I'm Still Standing...

I'm still trusting. I'm still holding on to what I believe. The Word says I am healed, so that means I am healed.

That's my testimony and I'm sticking to it.

I really didn't know what this blog would shape out to be when I started it. But lately I've felt the need to tell the ugly truth about lupus.

I can't truthfully talk about today without mentioning yesterday. Yesterday was a pretty good day. Although I am an early bird at heart; my days used to begin somewhere between 3:00am and 4:00am. Well, when I am having a flare, I'm am so fatigued that I find it difficult to get out of bed before noon. What is a lupus flare? When symptoms of the disease appear it's called a "flare." A flare manifests itself in many different ways and for many different reasons. This morning I awoke and couldn't turn my head very far to the right because of pain and stiffness and my hands are so swollen and stiff that my husband had to prop me up on pillows and set the laptop in front of me.

I can't really say why I am flaring, but I have an idea. This is the weekend the world celebrates as Halloween. However, we always buy our girls candy. Well, that would be all well and good if I didn't partake. But I did. And then I baked brownies. I know. What was I thinking? I also sat in front of the computer for a couple of hours. I know. This is a simple task, but one I find hard to accomplish without consequences.

Well, that brings me to today. The Sabbath. A day of rest. I generally need plenty of rest to get through a flare. This is hard for me because I am a workaholic by nature. But a girls got to do what a girls got to do. I've got to rest and eat healthy. Because even though Satan wants to knock me down...in the words of the songwriter, "I'm still standing. I'm still trusting. I'm still holding on to what I believe. Still motivated. Fully persuaded," that I'M HEALED!

Peace...and Blessings!