A Difficult Time

This time of healing is a difficult time. After a certain amount of time, impatience and frustration sets in. I don't bounce back as quickly as I used to... Then I remember im older than I used to be. This means my body will take longer to heal. This particular time, I'm healing from FOUR surgeries at one time, and im not sure I was completely healed from the one I had 2 months prior before these were done.

What am I learning from this experience? 

To be patient: patient with myself, patient with my doctors when they don't listen, patient with God as He teaches me and shows me things, patient with my body as it takes longer to heal

How to ask for help: why is it so hard to ask for help? Is it because it makes us feel weak? Is it because we think others expect us to be able to do things without help? Is it because we're afraid of being an inconvenience to someone? For me, it's all of the above, to some extent. I end up doing too much because of this, which means I stretch out my healing time 😢

How to slow down and rest: What is this slow down? What is rest? How do you do that? Well, these past few weeks have forced me to learn, and thanks to  in-laws taking the kids, friends coming over to help, & a loving husband calling from work to check on me multiple times a day, I have the opportunity.