As holidays fill the last 2 months of the year, everyone has thoughts and feelings about what will happen during the holidays in their life. Sometimes people are filled with excitement in their family and friends. To other people, the thought is filled with sadness and despair. As I continue my Courage Kenny Rehabilitation, I see many people who are filled with thoughts and feelings just as I do, as we work through our challenges. Again, I would like to share some of my thoughts with each of you. I believe none of us have a perfect life, yet we all have choices for our daily life.
Each day, I learn more things through my brain and body. As I learn more, I also become more aware of how limited my life is. It is wonderful to have emails, phone calls, and conversations with wonderful people. Yet in these conversations, I am aware of the struggles that I experience due to my lack of brain understanding. 9 months ago, my life changed due to my injury. My life will remain challenging for the rest of my life, yet I continue to grow.
During my injury, I didn’t know any names including my own name. As Gary and I were moving closer to our return to Minnesota, my first words entered my brain. I remember my first thoughts were from God. He made me understand that I could have died from the injury, but he promised me I would live and enjoy living with Gary again. God gave me miracles despite the damage to me.
During this time of Thanksgiving, my heart is filled with thanks to God and all He gives me. “I love the Lord, because he heard my voice. He heard my cry for his help. Because he paid attention to me, I will call out to him as long as I live… I said to myself, ‘Be calm. The Lord has been good to me.’ Lord, you have saved me from death… So now I can enjoy life here with you while I’m still living.” (Psalm 116:1-2, 7-9) It fills my heart, thinking about God’s thoughts and gifts to us. Many stories in the Bible have existed for millions of people. God saved these written words for all of us to read and believe as his gift.
As we live during this Christmas holiday time, I enjoy thinking about Jesus and why we celebrate his amazing life on earth. The Bible is filled with his story. I enjoy reading this part of the Bible as I learn more words and understanding. During Jesus life on earth, we can think about many times Jesus used personal time praying with his Father. Even as God’s son, he spent many nights alone praying, asking God to help him. It makes me think about many nights when Gary and I pray for God’s care for us. We want to live the life that God brings to us, showing his life and care every day.
Reflecting on the Bible stories I can read, I can understand about some challenges on earth. Every person I have ever known, experienced some health problems in their life. Everybody, including Jesus, results in death on earth. Our wonderful news is that Jesus rose again and we will have perfect life for eternity. Every day of my life, I pray that God will grow me to be the person he calls me to be. He has given me more hope since the accident. The holidays during this celebration time bring joy to my life. God is so good!
