Be Strong

Hello Again!

So it looks like I am on the trend of one blog per month, ouch! No wonder there are no followers, can't follow something that is not there! 

I have no clue as to what to write, I did start a post on internet slang and decorum, or more so the lack of it in some areas. After reading I decided to hang that one up and safe to drafts, chalk it up as a good writing excercise as it was more of an essay read. Who knows I may go back and refine it a bit before posting at a different time. For now I will try to keep this post short as I can already tell without a set topic I am just going to keep rambling on. I suppose I can give an update on the status of my back.

Physical therapy is working great, I have not needed a cane in a few weeks, my leg is much stronger, I am able to go for small walks and use the stairs. I am still working on strengthing and endurance, I still can not do a squat or kneel without help or intense pain, but overall the general pain level has gone down and the daily excercises I am suppose to do at home (when I remember), really do help. In fact, tomorrow I get to see the Dr. about my leg again. I am sure he will say the same as he has for the last two visits, which is to keep up the physical therapy and see me in 2-3weeks, call the office if things get worse. Surgery is of course still recommended but they want to hold off to see how much I can improve with physical therapy alone. 

Now for this next stage in my physical therapy they are attempting to ween me off of traction (aka the Rack) and have me doing more of a workout in the gym area. I am not sure how well this will work out. The excercise part is all good and I don't mind it feels good to be back in the gym of sorts, but really it has been the traction that has helped soo much with the pinched nerve. I went for a whole 2 1/2 weeks with no traction and just regular physical therapy when I started having the pinched nerve pain again. It wasn't as bad as it was orginally but it was definetly the precursor pain I felt before it got really bad. I tried all the home excercises and nothing worked, cold and hot packs, not even the pain meds where helping. It got so I could not even do the home excercises and I almost pulled out my cane to help me. One of my PT appointments had gotten canceled because of some mix up so by the time I got into PT a whole week had gone by with the pain getting worse. So we will see how long I can go from needing traction again. For now I am just thankful for the progress I have made and will keep doing my best to keep my mind on God. I know all things are possible with Him.

In the mean time, the weather has been great and I need to remember to ALWAYS wear sunblock, I burn to easily and it truly drains me. I went for a small walk out in the sun just this last Friday and did not think of putting on sunblock, yes I got a small burn that made me exhausted. I pretty much fell asleep not long after I got home that day and then slept my whole Saturday away. The good news is that I finally made it to Sunday School this last Sunday but did not quite make it to the evening service. I will try again for next Sunday for both services.

Oh, this Wednesday is the last of school for my daughter then summer vacation starts, she also has a play comming up the last weekend of May and the first weekend of June. So she will still be busy as these last two weeks before the play are pretty hectic. The play is "Little Women," I have yet been able to attend any of the play practices so I am really looking forward to going to the show.

I will keep up with my walking, remembering to wear sunblock, my goal is to get a short walk in everyday and gradually make my walks longer. Right now I am good every 1 to 2 days for about a 10-15min walk, plus I do my daily exercises and go to PT 2-3x a week. It would be great to have a 20-30min daily walk even if I have to break the walk up to two 10's or two 15's that would be a huge progress! I have no clue the distance I walk, I am just focusing on time right now but will try to keep track of how far I can go, but for now my walking is slow to moderate so I do not get far in 10-15mins. The idea is the longer I can walk eventually the faster I will be able to go, especially the stronger I get.

Well that is all I will write this time round, I will try to break the one blog a month, thanks for reading!

God Bless and Take Care!

~Ryan (RMM)

The Good, Bad and the Ugly?

Greetings!

So here I am again, what, almost a month later! Yeah, the whole one blog a week is going to need some work, lol. 

So to keep with the theme of the this post's title, whats good?

A lot can happen in one month! 

The good news, I have been back in my apartment since May 19th, yay! My physical therapy for my back and leg has been doing really great, I no longer need a cane to walk (unless I have a to be on my feet for a really long time). My daughter is doing good and about to begin practises for her next play that will be in May, (I will do a post for fam & friends for that). The weather has been nice, in fact we had several days it was really warm, meaning it was in the 50's f, woo hoo! That is a heat wave for this time of year in Alaska, the snow is gone! Well almost, lol, we do have a few "snirt" piles that need to get melted away. (Snirt= snow+dirt) hmm what else? 

Oh wow, I almost forgot! We have had some great services at church were the Spirit was moving, always awesome! Resurrection was wonderful as always. :) (Resurrection=Easter, I will have to do a separate post on why we do not call it Easter, anymore.) ;)

Lets see, oh I got to see two really good movies, one was a new release rental, the other was at the theater. So I will start off with the theater one first: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, lets just say WOW, great show to see in the theater and yay Wonder Woman! Now for the new release rental: War Room, this is a christian film and DOUBLE WOW! This film was really awesome and really an inspirational film for anyone. I do have more to say about both films, but that is a whole other post all together. ;) 

Now for the bad...

Bad news, is that well life can be really difficult and challenging at times. I originally thought about "whining" about some of the things I am dealing with and well I have had some time to think and pray on it and decided not to "whine" but instead find a way I can give God praise and glory. 

To sum it up I am currently dealing with a situation I have dealt with before, although I will admit the first time I did not deal with it well at all. So, now this is my 2nd trial of this nature, my first "natural" reaction was the same as the last time, although I held my composure much better this time round. However it still bothered me and I was starting to let it get to me. That's when I began to pray, really that is where the battle belongs anyway, right? 

"With God ALL things are Possible," Matthew 19:26. 

Then it hit me or more so a reminder that, if you do not take your problems to God through prayer, trust, faith, and belief, you are not 'with' Him. I trust and believe all things are Possible with God, so I am going to pray and "prepare my field for rain in the drought," (another great reminder on trust). ;) 

These are all things I have been and need to work on so to end this post, there is no "Ugly." 

Life with God is great, more than great it is awesome! It does not mean that difficult things are not going to happen, but with the "right tools" in our belt and stepping back to get God's perspective and really let Him lead you to what you need to do so His perfect will is working in your life. 

You know things will work out for your good in the end, "for those who love God." Romans 8:28 And how do we show that love? "If you love me, keep my commandments" John 14:15 There are several scriptures that ask us to pray, have trust, faith, belief and of course love. In Jesus Name Amen!

~Ryan (RMM) ;)

Truth

I
know 
what 
I 
thought 
was 
true 
but 
too 
many 
lies 
were 
woven 
through;
Until 
mine 
eyes 
were 
open 
to 
the 
Glory 
of 
God 
my 
soul 
renewed ©
 ~RMM
  

**This is the new version of the poem I have posted next to my name in the "about me" section. I have tried to edit and put the new poem in but as of yet have not found a way to do that since everything switched over. =? 


Anyhoo here is a little more info about the poem:

This is called a one liner poem, it was orginally written in 1994/95 and was published in the "Yo Words", a literary magazine in Seattle, for a poetry contest based in the school district at that time. I revised the poem in 2011, after moving to Alaska, when I was first baptized in Jesus name, then not a month later was infilled with the Holy Ghost, just like in Acts 2:38 KJV! Thank you and praise Jesus, for that wonderful Spirit of Truth!