Life As A Hearing Impaired Person

Insight into how a hearing impaired person manages life and lives it very fully!

Conversation With A Hearing Impaired Person.

Stupid Things We've Done!

Who hasn't done something totally and completely stupid, all of us have.  The best part though is when we can laugh at the situation as humor is contagious.

Read and enjoy!

http://bjc.hubpages.com/hub/Have-You-Ever-Some-Of-The-Stupid-Things-Ive-done

Eye Eye

The branch stabs the eye and blood pours from the eye amidst excruciating pain…….

Here I am picking the dead junk off my beautiful vine rose bush that happens to be taller than I am – over 5’5” – when I zero in on the branch that has the most dead leaves, when ZAM, (is that a new word??) I feel a sharp stabbing pain in my left eye.

…Pain that was excruciating and permeated throughout my whole body. A dumb branch (of course it wasn’t really dumb, no comments please) stabbed me in the dead center of my left eye.

Hubby was at the end of the driveway approximately one half-acre away on his way to work, unknown his beloved was in a distress. Here I am in unspeakable pain, left hand over left eye, blood on my right hand (presumably spouting from said eye) wondering if there is enough gas in the truck to go to the hospital, can I see to call hubby, see to drive, or what…

My mind wanted to race and tell me all of the possible injuries that could occur – eye popping out, eye smashed, eye with a hole in it etc etc. but I knew the importance of speaking only God’s word, positive thinking, or whatever you want to call it, but I knew timing was critical.

The only words that would come out of my mouth were, “I am healed by the stripes of Jesus…” I’m yelling this (at no-one in particular) and running into the house to the bathroom, amid dripping blood on the front porch, and when I reach the bathroom I am almost afraid to take my hand away from my eye. Would the blood come gushing out of my eye, would part of my eye come out, or worse, would my eye just pop out.

When I finally braved the removal of my hand from my eye, I saw no blood.

However, there was a small branch about one quarter of an inch that came out from the corner of my eye. Then my contact lens came out looking like it had been attacked by a jack hammer. I’m splashing oodles of cold water on and into my eye and inspecting it as best I could for any possible damage and I am still trying to make a decision on what to do. Yes, I’m still yelling God’s word throughout this ordeal. Then the rest of the lens came out! The branch had torn a quarter of an inch off my lens - grrrr. Looking in the mirror, all I could see (ha ha) was a bloodshot eye and feel a little pain, but I could see with the eye – as much as anyone can see who is short-sighted.

The next day I did not wear the contact lens in the left eye and it was a little funny as I wear one lens for distance and one lens for close-up. The missing lens was from the eye for close-up work – yes, it was amusing to watch me I’m sure  I’m a teacher of special needs children and I’m demonstrating how to cook a grilled cheese sandwich – minus the close-up lens!!

The only evidence of the incident is blood on the front porch that dripped as I was running into the house. I may keep it there as a reminder of Gods faithfulness when we choose Him.

Yes, the eye is perfectly normal and healthy.

I didn’t think to take pictures – duh – but, to me anyway, it speaks volumes of speaking the Word of God in critical situations. Yes, there are times we visit the doctor, but many times the words we speak make or break what happens to us.

I have nothing profound to say at this point. Remember though, our thoughts become words and our words carry power.

Hugs :)

Cell Phone is Saved From Near Drowning...

Yes, thought that would get your attention :)

Actually this is a true story so YAY for blackberry telephones.

My phone dropped in a sink of water, (that's what happens when doing more than one thing at once ;)) Immediately dove in for the rescue and applied resuscitation tactics; otherwise known as tear the back of the phone off and rip the battery and chip out – all within 5 seconds! After drying out for 24 hours and acting waterlogged, said phone is now functioning as good as new – so glad because I’ve already redeemed insurance after prior mishaps in bowls of chili – I’ll tell you later ;)

Changes are inevitable...

it is how we handle them that matters most!

The past few weeks have been wrought with every conceivable emotion imaginable. 

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Bogged Down Or See The Sunshine?

Stuff happens in life, it's all a part of breathing and living on this earth as a person.  Good things happen and we're living the carefree life then boomp, there is a bump in the road, or rather a problem.  Not just a problem but an insurmountable problem that appears to be overwhelming with no way out. 

Ever been there?

Yes, we all have!

During these troubling times when we're swamped with the issues of life it is easy to forget where God is, or even wonder if HE is even there at all.

During these times the focus then becomes the problem and not on the problem solver.

We're told by others (fill in the blank here) to give it over to God.  Words can be cheap and when the dark clouds of life are rolling in on us we wonder where God is, especially if the issue is something that we have created ourselves.  Relate anyone??

Let me share a story on how God showed how to put problems in perspective.  I'm walking on my property and talking to God (actually it was more of a gripe session.....) when I looked up at the sky and saw the dark clouds above, lots of them.  Dark dreary clouds that seemed to overtake the sky.  In the middle of the drab miserable clouds I noticed a small smidge of clear blue sky trying to get through the darkness of the clouds.  Seeing this I was somewhat comforted and soothed.  This tiny patch of blue peeking through this immense patch of darkness and I thought okay God is trying to get through to me.  BUT THEN, I shifted my eyes to the side of the cloud, first one side, then the other, then the other, and I saw the clouds and WOAH -

BRIGHT, BLUE, BEAUTIFUL, AND CLOUDLESS SKY - EVERYWHERE!

The further out I looked from the dark cloud the more beautiful blue sky I saw. 

What an epiphany!  God wasn't just trying to break through the dark clouds, HE was much BIGGER than the dark clouds, much bigger!  I stood there and just stared with amazement at this revelation.  God is everywhere and is much bigger than our problems, and the blue sky showing through the dark clouds told me that God is IN the problem with us. 

The word promises HE will never leave us or forsake us.  HE is much bigger than the clouds (problem).

Let's look for the blue sky in life and not focus on the problem.  The darkness of life is only temporary and we're not alone.  Let's focus on the problem solver and not the problem.  We're not alone and we shouldn't get so focused on the issue that we forget the blue sky that is really surrounding us; there is light at the end of the tunnel. 

We're not defeated and we're overcomers in this life!