God Listens...

Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.
2 Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!

I love my job.  I have said it before, I am definitely in the right place, doing the right thing.  I love my job:-)

Part of the job is taking part in personal plan meetings and reviews throughout the year.  I have not had the opportunity to be a part of this aspect until the last few weeks.  In August, I start a temporary, 3 week contract at one of our locations.

I had the opportunity to meet the family of one of the individuals for a review meeting.

This meeting ended up with me sitting in my van, in tears, after everyone had left.  It was definitely orchestrated by God!!

I continue to be amazed when these things happen, and really I shouldn't be.  It is just a part of my faith. 

The mother had shared with me a very small snippet of their journey, as parents, and as their child.  It is exactly what I have been needing to hear.

Remember just a week or so ago?  This post about where Faith was going to end up in 5, 10, 15 years?  Us coming to terms with the fact that she may end up in a group home setting?  Realizing that we may not be the best equipped place for her to live?  Yeah, that one...

I was reminded tonight that God Listens!!  It doesn't matter how long it takes, we just need to continue praying and believing and thanking God that He will put Faith in the right path.  The right locations will show up, the right organizations will open. 

It is so hard for me to believe that God listens, because I want things done in my time.  I want my answers now.  I don't want to have to be patient and wait...Isn't that how we are raised?  In our microwave society?

I love my job.  I broke down when I realized that everything is going to be fine.  God is in control of it all. 

It was like I got the biggest God hug ever!! 

Thanks God:-)  I know now that you hear me...

And The Mommy Came Crashing Down!!!

Last night I was helping to organize the Sunday school rooms at church.  I had about 1.5 hours before I had to leave to go straight to work, so I was motoring!!  I didn't think I could get in again before Sunday, so it all had to be finished.

I had enlisted my sons help in the beginning to help move some of the bigger items to the appropriate rooms, and I was carrying some of the smaller things.  Like the gliding rocker footstool...

Which I put down on the floor, and didn't realize it had tipped over...

I had a radio in my hand

Turned quickly and promptly tripped over the stool

I cannot believe how hard I fell...I had no forewarning and my reflexes hadn't even kicked in...foggy brain I guess.

I laid on the floor for a few minutes trying to figure out what had just happened.  I guess that was kind of like a shock moment?  I had landed on my left side, left chest, left shoulder and while my head didn't actually hit the floor it was like my neck had bounced up and down...

And the radio flew across the room...we will see if that still works on Sunday:-S

After the few minutes of laying there, I proceeded to stand up...I was so dizzy that I nearly fell right over again.  I was able to grab hold on the wall and catch my balance.  So I just stood there for a few more minutes. 
Then I felt fine...sore, but fine.  Everything moved ok and really, I was just sore.

It was a really dumb fall!!

I finished the rooms, emptied all the boxes and then left and headed to work.  Then I sat down when my work was done and I started to feel it.

I was aching all down my left side.  My back hurt and even worse, my neck hurt.

I went to sleep (sleep shift, not just sleeping on the job;-) and woke up this morning to a really bad kink in my neck.  I had a hard time using my hand and I couldn't get my seatbelt on (putting my arm behind me to reach the belt)

I decided that I would face one of my fears and see a chiropractor...they are kind of scary, I thought!!

He asked me a few questions, which were kind of random - do I get a metallic taste in my mouth, do I get numbness in my face, do I get headaches, do I have dizzy spells...I could answer yes to all these random questions.  He explained that those are happening because of the stress on certain areas of my spine.  Interesting...

Then he examined me and sent me for full xrays - apparently I was quite a mess!!  LOL...

I came back and he showed me the xrays, my back is curved one way in the bottom and the other way in the top...so I have scoliosis, which I will have to learn some more about. 

He said that it basically describes everything I have been feeling, it explains a lot of my back pain and the other quirks that I have. 

He cracked me up...haha...I HAD to say it!!  I was adjusted and while it felt weird, it didn't hurt.  I am feeling some burning right now, but I think in all I feel good.

So...in the spirit of giving thanks THROUGH everything...I have to give thanks that I fell...

Weird?  Yeah...

But, had I not fallen, I would have never gone to get checked out...because I am above all that, ya know (sarcasm in case you didn't get it;-)  I have a hard time doing things for me.  So this has really been a blessing in disguise:-)

I am now scheduled to go 3 times a week to start, and will continue to take this time for me...because my health is important:-)

HOW DO YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF?