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Please and thank you and please again...

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By Praises from a Wife and Mommy!

 The rhythm of my days lately is filled with phrases like:

“Please will you…?”
“Thank you for…”
“I need help…”  "Thank you" "Thank you"  "Oh I appreciate that so much" 

It’s a nonstop reminder that my body is not 100% yet, and I’m still in the middle of healing. If I’m honest, it’s humbling. I really do desire to do things on my own. I want to jump back into walking, driving, cooking, and even just taking a simple evening walk with my husband—which is something we love doing together. I long to show up at my kids’ activities without a scooter or wheelchair tagging along.  I can tell you that I made dinner last Friday night.... haha I put pizza and chicken nuggets in the oven because well... that was my best after a long week of work.   I was okay with it and I heard no one complaining either! 

But here’s where I think God is teaching me: it’s not weakness to ask for help. It’s wisdom. And maybe, just maybe, part of this season is about learning to receive help with grace, instead of always pushing myself to overdo it.

It has been six weeks since my injury. Some days it feels like forever. Other days I’m reminded six weeks is only a blink compared to the lifetime of walking I hope to do. The emotions are real and raw, and I’m learning every day to lay them before the Lord.

I don’t know what you’re carrying, but maybe you also feel the tension between wanting independence and needing help. Here are a few scriptures that have been guiding me lately:

“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” – Isaiah 40:29

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” – Psalm 73:26

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” – 2 Corinthians 12:9

Each day of “please” and “thank you” becomes not just a reminder of what I can’t do right now, but of the grace of God working through others—and His strength showing up in my weakness.

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