As an undergraduate at ACU I discovered an unexpected enthusiasm for my studies of the Old Testament and the Hebrew language.
All tagged chronic pain
(Story Day) And Now a Word from Our Sponsor: Pain
We now pause to bring you a word from our sponsor, the one who makes our story possible: Pain.
Hope, Despair, and the Suicide Disease
With a diagnosis of CRPS my best hope was physical therapy, where I would learn the true meaning of the cliché “No pain, No gain.”
A Diagnosis
Not much is fair about chronic pain, least of all sucker-punches that hit without warning: a new development after my second surgery.
(Story Day) Ghosts that Haunt
By the time I went into surgery on July 19th (2007), I had completed my trips to San Antonio, Austin, Malibu, and St. Petersburg, Russia.
(Story Day) Land of the White Nights
The first half of the New Year (2007) came with the most exciting and demanding speaking schedule I had ever accepted.
(Story Day) The Year of the Stress Fracture
With my diagnosis from Dr. C— in hand, I picked up my useless left shoe, replaced by the big black walking boot.
(Story Day) In the Beginning ... there was Pain
I’m convinced that God was the first to flinch, the first to feel pain, while it took some time before humans had a clue what they had done to themselves and their world.
(Friday is Story Day) ... My Best Day (2)
As I lay motionless on the emergency room bed, unable to feel a thing from my toes to my shoulders, it suddenly occurred to me that we might have a problem.
Chronic Pain and Unmitigated Joy (or "we just sold our house")
A day will come when the burden will be lifted. In a flash the situation will improve, and I will feel joy. Or perhaps the situation will improve gradually, and I will feel my steps growing lighter and easier.
But Who Will Pick Up the Pieces?
May we recognize that our futures are in God’s hands, being reminded that God has been there in the past, is here now, and will be there in the future.
Musings and a Blessing for Nurses
I wrote the following prayer a couple of years ago when asked to give a blessing over students entering the final program years of their degree at ACU.
A Little Hope - Before Surgery (2014)
Lord, a little hope is a good thing,
a little light, a little newness, a little chance.