It’s been such a nice and peaceful day today. I’ve been busy on the computer getting my personal and school tasks accomplished. The phones and even the email has been quiet so it just makes me feel so serene. I had a wonderful prayer time this morning and good bible study time as well. I can hardly believe how quickly the time goes by though.
I visited my new (well, returning) primary care physician yesterday. He is such a pleasant man and I am so blessed to have a team of wonderful doctors that take really good care of me. Humana seems to be like a thorn in my side when it comes to authorizing meds that are uniquely prescribed to me by my doctor’s – dosages that usually go over and above the norm to meet my needs – but Humana doesn’t seem to have eyes that see and ears that hear. I think they need a new fax machine as well or learn how to stop lying about not receiving faxes that are sent to them by my doctors. Maybe that’s an evil thought and I must ask God to forgive me. I have no proof to back that up with the exception of verified successfully sent faxes to Humana that they claim they are not receiving. These issues with Humana are really a royal pain in the butt. I wonder how much more I can stand from them. I have to keep reminding myself that all things are working together for the good to those who love God…(Romans 8: 28) I have to be strong in faith and know that God’s will is being done and He will bless me with the victory in every aspect of my life for His name’s sake.
I love sending out birthday cards to my loved ones on time. Sometimes I create and print my own and sometimes I go online to hallmark.com and create picture/music cards there that they actually mail out for me after I have created them. That is a really cool and fun site if you like that sort of thing. Everyone who receives them always asks me, “How did you do that!” And…they really like them as well. It does cost a little bit of money, maybe around $6.00 including the postage, but it’s worth it if I have the money to do it. Otherwise, I create my own cards on my computer, print them out, and mail them myself. I have a really cool nephew that I need to make one for before the end of today. 
Since I’ve been put on the higher dosage of prednisone (the steroids), of course my appetite has increased accordingly. I’ve decided a really cool way to keep my hands and mouth happy is to snack on unsalted sunflower seeds that I buy in bulk and raw. I bring them home and roast them up for 10 minutes and I can happily snack on those tiny little nuts all day long. It takes time to manipulate the shell in my mouth to get it cracked open and of course i have to have a good little garbage can to catch the emptied shells. The only draw back to this is is that my tongue tends to start feeling a little raw after snacking on them for too long. :-)
Well, I’m off to dinner. i think I’ll have some nice, hot chicken noodle soup for dinner. And maybe a banana. Yes, that sounds like a plan.
Peace and love, Out! Linda
