recovery

Recovery...I can describe this summer with that one word.  June was spent recovering from an intense but awesome school year.  Slowing down, ignoring thoughts of school work to be done, reading, running, spending time with my guys.  July started with surgery and then the oh-so-slow process of recovering from that.

The first week after surgery was rough.  I was sore, swollen, and tired, and I allowed myself to slide into a pit of self-pity and depression.  Yikes!  I'm so grateful for my husband who tells it like it is and gave me a wake up call!  I hate not being strong and I hate needing help.  There are things that I still cannot do and I have to admit it.  I'm learning to ask for help and to allow people to help me, and I hope that lesson will stick with me.

I am still sore, swollen, and tired (much to my dismay!), but I'm getting better every day and I'm seeing the blessings of this recovery summer.  I've been given the gift of time.  Time to sit and relax with Joe and Christopher.  Time for slow walks and talks with Christopher.  Time for coffee and conversation with dear friends.  Time to focus on my relationship with Jesus...reading my Bible, praying, learning to depend on my Shepherd to take care of me.  (And on a less serious note, time to sleep whenever I feel like it!  :))

Recovery needs to be part of my daily life, even when the soreness, swelling, and tiredness are gone.  When school starts, there will be many tasks to get done, but I still need to take time for my family, my friends, and my Savior.  I"m determined to find recovery time in each day!