If you zoom in to the picture, you can see the fire ants that visited me a second time today. I spent the evening outside yesterday, and can only surmise that I brought home the whole farm!

For the second time, my caregiver had to haul me into the shower to rid me of all critters.

The bonus? I got two showers in one day verses one in the week. I get daily baths, but boy do I love my shower!

I am oversharing to make a point- we don’t have control over what happens to us, but we do have control over how we respond.

I can’t just jump up out of my bed and hop in the shower. There’s a sequence of rolling me over on my stomach, putting my harness on my body, then rolling me back over to then be transferred to my shower bed.

I have a choice- do I lay there and punch the air and let discouragement win the day? Or do I put on worship and praise Him because He is worthy? B.

This body is only temporary. The life eternal that Christ died to give us is more valuable and I am focusing on winning that Super Bowl, that Gold Medal that I had no way of earning.

He offered me this victorious mindset and I said yes. Not every day is an ant day, but I worship Him in the in between so when ant day comes, I have a history of remembering the times when He answered before I even asked, and showed up despite my attitude of giving up on Him.

He is faithful when we are not. I had perfect peace when I was invaded. The gift? Zero itching! He works all things together for our good!