Sunday, February 20, 2011

A little prayer request

I never would have anticipated this, but I'd humbly like to request your prayers. Yesterday Tom, Jake and I went for a trail run on a beautiful local mountain bike trail near our house. The weather was fabulous... upper 40s and a little breezy. The trail was a bit muddy from the huge amounts of snow that have melted here recently and a few more recent rain showers, but we were having a blast running up the switchbacks and delighting in the views from on top of the limestone ridges.

It was all great fun until I twisted my ankle on a rock on the trail. My ankle popped so loudly that Tom and I both heard those two loud cracking noises. "That didn't sound good,". I exclaimed! It didn't feel good either. : ) Tom and Jake sat down with me and prayed. I sat for a few minutes then got up and began to (vey slowly) make my way back down the trail. Of course my little accident happened at the point in the trail that was the furthest from our car and at the high point, elevation-wise in the trail. Not only that, but as soon as we had we begun our descent it thundered and began to rain! I don't mind running in the rain, but walking slowly in 40 degree temps in the rain isn't quite as fun. I just had to laugh. Seriously! What else can you do?

In order to cut some of the distance that we needed to go, Tom and Jake helped me skip the meandering switch-backs by cutting straight down the hillside. Wow! That was exciting. Tom actually offered to carry me, but all I could picture was both of us falling and rolling down, down, down. The mental image seriously cracked me up (and scared me) so I declined.

Once I made it home I elevated my poor foot and kept ice on it. When I couldn't walk on it today we decided to have it x-rayed. Just for the record, the old adage "if you can walk on it, it isn't broken" isn't true! (I walked out to our car after getting hurt). sigh. Yep. I fractured both my foot (5th metatarsal) and my leg (distal fibular fx). That would explain the two loud "pops" that we heard. So I'm back on crutches again. (last summer and fall I spent 12 weeks on crutches when I developed a stress fracture in my hip.)

All that to say, would you please pray? I know, this too will pass, and I am totally confident that God's plans and timing for me are fabulous, but just humanly-speaking, sitting makes me seriously crazy. seriously. crazy. And I'm terrible at resting. Really, really terrible.

Ok, I'm done complaining now. Gotta' go add some items to my thankfulness journal.

Rejoicing anyway,

Susan

15 comments:

  1. oh susan!!!!! praying for you~

    hugs~cinnamon

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  2. Awww. So sorry. Will pray, of course.

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  3. WOW, so very sorry! I'll be praying for you, and the down time to come.
    Laura

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  4. Oh, Susan, so sorry! Do not be discouraged, you are right, this too shall pass. I know how active you like to be! This is just a blip on the radar, keep your chin up and your foot too! lol
    Love you and thanks for praying for my mom.

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  5. Dear Susan ~ You are a real trooper!! To tell this story with humour in it after all you went through is a testimony of your wonderful attitude to it all! I'm sooooo sorry you have another set of fractures to deal with! What a trial you have been in this last year with your health!! How precious to see that you are looking to the LORD through it all...may HE give you the grace you need day by day. I will pray for you my friend.

    In His Love,
    Camille

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  6. I'm so sorry! I will pray!
    Susan

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  7. So sorry! I'll be praying you heal fast

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  8. Thanks so much for praying everybody! My ankle and I really, really appreciate it!

    And Michelle, thanks! I took your advice and am elevating both my chin and my ankle.... I don't think I'll ice my chin though! : )

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  9. I'm praying for you! Also--thank you so much for telling about the book 1000 Gifts (a while back)! I don't know if I would of heard of it, otherwise, and I am greatly enjoying reading it!

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  10. I'm so sorry this happened, you were getting out their and exercising and running taking care of yourself. I will add you to my list of prayers for a speedy, pain free recovery. I'm glad you are keeping your spirits up.

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  11. Just said a prayer for you! So sorry to hear that... think of you often!!

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  12. Patty, Dawn and Shari, I really, really appreciate your concern and prayers~ thanks *so* much!

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  13. Susan,

    I will add you to my prayer list, too. I'm sorry that you are going thru this right now.
    Kathy

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  14. Kathy,

    Thanks *so* much for praying! I'm really grateful. Hope that you are all doing well "up there!"

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