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hyperthyroidism
Will you get me a blanket?
July 15, 2010
I would like to issue an apology to anyone that has stepped foot in our house over the past 7ish months. Though you have been very kind and never mentioned the frigid conditions, I am sure that you were wondering if you would leave with your fingers and toes intact. I do thank God that no one left our home with frostbite...at least not to my knowledge.
The good news is that last night I asked Josh a shocking question: "Babe, will you get me a blanket?" He stopped in his tracks and stared. "A blanket? A blanket! Do you mean to tell me that you are cold?" It was a sweet moment in the Fenska home. For once, I was not fanning myself or commenting about...
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trials
His Way Is Perfect...even when it involves sickness
July 10, 2010
I'm not going to complain about the hospital because:
A. Complaining is sin. And because B.They kept me from going into cardiac arrest.
But still, they didn't explain a lot of what hyperthyroidism is or what treatment really means. That was probably for the best because I'm guessing that I would have gotten overwhelmed, laying on a hospital bed with wires strapped all over, being told that it could take MONTHS before I feel better. Yep. MONTHS.
The thyroid is sort of a hormone regulator and helps control things like weight, metabolism, body temperature, heart rate, etc. A normal range of the thyroid hormone TSH should be from 1-2. 3-4 means that you have hypothyroidism (your body...
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Beta Blockers and the Screaming Lady
July 8, 2010
If you were waking up 4+ times a night for about 7 months, how do you think you'd feel? Not bursting with energy and wanting to run a marathon, right? Well, I've been feeling awful for months but assumed that it was due to my sleep deprivation. I've been exhausted, weak, hot all the time, starving an hour after I eat, easily overwhelmed, and shaky. I have never felt so awful before in all of my life. Each day I was waking up just feeling like I had absolutely no energy and no way to get through the day. The thought of changing a diaper or doing the dishes just seemed like it required way too much physical stamina. I spent a lot of time begging God for grace...
adoption
From China to Rwanda
July 6, 2010
Instead of leaving you hanging, I thought I'd fill in some more details! How did we get from me having the desire to care for orphans in China to deciding to adopt from Rwanda (hopefully starting the process in 2011)? Here's the rest of the story...
Before Josh and I got engaged I asked him if he'd be interested in adopting someday. I told him that if he wasn't, I wasn't sure that I could marry him because it was that important to me. He quickly said he'd definitely be interested. :)
We got married and 3 babies came pretty fast. Five sweet years of marriage passed and life was going at full speed. I didn't give much thought to the babies without parents; my mind was...
adoption
Rwanda
July 5, 2010
When I was a little girl, I once caught a glimpse of a news broadcast about orphans in Russia. My heart was forever changed. I knew that somehow, someday, I would do something about it. After college, I moved to Wheaton and began pursuing a Master's Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language. The plan was for me to graduate and head to China to work in an orphanage there. I made a friend that knew Mandarin and she tutored me in Chinese. I wrote papers on the orphan crisis in China. I watched videos about adoption and researched various orphanages. I cried about the kids there without families and I prayed that I'd be able to help.
Then something happened....
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Happy Belated Birthday, Babe!
July 2, 2010
Yesterday, my favorite person turned 30.
You may know him as the smart guy with glasses that loves the Padres, Breyers strawberry ice cream, and studying God's Word. You may see him most often as a pastor preaching to you on Sunday morning or the dude rockin' out on the guitar during worship. Or maybe if you're a part of my family, you've chatted with him a couple times but don't know him too well yet. I don't know exactly what you know of this man, but I can tell you this: my husband is the real deal.
There are plenty of things I could list or describe to show you this but I will attempt to keep it short and just share one example:
On our anniversary this year I was rushing...
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