2009

Sometimes life gets in the way of writing. Sometimes the best ideas come late at night when sleep is a fleeting thought and the pillow refuses to cooperate with my head. In my brain, I am writing the great American novel. In the morning, its hard to remember what was so great about it.

Sometimes almost a year goes by and then someone says, "Didn't you blog in the past?"

Well, I did. And I hope to again. And here's where I have been:

I've been busy with family and church and art and two knee replacement surgeries.


Family....
A new member, Isabel, seen in the photo last Christmas when she was 7 weeks old...
Babysitting the Princess (also seen in the photo) and her brother several days a week....
Several hospitalizations and two rehabs involving my elderly mother.......

Church......
Working with my dear friends Sammy and Colleen on the ever growing Compassion Ministry at Eagan Hills Church.....

Art....
Spending time in my Art Grotto creating spectacular messes .....

Knees......
Surgeries in November and June to put the knees of this Humpty Dumpty back together again.


What I've learned.......
I'm more comfortable being a player than a bench warmer. But God is good. He gave me a sense of acceptance to be able to sit on the side and let others take over for a season.


I learned to step back, to accept my limitations, (though not always with as much grace as I should) and to listen to that voice that tells me I'm ready for a rest.

That said, I have also learned the value of hard work. Physical therapy, I found out, is aptly named.

I learned that babysitting is hard work.

I learned that I have great friends who continually lifted me and my recoveries in prayer.

And I learned one more thing........

A person can have a knee replaced, go though recovery, and, seven months later have the second knee replaced in less time than it takes the State of Minnesta to elect a senator.