Life is full of miracles everyday! I was listening to a friend share with me how her child is a living miracle, that he surpassed everything doctors said he would and she had such a glowing, infectious joy in her smile as she explained her story. What a gift to hear that! It made me think about how all of us who have suffered in some way have miracles. I pondered my personal miracles too! One of them is that I am able to get up and run each morning. I was the kid in junior high with the embarrassing, bulky back brace. It didnt work and I would find myself in tears of exhaustion from pain after walking slowly for only 10 mins. I had surgery for my scoliosis in which they chizzled bone from my hip and used it to fuse a steel rod to my spine. I learned how to walk again as if were for the first time. (with the unfailing encouragement of my mother!) A few years later severe arthritis attacked my foot and ankle crippling me again with pain. I then became the anti-inflammatory/pain medication project. I was not fond of taking medicine. I finally had a few surgeries on my foot to allow myself to walk without a limp. Then the arthritis spread and hopped to every joint in my body one at a time. There were days, when my daughters were young, that I was hardly able to get out of bed, it took about an hour, and another hour to get down the stairs, and often I was unable to staighten my body completely. Lots of pain, I smiled a lot, but I wont lie I was in great pain! I just chose to focus on the good stuff in my life. My miracle is that today I am completely pain-free and medicine free and when I get to wake up and go for a walk or a run, I cant help but thank God, each and every time, that I am able. Not being preoccupied with the pain allows me to be preoccupied with the beauty around me. I cant help it, I love the sound of the birds chirping and I drink up the fresh morning air and I so adore the aroma and colors of the flowers and trees. They are my anti-inflammatories and pain medications. I havent taken any medicine in many years! ...and that is just one of my miracles! We all have them and I am grateful that my friend shared her story with me, as I was reminded of the many miracles I have to be so very thankful for! (...and yes, this would explain the plethera of pics I post of trees and flowers :) )
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 00:18:07 +0000
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