Today I'm sick. And I'm pretty sure you have nothing better to do than hear about it. But I'll spare you major complaints-maybe. I must say, though, the timing is pretty impeccable. See on Friday, I woke up with a sore-ish throat and what some would call "sexy voice." You know that voice you have when you nearly don't have a voice. It's at least an octave lower than your normal speaking voice, and makes singing almost impossible-at least for me-unless, of course, you want to sing bass for the day (or however long it decides to linger). Saturday, I started feeling kind of tired, and while it wasn't so painful to talk, it was exhausting. I tell myself it's because I use so much energy trying to make myself heard... though I'm not sure of the accuracy of this deduction.
Sunday, still had less voice. When I sang, I pretty much sang in the bass range. Sunday night, my nose got stuffy. Monday, I still had little voice. And I had many lessons. By the end of the day, my voice was gone. Tuesday, one of my colleagues said I sounded better-though I'm pretty sure she only meant my voice. Cuz I was more stuffy on Tuesday than on Monday. And last night, my asthma decided to rear it's ugly head... at 3:30 in the morning. Fantastic. After waking myself up coughing, I took another dose of my inhaler and walked around, then laid in bed... for an hour. After an hour I finally fell asleep. Today it's mostly just hard to breathe, but I had a fun trip to the lekárná, or the pharmacy for those of you who don't speak Czech. Well, I guess it's just a medicine shop. You get prescriptions filled there. You get OTC drugs there. It's pretty much not like a CVS though because you have to tell them what you want and they get it for you. You can't pick up some medications by yourself. Anyway. I was so glad that our pastor's wife was working because I knew she'd be able to help me. I am so thankful for knowing English-speaking people in helpful areas. When one is sick, the last thing they want to do is try to communicate in a foreign language that they know very little of. Fortunately I have not been so sick, and this was my first trip to a lekárná alone. And I was glad I was able to speak English for the entire transaction-much less stressful than if she hadn't been there. If you're reading, Thanks Zuzka!
Now that I've given you a run-down of my illness (in more detail than you probably need or want), I know what you're thinking: "how does this make for good timing?" Excellent question. Let me tell you. See Friday is a national holiday. And as such, this weekend every year, it is a 5 day weekend-also known as Fall break. Now, I do still have some classes. Only one today and one tomorrow. But it's perfect timing because it's an extended period where I can just rest. I don't have to have a coughing fit in classes (well not most) and I don't have to find a way to get a drink or worry about not being able to breathe. For the most part, I can just relax at home and get better. This is so wonderful.
This morning I got to skype with a friend of mine who is teaching in Turkey. And she is always reminding me that God is good at the details. And this is just one more reminder for me that God has all the details worked out-there is not one thing He has forgotten or overlooked. It's really comforting to know this. In the midst of all the uncertainty in my life, I know for sure (though I often forget and am tempted to try to do it myself) that God has all the details worked out-none of it is a surprise to Him.
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