Suddenly...in a brief second, everything can change.

Thursday, I was home from work not feeling well. My fifteen year old son left the house after school to walk to his friend's home a few blocks away. Suddenly, I got a call. He had been hit by a car at the intersection near our neighborhood.

In my ragged pajamas, no shoes, with my hair a mess, I dashed to my car and roared to the scene of the accident. There I found my son, his eyes glazed, ranting about the car hitting him. He was obviously in shock. Thankfully, there were a number of people on the scene that I knew, including two of Jordyn's baseball coaches.

According to several witnesses. Jordyn had crossed in the crosswalk with a walk light. (Thank goodness he'd obeyed the law) A truck ran the light and hit him, throwing him up over the hood of the car. My son landed about 12 feet from where he had been in the crosswalk. The witness stated that Jordyn was unconcious and had been laying in the street for an undetermined amount of time.

After following Jordyn in the ambulance to the hospital, I discovered that the driver had been arrested due to a DUI and was facing additional criminal charges. It appears he does have auto insurance. He failed the breath test back at the police station, though.

I know my prayers were heard and that God indeed protected my son. Jordyn received a nasty concussion, small fracture on his hip/growth plate area, major bruises, including a bruised kidney, and he can hardly move, but....IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE.  At the hospital, he finally let out the tears and expressed his fears of not walking, or playing baseball again. He is the starting catcher for his team and is shooting for an athletic college scholarship some day.

I'm still emotionally numb. I've cried. I've felt some anger, but I've also felt that this Suddenly event will bring good for God's Kingdom. I hope that this serves as a major wake up call for the driver. Drinking and driving are lethal. People ask, "Aren't you angry?" Of course I am, but let me be honest, in my own past, I, too, made very poor choices around drinking and drugging. I, too, have broken God's commandments and need a Savior. We all do. God can take the most heartbreaking situations and use them for His glory and purposes. I'm not God. God is. That man has to give an account on Judgement Day just I as I will; just as you will.

This event also allowed me to speak very candidly with my son, who will be getting his driver's permit, about the dangers of driving, period, not to mention, with alcohol. I suggested that at some point in his life, he would have to make a decision about driving with someone who had been drinking. Although I want to believe that my son won't drink while in high school, I have to be realistic. Statistics prove otherwise. I want this event to impact him in such a way that he is "hard line" on drinking and driving. Right now, he is very angry that the driver was drunk. We talked about how in a moment someone's life can be forever altered.

It's amazing how in the blink of an eye things can change so dramatically.

I know some of you reading this may have experienced far worse situations. As I raced to the accident site, I got a taste of that heart-wrenching fear that comes with not knowing what will happen next.

We only have today, this moment in time. Let us remember to tell our family and friends how much we love and value them. Because suddenly, everything can change.

Again, if my entry seems slightly strange, please note, I'm very raw and numb. I've been sleeping a lot in between caring for my son and dealing with my younger daughter, who actually seems jealous of the attention her brother is receiving. It is times like these that I long for a godly and supportive husband. I don't get caught up with these longings very often, but when I do it hurts. Thankfully, I have a "husband" and Protector who will never leave or forsake me, Jesus Christ. I can't imagine surviving life's suddenlies without Him.

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Hold tightly to God for He alone can give us strength and comfort during life's suddenly moments.