Monday, June 12, 2006
Work...oh yeah, I have a job don't I
Today was the first day I’ve been back to work since the day of Amy’s surgery. It was odd and yet somehow refreshing. I feel like I’ve been away from work forever because I’ve only worked 1 day in the last 20. As you can imagine, I had about 400 emails to wade through, two weeks worth of invoices, snail mail and UPS packages to process and about 15 voice mails to listen to. But you know what? It was kind of nice…nice to return to a sense of normalcy. For some that may sound odd, but I like to work…I like what I do…it gives me a great sense of accomplishment and I feel that I am good at what I do. Sure there are days when it isn’t so great and of course I’d like to be independently wealthy, but that wouldn’t change my drive to work. In Colossians 3:23 it says; ‘Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as if you’re working for the Lord, not for men.’ And in Philippians 2:14-15 it even tells us what kind of attitude we need to have. ‘Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.’ WOW! Shine like stars! I don’t know if I do that, but I’d like to strive to! I know that work can sometimes drag us down. But that's not its original, God-given intention. God designed work to help us feel good about ourselves so that we can share our unique talents with others, and form a balanced community both inside and outside the church, as well as enjoy the fruits of labor well-done.
Amy continues to have her back pain, but seems to manage it with the meds (although she sleeps for about 3 hours afterward, which is OK). I had asked her surgeon the following question via email: Knowing that he performs this operation on a couple thousand people a year, of those that have a similar diagnosis that Amy had, what percentage have come out with similar results to Amy’s? To which he replied, 10 percent. Just one more reason to praise God!
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
Amy continues to have her back pain, but seems to manage it with the meds (although she sleeps for about 3 hours afterward, which is OK). I had asked her surgeon the following question via email: Knowing that he performs this operation on a couple thousand people a year, of those that have a similar diagnosis that Amy had, what percentage have come out with similar results to Amy’s? To which he replied, 10 percent. Just one more reason to praise God!
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
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