Prayers & Praise

Prayers
Friends… I’m coming to you with a heavy heart for a dear friend.  My best friend has been in the hospital since Sunday.  She’s pregnant and is excited about welcoming a baby into the world… but hopefully not until February.  I don’t understand it all, so don’t judge my wording here, but the fluid that surrounds the baby fell out of the cervix (maybe?).  So the baby is not being surrounded or protected by any fluid right now.  She’s been in the bed at an angle the past few days hoping that gravity will pull the fluid back to the baby.  There’s a chance that her water may break in which case she’d have to deliver the baby, but it wouldn’t survive.  In the morning they’re going in for surgery to hopefully put the sack back in place, but there is still a chance that the surgery won’t work and the baby won’t make it.  My heart is breaking for her and her husband.  Please send up some prayers!

My sweet friend, back before marriage and baby!

Training.  My training has NOT been stellar the past few weeks.  I’ve missed 2 of my long runs {shameful} and I planned on catching up this week, but then I got an infection {you’ll hear about that in a minute}.  I did 4 miles this evening.  My hip hurt a lot during that run {I’m certain it’s the road I’m running on – I’m changing my route tomorrow}.  Tomorrow I’ll do 5 and Thursday I’ll do 4 again.  I’ll stretch on Friday and attempt my long run on Saturday.  Hopefully that will put me back on schedule with my training, but either way… prayers would be appreciated.  I’d love to be trained up enough to continue my training for a full marathon after this half in November.

Praise
I have been battling an infection the past few days and have debated about going to the doctor because 1. I’m jobless at the moment and 2. I’m uninsured because of said jobless.  I was really worried about the money, but I realized that I just couldn’t put this doctor visit off.  I searched for a “cheap clinic”, one that provided a “slide scale” for low-income patients.  I found one.  Thank you, Lord!  But that’s not even the best part.  I got done with the exam and asked how much I owed.  I’m not sure if they couldn’t figure out how much I should pay or what, but she says, “Honey, we’ll get you next time”.  {I mean, seriously… does that EVER happen in a clinic or hospital?}  I’m also not sure if that meant, they’ll bill me later, or if I just got that visit for free, but either way it was a huge blessing for me in my situation right now!  I got my prescription, which ended up being only $4 with my Walgreens discount and now I’m wondering why I waited so long and endured the pain, but God came through and I’m so thankful!

I also start a part-time job in the morning.  Yay, money!  Yay, purpose!  I’m excited to have somewhere to go in the morning.  It may not end up being full time and it may not work out in the end, but I’m thankful for the income and something to do during the day.

October.  I love October.  Let’s just send up praise for this glorious month!