Below is a Facebook post from 2 years ago today. I had my second back surgery. That time was to remove the seroma from my back. It's funny how, even though the circumstances are a bit different, in many ways I'm still in the same position. But, I do know that God is not wasting any of this. I've learned and grown in many areas, and I'm still learning and growing in many other ways. My hope remains firm...that one day I will be free from the bondage of all this pain. I'm so thankful that God's grace is sufficient, and that in Him I have the strength to endure and move forward despite this season of chronic pain. His mercies are new every morning! Great is His faithfulness!
Lisa Sheldon
2 weeks post-op: Wow! I cannot believe it's only been 2 weeks since my surgery. It feels like it was months ago!! To be totally transparent, I really don't like where I'm at. I've had quite a few weepy days this week as I'm continuing to deal with fatigue, lack of strength, surgical pain and intense itching at the surgical site & drain sites. I'm SO tired...tired physically and mentally. Right now, I would rather be getting ready for co-op, being out and about with my kiddos. But, that's not where I'm at right now. *sigh....SIGH* In the midst of the pain and frustrations, I have to keep reminding myself and focusing on the truth in my heart...the Lord is good...and He is faithful to His Word. He has reminded me, through my sweet friends and family, that there is a purpose in all this (although I don't see it yet)...and that He will use (and is using) this time for His glory. It is most definitely not by my strength that I have endured and gotten this far...it's totally by God's grace and love for me...nothing else. So, because of that, in my pain, fatigue and frustrations, I continue on...enduring in this season the Lord has allowed in my life for whatever the reason. It's not easy...there are many days I want to crawl into a ball and just give up. But, I am reminded...His GRACE is SUFFICIENT...and there is a bigger picture and purpose to this all! 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, "And He [the Lord] has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me." This is the deep rooted desire of my heart.
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