sweet relief

So the kidney stones have been back off an on today, I think it might be one stone that is moving along, getting stuck, moving some more, getting stuck, and so on... This however has made me realize how good it feels in between the painful moments. When I am feeling no pain, I actually notice how good it feels to just feel normal. I hope I can hold onto this after the stones pass because it really is a great feeling.

This reminds me of David Crowder's book, Praise Habit: Finding God in Sunsets and Sushi, a lot of the beginning of the book explains how we see God in the good times, and the bad times, but in the mean time during the normal times we tend to be oblivious to his presence. This isn't something we do purposely, God just slips our minds when we "don't have a reason" to think of God. This was also the topic of one of our Monday morning chapels last semester. My note to you all today is this: Take time everyday when you have nothing to be thankful for or worry about, and just think of how great life is, how great you feel, and what an amazing God we have.