Lesson #22

As time marches away from my accident date, people have gone on with their lives and the calls, visits, emails and cards have slowly dwindle. Loneliness has come.

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This lesson goes hand-in-hand with the last one I just posted. It happens. People will swarm around you at the initial beginning of the crisis. Then as time moves out, the crowds get thinner and thinner. It will seem like no one really cares anymore and you begin to feel lonely. Again, you emotional roller coaster is taking you for another ride. You must keep your focus on Jesus Christ and on serving other people. The more you focus inward, the deeper that loneliness hole becomes. Get up! Find someone else who is worse off than you and go make their day brighter. In doing so, you will make yours much brighter.

There is also a reverse lesson here all of us. When people are in a long-term recovery from a crisis and you have chosen to walk with them, then you must walk with them the entire distance. It is not a 100-yard dash...but a long distance marathon. We must be wise in our commitments to others. I am not bashing the "first responders". Robbie and I would have never made it without them too! They too serve a great purpose. But for those in your inner circle, those covenant relationships, those you have chosen to walk with...they are they ones you must stay with until the end. I am much closer and more committed to my inner circle today than I ever was before my accident. I will go the distance with them no matter what!

I have 8 more lessons to post. So stay with me! LOL

Lesson #21

I was not expecting a roller coaster ride on The Emotions Express…you have to know it is coming, be prepared to deal with it and not allow faulty emotions to steer your course.

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I still battle this everyday...and we are 9 months out from my accident! Your emotions will always steer you in the wrong directions. They are faulty, depraved, just messed up! LOL Don't get me wrong...I love emotions, but to rely on them as a life guide is just foolish! You are up one minute and down the next. Each day brings a different emotional response. When diversity comes, be ready for the Emotions Express. It will hit you like a ton of bricks and you must be alert and cautious. You will quickly get sucked into feeling sorrow for yourself. Actually, you will be drawn inward instead of outward. Keeping the focus on yourself during these times is the WORST thing you could ever do. You will never get any further than you are right now if you always focus on YOU. So, when these emotions come, let them come...it is natural, but never let them be your guide to what is right!

9 month Anniversary

My 9 month anniversary is approaching fast. Just amazing that so much time has past. My accident seems like yesterday, and yet, it seems like forever ago!

The healing is SLOW! It seems to be moving at a snail's pace. I must admit there are times when I think there is no healing going on...that I am stuck where I currently am. Then God allows some progress that changes my mind. Each week, the pain is becoming less and less and I am able to walk more normally and for longer periods of time. The continued physical therapy is really making the difference! The more I work these feet the more normal that become. Praise God!

I am working on losing weight. My doctor told me that I MUST lose some significant weight to lessen the arthritis that will come. As of today, I am down 16 pounds with another 70 to go. I have to do this...it is a must if I am ever going to get back to normal.

Thank you so much for your continue prayers. I know you are out there praying and I am so thankful to you for that! God continues to work and it is amazing to watch!