No pictures today. I started one with photos, but decided to switch gears. I had something happen to me today that just doesn't happen to me every day. The story starts two weeks ago when I woke up for church. I almost couldn't get out of bed. I absolutely felt like a 90-year-old woman. I had to kind of slide over to the edge of the bed and swung my legs over and quite gingerly sat up.
My back went out like this maybe a year ago. It was so painful. I couldn't stand up, sit down, walk, lay down. It was awful. My incredible chiropractor and deep tissue torturer (I refuse to call him my massage therapist...230 pounds bearing down on a poor little know is torture plain and simple) were able to get me all fixed up after a couple of visits.
So, this time I went, went through the torture treatment and got better, but not totally well. I went again later in the week and felt even better still, maybe a lot better. Of course that led to doing too much over the weekend. That excess led to a third visit left me able to walk fairly well, but twisting and sitting were still tough.
Enter my friend, Susan. Susan is the woman who put a chip in James when he was four years old that was programmed to make him want to go to Guatemala when he turned eight. I don't have any proof of that, buy I am convinced of it nevertheless. We've been with her on mission trips five times and she's been countless other times. (Maybe not countless but more than I can count on my fingers and toes.) She decided that she and another friend needed to come prayer for back this morning.
Bright and early at 9 AM Susan and Stephanie show up our house. After reading some verses from Psalm 119 beginning around verse 20 about delighting in God's law, they prayed. And guess what? When they were done my back felt better...a lot better. It still had a little catch to it, but I could move around so much better. I got so much done today, but I was so aware of God's mercy and how I hadn't been able to do any of my to do list for the past two weeks. I was like a new person.
If you're not sure about this pray thing, you should definitely try it. I'm "walking" proof.
Dear Todd Family,
ReplyDeleteWe are a family of 4, living in Quebec, Canada, and we have been following your stories for a while.
We just wanted to say that we enjoy reading your blog and that we can relate to your situation. We have 2 competitive kids in different sports (gymnastics, mountain biking and alpine skiing).
It's always a pleasure to follow your stories.
All the best to yo all.
The Forget Family
Prevost, Quebec, Canada
Dear Forget Family, you probably noticed that the fall was sooo crazy for us and I haven't visited myself in a while. I really appreciate your comments. I don't really do New Years' resolutions, but I do find I enjoy blogging so I'm hoping to do better. We've settled down ever so slightly so maybe I will do better 2013! Happy New Years to you.
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