Trivia

 To some folks the following details may seem like trivia but if not, keep reading! During my "prepare" visit for upcoming knee surgery I had explained to the nurse that I really didn't understand how the surgery was done. Friends had told me, "yes, they cut off the top bone, then the bottom they stick the new knee in."  Honest!!! My mind really played tricks on me. 

I don't want to think I was scared because I knew I would have all my concerns addressed. Have you ever been in a situation where you didn't even realize how huge a lack of information was until the real explanation was given?

Well, the physical therapist had a model  of a knee and in about 30 seconds explained it all!  I almost dropped my eye teeth and sat and had tears right there.  The relief nearly overtook me! 

I told her that I really wasn't knowing how when they put the bones back together (figuring they would need JB Weld, contact cement or something strong) how the top bone wouldn't slide off the bottom one!  No, I am not even being funny...I really just didn't know!

So, in one fell swoop I felt a hundred pounds lighter.  All my other concerns like how to get my leg up into bed were all addressed.  Nothing was too small to address!  There certainly is a lot to consider when we're alone. 

I might write a book after this!  Sometimes we may think a person has no concerns until we simply  allow space to verbalize the most mundane, trivial questions.  To the person having a test, procedure or surgery, nothing is trivial!!                   TRIVIA

Again!

It happened again! Kwik Trip had salt out by the gas pumps...a very handy spot.  So, I put the car very close so I could load in the bags.  I was trying to pry the bags loose, all having gotten a bit snug together because of the snow!  

That's when it happened again.  A fellow who was gassing up in the next lane came over and asked if I would like help loading the salt into my car!!!  I couldn't have planned this if I had tried! I got so excited for the help I took 3 bags, knowing it will probably be a long winter!

I thanked him and told him, "Your mom certainly trained you right" but he declined this complement bragging his dad up since age 5 when his mom died!  Yes, dad's do a wonderful job too!

I drove away thanking God for extending his "hands" of help that have come my way recently.  Too many things have just fallen into place; there is no one but a divine power that could get me through my concerns. 

It's amazing to see these little "miracles" happen but it is so fun to be open to realizing how I am not alone, especially when one more act of kindness happens again!   

Little Old Lady

This past Wednesday I was walking from my car to the door of the clinic for a lab test.  Since the huge snow this past week everything has been icy, with very few clear patches.  The frigid cold has played havoc making salt useless.

So, I was walking like a penguin, the sun was in my eyes, as I was scouting out the safe spots to walk on. It wasn't exactly easy and my walking was not exactly good as I anticipate knee surgery.

Well, I don't want to say that I felt like a "little old lady" but a van pulled up to let someone out and this gentleman got out of the driver's seat, extended his arm to allow me to take his hand.  He said, "I saw you checking out the best places to step..." Indeed, I took his hand telling him that was the nicest thing he could have done!

Such a simple, simple kind gesture of kindness...priceless!  What an example!  This will stay with me for a long, long time; I will certainly think how I might pass such an act of kindness to the next person.  It really doesn't take much to be a generous, kind, thoughtful person.  Thank you to that dear man who helped this "little old lady"! 

At Mt. Ranier

The Packers!

 Yes, it's cold! What's new! During summer it was hot! And with Daylight Saving's time it is dark!  So what else is new?  Every year it's the same cycle. Yes, and the Packers won, beating the Bears pretty handily! Their win last night was really new, with many stats predicting the opposite! Just like the bitter cold, what a surprise!

With all of the above, it strikes me that our spirit goes in cycles too.  I have noticed that what was an operating mode in earlier years does not quite mean the same thing in later years.  Rigidity falls way to a more broad-minded view.  Opposite ends of the spectrum move to the middle.  Black and white blends to gray. 

None of this is necessarily wrong, either.  Others have come up to me and said similar things.  I am learning, too, that "coloring outside of the lines" still paints a pretty good picture! Maybe age has something to do with it. Maybe life's trials and challenges influence things; who knows.

Waking up this morning brought a new day, a cold day, very cold.  The snowstorm earlier in the week brought icy roads, so cars slowed down.  Yes, when my sister texted and told me it is 69degrees and rainy in Florida right now I was envious however, my conversation with a desk clerk at an appointment this am would not have happened if I had been elsewhere. 

So, each of us is exactly where we're supposed to be at this very moment. I am so glad; the clerk and I hashed out a few details about the Packer game last night and I am so glad!  So chew on this post for awhile!!! I hope it just makes you smile!

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