It has been a while...
Dare I say that life has been going great?! I shouldnt say it is all roses and butterflies, but things are progressing in the right direction. Reflecting back over this past year and to where I am now is unbelievable. For one, I have hair, and for two, I have been walking with a cane unassisted (most of the time). PT is going awesome. I am forever grateful for the group that I work with. They really are making me stronger, wiser and just full of determination. I truly look forward to Monday, Wednesday & Friday's. Not only do they treat me like family but they treat my family as one of their own. I have the up most respect for all of them. Each week is a new beginning as I set small goals for myself to the main goal. I'll settle for walking now, but eventually maybe even running again one day...who am I kidding I hated running. Maybe golfing...the last time I tried to swing a club was a disaster...yet comical. Thank you Chris for videoing the epic fall.
As the weather is finally breaking, I'm trying to be more active. I went yard selling with some of my girlfriends this weekend. This was my first time and now I can't wait for the next one! The weather was perfect today so I was able to finish painting our patio furniture while Jon pressure washed the deck and sidewalks. This is all because of your support that we are able to do this. Last year we were able to widen our sidewalks for me and build a new deck that I could function on.
All of your support, encouraging words, thoughts and prayers fill Jon and me with so much gratitude. I know that good things happen to those who wait but I'm the type of girl that doesn't want to wait...I want to do what I can to get it. I know that God is with me and any time I think why or feel down I always think of this to help me get through:
One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
- by Mary Stevenson
