A Pleasant Saturday

Today was just a nice Saturday. We went to Home Depot to get bark chips for the back yard. Then we went to Laguna to do some tide-pooling. It was a perfect March day. Here are some pics of our outings.

Love Extravagantly

A thought on love for Valentine’s Day:

"We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love."
(1 Cor. 13:12-13 MSG)

Pain Pills

Living at the Pace of Pain, Part 5

Last night I found a piece of paper with the following record of medication I was taking for sciatica pain...

July 21-22, 2008...

8:30am - pain pill
11:30am - 4 ibuprofen
1:00pm - pain pill
3:15pm - 4 ibuprofen
5:30pm - pain pill
8:00pm - 4 ibuprofen
11:00pm - pain pill
2:30am - pain pill
5:30am - 4 ibuprofen
8:30am - pain pill
12:00pm - 6 ibuprofen
3:30pm - pain pill
7:00pm - 6 ibuprofen
10:30pm - pain pill

At the time, I didn’t know how the pain would come to an end. I was distressed at how much pain medication I was taking, but it was unbearable otherwise.

I am happy to report that I am almost back to normal. I still get a little achy each day (especially if I sit in the wrong kind of chair). My flexibility and stamina are increasing.

Thank you to all who have prayed for me. The healing has been steady and I am grateful.

Who Am I?

I am not what I do
I am not what others think of me
I am not what I own
I am God’s beloved child.

(Henri Nouwen)