Accidents happen...

Mom and I were in a car accident this morning. We were on our way to Bellingham to watch my niece in her soccer game... I was driving mom & dad's truck, and we hit an icy patch on the road. We fishtailed for a few seconds, then hit the edge of the ditch on the right side of the road. That caused the truck to spin in circles across the road, where we landed with the front of the truck in the ditch on the left side of the road. Mom immediately started crying that her back was hurt, and I was near hysterics, as my glasses had flown off my face upon impact, and I'm legally blind without them. She was trying to keep me calm (mom always takes care of me), and told me to call 911 for help. I found my glasses on the floor of the truck (they were unharmed), then called 911. I was so scared, and I'm sure I was in the beginning stages of shock. The 911 dispatcher assured me that they were sending an ambulance right away, and I was surprised at how quickly they arrived! We were both complaining of neck pain, so the medics put both of us in neck collars to immobilize us, and put us on backboards before they transferred us to stretchers. Then we got a truly uncomfortable ride to the hospital emergency room, where we were x-rayed and CT scanned. The good news? No broken bones! The bad news? The nurse told us that we are going to feel worse tomorrow than we do today, and even worse on Monday. We're home now (I'm staying with my parents for a few days), and both feeling pretty banged up. Every square inch of my body is in pain.

Right after I got off the phone with the 911 lady, I started crying. Mom asked what was wrong... was I crying because of pain, because I was scared? I told her "I just want Robert". I talked to him for a few minutes this afternoon, then again tonight. He'll be here in a couple of days, and I just want to feel his arms around me and tell me everything is okay. He offered to come tomorrow, but I told him that there's really nothing he can do, and besides, he has company from out of town right now... I'll see him soon. I love him so much, and I know he would do anything for me. He is everything I ever wanted in a man, and so much more than I could have hoped for.

I believe in angels. I believe in miracles. I believe that God was on the lookout for us this morning. I know that things could have been so much worse. We could be laying in the hospital with broken bones and internal injuries. There could have been another car involved in the accident. We walked away from the hospital with minor injuries... something I believe is truly miraculous. We are blessed beyond measure.