The hurricane is an amazing storm, over the years weathermen,
have been able to watch it form, develop, and make land fall. They can do a
pretty good job at the predictions but when the storm hits the shore line the
amount of damage it will cause or create is seen after it passes over.
March of last year I had a hurricane warning of my own. A
storm was forming and as it approached my shoreline it looked monstrous and
consuming. I stood on the shore watching it churn and preparing myself for its
land fall.
It hit with such force it knocked me down, it felt as if
I was blindsided and tackled by some 400lb linebacker. Laying there was only
one thing I could do but get back up. Again I found myself on the ground
stunned, sore, and tired. Laying there for a moment it brought to mind me
watching my first Navy and Notre Dame Football game. The Navy players were so
small compared to the other team. They would double up and triple up on a
single player. Yet, what impressed me was how they would get up and continue to
play as if they were winning the game. Another athlete came to mind, Dale
Earnhardt Sr., there was a auto race where he was 3 laps down and was pitting
on the back side of the track. He had everything against him, but with his
tenacity and pit crew he won the race. I knew what needed to be done and I got
back up again. This time learning from mistakes, moving a side to miss a tackle
or learning to read a play. I formed my team around me to help me beat this
cancer. I was the little engine that could and failure was not an option.
My doctors continue to be impressed with my response to
treatment and surprised myself.
The storm
approached and made landfall, it tried to ravage me with its rain, hail, winds,
and high waters however, as it passed over me. I can look at the damages and
repair what needs to be fixed. I know not what the future holds for me, I could
never get cancer again, and yet it could re-occur. Sitting here there are
choices that are at my table. I can be BITTER or BETTER, I choose BETTER, I
will rejoice in the Lord with all my heart all my soul, and my entire mind,
with the storms churning around me.
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