perspectives from the couch...

As the surgery medicine has worn off, I have had some unique perspectives from the couch as I reflect on all things. :) I got really crabby and upset short after my surgery and just really "inconvenienced" at all that I was going through.  But today I think I woke up.  I realized I was spewing "no hope" sort of sentences when I have so much to be hopeful of.  For one...this surgery was way better than the one I had in November of 2006.  I am thankful that I don't have to wear a humongous astronaut boot with this surgery and thankful that when the dr got in to my foot he didn't have to reconnect tendons like he had thought.  Instead he just moved...fused...wired...screwed...and shorten bones so that they work better together and hopefully will allow me to run again in no time.  

I am thankful that I am on a better road to recovery than last time.

I am thankful for my husband.  WOW he is amazing.  I love him and I love that we can flirt and joke over the silliest things.  I love that no matter how bad I feel...he can look at me and really think I'm beautiful.  I love that I can look at him and say "hey, let's move." and he simply says---"okay where?".   I love my husband.

I love my mom. I love that I can call her and ask her to remind me to take pain medicine and she doesn't make fun of me.  I love that we can make tea together on the phone and talk about nothing and yet feel like we've talked about everything.  I love that I can share with her what God is doing in me and I can share the ucky stuff that I don't want to share with people and she can pray with me and tell me to pray when I don't want to.  I love my mom.

I love my dog.  He has not left my side since the surgery.  I think he is beginning a ministry to handicapped people---starting with me.  Such a funny dog.  

I love purpose and hope that God gives us....I came back from Guatemala and Chicago changed.

And questioning some things about the way I have been ordering my life.  I can't go back to the way I have been doing things...and God is calling me to re-value and re-order some things that got a little out of whack.  Not huge stuff....but just some things that God and I needed to talk about.  I love getting to see people God uses that inspire us to be more like Christ.  I'm thankful for new friends and old friends I met and made on the last two missions experiences.  The song posted below by Sara Groves has been the best thing I know to help me come to grips with what God is doing in my heart and I want to share it with you.