Day 5

Today I am most grateful for a healthy body.

Twice a week I go to the plasma center and donate plasma. I get money out of it and that is why I continually go, but it easy on my body. Particularly today, I was walking home (yes, I walk there and back.... 3 miles total) my arm hurt and the freezing cold didn't help. But right now, I am feeling perfectly fine.

I told some friends that I donate and they are shocked. Apparently their parents FORBID them from donating because they think that something bad will happen to them. One girl even said that her parents offered to pay her every week so she wouldn't go donate. I was flabbergasted. Uh, I don't have that luxury, nor will I ever want that. But I think that fact that I have been doing consistently for the past 2 1/2 months shows the lengths I am willing to go to take care and provide for myself.

I have been extremely blessed to have a healthy body so I can go donate twice a week. The Lord has been watching over me and I am forever grateful.

This time last year I wasn't able to go and donate because I had a blood donation during one of my donation processes. That deferred me for 8 weeks. I was so scared that I wasn't going to be able to make it financially, but the Lord works in miraculous ways.

I pray and hope that my health will continue to stay during these cold months ahead.