In the Blink of an Eye
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| Ryan James |
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| Scott Matthew |
In the Blink of an eye,
my world could have changed yesterday. An ordinary Tuesday afternoon COULD have altered my world forever. Yes, there were the Mid-Term elections going on and I had just returned from voting. Even as important as the elections were and the importance of voting....none of that would have meant anything to me if not for the fact of a few inches and the presence of some concrete....an unfinished side porch extending into the driveway.
IN the Blink of an eye....
two of the people I love most in this world could have been seriously injured or worse...Died. In fact, for a brief 30 seconds, that felt like an eternity going by in slow motion, I thought the worst had happened. In my heart and mind, my world had just come crashing down.
In the Blink of an eye,
I felt numb, dumb struck, and then Gracious RELIEF ....ALL...
In the Blink of an Eye!
On November 2nd, 2010, at approx. 4:00 p.m. DIL was leaving my house after having picked up #1 Grandson, Ryan, and Scottie "What" (nickname, long story). #1 Grandson got in the family Jeep and not knowing the difference between the reaction of a straight shift and automatic vehicle, TURNED the key in the ignition, the Jeep lurched forward & continued moving. My DIL stood with little Scott in her arms, screaming, not knowing what to do with Scott or how to stop the jeep. Ryan was scared to death...the Jeep knocks PaPaw's truck forward and SOMEHOW is stopped by running into an unfinished concrete side porch. One crashed fender, two crashed headlights, and several blood curdling screams later, all is well and no one hurt.
PaPaw & I were in the house at the time when we heard the blood curdling screams and immediately thought one of the children had been run over. Scrambling to get out the door, PaPaw broke the coffee table. I don't think I breathed for 5 minutes. All I could see was DIL screaming and holding Scott. My eyes told me Scott was hurt or perhaps worse...
In reality, no one's life was in jeopardy just a bruised ego and faint of heart mother.
In the BLINK of AN EYE...........................
Thank You Jesus for my family
but on this day
I am thanking you especially for:
Ryan James & Scott Matthew
Blessings
GMAMA JANE
I am so glad to hear that nobody was hurt! Thank God for that. Times like these make me so aware that God has angels watching over our little ones....:)
ReplyDeleteOkay. As soon as I quit crying, I'll dry my eyes and amen and amen your praise! God is so good! :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad everyone is ok...each day is a gift from God, some more than others. Glad the Guardian Angels were on duty!
ReplyDeleteGlad they were both OK. How frightening.
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As parents we worry about our children, then they have their children and we get to worry about them as well. God must be keeping a close eye on your family!. You asked me if I could help you with finding time, and I laughed out loud....I retired in April and I keep saying that I seemed to get more things done when I worked full time. I don't know where the time goes now. Seems to just fly. Best advice I guess, is that I've tried to not start anything new until I finish all my UFO's...it's so hard because there are so many new things I see that I want to do. It looks like we started blogging almost the same time. I thank you for your kind comments...keep plugging away.
ReplyDeleteOh, so glad everyone is ok! That must have been scary! The Lord had His eye on your loved ones. Praise Him!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sandi
Yes, in the blink of an eye, everything can change. It's scary. So happy no one was hurt. Polly
ReplyDeleteThat is quite the story, phew I'm so glad everyone's okay
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