Niki Anderson ~ Author & Speaker

I really did get a shot in the arm!

Not the sort that infuses a droopy spirit with a boost of inspiration. I’m talkin’ injection, as in a sharp needle filled with RX.

       My physician made three attempts to find the joint that took the cortisone. But my jolting, gasping, and pretending it didn’t hurt was worth it! I sense mild relief in my shoulder.

       So where did I go? To Lenora! In case you’ve forgotten, Lenora is my laptop. She and I are committed to a summer break but my doc said to go home and test my numbed shoulder with a lengthy key tapping session on Lenora. So here I am!

       I detest reports about physical ailments (if they’re my afflictions), but people are asking. So here's the latest.

Two x-rays and two MRIs show a narrowing between two cervical vertebrae plus a small disc bulge and two bone spurs. Mild arthritis and a bone spur also in the shoulder are the likely irritants causing the pain. Possible treatments include removal of the joint. No decision yet.

        For a woman with liver spots and gray hair, all in all, my skeleton and soft tissue appear to be in good shape! Go figure. Don’t you hate it when you’re suffering like crazy and the doctor can’t find much wrong? Who wants to be sick? Not me. I just want to be fixed.

       Said doctor is determined to get me back in the author saddle, so I’m cooperating with the medical process and the exercise of patience. 

       Perhaps it’s no accident that suffering is one of the themes in the Bible study I just completed. I memorized this verse for obvious reasons.

“And the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory, after you have suffered a while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast.”  I Peter 5:10

 How's that for a shot in the arm! 

       Thanks for helping me name my wireless Lexmark printer. Lexi is now on duty, though sometimes she's reluctant to communicate with Lenora; (wire-less is sometimes less). Failure to print is not appropriate character for a printer, especially one with a name like Lexi! I've pondered their conflict and considered this possibility. Lenora is only an HP, and Lexi is a Lexmark; do you suppose Lexi is exhibiting a bit of electronic elitism?

       Votes are coming in on the drawings I posted in the last blog. The two images are running almost head to head but drawing number one of the dancing cat holds a small lead. Oh! One reader suggested "with" instead of "from" for the tagline. Which one of these do you prefer?

Lifestyle balance from a God-centered purr-spective

OR

Lifestyle balance with God-centered purr-spective

       There you have it. Keep the votes coming, and enjoy the sunshine of June. And guess what? Someone named Niki prays for you often.