I am back, well sort of anyway. I am now completely healed as far as the x-rays show, but walking is a totally different story. Recovery is a difficult part of any accident. Rehabilition is difficult as well. I am having to learn to walk again. Ouch! I am happy that I can get around again however. I am writing again!

I have learned many lessons through the experience of my broken leg. I hope that over the coming months I will be able to put down in writing many of the understandings that I have gained through all of this.

I am sure you can imagine how difficult it would be for a mother of six to all of a sudden lose her ability to care for her children, home and husband. I was frightened at first as to how things would work out. It was a great relief to realize that the world does not have to revolve around me.

As a mother, I always felt that if I were to fail to do everything, that everything would fall apart. I was shown that this feeling was unfounded. My family can function quite well without me. Through the hard work of my husband, children, family, friends and through the blessings of Heavenly Father, everything in my home ran smoothly. In fact, more smoothly than when I am in charge. I have found through this experience that I have been getting in the way of my family’s growth. I have been doing too much and keeping my family out of their own buisness.

I assumed that since I was juggling almost all of the balls that if I dropped one they would all drop, but I now know that my family will help keep the balls up and moving. Isn’t that the way it should be as a family?

As I said previously, I have many experiences I hope to be able to share. I hope that I will be able to write more soon!

Thank you to all who wrote to me with words of encouragement. I greatly appreciate your support.

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