Don't know quite how to start this one. While we have been busy here doing our work, things are happening at home that we hadn't expected. I don't know why we didn't expect them. I guess we thought that the blessings would come in ways such as there being no serious difficulties at home while we were gone. In a matter of three days, that has been proven wrong. I'm not naive enough to think that nothing would go wrong while we we're gone but I had hoped it would slow down a "wee" bit.
Jenny e-mailed us Wednesday (Tues in the US) to tell us that Ashy was in the hospital. We only picked it up because I decided to check e-mail while we were home for just a short in and out. We called everyone or Skyped them at least trying to get someone to tell us what was going on. We finally caught Mandi at home. Then Jen called us back to tell us Ashy was in there due to dehydration. She said while she sat in Ashy's room, she watched the fire race up the mountain northeast of Alpine. She told us of all the fires that were going on throughout Utah.
Today we came home to find another e-mail saying Micah had been in an accident but not to freak out because he was okay. It seems he had been on a narrow road when a big truck coming the other direction was awfully close so he moved over to get farther away. His tire caught the wet sand on the edge of the road and he rolled his car. The car is totalled.
Normally this would have totally thrown me but right now I am trying to look at the blessings in all this. Ashy is out of the hospital and seems to be doing well. Thanks for the blessing of people who know how to take care of very sick children. The rain in Utah has been coming and hopefully will help with the wildfires. Thanks for rain. Micah and Sarah and their boys, Benson and Taft are all okay. Other people stopped to help and Sarah's brother was close enough to go be with them until everything was worked out. The car is gone but a car can be replaced. Thanks that they are all well. It could have been much worse.
Meanwhile, Heavenly Father has a plan for us to be here helping people other than our own children. We feel helpless but we can't help but feel grateful that the kids have one another. They have friends and other family to help them when they need it. In the meantime, we are trying to help the children of other moms and dads who are concerned about their children. Some of them are still here with us. Some of them are on the other side cheering us on. Aren't we glad that we all have each other. Thanks all of you for looking after our precious children while we are looking after others.
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