Almost five weeks ago, I had emergency surgery… not something I planned and definitely not something I would have WANTED to plan into my schedule. But thankfully, I’m not in charge 🙂

So, I’ve been recovering from the removal of an internal organ and a few realizations have hit me.
1) I’m definitely not Super Woman.
2) I’m getting “older” – this of course had to happen the year I’ll be turning 40…
3) Per #2 – I don’t bounce back to my normal energizer-bunny-self as fast as I’d like.
4) I’m convinced that when the surgical nurse told me that during surgery there was “a lot of bumping around in there” – those were code words for “you’re going to be sore for a really, really, really, really, really long time.”

Now, I’m okay with all of the above. I’ve been healthy. In fact when the nurse found out I hadn’t been in the hospital for sixteen years, she was shocked. But later she told me I was “healthy as a horse” – (which means, what… exactly?) and that I would feel so much better in a few months. I’m also okay with that. But all of this has given me even more time to think.

You see, the night before my surgery, I’d been finishing up an article for Book Fun Magazine entitled, “Put On Your Super Pants.”

Do you ever fell inadequate? You know your flaws all too well and don’t think you measure up? Yep. Me too. 🙂
But the incredible thing is, God wants to use us with the talents He’s given us – right where we are. For His glory.

Here I am… (in my super pants no less…) remembering that no matter what, God is in control and He’s prepared me for such a time as this.

To read more about the super pants story and also a really great magazine – check out the link below. Put On Your Super Pants is on page 55.
Book Fun Magazine Feb. 2013