My Rehab Verse
Today has seemed like a day of recovery from my long weekend. But it was worth the effort to make this past weekend work out. I appreciate Debbie’s hard work to help me get from place to place since I was using my manual wheelchair.
The highlight of my day was having my Aunt Paula and Uncle Jim come by and take me to lunch before their afternoon meeting in Loveland. As we were leaving I couldn’t find my wallet which my uncle told me “was very convenient.” I’m glad he hasn’t lost his sense of humor! They did let me drive without my driver license. When we returned to the house we scoured the strawberry patch for the remaining dozen or so strawberries left on the plants.
One of the more interesting connections this past weekend was with a golden eagle that contracted West Nile Virus through a mosquito bite. The eagle actually has some permanent paralysis in one of his wings as a result. It has been interesting to learn that the spread of West Nile has been largely due to mosquitoes infecting birds and then birds infecting mosquitoes as they migrate to new areas.
BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY… “For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 116:8.9
As I look at this verse on the eve of the anniversary of my hospitalization one year ago, it serves as a good rehab verse and reminder of my journey. I certainly have much to be thankful for even though I remember at one point, I told someone that I anticipated walking or full recovery by the time my year was over.
I am not quite there but I am making progress. As I visited with friends this past weekend, I was reminded that I was saved from death. I can also recall many tears shed for many reasons, by me that is, and perhaps others. Some just related to my fragile emotions after a traumatic brain injury, some out of gratitude to the Lord and others for their support. I am thankful that I will “walk” (literally) before the Lord in the land of the living. My commitment is out of gratitude to the Lord for His faithfulness to “live” for the Lord in the land of the living. As is expressed in Mark Batterson’s newest book, I have been reading, I want to be “all in.”