This latest health trial has drug out much longer than I ever expected. At first I thought, “three months and Entyvio will be working.” or Surgery is at the end of September, life will return in a few weeks... But here we are in mid-November talking about possibly needing to do some more surgery. I had not planned on this stressful journey going on this long. I was operating my daily life to just “eek by” for a several weeks… Not surprisingly, I wore down. I was collapsing in a heap of emotional exhaustion and tears almost daily. What am I supposed to do?! How am I supposed to cope? How am I supposed to “choose joy” ??? I knew I was unhealthy, and Vanessa told me to pursue some “David time.” So, I met up with Garth. He’s always a breath of fresh air, positivity, and a messenger of God’s hope and love. VISITING WITH GARTH. Visiting with Garth, I was reminded of James’ text, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because