Life Lessons

No matter what your plans are, they can change in an instant and sometimes in a bad way.

That’s a lesson I had to re-learn just a few days ago.

I admit, sometimes I need to remind myself to slow down.

It’s hard because there’s never enough hours in the day, right?

Slow Down, Sister

It was bound to happen.

I had a big “to-do” list running around in my head, even though it was a Saturday.

In my usual mad dash through the house, I bent over to clean up an area on the floor.

Unfortunately, I straightened up too fast, and accidentally wrenched my back.

Big, big mistake.

The pain was excruciating.

I haven’t felt pain like that in years.

If you’ve ever had a severe back injury, then you know what I mean.

I took a couple of Advil and got in bed thinking that was all I needed to do to make a miraculous recovery.

I can dream, can’t I?

The Advil didn’t help.

Thirty minutes later, I decided to get up and walk around – thinking that slow walking would loosen up the increasing spasms.

Walking didn’t help either.

I didn’t think it was possible, but the pain got worse, and it started hurting so badly I could barely breathe – almost to the point of fainting. My concerns became alarm.

When my husband got home a few minutes later, I was a complete mess and ready to head to an emergency medical clinic.

The trip to the ER included a two-hour wait to get in to see a doctor, two shots, and strong pain medications.

A Grateful Heart

The next morning after I took the scheduled meds, I had a terrible reaction to them. Fever and nausea set in and lingered the whole day and night. I did get sick…all with a bad back to boot.

It was all very humbling.

As I lay there in pain, I determined never, ever, to bend over and clean up a spot on the floor again!

Not really.

I prayed to God that the nausea would pass soon.

And, with a grateful heart, I thanked Him that I’m able to breathe at all.

Things are going to go wrong at times, but I know that the Author of Life walks with me through it all.