I feel like I'm moving more and more into mainstream living. I didn't realize how good it was until I did not have it. Isn't that true for many of us -- we don't know until we longer have something.
Thank you to all of you who enjoy reading these musings. I am so grateful they have been encouraging to you. I am amazed how many are following along. For me it is a way for me to document my recovery. Not being an "onlooker" but being the "player" I don't fully realize how far I've come and how monstrous the whole thing was/is. My life has focused on the day at hand and what my goal is for it. Right now I'm working on my puny muscles. As you remember I had done a lot to get up to speed before surgery but the months of being shut down zapped what I had :( Now the goal is to resurrect my quads, glutes and everything lying underneath these muscles. These are all very stiff and it still hurts to walk and get up and down from sitting. Working on them is not my favorite thing to do with my time but the outcome will be wonderful.
One interesting and happy thing has been looking ahead to what I want to do with the new me. At 64 I have goals and dreams for the future. I want to be productive in God's work and for His Kingdom. I don't know what that will look like but God does. Getting my body strong and having a new spine hopefully will give me more opportunities. I've been meditating on the verse I Cor 9:24-27 about "buffeting your body and making it my slave". Making it my slave takes work.
On the fun side -- I want to ride a bike! That might be totally off the mark living in Atlanta but I'm thinking about it. I won't be able to explore this until December. Cold time of the year to think about biking but who knows.
3 comments:
So glad you're moving along into 'mainstream' life, Cheryl. Dallas and I will be praying that God will give you your heart's desire--rising a bike!
I'm off later today for Uganda. You can follow along at:
http://wycliffeusa.wordpress.com/
Bob (for Dallas, too)
Dearest Cheryl,
I have been there too many times. Longing to do the simple things that I could do before surgery. It does come back.
Jack & I will be traveling north to Brunswick to camp, bike, and river raft. I'll be praying for you while I'm biking. Someday we can bike the Siver Comet Trail on one of our trips to GA! We brought our bikes the last trip in April.
God richly bless you with continued healing!
Love in Christ,
Connie
Hi Cheryl, Nancy Allain told me about your blog. I had scoliosis surgery in Charlotte, NC on Dec. 11, 2008, 7 hours, 8 vertebra fused, two rods, 16 screws. Your blog is so interesting, I can relate to so much you've said. I'd love to chat with you sometime and share more! God bless you as you continue the healing process!
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