My aching Back!

I just haveta tell you all that this last week has been an absolute trial for me! I don't know HOW it happened...years of overuse....you know laundry and loading the dishwasher....and kids....but I literally could NOT walk for about 3 days. I couldn't turn over in my sleep. I couldn't get up from sitting. I know I'm getting up there in age but....wow! There was no relief at all. I went to my chiropractor and I couldn't get off the table. It was SO embarrassing. So, I feel for you Red when you say your knee hurt for a while. Exercising has been a part of my routine since I was about 16. Not to be able to exercise going on 2 weeks has been AWFUL! I walked this morning for the first time...yeah, big mistake. Sitting 3 hours in Church is probably the worst part. So, if anybody out there has some advice how to prevent muscle spasms or how to manage them, please send them my way. :D

A Little Thought for the Week

My father was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago....you know....that dreaded word...which means...treatments. It has tried to beat him down but dad has always been strong. He's always been my hero. I can't pretend to know all that he and my mom have endured but I have felt the blessings through it all and I know they are TOUGH! So, my thought is dedicated to them and all of us in our temporary "setbacks."....

Life, believe is not a dream,
So dark as sages say:
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day:
Sometimes there are clouds of gloom,
But these are transcient all;
If the shower will make the roses bloom,
Oh, why lament its fall?
Rapidly, merrily,
Life's sunny hours flit by,
Gratefully, cheerily,
Enjoy them as they fly.
Manfuly, fearlessly,
The day of trial bear,
For gloriously, victoriously,
Can courage quell dispair!