenever I stand. It drained me alittle, but not as much as they wanted, and I too wish it would have done more. But the doc checked me breathing again and he said it was alittle bit better. He said that I do not like to breath deeply and I was just thinking to myself, I just had a treatment I am very jittery and feel very weak, of course I cannot hold a deep breath for very long, I can't even stand. But he instructed me not to go to wokr, but said that I am fine for the wedding this weekend.. so I still get to go to PA for Lydia's wedding, which is exciting! He also gave me a coupon for 2 dollars off of Mucinex D, I thought hey that's cool how much is this stuff.. 15 bucks for 18 tablets. I was shocked!!! So it better work, and well. Anywho, I am going to take a nap now then take a Mucinex because the pharmisist informed that after taking one I will probably be alittle wired. So we will see!!!

Busy, Busy, Busy.. and it is not over yet!! =]

Today was pretty good. I worked at 10, and I am usually excited anymore when I get to go on drive thru, however, my voice is escaping me and 6 hours on drive thru did not agree with me too well. I, obviously, made it through though, and although I was not feeling very well after work, it still was not a bad day at work. I worked with all great people, and poor Tracy had to be sent home early.. she was sick, actualy we both seem to have the same thing, and it started on Sunday for both of us.. so maybe we got it from work. Anywho, we were very busy today and it was tiring, but I did get to train the new kid on drive, so I was not by myself the entire time, only part of the time.. so that was nice.
After work, Renee and Kelly came and picked me up and we went to Bible Baptist in Campbell. Although I am no longer a teenager we decided to go to the teens service that they have.. Bro. Nathaniel preaches at the teens, so of course Miss Kelly goes with him and so Renee and I also tagged along. We also played Mad Gab, and get this.... keep in mind that Renee and I are both sick and Kelly is pregnant (morning sickness)... well Nathaniel decided to have a burping contest!!!!!! He had 3 boys and 2 girls grow up, I almost threw up several times and was very very very disgusted. I could not wait to leave the room. Kelly looked just as nauseated as I did, trust me! We then snuck into the main service so that we could pray with everyone. The Martin's were there tonight, so it was nice seeing them. Gabby and Sarah are so sweet, and just two of the cutest girls! I also got to see Bethany and Brandon, Andrew Jordan and Mary, and of course the Ferguson's so I enjoyed that because I haven't talked to any of them in awhile.
So the rest of this week is going to be just as busy, if not even busier. Tomorrow I work 2-11, I am dreading that soo much, and will deffinately be counting down the hours. I just keep telling myself that even though I am sick, that I can make it through. I think it is going to be hard though because today I only worked alittle over 6 hours and I felt like I was going to die. I got rather soar and I am just praying that I somehow make it through tomorrow! But then at about 2 on Friday Shawn, Mrs. Mayville and I are going to go canvasing for the bus. Our numbers on the bus have been rather low and we need some more riders. Then at about 7ish Jenn is coming to picj me up then we are going to back to Faith and I am going to spend the night there with her. The point of that is for Saturday morning, we are leaving at about 6 A.M. for Lydia's wedding! I cannot wait for the wedding, it is going to be great and I will get to see some of my college friends as well! So I am excited! Then Saturday night Jenn Ashley and I will be headed back to ohio... they are going to spend the night here!!!!!!!!!!! I CANNOT WAIT!!! It is going to be great, and we will all get to go to my church and they will get to see my bus and Sunday school class. I am so excited! I aready said that, but I really really am!
Some of the fam is over so I am going to make some hot tea w/honey for my throat, then go outside with them!
And with this I depart... I know I have said this a million times before, but I just love my church. I am also very thankful for other churches within driving distances of like faith near my church. it is great having friends that you can catch up with who you know are being taught the same things that you are. I just love it, and everyone who I have gotten to know that I would have never met otherwise!!!!!

Sickly.. again!

Okay now, at the beginning of last month I got sick.. it wasn't like this, but it still kept me in bed for several days and I almost missed the 4th because of it. Anywho, now it started about a week ago, I woke up with a horrible cough and soar throat at like 2 in the morning (it was actually the morning I left for camp). I fell back asleep and when I woke up I was fine. No throat problem no cough, and I had assumed that I just swallowed sometihng in my sleep, I know gross, but they say that the average person swallows (I think it is) 10 spiders in their life; anywho, so I didn't think anything of it. Then Sunday I woke up and my throat was bothering me again (no cough though) so since Sunday I have been drinking lots of tea with honey to help sooth my throat and it has not helped so far. Tonight though while at work it got worse, and by the time I left I could hardly speak. We have a new manager from another store, and guess who she does not like? Me, that's who. our RGM okayed it for me to leave at 9 instead of 10 and when she left the new manager said that I was not allowed to because she would not have enough people, which of course she did, but oh well, I didn't lose anything... except my voice!
I have to work early tomorrow morning. I go in at 10 then have church (at Bible Baptist in Campbell, my churches Wednesday service has been switched to Thursday, and I work so will not be able to attend, so Renee and I are going to go to Bible Baptist tomorrow). So since I need to be up early and since it is alittle past 11 I am going to go now. Tired, soar throat, cough and all! Please pray that it goes away though. However, I know it is all in His will. I recently prayed and told the Lord I would not fear any physical illness or sickness and that I would take whatever He gave me.. and I have gotten some physical needs ever since. I am trusting that it is the Lord seeing if I will hold true to by promise.. and I will. So please pray for me, and that His will will be done... not my own!

True Love

A girl from Hyles wrote this poem, but I really like it and decided to post it!


Love is a choice, I've heard men say,
A feeling that you give away.
A risk, or chance, on love you take,
Though, in the end, your heart may brake.

This familiar story, I have heard before,
But never have I loved it more
Than the day I realized that it was mine,
For I am loved by God Divine.

He taught me just what true love was.
He shows me by the things He does.
He loves me though I often fail.
He sees my soul is oh so frail.

He did not take a risk or chance,
He knew my helpless circumstance.
With naught to gain by loving me,
He still gave all to set me free.

On me, He made a sacrifice.
For me, He paid so high a price.
May I always keep Him in my mind
When others say that love is blind.

-Rebecca Faulds

Growing old...

I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I know that a lot of people still consider me to be young, and I do likewise, but it is crazy to think how old I really am getting. It seems like just yesterday I was 18, and now I am going on 22 in just a few short weeks. A friend and I were talking about how out of nowhere we just started becoming friends with more and more adults and now look at some.. not all, but some.. teenagers and ask ourselves if we use to be the same way. I guess if we were all honest with ourselves than most of us would say that when we were teenagers we did think that we knew more than we actually did. Like we had all the answers and those who were older than us were just there to tell us what to do, but they never had any real wisdom. Okay I think I exagerated that alittle. We all knew that adults know more than us, but when it came to some things (I know for myself) I did not want to always listen to what I was being told, but instead wanted to learn my own way. Because of that stubborness and pride and selfishness I went through a couple of trials that could have been avoided had I listened to those who were older and wiser than me.
I started thinking about this more after a service last week at camp. A friend of mine came to visit us and we forgot to save an extra seat, so we were forced to sit in the far section. Well Pastor Krohn was standing up there preaching and almost the whole row of girls in front of us were not paying attention. I did not know these girls, but I had to correct them atleast 5 times because the lady counselor sitting next to them was not. The counselor in front of them did correct them when she saw or heard anything.. however she did not see nor hear it all. They were complaining that they were bored and were tired of preaching. How sad, I thought. There was not one message that I thought was "boring" and not one message that I wouldn't sit through again.. they were all great. But isn't that how it goes? Children a lot of times don't grasp what it is that they need to learn. I certainly am not perfect and did not grasp everything myself, but I could not believe the complete disrespect that was coming from these junior girls. At one point my girls were cheering and screaming (before the preaching of course) and two girls turned around and told them to bequiet. Well, my blood starting boiling. These girls were not happy with anything, so I very politely told them that my girls were doing nothing wrong and that they needed to turn around and leave my girls alone. I know that some kids only go to camp for fun and not necessarily for the preaching, but these girls were mocking the preaching and the fun. They were just not satisfied at all.
I am not sure how I got on that, but it made me appreciate growing up even more. There was one time that I wanted to tell the "counselor" that she needed to learn how to counsel and keep her girls under control, but I did not, because I know that everyone is at a different level in the Christianity and I did not want to be a stumbling block to anyone... that would only put me in the wrong. And I know that I am far from perfect and did not want to come off in a wrong way, and let my anger speak.
I am very thankful for the church that I attend, and have attended since 3rd grade. I have learned so much... how to act, how to dress, how to talk, etc, etc... and am just so thankful for it all. Yes, I am growing up.. but with age comes wisdom, right? And if I want to help the girls in my Sunday school class, and possibly maybe even one day raising my own children, then I must grow up and learn what I need to learn.
Old? Not quite. Young? Not wanted. I am just trying to soak up all the wisdom that I can, and looking forward to growing old in the Lord, if the Lord sees fit.
And with this I depart... I have always wanted to be older than I was. When I was a youngen I wanted to be a teenager, when I was a teenager I wanted to be an adult. This is the first time in my life that I am truly 100% completely content with where I am, and excited to see what lies ahead! Philippians 4:11

Short.. but sweet!

Tonight I had something that I volunteered to do to try and be a help to a family at church. I'm never to sure how much of a help that I am, but I do try my best and really do desire to be a blessing to them, and the night did go well. Anyway, I was rather tired though and did not want to fall asleep, so a friend from college stayed up and kept me company so that I did not fall asleep. He was very considerate and reminds me once again that I have the greatest friends... truly I do! Anyway, have a great night everyone! =]

I am so blonde!

I realized this morning that the rash that I thought I was getting under my eyes, was probably just dry skin. So when the swelling went away but not that, I was not too concerned, because dry skin is very common for me.
But, I realized tonight as I was washing my face with the normal family soap that we have, that.... Wednesday before camp I bough soap for camp. However, I did not buy the normal family soap, I bought Dial because it was soo much cheaper. With the hussle and bussle of everyone constantly asking me if I was using a new makeup or new hair product, I never even considered, nor remembered that I switched soaps. (I am referring to my allergies this past week). I just know that I figured whatever was causing me to blow up like a balloon was something that was on my face, or near my face when I sleeped, so I washed my face real good, and a lot. Then tonight it hit me that that cheap soap that I bought was probably what I was allergic to and what was causing me to swell up like a balloon. I was so mad at myself. Why didn't I catch that sooner? I am just happy that I did catch it now, and hopefully don't have to worry about it anymore.
Anyway, I am off to sleep now. I am still going to take some Benadryl though, I am pretty usre that it will get the last out of me, and if worse comes to worse it will work as a sleeping pill!! hehe haha.. I can use that. So, I am praying that tomorrow I wake up with absolutely no swelling. We will see!
And with this I depart... it is very important to remain possitve, and always willing to encourage others. Someone (actually 2 someones) greatly encouraged me the other day, more that they will ever know. And they do not know that they did either. But, I know they did, and I am eternally grateful for it. I know I have said it a million times, but I really do have the greatest friends!!

More Pictures from Camp Week!

Some pictures from camp!