All to nothing, and back to all again

All to nothing is quite brutal. To be all in with something and then all of the sudden go to nothing just bites.

I recently tasted that all to well when I was ripped off campus. I guess the good thing, is it wasn't shocking or surprising that was the case. But it doesn't change that its hard and frustrating.

In preparation for surgery, I was expecting to miss about 2 weeks in recovery and then ease into work again. Looking back, thats a joke!

What actually happened is I missed about a week leading up to the surgery (doing prep work in the hospital, etc) and then certainly missed the next 2 weeks. I also missed the next week. During that time I was mostly sick and unable to do anything. Then, working from home I did a few minor things. Well, at the end of last week, I was officially 'unwired' and freed up (literally) to speak! Whoa! That means that this week, I'm in full force back on campus meeting with students and the like.

For the last month, I've been dreaming of this day. I've longed to be in appointments with students helping them see the Glory of Christ through true Biblical teaching. Its just painful to be ripped off campus and not get to do what you love most.

All that to say, I went from all to nothing. I was all over campus and then all of the sudden, was no where to be found. That was evident when a student (who didn't know about my surgery) emailed me saying "Christie, I haven't see you--are you ok? Are you still here??" And now, I'm happy to report that I'm back to all. I suspect this week will be exhausting because I'm not used to being on campus and with students, but its gonna be worth it.

Thats my story of going from all to nothing, and back to all again. Praise God.

Blessings.