B+C+B+C+B+C: Perspective

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Perspective

While I don't believe that "everything happens for a reason," I do believe that there is something to be learned from every trial we face. I've always thought that the one thing that I could NEVER handle is being sedentary/immobile/bedridden. I thought I'd go absolutely nuts. But for the past week now, I haven't done anything more physically active than hobble to and from different rooms in our tiny house. And I'm dealing with it just fine, I think. I mean, I definitely miss running. But I don't dwell on it. I just focus on my sweet little babies. So maybe I'm able to handle more than I think I can. Or maybe I'm totally off, and the only lesson to be learned here is that I just need to watch out for rocks.

Good news - my tendon is only partially torn and will heal by itself. No surgery needed. I get the stitches out on Wednesday and then I can start bending my knee and doing physical therapy exercises. The orthopedic surgeon (who I would NOT recommend to anyone, but that's a different story) said I'll be running again in 2 months (which I translate to 4-6 weeks). So I'll miss all the Fall half marathons and have to plan for a Spring one. I can't wait!
But actually - I can.

5 comments:

Laura said...: Chelsea, I'm so glad you don't have to have surgery! And I'm glad to hear you're doing better, I was thinking about you the other day and I just think that you are way more amazing than you give yourself credit for - two babies at once AND you can't really walk? You are awesome. Don't ever think that you aren't - I would probably have just told the hospital to take those babies back, which is also probably why I'm still single :) You rock.; September 2, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Mary said...: What a relief to know you won't need surgery! I'm glad you are handling this well.; September 2, 2010 at 5:47 PM
Snowwhite said...: You are a trooper. Perspective is a good thing to keep in mind, because you are likely at the hardest part of the twins stage. I remember how hard the most simple of things can be when you have little twins, like taking your daughter to the doctor was for you. (Not that I had another daughter, but just getting out at all.) I'm glad you got that figured out with Brianna and I hope she feels better soon. As for the tendon, I know how hard it must be for you to not exercise. I guess through this trial you are able to not over-do it and take it easy. Realize that right now even if you aren't exercising, you are the farthest thing from lazy as possible.; September 3, 2010 at 5:55 AM
Brandon and Kim said...: Great news that you dont need surgery. Hope the babies are doing great, they are so cute; September 3, 2010 at 8:26 AM
The McClellan Clan said...: GIRLFRIEND!!! I'm going to be the cautious one here since I don't know if anyone else is- MIss, I wanna run a marathon after I have twins:)
If they say lay off you better, especially when it comes to those legs. If you aint got legs, you aint got nuttin!! Don't push it girl!!
Don't worry- you'll thank me later for that:)
But may I say- you are the most ambitious person I know and I think its awesome you love to run so much. Me on the other hand-- I love to love watching people run, hehe; September 8, 2010 at 2:54 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Perspective

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