I went to a movie this past weekend and found myself cracking up as I walked in with all my pockets full of sugar and snacks. I thought "I just hope one of you little movie theatre employees says something to me". I had already thought about what I was going to say if one of them did. "Uh yeah, you see, I'm diabetic so I'm just going to ignore your little 'no outside food or drink policy!'" I'm kidding of course; I wouldn't get ugly with a theatre employee. But I had already decided that I was going to enjoy seeing how they would react or watch them try to muster up the courage to tell me "no"! As I sat down in the theater, I got tickled again. I love it when I start pulling snacks out of my pockets that people sitting around me clearly know I didn't buy there. Anyways, I really found myself loving every minute of the movie I watched called, "Into the Wild".

The movie is about the true story of Christopher McCandless and the two years he lived in the wild. I think this movie is probably now my all time favorite. It really resonated with me. I have always dreamed of living in the wild. I love to camp and be outside and I am always trying to learn and practice survival techniques. As, the movie went on, I found myself coming up with ideas of how I would manage to thrive in that type of situation. How would I keep my insulin cool in the summer heat? How would I keep my bottle from freezing in the harsh winter? After thinking about all of this, I suddenly became very humbled. I realized that God knows how difficult of a feat that would be; living in the wild with diabetes. He trusts me enough to know that I could overcome the additional challenge of surviving in the wild even with this disease!

Thank you for reading. Andy