My Wish

"I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow(ly), and each road leads you where you want to go."  Remember our class song, Trinity grads of 2007?  Woo!  T's up!  And sappy and Rascal Flatts-y (read: nasal) as it may be, I think it expresses some sentiments that ring true.  I wish for many things for me, my family, and my friends - open doors, easy days, few worries, and that "life becomes all that you want it to."  And I do wish all that.  But along with that, right now, this is what I wish:


(disclaimer: this is a whiny post. if you don't want to read whiny, just move along there, little doggies.)
(I also don't know why I can't get it to un-highlight the text. Sorry about that, chief.)


I wish summer temperatures didn't force me to turn my air conditioning on all the time.
I wish I could read for fun all day long.
I wish my hair would grow faster.
I wish my refrigerator worked more reliably.
I wish I didn't have to worry about eating.  As terrible as it sounds, and as much as SLPs try to get people to stop eating this way, I wish I had a G tube so I didn't have to figure out what to eat and if it would be low-calorie enough.  (but really, I am thankful for my ability to swallow. the end.)
I wish I didn't have to sweat and suffer and basically hate the world for 45 minutes a day on the treadmill.
I wish I had time to get a job so i could have some money.
I wish my car's radiator hadn't broken.
I wish my debit card number hadn't been stolen resulting in a fraudulent purchase being made in another state.  Seriously?!
I wish I had a dog.
I wish my family members could be healthy and young all the time.
I wish I could go home.  Right now.
I wish my car had more fuel efficiency - 14.6 miles per gallon doesn't cut it.
I wish I knew where I was going for my externship already.
I wish for my dearest friends to be happy, healthy, successful, and to always realize that they are loved.
I wish I could really say what I"m thinking, all the time, without nervousness about how it will be interpreted, or without fear of negative repercussions.
I wish more stores had shoes that I like and in my size.  For real.
I wish I could wear scrubs all day long, every day.  Maybe not to sleep in.  Maybe.
I wish I had more patience.
I wish my head and neck didn't hurt every day.
I wish more people knew about Jesus and accepted His gift of grace.
I wish people would be kinder drivers.
I wish I could sing again.


I have a few other wishes, but they are too near to my heart to be shared on the entire internet.  But I wish those wishes would come true for me, and that all those unspoken, deep, precious, maybe even unformed wishes would come true for all those that I love, too.  For all of you, "I hope your dreams stay big and your worries stay small."  That's my wish.