Refined by Fire

It’s been a while since my last blog post. Those of you who know me well, probably can correctly deduce that I’ve been too busy crocheting these days (which has been so much fun and has provided excellent therapy for my pain). I’d like to touch base about a recent experience and hopefully be briefer than usual. I currently am not feeling my best (headache, of course) and would like to minimize the time my eyes stare at a screen, but still feel the need to write. These past months, I had, as a whole, been improving both physically and emotionally. However, these last 4-6 weeks or so, the migraines have ramped up. I’ve been taking more medication than usual, which leads to panic that I’m going to run out before the month is up and I’ll have to endure debilitating pain. Last night, I was somewhat caught off guard when I felt this anxiety grip me. It is such a familiar path for me, but-- by God’s grace--I had successfully avoided it for a while. As another migraine struck and I