Well seeing as it was just Thanksgiving in the States I thought I might make today's post about things I was grateful for this week. First of all I am thankful for the Grace, mercy and love of God because we would all be miserable and lost without it. Truly all things come from Him to begin with so really the following are just a few of God's blessings I am specifically greatful form right now. I am most thankful for my wonderful husband to be. Truly without him I would be freaking out all too much, worrying about everything, and surely straying from the spiritual path far more often than I do. I am thankful for my friends and family at home who have been so loving and supportive of me these past few months even while web are half a world apart. I am also grateful for the wonderful "family" of my brothers and sisters in Christ at the church (and boy was I really glad to have them yesterday, but I will get to that later). I am grateful for beautiful scenery of Japan and the opportunity that I have ton see it. I am grateful for heated floors and hand warmers when it is cold. Finally, I am thankful for my health which is returning!
Now on to the latest happenings. Recently it seems my health has been taking a hit. I guess it is just further proof of the temporary nature of things but being that I have never been sick or injured often it is quite the challenge. For the past few weeks I had noticed a slight cold lingering probably from biking to and from school everyday in the cold. But I am far too cheap and stubborn to stop biking because of something like that (we save 10$/week/person biking). So then my right knee began to bother me And of course me being me I ignored it until I found that I could no longer sit with my knees folded with my feet under my butt (this is called seiza) which I must do for my traditional culture practice class. So after some googling I figured the problem sounded like tendonitis above the knee which can be brought on by biking especially when you didn't often do so before. So it is back to the bus at least for three days a week. But that works out OK anyway as it is getting colder as well. Finally we have the trip to the hospital yesterday early morning. We had stayed Thursday night at the church because we were going to join the trip on Friday to Shirakawago. We were leaving early 6:30am so we would stay the night. To my very unpleasant surprise the next morning I had found that a nasty Bladder infection must have set in. Serious enough to need antibiotics but other than that not a major problem. But thanks to Gods plan I was at the church where many people were there to help. Within one hour I was taken to the doctor, checked out, and received the medicine from the pharmacy and all with Japanese/English/Korean speaker Eunyoung to help! I made it back in time to go to the trip to Shirakawago (a beautiful historical village I will post photos on facebook later) and got lots of rest during the eight hours of driving there and back. Please don't worry as I am alright and in good hands! Have a great week! And Thank the Lord!
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