Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.
Romans 5:3-4
We can all remember a time when we've been pushed to the brink of our limits with our feet dangling over the edge of an enourmous cliff ~ this has been my parents for the last 12 weeks! My dad underwent knee surgery. No big deal. Knee surgery.
It's not big deal unless that knee surgery along with intense physical therapy 6 days a week has left you feeling no better or might I even say, worse, than you did prior to the surgery.
Throw on top of that a procedure called a "manipulation" where they re-adjust the knee to tweak the surgery. That manipulation 10 weeks post surgery puts you right back to square one and the Dr. tells you it was the worst manipulation he had ever done in his 20+ years of practice. Dangling over a cliff . . . . . you can see why.
My parents have been married for 46 years and this has been the most trying part of their marriage. My mother is a fixer and wants to control a situation she has no control over. My dad is the awesome, super - over achiever who expected to run a marathon 9 days post surgery (just kidding ~ kinda) and mix that in with mom having to drive him everywhere which led everyone to a feeling of helplessness.
The road has been long, the journey rough, but the end result is that Dad is now in his 3rd week post manipulation and improving by leaps & bounds on a daily basis. Last night I was on the phone getting my daily report from both of my parents. After I hung up the phone I went into the living room and the little cowboy was waiting for the update on Papa.
"How did he do today Mom?" I gave the cowboy the full report and I said, "Papa is really full of endurance and strength and we are so proud of the him". The little cowboy smiled and said, "Thank you God for pulling him through and showing him how mighty he can be" AND "Thank you for making Nonna a warrior full of patience and push!"
Push? Yes, push. What's that mean?
"Nonna doesn't put up with any excuses and she pushes Papa to be better just like God does!"
Words of wisdom for today ~ Push yourself!
Push yourself harder when you workout even when you are tired or have had a hard day. Push yourself to go 5 minutes more each day.
Push yourself to jog in place or do jumping jacks while the commercials are on while you're watching your favorite program.
Push yourself to do more this week than last week.
Push yourself to be all that you can be!
With love & appreciation ~ Stephanie
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