Hold Button

There are a lot of things I'm going to have to put on hold while I am laid up after my surgery.  They include but are not limited to:

• working out
• crossing my legs
• taking out the garbage (which I won't miss much)
• putting on my socks
• driving

The following are things that I will get to do a lot more of for a while:

• watching TV
• playing video games
• reading
• watching movies
• and a whole lotta THIS

I also had to say ta-ta-for-now to Elevation tonight.  It was an interesting experience.  I've been at Elevation for almost every Sunday evening for the lat 6+ years, excluding the occasional vacation.  This time, I won't be playing music for worship for at least five weeks.  That to me is incredibly sad.  I consider playing at Elevation a special gift, and one of the most meaningful things in my life.  It will feel very odd not to be there.

On the other hand, I also received a blessing of prayer for my surgery.  That felt pretty wonderful and I so appreciate the people who I know are supporting me in prayer.

When facing things that are unknown or unfamiliar (and that might be a little scary) it's easy to get fatalistic.  Ever done that?  Have you ever gotten on a plane to some place far and different and wondered if the plane was going to crash?  Gone for major surgery and wondered if something won't go wrong while you're under anesthesia?

Facing a situation where you're out of control isn't fun (unless of course you're on a roller coaster or something).  At least, I have little issues with it.  But I am trying to focus on the knowledge that I am in the hands of professionals, and that I am in the perfect hands of my Creator.

In the meantime, I'm trying to plan out as much as I can.  I have a lot of equipment that I should accumulate to make things easier -- walker, one of those reachers with pinchers, a thingy to help me put my socks on (I wasn't kidding about that), etc.  

I also need to make sure my Netflix subscription is paid up.