Day 147: One Step Changed My World

It was the end of July...the last Thursday to be exact. After a great day of VBS I was taking the trash to the dumpster, then in a moment found myself on the pavement looking at ankles that didn't look "normal."  I had tripped off the curb,dislocated my ankle, broke my leg-ankle-foot and seriously sprained the "good one."  It's been a long recovery with surgery, plates, screws, wheel chairs, crutches, braces, and therapy. Being non-weight bearing for 7 weeks was humbling and a challenge.

People ask, "Do you think God did this to get you to slow down?"  I have to chuckle inside.

I don't think that is what my major reminders and  learning have been over the past months. My life lessons have been:

• Lonnie is the living example of "in sickness" as he cared for me without one single grumble for weeks on end.
• Your life can change in a flash.
• It didn't take much to derail my spiritual routine.
• There are times you must depend on others.  Independence is not an option.
• Prayer is vital.
• Conversations with the Lord are continual throughout the day.
• The "church" comes in human form. It is a living, breathing, loving organism.
• Handicap restrooms aren't as accessible as some may assume.
• Mission work can go on...with the help of lifelong friends and determined heart.

Could this have been a spiritual attack? Yes, it absolutely could have been. However, with the Lord always there, and my desire to lean in even closer to his heartbeat, we made it through the long and busy networking month of August. We were able to visit churches and associations to share with them the passion God has placed in our hearts to tell the "least of these", children living alone in squatter camps and townships as orphans, about the love of Jesus.

Here I am, Lord, send me...wheelchair, crutches, braces...send me.

And He did!