There have been a few people who have suggested that breaking my leg just before Christmas might be just what I needed to cause me to stop working and be with my family at Christmas. Some have suggested that it may have even been God's intervention. I do not disagree. I did cancel one speaking engagement due to my injury. I also missed the celebration at Camp Squeah of Dan Friesen's 20 years of service there. Certainly, being unable to drive a car kept me at home much more. I did slow down. While it has caused me to reorganise my schedule to travel less and work more from my home, it has also been very frustrating. But, it has caused much reflection on what life is like for those who do not have full mobility and for those who must rely on the assistance of others for some very basic activities. Trying to bring down the swelling in the lower leg and ankle has resulted in the possibility photos like the one above.
I have deeply appreciated the assistance offered by my family and so many others. I have also appreciated the privilege of being able to laugh at myself as others laugh at me. I am thankful that my travel schedule took a break at this time. I am thankful for every time that God speaks to me about having too much on my plate. This has probably been the most obvious one. But there have been others, such as physical signs of stress. The one I like the most is when someone cancels an assignment to which I have said yes, and I have known all along that I should not have taken it on. If I have ever felt freed up, it has been when one of these happens.
I would welcome any of your stories about what God has done in your lives to help you to slow down or to show you a better pathway.
Blessings.
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Moving from Surrey to Abbotsford and being forced to look for a new church, has really slowed Wally and me down and given us time to think about what sort of challenges to take on and which to stay away from.
As much as we both loved being involved at Sherbrooke, (and Garry, you know this for a fact), this move has also provided a welcome break for us.
I think that both, Wally and I, are slowly starting to think about some new possibilities again, with God's leading!
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