{"id":8020,"date":"2016-10-20T20:58:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T03:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=8020"},"modified":"2016-10-20T20:58:54","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T03:58:54","slug":"7-quick-takes-sick-as-a-dog-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=8020","title":{"rendered":"7 Quick Takes: Sick As A Dog Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/7qt.jpg\" alt=\"7 Quick Takes\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt1\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt1\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 1 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer Request.<\/strong>  Yesterday, I got hit with the crud Daniel had last week as well as a severe fibromyalgia flare-up.  The pain was so bad that I was almost in tears.  I&#8217;m slightly better today but I had to miss class to sleep off the Flexeril I had to take to try and help with my achy joints and muscles.  If you could pray for some healing for me, I would appreciate it.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt2\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt2\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 2 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Voting early and voting often.<\/strong>  I got my absentee ballot in the mail on Monday and voted immediately, tossing it in the mail on my way to campus on Tuesday.  Unfortunately, the mainstream media didn&#8217;t get my message that they could cancel the debate last night and as well as all the political discussion because I had already voted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt3\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt3\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 3 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking of the debate&#8230;<\/strong> Having the debate between Clinton and Trump was kind of pointless because I really don&#8217;t think there is anyone who hasn&#8217;t decided between those two.  A more helpful thing would have been to have the debate between Jill Stein, Evan McMullin, and Gary Johnson &#8212; you know, the third party candidates that a lot of people are considering because they can&#8217;t fathom voting for Trump or Clinton.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt4\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt4\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 4 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doing your devotions.<\/strong>  <a href=\"http:\/\/churchyear.blogspot.com\">Jessica<\/a> talked this week about <a href=\"http:\/\/churchyear.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/how-i-have-my-daily-devotions.html\">how she has her devotions<\/a>.  Mine really depend on the day and what&#8217;s going on but I&#8217;d love to know what all y&#8217;all do.  Leave me a comment or email me and let me know!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt5\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt5\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 5 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A day in my life with Daniel.<\/strong>  I blogged about <a href=\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=8012\">a day in my life with Daniel<\/a> yesterday.  It&#8217;s slightly atypical in that I&#8217;m not usually in my jammies so early in the day, I don&#8217;t usually spend that much time in bed, and I usually have choir on Wednesday.  Unfortunately, it was Day 1 of me being sicker than sick so I had to bow out of choir.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt6\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt6\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 6 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New glasses.<\/strong>  I ordered my new glasses from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firmoo.com\">Firmoo<\/a> on Friday and they arrived in the mail yesterday!  I cannot say enough that is positive about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firmoo.com\">Firmoo<\/a> &#8212; they have been a wonderful company with whom to work.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/glasses1.jpg\" alt=\"Glasses #1\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/glasses2.jpg\" alt=\"Glasses #2\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 130%;\"><a name=\"qt7\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"#qt7\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\">&#8212; 7 &#8212;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astonished.<\/strong>  I got another 98% on my Accounting test on Monday.  (I missed a 2-point question on a definition.)  Considering how mathphobic I used to be, I&#8217;m laughing at how much I am enjoying this.  I even worked on Accounting homework while sick in bed last night!<\/p>\n<p>For more Quick Takes, visit Kelly at <a href=\"http:\/\/thisaintthelyceum.org\">This Ain&#8217;t The Lyceum<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; 1 &#8212; Prayer Request. Yesterday, I got hit with the crud Daniel had last week as well as a severe fibromyalgia flare-up. The pain was so bad that I was almost in tears. 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