The Day the Dam Broke

April 1, 2011, was the day the dam broke. That’s the day my life changed forever. The day I had the seizure that left me temporarily paralyzed on my right side. When doctors found my brain tumor–a tumor that had been growing between ten and twelve years. That was the day I realized doctors made a mistake when they told me the twitching in my hand had been from getting old. The day the doctors told me to get my affairs in order because I needed surgery. That’s they couldn’t promise I’d live through it. When my husband of only four years had to look at the possibility of caring for a person who would forever be less than who she was when he married her.

That’s the day the dam broke. It was ten years ago that I needed to know exactly who I was and what I believed.

Memories of That Day

There is no way for me to tell you exactly how memorized scripture came to life that day. Scriptures like Hebrews 13:5, Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you and Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future…” 

 

Never the Same

That’s the day I knew I would never be who I had been. March 31, 2011, had been a day like any other, but the next day opened the door to a new world I will forever be thankful for. That’s the day the dam broke flooding my life with challenges and blessings. Kept promises and blessings. Comforts beyond measure … and more blessings.

When the dam breaks in your life … and it will … I hope you are ready. It may not be a brain tumor for you like it was for me. But it will happen.

How will you handle a breaking dam day?