how quick things can change

Hello to all..... well this is my first experience with this blog thing.... :)

First I would like to thank Deedra for her blog. I have been very blessed by it and inspired to write one myself.

So my life: I have prayed for a wonderful man that is a great father and God so greatly blessed me! HIs name is Scott Davis. We were married on June 9, 2008. Scott has a simply beautiful daughter Taylor Grace whom I dearly love and I am proud to call her my daughter. God knew how much I wanted a daughter and oh how I have been blessed by her!!!!! She is 6 years old and is in the first grade. I adopted my nephew Tommy when he was 5 years old. He is now 11 and in the fifth grade.... wow how quickly goes by! So I have am amazing famly!!!! Thank you Lord!!!!!

I have been teaching at Moon Lake Elementary School in Mentone, Alabama for 8 years. I love my job. It is such a blessing to see those precious faces and go through the day watching the world through a child's eyes. I am also blessed to have my children attend the school I teach at so I am able to see them throughout each day.

My husband works in Huntsville. Yes it is quite a hall from Henagar.... but he works for a wonderful company.

REASON FOR TITLE: Our family was forever changed on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 7:20 p.m. Taylor Grace and I had just finished our shower and were getting ready to read a book. I had just told Tommy to get ready to take a practice spelling test. We all climbed up on my bed when the phone rang. I looked at the clock realizing the Scott should have been home, but he told me he would be late. He purchased a motorcycle to drive back and forth to work due to the gas prices. So I knew I couldn't reach him on his phone. He always calls and lets me know he is on his way. I figured it was him called to tell me what time exactly he would be home. As I looked at the caller ID I didn't recongize the number and almost didn't answer it. As I said hello a wonman said my name and told me hers. She said she was with my husband Scott. At first I thought "what is this woman doing with my husband?" lol then she said words that I will never forget. She told me to " stay calm but Scott had been in an accident." I didn't even know what to say.... I began asking her if he was ok and she said he was alive, but needed to go to the hospital. She put the phone close to him and he was telling me he loved me and that he thought he better go to the hospital to get checked out and for me to be careful on my way there. Then the woman came back on the line and told me to come to Jackson County hospital.

The kids and I quickly got ready and hurried out of the house. As I was driving I called my mom and had her to meet me at the river bridge in Scottsboro. As I was on my way to meet her the policeman called me to get some information about my husband. He then informed me that they were air lifiting my husband to Huntsville Hospital. I completely lost it!!!!!! I knew things were a lot worse that I thought. I dropped the kids off told them I love them kissed them and headed over the bridge. I called my mother and father-in-law. As I was talking to my mother-in-law I topped the bridge and I saw police lights... my heart sank and I began crying uncontrobably.. I had to let her go. I knew that was where the wreck happened. As I drove through I was looking for the motorcycle and imagining where my husband had been.... it was heart wrenching.... I continued on praying that he would be ok. I prayed that his injuries would be no more than broken bones. As I got to the hosptial my husbands best friend L was there. I am so thankful for him! He is the best! I went to the nurses desk and they told me they knew nothing except he was alive. That was great news but still not enough......

It was 8:30 p.m. My husbands parents, his best friend L and myself sat there waiting. Finally at 10:45 p.m. the nurse cam eto get me to take me to him. I had no idea what to expect. As I entered the room I saw his right leg laying very strange and his foot just dangling. His right arm was wrapped up and he had a neck brace on. He had many scraps and cuts. Then I walked up to the bed and looked over at his face... there I saw the most beautiful thing I had ever seen... my husband smile at me and tell me he loved me. I just kept kissing him and telling him how much Ilove him! We talked and then took turns letting L and mom and dad-in-law come back. At 1:00 a.m. the doctors came in to set his arm and ankle. That wasn't fun!!! Then we got moved to a room upstairs at 3:00 a.m.

As we sat there together he began to tell me about what happened. He had just turned onto Hwy 35 off of HWY 72 in Scottsboro headed towards Henagar he stopped at the red light at the car wash. As he went on he saw a car coming up to the stop sign at K and K trailor park. The car was moving quickly and he didn't think she was going to stop. He slowed down to about 40 mph. He saw her brake lights come on so he moved over to the left lane thinking she was going to stop. Oh but she didn't! The next thing he knew she was plowing into his right side and sent him skidding down the highway 80 feet into on coming traffic. The motocycle went on off the other side of the highway into the ditch. They put him in an ambulance and took him over to Home Depot. He then was put into Med Flight and taken to Huntsville.

He had surgery at 2:30p.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2008. As my mother-in-law sat together I thought about how much I loved him and how I was so thankful he was alive and praying he made it through surgery.

By God's grace he did and the doctor said he did a number on his wrist. On his right arm he broke both bones in his arm at the wrist, three bones in the hand, busted all his knuckles. On his right leg he broke his tibia, his ankle, and his toes. He has 2 medal rods in his arm, a pin, and an external fixator-which is four screws put into his arm that is hooked to a medal bar outside his arm. He also has screw in his ankle that attached it back to his leg. The good news is: NO INTERNAL INJURIES!!! This is only by the grace of God! He should have by every right been dead. I am so thankful for God's blessing and grace on our family.

We spent 5 nights in the hospital. Which if you have ever done was a total nightmare. We finally got home and settled in as best as possible. My mom and mom-in-law have been simply amazing. I am so blessed to have them. Thank you sweet Jesus for them and their love for you! Hubby can feed himself but that is about it..... I have to do everything for him, but I don't care. I have him with me. That is all that matters to me!

The kids have really changed. It really scared them. They are both really sensitive and emotional, but for the most part really amazing! They are helping me greatly. I love them both so much. They are wonderful, respectful, loving, helpful, beautiful people. God thank you so much for the blessing of these children and I pray for your protection on them.

So I ask all that read this to please pray for the healing of my hubby S and strength for myself and the kids T and TG.

Our lives have forever been changed, but I know that God has an amazing plan for our lives.


until next time......