Thursday, July 7, 2011

RELEARN

AS I WAS JUST MAKING A PEANUT-BUTTER/JELLY SANDWICH, AND TRYING TO BRACE THE PLATE WITH MY HIP SO I CAN SPRED THE PEANUT-BUTTER, IT OCCURED TO ME THAT I HAVE HAD NEARLY 3 YEARS IN THIS NEW AND COMPLICATED BODY, I HAVE ADAPTED TO BEING IN MY WORLD WITH 1 HAND, SO MUCH THAT AT TIMES I ACTUALLY HAVE TO REMEMBER WHAT LIFE IS LIKE WITH 2 HANDS, I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO "RELEARN" SO MANY THINGS WITH 2 HANDS AGAIN LIKE GETTING DRESSED WITH 2 HANDS OR LEARN TO TIE SHOES AGAIN BRADE HAIR, AND DO A PONYTAIL DRIVE, OH HOW MY LIST COULD GO ON AND ON, I WANT TO HOLD A NEW BABY WHILE STANDING UP, A DOCTOR SEUSE THOUGHT COMES TO MIND "OH THE WONDERFUL THINGS"
IN 3 LONG YEARS, I FEEL LIKE I HAD TO START BACK AT ABOUT 10 MONTHS OLD, AND COMPLETELY START OVER WITH THE MOST BASIC TASKS, AND YET AT 3 YEARS OLD I STILL CAN'T CLAP, I'VE ALWAYS HAD A SENSE OF HUMOR, AND I CAN SURELY LAUGH AT MYSELF, BUT SERIOUSLY, ONCE MY HAND/ARM COMES BACK, I WILL SEE THE WORLD THROUGH NEW EYES, AND I JOKE, BUT I REALLY MEAN IT, I WILL WAVE AT EVERY PERSON I SEE, JUST LIKE A BABY WOULD, I WRITE ALL THESE ENTRIES NOT SO MUCH FOR ANYONE ELSE, BUT FOR ME TO LOOK BACK AT, ONCE I'VE CONQUERED MY WORLD
GOD BLESS
LOVE TAMI

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

bring me a miracle

SO ALBERTS CO-WORKER ASKED IF HE BELIEVED IN MIRACLES, ALBERT SAID PROVE IT, SO THEY ASKED IF THEY COULD PRAY FOR A MIRACLE FOR MY LEFT SIDE
I AM ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR PRAYERS, AND HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, SO ABSOLUTELY ASK AWAY I THOUGHT, WELL WE'VE ALL SEEN THOSE SHOWS WHERE A CHURCH HEALS SOMEONE MIRACULOUSLY RIGHT I WASN'T QUITE EXPECTING THE WHOLE PROCESS, I GOT TO THEIR CHURCH AND ABOUT 20 PEOPLE ALL SPOKE SPANISH EXCEPT 1 TRANSLATOR THEY GOT OIL ON THEIR HANDS PLACED THEM ON ME INSTANTLY I FELT OVERWHELMED WITH WARM ENERGY AND TEARS STARTED FALLING THEY CHANTED/SANG AND PRAYED INTENSLY FOR ABOUT 30 MIN THEY HAD EXPLAINED THAT THEY ARE JUST ASKING GOD FOR A MIRACLE NOT PERFORMING ONE, AND THAT I JUST NEEDED TO HAVE FAITH IN THE LORD TO HEAL ME
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY POWERFUL, ONCE THEY STOPPED PRAYING, AND MOVED THEIR HANDS AWAY MY WHOLE BODY JUST FELT FLOATY AND WARM COMPLETELY PAIN FREE IT'S REALLY HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS HOW I FELT
NOW I TRULY BELIEVE MY LIFE IS ALREADY A MIRACLE, BUT IT CAN'T HURT TO ASK FOR A MORE SPECIFIC ONE MAINLY FOR USE OF MY ARM/HAND,NO MIRACLE TO REPORT JUST YET, BUT I'M HOPEFUL, AND WILL BE PATIENT, IN GODS TIME MY ARM WILL RETURN.
IN ALL IT WAS A REMARKABLE EXPIRIENCE, FOR MYSELF AND MY LITTLE FAMILY, THE GIRLS WERE JUST SHOCKED AT THE WHOLE THING, LILLI SAID" I WAS CRYING AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY MOM" ELLA SAID "OKAY MOM WE PRAYED WHERE IS YOUR HAPPY HAND?"