We just survived a pretty rough rainstorm here. We had a bit of hail and some very strong winds! I am not too crazy about storms. I don’t like the “spiritual” storms of life any more than I do actual storms.
I’ve spent the day re-organizing my blog. In the process, I’ve skimmed over some of my past posts. I realized two things about myself by doing this:
#1. I tend to be dramatic.
#2. I have survived some storms.
I am in a storm right now concerning my foot. I have been limited in my activity and I haaaate that! Through this “storm”, I’m learning to slow down, relax and enjoy the life God has given me. If I don’t get started on math with Leslie by 9 AM, it’s okay. I can start at 9:06, or 9:27 or even (gasp!) 9:59! If I don’t get everything on my “to-do list” checked off, it’s okay. Most of it never gets “done” anyway, it just gets “maintained”, like laundry. I do it, but it must be done again and again. Forever and ever. Amen. It’s okay to fall behind on laundry. This is the lesson my foot is teaching me. And, when this storm passes, I will be a more relaxed person.
I hope.
I also got some really...really terrible new last Thursday, Valentine’s Day. A friend of ours, a missionary to Lithuania who has been to our church a few times, lost his wife. She was shot and killed in her home in Illinois. I never had the privilege of meeting her, but I knew her husband and her daughter, Julia. I heard what a wonderful woman she was. I just can’t believe she has died so young and in this way. I understand we all must die, but murdered? It was just so awful! I admit that I don’t understand God’s ways, but I trust Him.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. ~ Isaiah 55:8-9
Here are some photos I snapped after the clouds had cleared a while ago:
After the storm, things look so much better, don’t they? The sun seems to shine brighter, the Earth appears to sparkle, and the air feels cleaner! We look back and say “That was such a terrible storm, but by God’s grace, we made it!” I am looking forward to the day when we are in Heaven, and all the storms will forever be over.
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Amen! It makes me think that you saw God wash the world this evening. :o) Memories!
I only had a very brief rain shower pass through here.
Love,
Mother
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Hope your storm passes quickly. They are a pain to go thought but afterwards the air is always so much cleaner. :0)
Hope your foot is better soon. Oh yea and I heard about the missionary wife, absolutely heart breaking!
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Yes, I love that poem! I posted it on here April of 2011. Love you.
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Thanks, Tori!
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I do understand what your going through. I broke my foot in 3 places when Derek was only 4 weeks old, Gracie was 1 and Trey was 2. At church I was running out the side door, in order to get back in the church quickly, and missed the last 2 steps. It took two castings to heal = 12 weeks. It was funny when the cast came off. My calf and ankle was super ubber skinny. I asked if they could cast my whole body. LOL I had to build the muscles back up, by going to therapy. Which is another whole story.:)
Boy did I shed a lot of tears!! It took me 3x longer to do chores and cook. Sleeping was so difficult. I slept on my belly, so I had to have my foot dangle off the end of the bed. Plus having a toddler, baby and a newborn, I thought I was going to lose my sanity and at times I did.
My foot still gives me problems. When the weather changes or I exercise for more than a hour, it hurts really bad. A reminder of what God brought me through and how thankful I am to at least be able to walk and still have some sort of SANITY! God taught me many other things too, but this comment already is way too long. LOL
Praying that the tendons heals quickly, that your family helps ease some of the load, that you won't have any complications and you still have your SANITY intact afterward!!! ((Love and Hugs))
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Oh Kristy! That's just terrible! I'm sure that was a hard time. Thank you for writing me, and for the prayers. I'm praying for you all, too!
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