No Info Today

It has been, in essence, a week since the biopsy, and the lab tech told me they would have the results by either the next day or if they had to send it out to be stained, in a couple of days. The doctor's office was to call me, and set up an appointment.

I decide enough time has passed, and I call them. I congratulate myself on figuring out which number to call, and "to find out the results of a test, press 3" is music to my ears. I press 3. Recorded voice "all our operators are busy helping other people. please stay on the line and we will get to your calls in the order received" repeats a half dozen times.

No matter, I am at my computer and work while I wait. I get the receptionist, tell her what I want, she takes the message and says she will contact the nurse and have her call me. I get optimistic and give her my work number.

In fact, in half an hour, the nurse does call me right before I leave. She can't tell me the results. The doctor will do that, and she is out of town today. But she will give me the results when I see her for my appointment on Friday.

Wait. I have an appointment on Friday? Turns out I do, at 10:30. Good thing I called since no one had told me about that. The nurse apologizes, and says I would have gotten a reminder call tomorrow at least. Well, no matter. I know about it now, and fortunately I am not scheduled to be teaching or on desk (amazing how God cleared my calendar - the only day of the week that is *not* back to back meetings and duties).

I am beginning to relax in God's care again. You would think that after all the times I have trusted Him and He has undertaken on my behalf, I would have that lesson under my belt. But I am surprised to learn that I have forgotten and that's probably why I have been so tired and grumpy. Remember the birds. Remember the too-many-to-count times when He delivered you before. Just relax. As they say, no worries. Not because I take a chill pill, but because I have Someone taking care of me Who happens to be the Creator of the Universe. I think He can handle the job.