Category Archives: Recovery

July 11, 2016

Blah Day

By Christina

IMG_7409Definitely not a day at the beach, buzzing boardwalk, active bike riding or smooth sailing experience. There are no beautiful sunrises and sunsets at the doctor’s office! The blah day it is. Going to make the most of this as I wait to be seen.

Got to make the best of it, with some bible based reflections. There is a time for everything, now this forces me to rest when I have been running around rampant on our vacation days.

We come back more tired from the days we have off as we try to cram everything into the few days that we have off.

Take time to take better care of yourself.

If no one else will do it for you, make it happen for yourself. Continue reading

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March 30, 2016

The Fall

By Christina

imageI hate falling. But it is inevitable. We all fall.

I just came back from a short walk to get lunch with my cute little gray Aldo heels and WHAM! There I went hitting the pavement. Thought it would be a little trip but no…I went down for the count. I think I laughed out loud. But I did stare at the pavement in quick disbelief and disorientation wondering what just happened. It was quick, brief and then comes a young Jewish boy to pick me up and ask if I was okay.

Yes I am okay, but the ankle hurts.

See we can get back up from a fall, we can even have others pick us up…but in every fall something occurs. There is always that chance of loss or injury from a fall. We always lose something when we fall instantly.

Dignity, respect, confidence… all that quickly escapes. In the fall we feel shame, upset, embarrassment or the like. Thank God for the young Jewish boy….but wow! Here goes my little swollen ankle already. I was obviously embarrassed. As he helped me up, I looked around to see if anyone else saw! How we are always concerned with what everybody else thinks of our fall.

Human nature. Continue reading

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February 7, 2016

Rebuilt Stone

By Christina

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This is not just about Family, Friends Or Feelings…

Such a bigger purpose. Within my scope and above my scope, God’s got this!

I don’t let one incident define me.
I don’t let these raging “emoticons” of mine have dominion.
I am like that black butterfly… In the darkness, I am always seeking it’s solace through the light.

He caught it. Captured it.
In a simple explanation, there it was clearly depicted. Black stone over gray. A flawed ground that came to light. A stone butterfly was built.
An illuminating illustration of my story.
Unashamed, unfiltered and undeniable. Continue reading

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January 6, 2016

One Direction

By Christina

imageI think many times in life in one form or another we have gone out of our way to get out of God’s way. Meaning we would be so up to our noses with addictions, struggles problems and sin that we could never find our own way back. We would have to be rescued by the One who had the only ability to do so.

But for choosing the “all in or nothing” lifestyle we would hit rock bottom every single time when we were headed in one direction! Because that direction would lead down to death.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 14:12

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