crash!

March 2, 2010 | Filed Under extraordinary, familial 

we had our first experience with kids and doctor-necessary injuries yesterday afternoon. i wish i hadn’t seen it, but i did. henry doing amazing four wheeling tricks with speed down the hill, jude running alongside, the pup and lola at my side. then a slow-motion crash over the handlebars and onto his chin on the pavement. thankfully granddad is here, always here when we need stitching (last time it was my hand, cat food can), his skills at stitching the face coming in most handy yesterday, on the kitchen counter, dinner on the stove (a pic of this can be seen on ernie’s blog). granddad was here, ernie’s EMT cousin was around the corner with his emergency bag of supplies. henry only busted open his chin and only needed eight stitches (which should provide him with a handsome scar) when there could have been a broken nose, broken permanent teeth, a broken bloody jag across the middle of his face.

it’s really easy for me to sing the doxology and not listen to any of the words or think anything about it at all. but today i know that God is always good to us, we have handfuls of blessings for which we are thankful, and that every so often we really see that he loves us, little sparrows that we are.

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