I <3 Pathologists

I got the call yesterday back from the biopsy of my leg. Turns out have some sort of granuloma dermatitis? Idk what it is actually--something that sounds complicated.

Basically, it's just some form of rare something that probably originated with a bug bite. Haha. In case you can't tell, I know nothing of medical issues.

Anyway, basically, they are pretty sure that it can be cleared up pretty easily with some steriod cream stuff. Hydrocortisone on crack basically.

Wal-mart was out of the stuff yesterday, but it should be here today and I can get started on it. Joy.


In other news. I love Jesus. :)

Caring for Creation....Is it really about your politics?

I know a lot of great people. I know a lot of great Christian people. I know a lot of great Christian people who tend to be conservative.

I like a lot of these people a lot. They are good people really. But I have recently come to disagree with some (/many) of these people on certain things.


Yesterday--I celebrated my first Earth Day by turning off my AC for the day. It really wasn't hot enough to need it and so I figured why waste the electricity to leave it on. It was actually kinda pleasant in my room, so I plan on continuing this and only turn it on when I'm truly uncomfortably hot.

Anyway, I know a lot of people who think that Earth day and trying to protect the environment is just for hippies and crazy liberals.


But is protecting our Earth really an issue of politics?




I think not. I think that protecting the resources of this beautiful planet that God has given us is just another form of worship and respect for the Creator who made it all. I'm not saying that you have to go all crazy and attempt a "no impact" lifestyle. But what about cutting down that impact? It's not very hard.

Turn off the water while you're brushing your teeth--that wastes GALLONS of water every single day. Turn off the lights in your house when you aren't there. Lower (or raise in the summer, I guess) your thermostat--just a degree or two, chances are, you won't even notice the difference. Start using reuseable shopping bags.

You know, these things aren't even a big deal--but if hundreds or even millions more people did this every year, our negative impact on planet Earth would be significantly less. Not to mention that, but most of those changes are also going to save you money. So you're protecting the planet and protecting your bank account all at the same t ime. It's a win/win if you ask me.


Just consider it...forget about the "crazy liberals" and make the decision based on what you feel is right.

I want to leave you with this last thought--it comes from pastor Rob Bell:

"How we treat the creation reveals how we feel about the creator."

New.

I trust Him.



Creator of the Universe. Savior. Beginning and End. Jehova Nissi. Yaweh. Adonai. Almighty.


Why would I trust anyone else?

I'm holy.

Really, I am. Well, Hole-y at least.


So, I've had this thing on my leg, at first we thought it might be stagph, then we thought a spider bite, now--9 months later, this thing is still on my leg. It's better than it used to be, but still not gone, and I'm not gonna lie, that kinda worries me.

SOOOoo, I finally decided to give up on our family doc and go for a second opinion. Instead of spending tons of money on going to a new doc, I decided to just go to the school nurse. She had no clue, so she took pictures and took them to the doc she practices under.


He said--you need to do a biopsy. So....today I went in.

For the record when they take a biopsy, they have this hole punch thing that the make this big hole (like 5mm) in your leg and then cut out some tissue to be studied. The shots for the anesthetic stuff hurt, but then (obviously) I couldn't really feel the rest of the procedure, so aside from the horrible sight and the creepy crawlies, it wasn't all that bad.

But now it hurts. Kinda bad actually. Ow.

Anyway, so I should know sometime next week (hopefully) what is actually going on. Please pray that the pathologists figure it out soon, cause I'm not good at waiting. And also pray that these holes in my leg heal well without any problems .

:)


Hopefully we'll know something more soon.

I love spring

I love spring, it's great...almost as great as fall. I love all of the typical cliche things about this time of year--the rain, thunderstorms, fresh green grass, trees waking up from a long winter sleep, new flowers....ahhh, it's pure joy.

So, I have something kind of huge. I have been told that, as a girl, I am supposed to have a favorite flower. Usually if somone inquires as to my favorite flower, my response is "Oh, whatever is pretty"...which remains true. I have carefully chosen to not pick a "favorite" flower and make it well known on a whim. This is because I don't want to tell someone that something is my favorite, then get it as a gift and end up hating it. Yes, I am perfectly well aware that this is absurd, but these are the things that go on in my brain. So, I have postponed defining my favorite.

However, I think I now have chosen something:

Daisies.

Especially Gerber daisies.

When I look at them, they just make me smile. It's not becasue they are supposedly "happy flowers" or anything, I just think they are pretty. I like their vibrant color and their "typical" flowery appearance.

I also particularly like their thick stems, and how they look in a vase with just one or a few stems. So pretty! :)

Other flowers I TOTALLY dig include:

Orchids: Once again in the single-stem (or few stem) arrangements.

Simple is better.

And basically anything else that is absolutely, and simply beautiful. Clean, pretty colors, and flowers that look gorgeous in sparse arrangements (and pretty vases). :)

I love...

life. I really do.

Things have been going great lately, so that's pretty exciting.

I think I have finally found a topic I can run with for my senior research project, which is GOOD considering it kinda has to be finished in a week or two. School is kinda stressful right now, I kind of wish I felt like I was getting more things accomplished than I am. Seriously, if I never wasted any time, I would be basically caught up on things...but I can't seem to quit wasting my time talkign to friends, going out, etc, etc. I have been getting better about it though, so I'm proud of that.

I'm also kind of stuggling with this whole wedding planning game. It seems like my best friend is not really working at making her wedding plans at all, and the wedding is in 2 months. We've gotten all the dresses, so that's a good start, but she still doesn't have a location or anything. I don't want to be like overly pushy and make her angry with me, but I also want to help out and help her get some decisions made so that she won't have to spend the last month before the wedding FREAKING out and stressing out because she's not even remotely prepared.

I am also doing her wedding cake. I know that my cake decorating experience is...well, not very much at all. But I am really excited about the opportunity. I would really love to learn more about cake decorating and maybe even some day do it as a side job (slash hobby) for people. If I'm good, that is. Hopefully I will be, because just thinking about getting to work with cakes again makes me really excited. I love getting to do creative things, and unlike some of the other creative things I have tried in the past, this is something I really think I might have talent for.

I guess only time will tell. :) We're doing our "trial run" today. I'll try to take some pictures.

In other news, I have a homework assignment due in my biology class at 12:30 and I have kinda only done one or two of the questions for it. lol. Guess I better get to work!