Analysis Paralysis

As I’ve traveled this road of back pain, I’ve sought the Lord for His purposes. Over the 5 months, I’ve had moments of great insight and yet wondering what I’m missing. I’m currently reading Nancie Carmichael’s new book, Surviving...

A Cane is Like a Strategy

The pain meds are less effective—minus vicodin. Now it really hurts to walk. I’m going to use a cane. It’s great how much that really does help. No pressure or less pressure is good.Larry just came home from taking his mom to elder day care and said,...

No Longer “Miss-don’t-Make-Waves”

First read the post before this.I’m shedding my “No waves” personna. I just called the health insurance referral service and asked about the referral to the surgeon. It has been approved.I then called the surgeon’s office and they’ve...

Ascribe to the Lord….

>Last Friday, I’d decided I couldn’t wait the additional 3 weeks the pain management doc wanted me to wait before referring me to a surgeon. I was in continuing great pain. So I got up my courage in the Lord, and left a message last Friday even though the...

43 Years of Walking with Jesus

Forty three years ago today, October 1st (it was 1967 then and I was 18!), I became a Christian. I specifically asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior. I’m grateful for the foundation I’d received from going to church as a child, but I hadn’t really...

Prayer request & More on Psalm 27

My second spinal cortisone shot for sciatic pain is tomorrow/Tuesday morning. Please pray for favor with God to deliver me from pain.And the reason I use that wording, which for some reason, sounds a little weird to me, is because of additional insights from studying...