5 weeks with the new part!

Today marks the 5 week "anniversary" since my hip replacement surgery! I'm glad I'm this far with the recovery process and am very thankful for less pain! I would probably say it's at least 90% less than it was before surgery!!! I had such a hard time even imagining life without the pain I had been experiencing for over a decade... progressively of course but still a long time to be in pain. I am very thankful for all that God has done for me and for His Healing Hand! I have truly been blessed by all my friends who have continued to show their love for me and for my family! You know who you are! ;) Thank you for all that you've done!

During these last few weeks, I have found that life has all sorts of lessons to be learned. I had to let my family do the things that I normally would do... even though it's not done exactly the way I would do it, it's ok. I had to let my friends supply meals for my family. I had to sit and wait for my body to heal itself. I had to deal with emotions that were stretched... but God never brings you to anything that He won't bring you through. I've be working on my patience and praying for God's help on this. I've also been working on my pride and allowing people to help me. I've always been very independent so these things are not easy for me to change. Truth is, I can't change these things... only by God working through me can these things be changed and in turn can I be molded more into His likeness.

I read Kim's blog this morning which really touched me. She is in another spiritual struggle and felt open enough to share it on her blog. A point came to my mind while reading it - the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" maybe should be "if I'm not broken, He can't fix me". God works in many ways to break us so that we can be further molded into His image. What a great thing to think about during Holy Week. If He cared enough for us to send His only Son to die for us then He certainly cares enough for us to take the time to make us more like Him! We are His sons and daughters and He loves us more than we could ever know!

Remember the wonderful gift Jesus has given for us... His Life!

Be blessed and be a blessing!
Love, Diane