I haven't left my house since I first stepped in after my dad picked me up from the bus station at Scarborough Town Centre. That's over 60 hours spent in one enclosed location--it's gotta be my record since infancy.
On Friday, I fell horribly ill with a virus that wracked my body so painfully that I felt like crawling out of my skin and my stomach kept churning over and over and over. Graciously, some kind friends gave me some Gravol and Pepto-Bismol to tide me over the bus ride until I returned home. I slept through most of the bus ride, and even ended it with a conversation with a stranger-girl that I had sat beside on the bus last semester, chatting about her interests in evolutionary biology.
Being sick at home has been awesome. Mind you, I didn't like it when my head spun around, and nothing seemed appetizing, but since my mom and brother are also sick, most of us have spent all these time at home being sick together. It's been my dad's turn to shine as caregiver, preparing soup after soup and pot of congee after pot of congee. I'm so blessed he's a great cook! I've also had a lot of time to watch many movies with my brother. I usually have a lot of difficulty sitting still to watch movies on my own, but it's always nice to share it with someone else.
The most wonderful part of this weekend was just the simple conversations I had with family. I tend to lose out on sleep more often when I come home because I stay up late to talk to my parents and I wake up earlier to keep talking to them. They are my best listening ear, wisest guidance, and responsible protectors. In one of my conversations with my dad, who borderlines on being boastful but is quite accurate about himself, I said that he, who once said his gift was in understanding people, did not quite understand me or else he would let me do what I felt called to do. He told me he now understood after some enlightenment from my mom, and that if I truly wanted to pursue a missionary career-- I would be free to do so! What a blessed surprise!
It's strange that the timing should happen now--when my future is more blank in my mind than ever. I am not concerned though. I know my next step, and I will take it in faith.
From James 5:
14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Happy Family Day!
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