Sick

God bless those who suffer from the common cold.
Nature has entered into them;
Has led them aside and gently lain them low
To contemplate life from the wayside;
To consider human frailty;
To receive the deep and dreamy messages of fever.
We give thanks for the insights of this humble perspective.
We give thanks for blessing in disguise.  Amen  - Leunig


Beloved:

      The doctor asked the age old question about productive coughing and gave me a prescription with only five pills and said, “Let’s try to keep this out of your lungs.  Go home and stay there until you’ve taken at least three. Then see how you feel.”    

      The thing is, I’m no good at seeing how I feel.  My mom sent us to school unless we were throwing up or had a fever.  I never get fevers so my brain says I’m not that sick.    The doctor said stay home but not until I slept thirteen hours straight was my brain convinced, “Wow, I must really be sick!”   So here I am and here I shall be for the time being, sipping tea, sucking cough drops and watching the dogs watch me.    ~peace & prayers, pastor annette


My taste buds are working great, but these two things are nice.

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Amy’s No Chicken Noodle Soup. Lots of flavors besides salt. Vegan too!

Outshine Fruit Bars. Pureed frozen fruit. My favorite flavor is mango & pineapple.