Day 3

Well. So far, not so good. I have discovered that trying to do a Daniel Fast less than 3 weeks after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy is a bad idea. Like, tears by the end of the day, bad idea. I did a good job of sticking with the guidelines yesterday, until around 630 that night. When I caved and ate a pudding cup, cause it was about all I could think of to soothe my throat. My throat hurt SO bad. I almost had no voice this morning when I woke up, which could've been very bad, since I started back to work today and went from 3 groups to 5. NOT talking was definitely not going to work out for me. And since I can't take my lortabs while I'm at work, I just suffered through this morning and prayed that I'd make it home safely and without crying (which I did), so I could take a lortab and lay down. So, Frank is continuing with the Daniel Fast, and I am doing a modified version of it, trying to stick with it as best as I can. But pudding cups and popsicles don't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. Tonight though I made that potato and corn chowder that was referenced in my last post. Holy. SMOKES. I was not expecting it to be that good. But it was. It was THAT GOOD. Needed salt, but hey, considering its just veggie stock (organic, so there's no added salts or sugars), water, potatoes, corn and onions, its pretty darn tasty! I only served myself a half of a mug (yes, I eat my soups/stews/chowders from a coffee mug) at the start, and went back for seconds. I could definitely eat this again. Good thing too, because that recipe made alot more than I thought it would!

Ok, so my first day back at work was challenging, but I do think things will run smoothly tomorrow. I'm hoping so at least. Out of my good and bad students, one bad was absent, the other was surprisingly well behaved. However my best (and mayhaps favorite) student actually threw a fit during the class and refused to talk to me. I was just so glad when the day was over. I'm praying for a smoother day tomorrow (side note: apparently the fit that was thrown was because he discovered the stamp for the day was a butterfly, and he did NOT want a butterfly... who knew butterflies could be SO controversial!?).

So there's some exciting things that may be on the horizon for us. Say a prayer for direction, and check back later, I may be able to share an update of what's going on. :)

Hope everyone out there is doing well!! I'll keep you all updated as things keep happening.

Grace and Peace!!!