God Places People in Our Lives For a Purpose

This week I have been constantly reminded that God places people in our paths when we need help.
I know that this is one of the many ways that God is saying "I love you".  This week started out very rough and I have been very sick.  Thankfully, I am starting to feel much better!  I know that this is a direct result from many prayers on my behalf.  I am so thankful.  And I am so blessed.

In the middle of a very hard semester (Anatomy, Organic/Bio Chemistry, applying to the Nursing Program) I have no time to be sick.  The Lord knows that.  Being sick this week has been a wake up call to me to focus on an eternal perspective and to remember that when I put the Lord first all other things will fall into place.  In due time.

This week some of the countless tender mercies have included

• Meeting (by chance) Stephanie Nielson's Family!  (She is my biggest hero) I saw her family at the grocery store on a day that really brightened my mood :)
• Kind texts from my home teachers asking how they can help
• A visit home where I received much needed TLC.  This is where I honestly started to feel better.
• I have started to run again!
• Motivation to run my half marathon on June 27 (The ONLY thing standing between me and the half marathon will be 13.1 miles) (I am so determined)
• Helpful scriptures (Check out Ether 12:12)  I have a testimony that our faith will work miracles in our lives through God's miraculous love and power
• A priesthood blessing from my cousin and friend
• Phone calls from my parents
• Kind texts from friends
• Beautiful weather outside
• Motivation to get better quickly so that I will be healthy when I see my friends this summer!
• Groceries from my parents
• Medicine that works, well and fast
• Vitamin IV therapy that has given me much needed energy
• Kind and motivational texts from my sister
• Time to reflect and ponder my past journal entries and to be grateful for my progress and growth through this experience
• A loving Heavenly Father
• A loving earthly family
• Kind and caring roommates

The list could go on and on.  In summary, I am ok.  I will be ok.  I am still weak and tired.  But I am doing SO much better.  My CT scan is on Tuesday and we will see where to go after that.  Oddly enough, I am grateful to be experiencing this right now in the middle of a tough semester because it is giving me the chance to figure out what doctors I like, etc.  Ultimately, it is a reminder to me to put God first in my life and I know that when I do that all other things will fall into their proper order and pace.

PS there is only 31 more days left of the semester, 96 more until my half marathon, and plenty of other things to be excited for!  But who's counting? :)