August 12 2014

August 12 2014 Greetings My Friend, Day #2 and that energetic woman is going at life with a storm. Floors swept, mopped. Sheets washed and in the dryer to be put back on the bed. Writing working on and I have more plans to enter into for this day. Junior is beside himself with joy also. Daily he comments on all of my achievements. He has had to take over many of the tasks I had always done for many years now. Alongside of that he has undertaken renovating our home, moving two times in two years and I marvel at this man. He has his own health issues, a bad back one foot missing and PTSD. He is my example to keep on keeping on when I’d just as soon call it quits, sit in my chair and wait for a miracle or some such thing. At first Junior thought I was lazy and he mentioned that fact often. I told him to stop, he did and as we weeded through each struggle and found some answers he has come to understand why I had such lack. He is now my cheerleader and with each encouraging moment I strive to reach further. I haven’t gotten to this point in my own steam that is for sure. I have to credit God with His all loving kindness, patience and His push. God and Junior and as some people left I started to see new people entering my life. The new people also encouraged me, pushed me and helped. Some gave me accolades for the smallest achievement. My doctor and I walked through each health issue one by one until I am where I am today. As I learned to work when I can and sit when I can’t I was learning that life for me anyway is not about blocking out time to do things. I now am able to work as I am able and I even work in the resting moments of life like writing is a quiet time activity or even quiet time with God whether in prayer, Bible study, or even listening to Christian radio. The thing that drove me the craziest about Junior is his what I felt was lack of focus turned out to be just what I needed to learn. He changes his jobs often throughout the day. He works on the kitchen renovating, he is extending the front porch and shoring up a wall out side our underneath since it was starting to collapse. Some days he takes care of the vehicles or we run errands and go to the doctor. Now that I am able to keep the house up more I feel like I am contributing again. I always wanted him to come home or finish his day to a comfortably clean home. He doesn’t want spotless but he does love things in some order. I am cooking more and more also. I have even undertaken a few craft projects and life could not be sweeter. In the end I am thankful that God allowed my health to go south and to bring me back to this moment. Do I want to go through it again, I hope not anytime soon but again the wonderful moments of learning how valuable I am to God has been precious. I have to me some big health concerns like COPD, Chiari Malformation, GERDS and osteoporosis. So my health is definitely still challenged to say the least. Part of my learning is learning how to manage and how to be proactive with each health struggle. I think if God had healed me in a moment I would not have learned to slow down, regroup and even to go to God for my life. Doing them in the process God took me through has taught me so much. Even in the storm I have learned to be thankful and content. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet