Car Accident

 ... Life just got a lot simpler...

One minute Isaac was kissing me goodbye and then the next minute he was calling me to tell me that his car was totaled. All I could think of on the way to go get him was ... what if the accident had been worse? What would I do with a baby and a husband in the hospital? Isaac told me afterwards that if he hadn't been wearing a seat belt, he would have flown through the window. He hit the car in front of him very very hard.

I feel sick.

When I got there, I could tell Isaac wasn't ok. He was smiling and laughing too much. I kept saying little prayers for him while William was crying in the back seat. Its odd how in just one second nothing matters but your family. It didn't matter that Isaac was going to meet the guys at the movie theater. It didn't matter that I was supposed to have a Girl's Wine Night. Only my family mattered. I knew my only job was to keep my family together and safe.

Isaac couldn't think of anything practical last night. He talked and talked about everything, the accident, the consequences with insurance companies, towing, the citation he received and how we would handle only having one car. For my part, all I could think of was how wet he was from standing in the cold rain for an hour last night. I wanted him to get warm and dry, I wanted him to eat and drink something, I worried (and still do) about him getting sick and about his injuries ... He said he wasn't hurt, but no one can go through a collision like that and not be hurt. With my own back being weak since I was a little girl, I need Isaac's back to be in perfect condition.

I think Isaac would have started looking for a new car last night if I hadn't stopped him. Everything inside of him wants to fix this. I encouraged him to wait a bit. We don't need to be spending thousands on a new car without thinking it all through. I don't have a huge need the car for right now, so we can be a one car family for a few weeks. Isaac has a lot of Christmas leave and we could look for a car then. That would give us a month to think of what vehicle would be best for our growing family.

I don't know how to end this blog post. I keep thinking about how much worse this could have been. Thank you, Lord, for protecting my family. Please, please keep our other car in good condition, Father!

The two most important people in my life