So I had knee surgery on Tuesday. Last Thanksgiving I tore my meniscus while ice skating and this was my first opportunity to really do anything about it. So now I’m on the couch helpless to do anything worth doing around here. I’m now realizing that most of my day is made up of quick, dashing movements that I cannot manage at the moment. Levi topples over in the floor and what can I do? Yell for someone else to come and rescue him. Will begins to disassemble one of Aaron’s new toys and what can I do? Yep, yell for someone else to come and take it away. I need a drink of water, so what can I do? You guessed it, yell for someone to come and get me a drink and hope I don’t have it poured over my head since the only people I have to ask are now taking care of 3 children so I can sit on the couch and yell instructions at them. Let’s all hope this recovery is a quick one.
Archive for April, 2008
Knee Surgery
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Much Better
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Will is home and doing much better. Thanks to everyone who prayed for him. He is still not 100%, but back to some of his old tricks, and his sodium levels are normal again. We were able to resolve the neurological problem, but then found that he has a dislocated hip. (???) We will find out more about that next week. I am beginning to get back into “normal” life. As if we live normally in any way. If you have called or emailed and I haven’t responded, you might try again. I got lost in the gazillion messages, but appreciated each and every one. The friends and family I have are beyond wonderful. We have been served in every way possible and are so grateful to the way God has blessed our family. In the last six years, we have learned to let people help us, and it is a wonderfully blessed way to live. I commend it to everyone. It may sound selfish, but it is God’s design to live in community. We are blessed and we are to be a blessing. This isn’t possible outside of relationships with other people. And when you are in relationships, and you struggle, people want to help. While I don’t want to exploit that, I do want to honor my friends and not let my arrogance or pride get in the way of letting other people participate in the body of Christ by filling in the gaping wholes in our life. It also makes me better equipped to help others when they are in need. Well, Sesame Street is almost over, and I’m not sure what I’ve said here, but I’m going to hit “publish” and just go with it!