I know all my garden friends will relate today. Well at least those of us who are “older”. I have been experiencing increased pain in my wrists the last few years. I thought very little about it. I just assumed that it was arthritis. Well turns out it is…but it’s more.

On days when I’ve been working the garden, using the tiller, or the sprayer I found I had a lot of discomfort in those wrists so I tried to spread work out… not work as long…use lots of BioFreeze. I thought a few aches and pains are to be expected at my age. Right?

Finally, I had exhausted all home remedies and went to the doctor. She did an x-ray and said my right wrist was broken. Next stop, Ortho Carolina.

The final diagnosis was both wrists are broken. These are old injuries, so no surgery, They wouldn’t heal. I have to wear braces as much as possible during the day and at night for a while to stabilize the the wrists. It has made a difference in the pain level. I will be back to full gardening days I’m sure.

How do you not know? Why did I not realize i had broken my wrists? I don’t have a clue. But it made me realize something once again…we have blind spots especially about our own selves.
We fail to recognize the brokenness in ourselves but see it so clearly in others. We miss the character flaw or sin in ourselves but judge others for their flaws and sins. Our vision is skewed. And I think, “How did I not know?” “How did I not see?”

Walking this life’s road, one thing I appreciate so much is how Abba teaches and corrects.

Maybe I will try to pay better attention.. When I fall in the future, I’ll check to see what might be broken.