I had a carwreck today. While driving to school on a road I never take, at a time I'm never ready (who leaves their house more than an hour before work??) a high school kid decided to go for it and try to make his turn before I reached the intersection.
He didn't make it.
Luckily...thankfully...I wasn't distracted. My phone was in my hand, but I was not texting or talking...I was just driving. Watching. Thinking, "Is he really gonna go?" and then realizing-- he did...and locking up my brakes. Praise God for 40 mile/hr roads, a husband who changed my brakes within the past month and not hitting that car hard enough to cause the airbags to deploy on this 5 month pregnant girl.
I started off this day excited. Today is Tuesday...and tomorrow I get to count this baby girl another week grown. Sounds incredibly silly probably, but reading about how she's changed and grown in just one week makes me feel like I know her a little better and imagine what her sweet little face will look like.
My thoughts have flashed to the "what could've happened" a few times today, but I know thinking that way won't help. What happened is: I was reminded to go the speed limit, pay attention, wear my seatbelt and be thankful. Thankful for this little Bump growing, with all the itchy skin, sleepless nights and uncontrollably achy back. Be thankful my husband will come wherever I am if I need him and he'll figure out how to make it better. Be thankful I have an Uncle who is an OHP and he nearly always answers his phone when I call.
Mostly, I am thankful, I'm/we're totally fine. Baby girl has moved a bit today and I plan to spend my evening with my hands on this tummy taking in her every kick. I plan to wake up early and read about her and try to cherish all her kicks and wiggles.
My car on the other hand...has some bumps, cracks and bruises but will be fixed...
But the unfixable, irreplaceable...are ok. And that's really all that matters.
Happy moments:
While it feels like a train wreck right now...I have some of the sweetest craziest students I think I've ever had. 16 boys and 10 girls feels like a circus sometimes...but soon enough they'll be MY circus and I will wonder what I ever did without them.
After a bit of a rough start, Baby Clay came home today!! After visiting the NICU to see him and his parents yesterday and actually witnessing the nurse take off his oxygen...he was strong enough and big enough to handle the two big sisters he had waiting on him at home. I know the Taylors are saying their own prayers of "thanks" tonight.
I ran across this a few days ago and it seems like kind of a fitting to end this post...
God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "Thank you?" ~William A. Ward
After today, I'm gonna try to use my seconds better tomorrow.
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