Monday, November 21, 2016
What Have I Learned in Life and Things I'm Learning
I plan to change this blog a bit. I'll update a bit on the adoptive kiddos. Life continues to be busy. We have a full life and have been enjoying the addition of grandkids to our family. Our oldest is 7 and the next baby is due in February 2017. Retirement is in the near future. We have a number of things we have/are doing to prepare for this. So, watch for more details of how we are living life. Life is GOOD!
Monday, October 31, 2016
God is Changing Me
I've been thinking for a long time about being more consistent with my blogging. So... Here goes. I have quite a few things that I want to blog about and I have a number of blogsites. I'm going to devote this one to the hard things in life. Now this may sound like it will be a real discouraging subject. But, that isn't my intent.
I have learned SO MUCH in the hard parts of my life. God has used pain to bring about some of the biggest blessings that I have ever experienced. For example, what has happened since I broke my knee. I learned to rely on someone else rather than myself. I've had to learn a new way to balance my life. And, I make mistakes as I continue on this journey. Today, I was up and moving a fair amount. I got quite a bit done. Then, I sat down at a table to write some things out. My knee really started hurting by the time I was done. So I sat in my recliner couch and got my leg up. It took awhile for the pain to ease. But, yes, I got another chance to figure out the balance that is good for me.
In the process over the last three years, I've been learning something I had never understood. I don't have to be hard on myself. I can accept where I'm at. I've made a lot of progress in not feeling guilty for things I thought I should hold onto. I can let go of the sin in my life, the mistakes I make, errors in judgement. I have punished myself FAR MORE than God ever has. He doesn't want me to live life handicapped by guilt. This makes it easier for me to admit my faults, errors, sin.
This blogsite has a lot about what it was like to live with our RAD kiddos. I'll update a bit on that in a later post. This is still an area that I have some struggles in. And yes, growth happens through struggling through what has gone on.
I have learned SO MUCH in the hard parts of my life. God has used pain to bring about some of the biggest blessings that I have ever experienced. For example, what has happened since I broke my knee. I learned to rely on someone else rather than myself. I've had to learn a new way to balance my life. And, I make mistakes as I continue on this journey. Today, I was up and moving a fair amount. I got quite a bit done. Then, I sat down at a table to write some things out. My knee really started hurting by the time I was done. So I sat in my recliner couch and got my leg up. It took awhile for the pain to ease. But, yes, I got another chance to figure out the balance that is good for me.
In the process over the last three years, I've been learning something I had never understood. I don't have to be hard on myself. I can accept where I'm at. I've made a lot of progress in not feeling guilty for things I thought I should hold onto. I can let go of the sin in my life, the mistakes I make, errors in judgement. I have punished myself FAR MORE than God ever has. He doesn't want me to live life handicapped by guilt. This makes it easier for me to admit my faults, errors, sin.
This blogsite has a lot about what it was like to live with our RAD kiddos. I'll update a bit on that in a later post. This is still an area that I have some struggles in. And yes, growth happens through struggling through what has gone on.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
I Have a New Knee
On December 8th, I got my new knee. I'm already happy that I did. I'm close to being done with physical therapy. I've experienced for the first time in two years being able to walk out of the bedroom without pain. This encourages me.
In the "reality" of my healing, I face that two years of not moving much will involve time to build muscles back up. The other day, my PT helped me with not "waddling as I walk." (My terminology) I practiced that today. I got a lot of practice this morning when I couldn't find my cane. Stairs are coming along pretty well. That has been one of my most frustrating areas over the last two years. It has felt SO GOOD to go up & down stairs in an adult manner, rather than like a toddler.
I have things that motivate me to keep pushing. One thing is my grandkids. I want to be able to do more with them. I've also REALLY missed hiking. I haven't done well on uneven ground yet and this is something I'll need to learn again. It has just been a real relief to make progress this quickly after so long of no progress.
In the "reality" of my healing, I face that two years of not moving much will involve time to build muscles back up. The other day, my PT helped me with not "waddling as I walk." (My terminology) I practiced that today. I got a lot of practice this morning when I couldn't find my cane. Stairs are coming along pretty well. That has been one of my most frustrating areas over the last two years. It has felt SO GOOD to go up & down stairs in an adult manner, rather than like a toddler.
I have things that motivate me to keep pushing. One thing is my grandkids. I want to be able to do more with them. I've also REALLY missed hiking. I haven't done well on uneven ground yet and this is something I'll need to learn again. It has just been a real relief to make progress this quickly after so long of no progress.
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