Well we go back from our week long vacation in Pagosa Springs today.  7 people + minivan + 23 hours = a really long drive.  But honestly it wasnt that bad the kids didnt argue anymore than they would have in the RV.  Pagosa Springs has absolutely no handicap hiking trails!!! The closest was in Durango which is almost an hour away.  We went on a hike the first day to Opal Lake the description in the flier said it was an EASY.... yeah right.  I was determined to make it to the top to seee the lake but I ran out of time our crew met me about a third of the way from the top on their way back down.  Seriously a billy goat would have had a hard time on parts of this trail!!
     Sometimes it is really hard to accept that I cant do the things that I used to do before my accident and the things that I still can do take twice as long.  Dont get me wrong I love my life and I am very thankful to still be here, it just that sometimes its really tough to deal, especially when there are other serious issues going on in my life at the same time.  I know God said He would not give us more than we can handle but sometimes I think He may have gotten me mixed up with someone else...Maybe Job/?

I guess I gotta start somewhere!

My name is Jason Im 36 have 5 children and have been married to my highschool sweetheart for 15 years. I'd say we had a pretty average life until Sept 29, 2009.  It was a day at work like any other, I owned my own small construction business.  I was cutting down a very large oak tree when it fell the wrong direction, I tried to escape the fall zone but tripped and the tree struck me leaving me paralyzed from the waist down.  After a week in the hospital and 3 weeks in rehab I came home to what was now to be my life.  Almost 2 years have passed and I feel like I have adjusted pretty well to the new normal.  There are some that are having a hard time accepting the new normal.  Life as we know it will continue to go on reguardless of acceptance or not.  Lord I ask for the ability to accept what I cant change, make changes where I can and the wisdom to know the difference.