Sometimes I start to get frustrated that I am not able to bounce things off my ready made sounding board, because its the middle of the night where she is, she has work in the morning and school in the evening and we can't really talk about that stuff anyway given our situation. {In case I am being too poetical, my ready made sounding board is my sister/best friend, Kade!}
And then comes Tuesday!
Today I was sitting at my desk in my room working on something or other, when there was a knock on the door. I heard a soft sweet voice say Hello to my roommate and I turned to see my friend standing there asking if we were going to lunch. {I wasn't sure if we were or not, so I hadn't gone downstairs to meet her. She asked the front desk where my room was and came to find me.}
We ate in the castle food court, and had dumplings, noodles and fried wantons.
Why mention the food? Well, cause those are some of my favourites and so it makes
the meal even more special! ;)
Point is though, Father is always sending me someone just when I need them!
Even when I don't know yet that I need them!
It wasn't until later today that I have started feeling like there is no one
that thinks like me or no one that I can go talk to about some things that are being
posted or discussed or going on etc etc etc.
But I think back and realize that I am not alone and I need to stop feeling
But I think back and realize that I am not alone and I need to stop feeling
and acting that way!
Every time that I have been here in China He has given me
one or more of the best people for the time that I am in! And you know what?
They stick with me after that time is over too!!
I just stayed up the other night talking to a woman who was my shoulder to cry on
during a really rough patch my first year here!
People to understand what you are going through are never a little thing!
So lets say that it was lunch that is my thing for today! ;)
#ItsTheLittleThings
I have dictation tomorrow, and I just went through all 12 words and got them right!
Hoping that translates {get it, translates?} into a good performance tomorrow also!
Speaking of performances....tomorrow is round one of the Chinese Competition.
在美国，我们有一个惯用语，说:“你不是你的病”，意思是每个人有自己 特点，每个人不一样. 即使你病得很严重，但是疾病并不是你的全部，你的生活还有别的内容.我觉得这句话很有道理，我也觉得，我们遇到的所有困难，遭受的所有灾难，帮助我们成为今天的样子. 对我来说，我的困难使我成为了强人。这是今天为什么我不仅要向你们介绍我是谁，而且我想告诉你们为什么我是今天你们看到的这个人。十一年以前，我发现我的后背有问题。医生告诉我，从今以后，每天我的背都会疼，而且会越来越严重。虽然2004年我做了一次手术，但是我仍然还需要别的手术。我的背痛最严重的时候，我甚至不能自己起床，走路也走不稳。有时候我的腿也没有感觉。偶尔最疼的时候，我用这个仪器帮我缓解疼痛。也许以后我就不能走路了 虽然每天都很疼，但是我还是起床，工作，非常好地生活！我不能让疾病打败我。我有信念，上帝能给我力量，凡事都能做！我不喜欢告诉所有人我有这样的问题。不是因为我不接受他们的帮助，而是因为我不想他们觉得我很可怜! 那为什么今天我要告诉你们呢？因为我知道我不是唯一有问题，有困难的人。我觉得如果我分享我的故事，也许能激励别人度过困难。
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