Happy Day

OH HAPPY DAY!!!  Today I am running/walking in a 5K to celebrate my 5 years of healing with my back.  I had degenerative disk disease and had had 2 back surgeries that pretty much left me unable to do much.  Literally!!!  I couldn't lift my arm/hands above my head, couldn't hardly walk for long periods of time let alone at a reasonable pace, sit or stand for long periods.  I was in chronic pain all the time and was on A LOT of pain meds and muscle relaxers just to make it through a day.  Was told that was just how it was going to be for the rest of my life and that I would have more surgeries as needed as my back was pretty messed up after getting a better look at it during my second surgery.  We had a revival meeting at our church 5 years ago that I almost didn't make it to.  I ended up taking extra meds so I could atleast go for one night.  It was a good service that I remember, but don't recall the details (if that makes any sense).  Then at the end of service, Mickey Robinson, the guy from the revival meeting, called me out for prayer.  All I remember is that he said I wasn't there by accident and then I was out.  When I came to, I just knew God had or was going to do something special ( I thought for our church which in a way it was), I just wasn't sure what.  The next day was Sunday  and I woke with a feeling of expectation!!!  I went downstairs, as I am usually up before everyone else, and turned on my worship music.  While it was playing I started dancing around a little bit and I got excited and jumped.  Understand that is like shockwaves going thru my body and will pretty much put me out for a while, but it didn't hurt!  So I jumped a little bit again and it still didn't hurt at all!!!  So I jumped again, but this time hard, high and on purpose and it DID NOT HURT!!!  I threw my hands in the air with no pain and with ease...I started running around and absolutely NO PAIN whatsoever in my body!!!  Understand I had been living with this for over 7 years!!!!  I could hardly contain my excitement....went to church and everyone there who had seen me go through the surgeries and watched me in pain at church every week got to witness a great miracle.  Yes, today I am still healed and working at a job and working out.  I started running last fall and decided to celebrate I am going to participate in a 5K.  This is for our homeless shelter and so it is for a great cause.  Even if I do end up walking a bit.  I am almost up to running 2 miles and the run is in 2 weeks.  I am so excited as I know what this is meaning for me even if no one else does.

So to help celebrate here is a HAPPY DAY card....