Yesterday, I had a bad migraine. I woke up with it but often with a hot shower
and just getting up and moving it gets better.
Not so this time. I'm teaching a
mini-mester class this week so I went to class and started lecturing. After one chapter, I stopped to take my
prescription medication because it was getting much worse and the nausea was
starting. After teaching the next
chapter, I knew I had to get home while I could still drive. The medicine, which never makes me loopy, did
this time. Plus, I was just feeling so
bad. So I quit class at 10:30 and drove
home with the help of Lettia talking to me on the phone.
I got home and went straight to bed. I slept in between bouts of vomiting. By 3:00, my body could no longer lie in bed
so I got up and stationed myself in my recliner for the rest of the day. By nightfall, I was feeling better. Kelsey
brought me a large coke Icee and sometimes that does just as much or more for
my migraines as prescription narcotic medication. Just a helpful tip for my fellow migraine
sufferers!
Anyway, I tell you all of this not in an effort to get
any sympathy but rather to tell you of how my day ended. I was piddling around on my iPad and ended up
on Pinterest. I never look at the video
category but last night I did. The name Jamie Grace popped out at me for a
couple of reasons. One, I really like
her style of music and used one of her songs in my last blog post. Two, we (my sisters and I) had just talked
about her on our trip last weekend.
So I watched the video. It is about today being a
beautiful day. I thought, "It
really is! Even with a retching
migraine, it is a beautiful day!"
Don't get me wrong, I had thought last night that I was glad the day was
over. Even in that, though, I was
blessed to know that my migraines rarely go for more than one day. I am thankful for that. I am thankful for Icees and medications that
help reduce the pain. I am thankful for
a son who understands when I come home early and he says, "You’re home
early," and I reply with, "I'm going to bed." I am thankful for a class who asked to pray
for me before I left. I am thankful for
a friend who took half an hour out of her work day to talk about anything at
all to help me stay focused and awake on the road home.
More than anything, I am thankful for a God who loves me
no matter what. I am thankful for a God
who owns me twice over: He created me and He bought me. He loves me so much that He sent a little
reminder through a video so that I could be thankful for His blessings ... even
in the midst of a migraine day.
I hope you find as much joy as I did in the song.
