i just reread my post from wednesday. i wrote about how as a parent of grown children, i tend to forget how much energy it takes when you have small children. fast forward 24 hours. i was watching griffin, harper and grey while brooke worked a few hours. normally she works from home, but twice a week she works at the hospital for a few hours. on her way to pick up the kiddos, she was involved in a car accident. it was blocks from our house. i must say first of all, that we are SO thankful that she is going to be okay. she’s pretty beat up….she has a broken clavicle and assorted bumps, bruises and cuts, but she is okay. AND thankfully, the children weren’t in the car. the very thought brings me to tears. on my way to the hospital, i pulled up at a stoplight right next to the wrecker with her expedition. what are the chances of that? the rear door where harper’s carseat sits is caved in. very upsetting to see. brooke and josh have decided to put the boys back in 5 point harnesses, as a result of this experience. it was very much a wake up call for all of us…. appreciating the delicacy of life and what a gift our lives are. it’s going to be very challenging for brooke and josh to get through this time with brooke unable to do many of the daily tasks that she would normally do; and yet we have all been overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and our church body offering to help in any way they can. i don’t think they will have to worry about meals for a while. yesterday, 2 meals, flowers, and other thoughtful gifts arrived. today, i know of another meal that brooke’s MOPS mentor is bringing. the phone rang all day with well wishes, as well as many emails. thank YOU to everyone who has been so thoughtful and generous. we appreciate each and every offer, thought and especially prayers. i have to again emphasize that i am in AWE of the sacrifices parents and particularly moms of young children make every day. i live a fairly energetic life myself, but it’s not the same. i am choosing a lot of my activities and the level of energy i put into my work. young moms have no choice….they have to give sacrificially without excuse, and even with help, they are still expected to be mom. so i just want to say, God bless all of you mothers of small children!~ you are doing the most challenging, high energy and important job of all! i salute you! personally, i have been made aware of how tough brooke’s job with 4 young children under the age of 7 is….and they are good kids! yesterday, i almost fell apart when payton looked up from his nintendo ds and said, “meem, thanks for staying with us”. it wasn’t even just what he said, it was his tone of voice….so geniune and heartfelt. it is my honor to step it up for them. oh and one thing that complicated everything, was that everyone in the family has had a nasty stomach bug. now, we just pray that brooke and grey don’t get it. everyone else is recovering, so hopefully we’re through the worst of it. today is a new day! yesterday we were all in survival mode, but today we’ve decided to try to get back to some normalcy. it’s a nice day, so i think a walk to the park for the kids and i will do worlds of good! i am thanking God many, many times a day for everything! more than ever!
because i can’t do a post without a photo, here are a couple i took thursday morning:
he’s very mobile now. i think he’ll be an early walker : )
“before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well” john greenleaf whittier.
God bless and protect each of you!
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