Good evening. I know it has been awhile since I blogged about my journey in this new phase of my life. Actually my wife and I have experienced a lot in the last four months. Let me tell you I use to praise the Lord that our life had for the most part been trouble free. Oh sure there were the little things like pulled backs, infected knees, and bad hammer toe. But you know nothing really bad, but then I broke two bones in my leg and started on the journey I've been writing about.
And then like I posted last week my son, our youngest child at just barely 19 years old took his own life. Now some would say when it rains it pours and to be honest with you I would agree with them if I didn't know that no matter what God is still there with His arms of comfort wrapped tightly around my wife, my daughter, and myself. Does this mean that the tears don't fall freely or that my heart doesn't hurt knowing that I won't see my baby boy in this life any more? No way, nope, ain't happening. I constantly cry out to God, "I miss my boy! Oh God, why?" But here's the thing like Paul tells the church in Thessalonica, 1 Thessalonians 4:14 ~ We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. Also we have the assurance to be absent from the body is to be in the presence of the LORD, Christ Jesus and some day we will see our son once more and when we do he will be in his new and restored body. As for now he is in heaven, a place of no tears, sorrow, pain, and no death; walking with his Granddad, Grammy, and with his Grandpa. So again pain beyond all I could bare, but not beyond the comforting arms of God.
Okay, now back to the first part of this journey that I am traveling in this time in my life. I believe last time I had finally made it home and into the house. Boy was my home life about to change big time. With the apparatus attached with a long bar and two screws to my right leg I was bed ridden or riding a couch. I had to keep the the whole thing elevated or my toes would turn the unlovest shade of purple. A big disclaimer here, sitting with your leg up on three pillows isn't as comfortable as it sounds. The leg that high starts to put undue pressure on one's bottom and lower back even while sitting on a chair pad and very soft pillow.
Sure I could try and get into the wheelchair (a chore in and of itself), but again my foot had to be elevated and my chair leg didn't really go high enough. What this meant was that I could only sit in my chair for about 30 minutes at a time.
Being confined to the bed or the couch or a potty chair also put a big dampener on taking care of the basics, nough said. This and the doctor visits an hour and a half away every week was my life for four weeks. On a lighter note I did get better at getting in the back seat, well not better; but a little quicker. It still was a painful ride after about 40 minutes, but with wiggling and shifting it was not quite as unbearable. And on an even better note we got to go through the McDonald's drive through for lunch and my wife got to go to a Wal-mart, that's right two of her favorite places.
Next time pin problems in my foot and a not so happy looking doctor. Until then may the Lord bless and keep you.
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