Just thinkin.

Been doing a lot of thinking about why I am the way I am.

When life doesn't go my way sometimes I really learn a lot.

I also know that this girl is amazing and wonder if I could be as graceful as she is in the same situation.

I asked myself this as I dealt with what happened to me a few weeks back.

On the 6th I was playing in the yard with my family. We were making ourselves dizzy with our foreheads on a bat. I call the game dizzy bat. We were trying to make our way to a scattered sock left by one of the boys and then run back to base in record time.

Jeff challenged me to beat his time, so I got myself dizzy and also really hurt!!! As soon as I started to run I felt like the ground was a magnet pulling me down. Within seconds I hit the ground and immediately felt like puking, screaming, crying, - and man, I could hardly breath.

So I went a whole weak before I finally ignored my country girl roots and got and X-ray.

Yep, broke my collarbone in a couple of places. Thankfully both breaks were very minimal and hair line in nature.

This is probably what I looked like too many times the last few weeks.

So I learned a few things about myself:

• When I get hurt and restricted from my routine (like being able to get dressed by myself) I'm kinda grumpy.
• I don't like to be down. (kinda knew this from being on bed rest with 3 pregnancies)
• I need to work on patience. (yeah, knew this too, but it was clearly evident)
• Rolling with the punches is not one of my strong points.
• I'd like it to be a strong point. (ANY TIPS)
• I don't like to bother other people with a seemingly small problem.
• When I'm hurt, humbled, and handicapped- I pray more. (That's what happened in the Book of Mormon.)
  
• And last, don't play dizzy bat and run in the backyard! Ha!
  

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