Lisa Arms
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Jan 04
Happy Anniversary
It is somewhat weird figuring how to say what I am feeling when it comes to celebrating 22 years of marriage to Thad. The past couple of decades has been quite a roller coaster of highs, lows, twists and turns. Though nothing can ever prepare you for the challenges that come with a brain injury. …
Jan 01
Let God
January 2017 So much change …. My inner control freak is fighting to come out and I seriously just want to get out of the way and release any and all control! I think I am doing ok and then there is another change, another revelation, another something completely and totally unexpected. I am a …
Dec 08
All for our Good and His Glory – even Brain Injury
So Wow! This is not at all what I thought was coming and I had no idea what was going on in my hubby’s head. Praying that God will keep me present and protect me from all of the ways I am beating myself up for not doing a better job getting him help sooner. …
Nov 19
Happy Birthday to Me
I love celebrating birthdays. I don’t care who’s it is – it calls for celebration. Your birthday is the day that God chose to bring you into this world. He knew us before he laid the foundation of the universe. We are created in his image. We were chosen by him, created as his masterpiece, …
Nov 15
God’s Got Us – We simply relocated to the hospital
November 15-18, 2016 This is not what I thought my Tuesday would be. We were supposed to be making appointments to start physical therapy. We were supposed to be making plans to start taking walks together. We were supposed to stay on the upward trajectory for healing. And God decided Thad’s recovery path is going …
Nov 04
I love my husband
In an odd way we’re celebrating the past 3 1/2 weeks at the Arms home. A little shift here and a little tweak there and suddenly definitions, priorities and expectations have all changed. If you know me at all – you know I love really deep hours long conversation …. I honestly believe communication is a love …
Oct 18
God knows
I realize now that there will always be a before or after the accident. Since I got the phone call, I have learned way more about myself, my limitations, and the limitations of this world. I have had a lot of quiet time with God. I have learned more about just how fearfully and wonderfully …
Oct 13
God you are Good!
October 13, 2016 God, thank you for whispering in the quiet stillness all day to remind me that you are right here – holding us both and that there is GOOD in this no matter what. Thank you for making my ears work to hear Thad when he needed something. Thank you for an early …
Oct 12
In an Instant
October 12, 2016 At 12:10p, life changed. Thad was in a horrific car accident. He was hit mostly head on by a guy in a big pick up truck that was trying to make/beat the light. The other guy was going way to fast – well above the speed limit – and Thad was …
Oct 01
Choose Who You Will Follow
October 2016 Self indulgence has always been my down fall …. I mean seriously – who doesn’t crave comfort and ease. Yet God calls us to so much more – something that will be so much better. Growth is just a part of my walk with God. He doesn’t want me to stay stuck and …