Oh I Wish I Had A Camera...

So, my job requires me to begin at 7:15 every morning when I meet the buses. It just so happens that 7:10-15 is exactly when the sun starts to rise up in the sky. My favorite parking place happens to gaze exactly into the sun. Ergo, this morning the sunrise was BEAUTIFUL!!!! It came up over the clouds and I really felt like I had entered into the song "The Days of Elijah", it was so brilliant! It was like the epitome of seeing the cloud's silver lining. And what's even cooler is that it comes up over the projects. Such a sign of hope and beauty. I know I was sure pumped this morning. I think God planned it just for me:) at least I feel that way! I just sat in awe of it, until i realized it was 7:15 exactly and i didn't want to be late! Alas, I had no camera but I do have some other fun outdoor pics...so I will share. All these rainbow pics are courtesy of my Albuquerque, NM/ Santa Fe trip for my cousin Allie's wedding 1 1/2 years ago. Enjoy!

WOOOOOOOOOO!

Yep, that's the title. I was talking to my dear friend Simone today about how miraculous God is about the way he heals our bodies! The fact that 8 weeks ago, they cut me open, took out my guts, and sewed me back up is crazy (still!). But what's even cooler is the fact that I can do practically the same things I could do 8 weeks ago-maybe not quite as intensely, but I can still do them...

For example, today and yesterday i went CLIMBING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes, it deserves many exclamation points! Don't worry, on the crazy reach parts i did it the easy way so nothing would pull very hard and i'm fine!

Last Friday, I ran 2 miles!

I can go to work all day every week day. It's glorious!

I can wear all my clothes now! No more alternating the same two pairs of pants! Sweet.

I've even had sushi for my first time. Oh the craziness!

Layne's is TOTALLY in the near future. It's been calling my name since the hospital, fried food just hasn't been my digestive system's preference:)

Other exciting things going on: I think I'm going to take some of my Kemp kids rock climbing at the wall! 10 year olds on the wall: this should be very entertaining! I will definitely post when that happens.

I read Josh Harris's Stop Dating the Church. Everyone needs to read this book! It's phenomenal and my little sister is reading it now-and she is obsessed too. It reiterates The Great Commandment-Love God, Love People.

And because this is adorable I have to write about it...I greet the buses every morning at 7:15. There is the cutest 1st grader at Kemp named Colby. Every morning he is the first one in his class off the bus and gets the stack of paper off the corner of his class's table, and then puts one piece of paper in front of where each child will sit. No other child does this! Then he sits and colors by himself til everyone gets there. It makes me smile every morning. :)

Be Excited!!!! I am at least:)

As of Sunday (6 weeks) the scar is at full capacity-in other words, it's cleared to play NFL Football...on the day of the Super Bowl. Hilarious.

I started full time work back again yesterday and it's going well. For those of you concerned, I just hang with AJ during the day a little bit, I'm not a discipliner right now...a sock in the stomach wouldn't be a good thing. I've also been able to go on walks!!!!

I love walks and walking. Especially in light of the last few weeks. I feel like I've run a marathon the next day, but I can tell I'm getting stronger every day. I love my kids and that I get to be back with them. They've been missed!

I think the biggest thing right now is reverting from survival mode and getting from point A to point B to having a clear mental state...I've felt kinda foggy in that department (as well as a few others:)

Exercising is helping that a lot though for which I am thankful. It is so easy when you've been waited on hand and foot to be totally focused on yourself... and my parents did (because they are wonderful and I couldn't have had it any other way) but I feel like I'm not only relearning things physically but also remembering slash re-realizing just how powerful my flesh is and how it wants to take over. Jesus is way stronger but I am so weak. In so many ways...

Thank you Lord for healing!