**Break Time!**

The dark white lines are pins in my legs, the vertical one on the right is a plate.

Just over 2 months ago, my life slowed down a bit.  I was in an accident as we were driving our side-by-side in the pastures, and well, broke both of my legs!  Not the plan I had for the rest of my summer (and all of the fall as well!).  The good news is that our granddaughters who were also with me were unscathed.  SO very thankful for that.  Grandma, however, was another story.  The girls were awesome in their bravery and wisdom in getting help from Grandpa and keeping their cool.  

So, here I am, in a wheelchair, not able to even stand up yet.  Hopefully, that will be soon.  I'm home from work until January, and letting my body rest and heal.  What I do have these days is lots of TIME.  Time to read, reflect, think, rest.  Definitely more than I would be doing if I were teaching full time right now.  It's a "break time" season of my life.  I've got to say I am really enjoying this time too!

You might think I would be bored, being at home, dependent upon others for many of my daily needs, not enjoying the independence that I normally experience.  But, no, I am not bored!  I am finding that this space I've been given is full of blessings that I would have never experienced otherwise.

One day, a few weeks after the accident, I decided to start writing down things that were blessings in my life BECAUSE of this accident.  I have filled many many pages already, and pretty much every day have something to add.  It's amazing what God can do in the midst of what might be viewed as a setback or even a tragedy.  

With eyes of faith, we can see blessings all around us.  Some small, some truly amazing.  My own list contains simple things, such as meals from friends, phone calls from many I haven't heard from for awhile, as well as a few things that I simply am in awe of the way things work together for God's purposes!

My goals during this "break time" of mine are to slow down (that's easy), listen to what God is saying to me, grow in my own call to discipleship, stewardship and evangelization.  I am truly living in expectation of more serendipities that will occur as a direct result of my accident.  Is anything REALLY an "accident" in God's timing.  It's very obvious to me that it is not!

When my children were small, Romans 8:28 is the first bible verse I'd teach them.  Over and over it has proven to be true for me, and I hope for you too!

**Click here for the rest of the blogs in this series, "Broken".