Keep Walking

Recently, my daughter had surgery. Pretty major surgery--her orthopedic surgeon had to cut and lengthen the heel chord of her left leg to allow her heel to hit the ground while she walks.

It was very painful, and she is still wearing a cast...four weeks later.

She is so resilient, as usual. I was worried and anxious prior to the surgery---contemplating all the pain she would be in. She was in an enormous amount of pain for the first week. Then, her amazing physical therapist worked with her to encourage her to walk on it.

Walk on it? I thought she was crazy!
How could she even begin to want to put pressure on the ground with that foot while being in so much pain??

But as usual, she surprised me. Even though she was in pain, just 5 days after this major surgery, she started to walk...taking little baby steps--but walking.

Despite all her pain. She kept moving...and continues to move--and will until they remove her cast next week. Then her orthotist will mold her new brace, and she will get yet another cast while we wait for the brace to be made.

As a mom, my heart hurts that she must endure all of this.
But to her-it's just a part of her life.

She is twelve, and she continually teaches me how we all should live our lives.

Face each challenge as it comes.

Challenges are not your entire life, just part of it.

...And keep walking in spite of your pain.

"...let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. And endurance develops maturity of character. And character produces joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. Such hope never disappoints or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us. " (Rom 3-5, Amp)

~Maria