Why I was thankful this thanksgiving...

Many of you may have heard that I was in a car accident over the Thanksgiving holidays. Despite an amazingly destroyed car, all of us (me & my parents) limped away in pretty good shape. Here's how it went down:
After hitting a wet spot on the road and our car's front passenger tire edging off the road, we spun back across the road, where we slammed into a tree (fortunately, we nailed the tree on my side. I say 'fortunately' because I think my bones took the shot better than theirs would have). The tree sent us spinning in the opposite direction, where the thick off-road mud caused us to stop. From here, we all acknowledged that we were ok. Dad was able to open his door and get out, but I had to crawl out through the window and then pull my mom out the same way. After being taken to the hospital and examined, here's how our injuries broke down:

Dad: 4 stitches in the right hand, black eye, bruised forehead, pulled back muscle, and minor cuts

Mom: Microscopic internal bleeding, bruised legs, minor cuts

Me: Sprained right shoulder, sprained right foot, sprained left knee, minor cuts

Yes, we're all still very sore, but doing MIRACULOUSLY well considering the damage to the car. These pictures of our car are from this morning at the wrecking yard. I highly endorse side curtain airbags, because they definitely saved me from head trauma!

That morning, my mom had read Psalm 3:3, which says "But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head." I say this sensitively, because even if we had been seriously injured, His goodness would be just as true. Life is a blessing, and I hope all reading this thanks the Lord for the breath you have and are reminded to make the most of every opportunity.

Hydrocodone is also a heavenly gift (when used according to the directions in which they were prescribed).