Friday August 14

Character is still being actively worked on in me. I guess I really didn't think I needed that much work ... but the Lord knows better. Now I know that when I happily bounced down those steps 3 weeks ago I had no idea what was going to happen to me by the last step my foot took. In fact, I have wondered several times what really did happen to injure myself. Well, the mystery was solved on Wed by a foot specialist. I guess my big toe and the ball of my foot took the brunt of my weight and shoved the bone on the inside of my foot back causing it to fracture and tear away from the other toes. So the verdict is a torn ligament and fractured bone ...... and the remedy is surgery on Tuesday morning of next week where pins, plates and screws will be placed in my foot and the bone fused so when I am in my 60's and 70's I won't have arthritis in my foot which could be very painful. The timing of this is preventing me from traveling with Jerry to Australia for a month of work/vacation.

I have moments of wanting to scream - why Lord why??? And then moments of knowing that even though I don't know why, I do know that the one who controls my life is the one that knows me best and knows what is best for me and my husband. Pain always brings me closer to my Lord because I need Him in a more tangible way. So that is a good thing! Rest is something I have been asking Him for - so I guess it is an answer to my prayer....in a way! AND character will definitely be worked into my life in a greater way.

I am told I am looking at 2 weeks with no weight bearing and in a splint and then going to a cast and possibly up to 3 months of recovery with casts and crutches as the ligament takes longer to heal than the fracture. BUT I know God can rush healing and make it all heal faster - if I obey Him and the doctors!!! So I am going to have plenty of time to blog - read the Bible - think - pray - rest - all good things.

I am so glad I didn't know all of this while my family was here last weekend! I was feeling pretty good at the time and was able to participate in everything. As you see in this picture there were 45 of us in Lincoln. Four were missing - grand kids in Africa. 14 families so far from one couple!! Only 9 great grands, but I know that is just the beginning. No divorces at all. Everyone is actively serving the Lord in their church. I believe it is the prayers and faith of my parents that have contributed to that and then God is the one who makes it happen! We had an awesome time together!!!