Thankful

A couple days ago I got a phone call from my mom containing several words that made my heart stand still.  “Skill saw,” “Accident,” “Ambulance,” “David.”  I sat frozen at my desk, waiting for information as my mom followed an ambulance carrying my stepdad to the hospital.

Thankfully, he is going to be fine.  Thankfully, my mom is a nurse and happened to be home when my stepdad cut a gash through his thigh.  Thankfully, she did a good job tying a tourniquet and he didn’t lose much blood.  Thankfully, David kept his cool and knew to put pressure on and hold together the wound when the safety feature on his skill saw failed.  Thankfully, that skill saw is now in the dumpster.

Moments like this remind you to take time and be thankful for the ones you care about.

Josh, Holly, and I headed over to their house that night and were relieved to see that everyone was in good spirits.  As we drove home and I watched Holly enjoy the fresh air, I reflected on how thankful I am that my Saturday morning breakfast buddy will be good as new after taking some time to heal and recuperate.  I am thankful that he has a built-in nurse, my mom, to check in on him.  I am thankful that my brother stepped up to the plate and ran around picking up prescriptions and taking care of the chickens.

(did I mention they have chickens?  Justin:  How do you get all the chickens to go in the coop?  David: I usually shake some feed to get their attention.  Justin:  Ohhh.  David:  Why, how did you do it?  Justin:  Uh…I used the water hose.)

I am thankful for all of my awesome family members.  I am also thankful that I have a husband who makes me laugh when I am stressed, and a dog who likes to let her lips flap in the breeze.