Sunday, November 30, 2003

My dilated pupils

Before I stepped into the hospital, I was overwhelmed with anxiety and excitement, knowing that this visit could be the answer to my endless prayers, yet fearing for the worst that could happen.

My pupils will be dilated. That's what the doctor told me at the eye centre. This procedure was necessary for him to examine the back of my eyeballs. But to do that, I needed to put some prescribed eye drops. And believe me, this is no ordinary eye drops. The side effect was that I had to suffer from blurred vision for the next five hours. And with the glaring sun in my eyes, it was a disaster.

Fortunately, the eye examination went well and nothing was seriously wrong. And although the trip home was a challenge, I'm glad to have survived it. With the prescribed medicine, my eye seems to be getting better, I think.

On a more spiritual note, here's some food for thought. "Why worry, then pray, and pray, then worry?"

Posted by Jo at 12:14 PM

Thursday, November 27, 2003

A new beginning

Wow...my first official entry. I can't believe it. After two days of hard work (and two years of daydreaming), my blog is FINALLY up and running. Actually, I'm beginning to think that FINALLY is an understatement. Oh well...

I'm going to start the day off with a trip to Mt Alvernia hospital. No, I'm not pregnant...I have an appointment with the eye doctor. If you don't already know by now, (you must be very slow...), I have been suffering from an eye infection since September. Hmmm, that's like two months ago? Feels like an awfully, horribly, terribly loooooonnnngg time if you'd ask me. A blind spot in my right eye, inconsistent headaches and two whole months with my speckys, it's hard to not whine...like a swine.

But as much as I would want the infection to disappear this very instant, a big part of me knows that it's all part of THE plan. You know, something that God wants me to experience. Once, someone said that when disaster strikes, it's like a double-edged sword - You can either see it as a blessing or a curse? Most of the time, we see it as a curse. Right? Right.

Blessings, to us, only seem to appear in the form of nicely wrapped packages, filled with warm and fuzzy feelings. Today, I have learnt to look at Blessings from a difficult perspective...like my eye infection for example. That could be a blessing in disguise. What is God trying to tell me? I don't know yet. I'm sure I will find out, in due time, and when that happens, I'll definitely share it with you.

Posted by Jo at 11:15 PM