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Thanks so much everyone for all of your well-wishes, thoughts, and prayers. God always provides these things when we go through something terrible, doesn’t He?
Our days for the past week have mostly consisted of a lot reading together, resting in bed,watching tv, and talking. My girls have a lot of questions about everything that’s happened, and we’ve been trying to make sure we take the time to answer them. I’ve also had loads of time to do some hand embroidery, which has been a bit of an unexpected gift. (Can’t show any more pictures because some of these things will end up as Christmas gifts….!)
It struck me yesterday how fast Christmas is coming this year! We’ve tried to take the time to enjoy the little things, including the fact that our children are here with us today. A few decorations are up, we managed to get a tree, and we unearthed the christmas music from the CD pile. Things are feeling a little more normal, bit by bit.
For some of us around here, enjoying the “little things” means loving the scarf that Mommy picked up at the thrift store. A scarf complete with “puffy meatballs” is just what he needed, apparently.
Something else exciting has been happening besides Christmas coming…
At least we’re pretty confident we know what she wants for Christmas!
Most of you who read this have probably heard that we were in a pretty serious car accident on Sunday afternoon.
I don’t want to upset anyone with pictures, but I did want to post some for those who are willing to look. All things considered, we are ok; many aches and pains, especially for Scott and me, but no broken bones (well, a broken tooth). It could have been so much worse.
We were rear-ended while at a full stop on Route 95, by a pickup traveling at a high speed. Multiple cars were involved in the accident, but no one was injured worse than I, which is a relief.
God protected us in this accident, we have no doubts. The children were in the most danger, especially the girls. Clearly the luggage took the brunt of the impact, and not the back seat.
Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us, and even more thanks to all of the local friends who are sacrificing their week to be in our home. We have so much help with the basic needs of our family this week, and it’s all so overwhelming.
Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. –Psalm 91
