Thursday, March 4

Thursday, March 4

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We saw the ortho doctor today in preparation for knee surgery. It went fine, but took a lot out of Jeff. It’s just so draining and painful to move around so much. Right now he’s dealing mostly with pain in his ribs and sternum and not so much in his knee/leg. I’m sure that will come. Surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday (3/9) in the afternoon. He will not be able to put and weight on that leg for six weeks. One day at a time…..

Timing is everything.

An interesting realization came to me today. So I checked it out. I was on Facebook when Jeff called me last Thursday morning just before his accident. Just after that, I posted a status and closed it out. Want to know what my status was that day? “The transformation of our character…is forged from battles fought far more than by beliefs held.” E.R. McManus. That was at 8:30. As I posted, according to police records Jeff was being cut out of the van. wow. wow. That post was (is) truth. Our character IS formed through the battles we fight because of what we believe. I believe my God is trustworthy. So……He says to me, here’s a chance to exercise that trust. Fifteen hours later, I was posting again, this time asking for prayer. Amazing. It is amazing how sometimes in our lives, the Lord places an exclamation point at the end of our day. He asked of me to trust Him and then says, to me okay! Let’s do this thing! And so we do. One day at a time. One trial, then another. Always, He is by my side, at my elbow, looking over my shoulder, patting me on the back and lifting up my chin. He does this for me unless I am on the floor, flailing my arms about, kicking and screaming about my “problems.” At that point, He waits……still trustworthy, but patient until I turn to Him again. At that point, we can move on, forward, accomplishing His purposes and blessings in my life.