Unknowingly, I had jumped on to the merry-go-round of helping and doing and before I knew it, the ride was spinning so fast, I was holding on for dear life; take my in laws to appointments, lift the wheelchair, arrange assisted living, check on my folks, help our precious niece, walk the dogs, clean the house, declutter the house, connect with Rico, maintain exercise program to boost health, work, yard work, do mud run…. Until I went to move my arm and heard myself cry out in pain. WHAT?! How can this be? What did I do? Well, according to the ER doctor, I have a severe shoulder sprain and tendonitis, most likely due to ignoring all warning soreness in the previous several weeks. So the ride came to a screeching halt. Literally panicked, I cry out to You, “How will we get all this done if I can’t help?!” Sobering news flash. “Daughter, you have desperately run around offering your help. You have not had time to remain tightly connected to Me so while you are frantic to provide  assistance, you have not been quiet to hear what they really need and what I will equip you to give  them.” Ouch. Guilty as charged. But as always, I hear NO condemnation in Your correction; only deep love and an intent desire to give abundant life and freedom to me and those You bring to my days. As I sit quietly now, arm and shoulder immobilized, I am reoriented and the frenzied pace is suddenly so clear. The brokenness of my reasons surface and You are granting kind transformation. Humbled and vulnerable, I call my dear friend for help. It is embarrassing for me to be helpless and I find myself rejoicing as You reveal this pride in me. Not quite the way I prefer my lessons to come…ok, not at all!! But You are so worth whatever is necessary to bring me back to my first Love.