Not spineless

Sharing from my latest blog entry, I write of my experience in enduring literal aftershocks from the Lumbar fusion surgery last week as my countless compressed nerves affected are trying to recalibrate to their original job function.

First and foremost, I cannot wrap my thinking around how anyone can go through any surgery or any of the trials that come with aging without the prayers of others.

This spinal surgery hit me hard and more than once I thought “is this the one that will do me in?”

And yet again I personally witnessed Gods truth when He says “when I am weak He is strong” and its changing me to be okay with being His kind of “weak”

When I needed comfort and compassion He sent me nurses to listen, to encourage, to be present. They continued their care even after leaving a 3 day stay at hospital and are part of the team of the neurosurgeon partnering with the orthopedic surgeon. They really are just a phone call away.

And even with the setback of returning to a morning trip to Emergency Room to get realigned and back on the path, I am good to go and taking on the path a bit slowly- forward.

Because of the harsh meds rendering my A-Game mentality Jesus provided me with my best friend and husband to keep track of the pills, the 24 hr timings of them, along with the ego busting use of a walker. Du has made true his vow of “in sickness and in health” and carries it out with a nurturing attitude.

And throughout this all I relive my experiences with my mom. She went through similar surgeries and did not have the luxury of scientific advances that I just had. Even though I waited at her surgeries, prayed through them, drove miles and miles while still working my job, nothing will ever compare to seeing her eyes open each time to smile at me. It’s memories are untouchable.

And then my friend reminded me that “This is the valley as in Psalm 23 and Jesus is with you through it all ... this is the place miracles happen ✨️ 🙌 🙏” and she is right.

With Jesus no one is left alone. He has people who step up.