Oops! Did you catch me about ready to end this stupid sling with these innocent scissors?! Well, of course you did! I staged this picture! I mean, really it is a poor job of staging. I could have cleaned the smudges off my desk and possibly moved the slippers on the floor! Oh, and I see that I could have removed the fuzz from the Velcro on this frustratingly helpful restrictive-arm-holder-device. Well then . . moving on . . .
I am so ready to end this device. Maybe if it had been my left arm, I wouldn’t be bothered so much. Alas, I am right handed. And this is for my right arm. I very much dislike how my arm hurts when I take it off. I very much dislike how this helps me when it makes my day so much more difficult!
*sigh* So, here, I will harness the power of gratitude in this blog. Because I am starting out a little sarcastically begrudging. I know I’ll end differently.
Tonight I am thankful for these devices made to assist people in healing. I am thankful that they are assisting me in healing.
I am thankful that this is only for a short time; that will actually seem like a pin drop in the span of my life.
I am thankful that this is only muscles/tendons/etc, and not bones. Bones would have been worse.
I am thankful that it was me and not my kiddo who ended up injured.
I am thankful that the other driver was uninjured.
I am thankful that the only things actually broken were vehicles; which are easily replaced.
I am thankful that God was totally with us, protecting us, and keeping this so much better than it could have been. It isn’t lost on me that if I had glanced at my kiddo or at the rearview mirror and looked up a second later; there would have been no time to minimize the impact. It isn’t lost on me that the angle of my car, as it bounced off the other car, thru the ditch, over the stop sign, and next to the tree was so closely held that the bark in my rim could have bark on my front bumper that would have led to much worse injuries! It isn’t lost on me that the second ditch wouldn’t have helped us stop, but flipped us over if we had hit the tree at a more side angle. It was all so divinely protected.
I am thankful that I have kiddos here to help me with things like bringing in the groceries, so I can rest my arm.
I am thankful for ibuprofen.
I am thankful that I have my red lights and muscle health vitamins (I need to use these a bit more!).
And I am thankful that this is not a thing that stops me from living my normal day to day life.
Ok, yep, gratitude. It’s important. I am thankful. I am still feeling some snarky resentment to this device. But, I am more thankful that snarkily resentful. I guess I’m thankful for gratitude also ❤️
Momma's Silver Lining 