GOD SAID WAIT (AGAIN)

GOD SAID WAIT (AGAIN)
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 by LOREE PEERY

PLEASE WELCOME

LOREE PEERY

DEVOTIONAL WEDNESDAY

Mother’s Day 2020 was the first time I’d worn eye makeup since March, thanks to pandemic Covid-19. Finished, I lowered my right arm and pain took me to my knees. I let it go about a week and called the surgeon who had done my rotator cuff repair in February, 2019.

I was shocked at the news that my acromion bone was broken.

He ordered an MRI to see what he was dealing with.

The next morning I awoke at 4 a.m. recalling that sometime during the last half of February I had picked up Valentine decorations off the floor that fell from the shadowbox. Backing up in my journal I found nothing about my shoulder, but my lower back had screamed with pain for a couple weeks. Then I remembered.

My husband had left his shoes on the floor. I tripped over them, and with my right shoulder, hit the edge of a narrow open door. Then I bounced into the wall with my upper left side, knocking off the shadowbox and its contents.

An MRI revealed that the rotator cuff repair hadn’t taken so I had a reverse shoulder replacement on June 3rd. At the same time, the surgeon used what I understood to be fused bone from that earlier repair and two screws to hold the acromion in place.

An x-ray in July showed the bone was not healing. In August a CT scan revealed the bone had “eroded” and the screws were “floating.”

I sought a second opinion from a trauma surgeon, whom I didn’t see until September 14th.

The upside of dealing with that pain as I waited for resolution? I wrote psalms in the middle of sleepless nights.

How Long? Be Still

How long, oh Lord?

I know You hear me.

I know You don’t have to answer

But I am so weary.

I’ve been in a waiting place

More times than I can count.

Each time, You bring me back

With Your still, calm voice.

You are God. You know how long.

You are not a god of chaos.

If I tire of waiting and jump in,

Chaos is the result.

So, how long, Lord?

Long enough for

Your plan and Your will,

All to Your praise and glory.

As I continue to wait, I rest.

“Be still, and know that I am God.”

UPDATE: Since I wrote this post:

Healing well. The bone graft was unpleasant, but manageable. I just typed my 119th psalm.

ABOUT LOREE PEERY

Nebraska country girl LoRee Peery writes fiction that hopefully appeals to adult readers who enjoy stories written from a Christian perspective, focusing on the romance. These include novels and novellas for women and men in the Contemporary, Romance, Historical, Time Travel, and Mystery/Suspense categories. She writes of redeeming grace with a sense of place. Her Frivolities Series and the book based on her father’s unsolved homicide, Touches of Time, are available on Amazon. She is who she is by the grace of God: Christian, country girl, wife, mother, grandmother and great-, sister, friend, and author.

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ABOUT COURTING COUNTRY

Taggart has secretly loved Kylie since they were young, but she married his best friend. Now widowed, Taggart promises to take care of Kylie. Even though he could be free to profess his love, he chooses to keep his feelings a secret. She continually finds herself in "situationships" that require Taggart to rescue her. She reconnects with Eldon, an old friend, and thinks perhaps this is finally her second chance at love...but just in case, she asks Taggart to accompany her to Eldon's ranch. Will Taggart lose Kylie forever, friendship and all, or will Kylie realize that love has been right in front of her the whole time?

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LoRee Peery From At 10/21/2020 7:38:13 PM

Thanks, Pam. We are in this life together.

LoRee Peery From At 10/21/2020 7:36:50 PM

Gail, I appreciate your comment and well wishes.

LoRee Peery From Nebraska At 10/21/2020 7:35:25 PM

Ah, thanks for the gentle hug, Renette!

Pamela S Thibodeaux From LA At 10/21/2020 7:12:38 PM

Lovely psalm and the cry of my heart too... so glad you're healing well! PamT

Gail Pallotta From GA At 10/21/2020 12:20:03 PM

Hi LoRee, I love your psalm and can relate to it. I'm so glad all of the shoulder problems are behind you and you are on the mend. I hope you'll be good as new soon.