My New Life: Who Needs Wisdom?

Well Informed Owl

We were going to take a small trip to a Dog Show. Alan has been training a dog for a friend and wanted to show her at a nearby Bench Show. We wanted to eat at a particular, small restaurant on the way. So we sort of had it planned out. Right??!!

The only thing we needed was the exact address of the clubhouse so I could enter it into my phone to find directions. We called the contact number before we left the house. No return call. We called several times along the way. No return call. We were starting to get frustrated.

Alan knew the general vicinity so we headed that way with the dog in the back of my car in a large carrier. She is a large dog and she needed a bath. It was a mixture of coon hound dog odor and the scent of cedar shavings from her dog house...Thank you Lord for cedar shavings!!

The closer we drew to the start time of the event, the more frustrating it was. Alan was complaining about the traffic, etc., but I knew that if we were late it was really poor planning on our part.

I mean who takes off on a journey and doesn't have the exact directions,maybe not enough money to do everything needed and is racing against the clock? Hmm, sounds very familiar in so many ways!!

That sounds exactly like an Interstitial Cystitis (IC) journey. You don't know exactly where to go or what to do or if you will have enough money to do everything needed. It feels like you have to do or try as many different treatments, diets or pills (when you least feel like doing anything) or one day you will find yourself alone, miserable and broke...at least that is the way I feel!

The best way I know to avoid this is to learn and research as much as possible about different treatment plans from reliable sources. Use all your resources to shop for the lowest prices on medications. Ask your doctor for samples. Use online coupons whenever possible. Ask other patients were they find the best deals and what treatments have worked for them. It is wise to start planning for your future or retirement as soon as possible by paying off as many bills as possible now and set aside some money for when you retire or are not able to work anymore.

So many plans, ideas and dreams change completely when you are on an IC journey, but it is not all bad. I feel like I am planning better for my eternal future since I have been sick. I am more concerned about pleasing my Heavenly Father and doing what He wants me to do. But I am not perfect in any way and I need His guidance every day!!

We finally found our way to the Dog Show by the Grace of God. I did pray along the way that we would make it on time. There were so many twists and turns along the way I never would have figured it out on my own. We made it in plenty of time for the Show and were so relieved.

She even won "Best of Show." The only way it could have went better was if we had planned and prepared better before we started on our journey.