Three Little Birds

So we are control freaks. There. I admit it. We are 100% Type A control freaks. We are list-keepers and item-crosser-offers. We adore predictability. We like to plan ahead, make arrangements, put away for the winter, know what's ahead of us and then basically orchestrate the steps before, during, and after that "thing". We will ensure that we are taken care of. "What wrong with that?" you might ask. Self-sufficiency is a good thing. To a point. Glorification of your own self-sufficiency is  sometimes always a sure-fire way to separate yourself from spontaneity, from freedom of guilt, and from our Creator. The Creator of the stars and blue birds and mountain ranges and the desires of our very own hearts. Let me back up and give you some insight into this revelation I/we had this evening. But first I am going to rewind even further. When we were matched with our birthmom 3 weeks ago, we found out that she was due in 3.5 weeks. YIKES. With our other adoption...

We have had quite a few changes going on. I’ll give you a quick version, so try to keep up. 🤣 Justin had major ankle surgery. About a mile in to a long trail run, he had a sudden sharp pain in his left ankle. Long story very short, he had a bone chip lodged in his ankle joint along with severe tendinopathies of the ankle joint (thanks for decades of repetitive ankle rolling). On Oct 24, he underwent surgery to repair all this - it’s called micro fracture repair. The tendons were all tightened up and reconstructed, holes were drilled into bones to stimulate a faux cartilage to grow (it’s complicated).  He’s been 100% NON-weight bearing since that time. Not a lot of pain, but simple things like getting in and out of the shower, going up steps into the house, helping with laundry, etc are all much more difficult. I’ve (jokingly of course) said that Justin’s been “useless” to me these last few weeks. Haha!! So helping him get his knee scooter to the jeep with the garage door closed...