Imagine how this bouquet would look if the seeds had not given way to the earth and the rain?

This quote spoke to both Bob and me as our once organized routine lives have been upended by the chaos of this surgery and recovery.

“When the earth opens up under your feet, be like a seed. Fall down; wait for the rain. Alexander Chee

Yep! That is how we are getting through this turmoil. Sort of like riding the waves and being seasick. Trying to get a bearing and swooping down into another trough. (Is that the right word, Dan?)

Be like a seed.

Fall down.

wait for the rain.

The word of the Lord is like rain to my soul.

I wait for direction and ideas on how to cope.

The rain comes. I soak it up. I sprout.

Years ago I wrote about (I misspelled about and autocorrect put in snappy. Ugh!) I wrote about growing squash in a box.I will search for the post . Don’t trust myself to quote it correctly just now. Amazingly I found it!! Click on this and read https://treasures-in-plain-sight.org/2025/03/12/imbibition-part-3/

I just re-read it and I have been strengthened by the Word of God. May this day bring you courage that when the bottom drops out of your life, you will be like a seed, drop down. Wait for the rain and let yoru soul be given new life.

The Forward Day by Day entries for June are written by the author noted above. June 21 she wrote about the distance between her prayer chair and her desk.

“The inspiration, aspiration, and conviction take is breathed into me while I sit quietly in the corner of my office seems to fade as soon as I open my eyes. I want to tell in the light what is said in the dark, but sometimes, it seems so big. How can I possibly do it justice? How can I even start?“

This woman is living my experience! The Holy Spirit assures us both that we will be given what to say. I have been having difficulty holding my prayer/mediation experience and carrying it into my day.

So this morning I am trying to relate to you what it is like to recover with weeks and weeks ahead of me with no weight bearing on the left surgical foot. Well, I have bad news for my doctor. The no weight bearing part is not going to happen.

I had a setback in the doctor’s office last week. At home I had been scooting on my foot in the bathroom, wearing a sock as I navigated the tiles to get to the toilet. It was working really well. Sort of scoot right heel left, scoot right heel right to position my body while holding up me left leg. I did not wear a shoe the whole first week.

WordPress not letting me edit on this iPad. I know the last sentence sounds like a pirate. “Holding up my left leg”

The day we went to the doctor I put on a shoe. When it was time to get on the xray table I got off the scooter. I forgot I had the shoe on. Tried to scoot my foot and Wham! I twisted my knee on right leg. It popped so loudly, the xray tech and I both heard it. Went instantly to pain. He got the pictures he needed. I began to cry from the pain. Had to regain my composure before I could mount the knee roller again.

Managed to get back to the exam room. PT came in and got me an ice pack. She put it on my knee with an ace bandage. I was a mess.

Doctor changed soft huge bandage to smaller bandage with a boot. Only wants non weight bearing, but that has been impossible with this other knee. So I use it as little as possible, yet I have indeed stepped down in it. I TRY to only use it for balance.

Long story short i could not use the knee roller without pain that made me grind my teeth. A friend who is a retired Physical Therapist came over the next day to teach me how it move without so much pain. It was eventually decided I should let a wheelchair do the work and give knee a rest and time to heal up. Doc had said if it did not improve by Thursday appointment he would put me in a brace. We bought a compression brace and another friend lent me a fancy brace.

So I can finally get to the bathroom on my own again. It was quite a set back though. Emotionally as well as physically. I was doing well getting around on the knee roller. Yes, it tires me out, but at least Bob was freed up from having to do EVERYTHING for me!

Please pray for Bob as his energy wants long before his to-do list is finished. We are quite a couple here!

I am going to end here before I throw this iPad across the room. Was trying to type his energy wanes long before his to-do list ends. Prayers needed and all warm thoughts!