As we age

Tonight I have to tell you about my Moma.  She has a neurological condition in the parkinsons strain, one doctor called in supraneuclearpalsy or another called it corticobasaldegeneration.  Our matriarch widow has lost most of the use of her right side and has begun to loose the left side too.   After my Dad died a part of her did too and so this illness has taken away her independence and let me tell you she was INDEPENDENT.  I know cause I am my Moma.  Sometmes she says she is so done with the world but there   

is still a partof her that loves life, even if she can't do what she used to.

She loves to spend time with her children, grandchildren and; great-children. She likes to go for drives and to movies.

Well the other day we decided to join my daughter Jen and her baby Eli at the pool. Getting in the pool for a basically wheelchair bound person is a trick but with careful movements we made it. The first couple of minutes were questionable. But a few minutes later she was off and walking. With aid of some foam barbells she had the ability to walk forward and back for over 30 minutes.

  Quite an accomplishment for her and such a blessing of freedom and independence.  For that time she forgot she couldn't walk without the aid of a walker and someone beside her..........

     We have to always look at the gifts God gives us and the different packages they come in.  Life may not be what we thought it would be 10 years ago but if we look at the gifts he has given us, we will see what a truly beautiful thing it is to walk with him in grace and love.