Thursday, October 12, 2006

A Little Excitement!!

After I got most of my housework finished, I grabbed my book, pillow, bottle of water and my phone to go spend some time in my swing on the front porch reading in this awesome weather. My FAVORITE time of the year. I was sitting there reading when I heard someone talking. I layed my book down to listen. I then heard Crystal laugh so I thought I would sneak over to see what was so funny when I all of a sudden saw Crystal leap off her porch then I heard her scream, JAMIE!! Then I heard this weird grinding/scraping noise then a big crash. I took off running towards Crystals driveway when I saw Jamie's car in the ditch up against a tree. I got there about the same time that Crystal made it around the house. Crystal went to Jamie and I went to the boys. I just wanted to keep them from getting upset. I checked them out and they were ok. Crystal took them into the house and I went to Jamie. I looked her over to see if she was bleeding or if anything was broken. The boys seemed to be able to find a little humor in the situation even though the adults were pretty shaken. That's what is so great about being little; they can find the humor in the moment when the adults are having all the WHAT-IF'S going thru their heads.
Jamie did manage to get a stump busted up that Danny had been wanting to get rid of and the wrecker plowed up some rotten yard timbers that needed to be moved. THANKS JAMIE!!!
I hate that this happened but I am so glad that since it did it happened here and they were not hurt. Jamie is probably gonna be a little sore and maybe bruised up from her Rambo-Roll but other than that she'll get to go car shopping.

Monday, October 09, 2006

TRULY AMAZING!!

Amish mourn neighbor who killed 5 girls

GEORGETOWN, Pa. - Dozens of Amish neighbors came out Saturday to mourn the quiet milkman who killed five of their young girls and wounded five more in a brief, unfathomable rampage......

"It's the love, the forgiveness, the heartfelt forgiveness they have toward the family. I broke down and cried seeing it displayed," said Bruce Porter, [a fire department chaplain from Colorado]who had come to Pennsylvania to offer what help he could. He said Marie Roberts was also touched.

"She was absolutely deeply moved, by just the love shown," Porter said.

Remarkable! Forgiveness is a most liberating choice.

We all need to learn from these awesome people!!!!!