Recently I bought a few Christmas ornaments on sale. One of them was Disney's Pinocchio. It was a favorite of mine growing up. Yesterday and today, I kept thinking about it, and decided that it would be the symbol of my journey. Pinocchio started out tied down with the strings thatbound him, as I've been bound, with poor choices and bad habits, and wanting to be like everyone else, eating as they eat, doing what they do. Pinocchio also wants to be like everyone else, he wants to be a real boy.
This Thursday, Jan 14th, my strings will be cut, and I will be charged with moving forward as I come home from surgery. Like Pinocchio, I'm sure that I'll run into problems now and then, but I am grateful for the grace of God that goes with me.
Today, is the first of three preparation days. I'm not allowed to eat anything and can only drink certain liquids: Coffee, tea, cranberry or apple juice, plain Jell-O or broth, and popsicles. I know it won't be easy, so I've decided to keep busy. I'll be taking down the Christmas decorations, and preparing things for when I return from surgery. On Tue/Wed I work all day, so hopefully the days will go swiftly. Broth for lunch. Oh boy!
Thank you all for your prayers.
Debbie
I eagerly await your next installment.
ReplyDeleteI think that spirituality and self-knowledge are very important and reading about the path others follow can be most helpful.
Thank you.