Well, the doctor confirmed that I have bronchitis but informed me that this is not my real problem. Unbeknownst to me, I have a massive sinus infection that is only making my bronchitis seem worse than it actually is. Ugh. So… I really do need antibiotics.
He’s given me this nice codeine-laced cough medicine that tastes like something that should never be put into your mouth (water only accentuated the hideous flavor). So, I’m sitting here with an odd tingly sensation all over (due to the narcotic, of course) trying desperately not to gag. I’m also trying to force myself to stay awake just a wee bit longer so I don’t wake up at 3am having had enough rest.
The task I’ve chosen to keep the codeine-induced slumber at bay? Upgrading my WordPress installation from 2.1 to 2.33 – talk about excitement. But due to FTP headaches, I only got a partial install and I was unable to post until I got the bugs worked out (obviously I did… I’m posting).
Now? Yeah – going to bed.
Hopefully, you see in these writings a man who is staying The Course and pursuing The Path amidst the pitfalls and selfish ways of being a son of Adam. I pray earnestly that my writing would encourage some of you by showing you that this journey - though arduous and sometimes tragic - is a journey of great satisfaction. A satisfaction greater than our greatest imaginings. The trials and refining fire of tribulation are to be recognized as a small shadow of the suffering of our Savior so that we can rejoice, as Peter and the disciples did, to be counted worthy to suffer for the sake of the Name.