Can the Pain Really Be Coming to an End?

Oh Lord, is the journey of pain coming to a real end? I feel normal so much of the time now and am only taking two Alleve and a pain patch on the back of my thigh when I know I’m going to be sitting a lot. I’m a little amazed. I’m a lot amazed. I...

Chin Up!

Aw…memories…The convention for church workers had been a great success and on the last day, I was chatting with a director of Women’s Ministries in the break room. We were discussing the state of women’s ministries and I wanted to impress her...

We Are His Property

(If you haven’t read yesterday’s blog post, please read first.)Yesterday, after posting, I took another one of my short walks and looked again at the sign. I realized I’d misquoted, or I should say, left out some of the words. The sign actually says,...

How’s Your Manager Doing?

As I took a short walk this morning, a tear escaped down my cheek because I was feeling sorry for myself. Last week I somehow did something that set me back five steps in my recovery from back surgery. I’d been in increased pain and only able to be out of pain...