The Circus

Today was not terribly eventful. There was a mini circus today for St Patrick’s Day. I only went because I was forced. The acrobatic stuff was cool, the clowns were not. The shrink kidnapped me again after lunch. We sat outside and had a completely uneventful talk. It felt so good outside! Nice and warn with a nice cool breeze. When I went for my second round of PT they were running behind so I went outside again. I sat there and closed my eyes enjoying the sun. I was super tired all day. They put a new girl in my room yesterday. Her mom spent the night and slept basically next to me. She snored very loudly, I could not sleep. Thankfully she left today.  And my neck was really hurting. I tried to take a nap this afternoon sitting up in my chair, since we aren't allowed to lay down during the day, I was unsuccessful. We got Pizza Hut for dinner which was yummy then we played Bingo.

When I was doing my bible reading I came across this passage from Romans 5:

3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

I remember we went over this passage one week last semester at Ignite, our college campus ministry. It reminded me that even on days like today when I'm hurting and feeling homesick God is doing something with me. Right now he is helping strengthen who I am so that my faith in Him can become stronger. Knowing he is using this situation I'm in to help me grow really helps me get through the days.