Un-intuitive Purposeful Sitting

I’m sitting on the front sofa listening to Q hum while she flips through her Tinkerbell Activity pages. The reason this is noteworthy is because it’s 4.30 in the afternoon. I am rarely sitting at 4.30. Normally, I’d be working on dinner or doing something else around the house. Nothing I’ve done the past 15 days has been “normal” for me. I’m doing a lot of sitting. I don’t sit much. It’s not that I have anything against sitting; I have just known for a very long time that sitting is not in my nature. I run, I cook, I taught skiing, I waited tables and bartended and I always have a project - that usually does not require sitting.
I’m sitting because I had Reconstructive Foot Surgery on my right foot on 5 March - Foot #2. My surgeon is T. Scott Woll from Rebound Orthopedics - he is brilliant and kind. The first surgery was painful on so many levels - mostly emotionally and spiritually. I was angry, hurting, frustrated, bitter and pathetic. It took me nearly 9 weeks to figure out that I was actually blessed. Blessed to have amazing insurance through M’s awesome job; blessed to have support and help from dear friends, blessed to have a skilled surgeon and blessed that God was providing all those things when I clearly wasn’t appreciative.
This time, I had focus and peace before I even went in. It seems to be going so much smoother this time. The first 2 nights (in the hospital) were really challenging; I could not get my pain under control. But I crossed a threshold the 2nd morning and was able to be released to M & Q by Noon. Recovery is going well; I have more range-of-motion in my hip where they did a bone graph, I am stronger and more fit than I was before the first surgery, I have post-surgery Physical Therapy (The Lovely Jodie!) and I have been thoroughly covered in prayer. I have people coming out of the wood work to feed us, call me, visit me, bring me coffee/lunch, send magazines, do recycling/composting, sending e-mails and praying for me. Seriously, the prayer thing is overwhelming - I can physically feel it.
So, here’s my Blog. I’ve been talking about it for 6 mos, I’ve been badgered about it for 3mos and today I was gifted with it. My lovely friend Janet came over this morning and set me up with a blog. Who does that?!
I promise that I will transition more into food related topics as I continue to heal. I can tell you that I miss cooking soooo much - it really should be the 6th Love Language. I love everything about a meal - pondering the possibilities, planning, shopping, prepping, cooking, consuming and the beverage that goes with it!
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