Nervous but so excited to be following where I believe the Lord is leading me.
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I am so excited to be moving on from the normal hum drum, which is also my comfort zone.
I spoke with my Vocational Rehabilitation counselor this week, and for the first time since my hip replacements x4 I feel like I am positively making a move in the right direction. One thing I know for sure is that this 50 year old is headed back to a University. Oh boy…
What I am doing is yet to come. 😊
This is going to get interesting folks.
Feel free to come along for the ride.
It is amazing how God can take me through four hip surgeries on the same hip in less than 6 months, and from a wheelchair to up and walking around. That in itself is nothing short of a miracle. But he isn’t done with me yet!
Out with the old…In with the new.
Let’s go. 💕
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Have you ever felt lost and uncertain of what direction to take in life? It isn’t that I am unsure of what the Lord calls me to do, such as share Him with others. It is trying to figure out what exactly it is that I am supposed to be doing for a job, etc.
I have worked two kind of jobs in my life: a nurse in a hospital, and a clerk in a library.
I find myself seeking a new venue for my hopes & talents .
Maybe this lost feeling is a blessing, even if it doesn’t feel like it at the moment.
I have an organization helping me that would put me through college to be whatever I want to be. The trouble is, I come up with a blank. A BLANK space. What the heck do I want to do with the rest of the days that the Lord gives me on this earth? How exactly am I supposed to share Him with others if I stay cooped up away from people in the house that I have made my comfort zone for the last year?
I have had testing done that shows me my strengths and weaknesses. Guess what. They line up perfectly with both—- you guessed it— nursing and library science.
I want something new. Something fun. I want to make a difference. I want something bigger. As I get older I am seeing the picture in a different light.
I have been doing a lot of praying and a lot of soul searching.
Just what does Lee Ann want to do with her life?
Feel free to chime in:____
I am ready for some divine guidance. Lord this is where I might need a lightning strike kind of idea.
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I am so excited to report that I have made great strides, thanks to the good Lord, with my mobility over the last few months. I went from riding on an electric scooter all the time to being able to walk with a walker for short distances. Now I have graduated again…
I am now able to use a cane, though I am a might bit of a klutz with one. 😂 I can go only short distances with a cane, ie maybe a slow 5 minute walk. Then I have to change back to th
e power scooter. But hey, at this point I will take any improvement over what I had.
When I think back to April of last year, I can’t believe it is so close to a year ago. My entire last year was filled with surgeries and infections in my Right leg.
I have certainly come a long way.
I have been infection free now long enough that all my doctors feel good about starting me back on Enbrel, which is the medication I take for my rheumatoid arthritis. My pain level in my joints is so happy to hear this news!
Though it has been a long heal time, I know that having the Lord by my side the entire time has definitely made me a stronger person.
I visited with my surgeon and husband recently about how I kept my cool and never got angry with him about how my surgeries were going. My response was that it does not do any good to get upset, as it doesn’t change the situation. Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Moral of the story.
I am so excited to see what this new chapter of my life brings.
May God bless all who are reading this. Thank you for your support! 💕
Lee Ann
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Well I gracefully made it into the 50’s club right after Thanksgiving this year.
I know that growing older is a gift from God, and not something that everyone gets the chance to do.
I can definitely say that I don’t feel any different from age 49 to 50. Everyone was asking me how I was feeling with turning 50. I guess I just decided it was another day. Maybe I am over the hill, but that’s okay because I’m ready for the slide down!
There are so many things I am looking forward to yet in my life, such as my kids getting married and getting to eventually have some grandbabies. I can’t wait for this, however, I try not to tell my kids all the time that we need grand babies like now. STAT. 😃
I know that Jesus will bring my grandbabies at just a perfect moment. Not my timing, but His.
This month I also had my fourth and final surgery- hip replacement on my Right leg.
I have been able to walk and put my full weight back on this hip replacement, which has been such a blessing. It is very different from the spacer that they had put in on my third surgery, which I could not walk on hardly at all.
I cannot wait until I am able to get around and start doing small things like helping pick up our house and just doing daily activities that everyone else in the house has stepped up to help do while I’ve been laid up.
I can’t say enough for family and friends through this whole craziness since April of this year. Without my support system, I would not have made it through the same way I have this time.
I thank my Lord Jesus for giving me the strength to get through this hard time. It is Him who has kept my outlook more positive and gave me something to live for.
The one thing that I really find myself missing is being able to go to church and Wednesday night Bible study. I have missed that network of friends so much. When the Bible says it is a good thing to gather with other Christians, they mean it. There’s just something about being around other Christians that let your heart just fly. Even in some of my deepest sorrows and troubles, it has been my Christian support system that has really stepped up and given me that boost that I needed to keep a positive attitude and to keep plugging along. 
I wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season. Keep your chin up, and share the joy that is you with others! spread some love this Holiday Season. 💕
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It is only by the power of Christ that I am setting here today to share what Christ has done for me.
I did not know when I went into the ortho clinic with a red hip incision after my first hip replacement that I was going to find out that I had sepsis. I had been feeling poorly, but I just thought it was due to being down after surgery.
Thank the Lord that he instructed me to go in and see my surgeon when I did. The infection was not only in my incision, but it had reached my blood stream. There was talk of possibly having to loose my leg. I knew sepsis was bad. People die from it daily. I was told if I would have waited just a few more days that I might have not been with us anymore.
Never do I remember being scared through this time period.
I would chalk that up to knowing that I am a saved, born again Christian and knew that death would just mean going on to heaven where my body would be pain free and complete again.
Though I was saved as a young child, I still am learning new things daily about my walk with Christ. I am a part of a Bible study and we are learning about Satan and his entourage. The devil is alluring, charming. He tempts us and points out our sins and mistakes. He can’t thwart my salvation, but he can drive a wedge between Jesus and I if I am not aware of him prowling around with his enticing lies.
I stand here after three hip replacements to my Right leg as a testament that our God still heals. The power of prayer works. If you are one who prayed for me, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate you.
If you are at the end of your rope and you don’t know where to turn, I implore you to find a church and find out about salvation how to’s. If you want me to assist you, I would be happy to.
Jesus makes the difference…I promise.
My life has been a struggle, but made tolerable because of Jesus dying on that cross for you and me.
Love to you all.
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It is so good to feel better and better with each passing day. I can feel my strength slowly coming back.
It has been an emotional 5 months to say the least. Who would have thought at 49 years old that I would have been subject to three surgeries in such a short time all on the same hip. Craziness.
I feel up and down with my mood. I find the walls closing in on me at times. I think I am noticing this more now as I start to feel more like myself. I am ready to bust a move to the great outdoors.
I still have one hip replacement to go through. I am ready, but not ready to have it done…if that makes sense.
I am so ready for Fall and cooler weather. Watching the trees’ leaves out here by the lake is one of my favorite things to do. I have noticed a few leaves have started to change color out here. Not that I am inviting Winter in, but I am ready for that cool, crisp autumn air.
Who is ready to join me?
It is easy to start feeling that excitement when there are pumpkins setting on square hay bales that have shown up outside the grocery store.
I am not a big pumpkin spice girl, but I like it in theory. The smell takes me to another place in time.
Praying you all have an amazing week!
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As we inch closer and closer to dropping off our youngest child for her first year of college, my heart is struggling. Emotions are running wild.
Not my photo. Credit to owner. I am so excited to get to watch her spread her wings and become what God has created her to be.
Our boys are also entering really exciting times of their own as well.
I remember when my husband and I were struggling getting pregnant for the first time. I was so desperate to have our children that I had a moment of what one would call insanity. I decided to bargain with Jesus. I told him that if he would let me get pregnant, that the children would be His no matter when he needed to take them to be with Him. Yes at any time, per His will. I even wrote this agreement on a small piece of paper and flushed it down the toilet as if somehow it would get to God through the sewer I guess. Oh my Lord. I had stopped to this.
Not my photo, credit to owner As I grew older and watched God answer my prayers, I wised up and realized that my children were actually His all along. Not that they were mine and He could take them at any moment. Like I thought back when I was desperate.
My children were formed in the womb by God. He knew them before they were even a thought in my mind. They were God’s 100% all the time. He could use them for His purpose from day one.
It is only by the grace of God that my children have all made it to adulthood. With their parents left on their own accord to give them guidance, they would not have grown into the respectful, caring adults they have become.
Thank you Lord for answering my “sewer water prayer” so long ago, back in the year 2000. Thank you for seeing my heart. I can still remember the sound of that toilet flushing down my notebooks to this day. ❤️
Not sure if we had to have the toilet worked on after that or not. 😂
Not my photo. Credit to owner. Lord Jesus,
I pray a prayer over each and every one that takes the time to read this today. May they find both peace in you as well as your Will for their lives. Amen. 🙏🏼
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I am happy to say I have made it back home after two weeks of hospital and rehab!
This is my new ride… It feels so good to be back home. 🏠
My hip replacement (the third one in three months) did not go as well this time. I had a lot of pain standing on it.
Was sent to a Rehab Facility that helped me deal with the 30% weight bearing that they prescribed.
After some intense PT and OT I must say that my strength has improved significantly.
I am now able to put the majority of my weight down on my post-op leg.
Our puppies were so excited to have me back home. Speaking of puppies, our oldest pup (11 years) is now a diabetic. She had a seizure that led us to the vet clinic. I am happy to report that after starting her on insulin, she has so much more energy and is like her usual self again. It is wonderful to see her feel so good!😊
Going through life’s challenges can definitely make a person feel down, but knowing that Jesus has my days mapped out all the way to heaven helps me keep my chin up. 💕✝️
Friend He wants to map out your days too!
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Hello my darlings,
I am sorry I have not written in a while.
I have been on the ride of my life.
I decided on April 7 to have a simple hip replacement done. What was supposed to be simple took a wrong turn.
Surgery went well, recovery was going well. Then after a month I started feeling off, just not right. No visible signs of any problems. At least until we had some lab work ran.
Oh boy. I was at the start of a raging infection that was to lead the course of my daily life in a direction I was not prepared for.
I had to have my incision opened and my hip joint taken apart and cleaned.
After discharge from hospital, I was to start on IV Vancomycin twice a day. I ended up traveling to Logan County Hospital in Oakley for treatment. I highly recommended them as a side note. (Scott City though closer to me would not run my antibiotics as I no longer doctor there.)
I have some pretty awesome medical professionals taking care of me now. So thankful for all of you.
I can’t drive. So my children have graciously taken turns driving me 40 minutes one way trip to get my IV medicine and the same amount of drive time back home. Talk about tired. Everyone in my family is walking around like zombies.
I am glad to hear that I may soon be able to administer another medication antibiotic at home to myself three times a day. That I can handle!
I am going in this Friday to have aspirations of fluid from my hip done so that we can see if it is still showing signs of infection or if it is clear.
My labs are still looking iffy.
I know I am just one step away from having my leg opened up for the third time and a new antibiotic laced hip replacement done.
I am praying that we can get this nightmare resolved.
I have found out that I am a much stronger person than I thought I was. Not that I haven’t cried or yelled out loud during all this. Trust me I have.
At least I am not yelling at God trying to blame him this time. Yes. I have done that in the past. I have learned the great lesson that the Lord is for me and not against me!
Only the good Lord knows what is going to happen over the next few weeks.
Look out world here I come. With a bionic hip, no matter what. 😊
