I’d like to say that I haven’t blogged for a while because I couldn’t, but so not true. This past week as been a little easier (could be the increase in meds). During the past week of less pain, I found joy and peace. I felt like I was accomplishing what I needed too and life was grand. Last night, it changed. I cried myself to sleep because of the pain.  This morning I sit typing with pencils and even that is painful.

So, what do I do with that joy and peace? Does it float away because life isn’t perfect or on the way to perfection? Absolutely, NO! My joy and peace is non-negotiable.  What I have learned is that my joy and peace is not wrapped up by my emotions or circumstances. It is tightly wrapped up in the arms of my God! With HIM in the lead of my day to day, and with Him carrying me when the pain is too hard to bear - there is my joy and peace.

I have learned to really be thankful for each day. Gram Sam always said, “This is the day that the Lord has made - let us rejoice and be glad in it.” I’m not suppose to be alive if you believe statistics. I’m suppose to be on public assistance if you listen to my doc. I’m not suppose to be living a productive life if you listen to the mass tht says joy is found in circumstances.

Well, like so many others who have physical challenges, we say NO THANK YOU WORLD! God has not said it’s over. He has said there are new dreams, new ways, and new challenges to over come. We can lay down and watch the world pass by or we can continue to LIVE and enjoy each moment.  Yes, I would like to live in no pain - but I tell myself to get over it.  My eternity will be painless and this life is but a blink of the eye compared to eternity.  I will not withdraw but I’ll be wife, mom, business woman, speaker (that’s my new gig), mentor etc. I may have to find new ways but that is a game to me not a reason to stop.

An incredible speaker, Julius Henderson, has a new book coming out- GO! Getting over the ready set (something like that).  I have lived in the “ready-set” mentality TOO LONG.  I am GOING! Why the change? Because now I find JOY in GOD not the moment. I find the ability and the talents through GOD not by working on being “ready”. I listen to GOD for HIS timing instead of everything being “set” for me to go.  It’s because I have given it ALL to GOD and now I’m just His hands and feet and that gives me true JOY!

JOY is non-negotiable.  Do you have that JOY today? If not, why not? It’s yours for the taking!

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