9 August 2009
Sharon’s Sunday Blog 8/9/2009
Posted by Roy Bischoff under: Guest Blogger .
Recognize, Record, Remember
Recognize the hand of God in your life. Record the miracles. Remember how He has blessed your life, then move forward in faith knowing that His plan of happiness is perfect and that He loves you. Henry B. Eyring said it this way:
I am making a renewed effort to follow the example of President Eyring.
This week we saw the hand of the Lord in our lives when our son was hit by a car. He was on his long board and had slowed down to cross the street (in the crosswalk with the appropriate walk signal). The woman driving the car did not see him when she came to the intersection and looked to the right. She saw no cars on her left, and then without looking right again, she accelerated into her right hand turn just as he was crossing the street in front of her car. He flew through the air several feet and landed on his side with his head hitting the pavement. Fortunately, he was wearing his helmet and his abrasions were so minimal that they did not even need bandaging. The EMTs who were taking his vital signs when we arrived at the scene told us they saw no need to transport him to the hospital. He was quite shook up, but an hour later he was on his way again.
We are so grateful that he was not seriously injured. We appreciate the influence of a member of our congregation (a fireman) who has impressed upon the young people the importance of wearing helmets when biking, skateboarding, and snowboarding! Our son also received some wise counsel from the police officer at the scene: Before crossing, make eye contact with the drivers of any oncoming vehicles so you know that they know you are there. This was also an important reminder to us of the importance of driving more carefully!
I typically tell our children when they leave the house: Have fun. Be safe. Be good. This is to emphasize that they need to be wise in their activities, but we also pray for divine protection each day. This week, our prayers were answered again when what could have been a catastrophic encounter was, instead, merely an inconvenience.
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