Claritin Cures All!!!

With the snow all melting and us entering into our strange quasi season that is winter/spring but more like a wasteland of dust and grey colors my allergies tend to go a little haywire.
This year I have forgotten about this strange phenomina and for the last week I've been feeling like a Mac truck has hit me. I haven't been sleeping well and my sinuses have been rather... clogged?

Today dad had a brain wave and suggested buying allgery meds. Which we did. And I already feel 10 times better and have energy. Good thing, seeing as it is nearly midnight and time to go to bed! But my sinuses are clear so maybe I'll sleep all the way through the night tonight.

I leave soon for Moravian Falls. Another dream come true. I can't wait to be there. There are many circumstances around this trip that are mind blowing, but right now they are going to stay private. I may tell you about them in a few weeks. Right now, though... they are personal... wonderful, incredible and plain on amazing to see how God works and what He does in your life.

A few years ago when I lived in St. Louis, Missouri a great friend of mine took me out for dinner. Her name was Gale and she can be credited for a lot of what God has done in my life. She is an amazing woman of God. Anyway, we were at some Vietnamese resturant and she was saying how I was too young at the time, but soon I will be able to see how God works things in my life. I'll be able to see seasons, patterns, similarities and if I pay close enough attention I'd be able to watch God do incredible things in ways that go further then just sitting on a bench and watching your life go past your eyes.

I think I'm coming into the age where I can only now begin to see this happening. I'm 24 and do not in any way consider that old. There are still a lot of firsts when it comes to being 24. I have seen a heck of a lot, and done a heck of a lot but that does not satisfy me. I am on a constant drive to see what it means to become God's dream come true.

Only now am I able to see what Gale was telling me about. And it is remarkable.

Not all is easy. Not all is light. Not all makes sense. But all is amazing. Maybe not in the midst of it, but I'll tell you what has made things easier in the midst. It is taking a step back. It is removing yourself from the situation for a moment and just looking at everything for a moment and saying, "Wow... what a ride this is."

I suppose it is something like climbing Everest. Often times it is really hard, confusing, scary and I'm sure people would often times rather be on a couch, warm at home. But if they just lay all that stuff on the shelf for a moment, look up from the snow and ice, they'll see a sight that very few people around the globe get to see.

I lead a different life. At times it is not easy. At times it is confusing. I don't always know what is behind the next corner. But one thing I have learned is to stop, take a breath and enjoy the view for a moment. I can pause and take in the wonder of it all. I can pause and thank God for such a strange existance. I can lay aside the hardness and take a break. There is nothing wrong with that. Take a break... you can pick up the task and keep walking again after you've rested for a moment. It's not like your backpack is going to sprout legs and run away the moment you take it off.

Wait a second... wasn't I talking about Claritin?

I'm going to sleep now. Tomorrow I shall see what tomorrow holds.