It’s 5:00 am and I’m up.  I thought I was getting over my stomach virus yesterday…ate some “normal food” last night…have been experiencing the “normal food” exiting my body by different avenues since 3:30 am this morning.

I’m told that Lakeland Regional Hospital is filled to capacity by people with this virus.  Called for a doctor’s appointment yesterday only to be told that there aren’t any openings for two weeks…they aren’t even taking stand-by waiting.  My only option now is the emergency room or a walk-in clinic.  We’ll see how the day goes before I take those routes.

In the mean time I’m working on my sermon for Sunday…in between bathroom rounds.  I’m trying to remain positive…believing that I will actually be well enough to preach on Sunday.  Therefore, I’ll keep prepping the final chapter of Jonah.  The only problem is that Jonah keeps telling God to just let him die.  That’s exactly what I’ve been telling God since 3:30 am.