The will to live.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:15 am
The God-designed will to live.
This is something that has astonished me for many years.
Possibly, it first “hit home” after my mother’s first massive heart attack.
Family was called to her side. She was not expected to survive 24 hours.
Doctors said she’d lost 75% of her heart muscle.
She survived.
Our father was living then. Together, they walked through total life changes in diet and exercise, my mother’s prescriptions were so numerous, i once told her, “mom! - you are a walking chemistry experiment!”
i mention my father, because, he was an incredible force for her change, as “the demanding one,” as encourager, as motivation. those two seriously would “do anything” for one another. he did not want to lose her. so, whatever was required, together, they walked the walk.
the first year, the required changes were hard for her. she missed cooking. she missed eating.
she had “always” cooked, a lot, for a lot of family. she enjoyed it. it was a big part of her life.
she was oldest of 9. she was crucial in raising her sibs, even tho she was a child, herself.
she married, had 6 more .. then, grandchildren, et al.
she did it. they did it.
i gave her an exercise bike. she wore it out.
the doctor told her to walk. walking outside was not always possible or safe. she wore out the carpet.
she not only survived, she survived to have quality years following .. she thrived.
later, she survived even more. but, that part ^^ is sufficient to describe “that thing” that intrigues me.
The God-designed will to live.
tbc ..
This is something that has astonished me for many years.
Possibly, it first “hit home” after my mother’s first massive heart attack.
Family was called to her side. She was not expected to survive 24 hours.
Doctors said she’d lost 75% of her heart muscle.
She survived.
Our father was living then. Together, they walked through total life changes in diet and exercise, my mother’s prescriptions were so numerous, i once told her, “mom! - you are a walking chemistry experiment!”
i mention my father, because, he was an incredible force for her change, as “the demanding one,” as encourager, as motivation. those two seriously would “do anything” for one another. he did not want to lose her. so, whatever was required, together, they walked the walk.
the first year, the required changes were hard for her. she missed cooking. she missed eating.
she had “always” cooked, a lot, for a lot of family. she enjoyed it. it was a big part of her life.
she was oldest of 9. she was crucial in raising her sibs, even tho she was a child, herself.
she married, had 6 more .. then, grandchildren, et al.
she did it. they did it.
i gave her an exercise bike. she wore it out.
the doctor told her to walk. walking outside was not always possible or safe. she wore out the carpet.
she not only survived, she survived to have quality years following .. she thrived.
later, she survived even more. but, that part ^^ is sufficient to describe “that thing” that intrigues me.
The God-designed will to live.
tbc ..
