Day 22 - Getting Through It

And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1: 10-14

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

This is day 14 of Dr. Ford's metabolic cleansing diet, so tomorrow marks the halfway point. It hasn't been as difficult as I originally thought it would be to stick to, and I'm kind of proud of myself. My mantra is no longer "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can." Nope, now it's "I can do it, I can do it, I can do it!"

Remember those blood tests I took a couple weeks ago that I've been eagerly awaiting the outcome of? Dr. Ford has had the results for a while now, but was reviewing them before talking to me, so I get to wait another five days, when we'll go over them on Monday. He wants me to come in twice a week now. There are some supplements to add in, so I'll drop by tomorrow to pick them up. I know these are more things I need to help in my metabolic healing, but they sound nasty-tasting. I'll let you know.

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17: 22

 

I'm picking up steam, and had a very simple menu in preparation for a busy day. Breakfast was leftover stir-fry and salad, lunch was chicken-vegetable soup, and once again I took a large salad with me for dinner. Tonight was dress rehearsal -- the only dress rehearsal we got -- and we had several things go wrong. But that's what dress rehearsals are for -- to see what you need to fix, change, delete, add in, adjust, all at the last minute. I found out that my wardrobe changes were taking too long, so I had to rethink the costumes I had spent a lot of time coming up with.

It was a long night. And tomorrow will bring an even longer day.

Lord, help me through this week! It's not just the stresses of the diet. I've never acted in a play before, never sung on stage before. But you have led me to this, you have prepared me for this, and in that knowledge I find comfort and peace. Maybe it's peace before the storm, but peace enough for now.

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. Psalm 143: 8