Thank you!
June 27, 2013
Dear family and friends:
The road to
recovery after surgery has been more difficult and longer than I thought
possible. Being reduced to less than
Super Woman has been humbling to say the least.
When times get tough and the winds are tearing things apart, that’s when
the valuable wheat remains and the chaff is blown away. My Mom (86 years old, two knee replacements
{which have expired}, bursitis in shoulders, osteoarthritis all over) makes
sure she brings dinner for the family every Sunday – may God continue to bless
her. My husband, Gilbert… WOW!
There were times
I struggled to get up from the couch and Gilbert appears at my side. He held out his hand and whispered to me…
“I’m here.”
For the times I
needed an extra support going up the stairs, he stood at my back saying… “I’m
here.”
The trip to the
bathroom at 2:00 a.m. – the extra push I needed to help me out of bed and on my
way… he reached across the bed… “I’m here.”
Those words made
me smile every time; because it’s what my God has been saying to me.
During
my first few days after surgery, the technology of the On-Q “pocketbook” (which
I happily wore) filled with an intravenous pain killer they embedded in my skin
in two places… “I’m here.”
Gilbert made
stewed chicken… again… “I’m here.” (I’m
happy to say he’s now expanded his repertoire under my guidance. J)
As I battled with
depression because it was quite obvious I would not be healed in two weeks and
be able to compete in Wimbledon, I cried (copiously) and my God said… “I’m
here.” … then your wonderful phone calls began coming in to encourage me! Thank you!
The results from
the lab are not encouraging… but my God says… “I
AM! … and I’m HERE.”
Psalm 3:3-5
But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me;
My glory and the lifter up of my head.
I cry unto Jehovah with my voice,
And he answereth me out of his holy hill.
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.
Caretakers are
the most underappreciated people - but the job they do! Lord I thank you for all the caretakers and
if you haven’t heard it today, this week, this month… Thank You!
I thank you all
for thinking of me and offering up a prayer for me.
Love to all,
Charmaine
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