After church, after lunch, I decided I needed to get on my treadmill and get my 3.1 miles in for the Fit & Run that I had signed up for with the company. It benefits MD Anderson Cancer Center. I didn't want to drive downtown so did it at home. All I had to do was take a photo on my watch, showing that I had completed the walk/run. Now I need to figure out how I submit it to prove I did do it. I should get the t-shirt soon. :-) I did walk the 3.1 miles on the treadmill. Now I don't 'sweat'; I 'glisten', as a rule. But it was so warm in that back part of the house, with the fan on, that my t-shirt was soaked. Good, maybe I got some toxins out of my body, right? This would be a good time to move the little fan I have to the back room so that I can walk the treadmill without sweating up a storm. I didn't mind the 'walk' at all; I put the computer in front of me, found a movie on Amazon Prime, and watched it as I walked. Made the time go by a lot quicker!
And, because I did walk the 3.1 (+) miles, my legs are telling me they walked much further than they have in a long time. Should be interesting tonight as I am scheduled to do leg work. I wonder if I can move about enough today to loosen them up. Or maybe I should ask to switch to core tonight and save my legs to Wednesday. Will see how the day goes. I do need to start getting on the treadmill or the rebounder daily and keep the body moving. I sit all day, and most of the time, all evening as well. Need to keep moving to keep limber.
I kept telling myself I SHOULD go visit Ms. Diane; I SHOULD go visit Ms. Vicky - but I did neither. A granddaughter was to come by to pick up something and I stayed at home, waiting on her. After a while, I figured she forgot, but I did not call her. Eventually, she did text that she forgot, so we will try to connect sometime today. Hubby finished watching the football game (which was lost in the last two minutes) and then watched a movie.
Today I'm back to work and will need to take off this afternoon to go with hubby to his doctor's appointment. This is the oncologist - we will actually be meeting with his assistant, who is much nicer and listens to you. I haven't met her before, but hubby has. So we will push through with the rest for the PET scan. She will have to ask the doctor of course. And I need to remember to make a copy of the blood work that Dr. Mark wants him to see that shows the liver and kidneys are affected. If he refuses to order the PET scan, I'm not sure what the next step is. I think Dr. Mark said we'd go to the kidney doctor and ask for a CT with contrast - and how we can work around the contrast part because it will affect the kidneys, which are already inflamed. My fear? The cancer from the prostate has spread to the liver and kidneys. He's not 'feeling it' now, other than occasionally not feeling good, but not able to identify why. That is why we need the PET scan - to find out what is going on. There is inflammation; but where is it coming from...
Wow - I just had a big fear! LOL I don't know what I was thinking... but I hit the plus button on the tab at the top - and nearly lost this post. Not that it is a big deal, but I don't know if I could think that much again this morning. ;) But - I did find it and it had saved as a draft, although I had not saved it (yet). Lucky you, huh? You have something to read.
Psalm 51:12 (NKJV): Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
Want to know why so many people are so unhappy? They have sinned against God and refuse to confess it. The above scripture, the entire psalm 51, is David's lament to God when he confessed his sin of adultery with Bathsheba and murder of her husband to cover his sin. When David confessed his sin with deep remorse, he asked God to restore to him the joy of His salvation. There have been times when I have felt so burdened about something I shouldn't have done (or said) that I felt my joy had been sucked out of me. I've mentioned it a few times I think over the years, how I feel the joy of life has been sucked out of me at times. Usually it isn't for something I did, but my attitude towards what is going on. Anyway - you want to have joy in your heart, in your life?
Choose Jesus. Confess your heart to Him, and ask Him to restore to you the joy of His salvation. He will, you know. You will find your heart feels so much lighter and there is peace within you. "Try it, you'll like it!"
When times are tough, I have learned to sing the song 'The Joy of the Lord is my Strength'. Do you remember that song? If you grew up in a church like mine, you probably do. You know, 'the Joy of the Lord is my strength! The joy of the Lord, is my strength!, The joy of the Lord is my strength! The joy of the Lord is my strength!' That is a very hard song to learn - haha. I can remember when I had a very difficult director who would literally scream at me and slam her hand on her desk at me - and I would just stand there and smile at her - which drove her crazy. Then I would take a short walk, singing all the way 'The joy of the Lord is my strength'. It works, try it. It does make life better.
And, yes, this is short today - but I am drawing a blank as to what to write today. My youngest went to Maine yesterday; I think he said last night he was heading to Boston and New York City today.
Hope you have a good day. Do something good for yourself today. Be kind to yourself. Talk well of yourself. Find joy.
Blessings!
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