The struggle with the up and down of life.

Just when everything is going well I return from a good run and trip over a vacuum part  left on the floor!

Flying headlong I call out, “Thank You Jesus!”

Surprise and thankful to hear these words as I fall. I must have put enough Jesus in me to wash out the junk. Jesus helps me miss the brick fireplace land on the soft dog bed. The only damage found is a scratch on my leg from the coffee table.

Hours later I get ready for bed and do my nightly plank and push-ups. The plank exposes  soreness but the push-ups expose damage to my triceps, ouch! Obviously, my triceps caught the fall.

Missing church on Sunday, I sleep most of Father’s Day. My husband is thankful to have me wake up at 5:00 P.M. to spend some time with him.

Monday depression sets in. 

“Why does life have to stop when everything is going well?”

Laying on the couch watching tv and falling asleep, I am feeling sorry for myself. But God wakes me with a start and I think,

“I can put one flower into the flowerbed and that will be success!”

Can you see the little corner cleared of grass?  The flower will be seen when it grows up!

The miracle of working multiple hours returns!

Tuesday, I step into the vegetable garden for the first time in over a year. My husband has done work, but it is a continuous fight. I cleaned the outside corner last week, but today the inside is my project.

The chair is my companion out in the yard. It gives my back a chance to rest so I can keep working. This year I decided the pillow could have double uses, one to support my back while sitting and the other to make the ground softer.

Five hours of work makes progress! It’s about ready to plant peas for the first time in over a year.

A week ago, God gave me the ability to work about many hours in the house cleaning, doing laundry, and making soup!

Two weeks ago a few hours were spent in the flower bed making room for planting flowers. Can you see the tall grass I am pulling? It is wonderful to have the strength to tackle projects.

Living most of my life weak and in pain, I hide behind the tv and self protection. But in 2011 God steps in and takes my pain and replaced it with new bone and growing new nerves to make muscles!

Strength and muscles continue to grow until 2018 when Mom dies and the next five to six years family takes everything I have. I even loose weight from losing muscle. Then a medicine stole my gumption to even get up and dust the tv stand, so I stopped taking the medicine and started fighting to get my life back!

This last nine months has been a journey of getting back the strength I fought for so hard to gain in 2011-2017!

I am stringing hours together so soon day of 5 hours will connect to another day of 5 hours and life will be easier again.

The goal is to keep pushing forward and ask God for Help.

God Bless each of you on your journey to getting healthier and stronger!

GOD IS GOOD!