Hello, all. Heather here. These words would constitute my first blog of all time. Writing, journaling, and story telling I have done before, but blogging I have not. I rather think I will enjoy it. The creative release of putting daily experiences into writing, the fun of not knowing who will read it (and whether they will find the inner workings of my mind interesting, boring, or otherwise).
Today has been a good day.
Rich and I have been confronted lately with God’s goodness. And not only His goodness when things go “our way”. But rather, the truth that He is fully good and fully in control even when we are waiting on test results from a “suspicious mass” on my right ovary. Faith put to the test. Taking every thought captive. Peace despite the uncertainty. The deep awareness that my life, my body, my days on this earth belong to God alone and not to myself. And should His name be glorified more when I am being “tested” than when life is smooth and comfy, then so be it. That is how I want to live my life…not clinging so tightly to my notions of God’s “goodness” that I feel my rights are being violated if trials knock on my door. Or shaking a fist in God’s direction. But rather enjoying the blessings for what they are and realizing that it is God’s ultimate preference and plan to give them or to take them away. Easier said than lived out, I know. It’ll be a life-long process, no doubt.
As it was, the mass was diagnosed as a rare type of cyst, a type that must be surgically removed. So on Tuesday the 27th of September I had a laproscopy to remove the cyst and today was my two week post-op visit. My amazing and supportive husband accompanied me. Today consisted of finding out whether the original (pre-op) diagnosis was accurate, etc. My doctor gave us colorful, high resolution pictures of the surgery (modern medicine absolutely astonishes me), and described the cyst itself (ewww) and the surgery (which went smoothly). Pathology determined that it was benign. She also told me that I may resume all normal activities, which is wonderful to hear. All good news so far.
The only bad news is that she also found endometriosis while performing surgery. It isn’t very advanced, just mild. But it is exactly why I have always experienced debiliating pain in conjunction with my cycle. Evidently, some women with endometriosis maintain the same level throughout their lives, and others find that it advances to the unfortunate stage of infertility. So, while we do not know what the future will hold, she assured us that there is no reason that I shoud not be able to get pregnant. But alas, I am getting way ahead of myself here. With only one year of marriage under our belts, we aren’t ready for childbearing quite yet. My folks waited five years to have me, their firstborn, and as a tribute to them, I think I will also wait 5 years! I figure that since they were amazing parents and since I want to parent like them, I will wait the same half-decade that they waited. Hmmm. Seems logical to me. But of course my mom has already made cute (sometimes subtle, sometimes not-so-subtle) “I’m-ready-to-be-a-grandparent” comments 
We’ll see, mom! And ultimately, of course, it is all fully in God’s hands! He’s not subject to our agenda, our ideas of “financially stable”, or birth control for that matter!
I think since I have written much about the Dr. appointment, I will leave it at that…for fear of blogging excessively and losing what small audience I may have. After all, I’m new to this. I need to learn the fine art of being concise. Not a gift of mine.
One last (random) thought: Has anyone else ever been at the end of their rope with Christian radio? Am I alone here? I have a desk job…I sit at a computer all day, and thus, background music is a welcome supplement to my day. But the problem is the severe redundancy. It makes me twich. Ha. I appreciate the artists, the songs, the scriptural basis of many of the songs, but I do NOT appreciate hearing the same exact songs every single day, multiple times a day.
I need to just turn the radio off and bask in the silence (and stop thinking that if only I were the DJ, variety would be the name of the game) 
Oh Heather, I have not actively listened to Christian radio for over a decade now (seems odd to say that at such a young age), but when I do happen to come across a Christian radio station, despite the location of the country where that station transmits, I find that it takes roughly 20 minutes for me to hear a recognizeable song. It could be Jars of Clay, Amy Grant, Newsboys, or any rendition of a praise and worship song.
I think it’s always been that way. I can remember listening to “El Shaddai” on the radio in high school. Perhaps there just aren’t enough Christian musicians out there to create the diversity that you (and surely many others) seek. Perhaps the Christian music industry isn’t as profitable as the secular music industry. Perhaps Christian music radio stations just have crappy song libraries. Your guess is as good as mine.
Oh, and this was a very nice first post. Welcome to the blogosphere!